THE SECOND ENGLISH TEST TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES I PRONUNCIATION A Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others a education b compulsory c academic d independent a secondary b primary c category d certificate a Algebra b History c Statistics d Chemistry a Geography b university c technology d methodical a general b separate c educated d October B Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A scary B apply C vacancy D category A recommend B relate C reduce D remember A frightened B stamped C walked D laughed A although B threat C throw D thrill A honour B hour C exhaust D host II MULTIPLE CHOICE: should try to make good impression on interviewers A Apply B Applicants C Applying D Applied Children at the age of 11 start moving to ……………… A kindergarten B primary school C lower secondary D upper secondary Schools in which all students can attend without paying tuition fees are _ A state schools B universities C independent schools D communication colleges Children receive its early ………………….at home so parents should buy some ……………magazines to put them in the bookcase A educational/educate B educational/education C education / educationalD education/educated Maths, Vietnamese literature, English are the ……………….subjects in national exams A center B additional C core D favourite If you to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now A listen b will listen C had listened D listened The national curriculum is usually …………… by the government A set B done C made D thought Don’t forget to say goodbye to the interviewer leaving the office A before B after C while D when Students usually …………… their GCSEs at the age of sixteen A pass B make C take D follow 10 The school year normally has three ……………., with exams at the end of the year A terms B semesters C systems D subjects 11 Military is……….in this country Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years A compulsory B optional C illegal D unnecessary 12 You can use my phone if yours ……… A won't be worked B won't work C isn't worked D doesn't work 13 The secretary at the first desk on the right can give you the information A who sit B that sitting C sitting D whom sits 14 When are you going to get the roof ? It leaks quite badly a repair b to repair c repairing d repaired 15 I still can’t believe it! My bicycle……………… last night A was stolen B was stealing C stolen D Stole 16 “Those eggs of different colors are very artistic” “Yes, they ……… in Russia” A were painted B were paint C were painting D painted 17 If more chemicals are released into the water, plants, and animals ……… A will kill B will be killed C would die D would be died 18 Fee-paying schools, often called “independent schools”, “private schools” or “……… schools” a college b.primary c.secondary d.public 19 School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools a depended b required c divided d paid 20 Unless he ……… immediately, he won’t get any information a phones b doesn’t phone c won’t phone d will phone 21 She gives children everything they want A where B who C what D that 22 Is that the man is going to Viet Nam? A the son of whom B that’s son C whose son D the son of who 23 School boards are usually made ……… of people who live in the area, often parents of children in the school a up b of c into d over 24 In England schooling is compulsory ……… all children from the age of to 16 a with b for c to d over 25 A letter of ……………… is sometimes really necessary for you in a job ……………… A recommend / interviewer B recommended / interviewing C recommendation / interview D recommendation/ interviewed 26 Some days of rest may help to ……………… the pressure of work A reduce B lower C chop D crease 27 Can you please tell me some information that ……………… to the job ? A indicates B expresses C interests D relates 28 Our company wants to take in those who are for the job A available B useful C qualified D independent 29 It is of great importance to create a good impression ……………… your interviewer A with B about C for D on 30 A is a person who takes people to places of interest A writer B pilot c tourist guide D journalist III WRITING: 31 She will be ill A unless she takes a few days' rest B provided she takes a rest for a few days C in case she takes a rest for a few day D if she takes a few days' rest 32 Peter asked me A what time does the film start B what time the film starts C what time did the film start D what time the film started 33 The storm blew a lot of trees down last night A lot of trees were blown down last night by the storm A lot of trees were cut down last night The storm could have blown a lot of trees down The storm was strong enough to blow down old trees 34 People say that he was born in London That is said he was born in London It was said that he was born in London He was said to be born in London He is said to have been born in London 35 Because he didn’t obey his parent’s advice, he got into the trouble If he had obeyed his parent’s advice, he wouldn’t have got into the trouble If he obeyed his parent’s advice, he wouldn’t got into the trouble If he had obeyed his parent’s advice, he would have got into the trouble If he didn’t obey his parent’s advice, he wouldn’t got into the trouble V READING: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage: The year at an American college is divided into semesters A semester (36) of 15 weeks American students usually go to college from September to May They can also study (37) the summer Students choose their classes a few weeks before the start of each term Universities offer a great many (38) in the students’ main area of study and in other areas as well Students must take both Theses include science, math Computer, history and English Other classes may be just for fun, like dance, theatre or sports (39) are usually given in the middle of the term and at the end The final exam is extremely important In some classes, the professor asks the students to write a research paper or complete a certain task instead of taking a test Classes at an American college are usually organized through lectures For example, a student may attend or lectures a week by the professor As (40) as several hundred students sit at each lecture 36 A includes 37 A at 38 A majors 39 A Tasks 40 A many B involves B within B topics B Tests B for C contains C during C kinds C Texts C much TENSES D is composed D behind D classes D Exams D long Exercise 1 The wedding party at the Rex Hotel a is b is being c will be d is going to be How many languages _ John speak? a b does c did d will Hurry! The train I don't want to miss it a comes b is coming c came d has come Angelina Jolie is a famous actress She in several film a appears b is appearing c appeared d has appeared I saw Maggie at the party She in several film a wears b wore c was wearing d has worn What time the next train leave? a does b will c shall d would Monica with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat a stays b is staying c will stay d is going to stay After I lunch, I looked for my bag a had b had had c have has d have had By the end of next year, George English for years a will have learned b will learn c has leaned d would learn 10 The man got out of the car, _ round to the back and opened the boot a walking b walked c walks d walk 11 For several years his ambition to be a pilot a is b has been c was d had been 12 Henry into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner a was going b went c has gone d did go 13 He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he dinner a finish b finishes c will finish d shall have finished 14 Before you asked, the letter a was written b had been written c had written d has been written 15 16 17 18 19 20 She English at RMIT these days a studies b is studying c will study She's at her best when she big decisions a is making b makes c had made We next vacation in London a spend b are spending c will spend Robert tomorrow morning on the 10:30 train a arrived b is arriving c has arrived Look! The bus a left b has left c leaves Mike one hour ago a phoned b was phoning c had phoned d is gong to study d will make d are going to spend d would arrive d is leaving d has phoned Exercise I shall be glad when he a had gone b did go c went d had gone Ask her to come ad see me when she her work a finish b has finished c finished d finishing After you finish your work, you a break a should take b have taken c might have taken d takes Oil if you pour it on water a floated b floats c will be floated d float When he returned home, he found the door a unlocking b unlocked c to be unlocked d have unlocked That dancing club north of the city a lays b lies c locates d lain Almost everyone for home by the time we arrived a leave b left c leaves d had left By the age of 25, he two famous novels a wrote b writes c has written d had written While her husband was in the army, Janet to him twice a week a was writing b wrote c was written d had written 10 I couldn't cut the grass because the machine _ a few days previously a broken down b has been broken c had broken down d breaks down 11 We English this time last week a learned b were learning c have learned d had learned 12 Is it raining? - No, it isn't but the ground is wet It a rained b had rained c has rained d has been raining 13 Her family to America before 1975 a went b have gone c had gone d would go 14 When I arrived at the party, Martha home already a went b have gone c had gone d would go 15 Henry for 10 years when he finally gave it up a has smoked b has been smoking c had smoked d had been smoking' 16 Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window The sun was shinning but the ground was very wet It a rained b has been raining c had rained d had been raining 17 We our examination next month a have b shall have c will have had d will be having 18 Look that those black clouds! It a is going to rain b will rain c would rain d can rain 19 We English this time next Monday a learn b will learn c are learning d will be learning 20 We this course before the final examination a are going to finish b have finished c will finish d will have finished Exercise I "Chicken soup for the soul" but I haven’t finished it yet a read b am reading c have been reading d was reading Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she a didn't look b wasn't looking c hasn't looked d hadn't looked I my key Can you help me look for it? a lose b lost c had lost d have lost Last night Tine in bed when suddenly she heard a scream a read b was reading c had read d had read We a part next week Would you like to come? a have b will have c are having d will have had The Red River very fast today-much faster than yesterday a flows b is flowing c will flow d is going to flow While mother dinner the phone rang a cooked b had cooked c has cooked d was cooking Fish on earth for ages and ages a existed b are existing c exist d have existed The phone constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning a has been ringing b rang c had rung d had been ringing 10 The earth on the sun for its heat and light a is depend b depending c has depend d depends 11 I don't feel good I home from work tomorrow a am staying b stay c will have stayed d stayed 12 In the last two decades, space exploration _great contributions to weather forecasting a is making b has made c made d makes 13 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong down onto the moon, the first person ever set foot on another planet a was stepping b stepped c has stepped d was step 14 When boarding the plane, many passengers were annoyed because they waiting in the airport for three ad a half hours a are b were c have been d had been 15 If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach any more a doesn't exist b isn't going to exits c isn't existing d won't be existing 16 Their football team a championship until last season a had never won b is never winning c had never been winning d had never won 17 By the end of this year, Tom English for three years a will be studying b has studied c will have studied d has been studying 18 In one year's time, I in this school for 15 years a will be working b will work c will have studied d has been studying' 19 They this course by next June a have finished b will finish c are going to finish d will have finished 20 She will go abroad as soon as she this English course a has completed b will complete c will have completed d completed Exercise The child before the doctor arrived a died b had died c has died We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests a had left b has left c left The secretary the report by 10:00 yesterday a hasn't finished b hasn't finished c didn't finish d was dying d were leaving d would finish 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Jane's eyes are red She a cried b has cried c has been crying This room is dirty Someone in here a smoked b has smoked c had been smoking Arsenal next Monday a wins b will win c would win it rain tomorrow a rains b will rain c is going to rain I'll come and see you before I for America a leave b will leave c have left The little girl asked what to her friend a has happened b happened c had happened d would have been happened John a book when I saw him a is reading b read c was reading He said he return later a will b would c can Jack he door a has just opened b open c will have opened I have been waiting for you a since early morning b since a.m c for two hours My sister for you since yesterday a is looking b was looking c has been looking Jack the door a has just painted b paint c will have painted The train half an hour ago a has been leaving b left c has left We Doris since last Sunday a don't see b haven't seen c didn't see When I last saw him, he in London a has lived b is living c was living She is tired now She for a long time a has been learning b has learned c learns They will have gone home before you to meet them a came b come c will come d had cried d has been smoking d is winning d is raining d shall leave d reading d would be' d opening d all are correct d looked d painting d had left d hadn't seen d has been living d learned d are coming Exercise Hurry up or the train before you ca catch it a will leave b leaves c will have left d has left Now my sister a bicycle of her own a is having b are having c has d had A football team chiefly of 12 players a composed b composes c comprised d comprises This is the first time I here a am b have been c was d be Last week, my professor promised that he today a would come b will come c comes d coming My girls friend arrived after I for her about half an hour a was waiting b had been waiting c has been waiting d have waited Did she say she him tomorrow? a has visited b will visit c would visit d is going to visit to rain before you woke up this morning? a Did it begin b has it begun c Had it begun d Would it begin My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she one before 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 a had never seen b has never seen c never seen d never had seen I in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai a have been living b have lived c had lived d had been living There are many ways to Rome a is leading b are leading c leading d led When we got home, dinner so we had a drink first a was preparing b was being prepared c was prepared d had been prepared She was tired She for a long time a has been learning b had been learning c leaned d was learning He in space for 10 days by tomorrow a will travel b will be traveling c will have been traveling d has traveled He said he would visit me, but he me yet a has not visited b had not visited c is not visiting d does not visit The weather fine so far this week a is b has been c was d had been Before the prime Minister leaves New Your he several talks a will have had b would have c will be having d has We had just got out of car when it to set fire a has begun b had begun c was beginning d began As soon as he a certificate in English, he will apply for a job a would get b got c gets d will get He was told that he knocked out in the first round a had been b was c has been d was being Exercise Michael a word with Lisa this morning a has b had c has had d had had Old Ted twenty cigarettes a day till he gave up a had smoked b has smoked c smoked d smokes Stephen on the phone when I came in a talked b was talking c has talked d has been talking I TV at 8L30 last night a watched b was watching c has watched d had watched While I was working in the garden, my son video games a was playing b played c has played d has been playing When he worked here, simon mistakes a always made b made always c was always making d was making always I if you could give me hand a wonder b am wondering c wondered d was wondering I four chairs so far this morning a painted b was painting c have panted d had painted Frank home since he was a boy a isn't b wasn't c hasn't been d hadn't been 10 Mai in HCM for five years a lives b has lived c is living d was living 11 We "Alexander the Great" It's very interesting! a see b saw c have seen d would see 12 I've lived here 1990 a since b from c to d for 13 Paulo has learned English five years a since b from c to d for 14 My little sister "sleeping beauty" several times a watches b is watching c has watched d watched 15 16 17 18 19 20 since the appearance of karaoke machines, they a had been widely used b have been widely used c were widely used d widely used She has been studying engineering a since years b for years c years before d during years In 1996, my brother at Harvard university a studies b is studying c studied d had studied Are you learning your lesson? No, I it a finished b have finished c finishing d have finished' Elvis Presley on television for a long time a isn't appearing b hasn't appeared c won't have appeared d hadn't appeared We waiting for her half a hour before she came a have been b will be c will have been d had been Exercise There's a strange smell in here Mother something a cooks b is cooking c will cook d has cooked The concert at 7:15 a starts b is starting c has started d is going to start Nora says she's 17 but I here a don't believe b didn't believe c won't believe d wouldn't believe Sorry I'm late - That OK, I long a don't wait b am not waiting c haven't waited d haven't been waiting We did not go out because it a would rain b was raining c had rained d has rained Michael, is it true that you married next week? a get b are getting c got d have got Mr Black did teach that lesson along tome ago, but now he never remembers it a teach b teaches c taught d having taught Her life has changed a lot she became rich a since b for c because of d owing to The wind very hard when the ship sailed around the Mediterranean Sea a blew b was blowing c has blown d was blown 10 I that novel at least twice a have read b read c reads d have been reading 11 What did the farmer after locusts their crop? a damage b are damaged c have damaged d had damaged 12 We to Tri An a few times recently a would be b were c had been d have been 13 In former times to go to a dentist a many people were afraid b many people afraid c many peoples were afraid d many peoples feared 14 He might have given you some advise if you him to a would have asked b had asked c asked d would ask 15 Sir Thompson always funny stories after dinner a said b has said c says d tells' 16 The milkman the jug of milk on the table outside the kitchen a lain b lay c laid d lie 17 My litter sister is afraid to the dishes after dinner a have done b c make d made 18 Did you see him yesterday? Oh no, but I a should b ought to c should have d did 19 I wish I his name a know b known c knew d have known 20 When his girlfriend came, he his car a cleaning b cleans c is cleaning d was cleaning Exercise They tomorrow at 12:30 a will leave b are leaving c are going to leave d leave Someone at the door, can you answer it? a knocks b is knocking c has knocked d knocked John at the moment, so he can't answer the telephone a works b is working c has worked d will work The river after last night's rain a flowed b flows c is flowing d will flow He for Chelsea this season a played b is playing c would play d has played We shall make a trip around the world when the opportunity itself to us a will present b will have presented c presents d will be presenting This pupil his best and only one mistake in his dictation a made/did b did/made c made/made d did/did The holiday makers in the sunshine to get sunburnt a laid b lied c led d laying The snake one big egg last week a lay b laid c led d laying 10 I'm afraid you number a have mistaken b are with the wrong c have the wrong d made the wrong 11 I like looking at the pictures, but I enough by lunch time a should have b will have c will have had d have 12 I don't understand this sentence What ? a does mean this word b have this word mean c means this word d does this word mean 13 John tennis once or twice a week a usually play b in usually playing c usually plays d have usually played 14 It was noisy next door Our neighbors a party a had b were having c had had d have had 15 It dark Shall I turn on the light? a is getting b get c got d has got 16 I for Christine Do you know where she is? a look b looked c am looking d looks 17 At o'clock yesterday evening, I my clothes a am ironing b have ironed c ironed d was ironing 18 Are you ready, Ann? Yes, I a am coming b come c came d have came 19 Why at me like that? What's the matter? a you look b have you looked c did you look d are you looking 20 I along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me a was walking b a walking c walk d walked Exercise There was a time when watching TV really family entertainment a were b was c had been d is Last year they 22 million TV sets a were selling b has sold c has sold d sold At last the bus came We _ for half an hour a waited b was waiting c have waited d had been waiting 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Through the rain, I a lighted window and a sign wich said "Sam's Place" a have seen b was seeing c saw d see Danniel the bus It doesn't run on Sundays a Did not catch b have not caught c had not caught d couldn't have caught We didn't play very well We better a should have played b should play c have played d have been playing I think you pay to park here, I'll just go and read that notice a will b would c must d better I think you should have that coast _ soon a cleaned b being cleaned c leaning d to clean I'm feeling sick I _ so much chocolate last night a needn't to eat b did not eat c mustn't eat d shouldn't have eaten I'm going on holyday on Saturday This time next week I _ on a beach in the sea a will lie b am lying c will be lying d should be lying Ted and Amy for 24 years a have been married b married c were married d has been married Tomorrow I _ my grandparents a am going to visit b will have visited c have visited d visit When their first child was born, they _ married for three years a have been married b had been married c will been married d will have been married I think the weather nice later a will be b be c is d has been She _ very angry when she knows this a shall be b has been c will have been d will be We a party last Saturday It was great we invited lots of people a have b have had c had d had had I was sad when I sold my car I _ it for a very long time a am running b were running c had been running d have been running We were extremely tired at the end of the journey We for more than 24 hours a had been traveling b were traveling c have traveled d traveled The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody straight to bed a had gone b have gone c went d go The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he before a hasn't flown b didn't fly c hadn't flown d wasn't flying Exercise 10 a car when they were living in London? a Have they b Did they have c Were they having d have they had They serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant a will stop b stopped c are stopping d will have stopped Mark was listening to music while his sister _ a book a read b reads c is reading d was reading You here for my party, won't you? a shall be b won't be c will be d are going to be Can I borrow your bike on Monday? I'm sorry, but _ it a I'll be using b used c use d have used We the concert It was really good a are enjoying b enjoy c did enjoy d would enjoy It was 10 p.m Most of the shops _ just a have/closed b had/closed c has/closed d was closing There's no more apples We them all a had eaten b ate c eat d have eaten 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 She _ music all day Now she fells tired a has been playing b is playing c played d plays After he the house, he wrote a letter a cleans b was cleaning c had cleaned d has cleaned They _ me about it last week a was telling b told c had told d would tell I _ here at the end of the month a will leave b would leave c would have left d is leaving I hope everything fine a is b was c would be d will be My grandfather many years ago a had died b has died c died d was dying I my son the money for that last week a gave b given c have given d was given Yesterday I passed by Peter's house, but the front door was closed He out a went b must have gone c has gone d had had Where you at 9:00 last night, Mr Green? a have been b were c will be d are I the dishwasher on when heard the shot a am turning b turned c was turning d turned Now I _ for what I said about you It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it a apologize b apologized c was apologized d apologizing Tim was tired He hard all day a has been studying b studies c studied d had been studying 11 Exercise 1c 2b 11b 12b 3b 13b 4d 14b 5c 15b 6a 16a 7b 17b 8b 18b 9a 19d 10b 20a Exercise 1d 2b 11b 12b 3b 13b 4d 14b 5c 15b 6a 16a 7b 17b 8b 18b 9b 19d 10c 20a Exercise 1c 2b 11a 12b 3d 13b 4b 14d 5c 15b 6b 16d 7d 17c 8d 18c 9a 19d 10d 20a Exercise 1b 2a 11b 12d 3a 13d 4c 14b 5d 15c 6b 16a 7d 17c 8a 18b 9b 19a 10b 20b Exercise 1c 2c 11c 12b 3b 13b 4b 14c 5a 15a 6b 16b 7c 17a 8c 18d 9a 19c 10d 20a Exercise 1b 2c 11c 12a 3b 13d 4b 14c 5a 15b 6c 16b 7d 17c 8c 18b 9d 19b 10b 20d Exercise 1b 2a 11d 12d 4a 13a 4d 14b 5b 15d 6b 16c 7d 17b 8a 18c 9b 19c 10a 20d Exercise 1d 2b 11c 12d 3b 13c 4c 14b 5b 15a 6c 16c 7b 17d 8d 18a 9b 19d 10c 20a Exercise 1b 2d 11a 12a 3d 13b 4c 14a 5d 15d 6a 16b 7c 17c 8a 18a 9d 19a 10c 20c Exercise 10 1b 2d 11b 12a 3d 13d 4c 14c 5a 15a 6c 16b 7b 17b 8d 18c 9a 19a 10c 20d 12