LESSON 1: TENSE

I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete these sentences.

1. What time___________the banks close in Britain?
a. do b. did c. does d. are
2. How many languages_____ John speak?
a. do b. does c. did d. is
3. Hurry! The train________ I don't want to miss it.
a. comes b. is coming c. came d. has come
4. I saw Maggie at the party. She ________ a beautiful red dress.
a. wears b. wore c. was wearing d. has worn
5. What time________ the next train leave?
a. does b. will c. do d. did
6. Monica________ with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat.
a. stays b. is staying c. will stay d. is going to stay
7. When I was young, I________to be a singer.
a. want b. has wanted c. wanted d. didn’t wanted
8. Look that those black clouds! It________
a. is going to rain b. will rain c. is raining d. can rain
9. The man got out of the car,_______ round to the back and opened the boot.
a. walking b. walked c. walks d. walk
10. The train _______half an hour ago.
a. leaves b. has left c. left d. leave
11. She ________ English at RMIT these days.
a. studies b. is studying c. will study d. is going to study
12. How many people _________ in your family?
a. have got b. there are c. are there d. have
13. We________ next vacation in London.
a. spend b. is spending c. will spend d. are going to spend
14. We __________ spend our summer in the mountain.
a. didn’t used to b. didn’t use top c. used not to d. did not use to
15. Look! The bus________
a. left b. has left c. leaves d. is leaving
16. Mike________ one hour ago.
a. phoned b. was phoning c. has phoned d. phones
17. Oil________ if you pour it on water
a. floated b. floats c. will be floated d. float
18. Columbus_________America more then 400 years ago.
a. discovered b. has discovered c. had discovered d. discovers
19. When my father was young, he _______work in the garden for a long time.
a. can b. could c. would d. should
29. The earth_________ round the sun.
a. go b. has gone c. went d. goes
21. Ann_________tea very often.
 a. doesn't drink b. don't drink c. didn't drink 22. Bad driving d. hasn't drunk
often_________many accidents.
a. caused b. had caused c. causes d. has cause
23. The Olympic Games_________every four years.
a. take place b. takes place c. took place d. is taking place
24. They ___don’t want___to play the love games, but they__are playing______now.
a. isn’t want/ b. doesn’t want/ c. not want/ are d. don’t want/ are play
plays playing playing
25. I don’t like my job. I think I _______ another one.
a. find b. am going to find c. am going finding d. found
26. I _____ sad because I did so badly in the exam.
a. was b. were c. did d. didn’t
27. We _______ a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
a. are having b. have c. have got d. had
28. Tom and Peter ____ very excited after watching the football match on TV last night.
a. was b. did c. were d. are
29. Are you free on Saturday evening? – I’m afraid I’m not. I ______ to the cinema with my
boyfriend.
a. go b. am going c. am going to d. went
30. They _____ in a suburb of Oxford, and _____ into town by bus every day.
c. are living/
a. lives/ comes b. live/ come d. are living/ come
are coming

II. Use the words and expressions to write complete sentences.

1. My family/ visit/ Ha Long Bay/ this summer vacation.//
 My family are going to visit Ha Long bay this summer vacation.
2. How/ your father/ go/ work/ every day?//
 How does your father go to work every day?
3. Little brother/ want/ be/ pilot/ when/ grow?//
 …………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She/ not/ patient/ wait/ the doctor/ yesterday.//
 …………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Last year/ my brother/ work/ engineer/ printing company.//
 Last year my brother worked as engineer at/in printing company
6. He/ going/ meet/ uncle/ airport/ tomorrow.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. She/ learn/ French/ now/ because/ she/ going/ France/ holiday/ next summer.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Father/ dislike/ live/ city/ so/ want/ move/ countryside.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. It/ rather/ difficult/ us/ learn/ two language/ same time.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. I/ going/ the dentist/ afternoon/ because/ I/ have/ toothache.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. We/ stop/ play/ tennis/ because/ it/ rain/ heavily/ yesterday.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Your parents/ going/ travel/ world/ when/ they/ retire/ next year?//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. Mother/ forget/ buy/ bread/ so/ we/ going/ get/ some/ now.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. When/ I be/ your/ age/ I/ have/ get up/ five/ morning.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. We/ going/ organize/ sport day/ students.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. You/ see/ accident/ way/ work/ yesterday?//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
17. She/ would like/ work/ foreign company/ after/ she/ graduate/ university.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. He/ not can/ answer/ phone/ now/ because/ he/ have/ shower.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. I / buy/ a lot/ food/ this morning/ because/ we / have/ party/ tonight.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. It/ not/ easy/ foreigners/ find/ way/ in Hanoi.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word.

A man and his wife had a small bar near a station. The bar often stayed open until after
midnight, (21) ………… people came to drink there while they were waiting for trains. (22)
………. two o’clock one morning, one man was still sitting at a table in the small bar. He (23)
……….asleep. The barman’s wife wanted to (24) ………. to bed. She looked into the bar
several times, and each time (25) ……. man was still there. Then at last, she went to her
husband and (26) ………to him, ‘You’ve woken that man six times now, George, but he isn’t
drinking (27) ………. Why haven’t you sent (28) ……… away? It’s very late.’
‘Oh, no, I don’t want to send him away,’ answered her husband (29) ……a smile. ‘You see,
whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I bring it to him he pays it. Then he
goes (30) …….sleep again.’

LESSON 2: TENSE (cont) PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST

SIMPLE

I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete these sentences.

1. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several film.
a. appears b. is appearing c. appreared d. has appeared
2. We_______Dorothy since last Saturday.
a. don’t see b. didn’t see c. hasn’t seen d. haven’t seen
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she_______it.
a. has bought b. bought c. buys d. had bought
4. I__________the report yet.
a. have finished b. has finished c. haven’t finished d. didn’t finished 5.
I__________to New York three times this year.
a. have been b. was c. were d. am going
6. I have never played badminton before.This is the first time I_________to play.
a. try b. tried c. have tried d. am trying
7. The police ______ two people early this morning.
a. has arrested b. arrested c. have arrested d. arrest
8. Peter isn’t here now. He _______ American this morning.
a. has been to b. has gone to c. went d. goes
9. Frank _______ his bike last May. So he _______ it for 4 months.
a. gets/ has had b. got/ had c. has got/ has had d. got/ has had
10. How many game ________ so far this season?
a. has your team b. does your team c. did your team d. has your team
win win win won
11. I ______ my keys so I can’t open the door now.
a. lost b. lose c. have lost d. have lose
12. Columbus _____ in the New World in 1492.
a. arrived b. has arrived c. have arrived d. arrives
13. Last winter, Robin ________ with his father in the Alps for three days.
a. has lived b. have lived c. lives d. lived
14. I _____ Peter since I ______ last Tuesday.
a. hasn’t seen/ b. haven’t saw/ c. haven’t seen/ d. haven’t seen/
arrived arrive arrived arrived
15. We ______ another country before.
a. haven’t never b. have never c. haven’t ever
d. has never visited
visited visited visit
16. John and Peggy _______ their homework. Now they can watch the film.
a. have done b. did c. have do d. have did
17. The girls _____ their lunch yet.
a. have had b. ate c. haven’t had d. didn’t have
18. ______ your homework yet? – Yes, I ____ it an hour ago.
a. Have you done/ b. Did you do/ c. Have you done/ d. Have you do/
finish finished finished finished
19. Nina _____ her leg. She is still in hospital.
a. broke b. has broken c. has break d. has broke
20. I _____ Tom today, but I ____ him yesterday.
a. didn’t see/ saw b. have seen/ saw c. don’t see/ seen d. haven’t seen/ saw
21. They ______ all the new words. They needn’t worry about the test.
a. learnt b. have learned c. haven’t learned d. are learning
22. Emily and Molly ______ each other for more than 10 years now.
a. know b. knew c. have knew d. have known
23. What’s that a lovely smell in here? – Jasmine _____ a yummy cake.
a. bakes b. baking c. has baked d. baked
24. She has been in the shop now but she _____ anything yet.
a. hasn’t bought b. has bought c. bought d. is buying
25. He ____ my book last year but he _____ it back.
a. borrowed/ b. has borrowed/ c. borrowed/ d. borrowed/ has given
hasn’t given hasn’t given has given

II. Complete these sentences using: since, for, yet.

1. It has been rained _________ lunch time.
2. Sarah has lived in Paris _____ 1995.
3. Paul has lived in London _______ ten years.
4. I lent him 10$ last week but I haven’t given it back ______.
5. We have been here ______ 4 o’clock.
6. We have been here _____ 4 hours.
7. I wonder where Joe is. I haven’t seen him ________ last week.
8. Jane is away. She has been away _____ Friday.
9. The weather is dry. It hasn’t rained _____ a few weeks.
10. I haven’t been to a party _____ ages.

III. Use the words and expressions to write complete sentences.

1. You/ ever/ try/ give up/ smoke?//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. We/ not/ see/ each other/ three years.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I/ never/ stay/ expensive hotel/ before.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She/ go/ New York/ six months/ ago/ but/ she/ not return/ yet.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Since/ I/ leave/ hometown/ I/ be/ very homesick.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. You/ ever/ be/ South Africa?//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. This/ first time/ I/ ever/ be/ Paris.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Da Lat/ the/ beautiful/ city/ I/ ever/ visit.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Alex/ an/ artist/ and/ he/ paint/ a lot/ beautiful pictures/ his life.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Mary / not cook/ more than 10 people/ five years.//
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

IV. Reading comprehension: Choose the best answer.

He was born on in 1928, on a train going from Los Angeles to New York City, and he met his
sweetheart in his first silent film, Plane Crazy. With the coming of ‘talkies”, he achieved
stardom in his very first sound film, Steamboat Willie.
In 1930 and 1931, this international star acted in twenty-one movies, playing everything from
a fire chief to a great lover. Germany voted one of his films one of the ten best pictures of
1930. Russia awarded him an antique glass bowl, and Worcester, Massachusetts, officially
designated May 12 as his day. Competition from an actor named Donald and a new dog star
diminished his popularity for a while, but he became number one again with Fantasia, in
1940. In 1955, he began his own daily TV show.
Who is this talented and popular actor? Mickey Mouse – and, now over seventy but not looking
it, he is still busy as the official host at Disneyland and Disney World.
1. The best title is ..............
A. Mickey Mouse-Official Host at Disneyland
B. Mickey Mouse- An international Star
C. The Days of Silent Film
D. From Movies to Television
2. Mickey Mouse’s first sound film was ..........
A. Donald and his dog B. Plane Crazy C. Steamboat Willie D. Fantasia
3. Mickey received an antique glass bowl from ............
A. Worcester B. Germany C. Los Angeles D. Russia
4. The story suggests that Mickey Mouse ..............
A. became a success quickly B. took years to become famous
C. has now retired D. is not well known
5. The word “diminished” in line eight means ...........
A. made greater B. made less C. told about D. improved

SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS

I. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. He ………………………………… (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit
card.
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
 9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.

II. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Sally ……………… (eat) dinner last night when someone ……………(knock) on the
door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred ……………… (come) at seven-thirty. I
………………… (study) when Fred ………………….. (come).
3. While I …………………. (study) last night, Fred ………………………(drop by) to visit
me.
4. My roommate’s parents …………………. (call) him last night while we………………..
(watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………….. (come) home, I …………………….. (talk) to my mother on the phone.

III. Choose the correct answer.

1. Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I called?
3. I didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.
4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.
5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.
6. My sister was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month.
7. While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.
8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?
9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?
10. They were watching/ watched football on TV all day.

III. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.

Many people visit zoos every year. They go to zoos (1) ______ they enjoy seeing
animals and learning more about them. Animals from many different parts (2) ______ the
world live there. You can usually see lions, tigers, elephants, camels and monkeys, and also
fish, frogs and snakes. You can draw the animals or (3) ______ photos of them, and in some
zoos, you can watch videos, too. Sometimes you can ride (4) ______ or camels. The people
who give the animals food have to work very (5) ______. Every day they give them food and
water and clean (6) ______ homes. Some animals eat leaves, fruit and vegetables, (7)
______ others eat meat or fish. At London Zoo, (8) ______ are also pets, like mice and
rabbits, and farm animals, like sheep and goats. Children can play with (9) ______ animals.
Most animals are beautiful, but some of them can be (10) ______.
1. A. because B. so C. when
2. A. to B. on C. of
3. A. take B. make C. do
4. A. lions B. tigers C. elephants
5. A. good B. hard C. late
6. A. its B. their C. your
 7. A. or B. but C. and
8. A. they B. here C. there
9. A. these B. this C. that
10. A. dangerous B. tall C. lazy

IV. Which notice (A-H) says this 1. You cannot come here tomorrow.
A
JULES FOURNIER PLAYS
CLASSICAL GUITAR
2. If you want to play music well, you can Students – half price
study here. B The ABC cinema closes for two
weeks today for repairs
3. You will have to pay more if you
come to this place tomorrow. C SUMMER TOWN SCHOOL
No tickets left for next week’s
concert
4. You can get cheaper ticket if you are
at college. D
NEW THEATRE RESTAURANT

5. You can buy music more cheaply Meals half price today only
here for a short time.
E
Music shop
Closed for lunch

F Piano and guitar courses at

City College
Beginners welcome!

G MUSIC STORE
Low prices on latest CDs
Next two weeks only

H Please do not take any food or

drink into theatre
LESSON 3: COMPARISION

I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete these sentences.

1. The food is ............... than the last time I ate it.
a. badder b. bad c. worse d. the worst
2. Ho Chi Minh city is .............. than Hanoi.
a. big b. bigger C. the biggest d. biger
3. The tourist company was .............. down the street than I had thought.
a. farther b. far c. farer d. farest
4. Our friends are more .................. than us.
a. difficult b. intelligent c. easy d. tall
5. Tuan writes more .............. with fewer mistakes than the previous term.
a. careless b. careful c. carefully d. carelessly
6. He can do sums ................... and read faster.
a. more badly b. more quickly c. more difficultly c. fastly
7. Her math result is .............. than her English result.
a. bad b. badly c. worse d. the worst
8. My English this term is ............. than that of last year.
a. good b. gooder c. better d. the best
9. Detective books are..................... than science fiction ones.
a. more interesting b. interestingly c. interestinger d. the most interesting
10. Lan is ................... than her sister.
a. lazy b. more lazy c. lazier d. the most lazy
11. He feels ........... than last year because his study results are .....................
a. happy/ good b. happier/ gooder c. d. happier/
more happy/ more good better
12. I think Smatcafe is ............... than other kinds of coffee.
a. best b. better c. badder d. worst
13. This hat is the .................. of all.
a. expensivest b. more expensive c. cheapest d. cheaper
14. Of all the stories I have, this is the most .............. one.
a. better b. best c. interesting d.
15. That is the most ................ bed in the shop. interestinge
st
a. wide b. widest c. comfortable d.
16. This book is the ..................... of all comfortable
s
a. bored b. boring c. more boring d. most
boring
17. Tom runs faster than John and David runs the ............ in the group.
a. fast b. most fast c. fastest d. most fastly
18. He is one of the .............. men in the world.
a. rich b. richer c. richest d. more rich.
19. The economic conditions today are .............. they were in the past.
a. much more good b. much better than c. much better d. the best than
20. Of the two sisters, Linda ………
a. is beautiful b. the most beautiful c. is more beautiful d. is as beautiful as
21. The blue shirt is as ............... as the red one.
a. long b. longer c. more long d. longest
22. Mai dances as ................. as Lan.
a. gracefully b. gracefuly c. graceful d. graceless
23. She has ........... books than I do.
a. least b. fewer c. more few d. fewest
24. I work as ................. as you do.
a. hard b. hardly c. harder d. more hard
25. He is one of the .............. men in the world.
a. rich b. richer c. richest d. more rich.
26. A train is not so .............. as a bus.
a. quick b. quicker c. quickest d. more quick
27. Jane is not ……………. her brother.
a. more intelligent as b. intelligent as c. as intelligent as 28. He d. as intelligent that
drives as …………. his father does.
a. careful as b. more carefully c. the most careful 29. You d. carefully as
can take………….. books as you want.
a. as many b. as much c. so much d. too many
30. He is ....... singer I’ve ever met.
a. worse b. bad c. the worst d. badly

II. Complete the sentences using the prompts.

1. This / delicious/ cake I/ ever/ taste.
 _______________________________________________________________
2. I/ never/ meet/ any/ dependable/ person/ George.
 _______________________________________________________________
3. There/ not/ anybody/ kind-hearted/ your mother.
 _______________________________________________________________
4. There/ no/ good/ teacher/ school/ Mr John.
 _______________________________________________________________
5. You/ get/ any/ big/ that one?
 _______________________________________________________________

III. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:

1. My house is bigger than your house.
 Your house is _____________
2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.  The red car_____________
3. This film is more interesting than that one.
 That film is_____________
4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
 Your kitchen________________
5. My grandmother is older than everyone in my family.
 My grandmother is the________
6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.
 Tam is the____________________
7. I can't cook as well as my mother.
 My mother can cook____________
8. He does not play tennis as well as Jack.
 Jack can___________________
9. I did not spend as much money as you.
 You spent___________________
10. I don't think this book is expensive as it is.
 This book is____________
11. He is the tallest boy in his class.
 No one in_______________
12. This is the most interesting film of all.
 No other films are_____________
13. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones.
 Japanese cars _____
14. This exercise is easier than that one.
 That exercise is not_________
15. He drives more carefully than Jack does.
 Jack_____________

IV. Choose the best answer to complete this paragraph.

California is .... (21) ..... most famous state in the USA. It isn’t …… (22) …… biggest state;
that’s Alaska, but it … (23) … the largest population and it’s certainly the most important state
… (24)… the US economy. It’s richer … (25) … most countries in the world. The coast has …
(26) … of the best climates in the USA; … (27) …is warmer and dryer than most places.
Some people would also … (28) … it’s the most beautiful! But California has some… (29);
Los Angeles has one of the worst crime rates… (30) …any US city.
21. A. a B. an C. the D. 
22. A. a B. an C. the D. than
23. A. is B.be C. have D. has
24. A. of B. for C. at D. with
25. A. than B. as C. to D. with
26. A. a B.an C. the D. one
27. A. He B. She C. It D. State
28. A. say B. tell C. speak D. know
29. A. problem B. problems C. thing D. things
30. A. in B. among C. of D. as

A Music shop
READING SECTION Closed for lunch
PART I. Which notice (A-H) says this (11-15).
Write your answers in the spaces numbered B GREY’S BOOKS
11 - 15 on the answer sheet. (5 points) Famous children’s writer, Michael
Whistler, here on Monday 25th
11. You can get cheaper ticket if you are at C SALE
college. All travel books - half price

12. You can buy music more cheaply here D MUSIC STORE
for a short time. Low prices on latest CDs
Next two weeks only
13. They need someone to work here. Just arrived! The Teenage Diaries
E
by Judy Watson
14. A special visitor is coming to the shop. F Can’t find the right book? Ask
the information desk
WANTED - sale assistance to help in
G children’s book department
15. Go here if you need help.
H JULES FOURNIER PLAYS CLASSICAL
GUITAR
Students – half price
PART II. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. Write your answers in the spaces
numbered 16 - 20 on the answer sheet. (10 points)

Kate Moss
Kate Moss never planned to become a fashion model. It happened by accident. One day
she was on an airplane with her family when an agent spotted her. The agent told Moss, “I
can get you work as a model.” Moss was only 14.
Moss visited the agent in London. They took paragraphs. In just one week, Moss got her
first job. She told her friends in school about it. They were thrilled to see her picture in a
magazine.
She continued to go to school and to model. When she had a job as a model, she took the
train to London after school. On the train, she changed out of her school uniform and put
on ordinary clothes. Then, she got a job with Calvin Klein, and her life changed. Suddenly,
her pictures were everywhere. Now, Kate Moss is famous, and she is the wealthiest model
in Britain.
16. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The work of an agent. B. A famous fashion model.
C. Different kinds of clothes. D. A fashion magazine.
17. How did Kate travel to London?
A. by train B. by airplane C. by car D. on foot
18. When did Kate first become famous?
A. When she met the agent on the airplane. B. When she got her first modeling job.
C. When she got a job with Calvin Klein. D. When she became the wealthiest model in
Britain.
19. What is NOT true about Kate Moss?
A. She never planned to become a fashion model.
B. She got her first job and she continued to go to school.
C. She changed out her uniform on the way to London.
D. She had an accident.
20. What does the word work in line 3 mean?
A. run a machine B. a piece of art C. a job D. a person

PART III. Fill in each of the following gaps with a suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces
numbered 21 - 30 on the answer sheet. (10 points)

This book is full of interesting information (21) _______ wild animals. Did you know that blue
whales are the (22) ________ animal in the world today? Or that adult elephants can eat 200 (23)
________ of food each day? They spend 16 hours a day just (24) ________.
You can find out how and when different animals (25) ________ living in other countries, too. I
learn that rabbits only live in Australia (26) ________ a man called Thomas Austin took 24 rabbits
there from England (27) ________ pet in 1895.
The pictures at the back page of the book (28) ________ great and (29) ________ the difficult
words are explained too. I like the book. (30) ________ is fun and really easy to find the things you
want to read.
21. A. of B. about C. from
22. A. largest B. larger C. large
23. A. kilogram B. kilo C. kilos
24. A. eat B. ate C. eating
25. A. began B. begin C. beginning
26. A. so B. because C. but
27. A. like B. with C. as
28. A. are B. is C. has
29. A. some B. all C. many
30. A. There B. Here C. It

GRAMMAR AND FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGES

Choose a correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences and write your answers
A, B, C, or D in the spaces numbered 31 - 50 on the answer sheet (20 points)
31. The weather _______ warm this season.
A. gets B. is getting C. are getting D. are gets
32. When I finally arrive _____ home, all I want to do is sleep.
A. in B. at C. ----- D. to
33. Who _______ with at the party last night?
A. was she dancing B. did she dance C. has she danced D. does she dance
34. My wife have bought two tickets. We ________ a movie tonight.
A. are going to see B. were seeing C. have seen D. saw
35. Dorothy is the _________ student in the class, based on her high grades.
A. more smarter B. smartest C. smarter D. smart
36. I would like to see that football game because I ______ one this year.
A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. haven’t seen D. isn’t going to see
37. Could you give me ________ information about the buses in the city centre please?
A. much B. some C. a little D. many
38. She is now __________ as she used to be 5 years ago.
A. beautiful B. less beautiful C. as beautiful D. more beautiful
39. I _______ my neighbor while I ___________ home from work.
A. met/ walked B. meet/ walked C. was meeting/walked D. met/ was walking
40. As a person, he has many interests and _______ doing different things in his free time.
A. would like B. likes C. liked D. liking
41. British people ________ more and more wine apparently.
A. drink B. drinking C. drinks D. drank
42. Oh no! It _______ again. It always ______ in this country.
A. snows/ snows B. snows/ is snowing C. is snowing/ snows D. is snowing/ is snowing
43. He _______ with his parents when he was small, because they were abroad.
A. lived B. wasn’t living C. didn’t lived D. didn’t live
44. “I have not seen you for a long time. Where have you been?” - “I _______ back from Canada.”
A. have just come B. have just came C. just came D. have came
45. Is this book _______ than the one you read last week?
A. much interesting B. most interesting C. as interesting 46. D. more interesting
Andy was listening to music ______ his brother was reading books.
A. since B. while C. when D. because
47. My mother ________ a green dress for the party tomorrow night.
A. would like to wear B. would like wearing C. likes to wear D. likes wearing
48. “Shall we have a farewell party next week?” “______.”
A. Yes, we do. B. That sounds nice. C. That’s all alright. D. I’m glad to hear that.
49. The village was small. There was ________ houses.
A. many B. a lot of C. a little D. a few
50. My father works in Bach Mai hospital. He works _____ a surgeon.
A. as B. about C. with D. of
 WRITING SECTION
PART 1. Guided sentence building - (10 points)

Complete the following sentences using the suggested words or expressions. Write your answers in
the spaces numbered 56-60 on the answer sheet. (10 points)

51. How long / you / know / each other? //.

52. When / I / phone / Pete / yesterday / he / play / cards //.
53. Last Sunday / father / take / me / the circus / city centre //.
54. Jack / speak / English / bad / than / Sonia //.
55. Mother / going / supermarket / buy / some bread //.

PART 2. Write a paragraph - (10 points)

Write a paragraph (60 - 80 words) about your family. You should write about:

- How many people there are in your family and who they are; - What each of the family
members does. How old they are. - Where your family live;

- What do you usually do together in the evening.

- THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST -

HANOI VOCATIONAL COLLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST

Department of Foundation Education ANSWER SHEET

Ngày thi:
Student’s name:
Class: Chữ ký CB coi thi Phách:

Student ID number:

Total score: ĐIỂM THIPhách:

Listening (1-15) :
Reading (16-30):
Converted score:
Grammar (31-55):
Writing:

Listening section Reading section Grammar - Vocabulary section

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1 11 21 31 41

2 12 22 32 42

3 13 23 33 43
 4 14 24 34 44

5 15 25 35 45

Score: Score: 26 36 46

6 16 27 37 47

7 17 28 38 48

8 18 29 39 49

9 19 30 40 50

10 20 Score: Score:

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Writing Section

Part 1 - From questions 51 - 55 write your answers below:

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