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II, Give the correct form of the given words:1, Some of these traditional dresses have been ………... Test III : for gifted students - 2007I, Choose the correct answer: 1, The ……… rainfores

Test I : for gifted students - 2007

I, Choose the best option:

1, They thank him ……… his help ( on / for / to / with)

2, He told me he was a ………… man (disappointing/ disappointed/ disappoints/ disappoint)

3, He can not decide ……… he will choose (which/ what/ how/ where)

4, They will go ……… a trip to Ha Long Bay next moth ( in/ on/ for/ to)

5, The old man …… in the park bench is my grandfather ( sit/ sat/ sits/ sitting)

6, My sister has ……… hair ( long straight black / straight long black/ black straight long)

7, … does your brother look like? ( how/ what/ who/ which)

8, My bag is not big enough ……… everything ( carrying/ to carrying/ to carry/ carries)

9, I ………… the movies “ Red lady” this evening Would you like to come? ( am going to see / will see/ see / saw)

10, You could reach him … 865 753 ( in / on / at/ for)

11, The bookshop closes …… 5p.m If you come ……… 5 p.m the book shop will close ( at … after / at at/

at… before / after …… at)

12, “ Could you do me a favor please?” - “ …………” ( No, thanks / Yes, thank you/ Of couse/ Yes, that’s verykind of you.)

13, What time the flight to Bangkok tomorrow? ( does depart/ will depart/ is going to depart/ is departing)… … … …

14, I … her since yesterday ( didn’t see/ haven’t seen/ don’t see/ am not seeing)

15, Lipton tea is different ……… Dilmah tea ( with/ between/ from/ to)

16, The toy cat is not as ……… the toy dog ( cheaper/ cheap as/ cheap than/ cheaper than)

17, The ambulance will be there … about 10 minutes ( for/ in/ at/ with)

18, Car tires can ………… to make pipes and floor covering ( recycles / is recycled/ be recycled / are recycling)

19, Would you mind … in the front seat, I’d like ….with Tim and Sam ( to sit … sitting/ sitting… to sitting / sitting… sit/ sitting … to sit)

20, Mary wants to see the country as much as ……… ( possible/ possibility/ she is possible)

21, I … Ha Long Bay twice The last time I … Halong was two week ago ( visit… visited/ have visited…visited/ have visited … have visited/ visited … visited)

22, Yesterday, while Dad was visiting the Statue of Liberty I … shopping ( went/ have gone/ was going/ go)

23, Angkor Watt should really …… as a wonder ( know/ knows/ is known/ be known)

24, My class has just returned … a trip to Hue citadel ( from / on/ to / with)

25, The computer is new , there shouldn’t be anything wrong … it ( for / of / to/ with)

II, Choose the words whose underlined parts has different pronunciation:

Preparatory date:

Teaching date:

26, A, annoy B, blond C, volunteer D, object

27, A, character B, school C, chemistry D, machine

28, A,generous B, agree C, arrange D, orange

29, A,mobile B, device C, slim D,rise

30, A, curly B, cupboard C, rug D, upset

32, A, wisdom B, resident C, limestone D, reserved

33, A, straight B, paint C, airmail D, fainting

34, A, tasty B, face C, nature D, carve

35, A, there B, thin C, thank D, fifth

36, A, windy B, sky C, century D, jolly

III, Rewrite te following sentences:

37, “ Can you lend me your car tomorrow, Tom?” Mary said Mary ………

38, “Do it right now or you will be sorry later.” Nam said to Ba Nam ………

39, “ This is my grandmother.” Tam said Tam ………

40, “Would you mind giving me your pen please?” She asked him She asked ………

41, They are building a new hospital in our town at this moment A new ………

43, Noone has cleaned the room The room ………

44, “You will have to cook dinner yourself” She said to him She said………

46, “ Where are you going now?” I asked them I asked ………

47, When did Elias Howe invent sewing machine? (passive) When………

48, Who invented Color Television? (passive) Who ………

49, They put paper pulp in the vat and they mix it with water Paper pulp ………

………

50, Alexander Bain invented the facsimile in 1843 The facsimile ………

Test II : for gifted students - 2007

I, Give the correct tense of the verb in bracket:

1, Here I am in New York! I (be) here for a week now and it (be) very exciting My friend Nancy , I

(meet) her in London in 1982, (live) in NewYork for seven years, so she knows all about it I (meet) a lot of people and I (do) all the things that tourists usually (do) I (eat) hot dogs I ( have) lunch in China town I (take) a trip to the Statue of Liberty I ( watch) a ball game on T.V

2, Barbara, the writer , has two children She (1-write) over 40 books She (2- start) writing after the death of her …first husband She (3-live) in many parts of the world She (4-spend) her childhood in Egypt, but(5-

come) to England in 1966 She (6-write) both prose and poetry, but is best known for her romantic novels She(7-win) many awards, including the Nobel prize, which she (8-win) in 1978

3, I (write) to my parents last week but I (not, receive) his reply

since then

4, Look, Peter! ( You, know) the girl who (talk) to Mrs Hoa

on the play ground?

5, The boy (discuss) a lot about using paper yesterday

6, We (go ) home late last night

7, The girls ( play) badminton at the moment

8, Thu ( practice) her music lesson at 8 o’clock last night

9, She ( teach) us English since last year

10, Minh (just, win) the first prize in the talent contest

11, What ( you, look) for, Mai? (You, lose) anything?

12, Many buildings in our city (heat) by solar energy in 2015

13, (You, finish) with the bathroom yet?

14, Listen to those people! What language (they, speak)?

15, Who ( carry) our bags when we climb the mountain?

16, It ( not, rain) much in our country in winter

17, You ( see) the film “ Money” yet?

18, How long (you, be) here?

19, You ( ever, connect) a printer?

20, Are your friends here yet? - Yes, they (just, arrive)

II, Give the correct form of the given words:

1, Some of these traditional dresses have been ……… (modern)

2, Many Vietnamese women continue to wear the unique and ……… dress (fashion)

3, ……… Jeans are the 1960’s fashion ( embroidery)

4, Jeans made in China are sometimes ……… cheap ( surprise)

5, February is ……… the shortest ( frequency)

III, Fill in each space with the correct preposition:

1, Her parents were very pround … … her when she got the scholarship

2, This suit is differrent …… the one I saw yesterday

3, The passage is written … English

4, Vietnamese women usually wear Ao dai, sometimes …… work, and specially …… special occasions

5, They named the school …… a famous Vietnamese hero

6, Famous designers often make their own styles … clothes …… their own labels … them

7, Sales of jeans went ……… and the shopkeepers got a lot of money

IV, Rewrite the sentences without change in meaning:

1, She last saw him at her sister’s wedding

V, Change these sentences from active to passive:

11, My sister gave me a new pair of Jeans on my

Test III : for gifted students - 2007

I, Choose the correct answer:

1, The ……… rainforests in the world must be preserved ( tropic/ tropical/ tropically/ tropicalise)

2, The two cities are …… in some way ( different/ differenly/ differs / difference)

3, I can’t decide anything It all ……… on my parents.( depends/ dependent/ dependence/ depended)

4, They used to go ……… in the countryside during their summer vacation ( seesight/ sightseeing/ sightsee/sightseer)

5, They had a ……… life in te countryside ( peace/ peaceful/ peacefully/ peacefulness)

6, In Malaysia, Islam is the country’s offical ………( language/ religion/ federation/ region)

7, Many Vietnamese women today prefer to wear modern clathing at work because of its ( convenient/ inconvenient/ convenience/ in convenience)

8, She has one of the biggest ……… in Britain, (collective/ collections/ collects/ collectors)

9, It was quite ……… to order so much food (necessary)

10, I had to check the wages in ……… to my normal work (add)

II, Change these sentences from direct to indirect:

1, “ I have something to show you” I said to her

2, “ Nothing grows n my garden It never gets any sun.” She said

3, “ It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday.” I remarked

4, “ I have no idea what the time is but I’ll dial 8081 and find out.” said his daughter

5, “He said “ My wife wants to take a job but I’d rather she concentrated on our home.”

6, “It’s high time you passed your test, I am tired of driving round with an L- plate on the front of the car,” mysister said

7, “ Who is playing next week?” he asked

8, “ Can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?” she asked

9, “ How long have you been here?” said Ann

10, “ What are you going to study?” asked Jane

11, “ Is a return ticket cheaper than the two singles?” said they

12, “ Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him

13, “ What was she wearing when you saw her last?” the policeman asked me

14, “ Are you being attended to, sir?” said the shop assistant

15, “ Do you see what I see, Mary?” said the young man

16, “ Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?” said his secretary

17, “ Please do as I say,” he begged me

18, “ Write to me as often as you can,” said his wife

19, She said, “ If you feel faint sit down and put your head between your knees.”

20, “ If I am not back by this time tomorrow take this letter to the police,”he said

School: Test IV: For gifted students 2007 2008 – 2008

Name:

I, Circle the correct choice in the parenthesis in each sentence below

1 Patricia looked (tired/tiredly) after the long day.

2 The doctor walked (slow/slowly) out of the operating room.

3 The (amount/number) of work involved does not justify the (amount/number) of people assigned to the job.

4 Phoebe remembers (fewer/less) about the old days than Grandpa does, but Grandpa tells (fewer/less) stories than

Phoebe

5 Pasta does not taste as (good/well) if it is overcooked.

6 This new arrangement works very (good/well).

7 Charlotte is the (younger/youngest) of the twins and the (shorter/shortest) one in the entire family.

8 The decorator chose the (more/most) unusual color scheme I’ve ever seen.

9 the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time.( In case of/ In spite of/ Because of/ But for)

10 The cat was to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.( patient enough/ so patient/ enough patient/ too patient)

11 Hair colour is one of characteristics to be used in identifying people.(the most obviously/ most obvious/ obviously the most/ the most obvious)

12 Who will take …… o f their children?( carefully/ care/ careless / careful)

13 I’m afraid I have to leave …… a few days time.( in/ after/ on/ at)

14 You will become ill ……… you stop working so hard.( until/ when/ unless/ if)

15.He lost the race because he ………petrol on the last lap.(got out of/ ran out of/ made out of / put out of)

II, Rewrite the following sentences without changes in the meaning:

1,I’ve never been to a less exciting concert

4, “ Why don’t you postpone your trip till the fall, Tom?” said Sarah

5, I was never shown how to operate this machine

8, Maryam was really impressed by Hanoi people

9, Ba and his family went on a trip to his home village for two days

Ba and his family had a ………

10, On arrival, she went straight to her hotel room

As soon as ………

Test v, for advanced students - 2007 Name : School:

I, Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:40points 1, That boy already( stand)……… at the bus stop for the last half an hour I (tell) him that the last bus already (go) ?

……… ………

2, I (think) ……… your father (improve) ………… so much since I (see) ………him 3, Annie, you (clean) ……… this mess before Dad gets home? He (be) ……… mad if he (see) this stuff all over the living floor …………

4, Larry (absorb)………… in his novel that he forgot about his dinner (cook)………… in the oven 5, Hmm I wonder what (cause) ………… the delay? Elen’s plane (be) ……… here an hour ago 6, After he (know) the truth , he returned to find her again but she (get) married to another man 7, We (go) …… to the Cornwall next week Where else (you, want)……… to go, Jack? 8, I (find) …… … this book when I came to class It (leave) … …… … by one of the students in the earlier class 9, I (be) ………in the country all this time II, Give a correct form of word:20points 1, I am very (excite) ……… that I will go to HCM city tomorrow 2, We can usually predict when a vocalno will ( eruption)………

3, We want ( improvement) ……… our English 4, This school has (excel ) ……… reputation 5, It was an ( enjoy) ……… day 6, The story about UFOs caught the (imagine)……… of the whole class 7, She has many ( science) ……… project 8, Noone could find him, he (appear) ……… without trace 9, He warns me of the (dangerous)……… in the forest 10, She was( extreme) ………pleased that she passed the exam III, There is one mistake in each sentence Underline it and write your correction:10points 1, I am going out now If anybody phone while I shall be out , can you take a message?

2, Her parents wouldn’t let her to go out alone

3, Would you like to work at an university, Helen?

4, I think your garden needs to weed and you had better do it right now

5, Each student studying chemistry have to spend at least three hours per week in the laboratory

6, She would be nicer unless she didn’t complain so much

7, This sweater is too small for me to wear it

8, As soon as Sylvia and Ronald will arrive, the meeting will start

9, When you want to go to the cinema tonight, I will go with you

10, Where did you got the information?

IV, Fill in the blank with one word: 10points Rebecca sharp is 22 years old and (1)……… lived in Seaford all her life Her mother died(2) she was a baby and she was (3) up by her father She always wanted to be a ……… …………

carpenter (4)………… him, so when she was fifteen, she left school and became his apprentice They worked (5)……… until his death two years ago Regular (6)………… is getting harder and harder to find job in Seaford(7) ……… of Rebecca’s friends have gone to the cities to find jobs (8) ……… she prefers to live in the country She manages to support (9)……… by doing casual jobs around the town She lives (10)……… herself with a ginger cat named Blue

V Choose a word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation: 10 points

1, A, baggy B, fashion C, relax D, sale

2, A, plaid B, plain C, claim D, acquaintance

3, A, resource B, amount C, shout D, house

4, A, damage B, generous C, groom D, logical

5, celebrate B, considerate C, conserve D, creature

VI, Write the correct sentences using these words to make a complete letter, you can make any change if necessary: 10points

Dear Paul,

1,At last/ arrive/ Paris/, but / terrible trip ………

2, Train / crowded / ferry / delay/ two hours ………

3, When/ finally/ set off/ weather/ awful ………

4, I/sick/ all time / arrive/ feel/ very weak ………

5, I/ decide / this / last time/ I / travel / ferry ………

6, Next time / I /book/ seat/ plane ………

7, Although/ journey/ so bad/ must say/ enjoy/ stay/ you/ London ………

8, Remember/ you/ stay/ me/ any time/ you/ come/Paris ………

9, I mean it/ when / say/hope/ that / be/ soon ……… Fondest wishes

Angela

Test Vi : for advanced students Name :

I, complete the table: 30 points Verb Noun Adjective Noun educate improve arrange differ inform impress pollute depend add interest argue encourage

develop communicate invent entertain

express suggest celebrate

move erupt imagine enjoy disappear satisfy

entrance reputation

limitation

decoration preparation

-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 dark weak similar sad popular friendly peaceful

difficult

religious

fashionable major comfortable favorite different

popular various

necessary efficent important free

beauty

nation

tradition convenience

fame economy color

danger person politeness

II, Choose the correct form of word to fill in the blank:24points

31, He is the most activist in the town ( effect)

32, I am very that I will go to Dalat tomorrow ( excite)

33, I want everybody to listen ( care)

34, Solar energy doesn't cause ( pollute)

35, I suggest up the beach.( clean)

36, It is too to call anyone at night ( convenient)

37, You should do morning exercise to good health.( enjoyment)

38, This school has reputation ( excellence)

39, Some scientists say that flying saucers might be people's ( imagine)

40, Tim is an child.( imagine)

41, There is no that he has been here ( evident)

42, The man without trace ( appear)

43, He is an pilot ( experience)

44, He is a famous ( science)

45, It is a right ( decide)

46, He is in reading picture books ( interest)

47, Most of films are produced for ( entertain)

48, That is his story ( mystery)

49, Many reports in newspapers talked about the of UFOs ( appear)

50, She cried with when she heard the news ( joyful)

51, There are many throughout the year (celebrate)

52, I am very of my father ( pride)

53, We can protect our environment by the garbage ( redution)

54, I am very because they use electricity to catch fish

III, Read this passage then choose the best answer for each question: 24 points

An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer Every day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before going to bed

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, " No, I don't want the money but give me one of your pictures What is money for? In a week it will all be finish, but your picture will still be here."

The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings The farmer smiled and answered " It is not that I have a son in London He wants to be an artist When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."

55, Where did the artist spend his holiday?

A, with his paints and brushes C, In a farm

B, with a farmer D, In a beautiful country

56, What did the artist do during his holiday?

A, He went out every day C, He went back to the farm

B, He made paints and brushes D, He painted all day

57, What did the farmer ask the artist for at the end of the holiday?

A, He asked for a picture C, He asked for many pictures

B, He asked for his wage D, He asked for money

58, Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer's request?

A, Because the farmer had thanked him C, Because he would sell one of his pictures

B, Because he had so many kinds of pictures D, Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful

59, Why did the farmer asked the artist for the picture?

A, Because the farmer wanted his son to see the picture

B, Because the artist didn't want to pay the farmer

C, Because the farmer wanted to say the kind things about the picture

D, Because the picture was beautiful

60, The farmer's son didn't want to become an artist any more

A, Because he lived in London

B, After he had seen the artist's picture

C, Because he had your pictures

D, After he came here

IV, Choose a word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation: 10 points

62, A, punctual B, rubbish C, thunder D, furious

63, A, theatre B, therefore C, throughout D, thread

64, A, influnced B, terrified C, averaged D, tried

III, Choose a word from the box to fill in the blank:12 points

power -cloudy - effective- nuclear - pollution –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- use –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- heat –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- stored –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- electricity –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- energy –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- panels –use – heat – stored – electricity – energy – panels –of- of-

enough

Are you looking for a cheap, clean (66) …… source of power that doesn’t cause (67)………… or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar (68)……… from our sun

At present, most of our (69)……… comes from the use of coal, oil, gas, or(70)………… power This power can

be provided by the sun One percent of the solar energy that reaches the earth is (71) to provide (72)

for the total population

………

Many countries are already using solar energy Solar (73)……… are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to (74)………… water The energy can be (75) ………… for a number (76) days, so on (77)………… days you can also use solar energy

Test ViI : for advanced students Name : .

I, Rewrite the following sentences:

1, I know no Spanish at all 1, I do not

2, You don’t have to finish the work today 2, It isn’t necessary

3, I had only just gone out when it rang

3, Hardly

4, “ Less noise” the teacher told the boy

4, The teacher shouted

5, Mrs Jones is the best teacher in this school.

5, There is no better

6, “ Don’t do that! Are you mad?” She said to me

6, She told

7, I am very sick now 7, Never have

8, Has anyone told you about it yet? 8, Have you

9, The water was so dirty that he could not bathe his eyes

10, The water was not

11, Though money is a good servant, it is a bad master.

14, Every time we rang, there wasn’t any answer

14, There was when

15, Bill behaved kindly to me 15, Bill was

16, I am sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night

16, I wish .

18, I asked him what it was 18, “ What

19, You won’t find a school anywhere whose pupils get such good result.

19, Nowhere

20, Many others have the same situation as you

21, Your situation is

II, Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word provided:

2, We are impressed by the of your town people ( friend)

3, Liverpool is an city in the north of England ( industry)

4, English is the second language in Malaysia ( compel )

5, This handbook gives us information about Asian countries ( add)

6, I like watching news because it is very (inform)

7, Many peole use the Internet for ( communicate)

8, We saw your school's on T V yesterday.( advertise)

9, There are about wearing uniform at school.(argue)

10, The situation in that country is getting worse.( economy)

11, The Internet has developed in our everyday life ( increase)

12, We must learn about keeping our environment ( pollute)

13, Don't eat these vegetables They are ( poison)

14, We will live a happier and life if we keep our environment clean ( health)

15, Environment is everyone's responsibility ( protect)

16, In the future, many building will be by solar energy ( hot)

17, The two cities are in some ways ( differ)

18, A lot of come to Van Mieu every day ( visit)

19, We have many well- teachers here ( qualification)

20, The stamp made him famous in the country ( collect)

III, Choose the best answer for each blank

For many young people sports is a popular part of school life and (1) ………… in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important (2) ………… some one is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often sending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) ……… home as many matches are played then It (4) ……… also involve traveling to other town to play against other school teams and then (5) ………… on after the match for a milk or a drink Some parents friends or other students will travel with the team to support (6 ) ……… own side When a school team wins a match it is the whole school which feels proud (7) ………… only the players It can also mean that a school (8) ……… well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils in that school may end up playing (9) ……… national and international teams so that the school has some really (10) …… names associated with it!

1, A, having B, taking C, putting D, being

2, A, if B, as C, the D, so

3, A, at B, on C, for D, from

4, A, ought B, is C, can D, has

5, A, being B, staying C, leaving D, speaking

6, A, their B, its C, our D, whose

7, A, but B, however C, and D, nor

8, A, turns B, makes C, come D, becomes

9, A, up B, to C, for D, beside

10, A, old B, new C, common D, famous

Test IX : for advanced students Full Name : School

I, Give the correct tense of the verbs:

1, If you (teach) me I would learn quickly

2, I wish I (be) dead

3, It’s time you (be) in bed

4, I’d rather we (have) dinner now

5, If only I (listen) to my parents, I (not, get) wet now

6, Hello, Ann The party last night (be) great, you should (come)

7, By the time we (stop) , we had driven six hundred miles

8, How many lesson you ( miss) this school year?

- Only one, and that (be) because I (have) flu in November

9, We ( stay) at our grandparents’ house when we (meet) our great grand aunt for the first time

10, Don’t worry! We (give) you fifteen pounds now

II, Rewrite the following sentences:

1, We could not find Mary any where 1,Mary was

2, Please don’t tell him anything about that 2,I’d rather

3, Although he was injured, he managed to get out of the car

In spite

4, This exercise is too difficult to do 3, This exercise is so

5, “ Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, John?” Jane said

Jane suggested

6, He asked the passer- by to tell him the way to the station

“ Can you tell

7, They will have to change the date of the meeting again.

The date

8, His speaking is so soft that it is too difficult to understand

It is too difficult

9, I won’t go to that restaurant any more 9, That’s

10, John hadn’t driven a car for over five months 10, It is over

III, Write the letter with the words given:

1, I/ get/ postcard/ this afternoon

IV: Give the correct form of the words provided:

1, Some of these traditional dresses have been (modern)

2, Many Vietnamese women continue to wear the unique and dresses (fashion)

3, February is the shortest ( frequency)

4, Paul’s old coat was so out that he had to buy a new one.( wear)

5, People used to wear just a wrapped round the body ( clothes)

6, My grandmother didn’t work outside her home when she was young She only did her task ( tradition)

7, Internet is one of the wonderful of modern life (invent)

8, The Malaysia unit of is the ringgit (current)

9, Remote controls are used to with TV ( interaction)

10, Our TV stations get all their from advertising ( come)

11, Students should be to be proud of school uniforms (courage)

12, In , it’s more convenient to wear casual clothes (conclude)

13, Sometimes children are given to wear what they like (free)

14, Many university and college like wearing jeans ( study)

15, Serve the two dishes one on a plate and another in a bowl ( seperate)

16, It was the best live I have ever seen (perform)

17, It is becoming obvious that changes will have to take place ( increase)

18, Internet has It is very time consuming and costly (limit)

19, You are only one of many for that job (apply)

20, We are concerned about the of natural resources ( conserve)

V, Read the following passage and then circle the best answer:

Colds from cold weather

If you dress in warm clothes, stay out of drafts, and keep dry, will you be able to avoid catching a cold? Notnecessarily

Many people have believed that colds are caused by getting chilled and wet Statistically, colds do seem mostcommon in winter and least frequent in June and July Observers of such patterns of occurrence therefore reasonedthat keeping warm helped to prevent cold and wet produced colds

But if this is so, how can we explain account from Arctic and Antarctic explorers who, in spite of exhaustion,near starvation, and exposure to frigid conditions, did not catch cold? Then, upon returning to the warmth andcomforts of civilization, they often succumbed immediately to colds

Additional contrary evidence may be found in the experiences of prisoners of World War II Nazi concentrationcamps During the late autumn and winter months, prisoners were forced to take showers and then stand wet and

naked in the open air They fully expected to catch cold, to their surprise, most did not.

Doctors today believe that common cold is caused not by dampness and cold but by a virus However, if the virus

is present, it does seem to thrive better in a body whose natural powers of resistance have been weaken by

exposure to the cold and wet

1, This article as a whole is about

A, Experiences of Arctic explorers C, Experiences in concentration camp

B, The cause of common cold D, The effects of dampness and cold

2, It may be understood from the reading that

A, Noone now believe that colds are caused by dampness and cold

B, You will not catch cold if you are wet and cold

C, In the future we may cure colds by treating the viruses that cause them

D, If you don’t eat properly, you will surely catch cold

3, Which of the following statement is not true:

A, Colds are most common in June and July

B, Keeping dry will not necessarily prevent catching cold

C, Arctic explorers caught cold when they returned to civilization

D, Concentration camp prisoners were forced to stand wet and naked in the winter

4, Which does the underlined word their in paragraph 4 refer to?“ ”

A, concentration camps B, prisoners

5, What does the word to thrive in paragraph 5 mean?“ ”

A, to grow and flourish B, to reason

Test for advanced students - 2007 Name :

I, Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:40points 1, That boy already( stand)……… at the bus stop for the last half an hour I (tell) him that the last bus already (go) ?

……… ………

2, I (think) ……… your father (improve) ………… so much since I (see) ………him 3, Annie, you (clean) ……… this mess before Dad gets home? He (be) ……… mad if he (see) this stuff all over the living floor …………

4, Larry (absorb)………… in his novel that he forgot about his dinner (cook)………… in the oven 5, Hmm I wonder what (cause) ………… the delay? Elen’s plane (be) ……… here an hour ago 6, After he (know) the truth , he returned to find her again but she (get) married to another man 7, We (go) …… to the Cornwall next week Where else (you, want)……… to go, Jack? 8, I (find) …… … this book when I came to class It (leave) … …… … by one of the students in the earlier class 9, I (be) ………in the country all this time II, Give a correct form of word:20points 1, I am very (excite) ……… that I will go to HCM city tomorrow 2, We can usually predict when a vocalno will ( eruption)………

3, We want ( improvement) ……… our English 4, This school has (excel ) ……… reputation 5, It was an ( enjoy) ……… day 6, The story about UFOs caught the (imagine)……… of the whole class 7, She has many ( science) ……… project 8, Noone could find him, he (appear) ……… without trace 9, He warns me of the (dangerous)……… in the forest 10, She was( extreme) ………pleased that she passed the exam III, There is one mistake in each sentence Underline it and write your correction:10points 1, I am going out now If anybody phone while I shall be out , can you take a message?

2, Her parents wouldn’t let her to go out alone

3, Would you like to work at an university, Helen?

4, I think your garden needs to weed and you had better do it right now

5, Each student studying chemistry have to spend at least three hours per week in the laboratory

6, She would be nicer unless she didn’t complain so much

7, This sweater is too small for me to wear it

8, As soon as Sylvia and Ronald will arrive, the meeting will start

9, When you want to go to the cinema tonight, I will go with you

10, Where did you got the information?

IV, Fill in the blank with one word: 10points

Rebecca sharp is 22 years old and (1)……… lived in Seaford all her life Her mother died(2)

she was a baby and she was (3) up by her father She always wanted to be a

……… …………

carpenter (4)………… him, so when she was fifteen, she left school and became his apprentice They worked (5)……… until his death two years ago Regular (6)………… is getting harder and harder to findjob in Seaford(7) ……… of Rebecca’s friends have gone to the cities to find jobs (8) ……… she prefers to live in the country She manages to support (9)……… by doing casual jobs around the town She lives (10)………

herself with a ginger cat named Blue V Choose a word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation: 10 points 1, A, baggy B, fashion C, relax D, sale 2, A, plaid B, plain C, claim D, acquaintance 3, A, resource B, amount C, shout D, house 4, A, damage B, generous C, groom D, logical 5, celebrate B, considerate C, conserve D, creature VI, Write the correct sentences using these words to make a complete letter, you can make any change if necessary: 10points Dear Paul, 1,At last/ arrive/ Paris/, but / terrible trip ………

2, Train / crowded / ferry / delay/ two hours ………

3, When/ finally/ set off/ weather/ awful ………

4, I/sick/ all time / arrive/ feel/ very weak ………

5, I/ decide / this / last time/ I / travel / ferry ………

6, Next time / I /book/ seat/ plane ………

7, Although/ journey/ so bad/ must say/ enjoy/ stay/ you/ London ………

8, Remember/ you/ stay/ me/ any time/ you/ come/Paris ………

9, I mean it/ when / say/hope/ that / be/ soon ………

Fondest wishes.Angela.

Test XII : for advanced students Full Name : School

I, Give the correct form of words

Today it is (possible )(1)… … to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we aredoing to the environment The earth is being (threat) (2)… …… and the future looks bad Whatcan each of us do? We can not clean up our (pollution)(3) …… rivers and seas overnight Not can

we stop the (appear) (4)… …… of plants and animals But we can stop adding the problem while (5)(science)…… search for the answers and laws are passed in nature (6) (defend)… … Itmay not be easy to change your lifestyle (7) (complete) …, but some steps are easy to take Cutdown the (8) (drive)…… you do, or use as little plastic as possible It is also easy to save energy,which also reduces (9) (house)…… bills We must all make a personal (10)(decide) …… to work for the future of our planet if we want to (11) (sure)… … abetter world for our children

II, Choose the best answer:

1,………….Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese are also widely spoken in Malaysia.( Addition/ Inaddition/Addition to/In addition to)

2,Internet is a very fast and convenient way for us to get ………( invention/ education/ information/situation)

3,What is the ……… language in your country?( traditional/ international/ national/ optional)

4, Minh is motivated to study ……… he knows that a good education can improve his life.( therefore/however/ because/ so)

5,The light …… so we couldn’t see anything in the dark.( went off/ went on/ went by/ went out)

6, Interactive T.V is ……… now.( plenty/ available/ inform/ much)

7,The children won’t go to bed ……… we leave a light on outside their bedroom.( except/otherwise/unless/ but)

8, … the traffic was bad, we arrive on time.( Although/ In spite of/Despite/ Even)

9, I am writing this to tell you …… you are missed and love.( how many/ how long/ how far/how much

10, ………… this medicine and you will be well again.( have/ drink/ take/ eat)

11, They are working hard ………… they want to be well prepared for the examination.( but/ as/therefore/ so)

12, I wish you ………… interrupting me whenever I speak.( stopped/ will stop/ may stop/ would stop)

13, It was raining very……… So I took my umbrella ( wet/ badly/ hard/ firmly)

III, Choose the word whose underlined part has different pronunciation:

1, A, mosque B, optional C, notice D, tropical

2, A, equal B, fashion C, champagne D, maths

3, A, bamboo B, soon C, afternoon D, took

4, A,business B, hamburger C, tomb D, baggy

5, A, campus B, until C, supply D,publish

6, A, amount B, found C, course D, council

7, A, watch B, chanel C, champagne D, chair

8,A, learned B, played C, closed D, laughed

9, A, brother B, breathing C, either D, death

10, A, thus B, thick C, think D, thin

11, A, while B, why C, whose D, where

12, A, read B, dear C, bear D, fear

13, A, girl B, tight C, white D, twice

14, A, close B, both C, dozen D, so

15, A, daughter B, laughter C, taught D, caught

16, A, brought B, ought C, thought D, though

IV, Fill in each blank with a correct preposition:

1, The teacher decided to split the class……… four groups

2, Mary felt quite cold but Tom insisted ………… having the window open

3, My present job isn’t wonderful but I prefer it ……… what I did before

4, Somebody broke ………… my car and stole the radio

5, There was an awful noise as the car crashed ……… a tree

6, What happed ………… the money I gave you? What did you spend it ………?

7, I filled the bottle but unfortunately I filled it ……… the wrong kind of milk

8, These animal’s eyes are very sensitive ……… light, so they never go out during the day

9, John always arrives late ………… his chemistry class even though he leaves his dormitory in plenty

of time

V Rewrite the following sentences:

1,The doctor is with a patient The patient’s leg was broken in an accident ( relative pronoun)