UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Test 1 I. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION . Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence. 1. What _________of learning English do you find most difficult? (level aspect means reason) 2. I take part in this class to__________my speaking skill. (increase rise improve lift) 3. The center has many________and native English teachers. (goodqualify wellqualifying wellqualified goodqualified) 4. If you want any further_________you can contact their head office. (questions information answers responses) 5. You should try harder to pass the__________. It’s the most important one of the term.(questionnaire final test pretest quiz) 6. I asked Ann__________she liked learning Vietnamese. (did has whether how many) 7. Ann said that she couldn’t finish her homework_______. (today then tonight this evening) 8. I’ve read advertisement in today’s__________of the Saigon Times. (edit edition editing editor) 9. He was a strict________, he asked me a lot of difficult questions. (examine examining examiner examination) 10. “how can we remember all these vocabulary items? “well, ________”.(learn them by heart study them in heart read them in mind tell them by heart) 11. He said that he_________Vietnamese spelling difficult to learn. (caught found believes thinks). 12. I hope I can read newspapers_________English after the course. (on in by with) 13. Could you please send me details of courses and________? (fees money tickets fares) 14. You should learn by________all the new words of the lesson. (mouth ear memory heart) 15. I speak________English but I want to learn to read and write it well. (a little a few many much) 16. “ can I help you? “ “ yes, do you know________?”(when the bus come when the bus comes when the bus came when will the bus come)
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@ Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.
1 What _of learning English do you find most difficult? (level/
aspect/ means/ reason)
2 I take part in this class to my speaking skill (increase/ rise/
improve/ lift)
3 The center has many and native English teachers (good-qualify/
well-qualifying/ well-qualified/ good-qualified)
4 If you want any further _you can contact their head office
(questions/ information/ answers/ responses)
5 You should try harder to pass the It’s the most important
one of the term.(questionnaire/ final test/ pretest/ quiz)
6 I asked Ann she liked learning Vietnamese (did/ has/
whether/ how many)
7 Ann said that she couldn’t finish her homework _ (today/ then/
tonight/ this evening)
8 I’ve read advertisement in today’s of the Saigon Times (edit/
edition/ editing/ editor)
9 He was a strict , he asked me a lot of difficult questions
(examine/ examining/ examiner/ examination)
10 “how can we remember all these vocabulary items? “well, ”
(learn them by heart/ study them in heart/ read them in mind/ tell them
by heart)
11 He said that he _Vietnamese spelling difficult to learn (caught/
found/ believes/ thinks)
12 I hope I can read newspapers _English after the course (on/ in/
by/ with)
13 Could you please send me details of courses and ? (fees/
money/ tickets/ fares)
14 You should learn by all the new words of the lesson (mouth/
ear/ memory/ heart)
15 I speak English but I want to learn to read and write it well (a
little/ a few/ many/ much)
16 “ can I help you? “ “ yes, do you know ?”(when the bus come/
when the bus comes/ when the bus came/ when will the bus come)
17 He asked her _ (when she leaves the party/ when does she leave the party/ when she left the party/ when did she leave the party)
18 If you want to get good marks, you _study harder (must/ could/ will/ shall)
19 You look sick I think you see a doctor if you want to get well (can/ may/ ought to/ had to)
20 The teacher asked us (whose book is on his desk/ whose book was on his desk/ whose book on his desk is/ whose book on his desk was)
@@ Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence.
1 She became rich after the of the first book (publish)
2 We listened to the radio on the football match (comment)
3 How often do you go in the woods? (hike)
4 If you are _to our proposal, we’ll go ahead (agree)
5 In 1863 President Lincohn gave to all American slaves (free)
6 The _’s decision is final (edit)
7 decisions are generally made by senior editors (edit)
8 He’s very _in looking after animals (experience)
9 It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the (publish)
10 We expect to see further over the coming year (improve)
11 A good _campaign will increase our sales (advertise)
12 in English is required for this job (fluent)
13 Their gammar guide is too difficult for a but not detailed enough for an advanced student (begin)
14 Mary can speak _French (pass)
15 I can’t speak a word of French so evryone can tell I’m a _as soon
as I arrive in France (foreign)
16 What are his for the job? (qualify)
17 The house is in a quiet _on top of a hill (locate)
18 Several are competing in the same market (publish)
19 Are you in about the working conditions? (agree)
20 The children are not able to be still They always get on long journeys (rest)
II GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
@ Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.
1 You will be ill if you _so much (eat/ ate/ are eating/ will eat)
2 We don’t go out _it stops raining (if/ if not/ unless/ when)
3 When my brother was asked if he like the job, he replied that
he (does/ did/ has done/ was doing)
4 I wish we shopping there together (go/ to go/ will go/ would
go)
5 That man can tell us where (does John live/ John lives/ John
living/ does John live?)
6 If I were the Prime Minister, I _more money on education (spent/ would spend/ will spend/ have spent)
7 Mary would lend me some money if I _her (ask/ am asking/ will ask/ asked)
8 If there gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill (aren’t/ isn’t/ weren’t/ hadn’t)
9 He wanted to know there (how long time I had been/ how long
I had been/ how long time had I been/ how long had I been)
10 I asked Lan if ( she enjoyed her music class/ she will enjoy her music class/ did she enjoy her music class/ she enjoys her music class)
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go/ aren’t going/ won’t go/ couldn’t go)
12 The examiner asked me how English in the future (I will use/
will I use/ I would use/ would I use)
13 He asked his son _back as soon as possible (to come/ comes/
came/ coming)
14 If Mary studies harder, she _pass the final examination (must/
might/ could/ will)
15 You do morning exercises regularly if you want to be healthy
(ought to/ should/ had to/ both A&B)
16 We are tired, _we went to bed at 9pm (so/ so that/ therefore/
because)
17 Lan _that she wanted to be a teacher of English (says/ said/ is
saying/ has said)
18 Mai wishes she play the guitar well (ought/ may/ could/ will)
19 Mr wilson asked me how many boys _in my class (are there/ there
are/ were there/ there were)
20 They took a boat and reached the island _half an hour (at/ in/
for/ during)
@@ Choose the underlined that needs correcting
1 Tom have practise speaking a lot if you want to improve your English
2 Tom said that he is learning English in an evening class
3 The taxi driver told me that he will take me to the hotel
4 He told us that he was absent from class the day before because of his
sickness
5 She asked me how long does it take me to go to school by bike
6 Uncle John said that he would go to Nha Trang tomorrow
7 A stranger asked me how far was it from my house to the school
8 The mother asked her son what did he want for his birthday
9 Do you know what was she doing at this time yesterday?
10 I don’t know where is he staying now
TEST 2
I Fill in each gap with a word from the box
Course fee deposit experiences
intermediate editions native
Advance published scenery
1 She collects first of Victorian novels
2 Everyone _these problems at some time in their lives
3 It’s cheaper if you book the tickets in
4 They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the
5 There is no entrance _to the gallery
6 This novel is too difficult for _students of English
7 Tim did a three-year _in linguistics at Newcastle
8 To open an account, you need to make a minimum of $500
9 The report will be on the Internet
10 Sri Lanka is her _country, but she’s been living in Belgium for the past five years
II Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1 _my experience, people generallly smile back if you smile at them
2 They’re going away a training course next week
3 If you’re going to come, please let me know advance
4 Small amounts land were used for keeping animals
5 She lives campus
6 We’ve put down a 5% deposit the house
7 Do you have any experience working with kids?
8 The best way to learn is _experience
9 I’m aware of Mark’s reputation _being late
10 She’s extremely well qualified the job
III Use the words given to complete the following sentences.
1 If he wants to become a singer, _ (ought to/ music class)
2 If she doesn’t want to become a doctor, (parents/ shoulnt / force/ study/ medicine)
3 If you want to gain weight, _ (have to/ meat/ milk)
4 If you want to improve your English, _ (must practice/ everyday)
5 If you don’t do morning exercises, _ (should/ sports/ instead)
6 If Nam is late for class again, (teacher/ may/ angry)
7 If she eats a lot of ice cream, _ (may/ toothache)
8 If he goes to bed late, (might/ get/ late)
IV Put the following sentences into reported speech.
1 Their mother said to him “ don’t make so much noise”
_
2 The traffic police said “ show me your driving lisence, please”
_
3 Mrs Jackson said to Tim, “ could you give me a hand, please?”
_
4 The lifeguard said “don’t swim out too far, boys”
_
5 Nam said to the taxi driver: “ please turn left at the first traffic light”
6 She said to her son: “ go straight upstairs and get into bed”
_
7 The police said “don’t touch anything in the room”
_
8 Mary said to John “can you carry my suitcase, please?”
9 Mr Atkins said to David “ you must leave the door unlocked.”
_
10 I said to my neighbors” would you mind turning the music down?”
11 “you should stay in bed for a few days.” The doctor said
_
12 “don’t make noise in class!” the teacher said to _
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_
14 “ I were you, I wouldn’t do this.” John said to me
15 “you should concentrate on your study at school!” said the teacher
16 “please post the letter for me” said Mom
_
17 He said “ I must go next week.”
He said _
18 He said to me “ when you are the butcher’s, remember to get bone for the
dog.”
He told _
19 She said, “ I will answer the phone.”
She said _
20 Nam said, “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
Nam said that
21 Lan said “ I may visit my parents in summer.”
Lan said that
22 “where does your father work” the teacher asked me
The teacher
23 “why do you collect waste paper?” I asked Nam
His friend
24 “ how long will you stay in England? “ Tom asked Nam
Tom asked
V Rewrite the following sentences without changing their
meanings.
25 “ You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom” said Tom
John advised Tom _
26 You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry
Unless
27 Mark is too young to see the horror film
Mark is not
28 That factory is producing more and more pollution
More and more pollution
29 Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job
Nam now wishes that
30 I was very busy, I couldn’t go to the meeting
If I
31 I wanted to see Mr Brown I phoned his company
Because I
32 He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to it
He’s used to
33 I came here because I wanted the English course
I came here because of
34 Remember to check for spelling mistakes before you hand in your
composition
Don’t
TEST 3
I Choose the best answer:
1 Sunday mornings they often paly football (in/ on/ at/ from)
2 The weather is terrible I wish it _warmer (is/ are/ were/ isn’t)
3 The test was easy that she could do it in half an hour (so/ such/ as/ too)
4 The bus always leaves _6 o’clock the morning (on-at/ at-in/ by-in/ on-in)
5 Don’t waste time that broken vase (mend/ to mend/ mending/ for mending)
6 When I came to see her last night, she TV.(watched/ is watching/ was watching/ had watched)
7 Glass is usually made _sand (of/ from/ by/ in)
8 They asked me how many children _ (I had/ had I / I have/ I am having)
9 They told their parents that they _ their best to do the test (try/ will try/ tries/ would try)
10 If you to pass the exam, you should try harder (want/ wanted/ will want/ is wanting)
11 Do you know ? (how old was the earth/ how old is the earth/ how old the earth is/ how old the earth)
12 He said to us that everything all right (will be/ may be/ can be/ would be)
13 He asked me to Mary’s birthday party the night before (whether I come/ if I would come/ whether I had come/ if I come)
14 If you give me your willing help, I get success (must/ can/ would/ could)
II Choose the underlined that needs correcting.
1 My father wishes that he doesn’t have to retire at the age of sixty
2 I wish I can earn more money and work less
3 I asked them if they teach other foreign languages besides English
4 The teacher asked me why am I learning English
5 My uncle said that he had to go to a meeting tonight
III Use the correct form of the word given to complete each
sentences.
1 I often go hill walking for _ (relax)
2 A man who collects taxes is called a tax _ (collect)
3 He coped with a difficult situation (admire)
4 She _with his decision to move to another city, and she left him (agree)
5 The _house is going to issue several new books (publish)
IV Choose the word or phrase A,B,C,D that the best fits the blank
space in the following passage.
When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly a word- “hello”, “goodbye” “thank you” was just about it
I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly
I progress the course we learned a lot of
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was to be able to practice speaking with the other students in my class
After two years I went to England to a _school It was in
Cambridge I did a course at a very good school and I stayed
with a local family It was a fantastic experience and I _up a lot of
new language from speaking with my host family and with other students
from I really improved my pronunciations as well When I got
back _Spain, I was so much more confident I actually
hold a conservation with my teacher in English
1 Talk/ speak/ say/ tell
2 Do/ make/ did/ made
3 During/ after/ before/ while
4 That/ a/ the/ those
5 Science/ language/ art/ finance
6 Three-weeks/ third-week/ three-weeks/ three-week
7 Picked/ looked/ got/ stood
8 All/ over/ over all/ all over
9 The/ to/ in/ x
10 Didn’t / can/ could/ couldn’t
V Choose the best answers the question about the passage.
We live in Yorkshire, on a farm in the country The farmhouse is quite an
old a building It is about 250 years ago There aren’t many houses near
us There is a pub in the village about three miles away, but we are over
twenty miles from the nearest town That can be difficult for shopping, but
we love it here It is very quiet, there is nearly no traffic and the view is
wonderful
Our uncle’s family, however, don’t live in a house or a flat They live on a
houseboat The boat looks small, but it is quite big inside Apart from the
bathroom, it only has one room, so they have to do everything there- eat,
cook, sleep, and watch TV
11 The writer lives
(in the city/ in an old house/ in a new farmhouses/ in a flat)
12 How far is it from the writer’s village to the nearest town?
(250 yards/ 3 miles/ 12 miles/ 20 miles)
13 The writer likes his village because _
(is it quiet/ there is nearly no traffic/ the view is wonderful/ all are correct)
14 How many rooms are there in the house of the writer’s uncle?
(one/ two/ three/ four)
15 Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
(there are only a few houses near the writer’s / The writer’s village had a
pub/ the writer’s uncle lives in a big houseboat/ the family of the writer’s
uncle cook and sleep in one room)
VI Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1 The boy said “ we have to try our best to win the match.”
The boys said that
2 “how many members are there in your family?” she asked Lan
She asked Lan
3 “why do you collect waste paper?” she asked her younger brother
She asked her younger brother _
4 Peter/ said/ go/ Hanoi/ following/ day
5 He/ ought/ go/ diet/ if/ he/ want/ weight