ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST – LEVEL A [Test 2] PAPER ONE: USE OF ENGLISH SECTION A Choose the word which best completes these sentences Circle the letter Mai expects for a big company in the future A she will work B she works C to work D working Oh, no! Look at those black clouds! I think going to rain A weather is B the weather is C it’s D they’re Peter left university three years A since B last C ago D old Life without would be dull A a laughter B an laughter C the laughter D laughter “Good morning! Can I help you?” “ ” A Yes, I’m looking for a shirt B Yes, you can C No, you can’t D Yes, please! something to drink? A What would you like B Would you like C Would you want D Do you like When Mr Jones comes to the party, everybody A have gone B has left C are dancing D laugh loudly It’s a bag A big Vietnamese leather B French leather big C leather big French D Vietnamese big leather What’s the weather in Hanoi tomorrow? A like B will like C going to like D going to be like 10 If it rains tomorrow, the picnic cancelled A would be B has been C will be D be 11 go to bed and rest for a while? A You shouldn’t B should you C Don’t D Why don’t you 12 People have lunch and dinner in their A restaurant B kitchen C washroom D dinning - room 13 is the rice? A How many B How much C How costs D What cost 14 She couldn’t buy the bracelet it was too expensive A and B because C but D or 15 I the dinner when my friend arrived A cooked B were cooking C am cooking D was cooking 16 I saw an on my way to work today A danger B illness C arm D accident 17 Will you tell me ? A where to the post office B where’s the post office C the way to the post office D the post office 18 What’s the with him? He’s got a headache A problem B issue C matter D accident 19 The fire when the family was away on holiday A started B put out C starts D happen 20 There tables or chairs in the room A aren’t any B are some C is some D isn’t any SECTION B: Use the right forms of the words or phrases in brackets to fill in the blanks 21 My house (make) of bamboo and thatch 22 He is a (care) driver He never has any accidents 23 Have you ever (find) anything in the street? 24 Do you think you (become) Prime Minister some day? 25 Shoppers are encouraged to walk (slow) in supermarkets 26 Ann sometimes (visit) his uncle to see if he is well 27 Of the two sisters, who is (tall)? 28 I love (have) dinner with my family 29 Did you enjoy (stay) in that new hotel? 30 One of the boys holding roses (be) quite handsome 31 April isn’t as (short) February 32 What (your children / do) in the garden now? 33 He (be able to) pass the test if he works harder 34 (you / help) me with the box, please? It’s too heavy 35 (never / leave) garbage at the park or public areas PAPER 2: WRITING Use the following cues to build these sentences: 36 At / moment / Lan / stay / her uncle / small house / city _ 37 He / sore throat / cough / two days _ 38 The bird / flew / cage / landed / washing line _ 39 Not / loosen / seatbelts / until / plane / come / a stop _ 40 We/ be / back / Friday / I / phone / you then _ 41 He / be able / speak / English well / if / study / harder _ 42 Mai / playing badminton / garden / telephone / rang _ 43 Mrs Van / leather bag / 100, 000 VND / T – shirt / 60,000 VND / yesterday _ 44 But she / not pleased / T – shirt _ 45 So she / T – shirt / the shop / return / the shop owner _ PAPER 3: READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A: Read the passage and write short answers to the questions Number has been done for you ELIZABETH TAYLOR Elizabeth Taylor was born in England in 1932 She was a very beautiful child, with black hair and violet-blue eyes In 1939, she and her family moved to America, where film makers soon noticed her beauty She became a child star at the age of nine, and appeared in the films Lassie and National Velvet “Elizabeth Taylor is one of the few child stars who have continued to be successful as adults She has made many films in her adult career, including “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” in 1958 and “Cleopatra” in 1962 Her private life has not been as successful as her career in films She has been married eight times Her first marriage, which was when she was eighteen, ended after one year, her third husband, Mike Todd was killed in an air crash; her fifth and sixth marriages were to the same man, Richard Burton, probably the man who she loved the most In 1981, after her second divorce from Burton, she became very depressed and turned to food, alcohol, and drugs for comfort For the first time in her life, her beauty left her and she put on a lot of weight However, in 1983, she went to stay in the Betty Ford Clinic, where she worked hard to give up her addiction Where was Elizabeth born? 46 What did Elizabeth look like when she was a baby? 47 How old was she when she moved to America? 48 Where did Elizabeth Taylor start her job? When? 49 What is the title of her first film? 50 Did she succeed in her job? 51 How long was her first marriage? 52 What about her private life? 53 How many times did she marry? 54 Why was she addicted to alcohol? 55 Where did she work hard to give up her addiction? In England _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SECTION B: CLOSE TEST Fill in each blank in the following reading with ONE word of your own Dear Alice, I love (56) boyfriend very much, but there’s a problem He seems to (57) _ his mother than me Whenever (58) _ go out, he takes her along Wherever we go, she goes (59) Whatever we do, she (60) _ as well I wouldn’t put up with this for a moment (61) I didn’t love him so much We’re going to get (62) _ soon I’m afraid that (63) _ we do, his mother will come to (64) _ with us What can I do? I have to stop now (65) _ hello to your husband for me Love Betty [Manchester] ... noticed her beauty She became a child star at the age of nine, and appeared in the films Lassie and National Velvet “Elizabeth Taylor is one of the few child stars who have continued to be successful... passage and write short answers to the questions Number has been done for you ELIZABETH TAYLOR Elizabeth Taylor was born in England in 1932 She was a very beautiful child, with black hair and... uncle to see if he is well 27 Of the two sisters, who is (tall)? 28 I love (have) dinner with my family 29 Did you enjoy (stay) in that new hotel? 30 One of the boys holding roses