TRIAL TEST 1
I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.(2.5 pts)
1.- “Do you like watching the news. Thang?” – “___________. It‟s very informative.”
B. Not really C. No, I don‟t D. Quite the opposite

A. Yes, I do

2. Plastic bags seem good for carrying things. _________, people carelessly throw them away after
use.
A. Because

B. However

C. Although

D. Therefore

3. An anthem is a song which is sung _______ special occasions.
A. of

B. at

C. on

D. in

4. It was the world‟s ________ volcanic eruption in more than 50 years.
A. large

B. larger



C. could

D. will

9. “To the ____________ me to love this country.”
A. person teaches

B. man that teach

C. one who teaches

D. who teaching

10. – “_______” - “But Grandma, the forecast says it‟ll be sunny.”
A. Remember the new words by heart

B. Let‟s eat out

C. Let me go shopping

D. Don‟t forget to bring along a raincoat

II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0,5 pt)
11.Plastic is make from natural gases and petroleum – a thick oil that people remove from the earth.
A
B
C
D
12. The festival was an opportunity to tighten solidarity and friendly to make a better society.


C. believe

D. mean

15.

A. but also

B. and also

C. but as well

D. and neither

16.

A. amuses

B. takes

C. prevents

D. distinguishes

17.

A. hard-work

B. working- hard

24. One of the things that make our country ______________is the East Sea. (beauty)
25. The _______________ were disappointed that people had spoiled the area. (environmental)
26. That industrial country is seeking and exploiting __________ resources to satisfy its demand.

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(nature)
27. To attend the course, you first need to pass our ___________ Vietnamese test. (speaking)
28. The fishing boat was______________ damaged in the storm. (bad)
VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences. (1.0 pt)
29. If the weather __________ bad tomorrow, we will not go camping. (be)
30. You should take part in _________ used paper and cans for recycling. (collect)
31. No one _______ picnic lunches for us yet . (provide)
32. I can also _________ with my friends by means of e-mails. (communicate)
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same
as the sentence printed before it.( 2.0 pts)
33. It‟s a pity I don‟t have more time for my hobby.
=> I wish__________________________________________________________________
34. Why don‟t you make posters on energy saving?
=> I suggest that you ________________________________________________________
35. “We are keen on setting out to sea again,” said the fishermen.
=> The fishermen said that ____________________________________________________
36. They began using that computer three months ago.
=> That computer has ________________________________________________________

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KEY OF TRIAL TEST 1

13. C

14. D

15.A

16. D

17.C

IV.

19. True

20. False

21. True

22. True

V.

23. refreshment

24. beautiful

27. speaking

28. badly



B. Small

C. Stadium

D. change _____

2. A. Grocery

B. Month

C. Comfort

D. money _____

3. A. Just

B. Summer

C. Much

D. ruler _____

4. A. Around

B. Delicious

C. House

D. ground _____


C. Collect

D. Enjoy ____

4. A. Captain

B. Fasten

C. Pilot

D. Device ____

5. A. Family

B. Complete

C. Grocery

D. Primary ____

PART B: VOCABULARYAND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write
your answer (A, B, C or D) in the box provided. (1,6 pts.)
1. Is Mary a friend of .............. ?
A. you

B. your

C. yours


D. didn‟t

5. My little brother enjoys ................ museumsand art galleries
A. visiting

B. to visit

C. visit

D. visited

6. That part of the park .................. several times this year.
A. is repaired

B. has been repaired

C. was repaired

D. repaired

7. My new car is more .................... than the one I had before.
A. economic

B. economy

C. economical

D. economically


B. not to go

C. not go

D. not go to

12. She is very good ................. tennis. She never loses when playing with her
friends.
A. at

B. for

C. in

D. on

13. If we ................ thewater,we will have no fresh water to use.
A. polluting

B. pollution

C. pollute

D. polluted

C. in hurry

D. hurry

14. „Why are you driving so fast?‟ ‟

4. The roads are rough in (mountain) areas, so it‟s hard to travel by car._______
5. He is one of the most effective (activity) in this campaign.____________
6. She made a deep (impress) on the members of the club._______________
7. My sister is a good singer. She sings very (beauty).____________
8. To be a good writer you need to be (imagine).___________
9. Should English be a (compel) foreign language in Vietnam?____________
10. I‟m very proud to be chosen for the (nation) team._______________
III. Circle the underlined word/phrase that is incorrect in each sentence and
correct it. Write your corrections in the column on the right. (1 pt.)
1. I used to going to school on foot when I was a primary student.
A

B

C

D

2. Although she looks young, she is twice older than my elder sister.
A

B

C

D

3. You have lived in this area since over ten years, so you must know it well.
A



D
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7. We all like the cakes which are making by our grandmother very much.
A

B

C

D

8. It was so a hot day that we decided to stay at home and watch TV.
A

B

C

D

9. Wearing uniforms helps students feel equally in many ways.
A

B

C


should have a group that is small enough so even the quiet people can be heard, but
also big enough for many different …4… . The best arrangement is a …5… of ages,
sexes, and backgrounds for more reading variety and livelier discussions. The book
club could …6… in one subject or type of books, like mysteries, science fiction, or
biographies. Or the members could read books of all types, as long as the book is
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highly recommended by someone who thinks it would be …7… discussing. Some
book clubs meet in places like bookstores, public libraries or restaurants, but most
have their meetings in members‟ homes. This approach simply …8… more privacy
and time for longer meetings. To make the meeting go smoothly, a leader should be
…9… . The leader will usually start the discussion by asking what the author‟s main
idea was. Book club members should never be afraid to offer their opinions, even if
they don‟t like the book. They just need to prepare to explain…10… they did not like
something.
1. A. it
2. A. participating

B. itself
B. taking

C. themselves

D. oneself

C. talking

D. sitting


D. concentrate

7. A. valuable

B. busy

C. worth

D. useful

8. A. offers

B. supplies

C. encourages

D. takes

9. A. called

B. named

C. suggested

D. appointed

10. A. what

B. why


off the plane. You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground.
Thank you for flying with us. We hope to be able to welcome you on board again
soon.
1. _____ All passengers must leave the plane.
2. _____ You must wait until the light goes off before undoing your seat belt.
3. _____ Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to passport control.
4. _____ Passengers continuing by another plane must go through customs.
5. _____ You can change money before you go to passport control.
6. _____ You must go up to the escalator to the waiting lounge if you are changing
planes.
7. _____ Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when their
plane is due to take off.
8. _____ No one is allowed to smoke in the airport.
9. _____ Passengers should remember to collect the luggage that has been checked in
from the baggage area.
10. _____ Passengers leaving the plane should check that they have not left anything
behind.

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PART D: WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
using the words given. (1,4 pts.)
1. It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach.
The weather _____________________________________________________.
2. Since he was careless, John lost his job.
Because of ________________________________________________________.
3. „I‟ll ring you tomorrow,‟ Mary said to me.
Mary said to me that _________________________________________________.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

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KEY OF TRIAL TEST 2

PART A: PHONETICS
I. 0.5 pt. (0.1 point/answer)
1. B

2. A

3. D

4. B

5. A

4. D

5. B

II. 0.5 pt. (0.1 point/answer)
1. C

2. D

3. A


3. B => for

4. B => who

5. D => were

6. A => comes

7. C => made

8. B => such

9. C => equal

10. D => do they

IV. 1 pt. (0.1 point/answer)
1. have read

2. written

3. saw

4. was wearing

5. telling

6. to keep

7. will not pass

10. B

II. 1 pt. (0.1point/answer)
1. F

2. T

3. T

4. F

5. F

6. F

7. T

8. F

9. T

10. T

PART D: WRITING
I. 1.4 pts. (0.2 point/answer)
1. The weather was so lovely that we decided to spend the day on the beach.
2. Because of being careless/ his carelessness, John lost his job.
3. Mary said to me that she would ring me the following day/ the day after.
4. She wishes she knew how to get access to the Internet.
5. His car is being repaired by the mechanic.

B. however
C. moreover
D. otherwise
4. The examiner ______ that they keep silent during the exam.
A. said
B. requested
C- told
D- admired
5. “ I promies I will study harder next term.” – “_________”
A. Good idea
B. I hope so
C.No, thanks
D. I‟m sorry I can‟t
6. People speak Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil_______Malaysia
A.at
B . in
C. on
D. to
7. You should reduce _________ of water your family uses.
A. the number
B. the quality
C. a number
D. the amount
8. A lot of Vietnamese people who live _________ want to celebrate Tet in Viet Nam, their
motherland.
A. foreign
B. far
C. aboard
D. abroad
9. Peter, bring a raincoat just _________. It looks like rain to me.

jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans always go up and up because jeans have
never
been
out
of
fashion.
13.
A. gets
B. goes
C. arrives
D. comes
14.
A. go
B.wear
C. call
D. come
15.
A. teenagers
B. pupils
C. students
D. youngsters
16.
A.higher
B. costlier
C. longer
D. cheaper
17.
A. low
B. high
C. up

26. Christmas is _________________ celebrated in many countries. [joy]
27. Here is tommorrow‟s weather _________________. Ho Chi Minh citywill be sunny,
and …. [cast]
28. My sister is wearing a T-shirt of the latest model. She always dresses
__________________. [fashion]
VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences. (1.0 pt)
29. Unless she _______________ the flowers regularly, they will wither. [water]
30. We all expect that Anh Vien ______________ the most outstanding athlete in this SEA
GAMES. [become]
31. He _________________ five comic books since last Monday. [read]
32. The teacher suggested ________________ these units carefully. [revise]
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the
same as the sentence printed before it. ( 2.0 pt)
33. Emily is sick today, so she cannot go to school.
 If Emily
 Emily can
34. We consider Messi a soccer genius. He plays forBarcelona,Spain.
 Messi
35. People celebreate Passover in Israel in late March or early April.
 Passover
36. The last time we saw the film was 10 years ago


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KEY OF TRIAL TEST 3
I.

1. B


15. C

16. D

17. B

18. C

IV.

19. F

20. F

21. T

22. T

V.

23. Polluted

24. Commercials

25. Disappointing

26. joyfully

27. Forecast


B. watched

C. played

D. washed

2.

A. proud

B. about

C. around

D. would

3.

A. market

B. depart

C. card

D. scare

4.

A. entrance


B. suggested

C. insisted

D. forced

8. Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
A. who

B. whom

C. whose

D. that

9. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
A. a seven-room

B. a seven-rooms

C. seven room

D. seven rooms

C. aren't

D. won't be

10. If you get up early, you _________late.


14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant _________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. which

B. whose

C. whom

D. where

C. will be

D. would be

C. didn‟t they

D. did they

15. If I were a flower, I _________a sunflower.
A. was

B. were

16. Nobody went to the party, _________?
A. does he

B. do they

17. It is nearly 3 months _________he visited his parents.
A. while

D. had seen

20. What would you do, if you _________a UFO?
A. see

B. saw

III - Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting to become an exact
one. (0,2)
21. The picture was painting by Michael last year.
A

B

C

D

22. There‟s the woman who she sold me the handbag.
A

B

C

D

23. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn‟t he?
A


though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn‟t. My problem is (5)_______ „l‟ and „r‟. For
example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that
we eat rice, but they didn‟t understand when I said “We eat lice”…
26. A. say

B. tell

C. talk

D. speak

27. A. exciting

B. excites

C. excited

D. excite

28. A. after

B. until

C. when

D. while

29. A. although

B. even


He asked me_________________________________________________________.

33. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game. He looks very sad.

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-

Mr. Brown whose____________________________________________________.

34. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam‟s birthday party last night?
-

You know__________________________________________________________.

35. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
-

Minh spends________________________________________________________.

36. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
-

Because it__________________________________________________________.

37. My mother used to make us clean the house.
-



5. B

II.

6. C

7. A

8. A

9. A

10. D

11. C

12. C

13. C

14. D

15. D

16. D

17. C

18. A

31. It is said that they bought this shop last year.
- They are said to have bought this shop last year.
32. He asked me how much I thought it would cost.
33. Mr. Brown whose team has lost the game looks very sad.
34. You know the man who sat next to me at Nam‟s birthday party last night, don‟t you?
35. Minh spends 2 hours doing his homework every day.
36. Because it rained heavily, we were late for school.
37. We used to be made to clean the house by my mother.
38. She said that she was working in a restaurant and didn‟t care much for it.
39. I haven‟t spoken to her for two years.
40. It is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer.

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TRIAL TEST 5
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)
1. A. claimed

B. warned

C. occurred

D. existed

2. A. health

B. appear

C. ready

A. knew

B. will know

C. know

D. have known

C. will be built

D. has been built

7. The church ________about 100 years ago.
A. is built

B. was built

8. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival ________is called Passover.
A. whose

B. who

C. which

D. where

C. Therefore

D. Because of


D. would buy

C. will

D. shall

C. are produced

D. would be produced

C. in

D. during

C. are…seeing

D. will…see

13. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.
A. would

B. have to

14. Honda motorbikes ________in Viet Nam.
A. produce

B. will produce

15. We have learnt English ________2001.
A. for


B. is living

C. has lived

D. will live

20. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?
A. isn‟t

B. didn‟t

C. wasn‟t

D. doesn‟t

III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact
one. (0,2)
21. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.
A

B

C

D

22. Mr. Thach who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.
A



D

IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (0,2)
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first
supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man
named Michael Cullen.
A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In
supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (28)__________ choose what they want and
take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other
stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other
types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small
inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods
and so on.
Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They
know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
26. A. is

B. has been

C. was

D. were

27. A. in

B. from

C. of


31. They have just sold that old house.
-

That old house__________________________________________________________.

32. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
-

Although______________________________________________________________.

33. They will build a new mall here.
-

A new mall_____________________________________________________________.

34. Unless he takes these pills, he won‟t be better.
-

If_____________________________________________________________________.

35. Despite working hard, he can‟t support his large family.
-

Although______________________________________________________________.

VI - Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. (0,4)
36. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends.
-

_____________________________________________________________________.


3. C

4. A

5. D

II.

6. A

7. B

8. C

9. A

10. D

11. D

12. D

13. A

14. C

15. B

16. B


30. A

V.

31. That old house has just been sold (by them).
32. Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.
33. A new mall will be built here (by them).
34. If he does not take these pills, he won‟t be better.
35. Although he works hard, he can‟t support his large family.

VI.

36. If it does not rain tomorrow, I will go camping with my friends.
37. If I met an alien from outer space, I would invite him/her/it to my home and talk/ to talk.
38. I have never travelled by air.
39. The students are studying for their exam now.
40. It was such a cold day that we decided not to go out.

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