test 10

SAMPLE TEST 1

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE :

A. PRONUNCIATION : Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

1.a. deaf b. dead c. meat d. bread

2.a. fine b. thick c. sit d. bin

3.a. song b. wrong c. sorrow d. two

4.a. escaped b. stimulated c. cooked d. finished

5.a. photographers b. mechanics c. scientists d. cooks

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:

6. In spite of being deaf, she played the violin very well.

a. unable to see b. unable to hear c. unable to speak d. unable to write

7. He earns his living by taking photographs. He’s a professional _____.

a. photography b. photograph c. photographer d. photographic

8. Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for _____ .

a. the unemployed b. the mute c. the blind d. the dead

9. We need to provide more shelters for people who are without place to live.

a. the homeless b. the disabled c. the poor d. the mentally retarded

10. The entrance examination shouldn’t be _____ hard _____ be done successfully.

a. so / that b. as / as c. too / to d. so / as

11. Do you enjoy _____ at university ?

a. to be b. be c. are d. being

12. The police blocked off the road, ______ a traffic jam.

a. caused b. which caused c. that caused d. which causing

13. I didn’t ______ in the city.

a. use to live b. never used to live c. used to live d. use to living

14.She ______ to me since she went to California.

a.doesn’t write b.didn’t write c.won’t write d.hasn’t written

15.I often go to work early to ______ driving in the rush hour.

a. manage b. avoid c. expect d. cause

16. After the children ______ to bed, we ______ television.

a. went / were watching b. had gone / had watched c. went / had watched d. had gone / watched

17. To prepare for the examination, ______ at least two hours every day .

a. to study b. study c. studying d. studied

18. Watching Thuy taking a class, one can see how time-consuming the work is.

a. taking no timeb. taking little time c. taking much work d. taking a lot of time

19. The children have every reason to be proud ______ their efforts.

a. for b. of c. with d. by

20. There was ______ opposition from the parents of the disabled children.

a. an b. another c. a lot of d. a few

21. _____ I tried my best, I was ten minutes late for the interview.

a. Although b. Because c. But d. When

22. “ English is easy.” – “ I ______.”

a. think it’s, too b. too think c. think so, too d. think it’s also

23. Those are _____ shoes. They are too small.

a. woman’s b. women c. women’s d. womens’

24. 'You look ______ when you see me.' 'Yes. I think you are in China.'

a. to surprise b. surprising c. surprised d. surprisingly

25. He went to the party last night, _____?

a. did he b. didn’t he c. doesn’t he d. he didn’t

C. ERROR IDENTIFICATION : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:

26. He tried to explain, but she refused listening.

a b c d

27. When Barbara was in Italy, she was used to stay with an Italian family.

a b c d

28. I would rather be unemployed than working in that factory.

a b c d

29. I never have read such a good book before.

a b c d

30.Thanks to the invention of computers, we do not have to work as hard like we used to.

a b c d

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