Question

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

Question 1:      A. looked                 B.  moved                C. gained                 D. prepared

Question 2:      A. think                    B. therefore              C. throughout          D. thanks

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.

Question 3:      A. traffic                  B. patient                 C. disease                 D. service

Question 4:      A. significant           B. ability                  C. conventional        D. architecture

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct preposition or adverb particle that completes the sentences.

Question 5:      One day _______ the moon lasts for two weeks compared with the earth time.

                 A. in                         B. from                     C.  on                       D. at

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word SIMILAR in meaing to the underlined word.

Question 6:      The UFO stayed in the sky for about thirty seconds, and then  it went away.

                  A. traveled              B. flew                     C. disappeared         D. appeared

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.

Question 7:      I was always nervous as the plane takes _______.

                 A. up                        B. in                         C. off                       D. after

Question 8:      You shouldn’t eat _______. It’s not good for your health.

                 A. quick                   B. quickly                 C. fastly                   D. slow

Question 9:      It’s difficult _______  traffic jams during the rush.

                 A.  to avoid              B. avoiding              C. avoided               D. avoid

Question 10:    I_______ English here since I graduated from university

                 A. teach                    B. taught                  C. have taught         D. am teaching

Question 11:    Tim: “Let’s have some drinks now.”

                 Jack: "_______".

                 A.  Yes, let’s drink up                               B. Yes, we drink     

                 C. Yes, we do                                           D. That’s a good idea

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect.

Question 12:    Mathematics  is John's favorite subject, while Civics are Andrea's favorite subject.

                     A                                    B                                            C                                 D

Question 13:    The supermarket whom was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt

                 A                              B                              C                                       D

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best completes each blank.

The  second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day . It is a public holiday in both Britain and American. On that day, children send Mother’s day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest. In the USA, Mother’s Day started in the 1980s. There was a small town (14) _______. Prunty town in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war . After the war, they hated each other. Mrs Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to (15) _______ friends with each other again so she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in the town and said , “ Let us be friends with each other again”. Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried (16) _______  her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day ”

Question 14:    A. call                       B. called                   C. calling                  D. to call

Question 15:    A. hold                     B. get                       C. make                    D. gain

Question 16:    A. on                        B. in                         C. at                         D. by

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.

            My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

            I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.

            Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island’s only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.

            My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it.

Question 17:    Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______

                        A. a firefighter             B. a driver                   C. a farmer                  D. a mailman

Question 18:    Gigha is the name of _______.

                        A. his wife                                                      B. his hotel     

                        C. the shop where they work                          D. the island where they live

Question 19:    The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to the ______.

                        A. beer                        B. post                         C. boat                        D. pub

Question 20:    What does the word " deliver " in paragraph 3 mean?

            A. restrict                    B. keep                        C. drink                       D. transfer

Question 21:    According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?

                        A. He likes the job as a postman most.           B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.

                        C. He does the accounts in the evenings.       D. He goes to bed very late.

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one.

Question 22:    If you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 A. Unless you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 B. Unless you study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 C. Unless you study harder, you won’t surely fail the next exam.

                 D. Unless you don’t study harder, you won’t surely fail the next exam.

Question 23:    In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            A. Despite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            B. Although Mr. Anderson couldn’t speak Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            C. Although not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

                 D. Despite Mr. Anderson couldn’t speak Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

Question 24: “Are you interested in learning English?” said Ann

                 A. Ann asked me if I am interested in learning English

                 B. Ann asked me if I was interested in learning English

                 C. Ann asked me that I was interested in learning English

                 D. Ann asked me if you were interested in learning English

Question 25:    I have never been  as relaxed as my sister when talking to my father.

                 A. My sister is always more relaxed than me when she talks to my father.

                 B.  I have never tried to be relaxed when talking to our father but my sister has.

                 C. My sister has always been less relaxed than me when talking to our father.

                 D.  Both my sister and I are equally relaxed when talking to our father.

Answer 1

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

Question 1:      ✔A. looked                 B.  moved                C. gained                 D. prepared

Question 2:      A. think                    ✔B. therefore              C. throughout          D. thanks

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.

Question 3:      A. traffic                  B. patient                 ✔C. disease                 D. service

Question 4:      A. significant           B. ability                  C. conventional        ✔D. architecture

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct preposition or adverb particle that completes the sentences.

Question 5:      One day _______ the moon lasts for two weeks compared with the earth time.

                 A. in                         B. from                     ✔C.  on                       D. at

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word SIMILAR in meaing to the underlined word.

Question 6:      The UFO stayed in the sky for about thirty seconds, and then  it went away.

                  A. traveled              B. flew                     ✔C. disappeared         D. appeared

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.

Question 7:      I was always nervous as the plane takes _______.

                 A. up                        B. in                         ✔C. off                       D. after

Question 8:      You shouldn’t eat _______. It’s not good for your health.

                 A. quick                   ✔B. quickly                 C. fastly                   D. slow

Question 9:      It’s difficult _______  traffic jams during the rush.

                 ✔A.  to avoid              B. avoiding              C. avoided               D. avoid

Question 10:    I_______ English here since I graduated from university

                 A. teach                    B. taught                  ✔C. have taught         D. am teaching

Question 11:    Tim: “Let’s have some drinks now.”

                 Jack: "_______".

                 A.  Yes, let’s drink up                               B. Yes, we drink     

                 C. Yes, we do                                           ✔D. That’s a good idea

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect.

Question 12:    Mathematics  is John's favorite subject, while Civics are Andrea's favorite subject.

                     A                                    B                                            ✔C                                 D

Question 13:    The supermarket whom was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt

                 A                              ✔B                              C                                       D

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best completes each blank.

The  second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day . It is a public holiday in both Britain and American. On that day, children send Mother’s day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest. In the USA, Mother’s Day started in the 1980s. There was a small town (14) _______. Prunty town in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war . After the war, they hated each other. Mrs Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to (15) _______ friends with each other again so she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in the town and said , “ Let us be friends with each other again”. Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried (16) _______  her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day ”

Question 14:    A. call                       ✔B. called                   C. calling                  D. to call

Question 15:    A. hold                     B. get                       ✔C. make                    D. gain

Question 16:    ✔A. on                        B. in                         C. at                         D. by

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.

            My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

            I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.

            Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island’s only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.

            My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it.

Question 17:    Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______

                        A. a firefighter             B. a driver                   ✔C. a farmer                  D. a mailman

Question 18:    Gigha is the name of _______.

                        A. his wife                                                      B. his hotel     

                        C. the shop where they work                          ✔D. the island where they live

Question 19:    The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to the ______.

                        A. beer                        ✔B. post                         C. boat                        D. pub

Question 20:    What does the word " deliver " in paragraph 3 mean?

            A. restrict                    B. keep                        C. drink                       ✔D. transfer

Question 21:    According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?

                        A. He likes the job as a postman most.           B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.

                        C. ✔He does the accounts in the evenings.       D. He goes to bed very late.

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one.

Question 22:    If you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 A. Unless you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 B. Unless you study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 ✔C. Unless you study harder, you won’t surely fail the next exam.

                 D. Unless you don’t study harder, you won’t surely fail the next exam.

Question 23:    In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            A. Despite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            ✔B. Although Mr. Anderson couldn’t speak Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            C. Although not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            D. Despite Mr. Anderson couldn’t speak Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

Question 24: “Are you interested in learning English?” said Ann

                 A. Ann asked me if I am interested in learning English

                 ✔B. Ann asked me if I was interested in learning English

                 C. Ann asked me that I was interested in learning English

                 D. Ann asked me if you were interested in learning English

Question 25:    I have never been as relaxed as my sister when talking to my father.

                 ✔A. My sister is always more relaxed than me when she talks to my father.

                 B.  I have never tried to be relaxed when talking to our father but my sister has.

                 C. My sister has always been less relaxed than me when talking to our father.

                 D.  Both my sister and I are equally relaxed when talking to our father.