PRACTICE TEST 23

Name:...................................
Class:... MARK:.......................
Time allowance: 40 minutes

PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (...pts.)
1. A. promised B. hopped C. booked D. burned 1....................
2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought 2....................
3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard 3....................
4. A. try B. why C. heavy D. dry 4....................
5. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood 5....................

PART B. USE OF ENGLISH

I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences (...pts.)
1. The teacher told him _____ up late.
A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay 1....................
2. My father is good at _____ English.
A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak 2....................
3. We are all _____ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain 3....................
4. “_____ to come and have dinner with us?” - “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. Would you mind B. Could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy 4....................
5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried 5....................
6. Can you tell me where _____?
A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she 6....................
7. You have to work _____ for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard 7....................
8. I saw her _____ the flowers in the garden.
A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering 8....................
9. They had their luggage _____ by the porter.
A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried 9....................
10. She often spends her weekend _____ through pleasant open countryside.
A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling 10..................
11. My brother is studying hard _____ pass the exam.
A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that 11..................
12. We have studied _____ seven o'clock.
A. for B. at C. since D. to 12..................
13. He was born in England. English is his _____.
A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct 13..................
14. It's dangerous _____ in this river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 14..................
15. _____ to America yet ?
A. Were you B. Have you ever been 15..................
C. Were you been D. Are you
16. The boy was _____ by the dog
A. bite B. bit C. bited D. bitten 16..................
17. My father used _____ me to school.
A. took B. taking C. to take D. take 17..................
18. Would you mind _____ for a few minutes?
A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. be waiting 18..................
19. My aunt speaks English very _____.
A. good B. well C. goodly D. best 19..................
20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. It means we have math _____ a week.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times 20..................
21. Lan promises to _____ her best in learning English.
A. try B. make C. work D. learn 21..................
22. The manager asked me _____ for him outside his office.
A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited 22..................
23. She hasn’t written to me _____.
A. already B. yet C. never D. any longer 23..................

II. Use the correct form of the given words to complete each of the following sentences (...pts.)
1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very _____. (use) 1. ……………........
2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your _____ at the hotel. (arrive) 2. ……………........
3. Our post is delivered _____ except for Saturday. ( day) 3. ……………........
4. Ha Long Bay was _____ by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. (recognition) 4. ……………........
5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more _____. (comfort) 5. ……………........
6. His parents are very _____ of him. (pride) 6. ……………........
7. “The lost shoes” is one of the _____ stories I like best. (tradition) 7. ……………........
8. The _____ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours. (fly) 8. ……………........
 9. I’m sure that I have connected the printer _____. (proper) 9. ……………........
10. Each of my friends has a _____ character. (differ) 10. ……………......

III. Use the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets to complete each of the following sentences (...pts.)
1. The dictionaries (1. buy) _____ yesterday. 1. ……………........
2. While my mother and I (2. watch) _____ a film on T V last night, our aunt in the USA (3. phone) 2. ……………........
_____. 3. ……………........
3. My friend (4. not/visit) _____ me since he (5. move) _____ to another town. 4. ……………........
4. We (6. already/ finish) _____ our work. 5. ……………........
5. My English (7. get) _____ better and better. 6. ……………........
6. You should practise (8. speak) _____ English everyday. 7. ……………........
7. How long you (9. wait) _____ for me? 8. ……………........
8. It was a nice day, so we decided (10. go) _____ for a walk. 9. ……………........
10. ……………......
IV. Underline word or phrase that needs correcting in each of the following sentences and provide correction (...pts.)
0. My brother are a teacher. 0. is
1. I go to see her if I have enough time. 1. ……………........
2. It is not easy do that difficult work. 2. ……………........
3. He drove such fast that he won the race. 3. ……………........
4. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend. 4. ……………........
5. When she came, I read her letter. 5. ……………........
6. It’s dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets. 6. ……………........
7. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy. 7. ……………........
8. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time. 8. ……………........

PART C. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (...pts.)
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.
→ 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 ...............................................................................................................….........................................

III. Write full sentences using the words given (...pts.)

1. How long / it / take you / get / school?
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
2. He / not interested / buy / new / house.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
3. I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
4. I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
5. Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
6. We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
7. We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
8. Could / give me / information?
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................