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BÀI LUYỆN THI TỐT NGHIỆP - TEST 1 MÔN:TIẾNG ANH I. Make the correct choice: 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. laugh b. taught c. fault d. August 2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. school b. champagne c. machine d. washing 3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. team b. weak c. health d. cheap 4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. entertain b. magazine c. industry d. volunteer 5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. ability b. activity c. intensity d. accuracy 6.When people in the U.S have _______ , they usually make others feel comfortable and relaxed. a.host b. company c. guest d.friend 7. _______ the whole, they tend to be informal. a. In b. On c. With d. As 8. Men usually shake hands only when they are introduced ______ each other. a. to b. with c. by d. about 9. When a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands _______ the woman. a. is up to b. is due to c. is away from d. is about to 10. The scheme allows students from many countries _____ with each other. a. communicate b. to communicate c. communicating d. communicated 11. _____ the storm warnings, we did not go out last night. a. Since b. In spite of c. Because of d. In favor of 12. This is the fifth time you _____ me the same question. a. ask b. asked c. are asking d. have asked 13. When I arrived at the party, Lucy _____ home. a. has already gone b. had already gone c. already went d. already was going 14. English people spent 18 hours per week _____ TV. a. watching b. to watch c. watch d. for watching 15. I’ve lived in a small house near the coast _____ 1990. a. from b. since c. in d. for 16. She left home in 1993 and _____ since. a. hasn’t seen b. didn’t see c. hasn’t been seen d. wasn’t seen 17. It’s time we _____ this old car and bought a new one. a. will sell b. have sold c. had sold d. sold 18. Since Mr. Hassan _____ president, both taxes and unemployment _____. a. has become/ increased b. became/ increased c. became/ have increased d. has become have increased 19. _____ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself. a. Although b. In spite of c. Because d. Instead of 20. Some television programs make children _____. a. to be violent. b. violently. c. violent. d. being violent. 21. The children _____ to the Botanical Garden. a. were enjoyed taken b. were enjoyed taking c. enjoyed taking d. enjoyed being taken 22. So far this week there _____ three burglaries in our street. a. are b. were c. have been d. had been 23. I wish I ______ to the concert last night. a. went b. had gone c. would go d. have gone 24. He didn’t come to the party yesterday and _______. a. I did, too b. Neither did I c. I didn’t, neither d. so did I 25. If she ______ free time, she would come to see you. a. has b. had c. would have d. has had 26. Yesterday, when I ______ at the station, the train ______ for 15 minutes. a. arrived/ had left b. arrived/ left c. had arrived/ left d. arrived/ has left 27. When I was a child I _______ fishing with my father on Sunday mornings. a. went b. had gone c. used to go d. was used to going 28. Marie Curie harboured the dream of a _______ career which was impossible for a woman at that time. a. scientist b. scientific c. science d. scientifically 29. The meeting had been cancelled ________ the chairman’s absence. a. because b. because of c. in spite of d. although 30. This computer isn’t capable _______ running this software. a. on b. of c. in d. for 1
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 31. Smoke cigarettes is so harmful that you should give it up. a b c d 32. Mr. Ha takes very interested in working as a teacher because he enjoys teaching children. a b c d 33. In America, people always embracing each other when they meet. a b c d 34. During the war, our government received fewer information about the situation in that country. a b c d 35. He told them to obey the traffic law when travelled on the road. a b c d III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: On (36) _______ in London I found another explanation in a guidebook. The author of this book said that the Pope and Napoleon (37) ________ responsible. Some years before the reign of Bonaparte, the pope came to visit Paris. Up to then there had been no rule about the movement of traffic. The authorities, however, decreed (38) ______ the Parisians should ride or drive on the right-hand side of the street, leaving the left-hand side clear for the movement of the papal carriage. Thus a custom was born and, when Bonaparte came along, he made it the law of the land. Moreover, as he conquered country after country, the right-hand rule was (39) _______ in those lands until it became the general things throughout continental Europe. The British, however, hating Napoleon, reversed the (40) _______ out of sheer perversity. 36.a. getting b. arriving c. coming d. entering 37.a. took b. got over c. were d. controlled 38.a. that b. if c. where d. so that 39.a. turned down b. in danger c. put in force d. broken up 40.a. land b. country c. continent d. custom IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer: We know that every year less than 100 people are attacked by sharks and about 5 to 10 of these people die. But, let’s look at the other side of the story - How many sharks do people kill ? Well I think you already know this : People kill many more sharks. Every year, people hunt and kill thousands of sharks. One reason people kill sharks is for sport; they hunt them just for fun. Some people started to have contests to see who kill the most sharks or the biggest sharks. Another reason that people kill sharks is for food. In some countries, such as the United States and Great Britain, shark meat is a popular food. In other countries, such as China, people use shark fins to make soup. Because so many people like to eat shark, fishing boats catch a lot of sharks to sell for food. So, for both of these reasons, people are killing many sharks. Some biologists are getting worried that the number of sharks is getting too small. That’s why many biologists think we should stop killing so many sharks, and instead try to protect them - or else some day they may all be gone. Some countries have already passed some laws to help protect sharks. The United States, for example, has passed laws that limit the number of sharks that people can kill for food or for sport. So even though some people like to hunt sharks, we do need to protect them. 41. How many sharks are hunted and killed every year ? a. one hundred b. many c. five to ten d. thousands 42. People want to kill sharks because _____. a. they are afraid of sharks. b. shark meat is a popular food. c. they get their enjoyment from killing sharks. d. b and c are correct. 43. The number of sharks in the world is _____. a. getting worried by some biologists b. being killed. c. getting bigger. d. betting smaller. 44. Why do biologists want to protect sharks ? a. Because they want to learn more about sharks. b. Because they are afraid some day sharks may no longer exist. c. Because of the number of sharks that were killed. d. Because shark fins can be used in medicine. 45. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage ? a. People like to hunt sharks. b. Laws have been passed in sharks’ defense. c. The governments prohibited people from killing sharks. d. People are killing many sharks for some reasons. V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 46. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night. a. I was not allowed to go out alone at night. b. My mother never lets me go out alone at night. c. My mother never goes out alone at night. d. I usually go out with my mother at night. 47. We haven’t been to the concert for two years. a. We never used to go to the concert . b. It’s two years since we went to the concert. c. We didn’t go to the concert two years ago. d. We are used to going to the concert. 48. Although they were very poor, the children seemed happy. a. The children seemed unhappy because they were very poor. b. The children were very poor, so they seemed happy. c. Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy. d. The children seemed happy whether they were poor or rich. 49. He used to travel around the country. a. He liked travelling around the country. b. He no longer travels around the country. c. He is used to travelling around the country. d. He never travelled around the country. 50. Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work. 2
a. He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work. b. He asked me not to go to the supermarket after work. c. He told me that I shouldn’t go to the supermarket after work. d. He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work. TEST 2 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others . 1. A/ honour B/ hour C/ exhaust D/ host 2. A/ r ock B/ rose C/ polish D/ spot 3. A/ wear B/ w ay C/ where D/ whole 4. A/ sensible B/ traffic C/ city D/ intend II. Read the passage and choose the best answer: Man cannot exist without air, water and (5)… Many people think that soil is also necessary to man’s (6) …Without soil there could be no vegetation, no animals and consequently no people. However, the soil is being (7)… day after d ay because people use land without paying attention to the (8)… of land and the (9)… of soil erosion. In many (10) … areas, soil erosion is a (11)… problem which (12)…. the development of agriculture. 5. A/ jewel B/ light C/ clothes D/ money 6. A/ live B/ existance C/ being D/ existence 7. A/ eroded B/ erode C/ erosive D/ erosion 8. A/ distribution B/ prevention C/ protection D/ preservation 9. A/ preservation B/ prevention C/distribution D/ protection 10. A/ developed B/ developing C/ urban D/ rural 11. A/ major B/ important C/ necessary D/ practical 12. A/ enlarges B/ needs C/ endangers D/ encourages III. Choose the best answer: 13. She has written good essays before, but this one is … A/ substandard B/ surplus C/ overcharge D/ supernatural 14. The ………………. painting was given to the gallery in 1975. A/ useless B/ helpless C/ priceless D/ careless 15. We were very grateful ………………. our friends for all of their assistance. A/ for B/ to C/ in D/ with 16. Thin gloves aren’t very suitable ………………………. that kind of work. A/ in B/ with C/ for D / to 17. I was delighted ........................ the present you gave me. A/ on B/ to C/ for D/ with 18. About a year ago, he … ………………elected president of a big company and he ……………….. a holiday since then. A/ was/ doesn’t have B/ was/ had C/ was/ hadn’t had D/ was/ hasn’t had 19. He is not popular. He has ……………….. friends. A/ little B/ a little C/ few D/ a few 20. … ……………goods were sent to the exhibition. A/ a large number of B/ a great deal of C/ much D / little 21. I regret …………. you that we can not approve your application. A/ tell B/ to tell C/ to be told D/ telling 22. ………….. countries cause acid rain and green house effect. A/ Industry B / Industrial C / Industrialize D/ Industrious 23. If we ………………... time, we …………… the museum yesterday. A/ have had/ visited B / had had/ would have visited C/ had / would visit D/ have / will visit 24. He drank ………………….. wine last night and gets sick now A/ too many B / few of C / a lot D/ too much 25. When I was a child, I spent …………... of my time with my aunts. A/ most B / almost C / either D/ both 26. I couldn’t have made it without your help.  I couldn’t have made it ….. A/ if you didn’t help me B/ unless you had helped me C / if you hadn’t helped me D/ B and C are correct 27. You are sometimes late for work, so your demand to get higher salary is …… A/ unreasonable B / untrue C/ uncertain D/ unnecessary 28. Some large cities may have to ban cars. . . ………….. t he city centre to wipe . . ……….. . smoke. A/ from / out B/ for/ out C / from / off D/ to / out 29. The fifth man …………………was entirely unsuitable. A/ who was interviewed B/ to be interviewed C/ to interview D/ A and B are correct 30. The man and his dogs ………………… were reported missing yesterday have just been found safe. A/ who B / whom C/ that D/ which 31. A lot of people are involved. . . ………………. the use of English. A/ at B/ on C / in D/ of 32. During her . . . …………. , her parents lived in Paris. A/ child B/ childish C/ childlike D/ childhood 33. When did the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. . . ? A/ came in being B/ come in being C/ come into being D/ come into be 34. Yesterday my father ………….. a new watch as his old one ……………… stolen. A/ bought/ had been B/ bought/ was C/ bought/ was being D/ bought/ would be 35. What made her ……….. to do a thing like that? A/ decide B/ to decide C/ decided D/ deciding 36. We have to delay this course because there are ………. students. A/ many B / few C/ a few D/ little 3
37. Vehicles account …………………..air pollution in the city. A/ for B/ with C/ of D/ about 38. Thank you. It was very kind………… you to help me. A/ for B/ toC/ of D/ with IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 39. John is fat because he eats so many chips. A/ If John didn’t eat so many chips, he wouldn’t be fat. B / If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he won’t be fat. C/ If John hadn’t eaten so many chips, he wouldn’t have been fat. D/ A & B are correct. 40. The last person to leave the room must turn off the lights.  The last person _________________________________ A/ who lelf the room must turn off the lights. B/ that leaves the room must turn off the lights. C/ who leave the room must turn off the lights. D/ B and C are correct 41. Liz doesn’t go to school by motorbike.Robin doesn’t either. A/ Neither Liz nor Robin doesn’t go to school by motorbike B/ Neither Liz nor Robin goes to school by motorbike C/ Neither Liz nor Robin go to school by motorbike D/ Neither Liz goes to school by motorbike.Nor Robin goes to school by motorbike. 42. He looked at the pictures attentively. A/ He had an attentive look at the pictures. B/ He had an attentively look at the pictures. C/ He looked at the attentively pictures. D/ The attentive pictures that he looked at. 43. Henry wrote that book years ago, didn’t he? A/ That book was written by Henry years ago, was it? B/ That book was written by Henry years ago, wasn’t it? C/ That book was written by Henry years ago, did he? D / That book was written by Henry years ago, didn’t he? 44. There’s a tendency among the adolescents to minimise problems. A/ Adolescents tend to minimise problems. B/ Adolescents have the tendency to minimise problems. C/ To minimise problems, the adolescents show a tendency. D/ A and B are correct. V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed 45. Smoking cause millions of early deaths in the world every year. A B C D 46. Carbon dioxide lets sunlight entering the earth’s atmosphere and heat the earth. A B C D 47. He showed a desire entering the University of Medicine. A BC D 48. Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and widely loved s ilent movie star . A B C D 49. Why did you take a decision to quit your job and continue your study ? A B C D 50. Tom apologized to the postman for being impolitely to him. A B C D Practice test 3 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. concern b. protect c. content d. pollute 2. a. conservation b. poison c. desert d. preserve 3. a. environment b. enrich c. enjoy d. element II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from those of the others. 4. a. valuable b. restrict c. resource d. include 5. a. mineral b. continue c. fertilizer d. region III. Choose the best option to complete each of the following unfinished sentences. 6. Her explanation certainly sounded ……………. a. to believe b. believable c. belief d. believer 7. My watch keeps ………….. a. to stop b. stopping c. stop d. stopped 8. Very .…………. people know his theory. a. many b. a few c. a lot of d. few 9. ……………. television too much is not a healthy habit for a ………….. child. a. To watch / grown b. Watching / grown c. Watching / growing d. Watch / growing 10. The house …………. very quiet when I got home. Everyone ……….. to bed. a. were / was going b. was / went c. was / has gone d. was / had gone 11. It was too late to …………… the story from appearing in the national newspapers. a. keep b. hide c. prevent d. help 12. I regret …………… you that your application has been turned down. a. to inform b. informing c. inform d. to be informed 13. The paintings ..……….. from the museum haven't been found yet. a. to steal b. stealing c. which stole d. stolen 14. We are chiefly concerned ……………… improving educational standards. a. at b. with c. in d. for 15. Three quarters of my money …………… for food. a. is b. are c. has been d. were 16. The children ………… to the circus. a. were enjoyed to take b. were enjoyed taking c. enjoyed being taken d. enjoyed taking 17. … … … … … . w a t e r is good for our health. a. Waste b. Sea c. Mineral d. Natural 4
18. Tet holiday is the festival …………. occurs in late January or early February. a. when b. which c. who d. where 19. "Why you keep ……………. back?" - "oh l I’m afraid of ……………… “ a. looking / following b. looking / being followed c. to look / being followed d. look / to follow 20. One of the girls who ……………. going to Paris ………. my friend. a. is / is b. are / are c. are / is d. is / are 21. Even if you have dark skin, you still need ………… from the sun. a. to protect b. protection c. protector d. protectively 22. Most breakfast cereals are …………….. with vitamins. a. rich b. enrichment c. enriched d. enriching 23. In the future, pay increases will be related to ……………… a. produce b. production c. producer d. productivity 24. ……………. is supplying water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow. a. Irrigating b. Irrigation c. Irrigate d. Irrigated 25. Look at the crowd! I wonder what they …………. for. a. are waiting b. will wait c. were waiting d. had been waiting 26. She doesn’t allow …………..in her house. a. to smoke b. smoke c. smoking d. smokes 27. Protect your child …………… direct sunlight by using a sunscreen. a. with b. without c. for d. from 28. Jean sat on the park bench …………… the ducks …………… in the pond. a. watching / swimming b. watching / swim c. to watch / to swim d. watch / swimming 29. The wounded man has lost ……………. blood and is very weak now. a. a great deal of b. a little c. a number of d. little 30. When Michelle lived in Italy, she always …………… dinner at 9pm. a. has b. had c. is having d. have 31. Have you had your eyes …………….. recently? a. tested b. test c. checked d. check IV. Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is closest in meaning to the original one. 32. It is such a long lesson that we can't learn it by heart. a. This lesson is too long for us to learn by heart. b. This lesson isn't short enough for us to learn by heart. c. This lesson is so long that we can't learn it by heart. d. All are correct. 33. We couldn't drive because of the fog. a. The fog made us not driving. b. The fog prevented us from driving. c. We are stopped to drive by the fog. d. Because there is the fog, we couldn't drive. 34. Study hard or you will fail the exam. a. Unless you study hard, you will fail the exam b. If you don't study hard, you won't pass the exam. c. Unless you study hard, you will not pass the exam. d. All are correct. 35. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting . a. I regret not waiting for you. b. I must apologize for having kept you waiting. c I apologize you to have kept you waiting d. I regret to have kept you waiting VI. Read the passage. Then choose the best word to finish each of the blanks in the following passage. More than two hundred years ago, the term "environmental pollution" was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed (41) …………. air. In those days, industry was not well-developed. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. The world today is facing with many major threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is pollution. People all over the world are (42) ………….. about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man (43)…………… is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of (44) ……………. from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make water and soil (45) …………. but they do not want to s pend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth (46) ………. a lot about pollution ? 41. a. dirty b. fresh c. contaminated d. polluted 42. a. sad b. serious c. worried d. afraid 43. a. that b. who c. whom d. a and b are correct 44. a. fertilizers b. fumes c. factories d. wastes 45. a. polluted b. pollution c. polluting d. pollute 46. a. to talk b. talking c. talk d. talks Practice test 4 I. Make the correct choice: 1. She is used to his ____ home late at night. a. arrival b.arriving c.arrive d.arrived 2. ____ used to be a market near my house. a. There b. They c. It d. This 3. This machine is used ____ clothes. a. to washing b. for wash c. with washing d. to wash 4. It’s stupid _____ her to go out without a coat. a. for b. to c. of d. with 5
5. I was satisfied ____ the present you gave me. a. with b. about c. in d. of 6. I’m not ashamed of _____ . a. I did b. what did I c. I did what d. what I did 7. I get fed up with _____ doing the same thing everyday. a. working b. doing c. busy d. making 8. Why are you always so jealous _____ other people ? a. of b. with c. among d. about 9. Prices continue to show an upward _____ . a. intention b.tendency c. tension d. tense 10. I don’t think I’m accustomed ____ on the left. a. to drive b. with driving c. for driving d. to driving 11. It was so ______ -done that John felt like applauding. a. beautiful b. good c. fine d. well 12. He helped ______ the piano in. a. us move b. us to move c. us moving d. a and b are correct 13. We wouldn’t have chosen this holiday unless we ______ driving. a. like b. liked c. had liked d. have liked 14. When I see the doctor this afternoon, I ______ him to look at my throat. a. will ask b. ask c. would ask d. will have asked 15.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. reversed b.television c.classmates d.accounts 16.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.careful b.notice c.distance d.succeed 17.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.total b.potential c.absorbent d.intense 18. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.science b.information c.calculation d.invitation 19. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.interview b.dialogue c.pavement d.deny 20. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.mature b.suitable c.favor d.children II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. You’ll gradually get used to drive on the left-hand side in London. 2. I’m a little short of money. Can you lent me some ? 3. I can say for sure that you have done much progress in learning English. 4. Most school-leavers have the keenness to go to work because t hey want to live independent. 5. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man way of life. 6. Never before we have talked t o an interesting p erson like you . 7. He said that the custom dated back to the period because many Londoners travelled to and fro on horseback. 8. There is only one place in the whole of England where it is legal driving on the right . 9. The British, however, hated Napoleon, reversed the custom out of sheer p erversity. Practice test 5 III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer: A/ On arriving in London I found another explanation in a guidebook. The author of this book said that the Pope and Napoleon were responsible. Some years before the reign of Bonaparte, the pope came to visit Paris. Up to then there had been no rule about the movement of traffic. The authorities, however, decreed that the Parisians should ride or drive on the right -hand side of the street, leaving the left-hand side clear for the movement of the papal carriage. Thus a custom was born and, when Bonaparte came along he made it the law of the land. Moreover, as h e conquered country after country, the right-hand rule was put in force in those lands until it became the general things throughout continental Europe. The British, however, hating Napoleon, reversed the custom out of sheer perversity. Now I had two conflicting theories and I told them to Nat Gubbins and he said they were both wrong. H e said that Mr. Forester was correct in one detail - the custom really dated back to horseback riding. It came into being because men on horseback had a practice of running each other through with swords and since the right hand was usually the sword hand, Englishmen got into the habit of riding on the left-hand side of the road, the better to slash and thrust. Logical. 1.Who was responsible for the left- hand rule? a. The author of this book b. Nat Gutbbins and Mr Forester c. Bonaparte d. Both the Pope and Napoleon 2.Why did the Parisians have to ride or drive on the right-hand side of the street? a. because they liked it b. because of their sheer perversity . c. because the left -hand side was reserved for the movement of the papal carriage d. because there were no rules about the movement of traffic 3. The British reversed the custom because____. a. they disliked Napoleon b. they hated driving on the right 6
c. the right -hand rule was put in force d. Napoleon conquered country after country 4. Mr Forester was correct in one detail. What was it? a. sheer perversity b. the movement of the papal carriage c. horseback riding d. Napoleon’s conquest of Europe B/ (1) ____ do people drive on the left in Britain and on the right in the other countries? The reason for this goes (2) ____ to the days when people traveled on horseback. Most people are (3) ____, and thus the left is the natural side to ride on if you are on horseback and need your right hand to hold a sword (4) ____ of trouble. So why didn’t the rest of the world (5) ____the same? Because of Napoleon Bonaparte .He insisted that his armies marched on the right, and as he marched through Europe, he imposed this rule (6) ____ he went.The question suggested that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in the world there are (7) ____ 50 that drive on the left, including Japan. However, most of them are (8) ____ British colonies. 1.a. What b. When c. Why d. How 2.a. back b. on c. away d. forward 3.a. right-hand b. hand-right c. right-handed d. handed-right 4.a. instead b. in case c. in spite d. because 5. a. make b. create c. do d. allow 6.a. wherever b. however c. whenever d. for ever 7.a. near b. less c. more d. about 8.a. latter b. former c. later d. latest C/ The next topic was one which I have been investigating at some length – why the English drive on the left hand side of the road. There is only one place in the whole of England where it is legal to drive on the right (barri ng one-way streets) and that is the passage and court at the Strand entrance to the Savoy Hotel. Before leaving New York I put the question to Mr. C.S Forester. He said the custom was grounded in good sense and dated back to the period when many Londoners travelled to and fro on horseback. A horse, said Mr Forester, is always mounted from the left side. It was a matter of convenience, then, that a man coming out of a shop or house or tavern would have his horse aimed toward the left, otherwise he’d have to walk into the mud and slop of the street to mount, and from this practice came the custom of bearing to the left in traffic. Sensible. Mr. Forester added that my forefathers, the founders of the American nation, reversed the custom after the revolution out of sheer perversity. 1. The writer has been investigating ____. a. the reason for the left-hand rule in traffic b. why the English drive on the right c. where it is legal to drive on the right d. the Savoy Hotel 2. The custom of driving on the left came _____. a. before they travelled to and fro on horseback. b. after the writer left New York c. because they often went to and fro on horseback d. they liked going on the left 3. They found it convenient to mount a horse _____. a. from the right side b. from the left side. c. from both sides d. from the slop of the street 4. The Americans drive _____. a.on the left as the English do b. on the mud of the street c. on the slop of the street d. on the right Test 6 I- Make the correct choice : 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. question b. nation c. correction d. pollution 2. a.off b. wife c. knife d.of 3. a. closure b. pleasure c. conclusion d. pressure 4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.conversation b. favourite c. uniform d. treatment 5. a.medicine b. attend c. conclusion d. attention 6. a. happy b. allow c. career d. employee 7. The enemy set fire ____ the whole village before making a retreat. a. to b. with c. for d. in 8. You have to move this box to make room ____ the new TV set. a. of b. for c. with d. on 9. I haven’t sent letters to her for a long time. In fact we have lost touch ____ each other. a. for b. of c. to d. with 10. I’m very busy ____ my lessons and tasks today. a. with b. about c. for d. in 11. During the earthquake, I felt the building _____ violently a. to shake b. shake c. shook d. shakes 12. This is the first time I _____ to play badminton. a. have tried b. am trying c. tried d. try 13. They have set up an ____ to look into the tragedy. a. investigating b. investigation c. investigated d. investigator 14. The cost of ____ must be paid by the buyer. 7
a. carriage b. carrying c. carrier d. carries 15. It has become almost a ____ topic of conversation. a. daily b. hardly c. probably d. possibly 16. There was ice on the pavement which made _____ very difficult to walk as it was so slippery. a. this b. that c. them d. it 17. His boss told him off because he had behaved ____. a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsibly II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. He never goes home before he has finished his homeworks . a b c d 2. As soon as they will phone me, I will contact you. a b c d 3. After they had graduated from college, they were sent working in remote regions of the country. a b cd 4. She is a far more serious student now than she used to do. a b c d 5. We can’t avoid pollution unless we found other fuels. a b c d III. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 1. I didn’t know you were coming so I didn’t wait for you. a. If I knew you were coming, I would wait for you. b. If I had known you were coming, I would wait for you. c. If I knew you were coming, I would have waited for you. d. If I had known you were coming, I w ould have waited for you. 2. .“I’m sorry I’m late”, Ben said. a. Ben apologised for being sorry he’s late. b. Ben apologised for being late. c. Ben apologised to be late. d. Ben apologised for being lateness. 3. The book was so interesting that I couldn’t put it down. a. It was so an interesting book that I couldn’t put it down. b. It was so interesting book that I couldn’t put it down. c. It was such interesting book that I couldn’t put it down. d. It was such an interesting book that I couldn’t put it down. 4.They managed to return to New York. a. They succeeded to return to New York. b. They succeeded in return to New York. c. They succeeded in returning to New York. d. They succeeded returning to New York. 5. Our lessons were held in a very cold classroom. a. The classroom which our lessons were held was very cold. b. The classroom where our lessons were held is very cold. c. The classroom our lessons were held was a very cold. d. The classroom where our lessons were held was very cold. 6. Even though they dislike him, they agreed to help him. a. In spite of their dislike him, they agreed to help him. b. In spite of they dislike him, t hey agreed to help him. c. In spite of their dislike for him, they agreed to help him. d. In spite of disliking for him, they agreed to help him. 7. This flower is very beautiful. a. What a beautiful flower! b. What beautiful this flower is! c. What beautiful flower! d. What a flower beautiful ! 8