TEST 1
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. heat b. seat c. great d. meat
2. a. teacher b. money c. return d. ruler
3. a. churches b. chairman c. chemist d. changes
II. Choose the best answer:
1. We are made (to do/ do/ doing/ done) all the cleaning in the house.
2. I (was watching/ was used to watch/ used to watch/ have been watching) television a lot but I
don’t any more.
3. He (had been/ was/ is/ has been) to New York three times this year.
4. I remember (meet/ meeting/ met/ to meet) you somewhere before.
5. No one knows how many documents (has/ had/ have/ has had) been lost.
6. If energy (is/ will be/ were/ would be) unlimited, many things in the world be different.
7. Mr. Brown has (too/ very/ such/ so) many patients (that/ until) he is always busy.
8. The children, (that/ whom/ whose/ their) parents work late, are taken home by bus.
9. She doesn’t understand (what/ that/ whose/ where) I am saying.
10. He wanted to know the reason (as/ for/ why/ because) I was late.
11. We have to start early (so that/ that/ because/ because of) we won’t be late.
12. The place (what/ who/ where/ which) we spent our holiday was really beautiful.
13. It (take/ spends/ took/ spent) me two hours to get home because of the traffic jam yesterday.
14. There are small (differences/ different/ difference/ differently) between British and American
English.
15. Some species of rare animals are in (danger/ dangerous/ dangerously/ endanger) of extinction.
16. We are (tire/ tiring/ tired/ to tire) of the long journey.
17. Sara speaks so (fast/ fastly/ faster/ fastest) that I can’t understand her.
18. Would you mind (give/ giving/ to give/ to giving) me a hand with this bag?
19. (How long/ How far/ How long away/ How often) is Oxford from Cambridge?
20. We came late _____.
A, because of the bad weather B. because the bad weather
C. because of the badly weather D. because the badly weather
21. I am worried (that/ of/ to/ about) talking my final exam.

9. a. choose b. test c. wish d. consist
10. a. On b. In c. Of d. For
IV. Read the text below and say whether the statements are T or F:
David Hempleman Adams is an explorer and adventurer. In April 1984, he walked through
northern Canada to the North Pole. He walked 400 kilometers in 22 days. He was 27 years old
when he did it. David was the first person to walk to but North Pole by himself. Other people
traveled to the North Pole before David but they had a sled and a dog team. David didn’t have a
dog team. David was a brave bear and the icy water didn’t kill him.
1. David was the first person to walk to the North Pole alone. _____
2. He was 27 years old when he traveled to the North Pole. _____
3. David traveled to the North Pole with a dog team. _____
4. He was killed by the bear. _____
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TEST 2
I. Pronounce:
1. a. look b. blood c. good d. foot
2. a. bill b. child c. wild d. mild
3. a. loudly b. without c. thousand d. brought
4. a. purpose b. postpone c. postcard d. product
5. a. accomplished b. secretary c. comfortable d. necessary
II. Choose the best answer:
1. All of us are waiting the man (who/ which/ whom/ whose) son was lost.
2. Ken asked Barbara (unless/ in case/ regarding/ whether) she would like to go to the cinema.
3. (If/ Because/ Since/ Although) the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand
him at all.
4. The girl ____ is our neighbor.
A. talks to the lady over there B. is talking to the lady over there
C. was talking to the lady over there D. talking to the lady over there
5. Her eyes were red and puffy (even if/ since/ because of/ despite) she had been crying a lot last
night.

25. The manager did not offer her job because of her untidy (sight/ view/ presence/ appearance).
III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the
sentence correct:
1. Every discount store advertises that their products are cheaper than its competitors’.
A B C D
2. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes.
A B C D
3. HCM City, that has the biggest population, is also the largest city in my country.
A B C D
4. I will intend to go back home when I finish my education.
A B C D
5. Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.
A B C D
IV. Read the text below and decide which word best fits each space:
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological
age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (1)
Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1971 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew
up plans for several calculating machines which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he
(2) building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (3)
his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished
building (4) engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (5) has taken six years to complete and
more than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine
will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage’s
work.
1. a. called b. known c. written d. recognized
2. a. wanted b. made c. started d. missed
3. a. why b. whether c. though d. until
4. a. an b. that c. the d. some
5. a. One b. They c. It d. He
V. Read the text below and say whether the statements are T or F:

5. He (was studying/ studied/ had been studying/ had studied) the effects of radiation when he
suddenly died.
6. I think he (will/ should/ could/ had) better not encourage the students to take extra lessons.
7. Dr. Sales is person (whom/ in whom/ in that/ that) I don’t have much confidence.
8. He thought much of his childhood (that/ where/ when/ which) he lived with his family n the
country.
9. His grandfather died (in/ of/ on/ at) the age of 90.
10. He always (avoids to meet me/ avoiding to meet me/ avoids meeting me/ to avoid meeting
me).
11. There was a lot of traffic _____.
A. and we go to the airport on time B. but we managed to get to the airport in time
C. because we had to get to the airport on time D. so that we could get to the airport in time
12. Let’s go out for a walk, (do we/ don’t we/ won’t we/ shall we)?
13. I was learning maths when my mother (comes/ came/ has come/ is coming) back.
14. “Who sings best in your school?” “Jerry (sings/ is/ has/ does).”
15. Several (chemists/ chemistry/ chemical/ chemicals) are known to cause cancer to develop
16. Please ask them (don’t smoke/ not smoking/ to not smoke/ not to smoke) in this area.
17. The boy (which/ who/ whose/ whom) is standing there is my son.
18. Television (is/ was/ has been/ had been) very popular since the 1950s.
19. Drinking and smoking will do great harm (to/ for/ with/ in) people’s health.
20. It is the largest ship I (had been/ saw/ have ever seen/ see).
21. Everybody in both cars (is/ are/ was/ were) injured in the accident last night.
22. (Do you like/ Would you like/ Will you like/ Have you like) to have lunch with us today?
23. We were disappointed that most of the guests (leave/ left/ have left/ had left) when we arrived
at the party.
24. Pupils are looking forwards to (go/ going/ went/ have gone) on holiday.
25. She hasn’t heard from her son (for several weeks/ for several weeks ago/ since several weeks/
since several weeks ago).
26. Gold (discovered/ was discovered/ has been discovered/ is discovered) near San Francisco in
1848, and the gold rush started the following year.

V. Read the text below and say whether the statements are T or F:
In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person in the eyes when you are
having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is
talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This is
course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you talking, you may appear hiding
something, that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will
sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word.
But they always turn immediately back to look the listener in the eye. Those social rules are the
same for two women, two men, a woman and a man, or an adult and a child.
1. When you are talking to an American or Canadian, you should look to the side. _____
2. Looking down or to the side when you are spoken to means you feel bored with his or her
words _____
3. People can look away for a few seconds while speaking to hide something. _____
4. These social rules are user for everybody. _____
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TEST 4
I. Pronounce:
1. a. honesty b. harmful c. healthy d. hydrogen
2. a. appreciate b. conservation c. explanationd. gratefully
3. a. particular b. scholarshipc. earflap d. warmer
4. a. deafness b. release c. treatment d. conceal
5. a. genius b. goddess c. Google d. goodbye
6. a. custom b. conflict c. English d. gesture
7. a. honesty b. introduce c. property d. mineral
8. a. independence b. revolution c. associate d. operation
9. a. apprehension b. technology c. accessible d. miraculous
10. a. abnormality b. administrative c. preferentially d. educational
II. Choose the best answer:
1. In order to master a language, learners need to spend a great deal of time on (practice/
practicing/ to practice/ practiced) it.

musical forms was widely accepted as a valid distinction that (5) out better quality, more advanced
“art music” from the popular styles of music heard in bars and dance halls.
However, (6), musicologists studying this perceived divide between “high” and “low” musical
genres argued that this distinction is not based on the musical value or quality of the different types
of music. Rather, they argued that this distinction was based largely on the socioeconomic standing
or social class of the performers or audience (7).
(8), whereas the audiences for Classical symphony concerts typically have above-average
incomes, the audience for a hip-hop concert in an inner-city area may have below-average incomes.
Even though the performers, audience, or venue where non-“art” music is performed, such as blues,
hip-hop, punk, or ska may be very complex and sophisticated.
Deaf people can experience music by feeling the vibrations in their body, a process which can be
enhanced if the individual holds a resonant, hollow object. A well-known deaf musician is the
composer (9), who composed many famous works even after he had completely lost his hearing.
Recent examples of deaf musicians include Evelyn Glennie, a highly acclaimed percussionist who
has been deaf since the age of twelve, and Chris Buck, a virtuoso violinist (10).
1. a. individuals b. groups c. persons d. peoples
2. a. seen b. viewed c. watched d. looked
3. a. companies b. schools c. factories d. churches
4. a. describe b. cure c. treat d. express