TEST 2
A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. ordered B. published C. impressed D. escaped
2. A. exchange B. brochure C. challenge D. charity
3. A. gemstone B. generous C. giant D. garbage
4. A. treatment B. teaching C. disease D. spread
5. A. deny B. terrify C.energy D. liquify
B. VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I read an interesting ........................... in the paper the other day.
A. article B. information C. news D. reporting
2. “How did you feel before the exam?” -“Very ...............................”.
A. shy B. boring C. nervous D. fearsome
3. My father’s office is on the 10
th
....................... of that tall building.
A. flat B. block C. stage D. floor
4. Will you ........................... me to post this letter tomorrow?
A. remember B. mind C. remind D. suggest
5. Sir James Sheridan is the best ........................ on the English stage.
A. artist B. audience C. viewer D. actor
II. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete each of the following sentences.
1. UFO means unidentified flying .......................
2. Scientists can usually predict when a volcano will .................
3. Tet holiday is the most important ........................ for Vietnamese people.
4. A/An ............................. is a person who installs and repairs water pipes.
5. Air ............................. is a serious problem in many large cities.
III. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in
capitals

is clear that little people have serious problems. In fact, it is
television, films, and pop music that have helped to bring him
closer together, and that minor difficulties which might occur in
comprehension are probably many fewer than 40 or 50 years ago.
Normally four or five American programs are finding in an evening
on British television, and 6 or 7 of the American 20 better records
are by British artist.
0/....said....
1/...............
2/...............
3/...............
4/...............
5/...............
6/...............
7/...............
8/...............
9/...............
10/.............
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He’ll never pass his driving test ........................... he takes more lessons.
A. unless B. if C. because D. when
2. Opposite our house is a nice park .......................... there are many trees and flowers.
A. which B. where C. that D. who
3. The teacher encouraged ................................ good composition.
A. us write B. us to write C. us writing D. us to writing
4. She had to do the shopping for her neighbor,............................... she?
A. didn’t B. hadn’t C. wasn’t D. haven’t
5. I.............................. bread and eggs every morning.
A. use to eat B. am used to eat C. used to eating D. am used to eating
6. She telephoned while I ......................... a picture.

A. The British people B. Trafalgar Square C. Bond Street D. Marble Arch
II. Choose the correct word for each space from the list in the box. Do not use the same
word more than once.
A.abandoned B.astronauts C.damaged D.destroyed E. launched
F.orbit G.objects H.polluted I.situation J.spacecraft
On 4 October 1957 the first satellite, Sputnik, was (1).................Since then,
thousands of (2).................have been sent into space. Every few weeks new satellites are
put into (3)............... . Unfortunately, space is being (4)................by debris from these
space flights. More than 70,000 (5)...............have been left in space. Parts of rockets have
been left. Old satellites have been (6)............. . Other items, including a glove, a spanner
and a camera, have been lost by (7)................. . The situation up there is becoming
dangerous. Both Russian and American spacecraft have been (8)............... . An astronaut
would be killed if he or she was hit by a piece of rubbish. It would cost billions of dollars
to collect all the debris, but if nothing is done the (9).................. will only get worse.
Sooner or later a satellite will be (10).................by a large piece of rubbish and thousand
more pieces of debris will be scattered.
III. Read the following passage. Write T (true) or F (false) for each of the sentences
below, according to the information given. If the information is not given, write N.
Number (0) is given as an example.
A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the
huge statue on the outskirts of Cairo. This statue of the sun god has the body of a lion and
the face of a human being. It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be
completely saved.
The statue has already been dug out of the sand three times. However, the latest
problems are much more serious. First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the
neighborhood and the underground passages round the statue have become blocked. Too
much water has been running into the stone statue for several years. As a result, tiny pieces
of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it.
Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also
destroying the ancient statue. The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the

5. My uncle spent five hours repairing his house.
It took.......................................................................................................................................
6. We couldn’t drive fast because of the fog.
The fog...................................................................................................................................
7. He asked Jane how she thought of his new shoes.
“How.......................................................................................................................................
8. He can’t get the job because he isn’t good at English.
If he.......................................................................................................................................
9. The bicycle was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
The bicycle was too............................................................................................................
10. In spite of his age, he often plays badminton.
Although..............................................................................................................................
II. Complete each sentence of the following letter.
Dear Mai,
1. Thank / letter.
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2. I / sorry / I / not / able / write / two weeks.
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3. I / have / do / lot / homework.
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4. My exam / be / four weeks.
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5. I / not / speak / English / good.
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6. I/ glad / you / come / Hanoi.
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7. You / able / come / soon?
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8. I / want / show / you / everything.
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