2. 30) Cows were eating grass on the meadow.
UNIT : 3 TEST 1
I/ Pronunciation:
Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1. a. teacher b. scholarship c. chair d. chess
2. a. few b. dew c. new d. sew
3. a. smart b. cart c. carry d. start
4. a. burn b. bury c. curly d. turn
5. a. about b. south c. count d. young
II/ Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
A/ Vocabulary:
6. After two hours traveling by bus, we ........ Vung Tau.
a. came b. got c. reached d. went
7. While going on her summer vacation, Liz took a lot of ........to show the trip to her
friends.
a. pictures b. things c. signs d. photos
8. They usually go for a walk in the park early in the morning to enjoy the ........ air
there.
a. fresh b. salty c. windy d. strong
9. After an hour’s walking, every one felt tired and hungry, so they stopped and had a
.......
a. breakfast b. lunch c. supper d. snack
10. We hired a cano and went........ in the river.
a. working b. playing c. boating d. climbing
11. They put up the tent and had a ........on the river bank.
a. way b. picnic c. place d. space
12. Many people go to amusement parks on weekends to ........after a had working
week.
a. see b. watch c. enjoy d. relax
13. He invited me........ his family on a trip to Nha Trang.
a. to join b. to come c. to get d. to take
14. Look at the big old tree at the ........to the village. It’s a banyan tree.
a. exit b. going c. entrance d. way
15. We started to walk to the village. The .....to the village was tiring but very
interesting.
a. voyage b. travel c. going d. journey
16. We also walked up the mountain to visit the ........of a Vietnamese hero.
a. place b. shrine c. land d. site
B/ Grammar & Structures:
17. They see each other ........lunchtime and ........night only.
a. in/ in b. on/ on c. at/ at d. in/ at
18. I was ........tired that I fell asleep while watching TV.
a. such b. very c. so d. much
19. John is ........kind boy that everyone likes him.
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3. a. such b. so c. very d. such a
20. They have known each other........they were at high school.
a. when b. since c. for d. while
21. I wish I ........play the piano as well as my close friend ........
a. could/ play b. can/ plays c. could/ plays d. can play
22. What do you think our children........ when we get home?
a. do b. would do c. are doing d. were doing
23. I wish I ........ to my parents. Now it’s too late.
a. listen b. would listen c. have listened d. had listened
24. Remember the meeting will be ........Tuesday, ........9 am and 11am.
a. on/ at b. on/ from c. on / between d. at/ at
25. The sun ........when we started our trip to the village.
a. shines b. shone c. was shining d. had shone
26. Jack knows his lesson well because he........ it.
a. studies b. studied c. has studied d. had studied
27. If only he ........me the truth, I didn’t treat her badly.
a. told b. had told c. tells d. would tell
28. It’s time you ........to study harder to pass the final exam.
a. to try b. tried c. try d. will try
29. It was ........ that we went for a walk in the mountain.
a. so nice day b. such nice day c. so a nice day d. such a nice day
30. Hurry up! It’s time we........for home.
a. leave b. to leave c. leaving d. left
31. We plan to go fishing tomorrow. We hope the weather ........fine.
a. is b. will be c. would be d. were
32. Did she ........ to the same school with you?
- Yes, but we were not in the same class.
a. used to go b. used to going c. use to go d. use going
33. I sometimes dream ........having enough time and money to have a long holiday.
a. with b. by c.of d. about
34. Computers are wonderful recent achievements........out time.
a. at b. on c. for d. in
35. Since I........, I’ve made a lot of friends in the new school.
a. come b. came c. coming d. had come
36. After the gas explosion, cars and trucks were stopped and ........
a. kept b. searched c. fined d. watched
37. It’s high time we........our house. It looks so old.
a. repaint b. to repaint c. repainting d. repainted
38. My uncle is a heavy smoker. He gets ........a lot.
a. used to smokeb. used to smoking c. use to smoke d. use to smoking
39. Be careful! The floor ........
a. has just been polished b. just has been polished
c. has just polished d. just polished
40. He hopes that he ........a pop singer in the future.
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4. a. is b were c. will be d. would be
III/ Identifying mistake:
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written
English.
41. Jones tried to use chopsticks but he can’t. He isn’t used to use them.
A B C D
42. He is one of the most boring people I ever meet. He never says anything
interesting.
A B C D
43. Ann is going to America next month. She hasn’t never been there before.
A B C D
44. I wasn’t able to understand French so I didn’t know what he said. If only he
spoke English. A B C D
45. She is a foreigner because she needs a visa to stay in this country.
A B C D
46. Tom is good at math. He is fond of attend a higher mathematics course.
A B C D
47. After living in England for a year, Long finally gets used to drive on the left.
A B C D
48. Summer is coming. We are looking forward to spend our free time relaxing in
the sun.
A B C D
49. I wish I didn’t tell him the truth. He looks so worried now.
A B C D
50. It’s really cold and miserable here in the winter. I hope we would live in a
warmer
A B C D
place next year.
IV/ Reading comprehension:
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Lucky survivors
A couple from Miami, Bill and Simon Butler, ...51...sixty-six days in a life-raft in
the sea of central America after their yacht sank. They survived in very good ...52...
Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their yacht, they met some whales. “
They started to hit the side of the boat”, said Bill, “and then ...53... we heard water.”
Two minutes ...54..., the yacht was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and
watched the boat go ...55...the water. For twenty days they had ...56... of food, biscuits,
and bottle of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into
drinking water, two things which ...57... their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day
and ate them raw. Then the line broke. “ So we had no more fish ...58...something very
strange happened. Some sharks came to feed and the fish under the raft were afraid
and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”
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5. About twenty ships ...59...them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their
life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing brat saw
them and ...60...them...60... . Their two months at sea was over.
51. a. took up b. went c. spent d. occupied
52. a. condition b. way c. manner d. state
53. a. occasionally b. suddenly c. quickly d. clearly
54. a. later b. after c. soon d. passing
55. a. in b. down c. under d. below
56. a. containers b. tins c. boxes d. packages
57. a. rescued b. helped c. maintained d. saved
58. a. until b. when c. as d. that
59. a. went round b. moved near c. traveled d. passed
60. a. took/ on b. pull/ on c. picked/ up d. moved/ up
UNIT : 3 TEST 2
I/ Pronunciation:
Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1. a. dear b. fear c. hear d. heart
2. a. stupid b. studio c. study d. student
3. a. brother b. thick c. they d. that
4. a. line b. fine c. site d. fit
5. a. houses b. faces c. horses d. places
II/ Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
A/ Vocabulary:
6. To reach the village we have to cross a small bamboo ......
a. bush b. shrub c. forest d. forestry
7. There are some cottages at the...... of the mountain. It is very peaceful there.
a. leg b. feet c. shin d. foot
8. Nam, a student from Ho Chi Minh city, is ......student in the USA.
a. a change b. an exchange c. to change d. to exchange
9. He is now living with the Brown family on a ......outside Columbus, Ohio.
a. river b. farm c. field d. site
10. Mr. Brown does farming work, while Mrs. Brown works at a grocery store in
a ......town.
a. near b. nearly c. nearby d, nearside
11. Everyday when Nam finishes his homework, he ......the chickens.
a. foods b. nurses c. feeds d. gets food
12. After that, he ......the chicken’s eggs.
a. picks b. takes c. has d. collects
13. On weekends, if Mr. Brown is ......, Nam and his sons help him on the farm.
a. busy b. free c. available d. occupying
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6. 14. The family usually ...... on Saturday afternoon. They don’t work.
a. be free b. not work c. relaxes d. enjoys
15. Nam likes the Brown because they are very...... .
a. nice b. cold c. warm d. friends
16. The Browns are so nice that he enjoys being a ......of their family.
a. part b. section c. member d. boy
B/ Grammar & Structures:
17. It was ...... expensive car that he couldn’t afford to buy it.
a. so b. very c. such a d. such an
18. I didn’t have time to study ...... I failed the exam.
a. since b. because c. so d. so that
19. They first met ......they were at high school.
a. since b. when c. while d. for
20. I find this math problem difficult. If only brother ......here to help me.
a. is b. were c. be d. being
21. I would rather you ......the problem by yourself.
a. solve b. solving c. to solve d. solved
22. I know Jane. I first met her ......Christmas......1990.
a. in/ in b. at/ in c. at/ at d. on/ in
23. Mr. Brown is a farmer. He’s used to ......farming work.
a. do b. to be doing c. doing d. have done
24. He was lazy......he was dismissed. Now he’s out of work.
a. because b. since c. so d. as
25. The play was disappointing ......it was badly acted and too long.
a. so b. such c. because d. so that
26. I wish I ...... wings like birds so that I ...... fly from place to place.
a. have/ can b. had/ can c. have/ could d. had/ could
27. I wish I ......to the movies with you last night.
a. went b. go c. have gone d. had gone
28. Father is repairing the roof ...... the rain won’t come in.
a. so b. that c. so that d. because
29. The house was quiet when I ...... home. Everybody ......to bed.
a. got / had gone b. get/ had gone c. got/ when d. was getting/ went
30. When we ......to the Town Hall, people ......calmly.
a. got/ are waiting b. got/ were waiting c. got/ waited d. get/ wait
31. It’s time we ...... this old car and bought a new one.
a. sell b. sold c. have sold d. would
sell
32. Excuse me, but you...... in my place.
a. sit b. sat c. were sitting d. are sitting
33. Tom was ill...... his mother sent for a doctor.
a. but b. and c. so d. for
34. We...... the exercises in our classroom when the fire alarm ......
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7. a. are doing/ rang b. were doing/ rang c. were doing/ ring d. were doing/ was
ringing
35. She wishes she ......him the bad news yesterday.
a. didn’t tell b. doesn’t tell c. hadn’t told d. wouldn’t tell
36. It’s time you ......up smoking because you are in bath health.
a. give b. gave c. has given d. would give
37. ......hearing those air planes over your house everyday.
a. Are you use to b. Are you used for
c. Are you accustom to d. Are you accustomed to
38. American women nowadays ......being independent.
a. are used to b. aren’t used to c. used to d. not use to
39. If only I ...... for that job, I might be a typist now.
a. apply b. applied c. had applied d. have applied
40. They arrive ......Tan Son Nhat Airport ......3 o’clock in the afternoon.
a. at/ at b. in / in c. in/ at d. at / in
III/ Identifying mistakes:
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written
English.
41. The fruit was so rotten that it had to throw away.
A B C D
42. Mrs. Brown used to jogging during the summer months but now it often rains so
she stops jogging. A B C D
43. The film we saw last night was so bad that we wish we didn’t go to see it.
A B C D
44. The doctors know that it would be difficult to save the life of the patient but they’ll
do their best. A B C D
45. I’ll go to the school to collect the children. They are used to be picked up after
school everyday. A B C D
46. My father wishes that he doesn’t have to retire at the age of sixty.
A B C D
47. I hate Mondays! If only I don’t have to go to school on Mondays.
A B C D
48. I wish I can earn more money and work less time. But, of course I can’t.
A B C D
49. I don’t believe it. It’s three in the morning and the party still doesn’t finish.
A B C D
50. The world’s first computer built at the university of Pennsylvania in 1946.
A B C D
IV/ Reading comprehension:
A trip to France
Paul had a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited
him to visit her family in the south of France. Paul ....51...by plane from London to
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8. Paris. Marie, his French friend, ....52... him in Paris and together they took a train from
Paris to Marseilles. Marseilles is the ....53... where Marie’s family lives. It is a very large
port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and ....54...are many interesting shops and cafes
there. Paul started French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time
with Marie and her family. ...55....it was very difficult for him but soon it
became....56...easier. One day Marie and her parents ....57... Paul for a picnic in the
mountains. They climbed a big hill . From the top of the hill, they had a
wonderful ....58... In the ....59... they could see the sea. Paul was very sad when it was
time to go back to London and school. He is already looking ...60.... to next summer
when Marie is going to spend her holidays with his family in England.
51. a. got b. moved c. went d. transferred
52. a. met b. saw c. took d. greeted
53. a. country b. town c. capital d. village
54. a. they b. those c. these d. there
55. a. At first b. At beginning c. At starting d. At first time
56. a. much b. so c. too d. extremely
57. a. brought b. took c. carried d. got
58. a. view b. sight c. scene d. scenery
59. a. space b. air c. distance d. way
60. a. through b. forward c. on d. out
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