SAMPLE TEST

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. …….of the people who want to be famous succeed.
A. any B. few C. neither D. not much
2. There are some people who love golf but ……..who hate it.
A. many B. not anyone C. the others D. others
3. His father is planning to ________ up a business for him.
A. fix B. take C. set D. build
4. The jury has to decide whether a person is ………….. or innocent of a crime.
A. ashamed B. responsible C. faulty D. guilty
5. If you have ________ time at the end of the exam, check your answers.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
4. It’s time I _____ my summer holiday.
A. will organize B. organize C. have organized D. organized
7. Remind Tom about the party ________ he’s forgotten.
A. in case B. unless C. provided that D. except
8. You should ________ a professional to check your house for earthquake damage.
A. have B. make C. get D. let
9. He gave me two explanations but ………of them made sense
A. one B. neither C. none D. both
10. According to our teacher, all of the compositions .................. in ink. He won’t accept papers
written in pencil.
A. needs writing B. have to write C. have to be written D. must write
11. We helped some people ________.
A. their car had broken down C. whose car had broken down
B. which car had broken down D. that their car had broken down
12. Passing exams is not simply ……..matter of ………knowledge or intelligence; ……..techniques
you use are also important.
A. The – the -the B. the – - the C. a – the-  D. a - - the
13. There were ……..problems for them to go on tour again.
A. so many B. too many
B. too few D. not many

14. The story ________ be true. You are joking!

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. might D. may
15. The question of expanding the company came _____ at the meeting.
A. at B. up C. with D. out
16. The old man wishes he ……………………time when he was young.
A. wouldn’t waste B. didn’t waste
C. hadn’t wasted D. wasn’t wasting
17. The crew of the tanker were fortunate ________ just a few minutes before it sank in heavy seas.
A. to have been rescued B. being rescued
Mã đề thi: 001 Trang 1/4
C. to have rescued D. having been rescued
18. They’ve ……… the old library and built a supermarket where it was.
A. showed up B. set up C. put up D. knocked down
19. John ……………………this task yesterday morning, but I did it for him. He owes me a thank-
you.
A. must have completed B. should have completed
C. could have completed D. may have completed
20. He ………….a full recovery and carried on ………..chances and doing dangerous things.
A. had/making B. made/making C. made/taking D. had/taking

II. a. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals. Write ONLY the
correct forms of the words on your answer sheet.
21. Some dental _______ are free if you’re pregnant- so make the most of it! (TREAT)
22. It took me three years to repay my student ________. (LEND)
23. I looked with ________ at what I had achieved. (PROUD)
24. You must take all ________ steps to ensure that the information that you provide is correct.
(REASON)
25. Remove plaque by brushing your teeth twice _______ (DAY).
II. b. Complete each sentence with ONE word. Write ONLY the word on your answer sheet. Write
one word in each gap.
26. She wanted revenge __________ the terrible thing that had been done to her.
27. We got on well because I have a lot in ________ with her.
28. I am writing to you with ________ to your letter of 15 March.
29. If he hadn’t made the choice to enjoy life all the time, he could have __________ a fortune in
business.
30. This year’s good harvest will make __________ for last year’s bad one.

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between TWO and
FIVE words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. Write
only the words needed to complete each sentence on your ANSWER SHEET.
Example: When I was younger, I played tennis every Sunday. (USED)
When I was younger, I _______used to play________ tennis every Sunday.

31. If I were you, I wouldn’t lend John any money. (BORROW)

I wouldn’t …………………………………………………………………if I were you.
32. I have never done any acting in public before this. (ATTEMPT)
This is ………………………………………………………………………in public.
33. The baby’s temperature kept rising, so we took him to hospital. (HIGHER)
The baby’s temperature was …………………………………, so we took him to hospital.
34. The matter is being investigated at the moment. (LOOKED)
The matter is …………………………………………………… at the moment.
35. The milk jug is almost empty. (ANY)
Mã đề thi: 001 Trang 2/4
There is ……………………………………………………………in the jug.
36. I heard some of their conversation. I found out what they were discussing. (CONVERSATION)
I heard ………………………………………to find out what they were discussing.
37. The paint on that house looks very new. (MUST)
That house …………………………………………………………very recently.
38. Why don’t we get an architect to redesign our kitchen for us? (HAVE)
Let’s …………………………………………………………an architect.
39. People say too much sun can damage the skin. (SUPPOSED)
Too much sun ……………………………………………………bad for the skin.
40. He didn’t study enough for his exams, so he failed two of them. (CAUSED)
He didn’t study enough for his exams, ………………………………………two of them.

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
41. Visas will only be issued to holders of return air tickets.
A. Get a visa before booking your flight.
B. Book a return ticket before you ask for a visa.
C. You can't fly without a visa.
D. Apply for a visa before you book your return fight.
42. I felt that it had been a mistake to write to him.
A. I made a mistake when I wrote to him.
B. There was a mistake in the letter I wrote to him.
C. I felt like making a mistake to write to him.
D. I regretted having written to him.
43. He can hardly see at all without glasses.
A. He is practically blind without glasses.
B. He can see even if he doesn’t wear glasses.
C. He can’t see everything without glasses.
D. He can see without glasses if he tries hard.
44. A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.
A. A child’s schooling influences him as much as his parents do.
B. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than schooling.
C. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.
D. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.
45. It would have been better if he had told us his new address.
A. He might have told us his new address.
B. He should have told us his new address.
C. He must have told us his new address.
D. It doesn’t matter that he didn’t tell us his new address.
46. Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis
championship.
A. Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title
of champion.
Mã đề thi: 001 Trang 3/4
B. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of inter-school
table tennis champion.
C. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis
championship.
D. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-
school table tennis champion.
47. Arsenal played so well that they could have won the match.
A. Arsenal played very well and won the match.
B. If Arsenal had played well, they could have won the match.
C. Arsenal didn’t play well, so they didn’t win the match.
D. Arsenal didn’t win the match although they played well.
48. It’s a shame that John eats sweets whenever he gets the chance.
A. John likes to take chance and eat sweets.
B. John feels ashamed of eating sweets.
C. John never turns down sweets when they are offered to him.
D. John will not take chance on eating sweets.
49. Tom had the library books renewed.
A. Tom lost the library’s new books.
B. Tom may keep the library books for some more time.
C. Tom is going to the library to get some new books.
D. Tom had to pay a late fee for the books.
50. So far as you’ve explained the problem, it doesn’t sound too bad.
A. If you hadn’t explained it so well, the problem would seem worse.
B. The problem didn’t seem very bad until you’ve explained it.
C. The problem can’t be any worse than you’ve made it sound.
D. The problem wouldn’t have sounded bad if you explained it.

THE END

Mã đề thi: 001 Trang 4/4