Test I : for gifted students - 2007
I, Choose the best option:
1, They thank him ……….. his help. ( on / for / to / with)
2, He told me he was a ………… man. (disappointing/ disappointed/ disappoints/ disappoint)
3, He can not decide ……… he will choose. (which/ what/ how/ where)
4, They will go ……… a trip to Ha Long Bay next moth. ( in/ on/ for/ to)
5, The old man …… in the park bench is my grandfather ( sit/ sat/ sits/ sitting)
6, My sister has …………… hair. ( long straight black / straight long black/ black straight long)
7, ….. does your brother look like? ( how/ what/ who/ which)
8, My bag is not big enough ……….. everything. ( carrying/ to carrying/ to carry/ carries)
9, I ………… the movies “ Red lady” this evening. Would you like to come? ( am going to see / will see/ see / saw)
10, You could reach him ….. 865 753. ( in / on / at/ for)
11, The bookshop closes ……. 5p.m. If you come ……… 5 p.m the book shop will close. ( at … after / at ..at/ at…..
before / after …… at)
12, “ Could you do me a favor please?” - “ …………” ( No, thanks / Yes, thank you/ Of couse/ Yes, that’s very
kind of you.)
13, What time …..the flight to Bangkok … tomorrow? ( does … depart/ will… depart/ is …going to depart/ is …. departing)
14, I ….. her since yesterday. ( didn’t see/ haven’t seen/ don’t see/ am not seeing)
15, Lipton tea is different ………. Dilmah tea. ( with/ between/ from/ to)
16, The toy cat is not as ……….. the toy dog. ( cheaper/ cheap as/ cheap than/ cheaper than)
17, The ambulance will be there ….. about 10 minutes. ( for/ in/ at/ with)
18, Car tires can ………… to make pipes and floor covering. ( recycles / is recycled/ be recycled / are recycling)
19, Would you mind …. in the front seat, I’d like ….with Tim and Sam. ( to sit … sitting/ sitting…. to sitting /
sitting… sit/ sitting …. to sit)
20, Mary wants to see the country as much as ……….. ( possible/ possibility/ she is possible)
21, I …. Ha Long Bay twice. The last time I …. Halong was two week ago. ( visit…. visited/ have visited…
visited/ have visited … have visited/ visited …. visited)
22, Yesterday, while Dad was visiting the Statue of Liberty I …. shopping. ( went/ have gone/ was going/ go)
23, Angkor Watt should really …….. as a wonder. ( know/ knows/ is known/ be known)
24, My class has just returned ….. a trip to Hue citadel. ( from / on/ to / with)
25, The computer is new , there shouldn’t be anything wrong …. it ( for / of / to/ with)

1, Here I am in New York! I (be).............. here for a week now and it (be)...................... very exciting. My friend Nancy , I
(meet) ................her in London in 1982, (live) ..............in NewYork for seven years, so she knows all about it. I (meet).......... a lot of
people and I (do)........ all the things that tourists usually (do)............. I (eat) ...........hot dogs. I ( have) ...............lunch in China town. I (
take) ......... a trip to the Statue of Liberty. I ( watch)................ a ball game on T.V.
2, Barbara, the writer , has two children. She (1-write)….. over 40 books. She (2- start) ...............writing after the death of her
first husband. She (3-live)............. in many parts of the world. She (4-spend) ............her childhood in Egypt, but(5-
come).............. to England in 1966. She (6-write) ..............both prose and poetry, but is best known for her romantic novels. She
(7-win)............... many awards, including the Nobel prize, which she (8-win) ..........in 1978.
3, I (write) to my parents last week but I (not, receive) his reply
since then.
4, Look, Peter! ( You, know) the girl who (talk) to Mrs. Hoa
on the play ground?
5, The boy (discuss) a lot about using paper yesterday.
6, We (go ) home late last night.
7, The girls ( play) badminton at the moment.
8, Thu ( practice) her music lesson at 8 o’clock last night.
9, She ( teach) us English since last year.
10, Minh (just, win) the first prize in the talent contest.
11, What ( you, look) for, Mai? (You, lose) anything?
12, Many buildings in our city (heat) by solar energy in 2015.
13, (You, finish) with the bathroom yet?
14, Listen to those people! What language (they, speak)?
15, Who ( carry) our bags when we climb the mountain?
16, It ( not, rain) much in our country in winter.
17, You ( see) the film “ Money” yet?
18, How long (you, be) here?
19, You ( ever, connect) a printer?
20, Are your friends here yet? - Yes, they (just, arrive)
II, Give the correct form of the given words:
1, Some of these traditional dresses have been …………….. (modern)

11, My sister gave me a new pair of Jeans on my
birthday.
…………………………………………………
12, The workers are building a supermarket on our
street.
……………………………………………..
13, Have they sold their car to pay their debt.
…………………………………………………..
14, We are going to grow flowers in our garden.
………………………………………………..
15, Noone has cleaned the room since last week.
…………………………………………………
16, You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 p.m
……………………………………………….
17, My mother made me stay in the house all day.
…………………………………………………
18, I want you to write a letter to her.
…………………………………………………
19, I suggest collecting the garbage.
…………………………………………………
20, Who is going to wash these dirty clothes?
Test III : for gifted students - 2007
I, Choose the correct answer:
1, The ……… rainforests in the world must be preserved. ( tropic/ tropical/ tropically/ tropicalise)
2, The two cities are …… in some way. ( different/ differenly/ differs / difference)
3, I can’t decide anything. It all ……….. on my parents.( depends/ dependent/ dependence/ depended)
4, They used to go ……….. in the countryside during their summer vacation ( seesight/ sightseeing/ sightsee/
sightseer)
5, They had a ………. life in te countryside. ( peace/ peaceful/ peacefully/ peacefulness)
6, In Malaysia, Islam is the country’s offical ………………( language/ religion/ federation/ region)

1. Patricia looked (tired/tiredly) after the long day.
2. The doctor walked (slow/slowly) out of the operating room.
3. The (amount/number) of work involved does not justify the (amount/number) of people assigned to the job.
4. Phoebe remembers (fewer/less) about the old days than Grandpa does, but Grandpa tells (fewer/less) stories than
Phoebe.
5. Pasta does not taste as (good/well) if it is overcooked.
6. This new arrangement works very (good/well).
7. Charlotte is the (younger/youngest) of the twins and the (shorter/shortest) one in the entire family.
8. The decorator chose the (more/most) unusual color scheme I’ve ever seen.
9. .... the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time.( In case of/ In spite of/ Because of/ But for)
10.. The cat was................. to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.( patient enough/ so patient/ enough
patient/ too patient).
11. Hair colour is one of.................. characteristics to be used in identifying people.(the most obviously/ most
obvious/ obviously the most/ the most obvious)
12. Who will take …… o f their children?( carefully / care/ careless / careful)
13. I’m afraid I have to leave ……. a few days time.( in/ after/ on/ at)
14. You will become ill ……………..you stop working so hard.( until/ when/ unless/ if)
15.He lost the race because he ………petrol on the last lap.(got out of/ ran out of/ made out of / put out of)
II, Rewrite the following sentences without changes in the meaning:
1,I’ve never been to a less exciting concert.
It was ……………………………………………….
2, Because of being lost, we stopped to ask a policeman for direction.
We …………………………… so ……………………………………..
3, I usually walk to school in twenty minutes.
It ………………………………………………..………………………………..
4, “ Why don’t you postpone your trip till the fall, Tom?” said Sarah.
Sarah suggested ……………………………… off …………………………….
5, I was never shown how to operate this machine.
At no time ……………………………………………………………
6,The police think the man holding the hostages is heavily armed.

7, She has many ( science) ………………….. project.
8, Noone could find him, he (appear) ……………………….. without trace.
9, He warns me of the (dangerous)………………………. in the forest.
10, She was( extreme) ………………………pleased that she passed the exam.
III, There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline it and write your correction:10points
1, I am going out now. If anybody phone while I shall be out , can you take a message? ........................
2, Her parents wouldn’t let her to go out alone. ......................
3, Would you like to work at an university, Helen? .........................
4, I think your garden needs to weed and you had better do it right now. ...............................
5, Each student studying chemistry have to spend at least three hours per week in the laboratory. ..............
6, She would be nicer unless she didn’t complain so much. ..............................
7, This sweater is too small for me to wear it. ..................................
8, As soon as Sylvia and Ronald will arrive, the meeting will start. .............................
9, When you want to go to the cinema tonight, I will go with you. ...................................
10, Where did you got the information? ...............................
IV, Fill in the blank with one word: 10points
Rebecca sharp is 22 years old and (1)……………….. lived in Seaford all her life. Her mother died(2)
…………… she was a baby and she was (3)………… up by her father. She always wanted to be a carpenter (4)
………… him, so when she was fifteen, she left school and became his apprentice. They worked (5)………..
until his death two years ago.
Regular (6)………….. is getting harder and harder to find job in Seaford(7). ……….. of Rebecca’s friends
have gone to the cities to find jobs. (8) ……………. she prefers to live in the country. She manages to
support (9)……………… by doing casual jobs around the town. She lives (10)…………….. herself with a
ginger cat named Blue.
V. Choose a word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation: 10 points
1, A, baggy B, fashion C, relax D, sale
2, A, plaid B, plain C, claim D, acquaintance
3, A, resource B, amount C, shout D, house
4, A, damage B, generous C, groom D, logical
5, celebrate B, considerate C, conserve D, creature

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develop
communicate
invent
entertain
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express
suggest
celebrate
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move
erupt
imagine
enjoy
disappear
satisfy
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entrance

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dark
weak
similar
sad
popular
friendly
peaceful
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difficult
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religious
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fame
economy
color
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danger
person
politeness
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II, Choose the correct form of word to fill in the blank:24points
31, He is the most ........................... activist in the town. ( effect)
32, I am very ................ that I will go to Dalat tomorrow. ( excite)
33, I want everybody to listen .................. ( care)
34, Solar energy doesn't cause .............................. ( pollute)
35, I suggest .................. up the beach.( clean)
36, It is too .................. to call anyone at night. ( convenient)
37, You should do morning exercise to ............... good health.( enjoyment)
38, This school has .................... reputation. ( excellence)
39, Some scientists say that flying saucers might be people's .............. ( imagine)
40, Tim is an ...................... child.( imagine)
41, There is no .................. that he has been here. ( evident)
42, The man .................... without trace. ( appear)

A, He asked for a picture C, He asked for many pictures
B, He asked for his wage D, He asked for money
58, Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer's request?
A, Because the farmer had thanked him C, Because he would sell one of his pictures.
B, Because he had so many kinds of pictures. D, Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful.
59, Why did the farmer asked the artist for the picture?
A, Because the farmer wanted his son to see the picture.
B, Because the artist didn't want to pay the farmer.
C, Because the farmer wanted to say the kind things about the picture.
D, Because the picture was beautiful.
60, The farmer's son didn't want to become an artist any more..................
A, Because he lived in London.
B, After he had seen the artist's picture.
C, Because he had your pictures.
D, After he came here.
IV, Choose a word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation: 10 points
61, A, hear B, dear C, pear D, clear
62, A, punctual B, rubbish C, thunder D, furious
63, A, theatre B, therefore C, throughout D, thread
64, A, influnced B, terrified C, averaged D, tried
65, A, hello B, lose C, only D, blow
III, Choose a word from the box to fill in the blank:12 points
power -cloudy - effective- nuclear - pollution –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- enough
Are you looking for a cheap, clean (66) ……...... source of power that doesn’t cause (67)…………. or waste natural
resources? Look no further than solar (68)……………. from our sun.
At present, most of our (69)……… comes from the use of coal, oil, gas, or(70)…………. power. This power can be
provided by the sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the earth is .................(71) to provide (72)
…………….. for the total population.
Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar (73)…………… are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s
energy is used to (74)…………. water. The energy can be (75) ………….. for a number .....(76) days, so on (77)

19, Nowhere ........................................................................................
20, Many others have the same situation as you.
21, Your situation is ................................
II, Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word provided:
2, We are impressed by the ......................... of your town people. ( friend)
3, Liverpool is an ...................... city in the north of England. ( industry)
4, English is the ....................... second language in Malaysia. ( compel )
5, This handbook gives us ................... information about Asian countries. ( add)
6, I like watching news because it is very....................... (inform)
7, Many peole use the Internet for ................................( communicate)
8, We saw your school's ............................... on T. V yesterday.( advertise)
9, There are .............................. about wearing uniform at school.(argue)
10, The ................................ situation in that country is getting worse.( economy)
11, The Internet has ...................... developed in our everyday life . ( increase)
12, We must learn about keeping our environment ..........................( pollute)
13, Don't eat these vegetables. They are............................... ( poison)
14, We will live a happier and ...................... life if we keep our environment clean. ( health)
15, Environment .............................. is everyone's responsibility. ( protect)
16, In the future, many building will be .............. by solar energy. ( hot)
17, The two cities are........................... in some ways. ( differ)
18, A lot of .................. come to Van Mieu every day. ( visit)
19, We have many well- ....................... teachers here. ( qualification)
20, The stamp ................. made him famous in the country. ( collect)
III, Choose the best answer for each blank
For many young people sports is a popular part of school life and (1) …………. in one of the school
teams and playing in matches is very important (2). ………… some one is in a team it means a lot of
extra practice and often sending a Saturday or Sunday away (3)……………… home as many matches
are played then. It (4)…………… also involve traveling to other town to play against other school
teams and then (5)………….on after the match for a milk or a drink. Some parents friends or other
students will travel with the team to support (6 )……….. own side.

2, Please don’t tell him anything about that. 2,I’d rather ........................................................
3, Although he was injured, he managed to get out of the car.
In spite ....................................................................................
4, This exercise is too difficult to do. 3, This exercise is so ...................................................
5, “ Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, John?” Jane said.
Jane suggested ........................................................................
6, He asked the passer- by to tell him the way to the station.
“ Can you tell .......................................................
7, They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date .................................................................................
8, His speaking is so soft that it is too difficult to understand.
It is too difficult ....................................................................
9, I won’t go to that restaurant any more. 9, That’s .............................................
10, John hadn’t driven a car for over five months. 10, It is over ..............................................
III, Write the letter with the words given:
1, I/ get/ postcard/ this afternoon .
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2, I/ please/ you/ able/ come here/ next week.
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3, Not worry/ accomodation. There/ the Royal hotel/ round/ corner.
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4, That/ hotel/ I/ used/ stay/ before/ meet/ landlady.
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5, I/ sure/ you/ not/ bored/ here. This/ interesting town.
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6, I/ go/ college/ afternoon,/ we/ able/ meet/ other/ every evening.
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7, Mr. John,/ teacher/ teach/ me/ I/ come here/ say/ I / stay/ longer.
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8, I think/ good idea/. What/ you/think?

Many people have believed that colds are caused by getting chilled and wet. Statistically, colds do seem most
common in winter and least frequent in June and July. Observers of such patterns of occurrence therefore reasoned
that keeping warm helped to prevent cold and wet produced colds.
But if this is so, how can we explain account from Arctic and Antarctic explorers who, in spite of exhaustion,
near starvation, and exposure to frigid conditions, did not catch cold? Then, upon returning to the warmth and
comforts of civilization, they often succumbed immediately to colds.
Additional contrary evidence may be found in the experiences of prisoners of World War II Nazi concentration
camps. During the late autumn and winter months, prisoners were forced to take showers and then stand wet and
naked in the open air. They fully expected to catch cold, to their surprise, most did not.
Doctors today believe that common cold is caused not by dampness and cold but by a virus. However, if the virus
is present, it does seem to thrive better in a body whose natural powers of resistance have been weaken by
exposure to the cold and wet.
1, This article as a whole is about
A, Experiences of Arctic explorers. C, Experiences in concentration camp.
B, The cause of common cold. D, The effects of dampness and cold.
2, It may be understood from the reading that
A, Noone now believe that colds are caused by dampness and cold.
B, You will not catch cold if you are wet and cold.
C, In the future we may cure colds by treating the viruses that cause them.
D, If you don’t eat properly, you will surely catch cold.
3, Which of the following statement is not true:
A, Colds are most common in June and July.
B, Keeping dry will not necessarily prevent catching cold.
C, Arctic explorers caught cold when they returned to civilization.
D, Concentration camp prisoners were forced to stand wet and naked in the winter.
4, Which does the underlined word “their“ in paragraph 4 refer to?
A, concentration camps B, prisoners
C, doctors D, Antarctic explorers
5, What does the word “to thrive“ in paragraph 5 mean?
A, to grow and flourish B, to reason

4, I think your garden needs to weed and you had better do it right now. ...............................
5, Each student studying chemistry have to spend at least three hours per week in the laboratory. ..............
6, She would be nicer unless she didn’t complain so much. ..............................
7, This sweater is too small for me to wear it. ..................................
8, As soon as Sylvia and Ronald will arrive, the meeting will start. .............................
9, When you want to go to the cinema tonight, I will go with you. ...................................
10, Where did you got the information? ...............................
IV, Fill in the blank with one word: 10points
Rebecca sharp is 22 years old and (1)……………….. lived in Seaford all her life. Her mother died(2)
…………… she was a baby and she was (3)………… up by her father. She always wanted to be a carpenter (4)
………… him, so when she was fifteen, she left school and became his apprentice. They worked (5)………..
until his death two years ago.
Regular (6)………….. is getting harder and harder to findjob in Seaford(7). ……….. of Rebecca’s friends
have gone to the cities to find jobs. (8) ……………. she prefers to live in the country. She manages to
support (9)……………… by doing casual jobs around the town. She lives (10)…………….. herself with a
ginger cat named Blue.
V. Choose a word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation: 10 points
1, A, baggy B, fashion C, relax D, sale
2, A, plaid B, plain C, claim D, acquaintance
3, A, resource B, amount C, shout D, house
4, A, damage B, generous C, groom D, logical
5, celebrate B, considerate C, conserve D, creature
VI, Write the correct sentences using these words to make a complete letter, you can make any change if
necessary: 10points
Dear Paul,
1,At last/ arrive/ Paris/, but / terrible trip. ……………………………………………………….
2, Train / crowded / ferry / delay/ two hours. ………………………………………………
3, When/ finally/ set off/ weather/ awful. .……………………………………………
4, I/sick/ all time / arrive/ feel/ very weak. ……………………………………………………..
5, I/ decide / this / last time/ I / travel / ferry. ………………………………………