Read the paragraph and choose the most suitable answer A ,B ,C or D for each of the gaps.
I started (1)_______ English when I was 14 years old after five years of studying Russian. In the (2)_______ I encountered some difficulties learning the language, but I tried my (3)_______ to overcome them. Firstly, my English pronunciation was (4)_______ by the way I spoke Russian. To solve this problem, I practiced by listening to tapes in English every day. I played the tape, stopped after each sentence, and (5)_______ the sentence several times. At school, I joined an English speaking club (6)_______ was organised by a teacher from Britain. She understood my difficulty and helped me very much in improving my pronunciation. Secondly, I found it really hard to learn English vocabulary. In Russian, the way you write the word is the way you pronounce it. However, English spelling is often (7)_______ from its pronunciation. To get over this difficulty I started using the dictionary. Whenever I learnt a new word, I looked it (8) _______ carefully in the dictionary. Then I tried to remember the way to read and write the word. After that, I wrote the word down several (9)_______ in a notebook. Gradually, I got (10)_______ to the spelling system of the language. Now I’m confident that my English has become much better.
Question 1
A. getting
B.learning
C.writing
D.reading
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Neil Armstrong was the first person (1)…….. on the moon. He was born in Ohio on August 5, 1930. While he was in college, he left to serve in the U.S. Navy. He flew planes during the Korean War. Then he came back to college and finished the degree he (2)……... He later (3)…….. a master's degree too.
Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962. He was the commander of Gemini 8 in 1966. Neil Armstrong (4)…….. the first successful connection of two vehicles in space.
Armstrong’s second flight was Apollo 11 in 1969, and he was the mission commander. He flew with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon in a lunar module named "Eagle". With more than half a billion people (5)…….. on television, Armstrong (6)……… the ladder and said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." and Aldrin (7)……. him shortly. They explored the surface for two and a half hours, collecting samples and taking photographs.
They left behind an American flag, and a plaque reading, "Here men from the planet Earth first (8)………..upon the moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in (9)…….for all mankind."
After almost a day, they blasted off. They docked with Collins in (10)……….around the noon. All three then flew back to the Earth.
Question 1
A. walk
B.walking
C.to walk
D.walked
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
When I turned up, the town hall was already ________ of teenagers.
A. full
B. packed
C. crowded
D. jammed
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
When I turned up, the town hall was already ________ of teenagers.
A. full
B. packed
C. crowded
D. jammed
Choose A, B, C or D
When I turned up, the town hall was already ___________ of teenagers.
A. full
B. packed
C. crowded
D. jammed
Choose the best answer.
Did you accuse Nam of ............... a plate? Well, I saw him ............... it off the table with his elbow.
A. break - knock
B. breaking - knocking
C. to break - to knock
D. breaking – knock
V. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.
31. I (take) …………………the book back to the library when I (read) …………………it.
32. After she (fill) …………………the basket, she (go) …………………to the check out.
33. Two days ago I (meet) …………………an old friend who I (not see) …………………for years.
34. The house was very quiet when I (get) …………………home. They (go) …………………out for dinner.
35. Karen (not want) …………………to come to the cinema with us because she (already see) …………………the film.
VI. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentence.
36. How many …………………orbit the sun?
A. spaces B. Mars C. UFOs D. planets
37. This aircraft is capable of …………………30 passengers.
A. holding B. placing C. accommodating D. flying
38. Do you believe that space …………………have landed on planet?
A. robots B. terrorists C. aliens D. pioneers
39. The Milky Way is just a …………………in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. planet B. comet C. meteorite D. galaxy
40. …………………food is specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.
A. Universe B. Land C. Planet D. Space
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
1. I can just about get _________ in Italian.
A. in B. on C. without D. by
6. I _________ a bit of Thai on holiday in Phuket.
A. picked up B. took in C. turned out D. picked on
7. If you get when speaking, take two deep breaths before you say something.
A. pleased B. unwilling C. annoyed D. nervous
8. That’s an English _______ school. They create all-English environments for English learners.
A. immersive B. impressed C. immersion D. immersed
9. No one ever improves pronunciation and by watching someone else’s shape of the mouth! You improve English speaking by speaking, not watching.
A. accent B. sounds C. rhythm D. tone
10. It was his first interview but he was not _____________.
A. punctuality B. punctually C. punctual D. punctuate
11. The language that you learn to speak from birth is language
A. second B. foreign C. official D. first
12. Reading helps you learn vocabulary easily as you will new words without even realizing it when you read.
A. face up B. look up C. pick up D. give up
13. If you want to improve your speaking skill, you should attend the courses that are taught in a _________ way.
A. lexical B. communicative C. traditional D. domestic
14. We can ___________ our vocabulary through reading.
A. imitate B. decrease C. open D. expand
15. ___________ does “baggage” mean? - ___________ it up in the dictionary.”
A. What/ Look B. That/ Find C. Which/ See D. What/ Find
16. The article ___________ reflects this current issue.
A. darkly B. fluently C. accurately D. dominantly
17. I haven’t spoken German for ages – I may be a little ___________.
A. similar B. rusty C. perfect D. official
18. I received a children’s ___________ on my fifth birthday.
A. encyclopedia B. variety C. press D. compound
19. Some Vietnamese words are ___________ from French.
A. hired B. picked C. spoken D. borrowed
20. I can’t speak French correctly due to the ___________ of its grammar.
A. simplicity B. complexity C. openness D. punctuality
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
I passed all my exams - I’m …………!
A.over the moon
B.once in a blue moon
C.out of this world
D.the sky’s the limit