UNIT 1.

A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

TEST 1
I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.

1. A. out B. round C. about D. would

2. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child

3. A. too B. soon C. good D. food

4. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough

5. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel

II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.

1. A. region B. comprise C. Malaysia D. compulsory

2. A. association B. Buddhism C. divide D. together

3. A. enjoy B. religion C. Hinduism D. population

4. A. Chinese B. although C. instruction D. currency

5. A. primary B. religion C. tropical D. friendliness

III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished
sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for
the underlined word or phrase.

1. _________Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city

A. As B. Such as C. Like D. Similar

2. The _________destroyed the Central Bank

A. famine B. strike C. capitalism D. earthquake

3. I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.

A. set B. bought C. booked D. put

4. Football, chess, and tennis are _________.

A. matches B. games C. plays D. athletics

5. The manager _________ the man to return to work immediately.

A. insisted B. suggested C. demanded D. ordered

6. I wish I ___________his name.

A. knew B. know C. will know D. would know

7. If you have a map along, you ________ get lost.

A. will B. will not C. wouldn’t D. would

8. I told her she could stay with us. That’s what I ___________.

A. said to her B. said her C. told to her D. told

9. He told me he couldn’t go to sleep. That’s what he ________.

A. said me B. talked to me C. told to me D. said to me

10. The English student acts as if he _________Vietnamese perfectly.

A. knows B. knew C. had known D. will know

11. Over the next few days, the girls _______Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

A. will visit B. visited C. are visiting D. visits

12. When did you _______see him?

A. recently B. already C. last D. lately

13. The car went ________full speed.

A. with B. for C. to D. at

14. Linguistics is the science of _________.

A. medicine B. economics C. languages D. mathematics

15. Let’s have dinner, ________?

 A. will he B. shall we C. won’t we D. shan’t we

16. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.

A. over B. across C. down D. in

17. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?

A. over B. down C. off D. in

18. Minh’s father often takes him ______ the park every summer.

A. on B. to C. in D. after

19. He _______his father in many ways.

A. takes over B. takes down C. takes on D. takes after

20. I’ll pick you ________at your hotel next Monday.

A. on B. off C. at D. up

21. Your hat doesn’t go ________your clothes.

A. up B. with C. of D. down

22. The plane will ________ at 06.30 so you must be there at 06.00.

A. take after B. take down C. take off D. take up

23. The thieves waited until it was dark enough to ___________his house yesterday.

A. broke into B. broke out of C. broke away D. broke through

24. The bomb missed it mission then __________.

A. went down B. went off C. went through D. went away

25. The earth is a(n) ___________.

A. satellite B. state C. planet D. star

26. I borrowed this coat _________my father.

A. from B. to C. at D. by
27. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.

A. our B. us C. ours D. we

28. We went by car but the children went _________foot.

A. on B. by C. to D. with

29. Buddhism is an __________.

A. group B. religion C. association D. imagination

30. Lan ________the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.

A. enjoying B. has enjoyed C. enjoyed D. enjoy

31. I wish I ______ you some money for your rent, but I am broke myself

A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend

32. There are several books by Hemingway on this __________.

A. shelf B. platform C. cupboard D. support

33. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.

A. got B. felt C. went D. fell

34. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.

A. told B. were told C. have told D. tell

35. Do you ______me say this in class?

A. let B. allow C. permit D. mind

36. He forced all his children ________hard till midnight.

A. to study B. studied C. study D. studying

37. I am always _________for school.

A. on time B. in time C. at time D. out of time

38. I was having a rest when the volcano_________.

 A. exhibited B. exhausted C. exhaled D. erupted

39. We _________ an English exercise.

A. are doing B. did C. have done D. all are correct

40. He usually worn a pair of glasses.

A. He no longer wears a pair of glasses.

B. He used to wear a pair of glasses.

C. He doesn’t wear a pair of glasses any more.

D. All are correct

41. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _________.

A. illness B. pain C. ache D hurt.

42. “ I wish I _________stay longer,” Maryam said to Lan at the end of the week.

A. could B. can C. will D. may

43. Malaysia is divided ________2 regions

A. to B. on C. in D. into

44. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.

A. impressed B. impress C. impression D. impressive

45. The United States has a ________ of around 250 million.

A. population B. separation C. addition D. introduction

46. Vietnamese people are very ________ .

A. friend B. friendless C. friendly D. friendship

47. We were having dinner ________ the telephone rang.

A. when B. while C. until D. since

48. I ________call you as soon as I come back home.

A. have B. will C. am D. is going

49. Would you mind ________the door?

A. open B. opened C. opening D. to open

50. My family loves this house. It ____ the family home since my grandfather built it 60 years
ago.

A. was B. is C. has been D. will be

IV: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written
English.

1. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.

A B C D

2. I have broken my pencil. May I borrow one of your?

A B C D

3. When I was on holiday last summer, I was going to the beach everyday.

A B C D

4. Tom used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bike.

A B C D

5. Mary is used to do her homework by herself.

A B C D

6. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.

A B C D

7. The Chinese build the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.

A B C D

8. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
 A B C D

9. In the modern world, people can easily communicate with telephone, radio, and computer.

A B C D

10. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.

A B C D

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

New York – The “ Big Apple”

Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It’s skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty

make a (1)_________sight. New York has a (2) _________of over seven million and it is

probably the world’s most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple” come from many

(3) _________countries. There are more nationalities in New York(4) _________in any

other places on the earth. It is also has(5) _________tourists than any other city except

London, especially in the summer. (6) _________come from all(7) _________the world and

have a wonderful time. There are so many (8) _________for them to get enthusiastic about –

whether it’s some of the (9) _________museums in the world or the (10) _________little

streets of Greenwich Village.

1. A. sad B. beautiful C. horrible D. cold

2. A. attraction B. impression C. population D. people

3. A. same B. young C. old D. different

4. A. than B. rather C. of D. to

5. A. many B. much C. more D. lots

6. A. Visit B. Visitors C. Workers D. Goers

7. A. in B. from C. over D. of
 8. A. attraction B. place C. sights D. area

9. A. good B. better C. best D. nicer

10. A. to charm B. charm C. charmed D. charming

VI: Rewrite sentences, using “I wish………..”

1. I don’t know many English words.

àI wish .................................................................................................................................

2. My friend can not stay with me longer.

àI wish .................................................................................................................................

3. I don’t have time to go around the city.

à I wish.................................................................................................................................

4. We don’t have a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet.

àI wish .................................................................................................................................

5. I can not go to the car show at the city show ground

à I wish.................................................................................................................................

VII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one.

1. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.

à That castle ..........................................................................................................................

2. She has never read this book before.

à It is .....................................................................................................................................

3. He failed in the examination last year.

à He did not ..........................................................................................................................

4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.

à This is the first ..................................................................................................................

5. His parents made him study for his exam.

à He was made ......................................................................................................................

6. I don’t really want to go to the museum.

à I’d rather................................................................................................................................

7. The fire has destroyed many houses.

à Many houses .........................................................................................................................

8. May I borrow your pen?

à Would you mind ..................................................................................................................?

9. I started work for the company a year ago.

à I’ve ......................................................................................................................................

10. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.

à She left ................................................................................................................................

VIII. Give the correct word formation

1- We like their ___________________ (friendly).

2- The ________________ between Vietnam and China is good. (friend)

3- They seem to be ________________. We dislike them. (friend)

4- There will be a ___________________ in this street. (meet)

5- We saw ___________________ girls there. (beauty)

Can you give me some ________________ the next flights to Florida? ( inform ) .