TEST 4: Name: _____________________________ Class: ___

PHONETICS: (1.0 pt)

I. Choose the word which has different pronunciation in underlined part from the others
1. A. website B. plumber C. public D. label
2. A. boxes B. tables C. chances D. glasses
3. A. naked B. decided C. started D. mixed
4. A. peanut B. beach C. pleasure D. seaside
5. A. purpose B. household C. solar D. folk
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
LEXICAL – GRAMMAR (5.0 pts)
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (3.0 pts)
6. At 8.00 pm last evening I was watching TV while my mother ________ in the kitchen.
A. cooks B. cooked C. were cooking D. was cooking
7. ________ September 2nd, my family will go to Ho Chi Minh City.
A. From B. On C. At D. In
8. Unless he is early, we ________ to go without him.
A. have B. are having C. will have D. would have
9. English is thought to be________ Math.
A. harder than B. more hard than C. as harder as D. the hardest
10. Merry Christmas is a song________ is sung on Christmas’s Eve.
A. who B. which C. whom D. where
11. She wishes her best friend ________ her wedding next week.
A. will attend B. attend C. would attend D. are attending
12. ________ Ba has a test tomorrow, he is playing video games all evening.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. Because D. Although
13. You have cleaned your car, ________?
A. have you B. do you C. haven’t you D. don’t you
14. Smoke from factories in this area causes air ________
A. polluting B. polluted C. pollution D. pollutant
15. He seldom drinks wine, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. did he C. didn’t he D. does he
16. I can’t go to the drama club tonight because I will have to________ my little sister.
A. look for B. look after C. look up D. look forward
17. I was really ________ during the film because it has simple content.
A. exciting B. excited C. bored D. boring
18. Mr. Bao________ go to the office late because today is very important.
A. should B. mustn’t C. must D. can
19. Driving ________ is the main reason that leads to accidents.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly
20. If Paul ________ a job now, he wouldn’t be so unhappy.
A. has B. has had C. had D. would have
21. Mai is not ________ he thought.
A. as charming B. more charming C. charming as D. as charming as
22. I see ________ dog, a cat and a mouse. The dog is chasing the cat. The cat is chasing ________
mouse. 
A. the/a B. a/the C. a/a D. ø/a
23. I regret ________ you that the train was cancelled.
A. informs B. inform C. informed D. to inform
24. I can't speak English well. I wish I________ English well.
A. could speak B. did he C. spoken D. had spoken

25. That is ________ book that I have ever read.

A. the best interesting B. most interesting C. more interesting D. the most interesting
26. She can’t stand ________ at her friend’s joke.
A. laugh B. laughs C. laughing D. to laugh
27. . Lan: “Where do you live?” - Lan asked me where ________
A. did I live B. I lived C. I live D. do I live
28. Uncle Ho ________ speak many foreign languages when he was alive.
A. would B. could C. can D. will be able to
29. Our school________ since 1995.
A. has been built C. was built
B. was building D. have been built
30. A: Do you mind if I open the window? B: ________
A. Thank you B. No, I don’t mind C. No, please do D. Don’t forget
31. Choose the closest meaning of the underlined word:
Last night a typhoon destroyed a village in Philippines.
A. volcano B. hurricane C. landslide D. earthquake
32. The flight No.135 to Ha Noi ________ at 8.00 a.m this morning.
A. is leaving B. leaves C. will leave D. left
33. I was invited by the professor ________ I met at the conference.
A. which B. who C. whom D. that
34. "Would you like a cup of coffee, please?" – ________
A. Yes, please. B. No. I don't C. No, please. D. Sorry, I dislike.
35. The movie was so ________ that I went home early.
A. boring B. bore C. bored D. boredom
III. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense or form. (1.0 pt)
36. The children always look forward to (receive) ________ toys from their parents.
37. Where ________ you (go) ________ if you had a lot of money?
38. The room looks tidy. Somebody (clean) ________ it.
39. When I got to the station yesterday, my pen pal (wait) ________ for me.
40. This book (write) ________ for children last year.
Your answers
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
IV. Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting (1.0 pt)
41. Do you mind open the window in order to let fresh air in?
A B C D
42. Sa Pa is one of the mountain resorts of Viet Nam
A B C D
43. Watching too much television is not good at you or your eyes.
A B C D
44. The Japanese eat a lot of fish, so they eat a lot of tofu.
A B C D
45. She as well as I am going to university this year.
A B C D
Your answers
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
READING (3.0 Pts)
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to complete the passage.
The Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains runs almost the length of North America. They start in the North- West,
but lie only a (46) ________ hundred miles from the centre in more southern areas. Although the
Rockies are smaller (47) ________ the Alps, they are no less wonderful. There are many roads across
the Rockies, (48) ________ the best way to see them is to (49) ________ by train. You start from
Vancouver, (50) ________ most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and
its head in the mountains, this city (51) ________ its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car
from the city (52) ________ Thirty passenger trains a day used to (53) ________ off from Vancouver on
the cross- continent railway. Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a great adventure. You
sleep on board, (54) ________ is fun, but travel through some of the best (55) ________ at night.
46. A. many B. lot C. few D. couple
47. A. from B. to C. as D. than
48. A. but B. because C. unless D. since
49 A. drive B. travel C. ride D. pass
50. A. a B. one C. the D. Its
51. A. lest B. allows C. offers D. gives
52. A. centre B. circle C. middle D. heart
53. A. leave B. get C. take D. set
54. A. when B. which C. who D. where
55. A. scenery B. view C. site D. beauty
VI. Read and choose the best answers. (1.0 pt)
PHONOGRAPH
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo
Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was
working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system. In that
laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph
repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was
able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the
machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back
to a very surprised audience.
56. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edison’s many inventions B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C. The History of Menlo Park D. An accidental invention
57. In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?
A. 1876 B. 1877 C. 1878 D. the article does not say
58. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater B. A telegraph diaphragm
C. A telephone repeater D. A telephone diaphragm
59. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A. With a telephone needle and a recorder
B. From a recording of a telegraph
C. With only a telegraph repeater
D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
60. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A. He made improvements to the machine. B. He used a carbon transmitter.
C. He read a children’s rhyme. D. He produced the audience voice

WRITING (1.0 Pt)

VII. Rewrite the sentences so that it names the same as the first one, beginning with the given
words (1 pt)
61. We will cut some old trees in our garden next weekend.
 Some old trees________________________________________________
62. “Why don’t you get a mechanic to look at the car?”
 Peter suggested me that_________________________________________
63. Nam last saw his grandparents two months ago.
 Nam has____________________________________________________
64. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
 If__________________________________________________________
65. My sister can’t speak Vietnamese.
 My sister wishes _____________________________________________
VIII. Look at the text in each question. What does it say?. Circle the correct letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet.
 You must show a receipt if you want to remove
A.
luggage.
66. When you remove your luggage you are given a
B.
receipt.
LUGGAGE CANNOT BE REMOVED C. You can leave your luggage here without change.
WITHOUT A RECEIPT
You can leave your luggage here without a receipt.
D.

For the festival, Anna should bring

 Message
Anna, Her ticket
A. A blanket.
67. Jeff rang: suggests taking a blanket B.
(cold there!) No need to bring The prgramme.
C. The computer.
programme now. He’ll meet you at D.
the festival entrance with your
ticket.

Will the last person to

A. Don’t turn the lights on until it’s necessary.
leave please switch off B. Switch the lights on when you’re in the room.
68.
C. Don’t leave the lights on if the room is empty.
the lights. D. Switch the lights off when you’re in the room.

A. Sally has given a chain to someone as a

Has anyone seen my gold chain?
I took it off before athletics.
69.
It’s a present from my boy
friend – he mustn’t find out it’s
lost! Sally
present.
B. Sally’s boyfriend knows about the
missing chain.
C. Sally lost her chain when she got changed for sport.
D. Sally has bought a chain for her boyfriends.

This shop
70. A. has just opened and jobs are available.
B. is opening for longer and needs extra staff.
C. will open late because of job interviews.
D. close for repairing.
Keys
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A

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ĐÁP ÁN
A. PHONETICS: (1.0 point)
I. Choose the word which has different pronunciation in underlined part from the others (1.0
point)
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
B. LEXICAL – GRAMMAR (5.0 points)
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (3.0 points)
6. D 7. B 8.C 9. A 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. C 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. C
18. B 19. D 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. D
24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. A
30. A 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. A
III. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense or form. (1.0 point)
36. receiving 37. would…go 38. has cleaned 39. was 40. was written
waiting
IV. Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting (1.0 point)
41. B 42.C 43.C 44.C 45.B
C1. READING (3.0 Points)
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to complete the passage.
(2.0 points)
46. C 47. D 48. A 49. B 50.C
51. B 52. A 53. D 54. B 55. C
VI. Read and choose the best answers. (1.0 point)
56. D 57. B 58. A 59. D 60. C
C2. WRITING (1.0 Pt)
VII. Rewrite the sentences so that it names the same as the first one, beginning with the given
words (1.0 point)
61. Some old trees in our garden will be cut next weekend.
62. Peter suggested me that I should get a mechanic to look at the car.
63. Nam hasn’t seen his grandparents for two months.
64. If you don’t stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson.
65. My sister wishes she could speak Vietnamese.