A. SAMPLE TESTS
TEST 1
I. Fill in the blanks with the words given :
as took schooling chemist scientific lectures
in on informal attended went discoveries
Michael Faraday, the English physicist and (1)___________ , is best known for his (2)
___________ of electricity and chemistry. He was born (3) ___________ September 22
nd
, 1791,
in Newington, England. He was the son of a blacksmith and received little formal
(4)___________. While apprenticed to a bookbinder in London, he read books on (5)
___________ subjects and experimented with electricity. In 1812 he (6) ___________ a series
of lectures given by the British chemist Sir Humphry Davy and forwarded the notes he (7)
___________ at these lectures to Davy, together with a request for employment. Davy
employed Faraday (8) ___________ an assistant in his chemical laboratory at the Royal
Institution.
II. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses :
1. Last night I (go) ____________ to a party. When I (get) ___________, the room (be)
____________ full of people. Some of them (dance) _____________ and others (talk)
____________. One young woman (stand) ____________ by herself. I (never, meet)
___________ her, so I (introduce) ____________ myself to her.
2. John is in English class. He (study) ____________ English this semester. He (also, take)
____________ some other classes. His Classes (begin) ____________ at 9 o’clock every day.
3. I don’t like (force) __________ (leave) _________ the room (study) _________
whenever my roommates feel like (have) _________ a party.
4. While she (talk) __________ on the phone, the children (start) __________ fighting and
(break) __________ the window.
5. I hope they (repair) __________ this road by the time we (come) __________ back next
summer.
III. Complete the following sentences with correct prepositions :
1. He was _________ prison _________ 2 years. _________ that time he became interested

- Yesterday we did ________________________________________________________
3. “How many students are there in your class ?”
- The man asked me _______________________________________________________
4. “You should go to the lecture”
- The teacher advised us ____________________________________________________
5. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train.
- Unless we ______________________________________________________________
6. It’s not difficult to make bread.
- Bread is ________________________________________________________________
7. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”
- Jack told________________________________________________________________
8. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it.
- If______________________________________________________________________
9. The workers repaired the bridge last week.
- If______________________________________________________________________
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10. No one could open the door of the house.
- The door _______________________________________________________________
11. The city where we were born is very small.
- The city in ______________________________________________________________
12. She has studied French for five years.
- She began_______________________________________________________________
13. They left very early in the morning. They didnt want anybody to see them.(so that)
-________________________________________________________________________
14. He collects old coins. He is likes it.
- He is fond_______________________________________________________________
15. She said, Have you got a new car, Jack ?
- She asked_______________________________________________________________
16. He said to her, Give my regards to your parents.
- He told_________________________________________________________________

there.
2. Yesterday John (eat) _____________ breakfast at 8:00. He (already, eat) _________
breakfast when he (leave) ____________ for class at 8:45. He (always, eat) _________
breakfast before he (go) _____________ to class. I (usually, not eat) _________ breakfast
before I (go) _________ to class. But I (usually, get) _________ hungry about midmorning.
Tomorrow before I (go) _____________ to class, I (eat) _________ breakfast.
3. He is thinking of (leave) _________ his job and (go) _________ to America.
4. We had no difficulty (find) _________ his house.
5. He usually (wear) _________ sandals; but when I last (see) _________ him, he (wear)
_________ boots.
II. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given :
1. The little boy felt very _____________ because his parents did not let him go with them.
(disappoint)
2. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was
_____________ (success)
3. During his _____________ the family lived in Cornwall. (child)
4. The _____________ of world population is being studied. (grow)
5. If you want the two sides to be even, you must measure from the ________. (centre)
6. How many _____________ were there in all ? (compete)
7. A fertilizer is any substance that _____________ the soil and helps plants grow. (rich)
8. _____________ know what mineral soil needs. (science)
9. He was _____________ for the job by a committee. (select)
10. We won’t buy the car until the _____________ arises. (necessary)
11. _____________ is my favourite subject. (historical)
12. _____________ waste is one of the causes of air pollution. (industry)
13. He has made a great _____________ to the development of the country. (contribute)
14. Are you _____________ of some changes in his appearance? (awareness)
15. _____________ can help improve our health. (jog)
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16. Mount Vesurius is an _____________ volcano. (act)

8. People saw him leave the office yesterday.
→ He ___________________________________________________________________
9.She came late because of the rain.
→ Because it _____________________________________________________________
10. “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice.
→ Alice advised __________________________________________________________
11. She decided to help him with some money.
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→ She made _____________________________________________________________
12. We have to notice the teacher’s explanation.
→ We have to pay _________________________________________________________
13. This flower is very beautiful.
→ What__________________________________________________________________
14. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises.
→ It took ________________________________________________________________
15. They have to change the date of the meeting again.
→ The date ______________________________________________________________
16. It was so late that nothing could be done.
→ It was too ______________________________________________________________
17. I didn’t go out because it rained.
→ If ____________________________________________________________________
18. I have fewer books than she has.
→ She has _______________________________________________________________
19. Mary visited us three days ago.
→ Mary paid _____________________________________________________________
20. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
→ They had ______________________________________________________________
V. Complete each space with one proper word :
Pollution spoils our environment (1) ___________ many ways. The air we breathe, for
instance, is constantly (2) ___________ by smoke and by chemicals such as carbon monoxide in

2. The weather (be) ___________ terrible lately. It (rain) ___________ off and on for two
days, and the temperature (drop) ___________ at least twenty degrees. It (be) ___________ in
the low 40s right now. Just three days ago, the sun (shine) ___________ and the weather was
pleasant. The weather certainly (change) ___________ quickly here. I never know what
(expect) __________. Who knows ? When I (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, maybe
it (snow) ___________.
II. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions :
1. She was quite satisfied _________ your answer.
2. This story is similar _________ that one.
3. He often borrows money _________ his friends.
4. The house consists _________ five rooms.
5. This song is familiar _________ everyone.
6. Our plane will take off _________ 6 o’clock.
7. Mozart was born ______ Salzburg ______ 1756.
8. None ______ this money is mine.
9. I’ve been invited ______ a wedding ______ 14 February.
10. Hurry up ! We’ve got to go ______ five minutes.
11. I hope the weather will be nice ______ the weekend.
12. I have lived ______ London most ______ my life.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentences :
1. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.
→ Despite________________________________________________________________
2. I found a place to live but it was difficult.
→ I had difficulty__________________________________________________________
3. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
→ They had ______________________________________________________________
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4. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises.
→ But if _________________________________________________________________

20. She won’t stay with us.
→ I wish _________________________________________________________________
IV. Use the correct word form :
1. Every ______________ in science helps you gain new knowledge. (succeed)
2. This problem is too difficult for me to ______________. (solution)
3. He can ______________ answer that question. (easy)
4. She is so busy with ______________ activities that she has no time for entertainment.
(society)
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5. Our teachers always ______________ us to study. (courage)
6. The United Nations _______________ consists of about one hundred and sixty nations.
(organize)
7. One day young Faraday attended a lecture given by a ____________ scientist, Sir
Humphry Davy. (fame)
8. He took very ______________ notes at the lecture. (care)
9. The traffic policeman stopped him because he was driving __________ (care)
10. He failed the exam because of his ______________ (lazy)
11. He’s very interested in ______________ books and magazines. (education)
12. Having a car______________ him to travel around the country. (able)
V. Read the following passage then make questions with the suggested words and answer
them :
What is conservation ? Conservation is the wise use of our natural resources. You know that
plants are valuable natural resources. Coal, oil, and metal ores are examples of other natural
resources. Natural resources are the materials found in or on the earth that are useful to man.
Then why should we use our natural resources carefully ?
We mine millions of tons of coal every year, we use millions of barrels of oil, we cut down
thousands of acres of forests. But the earth produces only a limited amount of these natural
resources.
Coal and oil were formed thousands of years ago, and the supply is gradually running out.
That is why we must use our natural resources as carefully and wisely as we can. We must make

2. That bad boy threw rocks _________ my dog.
3. They arrived _________ the United State last year.
4. The pupils left their bicycle leaning _________ the wall.
5. Next month, I’m going to Scotland _________ a short holiday.
6. There was panic when people realized the building was _______ fire.
7. Are you afraid ______ ghost ?
8. He doesn’t understand the lesson because he is often late ______ school.
9. The school library is open ______ every students.
10. Your concept is different ________ mine.
11. Smoking is very harmful______ your health.
12. She was absent ______ school because she was very sick yesterday.
III. Supply the correct verb tenses or forms.
1. After she (work) __________ at the hospital for two years, she (decide) __________ to
give up the job.
2. He will come at once because I (tell) __________ him by phone that you (need)
__________ him urgently. I’m sure he (find) __________ his way easily although he (never
visit) __________ this house before.
3. By the time you get back, I (finish) __________ all my correspondence and then I (can
help) ______________ you with yours.
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4. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock (strike) __________ six, I (wait) __________ here
for an hour.
5. A taxi driver (drive) _______________ along a street when he suddenly (black out)
____________ and lost control of his vehicle. The taxi (plunge) _________ into a nearby river.
A hawker, who (see) ______________ the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and (dive)
___________ into the water. He (have) ___________ to swim twenty five metres before he
could get to the taxi. The taxi driver (try) ______________ to wind down the window. The
hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt. After he (release) __________ the safety-belt,
he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. At the hospital, the driver (say)
____________ that the black out might (cause) _______________ by his high blood pressure

11. He said to his wife,”Are you cooking in the kitchen now?”
- He ____________________________________________________________________
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12. He said ,”I didn’t know what to do.”
- He ____________________________________________________________________
13. I said to him,”How did you go to school yesterday?”
- I ______________________________________________________________________
14. He said to the boy,”Put your briefcase on this table.”
- He ____________________________________________________________________
15. The boy said to his friends,”Don’t make too much noise!”
- The boy ________________________________________________________________
16. I started work for this company a year ago.
- I‘ve been _______________________________________________________________
17. “You’d better not lend him any more money, Paul,” said Tom.
- Tom advised Paul ________________________________________________________
18. Tom is not as tall as his brother.
- Tom’s brother ___________________________________________________________
19. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
- In spite of _______________________________________________________________
20. His father is taller than his mother.
- His mother ______________________________________________________________
V/ Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
1/ Great Britain is in the north-west ___________Europe. It is _________ largest island in
Europe. Its closest neighbours ___________ France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is made
___________ of England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom also includes __________
Ireland. Its capital, London, has _______ population of 6,776,000.
2/ England is in the ___________ of Great Britain. The longest river in ___________ is the
Severn, and the deepest ___________ the Thames, on ___________ stands its capital, London.
England is a high-developed industrial ___________. It exports machinery, vessels, motors and
other goods. One of ___________industries is the textile industry and a lot of British textiles

10. They are capable ____________doing that job.
III/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given :
1. Will you please open the door ?
→ Would you mind ________________________________________________________
2. Although it was raining heavily, they still came to the party.
→ Despite _______________________________________________________________
3. She seldom went to the movies last year.
→ Seldom _______________________________________________________________
4. He has decided to make a tour of England.
→ He has made ___________________________________________________________
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5. He often swims with his friends.
→ He often has ___________________________________________________________
6. She sometimes walks with her pet dog.
→ She sometimes has ______________________________________________________
7. They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.
→ Though _______________________________________________________________
8. Because the weather was bad,the plane couldn’t take off.
→ Because of ____________________________________________________________
9. They had no intention of travelling around the world.
→ They didn’t intend ______________________________________________________
10. He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again”
→ He told ________________________________________________________________
11. She said, “I didn’t know you.”
→ She said _______________________________________________________________
12. The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do”
→ The boy said ___________________________________________________________
13. She asked him, “Have you read this book ?”
→ She asked him __________________________________________________________
14. He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?”

learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their
friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Young
children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English
because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies,
because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English
because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. What / most people / do / learn / English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________
2. Why / many adults / learn English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________
3. Where / young children / English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________
4. Why / teenagers / English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________
5. What / other people / English?
-________________________________________________?
-________________________________________________

Youre Never Too Old To Learn
Hoùc Thỡ Khoõng Bao Giụứ Quaự Muoọn
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TEST 6
I.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets :
1. She is used to his (arrive) __________ home late at night.
2. There used to (be) __________ a market near my house.

11. The hotel is famous __________ its pleasant atmosphere.
12. He arrived ___________ Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday.
III. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word given.
1. Susan is very ____________ of the work she had done. (pride)
2. Jane is____________in seeing sights. (interest)
3. Mai is sad about her ____________ (poor)
4. I can say for____________that you have made much progress in learning English. (sure)
5. I don’t think I’m accustomed to____________on the left. (drive)
6. Prices continue to show an upward ______________ (tend )
7. I’m ______________ to succeed. (determine)
8. They discussed the matter calmly and ______________. (reason)
9. She can look back on her career with great ______________ ( satisfy)
10. Most school-leavers have the ______________ to go to work because they want to live
independently. (keen)
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentences :
1. The store was opened in 1932 by John.
→ John __________________________________________________________________
2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.
→ If ____________________________________________________________________
3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.
→ “Do __________________________________________________________________
4. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied.
→ Mike said that __________________________________________________________
5. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.
→ Jane spent _____________________________________________________________
6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.
→ That was such __________________________________________________________
7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.
→ They _________________________________________________________________

foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Noble preferred not to be (1) __________ as
the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a (2)
__________ to be used for (3) __________ prizes to people who had made (4) __________
contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry,
medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards
(5) __________.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is
used for the awards which (6) __________ from 30,000 to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the (7) __________ of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal,
illuminated diploma, and money) are (8a) __________ to the winners. Sometimes politics plays
an important role in the judges’ (9) _________. Americans have won numerous science awards,
but relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were (8b) __________ from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some
people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have (10) __________ their prizes.
1. A. remembered B. reset C. enlisted D. enjoined
2. A. fund B. thesaurus C. treasure D. remittance
3. A. rewarding B. extending C. professing D. awarding
4. A. trustworthy B. estimated C. esteemed D. worthwhile
5. A. opening B. recession C. adoption D. ceremony
6. A. divide B. separate C. vary D. prolong
7. A. anniversary B. remembrance C. memorization D. memory
8. A. demonstrated B. represented C. presented D. extended
9. A. decisions B. theorems C. theology D. axioms
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10. A. pooled B. shared C. deposited D. joined
Practice Makes Perfect
Luyện Tập Sẽ Hoàn Thiện Kỹ Năng
TEST 7
I. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word provided
1. Susan took ________ in the work she had done. (proud)

3. When I (hear) _______ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door
and (open) ____________it. When I (open) _________the door, I (see) ________my brother. I
(greet) ________ him and (ask) _______ him (come) _______ in.
4. Yesterday afternoon I (go) ____________ to visit the Parker family. When I (get)
____________ there around 2 o’clock, Mrs Parker (be) ____________ in the yard. She (plant)
_________ flowers in her garden. Mr Parker (be) ____________ in the garage. He (work)
____________ on their car. The children (play) __________ in the front yard.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences :
1. Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”.
- Lan’s mother told ___________________________________
2. Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator .
- Mary wishes _______________________________________
3. He never does his homework.
- Never _____________________________________________
4. He studied English at school. He succeeded in it.
- He succeeded in _____________________________________
5. The children like to walk in the rain.
- The children enjoy ____________________________________
6. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
- The sea was too _______________________________________
7. Who does this bicycle belong to?
- Whose _______________________________________________?
8. We learned this after a long time.
- It took _________________________________________________
9. I’ll lend you the book, but you must promise to return it next week.
- If _____________________________________________________
10. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
- He isn’t _________________________________________________
11. Would you close the door, please?
- Would you mind __________________________________________?

________ a much earlier age than non-smokers.
1. A. a little B.a lot of C.a few D.a number of
2. A. cutting B.sweeping C.throwing D.preventing
3. A. no B.none C.empty D.absent
4. A. fair B.handsome C.pretty D.lovely
5. A. of B.for C.to D.with
6. A. only B.over C.even D.although
7. A. instead B.however C.but D.therefore
8. A. little B.able C.allowed D.possible
9. A. orders B.forbids C.tells D.announces
10. A.at B.on C.in D.with
Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day
Việc Khó Đâu Dễ Một Sớm Một Chiều Mà Xong
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TEST 8
I. Use the correct verb tense or form :
1. They (intend) __________ to go there next week; but now they (find) __________ they
(not have) __________ enough money.
2. When he grew old he often (think) __________ of all the things he (do) ___________
when he (be) __________ young.
3. When we (go) __________ to see them last night, they (play) __________ cards; they (say)
__________ they (play) __________ since six o’clock.
4. This is the second time you (break) __________ a cup; you (break) __________ one
yesterday. My last servant (never break) _____________ anything, and you (break)
___________ nearly half the things in the house.
5. I always (tell) ___________ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) ___________ what
I (say) ___________ .
6. Yesterday while I (sit) ___________ in class, I (get) _________ the hiccups. The person
who (sit) ___________ next to me told me (hold) ___________ my breath. I (try) ___________
that, but it didn’t work. The instructor (lecture) __________, and I didn’t want (interrupt)

16. Thank you __________ inviting me __________ your party.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. They have considered me as their great friend.
→ I _____________________________________________________________________
2. She looked after her old mother at home.
→ Her old mother _________________________________________________________
3. They are growing trees round their school to make a fence.
→ Trees _________________________________________________________________
4. We have to pay attention to lessons.
→ Lessons _______________________________________________________________
5. “How many stars are there in the sky?” asked he.
→ He asked ______________________________________________________________
6. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space.
→ Because _______________________________________________________________
7. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
→ You’d _________________________________________________________________
8. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William!” his mother said.
→ William’s mother _______________________________________________________
9. Robert can’t cook so well as Jane can.
→ Jane __________________________________________________________________
10. You ‘d better apologize to Sally.
→ I advise _______________________________________________________________
11. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.( so that )
→_______________________________________________________________________
12. The sportsmen take first place at the Olympic Games. They receive gold medals.
→ The sportsmen wh- ______________________________________________________
13. Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day.
→ If ____________________________________________________________________
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14. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan.

6.A. continuation B. progress C. process D. duration
7.A. place B. charge C. part D. care
8.A. associated B. attached C. lent D. proffer
9.A. circles B. rotations C. cycles D. swings
10.A. dating B. timimg C. setting D. fixing
Better Late Than Never
Thaứ Muoọn Coứn Hụn Khoõng
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TEST 9
I. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses :
1. The movie about our scientific workers (show) ____________ on television last night (be)
____________ very interesting.
2. Twenty five dollars (be) ____________ too much to pay for this book.
3. Until last year, the government (not concern) ____________ itself with the problem of
unemployment.
4. I can’t stand (listen) ____________ to his complaints any longer.
5. Jane was interested in (hear) _______ all sorts of people (speak)________there.
6. The teacher ordered us (keep) ____________ silent.
7. I will tell him the news as soon as I (see) ____________ him.
8. If yesterday (be) ____________ Sunday, we (go) ____________to the beach.
9. Mary is a writer. She (write) ____________ several novels and (win) _________ several
awards for her books. A few years ago, she (win) ____________ the prize for the most
promising author of the year. At the moment she (write) ____________ a dectective story.
10. Jong (speak) ____________ Chinese. Chinese (be) ____________ his native language;
but right now he (speak) ____________ English.
11. Jack (break) ____________ his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He (be)
____________ in hospital since he (break) ____________ his leg.
II. Supply the correct word form.
1. I should choose this in ______________ to any other. (prefer)
2. He is unhappy because of his _____________ (deaf)