PRACTICE TEST 1 A- PHONETICS (1.0 point) I. Choose the word which has different pronunciation in underlined part from the others (1.0 point) 1. A. head B. feather C. bread D. teacher 2. A. collect B. combine C. century D. concert 3. A. eruption B. energy C. extensive D. replace 4. A. lives B. changes C. watches D. misses 5. A. helped B. frightened C. failed D. bored Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. LEXICAL – GRAMMAR (5.0 points) II. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. (3.0 points) 6. These pens are mine. They are not as _______ yours. A. expensive as B. more expensive C. most expensive D. expensive 7. ______ the film was interesting, Tom slept from beginning to end. A. However B. Although C. Despite D. In spite of 8. I remembered _____________ all the doors before going out. A. locking B. to lock C. lock D. locked 9. I am not watching TV now, so you can turn it ________. A. on B. up C. down D. off 10. I will help you ________ I have time. A. as soon as B. while C. before D. after 11. I want to see a person_________ can help me to improve my English. A. which B. who C. where D. what 12. If he ________more time studying, he will have good marks. A. will spend B. is spending C. spends D. spent 13. Do you like _______ present that I gave you yesterday? A. a B. an C. x D. the 14. The computer is one of the most marvelous _________in our modern age. A. inventions B. inventor C. inventing D. invent 15. I can’t speak English well. I wish I __________ speak it fluently. A. can B. could C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t 16. He’s _______ with doing the same work every day. A. bore B. boring C. bored D. to bore 17. I will never forget __________ so hard to become an architect A. working B. to work C. worked D. work 18. The last man ______ I want to meet is a famous actor. A. that B. who C. whose D. whom 19. If I had more money, I _________ a car A. will buy B. would buy C. buy D. buys 20. Ha Noi is a big city, but it is_______ than Ho Chi Minh City. A. the smaller B. the smallest C. smaller D. smallest 21. The story he told in front of the class is so _________. A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting 22. A: “Would you mind singing a song now?” B: “_________” A. No, I don’t mind B. No, I don’t C. Yes, I would D. Ok 23. Choose the word that is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word I received housing benefit when I was unemployed. A. out of order B. out of fashion C. out of work D. out of practice 24. The closet meaning of the word “nevertheless” is _________. A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. moreover 25. He’d like_________ a movie. A. see B. sees C. seeing D. to see 26. Let's _______ our school uniform and go to school. A. put on B. wear on C. put off D. take off 27. She sings very _________. A. beauty B. beautifully C. beautiful D. more beautiful 28. Nobody is in the room, ________? A. isn’t it B. isn’t she C. are they D. aren’t they 29. I wish I _________ the next exam. A. pass B. will pass C. passed D. would pass 30. If you want to improve your English, you _______ spend more time studying vocabulary. A. could B. can’t C. won’t D. should 31. This school is very old. It _______ twenty years ago. A. built B. was built C. has built D. had been built 32. He said that he had visited his grandfather _______ A. yesterday B. the day before C. the next day D. two days ago 33. The game show _________ at 8.p.m tonight. A. will start B. starts C. started D. is starting 34. What ____ you _____ before 10.p.m last night. A. were … doing B. had … done C. did … do D. do … do 35. You _____ throw litter on the streets. A. mustn't B. couldn't C. needn't D. won't III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. (1.0 point) 36. My mother (buy) ________ some food at the grocery store everyday. 37. When I saw him yesterday, he (sit) ________ quietly in a chair. 38. _____ you (visit) _______ their grandmother 2 weeks ago? 39. They (not/speak) _______ to each other since they quarreled 40. If you don’t finish your homework, you (punish) ________ by your teacher.