TEST 14
I.choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1.A good clock always keeps………. Time.
a. accurate
c .certain
b. serious
d. true
2.she has……..a lot of money in her new job.
a.found
c. earned
b.done
d.gained
3.would you………opening the windows now.
a.concern
c.mind
b.worry
d.want
4.we can………difficulty without too much effort.
a.get off
c.get though
b.get away
d.get over
5………. People go to the movies now then ten years ago.
a.fewer
c.lesser
b.few
d.less
6.we don’t know the……….of the game.
a.laws
c.customs
b.rules

d.complete
13.If you had come to the party, you……….her.
a.would have met
c.had met
b.met
d.would meet
14.The manager had his secretary……….the report for him.
a.tying
c.typed
b.to type
d.type
15.He……….in this office for ten years by next Monday.
a.will have been working
c.will work
b.would be working
d.will be working
16.No sooner……….the office than the phone rang.
a.had he left
c.he had left
b.he was leaving
d.was he leaving
17.Neither the director nor his assistant…………..
a.haven’t come
c.have come
b.has come
d.hasn’t come
18.It is necessary that you………..here at 8 a.m tomorrow.
a. be
c.would be
b.would have been d.will be being

d.Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest.
2.Which of the following statements is not true?
a.There are many forms of communication in existence today.
b.Verbalization is the most common form of communication.
c.The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication.
d.Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.
3.Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?
a. picture signs
b.Braille
c.body language
d.signal flags
4.How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?
a.5
b.7
c.9
d.11
5. Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally except for…………
a.spelling
b.ideas
c.whole words
d.expression
(1.a 2.c 3.b 4.c 5.a)
III.Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space.
“The Moon Trap” is a new film made by a young Canadian (1)…………called Melvin Strange. The main parts in
the film are (2)………by Sid Chewing and Julie Plain who last appeared in “Music Forever”.
In this new film (3)………..start as a young married couple who buy an old house in the country. After living
there (4)……….a few weeks, strange things begin to happen.
Some of the furniture in the house disappears and can’t be (5)………., windows break and pictures fall of walls.
At night they (6)………..crying noises, and when the moon is up loud screams can be heard from the woods
nearby.

d.use
8.a.why
b.if
c.how
d.because
9.a.lots
b.much
c.many
d.all
10.a.as
b.when
c.than
d.then
(1.c 2.a 3.b 4.c 5.d 6.a 7.c 8.b 9.a 10.d)
IV.Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.


$5000 bank (1)………….. in the city
There was a bank robbery in central London yesterday. Just before closing time yesterday, a man
(2)…………..the Butcher Street branch of the National Westminster Bank. He was (3)……….s shotgun, and
(4)………a stocking mask (5)……….his head. There were only a (6)………customers in the (7)………at the
time. He made them (8)…………on the floor, and forced the cashier to put the (9)…………in a sack. As he was
leaving, the security guard is now in St.Patrick’s (12)…………surgeons are trying to (13)…………his life. Last
night the police (14)………..a man in South London. He is now helping the police with their (15)………..
(1.robbery 2.entered 3.carrying 4.wearing 5.over 6.few 7.bank 8.lie 9.money 10.alarm 11.robber 12. hospital
13.save 14.arrested 15.enquirier)
V.Use the words to make sentences.
1.they/ work/ lab tomorrow/ and you/ too.
(They will work in lab tomorrow, and you will too)
2.he/ involve/ acts/ espionage.

All the prisoners………………( All the prisoners will be caught again by tonight.)
COMPOSITION
Describe the advantages of living in the country and the disadvantages of living in the city.
(Although I’ve spent most of my life in the city, I always prefer to live in the country rather than in the city.
First, living in the country we can enjoy fresh and pure air all year round whereas the city atmosphere is seriously
polluted.
Second, we can live a safe and peacefull file in the country while townsfolk are often obsessed with sudden deaths
caused by careless drivers and fool hardy motorcyclists.


Third, nothing can be compared with beautiful sceneries at dusk and at dawn in the country side. They help us relax
wonderfully after a hard day’s work while the debaucheries in prostitute houses in beer shops and dancing-halls are
ruining
townspeople’s
body
and
soul.)



TEST 15
LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. He’s just arrived to find his wife in tears.
a. embarrassed
c. crying
b. panicking
d. confused
2. She’s just bought a pair of silk tights.
a. pantyhose

c. food
b. machines
d. stock
9. People ……….. their money because they want their money to grow in value.
a. save
c. invest
b. put away
d. hide
10. A(n) …………. is a person who sees something and can tell what he or she sees.
a. witness
c. warden
b. observer
d. newsreader
11. ………….. work is work which is done the same way all the time.
a. Routine
c. Manual
b. Mental
d. Office
12. When you ………. you can draw, write, compose music, or make something new.
a. make up
c. discover
b. create
d. imagine
13. Movies, sports, and reading are forms of ………… They help us relax.
a. exercise
c. entertainment
b. study
d. research
14. When a man …………. he asks a woman to marry him.
a. proposes

20. When our friends have bad fortune, we try to show……………
a. love
c. embarrassment
b. sympathy
d. pity
II. Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following questions:
During the teenage years, many young people can be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike
being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal
development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming
independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually
more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are
trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about schoolwork and future plan but
should not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some
young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to
watch for any sign of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
1. This passage is taken from a
a. handbook for parents
b. school timetable
c. teenage magazine
d. book for children
2. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?
a. because most teenagers are quiet.
b. because teenagers don’t want to talk to other people.
c. because teenagers think adults are not honest.
d. because most teenagers hate adults.
3. When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
a. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them.
b. When adults give them a lot of money to spend.
c. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

a. is
a. fired
a. nerves
a. small
a. over
a. extremely
a. prohibited
a. take
a. quit
a. many

b. entitled
b. lit
b. system
b. tiny
b. under
b. not
b. urged
b. took
b. abandon
b. some

c. has

(12)…weapons….. would lead to vast destruction in the (13)…world…. That is why the
(14)…struggle…. For peace has become an urgent necessity in our time.
V. Use the words to make sentences.
1. All / us took / holiday except Tom.
…………………………………………
All of us took a holiday except Tom.
2. We hold / stocks / cater / your requirements.
…………………………………………………….
We hold large stocks to cater for your requirements.
3. It take / me / long time / make / mind.
……………………………………………………
It takes me a long time to make up my mind.
4. English courses / will not / too hard / you study.
……………………………………………………….
The English course will not be too hard for you to study
5. Will not / committee decide / proposal today?
……………………………………………………….
Won’t the committee decide on the proposal today?
6. We must all / pressure / authorities / if / we / want / something / do/
………………………………………………………………………………
We must all put pressure on the authorities if we want something to be done.
7. He write / only correctly / but / neatly.
……………………………………………………..
He writes not only correctly but also neatly.
8. You said / your letter / you / like / visit us / summer.
…………………………………………………………….
You said in your letter that you’d like to visit us in the summer.
9. only can / computer gather / fact / also store.



6.a
7. c
8. d

9.c
10.a
11. a
12. b

13. c
14. a
15. b
16. b

17.c
18.a
19. d
20. b

II.
1.a

2.c

3.a

4. d

5.b


12. weapons
13. world
14. struggle

V.
1. All of us took a holiday except Tom.
2. We hold large stocks to cater for your requirements.
3. It takes me a long time to make up my mind.
4. The English course will not be too hard for you to study
5. Won’t the committee decide on the proposal today?
6. We must all put pressure on the authorities if we want something to be done.
7. He writes not only correctly but also neatly.


8. You said in your letter that you’d like to visit us in the summer.
9. Not only can the computer gather facts, it can also store them.
10. She plays not only the guitar but also the violin.
VI.
1. Neither of us have been there before.
2. The weather was so good that we went swimming.
3. It’s too far for me to see.
4. It is the first time I went to the ballet.
5. You can’t believe John because he never speaks the truth.
6. He suggested putting my luggage under the seat.
Your English teacher
My English teacher is Miss Loan. She’s of medium height, about twenty five of age. She’s fairy
pretty with her oval-shaped face, straight nose, large forehead and bright eyes. Though young and
attractive in appearance she’s dignified and virtuous.
She’s known to be a teacher of considerable ability. Her method of teaching differs somewhat with
that of our former teacher. Instead of explaining fully every new lesson beforehand she just gives us

a. early
b. soon
c. immediately
d. after a white
5. English is required for that job
a. compulsory
b. interesting
c. extra
d. optional
6. Central heaving has been put in
a. received
b. installed
c. corrected
d. altered
7. Mary want to go New York by herself, but her father would not give his …..
a. control


b. example
c. consent
d. altered
8. Clara wanted to buy the coat, but it cost more than she could …
a. assume
b. afford
c. arouse
d. limit
9. The show should have stared an huor ago, I don’t know what could have caused …
a. alarm
b. delay
c. statement

b. melt
c. bake
d. fail
16. We had hoped that Robert would agree to help us, but he has …..to
a. desired
b. promised
c. effused
d. intended
17. Since I have been ill, my appetite has diminished
a. desire for exercise
b. desire for sleep
c. desire for visitors
d. desire for food
18. Her husband is very competent ; he will repair the roof himself
a. talking about
b. thinking about
c. arguing about
d. putting off
19. The time for discussing the problem is over ; now we must act
a. talking about
b. thinking about
c. arguing about
d. putting off
20. I new my father would discipline me for my action
a. reward
b. reprove
c. congratulate
d. punish



the growing use of heavy cars in big cities

d.

the shift of the population to downtown areas

2.

A shopping center is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which is

a.

narrow and winding

b.

very crowded with automobiles

c.

used as a store-house for heaters and conditioners

d.

shaded and comfortable

3. American shopping centers are especially established in the suburbs because
a. the customers want to avoid the heavy traffic in downtown areas.
b. the traffic is heavier in the suburbs than in the downtown areas.
c. there are few people moving from the downtown areas to the neighboring regions.


d. yet

2

a. a

b. some

c. an

d. over

3

a. to

b. by

a. through

d. with

4

a. hardly

b. mostly

c. partly


d. happens

8

a. computer

b. editor

c. typist

d. printer

9

a. it

b. there

c. you

d. we

10

a. skill

b. work

c. management

8. The phone/ not be/ instead / I/ write/ you/ instead.
………………………………………
9. None/ her/ friend/ wished her/ happy birthday.
………………………………………
10. None/ students/ have/ finish/ exam yet.
………………………………………
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed
before it.
1.Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
If you had told me …………………..
2. Please don’t say things like that.
I wish …………………..
3. It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn’t been for weather.
But …………………..
4. Dogs can swim better than cats can.
Cats cannot …………………..


5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months.
It’s …………………..
6. There’s a spare bed in David’s room.
David’s room …………………..

ĐÁP ÁN
I.
1.b

5.a

9.b


16.c

20.d

2.d

3.a

4.c

5.d

II.
1.b
III.
1.c

3.a

5.c

7.d

9.b

2.a

4.d


5. small

10. goal

15. for

V.
1. None of us took a holiday besides Tom
2. Mr. Jones cut himself shaving
3. Please advise us as soon as the goods have been dispatched
4. I’ve seen (saw) your advertisement in today’s “ Cambridge News”
5. I neither smoke nor drink
6. I arrived on Monday 4th and expected to return to London on Thursday 7th July
7. No problem is harder to solve than this one
8. The phone hasn’t been installed yet, do I’m writing to you instead
9. None of her friends wished her a happy birthday
10. None of the students have finished the exam yet


VI.
1. If you had told me in advance/ in (good) time I could have avoided that date.
2. T wish you wouldn’t say things like that.
3. But for the weather, it would have been a superb weekend.
4. Cat’s cannot swim as dogs (can).
5. It’s three months since she last went to the hairdresser.
6. David’s room has a spare bed in it.
Describe the career you have chide, and the reasons for your choice.
Choosing a career is of the most importance. It determines one’s whole life. As for me, after careful
consideration, I want to become a construction engineer.
In our country, after long years of atrocious war, many houses, villages, bridges and roads were destroyed


3. They crept into their tent, so they ……
a.made a lot of noise

c.werevery quite

b.ran quickly

d.panicked

4.They slept soundly.They slept …….
a.noisily

c.deeply

b.fast

d.good

5.She was caught in a storm.The weather was ……..
a.fine

c.warm and sunny

b.rough

d.wet

6.It’s upside down.It isn’t……
a.up

c.was stopped

b.was caught

d.was seen

10. The bicycle was picked up four hundred miles away. It was ……… by a
police man
a.picked

c.dropped

b.found

d.lifted

11.He was amused. He must have …….
a.laughed

b.cried

b.shouted

c.booed

12. You can just see our house ……. The trees.
a.on

c.above


d.above

16.Mr. Wilson forgot ……. Doing that until later in the afternoon
a.about

c.on

b.of

d.over

17.She was pound …… finishing the work in such a short time
a.about

c.on

b.of

d.over

18.The police are interested …… knowing more about that man
a.about

c.by

b.in

d.through

19.There is very little possibility ……. finding a substitute now.

their nervousness.
Remember that interviewer as talk to people in order to hire, not because
they enjoy embarrassing uneasy applicants. One way to overcome a flustered
feeling, or “butterflies in the stomach”, is to note that interviewers want to hire
people who have something to offer the company. If interviewers think you will
fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after. It’s almost as
if you interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you.
1.According to the passage, the outward sign of nervousness that most
attracts the attention interviewers is
a. a damp brow.

c. restless hand gestures.

b. clammy hands.

D. a jittery stomach.

2. An interviewer is someone who
a. is looking for a job
b. seeks facts form prospective employees
c. has already hired you.
d. is always on the lookout to trip up applicants
3.It can be inferred from the passage that overcoming nervous is a matter of
a. wiping your head and hands before entering the interview room.
b. taking several tranquilizers before the interview
c. being dramatic and aggressive
d. realizing that interviews are two – sided and making the most of it.
4. “Butterflies in the stomach” means
a. a nervous feeling


drawers, cupboards and boxes in his house there were hundreds and thousand
of bank (7)……….. and coins.
It took police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just
as long to (8)……….. all the money.
“We had absolutely no idea that he had been hiding his money over the
year’s” one of his neighbors (9)……………, In fact we used to feel sorry for him,
we thought he was a poor old man unable to (10)………. Anything better for
himself!”
1/ a. which

b. where

c.who

d.what

2/ a.until

b.above

c.over

d.across

3/ a.reminded

b.help

c.had



c. letters

d. notes

8/ a. number

b. count

c. guess

d. make

9/ a.said

b. spoke

c. mentioned

d. told

10/ a.pay

b. spend

c.afffoed

d. give

IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.

............................................................
9.Thank you / letter / offer me / job
............................................................
10. Have not / you / this movie before?
............................................................
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the
same as the one printed before it.
1.You are requested to come by seven o’clock.
Please come.......................................
2.Who teaches you driving?
By whom are ......................................
3.We need seven day to consider it
We need a .........................................
4.They are soon accustomed to writing
It is not long ........................................
5.The train does not take as long as the bus
The bus takes longer ..........................