Grammar test

I. Multiple choice
1. There are 1,000……..on the farm.
A. sheeps B. shoop C. sheep D. both B&C
2. I often have a……….of rice for the dinner.
A. bowl B. bag C. bar D. box
3. He is very shy, so he has……..friends.
A. a little B. a few C. few D. little
4. The looked at…………in the mirror.
A. themselves B. themself C. them D. theirs
5. I………badminton twice a week.
A. play B. has played C. am playing D. none is correct
6. He………..Peter tonight to discuss the plan.
A. sees B. is going to see C. is seeing D. both B&C
7. They………..to Paris twice.
A, have been B. were C. are D. had been
8. Kim Lan……….a lot of prose.
A. had written B. wrote C. has written D. none is correct
9. The last time she……..Peter was last week.
A. had met B, meets C. met D. both B&C
10. While I……..going to school, it rained.
A. went B. was going C. had been going D. both B&C
11. Peter…..… alone before his parents divorced.
A. lived B. used to live C. had lived D. has lived
12. Peter: It’s so hot – Ann: I…….turn on the fan.
A. will B. may C. can D. am going to
13. I hope that both of you……..the exam with flying colour.
A, will pass B. are going to pass C. are passing D. both B&C
14. Look at the dark sky! It………rain.
A. is going to B. has to C. was going to D. none is correct
15. He has a………………table.
A. nice old square small white Italian wooden dinner
B. old nice white small Italian square wooden dinner
C. nice small old white Italian square wooden dinner
D. nice small old square white Italian wooden dinner
16. …..he….a king, he would improve the living standard of the citizenry.
A. Were…to be B. Were…be C. Were…..is D. both A&B
17. Peter said to me: “I want you to come to my party.”
A. Peter said to me that he wanted me to come to my party.
B. Peter said to me that he had wanted him to come to his party.
C. Peter said to me that he wanted me to come to his party.
D. Peter said to me that he wanted me to come his party.
18. “If I were you, I would buy this book.”, Lien said.
A. Lien said that if she were me, she would by that book.
B. Lien said that if she were me, she will nuy that book.
C. Lien advised me to buy that book.
D. Lien advised me to buy this book.
19. It is important that he……..his parents’ permission to go out.
A. get B. gets C. got D. has gotten
20. He often has difficulty………. vocabulary.
A. learning B. in learning C. to learn D. both A&B
21. Have you ever try……..durian?
A. eating B. to eat C. to be eaten D. both A&B
22. His job is……………mine.
A. as interesting as B. more interesting than C. no interesting as D. both A&B
23. I don’t like books……..are about violence.
A. who B. that C. which D. both B&C
24. The old man………..in the accident passed away.
A. to be injured B. injured C. who injured D. both B&C
25. She is the most reliable person…………I have known.
A. who B. that C. whom D. all are correct
26. Everybody came here, ……….?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did it D. didn’t it
27. They never go to school late,……?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did not they D. were they
28. Let’s go to the movie theatre,………….?
A. shall we B. will we C. shan’t we D. won’t we
29. Let’s talk about your interests,………..?
A. won’t you B. will you C. shall you D. shan’t you
30. She is the first woman………..from a university.
A, to graduate B. who graduated C. graduating D. both A&B

II. Error identification

1. Despite of the traffic, we arrived on time.
A B C D
2. Nam wanted to know what time the movie begins.
A B C D
3. In spite of he had enough money, he refused to improve his health.
A B C D
4. Because extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our
A B C D
skiing trip.
5. He asked “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” – He asked why she hadnot taken the
A B C D
final exam.
6. I have many homework to do, so I can’t go out now.
A B C D
7. There are two hair in his soup. He shouldn’t know that because he will throw that bowl
A B C D
of soup away.
8. Will we go out for dinner? We have run out of food.
A B C D
9. I regret informing that you failed this exam.
A B C D
10. The tea is too hot for us to drink it.
A B C D

III. Writing
1. Nam said “He hates mice because they often damage the crop.”.
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2. Lan asked “Why do you love learning English?”.
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3. My father asked “Are you going to study for the IELTS test?”
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4. Tung said “Let’s go out for a walk.”
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5. “If I were you, I would stay at home on that day.”, Linh said to me.
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6. If you don’t study hard, you will fail the entrance to the high school. (UNLESS)
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7. The children are making so much noise, and I can’t concentrate on my homework
(WISH)
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8. “Would you mind carrying my luggage?”, Tan said to me.
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9. “Why don’t we visit our grandparents tonight?”, my father said.
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10. Peter is a good boy. He often helps me with my homework. (WHO)
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