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Trang 1FORTY- FIVE- MINUTE TEST N 0 1 B Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
1 (A) The man (B) asked the woman (B) why (C) had she argued with her boss about (D) calling hours
2 (A) The biologist went (B) fishing (C) after he (D)has finished with the conference
3 My parents haven't (A) come (B) back to Vietnam (C) for my neighbor (D) last visited them
Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one
4 Mike said” I will install a separate telephone.”
A Mike promised to install a separate telephone B Mike offered to install a separate telephone
C Mike agreed to install a separate telephone D Mike promises to install a separate telephone
5 I often get up early in the morning
A I used to getting up early in the morning B I am used to get up early in the morning
C I used to get up early in the morning D I am used to getting up early in the morning
6 I last saw a Hollywood film ten years ago
A It’s ten years ago since I saw a last Hollywood film B I saw last Hollywood film since ten years ago
C I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for ten years D I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before
7 “ Don’t believe in her words and advice” said Tom
A Tom warned me not to believe in her words and advice B Tom promised me not to believe in her words and advice
C Tom told me not to believe in her words and advice D Tom invited me not to believe in her words and advice
8 ‘Hi Bob Did you take the job?’ - Bob’s friend said
A Bob’s friend asked him did he take the job B Bob’s friend asked him whether you took the job
C Bob’s friend asked him if he had taken the job D Bob’s friend asked him had he taken the job
Read the passage and choose the best answer
If you are invited to an American friend’s home for dinner, remember these general rules for polite behaviour First of all, arrive approximately on time but not early Americans expect promptness It will be all right to be 10 or 15 minutes late but not 45 minutes late Dinner might be over-cooked and ruined by then When you are invited to someone’s home for a meal, it is polite to bring a small gift Flowers or candy are always appropriate If you have an attractive thing made in your native country, your host or hostess will certainly enjoy receiving that gift What will you do if you are served t some food that you cannot eat or you do not like? Do not make
a fuss about it Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notices it Be sure to compliment the cook on the food that you are enjoying Do not leave immediately after dinner, but do not overstay your welcome, either The next day, call or write a thank-you note
to say how much you enjoyed the evening
9 When you come to someone’s house for a meal
A do not bring anything with you B bring some flowers, candy or something made in your native country
C take some food or drink D do not care about gifts
10 When an American invites you to have dinner at his home ………
A you should arrive early to help the host B you needn’t arrive on time
C you should arrive late to show that you are polite D you should arrive on time
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
Choose the word with the different stress pattern
Read the passage and choose a suitable word to fill in each gap
In American, the simple words I’m sorry display very good manners in many difficult (16) …… situations I’m sorry has two main
uses: to express your sympathy to someone who has had a bad experience and to express your (17)…… when you have bothered
someone or (18) ………a problem Other useful apologies are excuse me and pardon me, which mean the same thing These
expressions are appropriate when pushing your way out of a crowded elevator or stopping a(n) (19)………… to ask directions
16 A socialism B society C socialist D social
19 A acquaintance B policeman C American D stranger
Choose a, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined part
20 Tom’s favourite subject is …………
A biologically B biological C biologist D biology
21 While I……….TV last night, one of my old came to visit me
A watched B was watching C am watching D watch
22 Up to now, I ………….… a lot of information about her
23 My sister said she ………… to her teacher as a signal that she saw him
Trang 224 The council never wanted the new supermarket to be built, …………
A neither local residents did B nor did local residents C so did local residents D either didn’t local residents
25 The teacher asked his students ………the problems
26 Tom ………… when we ……….about cultural diversity
A arrived/ talked B was arriving/ talked C arrived/ were talking D have arrived/ talked
27 John cannot make a ………… to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car
28 The wife confides………her husband
29 I………… a terrible accident while I ………… on the beach
A see / am walking B saw / was walking C was seeing / walked D saw / were walking
30 He is a………boy He is often kind and helpful to every classmate
31 He was so ……… that he could not even say a word
32 The postal service is even less ……… than the telephone system
A efficient B effective C effectively D both A and B are correct
33 When I ……… up this morning, my roommate ………already
A woke / had left B am waking / leaves C wake / has left D was waking I left
34 Marie Curie received a PhD from the Sorbonne after she…………a degree in Physics with flying colours
35 Sometimes she does not agree ………… her husband’s proposal about child rearing but they soon find the solutions
36 It’s twenty years since I ……… in Germany and my German is pretty rusty now
A have worked B worked C was working D have been working
37 By the time she was twelve, she ……… on a career
A has already decided B already has decided C had already decided D already decided
38 She apologized to me………….hurting my feeling
39 Teacher are supposed to………… responsibility for students’ education
40 I am really ……… in the way he talks, but the way he behaves
A interested B interest C interesting D interestingly