Test 1

Use of English

Choose the option (A, B, or C) that best completes each of the following sentences. (15 points)

1. Shopping..........a mall can be great fun. Would you like to join us?

                A. with                            B. at                              C. to

1. As a teenager, John enjoys going.........fun rides in amusement parks.

                A. on                                B. to                              C. for

1. My little sister doesn't like crowds,....she never goes to the supermarket at weekends.

                A. because                      B. therefore                 C. so

1. Jack thinks that collecting stamps is....and he prefers activities with his peers.

                A. amusing                      B. boring                      C. fun

1. Teenagers are advised to.......some sports in their free time.

                A. go                                B. have                         C. do

1. Jack generally.......little TV.

1. The children are all looking forward....to the circus this weekend

                A. to go                            B. going                        C. to going

1. We........for the coming exam. We can't talk now.

                A. revise                          B. are revising             C. have re

1. Peter enjoys.....foreign stamps and reading about them.

                A. designing                    B. collecting                 C. playing

1. Jack is now learning to …………..the piano.

                A. perform

                B. sing

                C. play

1. A busy doctor has very little ……….. time. He works almost all day.

                A. free

                B. happy

                C. available

1. What does the sign say? Choose the best option.

                A. Please do not play your music here.

                B. Please do not sell any instruments here. 

                C. Please do not talk about singers here.

1. What does the sign say? Choose the best option.

                A. You cannot eat but you can drink here.

                B. You can eat but you cannot drink here.

                C. You cannot eat or drink here.

Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. plan            B. arcade        C. sale
2. A. concert       B. cycle           C. collect

Speaking

Fill in each blank with an appropriate response from the list. There is ONE EXTRA response. (10 points)

John: (1) ……………..

Mary: Let's go for a picnic in the countryside.

We could either go to Vung Tau Beach or cycle to our grandparents'.

John: (2) ……………..    

Mary: How about cycling to our grandparents'?

It's good exercise, too.

John: (3) ……………..

Mary: I want to visit our grandparents and do some gardening with them.

John: (4) ……………..

Mary: That sounds great! I'll buy them some groceries and new books.

John: (5) ……………..

Word form

Supply the correct forms of the given words. (10 points)

1.         The children are playing ………………… in the garden now. (NOISE)

2.         Sports help …………………. children different moral values. (EDUCATION)

3.         Jack has a very impressive coin …………………. which he proudly shows to his classmates. (COLLECT)

4.         Basketball ………………….  will find our new trainers comfortable and efficient. (PLAY)

5. The ………………….  shopping mall has put off various shoppers at weekends. (CROWD)

Reading comprehension

1. Read the following passage and decide whether each of the statements 1 -5 is TRUE or FALSE. (5 points)