Test for 11Advanced Unit 11+12

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TEST 2
Time allowed: 45mins
I. Phonetic
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
1. A. measure B. dreadful C. treasure D. breathe
2. A. ambition B. attraction C. connotation D. question
3. A. alternative B. adventure C. paragraph D. pleasant
4. A. prosperity B. touch C. profitable D. bodybuilding
5. A. purely B. nature C. mature D. viewer

II. Vocabulary and grammar
Choose the best answer
1.____ I first met my girlfriend.
A. It was in London that B. It was in London where
C. It was London that D. It was London which
2. Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend.
A. play B. plays C. were playing D. has played
3. ____ took my car.
A. It was they B. It were they that C. It was they that D. It was them that
4. This is a good place for fashion designers to show their latest ……..
A. creative B. creation C. creature D. create
5. She has to take…….business from his husband because he is ill now.
A. off B. up C. over D. in
6. ________ her bright eyes that attract people when they first meet her.
A. They are B. They will be C. It is D. It will be
7. Nowadays almost no one speaks Latin, ________ is the reason why it is called a dead language.
A. what B. that C. which D. so
8. He bought all the books ________ are needed for the English course.
A. who B. that C. what D. those
9. ________ of people gathered in front of the church.
A. A hundred B. Hundred C. Hundreds D. Two hundreds
10. She says she’s been to ________ restaurant in town.
A. many B. every C. all D. most
11. Not only………profits, but it also had to lay off workers.
A. the company lost B. had the company lose C. did the company lose D. lost the company
12. We should use cloth bags ……………. of plastic bags.
A. besides B. apart C. without D. instead
13. He couldn’t get the machine start………hard he tried.
A. how B. despite how C. however D. even
14. There were many people lying ________ the sun on the beach.
A. under B. on C. in D. below

15. I don’t believe a word he said. I think he just made……..that story.
A. out B. up C. off D. down
16. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes…………..for a cup of coffee.
A. over B. off C. to D. on
17. …………..is one of the few substances that expand upon freezing.
A. It is water B. Though C. That water D. Water
18. If no one ……………to the plan, we will start next week.
A. disapprove B. argues C. objects D. oppose
19. I phoned the bank to…………how much money there was in my account.
A. control B. check C. test D. inspect
20. My younger sister is very …………….and so she loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer to stay at home.
A. enjoyable B. lively C. pleasing D. funny

III. Reading

Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D

Minh and Long were in Hanoi and both wanted to go to Nha Trang for their holidays. Nha Trang is a popular tourist attraction in the South of Vietnam. Minh likes flying so he went to the Blue Skies Agency. The agency is on the third floor of a big building in Trang Thi Street. They booked Minh a seat on a tourist flight. Long hated flying. He went to the Wide Roads Agency. Its office is on the second floor of a beautiful building in Trang Tien Street. They booked him a seat on the Thong Nhat Train. Long enjoyed his trip on the Thong Nhat Train, especially as he met a very pretty girl on the train. Her name is Mai. Mai is studying at a university in Hanoi,