TEST 55

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (10 points)

Part I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 points)
MONIKA KOVAK
Monika Kovak is a tennis player. She is only 14 years old, but she (1-win) ______________ many
tournaments in her life. She (2-start) ______________ playing tennis with her father when she was three
years old. Two years ago, she (3-go) ______________ to America to a famous tennis school in
California. Monika and her father (4-travel) ______________ to many countries in the world. Last
month, they (5-go) ______________ to a tournament in Australia. Monika (6-play) ______________
well, but she (7-not win) ______________ . She (8-not play) ______________ at Wimbledon yet, but
she (9-hope) ______________ she (10-play) ______________ there next year.
Part II. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (6 points)
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
A. giving B. gave C. given D. to give
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laughing
3. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
A. What a B. How C. What D. How this
4. I understand most of this, ___________ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up
for me.
A. however B. but C. therefore D. so
5. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. for B. by C. along D. on
6. The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t ___________ difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
A. much B. many C. too D. such
7. I was so tired that I ___________ asleep in the chair.
A. got B. went C. felt D. fell
8. This is Mr. White ___________ invention has helped hundreds of disabled people.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose.
9. I need some help with the table. ___________ you lift the other end, please?
A. May B. Should C. Could D. Shall
10. She used to___________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. gain B. get C. earn D. win
11. The Boing 747 is twice ___________ the Boing 707.
A. bigger than B. as big as C. as bigger as D. much big as
12. I am very grateful ___________ your help.
A. to B. at C. with D. for
13. Tuyen Quang Province is well-known ___________ its historical and revolutionary sites.
A. for B. as C. after D. about
14. They didn't ___________ to the station in time to catch the last train to Hue.
A. make B. get C. reach D. arrive
15. The bus won't stop ___________ you ring the bell.
A. when B. if C. if not D. unless
16. It's ages ___________ we said goodbye to our form teacher.
A. for B. since C. during D. until
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17. The boy insisted ___________ seeing the horror film last night.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
18. I'm not interested___________ anything that happened ___________ the very remote past.
A. on ... in B. in ... on C. on ... on D. in … in
19. The sun was very bright ___________ Paula put on her sunglasses.
A. but B. and C. so D. too
20. ___________ his denial, we knew that he was guilty.
A. Despite B. Though C. Because of D. Though
21. Beside the roadside ___________.
A. a horse stood B. stood a horse C. did a horse stand D. does a horse stand
22. It was not ___________ 1989 that he became a newspaper reporter.
A. when B. as C. until D. before
23. It was ___________ a hot day that we decided to stay at home and watch television.
A. such B. too C. very D. so
24. We couldn’t remember the name of the man ___________ we talked at the meeting yesterday.
A. who B. to whom C. whose D. that
25. We must make ___________ our mind about where to go out for our picnic.
A. out B. off C. up D. on
26. Let's go out now, ___________ ? The weather is so nice!
A. won't you B. shan't we C. will you D. shall we
27. After a lot of difficulty, he ___________ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
28. At weekends, all the shops in my homeland are crowded ___________ shoppers.
A. with B. in C. on D. of
29. - “Would you like some more coffee?” - “___________.”
A. No, I wouldn't B. No, I don't C. No, Thanks D. No, I wouldn't like
30. She is a ___________ girl with ___________.
A. green-eyes/red hair B. green-eye/red hair C. green-eyed/red hairs D. green-eyed/red hair

Part III. Give the correct form of words in the brackets.

There is one particular feeling which I find difficult to express. When I am (1-ANGER) __________
about something, I say nothing. Once, for example, after I had bought a very (2-EXPENSE) __________
jacket, I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me very (3-GOOD) __________ . I was
very (4-ANNOY) __________ but I said nothing. I didn’t feel like continuing our (5-CONSERSE)
__________ . My friend noticed my (6-SILENT) __________ and asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t
tell him the (7-TRUE) __________ . I began to feel rather (8-EMBARRASS) __________ and left
without giving him an (9-EXPLAIN) __________. Later I felt rather (10-SHAME) __________ of my
behavior.

SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION:

Part I. Read the following letter from someone who is doing a language course in France then
choose the best word to fill in the gap by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
Dear Mum and Dad,
This is just a quick letter to let you know that I’m fine. We’re all working quite hard because the
exams are only a few weeks away, but our teacher (1) _____ he thinks we’ll do well. (My landlady’s not
so sure - she keeps (2) _______ me I should stop (3) _____ so much TV and do a bit more reading!)

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 Anyway, we had a wonderful time at half-term. I went off to Paris for (4)_____ days with some of
the others from the school, and we went on a guided (5) _____ of the city. We saw most of the famous (6)
____ like the Louvre, where they have an amazing (7) ______ of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then,
we went down to the South of France (8) ______ train. It was so fast – the whole (9) _____ was only
about four hours. We spent (10) _____ time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all really enjoyed it.
On our last day, we went to a small island (11) _____ the Ile des Pelerines, and we saw the castle where
they used to keep the “Man in the Iron Mask”. All in all, we had a great time and (12) _______ weather
was really good as well. The only thing I felt (13) ______ about was that we didn’t have enough time to
(14) ________ to go swimming – maybe next time.
Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to (15) ___ a bit of homework for tomorrow.
Love, Janie
1. A. says B. tells C. speaks D. talks
2. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
3. A. watch B. watched C. to watch D. watching
4. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
5. A. trip B. visit C. tour D. excursion
6. A. shows B. sights C. views D. looks
7. A. set B. group C. gallery D. collection
8. A. in B. by C. with D. on
9. A. voyage B. travel C. drive D. journey
10. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
11. A. spoken B. said C. called D. told
12. A. any B. a C. the D. those
13. A. sorry B. apologetic C. displeased D. regretful
14. A. spend B. waste C. spare D. take
15. A. make B. do C. solve D. see
Part II: Read the following passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word
Jack Tippit and his wife, Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the center of
London. Jack is a receptionist and (1) ___________ works in the hotel bar.
Jack says: “Ten million people visit London every year. Our hotel (2) ___________ sixty rooms,
and visitors (3) ___________ from all over the world, especially from America and Japan. I speak
English, German, and Spanish. I don’t speak Japanese but I want to learn it. Isabel (4) ___________
English, French and Spanish, of course. Our visitors like doing many things. They often (5) __________
breakfast in the hotel, an English breakfast (6) ___________ eggs, bacon, and toast. Then perhaps after
breakfast, they (7) __________ the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and (8) ___________
shopping in Harrods. They come back to the hotel at four o’clock and (9) ___________ tea and relax.
Then in the evening, they go to the theater. Isabel and I work long hours. We work from six o’clock in
the morning till three in the afternoon, (10) ___________we love our work”.
Part III. Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding A,
B, C or D.
The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring,
summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. If
I hadn't been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able to tell the difference - now in
the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round! Whereas,
in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year - for example strawberries in June and
turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.
Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh -
so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the

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country miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them -
they miss real life.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city.
B. Food in the country in comparison to that in the city.
C. Seasons in the country.
D. The author's childhood.
2. According to the author, the seasons on the farm were _______________ .
A. similar B. very different from one another
C. beautiful D. different from those in the city
3. What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city people?
A. Seasons are similar
B. It may be difficult for them to tell seasonal difference
C. They see different seasons come and go
D. Food is similar in all four season
4. The word "them" in line 9 refers to _______________.
A. city people B. four seasons
C. good things about modern life D. people in the country
5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that _______________.
A. there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live
B. the author was born and raised on a farm
C. people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round
D. the author takes frozen and tinned food now
SECTION IV: WRITING : Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given
1. “I am going to travel to Hue City next Saturday.” said the man.
The man said ______________________________________________________________________
2. “I didn’t attack anybody!” said the man.
The man denied_____________________________________________________________________
3. We do not have enough money so we can’t buy that house.
If ________________________________________________________________________________
4. I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country.
I haven’t made ____________________________________________________________________
5. In spite of the rain, the match continued until the last minute.
Although_________________________________________________________________________
6. There were so many people on the train that I couldn’t get a seat.
The train was _____________________________________________________________________
7. " Would you like to go out for a drink with me tonight?" he told me.
He invited _______________________________________________________________________
8. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party. ->I really wish I_______________________________
9. Linda gave me that present on my 20th birthday.
That present _____________________________________________________________________
10. They couldn’t move any further because of the thick fog.
The thick fog _____________________________________________________________________
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KEY 55 Each correct sentence: 0,2 point
Part I.
1. has won 6. played
2. started 7. didn’t win
3. went 8. hasn’t played
4. have travelled/traveled 9. hopes
5. went 10. will play
Part II.
1. C 7. D 13. A 19. C 25. C
2. D 8. D 14. B 20. A 26. D
3. C 9. C 15. D 21. B 27. A
4. B 10. C 16. B 22. C 28. A
5. D 11. B 17. C 23. A 29. C
6. C 12. A 18. D 24. B 30. D
Part III. (2 points)
1. ANGRY 6. SILENCE
2. EXPENSIVE 7. TRUTH
3. WELL 8. EMBARRASSED
4. ANNOYED 9. EXPLANATION
5. CONVERSATION 10. ASHAMED

SECTION III Part I (3 points)

1. A 6. B 11. C

2. B 7. D 12. C

3. D 8. B 13. D

4. C 9. D 14. D

5. C 10. A 15. B
Part II: Read (2 points).
1. Isabel/his wife 6. of
2. has 7. visit
3. come/are 8. go
4. speaks 9. have
5. have 10. but
Part III. (1 point)1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C
SECTION IV: WRITING (2 points)
1. The man said that he was going to travel to Hue City the next/following Saturday.
2. The man denied attacking/having attacked anybody
3. If we had enough money, we could buy that house.
4. I haven’t made a decision to continue my study in a foreign country.
(I haven’t made up my mind to continue my study in a foreign country.)

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 5. Although it was raining/rained, the match continued until the last minute.
6. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for me to sit/ I couldn’t get a seat/there was
no seat for me.
7. He invited me to go out for a drink with him that night.
8. I really wish I had invited her to the party.
9. That present was given to me by Linda on my 20th birthday.
10. The thick fog prevented/stopped them from moving any further.