A Written Test 2

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 6

TEST 2

I. Phonetics
A. Pronunciation
1. A. earned B. raised C. passed D. enlarged
2. A. books B. maps C. bags D. hats
3. A. fan B. many C. sand D. land
B. Stress
4. A. prefer B. begin C. canal D. product
5. A. consider B. comfortable C. computer D. important
II. Verb form
1. They wish it (not rain) …………….……. much in England.
2. You can use my eraser I (not need) ………………..…… it at the moment.
3. I’d rather we (have) …………………………….. dinner now.
4. Be quite! You continually (interrupt)…………………. me.
5. I (see) ……….. Carol at the party, she (wear) ……………… a very beautiful dress.
6. If only I (follow) …… ……… his advice.
7. He (jog) …… ………… every morning since the last month.

III. Multiple choice


1. The cost of living is very (expensive/ high/ increased) these days.
2. Her shoes (match/ suit/ fit) her gloves. They look well together.
3. Have this one, (haven’t you?/ will you?/ won’t you?).
4. Please (bring/ take/ fetch) that book over here!
5. I live in a house, (where/ that/ which) overlooks a large garden.
6. Let’s (have/ go/ come) to visit to Peter! He’s in hospital.
7. All work in better than (no/ not/ none) at all.
IV. Preposition
1. The front yard is too small to play soccer ……...
2. Peter Lee appears cheerful ……….…. nature.
3. I don’t like going to the cinema with other people. I prefer going …….. myself.
4. Nothing bad happened …………… my first day ………. work.
5. That singer is famous …………... everyone throughout the country.
6. The Royal Hotel is 400 metres ………….. height.
V. Error correction
1. As a student, I like to know why there is no library in our school.
2. When I arrived at home, there was a letter waiting for me.
3. I was worried a little about what she would say.
4. The climate in Vietnam is quite different from England.
5. After a month, Hoa used to studying in her new school.
VI. Word formation
1. Nam is very (society) …………., kind and generous.
2. To become a novelist, you must be very (imagine)…………………...
3. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting (speak) ……………..…over a long distance.
4. Thomas Watson was Bell’s (assist)……………..………, wasn’t he?
5. Will you please show me the way to the (centre) ………………..……..post office?
6. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her (appear)…………..………..
7. His (pronounce) …………….…….. is worse than his grammar.
8. This form must have the (sign) ……………..……. of the writer.
VII. Rewriting
1. Someone has towed Mr. Smith’s car away.
 Mr. Smith …………………………………………………………………..………….
2. The switch was too high for him to reach.
 He wasn’t ………………………………………..………………………….………..
3. How long have the Browns been living here?
 When ………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I couldn’t attend the lecture because I was ill.
The reason …………………………………………………………………………….
5. They were happier than they had ever been.
 They had never ……………………………………………………………………….
VIII. Gap- filling
Like any ………… universities, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you do not have
to ………….. working to study. It can also open up a whole variety of interests. If you have never
studied ……….…, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of growing ……….. knowledge. You will
…………. friends of all kinds. You may …….……… find that your qualification provides new career
opportunities. You do not actually go to the Open University ……….… lectures, but study at home,
using TV, radio and computer software. You can attend one class a month if you wish at an Open
University centre.

KEY TO TEST 2
I. Phonetics
A. Pronunciation
1. A. earned B. raised C. passed D. enlarged
2. A. books B. maps C. bags D. hats
3. A. fan B. many C. sand D. land
B. Stress
4. A. pre’fer B. be’gin C. ca’nal D. ‘product
5. A. con’sider B. ‘comfortable C. com’puter D. im’portant
II. Verb form
1. They wish it (not rain) ……didn’t rain……. much in England.
2. You can use my eraser I (not need) ……don’t need…… it at the moment.
3. I’d rather we (have) …………………………….. dinner now. (would rather = want)
A) * S would rather do (V-infinitive) sth: muốn làm gì ở hiện tại
I would rather rest now.
He would rather play football now.
* * S would rather have done/ V3 sth: muốn làm gì ở quá khứ
I would rather have gone to school yesterday, because I have a test today.
She would rather have attended her best friend’s party last week.
B) * S1 would rather S2 DID (V- past tense) sth: CN1 muốn CN2 làm gì ở hiện tại
I would rather we had dinner now.
They would rather we left now
* S1 would rather S2 HAD DONE sth: CN1 muốn CN2 làm gì ở quá khứ
My parents would rather I had studied better last semester.
4. Be quite! You continually (interrupt)…are continually interrupting……. me.
* always/ forever/ constantly/ continually + HTTD thể hiện thói quen gây khó chịu cho người khác
5. I (see) …saw…….. Carol at the party, she (wear) ……was wearing………… a very beautiful dress.
6. If only I (follow) ……had followed……… his advice.
7. He (jog) ……has been jogging………… every morning since the last month.

III. Multiple choice


1. The cost of living is very (expensive/ high/ increased) these days.
2. Her shoes (match/ suit/ fit) her gloves. They look well together.
Sự vật + match/ go with + sự vật: 2 vật phù hợp với nhau
Sự vật + suit + somebody: sth makes sb more beautiful/ attractive
Sự vật + fit + someone: sth has the right size for sth
3. Have this one, (haven’t you?/ will you?/ won’t you?).
4. Please (bring/ take/ fetch) that book over here!
5. I live in a house, (where/ that/ which) overlooks a large garden.
6. Let’s (have/ go/ come) to visit to Peter! He’s in hospital.
7. All work in better than (no/ not/ none) at all.
IV. Preposition
1. The front yard is too small to play soccer …in…...
2. Peter Lee appears cheerful ……by….…. nature.
By nature = naturally
3. I don’t like going to the cinema with other people. I prefer going …by….. myself.
4. Nothing bad happened ……on……… my first day …at……. work.
5. That singer is famous ……for……... everyone throughout the country.
6. The Royal Hotel is 400 metres ……in…….. height.
V. Error correction
1. As a student, I like to know why there is no library in our school.
Would like
2. When I arrived at (X) home, there was a letter waiting for me.
3. I was worried a little about what she would say. (a little worried)
4. The climate in Vietnam is quite different from (that in) England.
5. After a month, Hoa is (got) used to studying in her new school.
VI. Word formation
1. Nam is very (society) ……sociable………., kind and generous.
2. To become a novelist, you must be very (imagine)……imaginative…..
3. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting (speak) ……speech……over a long distance.
4. Thomas Watson was Bell’s (assist)……assistant………, wasn’t he?
5. Will you please show me the way to the (centre) ………central……..post office?
6. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her (appear)…appearance………..
7. His (pronounce) ……pronunciation…….. is worse than his grammar.
8. This form must have the (sign) …signature……. of the writer.
VII. Rewriting
1. Someone has towed Mr Smith’s car away.
 Mr Smith …has had his car towed away………….
* have sth done: có cái gì được làm bởi người khác
2. The switch was too high for him to reach.
 He wasn’t……tall enough to reach the switch……….
3. How long have the Browns been living here?
 When …did the Brown start/ begin to live (living)…………..
4. I couldn’t attend the lecture because I was ill.
The reason …why I couldn’t attend the lecture was that I was ill/ my illness…………..
 The reason for my absence from the lecture was my illness
5. They were happier than they had ever been.
 They had never ……been so happy before……….
VIII. Gap- filling
Like any … other… universities, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you do not have
to … stop… working to study. It can also open up a whole variety of interests. If you have never
studied …..before…, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of growing … your…….. knowledge.
You will … make……. friends of all kinds. You may ……also……… find that your qualification
provides new career opportunities. You do not actually go to the Open University …for… lectures, but
study at home, using TV, radio and computer software. You can attend one class a month if you wish at
an Open University centre.

You might also like