SAMPLE ENGLISH TEST I,Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced in each line. 1. a. population b. probably c. among d. solve 2. a. world b. resource c. support d. floor 3. a. thrive b. those c. throw d. think 4. a. afraid b. offer c. fruit d. frozen 5. a. clarinet b. clarify c. clarion( truyÒn ®i) d. clasp 6. a. clothes b. both c. breath d. strength 7. a. cricket b. crowd c. cede( nh îng l¹i) d. crash 8. a. service b. reserve c. conserve d. consider II, Choose the best answer.  She warned the little boy……………… with matches. a. to not play b. not to play c. not play d. not playing  If a ruby is heated, it ……………….temporily lose its colour. a. will b. would c. does d. has  We had a French architect……………… our villar. a. to design b. designing c. designed d. design  We…………… along the Thames when we lived in London. a. use to walk b. is used to walk c. used to walk d. was used to walk  Because traffic is heavy, I suggest…………….for the airport early. a. leaving b. to leave c. leave d. will leave  Nam…… night classes for the past three months. a. is attending b. has attended c. will attend d. had attend  Thank you very much. It’s very…………… you help me. a. kind b. kind for c. kind of d. kind to  Mr. Han ……………his bags when he found out his flight was cancelled. a. packed b. has packed c .were packing d.was packing b. III, Fill in the blank with bare-infinitive(V) or V-ing.  We used to (live)…………….in a small village but now we live in London.  Ron is used to (walk)………………… to school everymorning.  Did you used to (eat)……………………a lot of sweets when you were a child.  I am not used to (live)……………alone becausse I’ve been living alone for sometime.  I never used to (drink)……………….coffee at breakfast but now I am always have coffee in the morning.  I’ve lived in Paris for six years now., so I’m quite used to( drive)……………… in the big city.  I didn’t use to (like)…………… opera, but now I’m getting interested.  I always come to my uncle’s farm so I get used to (feed)……………………new-born calves.  I used to (play)…………….tennis a lot, but now I’m too lazy.  My family often go to the seaside on Sunday so I got used to (enjoy)……… pure air there. IV, Change these sentences from active to passive.  You must finish this exercises by 9 o’clock. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  You may use this room for the meeting place. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  We may organize a seminar this month. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  People should plant potatoes in spring. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  Someone ought to paint that fence. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  Someone had to fix our car before we left for Chicago. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  People can’t control the weather. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  We couldn’t understand what he had written. …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  People may not sell beer to minors( ng êi vÞ thµnh niªn) …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….  Must Mr.Hook sign this report. …………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………. V. Write the verbs in parentheses in the simple past or past perfect. 1. When the police arrived, the car (go)……………………………………………………………………… …………. 2. When I (go)…………………………… to the shop, it had closed. 3. They ( eat)……………………… everything by the time I arrived the party. 4. When we ( leave)………………….the beach, the rain (already, start)…………………………… 5. I (try)………………………telephoning her, but she( leave)……………………… the country. 6. When I ( find)…………………… my purse, someone (take)……………… the money out of it. 7.The car( go)…………………………………… when I ( look )………….into the street. 8. The patient (already die)…………………… by the time I (see)…………………………her. 9. All the garages (close)………………………… by the time we (cross)…………………….the border. 10. …………….You(already leave)………………… when the trouble (start)…………………………. VI, Fill in the blanks with a few or a little 1. We only have……………….……….flowers. 2. There is………….…… milk in the refrigerator. 3. She asks us …………………………… questions. 4. There are only………… … books on the shelf. 5. My father is eating……….……… chicken soup. 6. They will have……….……milk for breakfast. 7. There are …………….letters in the letter-box. 8. I can speak………………….………… French. 9. ………………… people go to the meeting. 10. He has…………….money and he will buy……………vegetables. VII, Put the correct form of adjectives in the bracket( cho d¹ng ®óng cña tÝnh tõ ë trong ngoÆc) 1. Nam is(tall)…………… than his sister. 2. Mr.Tan works( many)………….hours than my father. 3. Summer vacation is the (long)……………….vacation. 4. Vietnamese students have(few)…………… vacation than American students. 5. He drinks( little)………………….wine than Mr. Hai. 6. Christmas is one of the(important)…………………vacation than America. 7. This old woman has (much)……………….money than all of her daughters. 8. Bill is(good) …………… than you. 9. These shoes are(expensive)………………………than those shoes. VIII, Match a word or phrase in A with its definition or meaning in B. 1. share(sth with sb) a. to stop being angry towards sb/ about sth 2. specialise (in sth) b. to express support for sb in a dispute( cuéc tranh luËn) 3. blame (sth on sb) c. to have a good relationship with sb 4.forgive( sb for doing sth) d. to have a share of sth with another / others 5.accuse(sbof sth/ doing sth) e. to consider or say that sb is responsible for sth bad 6. take sides( with sb) f. to say that sb has done st wrong 7. approve ( of sb/sth) g. to be well-known for 8. get on well with h. to feel or belive that sth isgood, acceptable or satisfactory. IX, Find the mistakes in each sentences, then correct them. 1. Peter plays football as good as my brother…………………………………………………………………… …… 2. Is Hanoi big than Haiphong? 3. Ba always drives careless on the road……………………………………………………………………… ……… 4. It is difficult to me to learn English well……………………………………………………………………… ……. 5. My sister is a good cook and swim……………………………………………………………………… …………… 6. I am oldest than you………………………………………………………………………… ………………………… 7. You can buy meat at the baker’s…………………………………………………………………… ………………… 8. Can you do the cook for me, Jane? X, Complete these sentences. 1. This year my students work harder than they did last year. My students are more……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………… 2. We didn’t learn fast and understand well as children do now. Children now can learn……………………………………………………………………… …………………………… 3. Our parents worked 10 hours a day and now we work only 8 hours a day. We now work……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………… 4. We learn English well this year. We learn English badly last year. We learn English…………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………. THE END KEY : I. 1/d 2/a 3/b 4/ 5/d 6/a 7/c 8/d II. 1/b 2/a 3/c 4/c 5/a 6/b 7/c 8/d III. 1/live 2/walking 3/eat 4/living 5/drink 6/driving 7/like 8/feeding 9/play 10/enjoying IV/ 1/ These exercises must be finished by 9 o'clock. 2/ This room may be used for the meeting place. 3/ A seminar may be organized this month. 4/ Potatoes should be planted in spring. 5/ That fence ought to be painted. 6/ Our car had to be fixed before we left for Chicago. 7/ The weather can't be controlled. 8/ What he had written couldn't be understood. 9/ Beer may not be sold to minors. 10/ Must this report be signed by Mr. Hook. V. 1/ had gone 2/ went 3/ had eaten 4/ left/ had already started 5/ tried/ had left 6/ found/ had taken 7/ had gone/ looked 8/ had already died/ saw 9/ had closed/ crossed 10/ had already left/ started VI. 1/ a few 2/ a little 3/ a few 4/ a few 5/ a little 6/ a little 7/ a few 8/ a little 9/ a few 10/ a little/ a little VII. 1/ taller 2/ more 3/ longest 4/ fewer 5/ less 6/ most important 7/ much 8/ better 9/ more expensive VIII. 1/ d 2/ g 3/ e 4/ a 5/ f 6/ h 7/ b 8/ c X. 1/ My students are more industrious than they were last year. 2/ Children now can learn faster and understand well than we did. 3. We now work less hours a day than our parents worked. 4/ We learn English better than last year. . packing d.was packing b. III, Fill in the blank with bare-infinitive(V) or V-ing.  We used to (live)…………….in a small village but now we live in London lived in Paris for six years now., so I m quite used to( drive)……………… in the big city.  I didn’t use to (like)…………… opera, but now I m getting interested.