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Trang 1FORTY – FIVE MINUTE ENGLISH TEST
I Phonetics:
Choose the underlined part a; b; c or d pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3 a believe b persuade c prevent d permit
4 a formation b parents c accident d hospital
II Grammar and Structures:
A: Choose the best option a; b; c or d to complete the following sentences
5 Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machine
a time-saving b time-wasting c time sharing d time-serving
6 He invented a new kind of wheelchair for
a the dumb b the poor c the dead d the disabled
7 They come from large and poor families, _ prevented them from having proper schooling
8 Fax machine send or receive letter quickly
a is used for b used to c is used to d used for
9 I able to play tennis since I my arm
a wasn’t / broke b am not / break c won’t be / broke d haven’t been / broke
10 I my house painted last year?
11 A computer is a typewriter
a inconvenient b magical c hopeless d unhappy
12 I work from Monday to Friday, and Saturday and Sunday are my
a working days b days off c off days d days out
13 You are not allowed to camp here without
a permissive b permission c permissible d permissibly
14 “Did you phone Peter?” “Oh no, I forgot I him up now
a phone b will phone c am phoning d am going to phone
15 What time _ the plane tomorrow?
a does …take off b will …take off c is … taking off d is going to take off
16 I my birthday party next week Would you like to come?
17 The man _ was injured in the accident is now in the hospital
18 Tom go to the library
a used to b is used to c is used for d used for
19 Most of the houses were destroyed in the earthquake have now been rebuilt
20 Many gifts to their teachers on the Teacher’s Day
a is sent b was sent c have been sent d will send
21 Tony’s class is going on _ excursion to visit some caves near Huong Pagoda
a a two day b a two days c a days two d a day two
22 I often suffer _ travel sickness, so I need plenty of fresh air
23 I like to sit in the sun by _
24 One of the weekend picnics I enjoy _ was two weeks ago
Trang 2B: Identify the incorrect underlined part: A; B; C or D.
25 “I need some workers.” “OK, I am sending them to you How many workers do you need?”
A B C D
26 I can’t find my book, that is a real nuisance.
A B C D
27 Have you found the keys how you lost two days ago?
A B C D
28 The man which Mr David met on the train yesterday is my new teacher.
A B C D
C: Choose the correct sentence in grammar and structure:
29 Computers / our daily life / part of / have become /
a Computers have become part of our daily life
b Our daily life have become part of computers
c Part of our daily life have become computers
d Have become computer part of our daily life?
30 We use / to watch / everyday / the news / TV /
a The news we use TV to watch everyday b We use TV to watch the news everyday
c Everyday the news TV to watch we use d We use TV to watch everyday the news
31 I am / a piece of / to tell / writing / news / you/
a A piece of news I am to tell you writing b I am to tell you writing a piece of news
c I am writing to tell you a piece of news d A piece of news to tell you I am writing
32 When / are/ a trip / Linda / going on / and her classmates/?
a When Linda and her classmates are going on a trip?
b When are a trip going on Linda and her classmates?
c When going on Linda and her classmates are a trip?
d When are Linda and her classmates going on a trip?
III: Reading comprehension:
A: Choose the best option a; b; c or d to complete the passage:
33 a teach b teacher c teaching d taught
35 a used to b didn’t use to c used for d didn’t use for
36 a succeed b success c successful d successfully
Louis Braille was born in1809 in Coupvray He was a French (33) _ of the blind He himself was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young (34) _ in Paris Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institute Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Braille “pointing writing” system, (35) _ coded army messages to enable the blind to read Pointing
writing modifying of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used (36) _ today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries
II/ Writing:
A: Rewrite these sentences by using the cues given
C: Read the passage and then answer the following question below
The electronic computer is the most significant invention since team engine While the industrial revolution previously changed the nature of manual work, the computer revolution is now changing the work done by the brain Nowadays micro-computers are manufactured in hundreds
of thousands and are constantly being equipped with more and more ingenuous devices Contrary
to popular belief, computers themselves cannot make mistakes The answer will always be correct
if the program fed into the computer is correct
37 Is the electronic computer the most important invention?
a Yes, it is b No; it isn’t c Yes, it isn’t d No, it is
38 What is the significant of the industrial revolution?
Trang 3a It changed the nature of manual work b It changed the work done by brain
c It changed the electronic computers most d It is equipped with ingenuous devices
39 How are micro-computers manufactured nowadays?
a They are manufactured in tens of hundreds
b They are manufactured in hundreds of thousands
c They are manufactured in tens of thousands
d They are manufactured in thousands of billions
40 What can computer give us if the program fed into the computer is correct?
a It can give us a correct answer b It can make mistakes
c It can give us nothing d It can give us many things