TEST 2
Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. lab B. debt C. subtle D. plumber
2. A. acoustic B. flour C. about D. account
3. A. castle B. cattle C. fasten D. gourmet
4. A. muscle B. ascent C. science D. scope
5. A rapport B. airport C. court D. sport
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2. Choose the word whose main tress is placed differently from the others in each group
1. A. communicate B. experience C. inspiration D. embroidery
2. A. banyan B. blanket C. exchange D. gather
3. A. decorate B. behave C. expect D. describe
4. A. realize B. product C. mechanic D. separate
5. A. comment B. garment C. cement D. even
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 3. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. Mary: "Is 11 o'clock alright?" - Tom: "(Yes, that's fine / No, I don't want to go / Wait a minute / Sounds
interesting)"
2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily (finish / destroy / provide / defeat) a harvest.
3. You should pay (attendance / intention / convention / attention) to what the instruction is saying.
4. My friends usually enjoy my (sense / kind / means / form) of humor.
5. Mother. "Could you do me a favor?" - Kate: "(No, thanks. I'm fine / Yes, that's kind of you / Yes, sure /
Yes, thank you)”
6. Practising (speak / speaking / to speak / for speaking) English anywhere you can is a way to better your
speaking skill
7. Soak some old newspapers in a (pair / bunch / bucket / tube) of water overnight.
8. Mrs. Thanh: (Will / Shall / Do /Should) you give the book to me, please?" - Mai: "Of course",
9. The winners are the first ones (make / makes/ making / to make) a fire.
10. Children may drink or eat chemicals and drugs (until / because / although / so that) they look like soft
drinks and candy.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4. Correct the words in bold
Ex: Jane did a lot of mistakes in her composition. Answer: did -> made
1. I’m afraid you’ve lost your test. You only got 23%. 1.................................................
2. Congratulations! You’ve gained first prize in the competitions! 2.................................................
3. I’ve asked everyone where Jane is, but none can tell me. 3.................................................
4. I’m a bit short of cash. Can you borrow me some until tomorrow? 4.................................................
5. Gills has got a good job and wins a good salary. 5.................................................
6. Do you mind if I make a photograph of you? 6.................................................
7. Our school is nearby to the town centre. 7.................................................
8. It’s so peaceful living in the nature away from the city. 8................................................
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9. I feel asleep. Do you mind if I go to bed? 9.................................................
10. My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club. 10...............................................
Part 5. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space.
1. He drove such fast that he won the race. 1...............................................
2. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend. 2...............................................
3. When she came, I read her letter. 3...............................................
4. It's dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets. 4...............................................
5. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time. 5...............................................
Part 6. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. Were it to rain heavily, we (stay) ______at home.
2. I do not understand why Hoa (always forget) ______ her umbrella.
3. His mother, together with her friends, (just arrive) ______ at the station.
4. Not only Tom (visit) ______ us but he also brought us many presents.
5. There is no point in (complain) ____ about your son if you can do nothing (help) ______ him.
6. It was my fault to keep you waiting so long. I (inform) ______ you in advance.
7. The virus (know) ______ as MERS has spread enough for the WHO to say the situation is now more
serious and urgent.
8. Taylor Swift (name) ______ among Forbes's 2015 list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World
recently.
9. They suggest that the heater (repair) ______ before winter comes.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 7. Supply in my correct form of the words in brackets.
1. I am.......................sorry for the delay. (EXTREME) ………………………...
2. I am ......................enough to have a lot of friends. (LUCK) ………………………...
3. They enjoy the......................summer evenings in the countryside. (PEACE) ………………………...
4. Role – play is ......................in developing communication skills. (HELP) ………………………...
5. What is the correct ______________of this word? (PRONOUNCE) ………………………...
Part 8. Fill in each numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word.
Population growth affects almost (1)_____ aspect of everyday life. This is (2)_______ a continual
growth in the earth’s population forces us to change the ways we use the land. For example, an expanding
population needs more land (3)___ housing, shops and industry. An expanding population also means that
we need to grow (4)____ food and build more hospitals, schools and roads. But the area of land available
for human use is fixed. In fact, only about one third of the earth’s surface is land, and (5)____ one third of
that is suitable to live on. For example, there are large areas of the earth (6)____ as deserts and polar ice
caps that cannot at present support human life. Of course there are low population densities in some parts
of the world, (7)____ in most cases the land resources in such areas are already stretched (8)_____ the
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limit. One immediate answer to our population growth is to (9)_____ deserts and swamplands habitable.
But the long-term (10)______ is to stabilize the earth’s population.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 9. Read the passage fill in the blanks with correct answer (A, B, C or D).
English around the world
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you
(1)………..speakers of English from around the world, you (2)……….. notice that they do not all speak
in the same way. There are also some (3)……….. in the words they use, including the names of (4)
……….. objects that are parts of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and (5)……….. are not
the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (6)……….. opposite sides of the world can
understand (7)……….. other quite easily. It does not seem to (8)……….. where they learnt the language.
And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (9)……….. learning English
too. If you know English, you are more (10)……….. to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting
places, such as the United States or Australia.
1. A. recognize B. meet C. find D. attend
2. A. originally B. strangely C. curiously D. immediately
3. A. mistakes B. corrections C. changes D. differences
4. A. common B. popular C. favourite D. general
5. A. reading B. composition C. dictation D. vocabulary
6. A. to B. in C. from D. at
7. A. each B. one C. the D. some
8. A. mine B. care C. matter D. worry
9. A. by B. on C. to D. for
10. A. likely B. probably C. possibly D. luckily
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 10. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown and keep the meaning unchanged.
1. The children are too young to be in class 6.
The children are not......................................................................................................................................
2. "Eat more fruits and vegetables", the doctor said to her.
The doctor told.............................................................................................................................................
3. We began to study English 5 years ago.
We have........................................................................................................................................................
4. "Can you wait for me here, Jerry?"
Tom told.......................................................................................................................................................
5. A dog is bigger than a cat.
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A cat isn't as.................................................................................................................................................
6. The coffee is so hot that I can't drink it.
The coffee is too...........................................................................................................................................
7. The ladder isn't very long. It doesn't reach the window.
The ladder.....................................................................................................................................................
8. The weather was fine. We could go camping.
The weather..................................................................................................................................................
9. I often went boating when I was young.
I used to........................................................................................................................................................
10. We built this house in 1975.
This house......................................................................................................................................................
Part 11: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using
the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. Because they erected a barn, the cattle couldn't get out into the wheal field. (AS A RESULT)
They..................................................................................................................................................................
2. So far as you are explained the problem, it doesn't sound too bad. (WELL)
If........................................................................................................................................................................
3. The sooner you stop drinking, the better you'll feel. (BEGIN)
When you.........................................................................................................................................................
4. We arrived late, so we didn't meet the rock star. (MIGHT)
If........................................................................................................................................................................
5. The truck is practically as cheap as the van. (LITTLE)
The truck..........................................................................................................................................................
Part 12. Use the given suggestions to write the complete sentences.
1. Instead / reuse/ plastic bags / we / use/ cloth bags.
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2. Will / you / have / look / house / me / while / I / be / holiday?
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3. We / hope / give / more / green / color / town / and / earn / money / group.
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4. "Friends of the Earth"/ be / organization / protect / planet.
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5. It / brave / him / jump / river / save / child.
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Part 13.
Write a paragraph of 100 - 120 words.
You may begin with: I strongly agree with the idea that the secondary school should wear uniform.
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