Test for good students 2

Saturday , December 5th, 2009

Test 2 for good students

I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
1. When I (1)..................a child I used (2)....................go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was(3)....................beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park(4)..................I grew (5).............. The house and (6)...............seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played(7)..............the doll’s house which was older than grandmother herself. At(8).............times, I looked (9).................books(10).................were more interesting than my children’s book at home.
2. Computers play a(1)..................in our every day lives, sometimes(2)..................us even realising it. Consider the use(3)....................computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches(4)..............over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make(5)................ there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy they need to be able to re-order before stocks(6).................out, to decide which things are selling well and so on. All these processes(7)..................performed quickly and efficiently by computers. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt(8)................by [eople the paper was put(9).................for future reference. This way of working was(10).................particularlyeasy or fast. A computerised system is much more efficient.
II. Rewrite the sentences.
1. Speaking for my colleagues, I would like to thank you.
-> On...................................................................................................................
2. I’d prefer you to sign the contract without any further delay.
-> I’d rather.........................................................................................................
3. I was very sorry, I wasn’t able to see him off at the station.
-> If only.............................................................................................................
4. Vietnamese coffee is considered to be one of the best in the world.
-> Vietnamese coffee..........................................................................................
5. Nobody could take the place of him. He played very well.
-> He played........................................................................................................
6. Her brother is so handsome that every girl in her class likes him.
-> Her brother is such.........................................................................................
7. They believe that he is living in Hanoi.
-> He is ..............................................................................................................
8. The man is very polite. His wife is a friend of ours.
-> The man.........................................................................................................
9. Has anyone shown you what to do?
-> Have you.......................................................................................................
10. She couldn’t afford to buy the computer.
-> The computer.............................................................................................
11. I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not.
-> I haven’t made.............................................................................................
12. Tony is excited about going to Dalat on holiday.
-> Tony is looking................................................................................................
13. It was raining. That’s why the only reason I didn’t take the children to the beach.
-> If.......................................................................................................................
14. Mrs. Linda is at the police station. Her car was stolen last night.
-> Mrs. Linda whose..........................................................................................
15. “You shouldn’t spend your weekend in the city.”
-> She advised me..............................................................................................
16. I felt tired after a long trip, so I went to bed early.
-> Feeling tired....................................................................................................
17. He and his friend are both good at English.
-> He learns English...........................................................................................
18. I’ve never met a more intelligent man than him.
-> He is..............................................................................................................
19. You won’t find any accommodation if you don’t book it in advance.
-> Unless............................................................................................................
III. Correct the mistakes.
1. This is the bad storm they have had for long time.
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2. She is one of the more popular writer in the country.
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3. My sister is very well at learning the math.
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4. It was said that the famous rocky music died four years ago.
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5. Nobodies can stand her stubborn.
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6. Why doesn’t he try putting an advertise on paper?
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7. Rivaldo is sure one of the world’s more famous football play.
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8. Before the storm, a lot of people suffered from homeless.
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9. The more he drinks, the more hungry he feels.
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IV. Build sentences based on the words given.
1. The boy knew/ he hadn’t done/ work/ carefully/ should.
->.....................................................................................................................
2. Girl/ didn’t help them/ much/ can.
->.......................................................................................................................
3. More exercises/ we do/ better/ we.
->......................................................................................................................
4. Fifty five percent/ pupils/ her class/ from the city.
->.....................................................................................................................
5. If/ spend/ money/ economically/ save/ enough/ buy/ books/ your study.
->.....................................................................................................................
6. Natural/ resources/ preserved/ future generation.
->.....................................................................................................................
7. The hotter/ it/ miserable/ feel.
->....................................................................................................................
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