HSG E8 Test 1 BBL - (2011) Proficiency Test ( E 8)
I.Pick out the words that have the underlined letters pronounced differently from others.
1.a.sixty b.my c.sky d.fly 4.a.size b.sure c.serve d.sound
2.a.drought b.ought c.brought d.bought 5.a.mobile b.enroll c.socket d.notice
3.a.typhoon b.goose c.food d.flood 6.a.unite b.migrant c.habit d.sink
II.Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.
1.Oh ,that ‘s nice.Where ………..it ?
a.do you buy b.are you buy c.did you buy d.you buy
2.our team played well……to win the golf medal.
a.too b.that c.so d.enough
3.Don’t let your children………with matches
a.play b.playing c.to play d.plays
4.I know you worked very…….this semester
a.hardly b.good c.bad d.hard
5.Marry was born in France.French is her..
a.mother tongue b.first language c.foreign language d.a and b
6.John came……an old school friend in the street this morning.
a.with b.along c. across d.off
7.He does morning exercises regulary……improve his health.
a.in order to b.so that c.to be d.he
8.It’s too cold outside.Why……you close the door,please?
a.Do b.Are c.Could d. don’t
9.She is studying hard……pass the final exam.
a.for b.in order to c.so to d.so that
10.Can you fill……..this form for me?
a.out b.on c.in d.at
III.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1.He is cold because he (swim) for an hour.
2.While we (walk) along the street we met an old friend.
3.You ever (hear) such a story?
4.What you( do) last night? - Well.I (be) tired,so I (go) to bed early.


VI.Complete these sentences using the suitable prepositions
1.The students have been here………….the beginning…………the semester.
2.This English class seemed very easy……….first.
3.The girl went to school…………the age………ten.
4.She is famous………her beaty.
5.He was accused……………stealing the car.
6.Wine is made……………grapes.
7.His father is good……….gardening.
8.The office will be close…………Christmas.
9.The flight from Da Lat arrived………..Hue…………noon.
10The teacher said we had to learn the expressions…………heart.
VII.Rewrite the following sentences withow changing their meaning.
1.How long is it since you used the car?=>When………
2.When did you go to bed?=>What…….......
3.You can’t understand these things because you are very young.=>You aren’t………..
4.It’s a long time since we last met our old friends.=>We have............
5.Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone.=> Alexander Graham Bell was…….
6.Where is the dentist’s office?=>Could you tell me ………….
7.Thank you for helping me.=>It was very kind………………….
8.Robert is a playwright as well as an actor.=>Robert is not only……………
9.The cake is so hard that I couldn’t eat it.=>It was………….
10.He usually went to school by bus when he was a student.=>He used……
VIII.Each sentence has one mistake .Find and correct it.
1.Shall you close the window for me,please?
A B C D
2.She is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university.
A B C D
3.When I was having dinner,one friend of mine was coming to see me.
A B C D

given
8.were 10.to see/have
never seen
IV.
1.an 3.comes 5.is 7.there 9.round
2.when 4.has 6.from 8.lot 10.as/so
V.
1.sociable 3.performance 5.lovely 7.death 9.equipment
2.Unluckily 4.unfriendly 6.boring/bored 8.disappeared 10.unimportant
VI.
1.at/of 3.at/of 5.of 7.at 9.in/at
2.at 4.for 6.of 8.at 10.by
VII.
1.When did you use the car?
2.What time did you go to bed?
3.You aren’t old enough to understand these things.
4.We have not met our old friends for a long time.
5.Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of telephone.
6.Could you tell me the way to the dentist’s office?
7.It was very kind of you to help me.
8. Robert is not only a playwright but also an actor.
9. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat.
10. He used to go to school by bus when he was a student.
VIII.
1.a.Shall->Will 2.c.getting-> to get 3.c.was coming-> came 4.b.writing-> written 5.c.many-> much
IX.
1.TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment.
2.The life in the village is definitely changing for the better.
3.Minh has collected stamps since he was a child.
4.My father is watching TV in the sitting room at the moment .