ASSESSMENT TEST 1 FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS

Class of 2008
Time: 90 minute
This test has 06 pages
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SECTION 1: LISTENING (1.0 pts)

I. Listen to Sandra talking about different meals of her family. Circle the letter A, B or
C to indicate the best answer for each question below. You will listen TWICE.

1. What kind of drink does Sandra have for breakfast?

A. Orange juice B. Coffee C. Tea D. Apple juice
2. Who packs a lunch for all of Sandra’s brothers and sisters?
A. Her mother. B. Her father C. Her sisters. D. Her brother
3. What does her mother often make?
A. Spaghetti. B. Roasted beef. C. Cookies. D. Fried chicken
4. What does her family sometimes have before dinner?
A. Milk. B. Wine. C. Salad. D. Cake
II. Listen to a conversation between Nick and an interviewer. Fill each of the gaps with
ONE WORD. You will listen TWICE.

Nick likes playing (1) ______________, especially swimming. Everyone in his country
like swimming. He started his hobby when he was (2) ______________ years old and it
remains until now. He shares his hobby with his (3) _____________, who taught him
how to swim. He goes swimming twice a week. He really (4) ________ it because he
thinks it is a really good workout and it helps him keep (5) __________ and chill out
after a long day working. The most (6) _______________ hobby he has ever heard of is
tattooing vehicles. His cousin puts stickers everywhere on his car.
SECTION 2: PHONETICS.
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling
the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (0.5 pt)
1. A. fragile B. allergy C. earache D. triathlon
2. A. challenge B. pottery C. benefit D. concentrate
3. A. interview B. protective C. advertisement D. graffiti
4. A. reduction B. minute C. conjunction D. sunburn
5. A. pottery B. obesity C. confident D. volunteer
Write your answers here:
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IV. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. Identify
your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (0.5 pt)
1. A. music B. prefer C. expert D. traffic
2. A. reduce B. provide C. project D. present
3. A. technician B. comedian C. sensitive D. biology
4. A. geography B. academic C. personality D. invitation
5. A. Vietnamese B. millionaire C. picturesque D. committee
Write your answers here:
1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4___________ 5___________

SECTION 3: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

V. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence, identify your answer by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (2.0 pts)
1. He was only thirteen, but he ate _______ his father did
A. as much as B. more that C. much than D. as much than
2. Everyone ought to learn _______ to cook.
A. what B. when C. how D. where
3. John enjoys _______ tennis.
A. playing B. play C. played D. to play
4. “Was the competition a success ?” “Yes, _______ people took part in it than usual”.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. many
5. The meat of a sheep is _______.
A. beef B. pork C. chilken D. lamb .
6. Some scientists spend most of their lives _______ at rocks.
A. look B. looking C. looked D. to look
7. She is _______ member of the family.
A. taller B. tallest C. the tallest D. the taller
8. I enjoy _______ letters to my friends
A. writing B. to write C. write D. writes
9. How much does it _______ to mail a local letter in Vietnam.
A. take B. pay C. require D. cost
10. Oh, I don’t like pork _______
A. I don’t like, too B. Either do I C. Neither do I D. So don’t I
11. Is there ____ litre of oil in the cupboard?
A. a B. an C. some D. any
12. He looks different _________ his father.
A. as B. with C. on D. from
13. People are living _________ so there are more elderly people.
A. longest B. long C. longer D. the longest
14. Ba’s _________ is playing the guitar.
A. hobby B. like C. wish D. sport
15. Eating too much fat food is not good for your _________.
A. healthy B. healthful C. health D. unhealthy
16. ___________ time do you spend learning English every day?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
17. This orange tastes _____________.
A. sweetly B. sweety C. sweet D. sweets
18. How many ___________ do you want? ~ A dozen.
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 A. noodles B. cooking oil C. carrot D. eggs
19. ___________ are these pens and pencils? ~ They are 25, 000 dong.
A. How old B. How C. How much D. How often
20. ___________ milk left in the fridge?
A. How many B. How much C. How D. How often
Write your answers here
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II. Give the correct form/ tense of the verb in the bracket (2pt)
1. Everybody (wait) for the president in the hall now. Why (you/be) here?
2. Where is your mother? - She (be) in the sitting-room. She (read) newspaper .
3. Look! That plane (fly) toward the airport. It (land).
4. We (see) the movie “Perfect Strangers” tomorrow. (you/ever/see) that movie?
5. He is busy at the moment. But he (come) to give you a helping hand as soon as he (finish) his work.
6. Long (fall) down the stairs this morning and (break) his leg
7. Let’s (meet) at the school gate. I hope there (not be) many people there tomorrow.
8. How (you/ feel) now? I (feel) OK.
9. When (you/ buy) this hat? – My father (buy) it for me a week ago.
10. You must (do) your homework before (watch) TV.
Write your answers here
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the bracket (1 pt)
1. Hoa is the most…………………………. girl in her class. (beauty)
2. Hanoi people were ……………………………. (friend)
3. He is a famous………………… (act)
4. Water has no color. It is a..................liquid (color)
5. Bill Gates is a famous ........................................... (busy)
6. Hoa has a fine …..............….……… of stamp. (collect)
7. You should be ..............................when driving. (care)
8. Hoi an is................for its ancient houses (fame)
9. Mozart was one of the great........................ (music)
10. Life today is....................from life 50 year ago (differ)

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10

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SECTION 4: READING.
I. Read and then choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 points)
I (1)_________ a very bad headache when I was young. I had a headache when I went to bed
and it was still there when I got (2)_______ in the morning. I take medicine from many doctors but it
just made me more tired so I became very worried.
Then I read a book about Yoga for medical (3) _________ , and it changed my life. I tried lots of
methods in the book (4)_______ I learned a lot of about the power of mind. After five months, my
headache disappeared and I stopped (5)________ the medicine.
Write your answers here
1. A. had B. felt C. hurt D. did
2. A. down B. up C. on D. in
3. A. diseases B. problems C. doctors D. experts
4. A. and B. but C. or D. although
5. A. taking B. eating C. drinking D. making
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

II. Look at the following menu.

STARTERS G. Beef stew $ 5.00
A. Onion soup 90p Thin pieces of meat in a thick, spicy gravy,
B. Deep – fried mushroom $ 1.40 served with saffron rice.
C. Egg Salad $ 1.20 H. Vegetable Surprise $ 4.40
Fresh cauliflower cooked in milk and
MAIN COURSE
topped with beaten eggs.
D. Chicken in wine $ 5.00
I Baked spaghetti $ 4.60
Delicious chicken cooked in wine
Spaghetti cooked in cheese sauce
With onion, garlic and herbs
with mushroom, covered with sliced eggs
E. Lamp special $ 6.20
And baked until golden brown
small pieces of tender lamb fried with
Pepper, garlic, lemon and herbs
DESSERT
F. Fish Pic $ 4.60
J Baked apples $ 1.20
Poached fish mixed with pimento,
K Cheese 4 1.20
Dill, egg and parsley.
L Hot pancakes $ 1.40
M Ice cream 90 p

Read each sentence carefully and then write the letter ( from A- M ) of the correct dish in each
sentence. 0 is done as an example. ( 2pts)
0. ____A____ Harry likes spending under $ 1 on the starters Which starter does he order?
1. _________ Eve wants something cold to start with. Which dish does she order?
2. _________ Vicki likes meat but not beef. She likes food cooked in wine. Which dish does she want?
3. _________ Dave wants only vegetables but he doesn’t like mushroom. Which main course does he
order?
4. _________Helen doesn’t eat chicken or meat but she prefers fish to vegetables. What does she order?
5. _________ Mike’s first course costs $ 1.40. What does he order?
6. _________ Nada spends under $1 on the last course. What does she order?
7. _________ Linda wants to eat a meat dish but she prefers beef to lamb.
8. _________ Fatima orders the most expensive main course. What is it?
9. _________ Mabel doesn’t like ice- cream and cheese. She isn’t too keen on fruit either. Which
dessert does she have?
10. ________ Kim prefers hot food and has $1.30 to spend. Which dessert does he have?
Write your answers here
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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SECTION 5: WRITING.
Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about your favorite food. (2.0 points)

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