PLACEMENT TEST – 2021

I. READING AND WRITING

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the
underlined word or phrase.

1. “We’d better (had better/ tốt hơn hết là) _____ if we want to get there in time” (just before/ vừa
kịp)
A. take up B. put down C. speed up D. turn down
2. They _____ everyone by 4 yesterday. (quá khứ hoàn thành có thời điểm xác định)
A. contacted B. had contacted C. were going to contact D. were contacting
3. We think they _____ all that is necessary.
A. have done B. did C. had done D. would do
4. When she heard that her father had died in hospital she _____ into tears.
A. burst B. went C. exploded D. fell
5. I _____ driving test next month.
A. have B. will be having C. will have D. will have had
6. Are you interested _____ learning English?
A. on B. in C. with D. to
7. The sky was cloudy and foggy.We went to the beach, _____.
A. however B. even though (đầu câu/ giữa câu) C. yet (chưa) D. So (nên, vậy)
8. When I first met Tom, he was working in a bank and _____ a flat with his brother.(parallel
structure)
A. was sharing B. had share
C. shared D. had been sharing
9. Mary has three brothers, all of _____ are married.
A. them B. that C. who D. whom
10. When we arrived _______ the station, the last train had just gone.
A. in B. at C. for D. from
11. Most people _____ with quill pens until pens with metal points _____ popular in the middle of
the 19th century.
A. has written/ became B. wrote/ had become
C. wrote/ has become D. had written/ became
12. The room is being _____ at the moment.
A. was cleaned B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
13. Jane _____ law for 4 years now at Harvard.
A. is studying B. has been studying
C. studies D. studied
14. The Second World War _____ in 1939.
A. came about B. took out C. brought about (mang lại) D. broke out (nổ ra)
15. Hurry up, or they _____ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
A. will have stopped B. would stop
C. stopped D. are stopping
16. ______the flight delay, they didn't attend the conference.
A. Because (S+V) B. As(S+V) C. Although(S+V) D. Because of (+N/ V-ing)
17. If she _____ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.
A. weren’t B. wasn’t C. hadn’t been D. hasn’t been
18. My boss is busy now. I think he will need _____ time to answer your letter.
A. little B. few C. plenty of D. a little
19. Air is a combination of nitrogen and oxygen_____ in a place by gravity.
A. are holding B. being held C. held D. holding
20. “You _____ have cooked so many dishes. There are only three of us for lunch.”
A. wouldn’t B. oughtn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
21. Ann works _____ than most of her friends.
A. much harder B. a lot more hardly
C. more hardly D. many harder
22. “I will never go mountaineering again.” – “Me_____”
A. neither B. too C. so D. either
23. Tell me the countries _____ the traffic moves on the left-handed side.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
24. He exercised not only in the morning but ______ every afternoon.
A. he also exercised B. also exercised
C. also D. all are correct
25. Do/ Would you mind (+V-ing) _____ the door? (Bạn có phiền …..? – nhờ vả)
A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened
 26. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. are working B. have worked C. worked D. were working
27. Linda asked me _____.
A. what time does the film start B. what time the film starts
C. what time did the film start D. what time the film started
28. Our learning and teaching equipment needs (+V-ing/ V3-ed)_____ .
A. modernized B. to be modernizing
C. modernizing D. modernize
29. He ______ till the early hours of the next morning listening to pop music.
A. took me up B. held me up C. kept me up D. caught me up
30. Leaves turn color _______ the autumn.
A. on B. in C. at D. for

Read and Answer (you should spend 10 minutes on this reading passage)

VENUS

The planet Venus, named after the Roman goddess of love, is the second closest planet to the Sun
(Mercury is the closest), and the second brightest natural object in the night sky (after the
Moon).  From Earth, Venus is brightest just after sunset and just before dawn. Because of this, the
planet is often known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star. Venus is also sometimes known as the
Earth's sister, because both planets share similarities in terms of size - Venus' surface area and volume
are just a little smaller than Earth's. However, scientists believe that, several billion years ago, Venus
and Earth were much more similar than they are today. Back then, Venus' atmosphere was more like
Earth's, and there was almost certainly water in liquid form on the surface. Over time, Venus became
hotter, and this water evaporated. Today, the planet's surface is a dry dusty desert. Above the ground
on Venus are sulphuric acid clouds. These thick clouds prevent the surface of the planet being seen
from Earth. Indeed, it is only in the last few decades that scientists have discovered what the surface of
the planet is really like. In the early 1990s, NASA's Magellan spacecraft mapped the surface of Venus
in detail for the first time. Its radar images of hills, ridges and craters are almost photographic in their
quality.

Which  THREE  of the following statements are true, according to the reading passage? Your
answers may be given in any order.  

A. The Moon is the brightest natural object in the night sky.  

B. From Earth, Venus is at its brightest in the middle of the night.   Your answer
C. Venus is a slightly larger planet than Earth.   31.

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D. Venus' atmosphere has changed greatly over billions of years.  

E. A telescope is required to see Venus' surface from Earth.  

F. Scientists now have a detailed map of the surface of Venus.  

G. The surface of Venus is almost completely flat.

Complete the sentences. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each
answer. 

34. The ancient Romans had a  ******* called Venus. 

Answer:
35. Only ******* is closer to the Sun than Venus. 
Answer:
36. Venus has been called the ******* , the Morning Star and the Evening Star. 
Answer:
37. It is highly likely that there was ******* on Venus in the past. 
Answer:
38. Venus is a much ******* planet than it used to be. 
Answer:
39. Venus' thick clouds are made of  ******* . 
Answer:
40. The spacecraft Magellan used ******* to create pictures of the surface of Venus.
Answer:

Sentence transformation
41. My brother collected these foreign stamps.
 It was my brother that collected these foreign stamps
42. The doctor said to me:”Wait for me here at 5 this afternoon”
 The doctor told me to wait for him there at 5 that afternoon
43. What a pity you failed in the exam.

 I wish you hadn’t failed in the exam.

44. John is a doctor. His wife is a doctor. (both…and)
 Both John and his wife are doctors
45. He is wearing (belt, a, black, long, leather)
 He is wearing a long black leather belt.