Practice test 15

Yours, B/ It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school.The lesson was 1…….the seasons of the year.. C/ An artist1………..to a beautiful part of the country for a holi

Practice test 15

I/Fill in each blank with one suitable word.

A/

Dear Mr.Michael,

Thank you (1)………seeing me off at Heathrow Airport last night.We (2)…….a pleasant flight, but I was tired out (3)………we landed at Rome(4)…… five this morning (5)

father met me at the airport, and we (6) some time looking round before returning

(7)……….Trisoli

I picked up a lot of English during my (8)………with you, and my father knows

somebody(9)…… can give me more conversation practice I have (10)…….get down to work soon for my summer examinations but I am quite confident about my English now

Thank you again for your hospitality

Yours,

B/

It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school.The lesson was (1)…….the seasons of the year

“There are (2)……… seasons in a year” Said the teacher “They are Spring, Summer and Winter In (3)……… it is warm and everything begins to grow In (4)…………it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens In (5)…… there are many vegetables and much fruit Everybody likes to eat fruit In (6)………it is cold and it is often rains Sometimes there is snow on the ground”

Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the students “Stop talking, Tom “.he said

“When is the best time (7)…… apples?”

“It is when the famer is not (8)………home and there is no dog in the garden.” Answered Tom

C/

An artist(1)……… to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and when it got (2)………he went back to the farm and had a good dinner (3)………he went to bed

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer but the farmer said “No, I do not want money- but give me one of your pictures What is money? In a week it will all (4)………

finished but your painting will still be here.”

The artist was very pleased and (5)……….the farmer for saying such kind things (6)…… his paintings

The farmer smiled and answered “It is not that I have a son in London He wants to become an artist When he comes (7)……….next month I will show him your picture and then he will not want to be an artist any (8)………… I think.”

D/An Italian was once visiting New York (1)…… He wished to (2)…….a walk in (3)…….to see the city but he was afraid that he would get (4)…… because he did not know a word of English Therefore, after leaving his hotel, he stopped at the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the name of the (5)…… on which his hotel was located Then he walked on Finally, however, he got lost Some hours later, he arrived in a police station After a good deal

of confused conversation, an interpreter (6)…………called The Italian explained to the

interpreter that although he didn’t know the name of his hotel, he did not know the street on which it was located He then (7)……… the interpreter what he had copied in his notebook The words which he had so carefully copied (8)……… “one-way street”

II/Choose the best answer.

1.The teacher said that we……harder on our pronunciation.

A.work B.working C.should work D.have worked

2.The train couldn’t run fast……….snow A.so B.if C.because of D.because 3.Don’t let children……… in the kitken A.play B.playing C.to lay D.played 4.Which songs do they often sing…… Christmas? A.on B.at C.in D.of

5.She was…… because of her bad result A.happy B.unhappy C.happily D.unhappily 6.She was provided a picnic lunch for us A.kind… B.unkind C.kindly D.kindness 7.We this car if it is expensive.A.haven’t bought B.won’t buy C.didn’t buy

D.wouldn’t buy

8.If he is careful, he…….get good marks A.must B.will C.could D.should 9.Is he really…… that you can’t come there?

A.to disappoint B.disappoint C.disappointed D.disappointing

10.I think most children are creative enough to write……… poems

A.beautiful B.beautifullyC.beauty D.beautify

11………this street, you will see my school on the left

A.Reach B.Take C.Arrive D.Come

12.What have fashion designers to modernize the Ao dai? A.do B.did C.done D.doing… 13.The national dress of Japanese women is…………

A.Ao dai B.Sari C.Jeans D.Kimono

14.Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese………

A.poetry B.poet C.poetic D.poem

15.There is a small bomboo………at the entrance to the village

A.forestationB.forestry C.forest D.forest ranger

16.One day………the moon lasts……….two weeks

A.in/in B.on/in C.on/for D.for/on

17.When you are………orbit, you will be able to walk…….the wall

A.in/on B.on/at C.on/in D.at/in

18.The weather is nice Shall we……….mountains this morning?

A.come B.climb C.travel D.go

19.What do you think about his……….of coins?

A.collector B.collective C.collect D.collection

20.Some young people taday have a very strange…………

A.appear B.appearance C.disappear D.disappearance

21.The bicycle………was painted red is mine.A.who B.whose C.which D.whom 22.Is this the cake……… you like?A.whom B.whose C.which D.who

23.Hue will have temperatures………….230C and 270C

A.in B.between C.at D.with

24.I am preparing for the picnic my friends tomorrow.… A.with B.to C.in D.for 25.Her clothes look very modern and………

A.fashion B.fashioned C.fashioning D.fashionable

26.Many designers took………from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities

A.inspire B.inspiring C.inspired D.inspiration

27.Getting to the village is a very……….journey

A.interest B.interests C.interested D.interesting

28.My village lies near the…… of the mountain and by the river

29.What a………….T.shirt! A.color B.colorful C.colored D.coloring

30.She said to me that she………that car the following day

A.sells B.sold C.would sell D.would sold