English

Practice test 2
1. The marriage guidance council is an organization which __________ people to talk with a third person about their problems.
a. allows
b. demands
c. requests
d. requires
ANSWER: a. allows
2. The man pretended to be very __________ in the puzzle.
a. interested
b. attended
c. directed
d. attracted
ANSWER: a. interested

3. I didn’t say anything and I __________ on with my crossword.
a. continued
b. carried
c. progressed
d. proceeded
ANSWER: b. carried
4. The council has threatened to __________ off the water and electricity.
a. put
b. go
c. lay
d. cut
ANSWER: d. cut

5. Now she is frightened of __________ for a job.
a. attending
b. intending
c. replying
d. applying
ANSWER: d. applying
6. When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, he became __________.
a. redundant
b. extra
c. overdue
d. surplus
ANSWER: a. redundant

7. As they __________ old age they seem to have an unexplained compulsion to return to the Sargasso Sea to breed.
a. approach
b. approximate
c. access
d. attend
ANSWER: a. approach
8. The eel has an acute __________ of smell.
a. point
b. direction
c. sense
d. instinct
ANSWER: c. sense

9. Referees should send off players for deliberate __________.
a. restrictions
b. fouls
c. breaks
d. strikes
ANSWER: b. fouls

10. Many football clubs are in financial __________.
a. condition
b. issue
c. trouble
d. question
ANSWER: c. trouble

11. It’s only four forty-five. It’s only a __________ to five.
a. fifteen
b. quarter
c. section
d. sector
ANSWER: b. quarter
12. 006’s mission was to __________ the biggest crime syndicate in the world – SMASH.
a. break
b. damage
c. hurt
d. get over
ANSWER: a. break

13. It was an all-girls’ school, and we all had to wear __________.
a. make-up
b. perfume
c. fabric
d. uniform
ANSWER: d. uniform
14. The soldiers __________ the building, so no one could escape.
a. fixed
b. cycled
c. halted
d. surrounded
ANSWER: d. surrounded

15. Are you __________ for the big test tomorrow?
a. prepared
b. prepare
c. alert
d. watchful
ANSWER: a. prepared
16. A(n) __________ worker does a family’s housework.
a. internal
b. inward
c. domestic
d. inside
ANSWER: c. domestic

17. Hot and cold weather __________ people in different ways
a. affect
b. strike
c. hit
d. infect
ANSWER: a. affect
18. The children started fighting because one boy took more than his __________ of the cake.
a. distribution
b. assignment
c. share
d. ratio
ANSWER: c. share

19. The world’s population is increasing __________ .
a. rapidly
b. fastly
c. shortly
d. directly
ANSWER: a. rapidly


20. People who can’t read and write are _________.
a. unreadable
b. unexplainable
c. inexplicable
d. illiterate
ANSWER: d. illiterate
II. Grammar
1. Usually political cartoons ________ on the editorial page of a newspaper.
appear
whose appearance
C. by appearing
D. when they appearance
ANSWER: appear
2. ________ two major art museums, the Fog and the Sadler.
Harvard University has
B. At Harvard University
C. Harvard University, with its
D. There at Harvard University
ANSWER: Harvard University has

3. American actress and director Margaret Webster ________ for her production of Shakespearean plays.
who became famous
B. famous as she became
C. becoming famous
D. became famous
ANSWER: became famous
4. _______ gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the other full of acetylene.
A. It is two
B. Of the two
C. There are two
D. Two
ANSWER: There are two

5. _______ is the most interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
A. That Philip Glass
B. Philip Glass, who
C. Philip Glass
D. Because Philip Glass
ANSWER: A. That Philip Glass
6. Compressed air _________ the power to drive pneumatic tools.
by providing
B. provides
C. that provides
D. the provision of
ANSWER: provides

7. _________ by cosmic rays.
A. The Earth is constantly bombarded
B. Bombarded constantly, the Earth
C. Bombarding the Earth constantly
D. The Earth’s constant bombardment
ANSWER: The Earth is constantly bombarded

8. ________ primary colors are red, blue, and yellow.
There are three
B. The three
C. Three of them
D. That the three
ANSWER: The three

9. ________ who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
It was Jane Byrne
B. Jane Byrne
C. That Jane Byrne
D. When Jane Byrne
ANSWER: It was Jane Byrne
10. Every computer consists of a number of systems _______ together.
by working
B. work
C. they work
D. that work
ANSWER: that work

11. On the Moon, _________ air because the Moon’s gravitational field is too weak to retain an atmosphere.
A. there is no
B. where no
C. no
D. is no
ANSWER: there is no
12. The Glass Mountains of northwestern Oklahoma _________ with flecks of gypsum, which shine in the sunlight.
they are covered
B. covered them
C. that are covered
D. are covered
ANSWER: are covered

13. In some cases, __________ to decide if an organism is a plant or an animal.
difficult if
B. it is difficult
C. the difficulty
D. is difficult
ANSWER: it is difficult
14. The first American novelist to have a major impact on world literature ________.
who was James Fenimore Cooper
B. James Fenimore Cooper was
C. it was James Fenimore Cooper
D. was James Fenimore Cooper
ANSWER: was James Fenimore Cooper

15. ________ important railroad tunnel in the United States was cut through the Hoosac Mountains in Massachusetts.
At first
B. It was the first
C. The first
D. As the first of
ANSWER: The first
1. The boy has a determination to study English.
A. English is determined to study by the boy.
B. The boy is determined to study English.
C. The boy is determined studying English.
D. The boy is determined study English.
ANSWER: B. The boy is determined to study English.

2. The plane had to land on the fields.
A. The plane had to be landed on the fields.
B. The plane had to make a landing on the fields.
C. The plane had to making a land on the fields.
D. The plane had to make landing on the fields.
ANSWER: B. The plane had to make a landing on the fields.

3. The students know little about Vietnamese literature.
A. The students have little knowledge of Vietnamese literature.
B. The students have few knowledge of Vietnamese literature.
C. The students don’t know many about Vietnamese literature.
D. The students don’t have many knowledge of Vietnamese literature.
ANSWER: A. The students have little knowledge of Vietnamese literature.

4. He always gives a great deal of thought to his students.
A. He always thinks a lot of his students.
B. He always has a large number of thought to his students.
C. He always has a good deal of interest about his studies.
D. He always has many thought about his studies.
ANSWER: A. He always thinks a lot of his students.

5. She has a great interest in music.
A. Music interests greatly.
B. Music is interested in her.
C. Music interests her greatly.
D. Music is interesting in her.
ANSWER: A. Music interests greatly.

6. I didn’t intend to stay here.
A. I had no intention to staying here.
B. I didn’t have intention to stay here.
C. I had no intention of staying here.
D. I didn’t intend staying here.
ANSWER: B. I didn’t have intention to stay here.

7. He decided to leave home.
A. He made a decision leaving home.
B. He decided leaving home.
C. He had a decision leave home.
D. He made a decision to leave home.
ANSWER: D. He made a decision to leave home.

8. He talked with the headmaster about his son.
A. His son was talked with the headmaster.
B. The headmaster was talked with his son.
C. He took a talk with the headmaster about his son.
D. He had a talk with the headmaster about his son.
ANSWER: D. He had a talk with the headmaster about his son.

9. You should see a doctor about that cut on your arm.
A. You had better see a doctor about that cut on your arm.
B. You rather see a doctor about that cut on your arm.
C. You would sooner see a doctor about that cut on your arm.
D. A doctor must see the cut on your arm.
Answer: A. You had better see a doctor about that cut on your arm.

10. She bought this book two weeks ago.
A. She has had this book for two weeks.
B. She has had had this book since two weeks.
C. She had this book for two weeks.
D. She has this book for two weeks.
Answer: A. She has had this book for two weeks.

VII: WritingControlled writing

Dear Bill,
1. It / ages / I / hear / you.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It is ages I haven’t heard from you.
2. Hope / everything / go / well.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I hope everything is going well.
3. I / write / ask / you / now / family / need / au pair.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I am writing to ask whether your family still needs an au pair now.
4. My sister / 18 years old / want / spend / year / England.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
My sister is 18 years old and she wants to spend some years in England.
5.She / not / mind / look / children / and / good / housework.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
She does not mind looking after children and she is also good at doing housework.
6.She / go / university / next year / study English.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
She is going to university to study English next year.
7.look / forward / hear / you.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I look forward to hearing from you.
Stefano
VIII: Translation: Translate the following sentences into English
Hãy nhận lời chúc mừng chân thành nhất của tôi đối với thành công của anh trong học kì vừa qua.
Let receive my most sincere congratulation to your success in the last semester.
Từ đầu đến cuối học kỳ, anh đã chứng tỏ sự chăm chỉ và thông minh của anh.
You had shown your diligence and intelligence from the beginning till the end of the semester.
Ngôn ngữ của khoa học là ngôn ngữ chung của cộng đồng quốc tế.
Scientific language is the common one of the whole international community.
Máy vi tính đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong xã hội hiện đại vì nó phục vụ con người trong nhiều lĩnh vực.
Computer plays an important role in modern society because it serves human beings in many fields.
TPHCM có dân số khoảng 10 triệu người. Đây có thể là một trong những thành phố phát triển nhất trên thế giới.
Ho Chi Minh City has a population of 10 million people. This can be one of the most developed cities in the world.