Chuyên đề luyện thi THPT CNN.1

PRACTICE TEST$4


I. Read this letter from Jane, who is doing a language course in France and choose the best answer a, b, c or d to fill the space.
Dear Mum and Dad,
This is just a quick letter to let you know that I’m fine. We’re all working quite hard because the exams are only a few week away, but our teacher (1) … he thinks we’ll do well. (my landlady’s not sure – she keeps (2) … me I should stop (3) … so much TV and do a bit more reading).
Anyway, we had a wonderful time at half term. I went off to Paris for (4) … days with some of the others from the school, and we went on a guided (5) … of the city. We saw most of the famous (6) … like the louver, here they have an amazing (7) … of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then we went down to the South of France (8) … train. It was so fast – the whole (9) … was only about four hours. We spent (10) … time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all really enjoyed it. On our last day we went to a small island (11) … the Ilea des Pelerins, and we saw the castle where they used to keep the “Man in the Iron Mask”. All in all, we had a great time and (12) … weather was really good as well. The only thing I felt (13) … about was that we didn’t (14) …enough time to go swimming – maybe next time.
Anyways, I must go now as I’ve got to do a bit of homework for tomorrow (15) … you write soon?
Love, Jane
a. says b. tells c. speaks d. talks
a. saying b. telling c. speaking d. talking
a. watch b. watched c. watching d. do watch
a. a little b. little c. a few d. few
a. trip b. visit c. tour d. excursion
a. shows b. sights c. views d. looks
a. set b. group c. gallery d. collection
a. in b. by c. with d. on
a. voyage b. travel c. drive d. journey
a. a little b. little c. a few d. few
a. spoken b. said c. called d. told
a. any b. a c. the d. those
a. sorry b. regretful c. apologetic d. displeased
a. spend b. waste c. have d. take
a. must b. should c. may d. will
II. Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to finish the passages.
a) I (1. stay) in England for a few weeks now. You see, I (2. be) a businessman and I (3. want) to improve my English. I (4. attend) a special course in business English at the moment. The course (5. last) three weeks.
b) Yesterday I (6. have) an awful day. When I (7. arrive) at the office, I (8. sit) down at my desk (9. discover) that I (10. lose) a document on my computer because of a virus. I (11. work) on it for the past two days. And if that (12. be) not enough, a fellow employee (13. begin) to make me angry. While I (14. try) to remain calm, she (15. laugh) at me.
III. Give the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the following passage.
To neighbours, Mr. Stewart is a dull man who speaks very (1. polite) and whose only form of (2. entertain) is his job. And to a certain extent it’s true, since Mr. Stewart finds his job very (3. interest).
He is an antique dealer and goes to work (4. happy) every day. He handles some very (5. expense) pieces sometime, which can make his job (6. danger), as there have recently been quite a few (7. rob) at antique shops. So not (8. surprise), Mr. Stewart decided that his own business needed some extra (9. protect). After having an alarm system put in, Mr. Stewart doesn’t feel (10. complete) secure but he does feel more protected.
IV. Insert a suitable word in each of the