TEST 20
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (2,0pts):
1. I
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m sorry but I forgot ………… your letter. It
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s still here, in my bag.
A. posting B. to post C. post D. that I posted
2. Would you mind keeping a (n) ………. on our house while we
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re away ?
A. hand B. look C. eye D. view
3. The boys was made ……………… his homework every night.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. to doing
4. He arrived at the airport with only ………… luggage.
A. a little B. a few C. any D. a lot of
5. He took great pride …………… his success.
A. of B. about C. in D. for
6…………. we all have a picnic in the country this weekend ?
A. Let
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s B. Shall C. Will D. Why not
7. Would you be …………. to help me open the door ?
A. too kind B. kind enough C. as kind D. so kind
8. Many factories have to ………. old newspapers by new methods.
A. process B. make C. recycle D. print.
9. It isn
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t worth ……… in that river as it is so polluted.
A. fishing B. go fishing C. to fish D. fish
10. I prefer staying at work late …………. work home with me.

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s a careless man.
3. I know that he (3. live)…… in Hanoi since 2000.
4. The car (4. break)……. down when he was driving home from work.
5. He
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s used to (5. ask) …… what to do at home.
6. We were all looking forward to (6. have) ……. dinner together.
6. Everyone (7. hope)…….that I will pass the entrance exam to Hung Vuong gifted high school.
7. You
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d better have your hair (8. cut)…….…
8. Much progress (9. make)……. in study in this class this term.
9. The flight to London will (10. delay) because of the storm.
Answer: 1……………… 2……………… 3……………… 4………………….
5……………… 6………………… 7………………… 8 ………………….
9…………………. 10……………….
III. Underline and correct the mistakes in the following sentences (1,0pt):
1. Don
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t forget to give Mr John my message, do you?. …………………….
2. That organization shows us how protecting the environment. …………………….
3. We
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re pleasing to hear that you passed the driving test. …………………….
4. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world …………………….
5. My mother always made me to wash my hands before every meals. …………………….
6. He spoke a few English, so we were able to communicate with him. …………………….
7. I look forward to have the resolution to the problem I have mentioned. ……………….……
8. The number of high buildings have risen. …………….………

10. It is a seven – hour drive from Roma to Florence.
It takes ……………………………………………………………………………….
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D (0,5pt)
1. A. promise B. shock C. conscious D. comfort
2. A. plates B. planes C. books D. tapes
3. A. departure B. reduce C. fertilizer D. deposit
4. A. sign B. signature C. sight D. silence
5. A. sugar B. see C. sit D. sing
VI. Read the text and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (0,5 pt)
The people who want to learn a foreign language may have one of a great number of reasons.
Firstly, those who find themselves living temporarily in the foreign language community will have to learn
the language to survive in that community. Secondly, many students study a foreign language only because
it is part of the school curriculum. Additionally, some students learn the language because they want to
know more about the people who speak it and the places where it is spoken. Finally, some people want to
study a foreign language as they think it offers, in some general way, a chance for advancement in their
daily lives. It is obvious that there are several possible reasons for studying a language.
1. People living temporarily abroad will have to learn the language
A. because they want. B. to get good jobs.
C. to survive in the foreign language community. D. to talk with foreigners.
2. Why do many students study a foreign language ?
A. Because they want to study abroad.
B. Because their parents force them to study
C. Because they like traveling abroad.
D. Because it is part of the school curriculum3.
3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage ?
A. Some people think the foreign language offers a chance for advancement.
B. People living abroad don
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t need to study a foreign language.

Then, in the country one can rest (7) the noise and hurry of the town. Although one has to get up
earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can (8) better at night , and during weekends. In
summer evenings one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can (9)
one
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s free time digging. planting, watering and doing the hundred and one (10) jobs which are needed
in a garden.
Answer: 1. …………… 2………………… 3…………………… 4………………
5……………… 6…………………… 7…………………… 8………………
9………………. 10…………………
IX. Make meaningful sentences, using the cues given to complete the letter (1,0pt)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you / much / flowers / you send / while / I / be / hospital.

2. They / beautiful / and / they / really help / cheer/ up.

3. I / come out / hospital / Thursday morning.

4. You / come over / place / weekend / because / I / very bored / now.

5. I / look / forward / see / soon.

Your friend,
Nguyet
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2. She is 6 years old. She can start school.
She is old enough to start school.
3. Joan doesn
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t like to read the stories she has written.
Joan isn
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t fond of reading the stories she has written.
4. He is the best student at English in our class.
Nobody in our class is better at English than he is/ him.
5. She hasn
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t visited me for five months.
The last time she visited me was five months ago.
6. It isn
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t necessary for you to set off early.
You don
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t need/ have to set off early
7. “Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
My father asked me to turn down the radio for him.
8. Their teacher is making them study hard.
They are being made to study hard.
9. She spent 30 minutes cooking that dish.
It took her 30 minutes to cook that dish.
10. Please come and stay with me when you travel here.
Would you like to come and stay with me when you travel here ?
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D (0,5pt)