TEST HSG.

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. returns B. plates C. wears D. receives
2. A. healthy B. instead C. seaside D. breakfast
3. A. dust B. bus C. cut D. put
4. A. teacher B. actor C. story D. picture
5. A. closet B. globe C. stove D. bowl

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
1. My school will ______ the school festival next week.
A. organize B. take C. rehearse D. play
2. ______ silly mistake!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
3. This food tastes ______.
A. careful B. carefully C. delicious D. deliciously
4. The ______ is taking Mary’s temperature now.
A. nurse B. worker C. player D. scientist
5. - “Would you like some corn?” - “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m full B. Ok. I don’t like corn
C. All right D. Yes, I would
6. Why ______?
A. those men are laughing B. are laughing those men
C. are those men laughing D. are those laughing men
7. - “______?” - “That’s a great idea.”
A. Do you like playing sports B. Can you buy me some apples
C. Why don’t we go out for dinner D. May I borrow your pen
8. I am not sure where she is. She ______ be in her office.
A. must B. might C. can D. should
9. – “______ do you pay a visit to your uncle?” - “Every other week.”
A. Why B. When C. How often D. How long
10. Lan: “I don’t like travelling a lot.” Mai: “______.”
A. So do I B. I don’t, too C. Either don’t I D. Neither do I

III. Make questions for the answers to complete the conversation between two friends. (5 pts)
Mary: (1)Were you absent from school last Monday, Nam?
Nam: Yes, I was. I was ill.
Mary: (2) Oh What was the matter with you?
Nam: I had a very bad cold.
Mary: (3) Did you go to the doctor’s?
Nam: Yes, I did, and he gave me some medicine.
Mary: (4)How long did you take it?
Nam: I took it for three days.
Mary: (5)How do you feel now?
Nam: I feel much better. I still have a cough, but it was a lot worse two days ago.

IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)

1. Gangnam Style, by a 34-year-old South Korean Singer, Psy, first appeared __on____ YouTube in
July.
2. I bought some souvenirs ___for___ my friends when I was in Nha Trang.
3. Fiona is getting better and better __at____ writing compositions.
4. Our country is rich __in____ oil and rubber.
5. The school cafeteria only opens ___at___ lunchtime.
6. My mother is very keen ___on___ growing roses.
7. The science books are ____on_ the rack __in____ the corner of the room.
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8. I am 13 years old now. I prefer to talk __with ____ people _of_____ my age.

V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. He always (talk) a lot when he is at home.  is always talking
2. Most people prefer spending money to (earn) it.  earning
3. Nam, together with his friends, hardly (get) bad marks.  gets
4. You (wait) a minute while I (look) through the text?  Will you wait;am looking
5. Daddy, could you tell me how (run) this washing machine? to run
6. My father used to be a teacher. He (teach) Chemistry at a local  taught
school.
7. You had better (brush) your teeth after every meal.  brush
8. Why you (not go ) to the party last night? didn’t you go
9. I’m going to the post office (buy) some stamps.  to buy

VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts)
1. When being a child, she received a good ______ education _______. (EDUCATE)
2. Walking is a fun, easy and ______inexpensive________ activity. (EXPENSIVE)
3. A balanced diet alone is not enough for a healthy ________lifestyle ________. (LIFE)
4. That woman is very pleasant, but her younger sister is a little _____unfriendly_____. (FRIEND)
5. Jane likes to wear _________colorful__________ clothes. (COLOUR)
6. The teacher ________encourages_______ the students to study harder. (COURAGE)
7. The students of class 7A enjoy ______different_____activities after school hours. (DIFFER)
8. Some students are following the ________librarian_______ to the video room. (LIBRARY)
9. The post arrives _______regularly_______ at eight in the morning. (REGULAR)
10. Do your classes start ________earlier_________ or later? (EARLY)

VII. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it. (10 pts)
1. He drinks a lot of mineral waters in a day.  water
2. We shouldn’t run or walk careless around the pool edge.  carelessly
3. Hoa told me that her aunt cutted her hair yesterday.  cut
4. There are a large, modern bathroom and a kitchen in the apartment.  is
5. Many people think that teachers give students too many homework.  much
6. Mr. Ba works in a factory for five days a week.  bỏ for
7. In my opinion, Tam is a more lazier student than Hoa is.  bỏ more
8. My children don’t like those kind of imported toys.  kinds
9. I like studying history and I find this subject very interested.  interesting
10. Ken is a very more careful driver than Simon.  much

VIII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Benefits of playing sports
Firstly, playing sports can give you a healthy life and a fit body to you. You will be more active
and healthier (1) ______ playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance of getting a serious
illness such as (2) ______ attack or high blood pressure.
In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. In leisure time, you can play sports (3)
______ your friends or your relatives, this not only helps you but (4) ______ motivates everyone
around you to take part in sports and have good (5) ______.
Furthermore, there are some (6) ______ which you can play easily such as table tennis, tennis
or football and after that, you feel completely relaxed or (7) ______ free from your stress. 
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Moreover, you also need to allow (8) ______ encourage children to play sports, especially some
outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children (9)
______ sitting in front of computers or watching television. 
These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve
team spirit and work in groups. These sports also teach them how to communicate with their
teammates, and show them (10) ______ active and creative they are.
Your answers: 1.by 2.heart 3.with 4. also 5. health
6.sports 7.even 8.and 9.spend 10. how

IX. Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
You asked me about my neibourhood. It’s nice here and I find my (1) ______ easy-going and
friendly. But one of them, Nora Crosby, has a very strange routine on weekdays. Every morning, she
leaves her house at 9.00 and walks to the corner. She (2) ______ carries a camera. First, she (3)
______ some photos of the street. After that, she buys a newspaper. Next, she walks up and down the
street for fifteen minutes. (4) ______, she walks home and goes into the house. She doesn’t come out
again until the (5) ______ morning.
1. A. neighbors B. neighborhood C. neighboring D.
neighborliness
2. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. rarely
3. A. makes B. takes C. gets D. gives
4. A. Then B. Next C. And D. Finally
5. A. first B. second C. next D. tomorrow

X. Read the descriptions below of the various activities available around Hanoi. Then write A, B,
C, D or E to show the most suitable activity for each of the people below. (5 pts)
A. This Mystery Park is part of National Park. Sailing, swimming and other water sports are available
at club, with professional teachers. Fishing is available for Mystery Park Club members only
(minimum age 18).
B. The City Farm is for everyone who loves animals and wants to learn more about trees and fruit.
There are horses, cows, and various kinds of children on the farm. There is also a large orchard
with many kinds of fruit: oranges, grapefruit, pineapples, etc. Children under 14 must come with
adults.
C. The Local Community Sports Center offers a variety of activities: table-tennis, badminton, indoor
football and karate. It is open everyday except for Monday, open from 5p.m to 10p.m.
D. The Walking Club meets every Saturday morning. Club members take part in walks and discussion.
Suitable for retired people.
E. The Play Center with a lot of activities for children is open everyday. There are different play areas
for different ages. There are playground supervisors to take care of small children.
___B___ 1. Mr. Hung is retired but dislikes being with groups of elderly people. He doesn’t like
sports, either. An opportunity to get away from the noise of the city and to enjoy the nature
is most suitable for him.
___E___ 2. Mrs. Ha wants someone to look after her children for an hour three times a week while she
goes to an accounting class.
___A___ 3. Tuan wants to learn swimming in the afternoon after university.
___D___ 4. Mr. and Mrs. Binh are over 60 years old. They want to go out and meet people of the same
age.
___C___ 5. Phuong and her friends want to play some sports together in the evenings, after classes.
XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the
given words. (10 pts)
1. Can’t you do better than that?
 Is that the best that you can do?
2. Why don’t we go shopping this weekend?
 Shall we go shopping this weekend ?
3. I don’t want to do anything too energetic today.
 I don’t feel like doing anything too energetic today.
4. It isn’t necessary for students to wear uniforms on Wednesday.
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 Students don’t have to wear uniforms on Wednesday.
5. She teaches English well.
 She is a good English teacher.
6. She feels comfortable to watch TV.
 Watching TV makes her comfortable.
7. My new jeans are more expensive than yours.
 My new jeans aren’t as cheap as yours.
8. We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures.
 It took us a whole day to look for these old pictures.
9. When did you buy the computer?
 How long is it since you bought the computer?
10. What is the distance between your hometown and your school?
 How far is it from your hometown to your school?
XII. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.
 The monitor always goes to class on time to be a good example for the class.
2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.
 My sister bought the material and made this dress for me.
3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.
 The teacher is pleased with the improvement in my work.
4. He / be / absent / work / yesterday / because / he / ill.
 He was absent from work yesterday because he was ill.
5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?
 Was anyone at home when everyone arrived?
XIII. Rearrange the following words and phrases to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. in / USA / 8.30 / day / at / o’clock / start / 3.30 or 4 / morning / at / the / classes / each / ends / the / school / and.
 In the USA classes start at 8.30 each morning and the school day ends at 3.30 or 4o’clock
2. take / courses / help / you / with / can / the / of / university / a / home / video cassette recorder / at.
 You can take university courses at home with the help of a video cassette recorder.
3. better / food / fat / eat / to / it / containing / and / is / less / sugar.
 It is better to eat less food containing fat and sugar.
4. does / mail / how / local / in / much / cost / it / a / letter / to / Vietnam?
 How much does it cost to mail a local letter in Vietnam?
5. will / left / see / turn / your / the / and / you / shop / souvenir / right / on.
 Turn right and you will see the souvenir shop on your left.
XIV. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 pts)
1. Jane always wears jeans. (time)
 Jane wears jeans all the time.
2. I’ll be busy working while you are on holiday. (during)
 During your holiday I’ll be busy working.
3. They all joined in singing the Christmas carols. (part)
 They all took part in singing the Christmas carols.
4. Both my brother and I like scuba-diving. (so)
 I like scuba-diving and so does my brother.
5. I’ll see you at the airport, I expect. (hope)
 I hope to see you at the airport.

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