UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Test 1
I. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
@. Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.
1. What _________of learning English do you find most difficult? (level/
aspect/ means/ reason)
2. I take part in this class to__________my speaking skill. (increase/ rise/
improve/ lift)
3. The center has many________and native English teachers. (good-qualify/
well-qualifying/ well-qualified/ good-qualified)
4. If you want any further_________you can contact their head office.
(questions/ information/ answers/ responses)
5. You should try harder to pass the__________. It’s the most important
one of the term.(questionnaire/ final test/ pretest/ quiz)
6. I asked Ann__________she liked learning Vietnamese. (did/ has/
whether/ how many)
7. Ann said that she couldn’t finish her homework_______. (today/ then/
tonight/ this evening)
8. I’ve read advertisement in today’s__________of the Saigon Times. (edit/
edition/ editing/ editor)
9. He was a strict________, he asked me a lot of difficult questions.
(examine/ examining/ examiner/ examination)
10. “how can we remember all these vocabulary items? “well, ________”.
(learn them by heart/ study them in heart/ read them in mind/ tell them
by heart)
11. He said that he_________Vietnamese spelling difficult to learn. (caught/
found/ believes/ thinks).
12. I hope I can read newspapers_________English after the course. (on/ in/
by/ with)
13. Could you please send me details of courses and________? (fees/
money/ tickets/ fares)

13. Their gammar guide is too difficult for a________but not detailed enough
for an advanced student. (begin)
14. Mary can speak_________French. (pass)
15. I can’t speak a word of French so evryone can tell I’m a_______as soon
as I arrive in France. (foreign)
16. What are his________for the job? (qualify)
17. The house is in a quiet_______on top of a hill. (locate)
18. Several________are competing in the same market. (publish)
19. Are you in________about the working conditions? (agree)
20. The children are not able to be still. They always get________on long
journeys. (rest)
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
@ Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.
1. You will be ill if you_________so much. (eat/ ate/ are eating/ will eat)
2. We don’t go out_______it stops raining. (if/ if not/ unless/ when)
3. When my brother was asked if he like the job, he replied that
he________. (does/ did/ has done/ was doing)
4. I wish we__________shopping there together. (go/ to go/ will go/ would
go)
5. That man can tell us where__________. (does John live/ John lives/ John
living/ does John live?)
6. If I were the Prime Minister, I_______more money on education. (spent/
would spend/ will spend/ have spent)
7. Mary would lend me some money if I _________her. (ask/ am asking/
will ask/ asked)
8. If there__________gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill. (aren’t/ isn’t/
weren’t/ hadn’t)
9. He wanted to know________there. (how long time I had been/ how long
I had been/ how long time had I been/ how long had I been)
10. I asked Lan if ________( she enjoyed her music class/ she will enjoy her

9. Do you know what was she doing at this time yesterday?
10. I don’t know where is he staying now.
TEST 2
I. Fill in each gap with a word from the box
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1. She collects first________of Victorian novels.
2. Everyone_______these problems at some time in their lives.
3. It’s cheaper if you book the tickets in________.
4. They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the________.
5. There is no entrance_________to the gallery.
6. This novel is too difficult for_______students of English.
7. Tim did a three-year_________in linguistics at Newcastle.
8. To open an account, you need to make a minimum________of $500.
9. The report will be__________on the Internet.
10. Sri Lanka is her_________country, but she’s been living in Belgium for
the past five years.
II. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1. _______my experience, people generallly smile back if you smile at them.
2. They’re going away__________a training course next week.
3. If you’re going to come, please let me know________advance.
4. Small amounts__________land were used for keeping animals.
5. She lives__________campus.
6. We’ve put down a 5% deposit________the house.
7. Do you have any experience________working with kids?
8. The best way to learn is_______experience.
9. I’m aware of Mark’s reputation_______being late.
10. She’s extremely well qualified__________the job.
III. Use the words given to complete the following sentences.

11. “you should stay in bed for a few days.” The doctor said.
_________________________________________________________________
12. “don’t make noise in class!” the teacher said to
_________________________________________________________________
13. “ could you show me the way to the post office?” she asked me
_________________________________________________________________
14. “ I were you, I wouldn’t do this.” John said to me
________________________________________________________________
15. “you should concentrate on your study at school!” said the teacher.
__________________________________________________________
16. “please post the letter for me” said Mom.
_________________________________________________________________
17. He said “ I must go next week.”
He said___________________________________________________
18. He said to me “ when you are the butcher’s, remember to get bone for the
dog.”
He told___________________________________________________
19. She said, “ I will answer the phone.”
She said___________________________________________________
20. Nam said, “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”.
Nam said that______________________________________________
21. Lan said “ I may visit my parents in summer.”
Lan said that______________________________________________
22. “where does your father work” the teacher asked me.
The teacher______________________________________________
23. “why do you collect waste paper?” I asked Nam.
His friend______________________________________________
24. “ how long will you stay in England? “ Tom asked Nam
Tom asked______________________________________________
V. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their

5. Don’t waste time______that broken vase. (mend/ to mend/ mending/ for
mending).
6. When I came to see her last night, she______TV.(watched/ is watching/
was watching/ had watched)
7. Glass is usually made_______sand. (of/ from/ by/ in)
8. They asked me how many children_______. (I had/ had I / I have/ I am
having).
9. They told their parents that they_______ their best to do the test. (try/ will
try/ tries/ would try).
10. If you______to pass the exam, you should try harder. (want/ wanted/ will
want/ is wanting).
11. Do you know________? (how old was the earth/ how old is the earth/ how
old the earth is/ how old the earth).
12. He said to us that everything__________all right. (will be/ may be/ can be/
would be)
13. He asked me________to Mary’s birthday party the night before. (whether I
come/ if I would come/ whether I had come/ if I come)
14. If you give me your willing help, I ________get success. (must/ can/
would/ could).
II. Choose the underlined that needs correcting.
1. My father wishes that he doesn’t have to retire at the age of sixty.
2. I wish I can earn more money and work less.
3. I asked them if they teach other foreign languages besides English.
4. The teacher asked me why am I learning English.
5. My uncle said that he had to go to a meeting tonight.
III. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each
sentences.
1. I often go hill walking for_______. (relax)
2. A man who collects taxes is called a tax_______. (collect)
3. He coped________with a difficult situation. (admire)

old a building. It is about 250 years ago. There aren’t many houses near
us. There is a pub in the village about three miles away, but we are over
twenty miles from the nearest town. That can be difficult for shopping, but
we love it here. It is very quiet, there is nearly no traffic and the view is
wonderful.
Our uncle’s family, however, don’t live in a house or a flat. They live on a
houseboat. The boat looks small, but it is quite big inside. Apart from the
bathroom, it only has one room, so they have to do everything there- eat,
cook, sleep, and watch TV.
11. The writer lives____________________.
(in the city/ in an old house/ in a new farmhouses/ in a flat)
12. How far is it from the writer’s village to the nearest town?
(250 yards/ 3 miles/ 12 miles/ 20 miles)
13. The writer likes his village because___________.
(is it quiet/ there is nearly no traffic/ the view is wonderful/ all are correct)
14. How many rooms are there in the house of the writer’s uncle?
(one/ two/ three/ four)
15. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
(there are only a few houses near the writer’s / The writer’s village had a
pub/ the writer’s uncle lives in a big houseboat/ the family of the writer’s
uncle cook and sleep in one room)
VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. The boy said “ we have to try our best to win the match.”
The boys said that________________________________________
2. “how many members are there in your family?” she asked Lan.
She asked Lan________________________________________
3. “why do you collect waste paper?” she asked her younger brother.
She asked her younger brother___________________________________
4. Peter/ said/ go/ Hanoi/ following/ day.
________________________________________