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GRAMMAR AND WRITING TEST

60 mins
A. Grammar
I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. I wanted to go with them so _____________ (bad).

2. You can't very (good, well) _____________ say no.
3. Here you'll find Dayton news and stories as (good) ____________ as other community news.
4. His arm was either broken or very ____________ (bad, badly) twisted.
5. This is the (interesting) ____________ book I have ever read.
6. Non-smokers usually live (long) ____________ than smokers.
7. Which is the (dangerous) ____________ animal in the world?
8. He was the (clever) ____________ thief of all.
9. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the ___________ joke I've ever heard.
10. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even _____________ one last
weekend.

II. Circle the correct option (A, B, C or D).

1. Jack made me ________ him next week.

[a]--to promise to call [b]--to promise calling [c]--promise to call [d]--promise calling
2. I’ll never forget __________ that race. What a thrill!
[a]--to win [b]--win [c]--being won [d]--winning
3. Jack offered ___________ care of my garden while I was out of town.
[a]--take [b]--taking [c]--to have taken [d]--to take
4. The spy admitted __________ some highly secret information to enemy agents.
[a]--having given [b]--having been given [c]--to have given [d]--to have been given
5. The number of students _______ limited and a number of books _______ available to them in
library.
[a]--is / are [b]--are / is [c]--is / is [d]--are / are
6. "Is there any news about my promotion?" "I regret _______ you that we have chosen someone
else for the job."
[a]--to tell [b]--to have told [c]--telling [d]--having told
7 - We were all _______ when we saw the accident.
[a]--terrified [b]--terrible [c]--terrific [d]--terrifying
8 - Flight forty-two from Danang is now arriving at _______.
[a]--Gate two [b]--the gate two [c]--second Gate [d]--the Gate second
9 - It is no use ______ to school if you ______ to work hard.
[a]--going ... do not ready [b]--to go ... do not ready [c]--going .. are not ready [d]--go ... are
not ready
10 - Fred was a really silly boy when we were in high school. I still remember ______ very stupid
questions.
[a]--his asking [b]--asking him [c]--him to ask [d]--his being asked
11 - Could you help me _____ up this box?
[a]--lifting [b]--to lift [c]--lift [d]--B & C are correct
12. I think the window _______ yet.
[a]--isn't repaired [b]--hadn't repaired [c]--wasn't repaired [d]--hasn't been repaired
13 - There was ____ smoke that they couldn't see across the hallway.
[a]--so much [b]--so many [c]--very much [d]--too much
14 - In a small village on the way to Newcastle, we had stopped ____ sweets for the children.
[a]--buying [b]--to buy [c]--buy [d]--A & B are correct
15 - I made my son _____ the windows before he could go outside to play
[a]--washing [b]--to wash [c]--wash [d]--washed

III. Give the correct tense of the following verbs.

1. (FLY) The plane __________ away already.
2. (POLISH) The servant __________ just __________ the floor.
3. (SHOW) You __________ not yet __________ me your homework.
4. (KNOCK) Nancy __________ on the door before she goes in.
5. (SEE) I __________ never __________ such a beautiful dress before.
6. (SHARPEN) After they __________ the pencil, they wrote with it.
7. (SAVE) Joe __________ up his money in the bank for two years.
8. (BEG) The poor man __________ for food since 2p.m.
9. (WASH) Tony __________ his face just now.
10. (BE) We want to know where you __________ since last Friday.
B. WRITING

I. Read the following sample paragraph.

Movie-watching can be a bad experience

Everyone enjoys going to the cinema to watch movies for entertainment. However,
watching movies can be a viewer's nightmare. First of all, we could hear cellphones
ringing although viewers are not allowed to switch on their cellphones in the cinema.
The ringing is very distracting to us especially when we are trying hard to concentrate
on the movie. Secondly, some viewers are restless. They keep shifting the position of their
body when they are seated, and sometimes they accidentally touch you. This is very
annoying indeed when your viewing is suddenly disrupted by your inconsiderate
neighbour. Finally, some viewers often love to talk about the movie even while the movie
is playing. They make comments and they even predict how the movie would end. They
are directly annoying other viewers who are trying to listen to the dialogues. For these
reasons, going to the movies is sometimes not pleasurable.
Now write a similar paragraph about your (good, bad) experience when you go out to
eat at a restaurant

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