Written test

Time : 15 minutes
Name:……………………….
Class:……………………………..

I/ choose the best answer

1. ___________ only three hours, I can hardly focus on my work.
A. Having slept B. was slept C. slept D. Sleeping
2. Was your choice of research topic acceptable _____ your instructor.
a. for b. to c. on d. upon
3. Which is the first place in Vietnam _________ as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
A. to recognize B. recognizing C. to be recognized
D. having been recognized
4. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the ________.
A. scholar B. scholastic C. scholarship D. scholarly
5. If we _______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.
A. elect B. command C. vote D. adopt
6. She likes meeting people and travelling so she wants to apply for_______ a receptionist or tourist
guide.
A. location B. position C. site D. place
7. I had a red pen but I seem to have lost it; I think I'd better buy ________ one.
A. the other B. another C. others D. the
8.On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their
parents.
a. take on b. pick on c. put on d. try on
9.'Did you enjoy the picnic?' 'I was okay, but I'd rather ________ to a movie.'
a. go b. be going c. have gone d. went
10. Knowing several ______ helpful if you work for an intemational corporation.
a. languages are b. language is c. languages is d. language are
11. China is one of the most ______ populated areas in the world.
a. wastefully b. perfectly c. densely d. completely
12. ______ been diverted, they would have arrived early.
a. Had the plane not b. Hadn't the plane
c. The plane had not d. The plane not had

II. Rewrite these sentences as instructed in each sentence

1. He had fed the cat. He sat down to his own dinner
(using present participles or perfect participles to combine these sentences)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The US government had provided insufficient supplies for the flood victims. Local communities in
New Orleans criticized the US government for that
( using gerund perfect to combine these sentences)
 Local communities in New Orleans…………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. It was said that he had pumped salty water into the fields illegally. And he admitted that.
( using gerund perfect to combine these sentences)
 He admitted……………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I gave her my address. I wanted her to contact me . ( so that)
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
I I gave her my address so that she could contact me,
5. Mr Thommas is learning Vietnamese. he wishes to read Kim Van Kieu. ( intention)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Mr Thommas is learning Vietnamese with the intention of reading Kim Van Kieu

III. Find the mistake and correct it

1. Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school.
A B C D
2. Working provide people with personal satisfaction as well as money.
A B C D
3. Current research on AIDS, in spite of the best efforts of hundreds of scientists, leave serious
A B C
questions unanswered.
D
 Written test
Time : 15 minutes
Name:……………………….
Class:……………………………..

I/ choose the best answer

1. ___________ this movie last week, I still wanted to see it again.
A. Having seen B. Had seen C. Was seen D. Seeing
2. Will this office be adequate____ your company's need?
a. on b. for c. to d. with
3. The Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is the only stone citadel in Southeast Asia ________ of large
limestone blocks.
A. which constructed B. constructing C. to be constructed D. to construct
4. My job now is not _________ to what I was majored in at university.
A. devoted B. related C. supposed D. belonging
5. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ______ towards his expenses.
A. salary B. permission C. allowance D. wage
6. The players’ protests _______ no difference to the referee’s decision at all.
A. did B. made C. caused D. Created
7. Only three of students in my class are girls, ________ are all boys.
A. the other B. others C. other student D. the others
8.People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will _______ their luck during the
whole year.
a. control b. influence c. exchange d. result
9.Since ________ to a warmer and less humid climate, I've had no trouble with my asthma.
a. upon moving b. moving c. I move d. I moving
10.Three hours______ a long time to take on the homework.
a. seems b. seem c. seemed d. has been
11. If the level of VAT is ______this year, small businesses will be affected.
a. raised b. risen c. arisen d. raising
12. If it ______ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperature would be unbearable.
a. is b. would be c. were d. had been

II. Rewrite these sentences as instructed in each sentence

1. she had looked through the fashion magazines. She didn’t find the style that she liked.
(using present participles or perfect participles to combine these sentences)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Deforestation and overflowing dams have caused worse floods and storms in recent years. Local
people in Quang Tri Province blame them for that.
( using gerund perfect to combine these sentences)
 Local people in Quang Tri Province………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. It was said that he had pumped salty water into the fields illegally. And he admitted that.
( using gerund perfect to combine these sentences)

 He admitted……………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The little boy pretended to be sick. He wanted to stay at home from school. (in order that)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The little boy pretended to be sick in order that he would/ could stay at home from school.
5. He climbed the tree in order to get a better view. ( purpose)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
he climbed the tree for the purpose of getting a better view

III/ Find the mistake and correct it

1. Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the oratorical contest.
A B C D
2. The guest of honour, along with his wife and children, were sitting at the first table when we had
a party yesterday. A B C D
3. Five thousand pounds were stolen from the bank.
A B C D
 Written test
Time : 15 minutes
Name:……………………….
Class:……………………………..
I/ choose the best answer
1. ___________ the bottles, Mike poured the drinks for everyone.
A. to open B. To have opened C. Being opened D. Having opened
2. One meter is approximately equal _______ a yard.
a. about b. on c. to d. with
3. Son Doong Cave is the largest cave in the world ________ in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park.
A. to be discovered B. discovering C. which discovered D. to discover
4. There are not many __________ courses in the last two years at university. Most of them are
compulsory.
A. required B. optional C. preferred D. additional
5. Science has made great _____ during the past 30 years.
A. motions B. advances C. advantages D. opportunities
6. An only child often creates an friend to play with.
A. imagery B. imaginable C. imaginary D. imaginative
7. Scandinavia consists of four countries. One is Denmark, ________ are Finland, Norway and
Sweden.
A. others B. the other C. the others Đ. other
8.I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _______ at all.
a. no one b. anyone c. someone d. somebody
9.I'm sorry you've missed the train, it ________ five minutes ago.
a. had left b. left c. has left d. has been left
10.The Prime Minister, as well as several Cabinet Ministers, ______ in a tough financial policy.
a. is believing b. don't believe c. believe d. believes
11. The world's population is ______ to be over 7 billion by 2010.
a. claimed b. blamed c. expected d. reached
12. If she ______ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.
a. hasn't been b. wasn't c. weren't d. hadn't been

II. Rewrite these sentences as instructed in each sentence

1. He offered to show us the way home. he thought we were lost
(using present participles or perfect participles to combine these sentences)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………..

2. They have been unprepared for sudden floods last year. They remember that.
( using gerund perfect to combine these sentences)
 They remember ……………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………
3. The US government caused various diseases and birth defects in Viet Nam with Agent Orange. But
the US government denies that.
( using gerund perfect to combine these sentences)

 The US government denies…………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Rachel wanted to watch the news. She turned on the TV. ( so that)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………..She turned on the TV so that she could watch TV
5. we should do morning exercises regularly so as to improve our health. ( view)
…………………………………………………………………………………….

we should do morning exercises regularly with a view to improving our health

III/ Find the mistake and correct it

1. The loss of her husband and two of her sons were too much for her.
A B C D
2. Everyone have to plan a program that fits into the day’s schedule and that allows for good
exercise and
A B C D
appropriate rest.
3. Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of changing the patients’ bandages.
A B CD