Chuyên đề luyện thi CNN.2

PRACTICE TEST$5

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
English is the language of the people of England in the south of the island of Great Britain. In the north of this island lies Scotland. To the west of England is Wales. The island of Ireland lies to the west of Great Britain. More than a thousand years age, the people who lived in these four countries were different, and they spoke different languages.
Great Britain is not a large country. It’s much smaller than France or Norway and smaller than Finland. England is the largest part of Britain and it has always been the strongest. Today the official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. English is the official language in all part of the country.
In the United States of American English is called the national language, the language of the American nation. Four hundred years ago, some English people sailed to North American to live there, and they brought the English language to this new country. After them some people from all the countries of Europe came here. And they learned English, but they made it a little different from British English. In the USA now people speak American English. Very many words are the same in American and British English, but the American people do not speak in the same way as people do in England.
Which part of Great Britain is the largest?
What is the official language in Great Britain?
What is the national language in the USA?
Who brought the English language to America?
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Every year thousand of people (1. kill) in their homes. For example, a lot of people (2. die) just because somebody (3) careless and (4. mean) for somebody else. If a small child (5. find) a bottle of pills, he (6. open) it. Accidents in the home can (7. prevent). If we want to stop them, we must learn to be more careful.
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to fill in the blank.
… stamps is his favourite hobby. (collect)
Owing to medical … we may all expect to live longer than people in earlier time. (discover)
Going out in the rain is … . (pleasure)
He is very good at English. He can speak it with ease and … . (fluently)
The soldier was given a medal for … . (brave)
Bill has taken up … as a hobby. (carpenter)
Jerry picked up a … of the money and smiled. (hand)
He can’t … win the race. (possibility)
IV. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
Making use of a library
If you wish to make the best use of a library, you (1) first of all know how the books are arranged on the (2). In some very small libraries, (3) the books are arranged (4) alphabetical order of the authors’ surnames. In larger libraries, (5) the books are arranged (6) systematically. They are usually divided into two main categories – Fiction (Novels and Short Stories) and Non-fiction (all the others).
When you know the (7) of a book, but not the author, and it is a novel or book of short stories, you may be able to refer to a title catalogue or card index, if the library is equipped with one. Non-fiction books are usually arranged (8) to the subject matter
V. Find a suitable preposition to fill in the blank.
Did you come here … foot?
Write … a fountain pen.
She is famous … her intelligence.
Gas is made … coal.
I can come any day … Monday.
What do you think … this sonata of Beethoven?
Is there anything good on … the cinema tonight?
My English teacher said he was quite satisfied … my homework.
VI. There is a mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
This is our new employee. Will you show him how sending a fax?
Because the battery was dead, the engine will not start.
Be sure to have a mechanic testing the brake, the engine and the steering before a long trip.
This patient is very sick or should be taken to the hospital immediately.
The flight to Rome and Naples are at Gate 4 right now.
Would you like to go and see a movie at the cinema nor a play at the theatre?
Before decide where to go on holiday, we always read lots of different brochures which we get from our local travel agency.
In the summer, Brighton, Hastings and Eastbound are always full of holidays makers both British or foreign.
VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the