Teacher : Quynh Nhu
TEST 1
I.PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
1. a. display b. dirty c.invent d. investigate
2. a. legal b. leg c. general d. get
3. a. utter b. custom c. cutting d. use
4. a. course b. scout c. bound d. ground
5. a. date b. path c. delay d. classmate
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION: Choose the most suitable word or phrase
6. The police are ……. The bank robbery .
a. conserving b. combining c. investigating d. instructing
7. Gambling is not …… in Vietnam
a. legal b .illegal c. suitable d. free
8. I find it hard to get use to another country’s ……. and tradition.
a. costumes b. customs c. ways d. favour
9. The teacher ….. her because her mother had just passed away .
a. Put up with b. made allowance for c. took notice of d. catch sight of
10. Theories are …… on facts.
a. put b. made c. leaned d. grounded
11. A mounted policeman is …….
a . one who is carrying a gun b. one who is riding a horse
c. one who is firing d. one who is looking for a thief
12. ……. on the left-hand side the round made me surprised when I first visited London .
a. drive b. driver c. driving d. driver
13. – Go to the cinema in the evening with me .
-Let me ask my parents for ….. permission
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
14. He is such…. Interesting man that everybody likes him .
a. a b, an c. the d. no article
15. A horse is always mounted …….. the left side
a. on b. to c. from d. at

A modern car is enjoyed. It is comfortable and economical but it is rather expensive. Only the rich can
afford to buy it. A large car can many people at the same time. It is very good for a big family. However
it uses a lot of petrol to start the engine and run. It is also difficult to get a space for parking. A large car
is forbidden in some streets.
A driver can drive his small car to any place. It uses less petrol and it is easy for the driver to park. But
it is only suitable for small family and it cannot run fast Which car would you like to choose ?
26. The car industry in England ……
a. is backward b. has developed for year
c. has not developed d. is now developing
27. Cars .,……
a. have advantages only b. are dislikes in England
c. have both advantages and disadvantages d. are always comfortable
28. A modern car is ………
a. expensive b. comfortable c. economical d. all are correct
29. A big family should ……
a. buy a small car b. buy a large car c. buy an economical car d. has no car
30. the advantages of small car is ………
a. easy to park and economical b. suitable for a big family
c. can run very fast d. all are correct
B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
There have been several explanation of the (31)………….why Englishmen walk and drive (32)
…………… One is said that Londoners used to travel on horseback and a horse is always (33)
……………from the left side. One is said that the English people hated Napoleon Bonaparte who put the
right-hand rule (34)………..in the countries that he had conquered. One is said that Englishmen used to
fight with a sword so they held the sword in the right hand and kept (35)…………..to the left made them
feel easy to slash and thrust.
31. a. main b. cause c. affair d.reason
32. a. on the left c. to the right c. on both sides of the street d. in the middle of the street
33. a. brought b. fed c.taken d. mounted
34. a. in date b. in force c. on use d. date back

15. the passer –by was in hurry to get home before ……. Midnight .
a. a b. an c. the d. no actticle
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE : Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be
16. Unti l I got enough money, the picture that I wanted had sold
17. The car who I bought use to be my father’s
18. He was very surprised when he visited London in that the drivers always drive on the right hand
side of the street
19. The air that we breathe is consisting of many gases
20.When we arrived at the station , the train has already left ?
20. The last word when the soldiers said were “Down with the US Imperialists Long live Vietnam”
21.Do you know the reason when Englishmen travel to the left
22.If I had knew the time when the match stated I would have told you
23.New yarer day is the day where all family member gather and enjoy it together
24.Have you finished reading the book which I lend you last week
IV. READING COMPREHENSION A. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers
The Republic of Ireland is a small country in northwestern Europe. In the fifth and sixth centuries Ireland
was one of the principal cultural centres of Europe. In the 12
th
century, in the late 1100s, the Norman
English conquest of Ireland began. By the 16
th
century, England had gained control over the whole of
Ireland. The Irish people continually struggled against the English , but they were always put down or
completely crushed. After years of struggle ,Ireland finally achieved self-government from England in
1922 and became a free republic in 1949
26. the republic of Ireland …..a. is in northearn Europe b.is in northwestern Europe
c. is in France d. is in England
27. In the 6
th
century…….

33. a. lefties b. left c. lefted d. leftist
34. a. a two of b. a double c. a pair of d. a couple of
35. a. organizations b.inventions c.members d. holds
TEST 3
I. Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.secret b.season c.serious d.sugar
2. a.husband b.useless c.industry d. must
3. a.news b.choose c.loose d.close
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.rotation b.mineral c.contaminate d. American
5. a.speechless b.worthy c.pollute d.better
6. a.application b.comprehension c.resolution d.apologize
7. His work suffered because of his total ____ in sport.
a. absorbed b. absorption c. absorbent d. absorptive
8. The head injury has _____ her for life.
a. deafness b. deaf c. deafened d. deafening
9. These countries are ____ in imports of raw cotton.
a. preferential b. preferred c. preferentially d. preference
10. British hospitals are trying a new ____ for cancer.
a. treating b. treatable c. untreatable d. treatment
11. In history, women have had ____ for healing the sick.
a. responsibility b. duty c. task d. mission
12. We can stop adding to the problem while ____ search for answers and laws are passed in nature’s
defence. a. scientific b. science c. scientists d. scientifically
13. The laser beam must be very intense so that it can drill ____ the most delicate bones.
a. in b. out c. throughout d. through
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Teacher : Quynh Nhu
14. He left London ____ New York last year.

a. less and less b. more than c. more and more d. less than
30. A new hospital _______in our town next month.
a. will build b. is going to be built c. will be building d. was built
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. A great number of information stored in the computer is of top secret.
32. Millions of dollars are spent on the reclaiming land all over the world every year.
33. We prefer living in the city than living in the country.
34. The chemicals stay actively and they can cause serious illness and even death.
35. The governor hasn’t decided how to deal with the new problems already.
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Radar is an electronic device that can “see” great distances (36) ______ fog, rain, snow, clouds, and
darkness. It can find and (37) _____ locate missiles, aircraft, ships, cities, rainstorms, and mountains.
Radar (38) ______ radio waves instead of light waves, which the human eye uses in seeing. This makes
it (39) ______ for radar to locate many kinds of objects at (40) ______ greater distances than the eye
can see.
36. a. in spite of b. because of c. instead of d. due to
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