SAMPLE TEST 1

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE :
A. PRONUNCIATION : Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1.a. deaf b. dead c. meat d. bread
2.a. fine b. thick c. sit d. bin
3.a. song b. wrong c. sorrow d. two
4.a. escaped b. stimulated c. cooked d. finished
5.a. photographers b. mechanics c. scientists d. cooks

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
6. In spite of being deaf, she played the violin very well.
a. unable to see b. unable to hear c. unable to speak d. unable to write
7. He earns his living by taking photographs. He’s a professional _____.
a. photography b. photograph c. photographer d. photographic
8. Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for _____ .
a. the unemployed b. the mute c. the blind d. the dead
9. We need to provide more shelters for people who are without place to live.
a. the homeless b. the disabled c. the poor d. the mentally retarded
10. The entrance examination shouldn’t be _____ hard _____ be done successfully.
a. so / that b. as / as c. too / to d. so / as
11. Do you enjoy _____ at university ?
a. to be b. be c. are d. being
12. The police blocked off the road, ______ a traffic jam.
a. caused b. which caused c. that caused d. which causing
13. I didn’t ______ in the city.
a. use to live b. never used to live c. used to live d. use to living
14.She ______ to me since she went to California.
a.doesn’t write b.didn’t write c.won’t write d.hasn’t written
15.I often go to work early to ______ driving in the rush hour.
a. manage b. avoid c. expect d. cause
16. After the children ______ to bed, we ______ television.
a. went / were watching b. had gone / had watched c. went / had watched d. had gone / watched
17. To prepare for the examination, ______ at least two hours every day .
a. to study b. study c. studying d. studied
18. Watching Thuy taking a class, one can see how time-consuming the work is.
a. taking no time b. taking little time c. taking much work d. taking a lot of time
19. The children have every reason to be proud ______ their efforts.
a. for b. of c. with d. by
20. There was ______ opposition from the parents of the disabled children.
a. an b. another c. a lot of d. a few
21. _____ I tried my best, I was ten minutes late for the interview.
a. Although b. Because c. But d. When
22. “ English is easy.” – “ I ______.”
a. think it’s, too b. too think c. think so, too d. think it’s also
23. Those are _____ shoes. They are too small.
a. woman’s b. women c. women’s d. womens’
24. `You look ______ when you see me.` `Yes. I think you are in China.`
a. to surprise b. surprising c. surprised d. surprisingly
25. He went to the party last night, _____?
a. did he b. didn’t he c. doesn’t he d. he didn’t
C. ERROR IDENTIFICATION : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: