Practical English Tests MODEL TEST 1 Question I: Give the right tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets:(2 ps) … ……… .(1. bear) in Scotland in 1847, Alexander bell…………….…(2. become) interested very early in the methods of human communications. He……. ……………….(3. influence) by his father and grandfather, who …………….… (4. spend) years working with deaf people and those with faulty speech. Bell’s father even… ……….……(5. go) so far as to develop a system of so called “visible speech” for the deaf. He….…… … .(6. use) sketches of the different positions of the lips and tongue. This science of visible speech….……….…… (7. form) the foundation of young Bell’s knowledge of the mechanics of human speech. But the young boy’s knowledge of other subjects …….………….…….(8. not advance) quite as rapidly. Question II: Fill in the gap with a proper preposition: (2 points) 1. Can you name some countries………….…….which English is spoken …………… …….the first language? 2. People………….…….different cultures sometimes do things that make …… ………… .other uncomfortable. 3. Clean air provide us……………… a healthy supply…… ………… .oxygen. 4. We are leaving Hanoi…….… Ho Chi Minh City.………2 o’clock this afternoon. 5. I am sad……………… .….my daughter’s laziness. 6. The children are free……………… Sundays 7. What does he do…………… … his free time? 8. I am sad………… ……… ….my daughter’s laziness. Question III: Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses : (1,5 ps) 1. I’d love to come to your party but, ……….………….……,I have to go some where else. (fortune) 2. He is quite an…………………………person. He plays a lot of sports and goes running every day. (energy) 3. There’s no… …………… …to the problem of the beginning of the universe. (solve) 4. The Amercan war of………… ………………………was born in 1776. (depend) 5. The island is…………….……………………only by boat. (access) 6. What is the………………………… ………of your garden? (wide) Question IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then answer the questions below: (1,5 ps) When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes, which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. For High School Students 1 Practical English Tests It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. The man was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over ten hours. 1. Where did the plane from London arrive? ………………………………………….………………………… ……………… 2. What did one of the workers find on top of a pile of woolen goods? ………………………………………………………………………………….…… 3. How long had a man been confined to the wooden box? …………………………………………… ……………………………………… Question V: Fill in each blank with only one word: (1p) Work is a very…….…….……(1) part of life in the United States. Work is not only important for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological needs, the………………….(2) of doing something for the good of the society. Americans spend most……… ………(3) their lives working. For most Americans, their work defines them. They are what they do. What happens, then, when a person can no longer…………….……………(4) Question VI: Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided: (2 p s) 1. He asked her, “ Do you like pop music?” → He asked…………………………………………………………………… 2. This patient is sick and moves difficulty, but he has always smiles. → Although………………………………………………………… … …… 3. I spend an hour to watch TV every day. → It takes ……………………………………………………………… .……. 4. Is job important to us nowadays? → Is job said He asked……………………………………………….………. 5. The girl beside her asked, “When will you leave school?” → The girl beside her asked her……………………………………………. 6. He is eager. He wants to help her in any way he can. → He is………………………………………………… ……………… … …. 7. You can’t say anything that would persuade me to live overseas. → Nothing………………………………………………………………….….… 8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car. → He……………………………………….…………………….…………… … For High School Students 2 Practical English Tests MODEL TEST 2 Question I: Give the right tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets : (1,5 p) 1. Since the beginning of the semester, John…….………….(1.read) three novels. Right now he…… …….….(2.read) A farewell to Arms. He…….….… (3.read) that novel for the past three days. He……… … (4.intend) to finish it next week. In his lifetime, he……………….……(5.read) many novels. But this is the first Hemingway novel he……………………… … (6.ever read) 2. Last night I went to a party. When I………… …… .(7.get) there, the room was full of people. Some of them…………….….(8.dance) and others……….…….(9.talk). One young woman…………………….(10.stand) by herself. I……………… (11.ever meet) her, so I………… ………(12.introduce) myself to her. Question II: Fill in the gap with a proper preposition: (1,5 ps) 1. This fashion magazine is full……… … advertising for women’s clothes. 2. Don’t go out in the rain…………….…………a hat. 3. Your opinion is similar……………… .……… mine. 4. Some gates are harmful… ……….….……humans. 5. Our country is rich…………….………… rice and oil. 6. Carbon is different……………….….……carbon dioxide. Question III: Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses: (1,5 p) 1. I have decided to interview only the best six…….….……….for the job. (apply) 2. Jim always does what he says: he is a very………………….…person. (person) 3. We aren’t used to………………… …on the left. (drive) 4. Lan is the most………….… ….girl in my class. (attract) 5. If you want to get………………….……in life, you should work harder. (achieve) 6. The roads in our town are being…………………….……. (wide) Question IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then answer the questions below: (2 ps) The Olympic games will be held in out country in four years’ time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special railway line. The games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called “Olympic city”. Workers will have completed the new road by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and For High School Students 3 Practical English Tests looking forward to the Olympic games because they have never been held before in this country. 1. What/ Olympic games/ be held/ in their country? ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What/ the whole area/ be called? ……………………………….………………… …………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. When/ workers/ have completed/ the new roads? ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. Why/ they/ very excited? ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Question V: Fill in each blank with only one word: (2 points) In the decade of the 1970s, the United States organized several important…………….….… .(1) on the human environment to study a very serious problem. We, humans are destroying the…… ……(2) around us. We are using up all of our………….… …(3) resources. We must learn to conserve…….……….… (4) or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren. Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone. ………………. … (5) some countries have a lot of water and some have only a little. Some areas get all their rain during one season. The rest of the year is……… ………….… (6) There are huge forests in the Amazon area………………(7) Brazil. In other parts of the world there is only……………… ……………(8) Question VI: Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided: (1,5 points) 1. I thanked you for reminding me about the meeting; otherwise I would have forgotten it. → If you hadn’t ………………………………………………………….…. 2. You should tell Duc not to make noise any more. → Duc…………………………………………………………………………… 3. They decided to go for a picnic in spite of the bad weather. → Although ………………………………………………………….….…… 4. Was it so early that nothing could be done? → Was it too……………………………………………………… … .…… 5. The journey took three hours by car and five hours by train. → It took …………………………………………………………….…… … For High School Students 4 Practical English Tests 6. English will be continuously spoken in the whole world because it has an important role. → Because of ……………………………………………………….…… … MODEL TEST 3 Question I: Give the right tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets: (1,5ps) For many years ago women used to………… .….(1.do) their housework by hands. However, with the helping of the saving- labor devices women nowadays………………… (2.free) themselves since the middle of the century. They have got used to…….……… …(3.take) part in the work outside home. Today, they………… …………(4.know) their role very clearly. They can…… …. …… (5.take over) the work that used to ……………………… .(6.do) by men. Question II: Fill in the gap with a proper preposition: (1,5 points) 1. The house is crowded………… …………… …people. 2. Our teacher is very kind ……….……….us. 3. They are afraid………………….….… snakes. 4. She was not successful…………….….…… …her job. 5. I usually read the newspaper while I am waiting ………….………the bus. 6. Are they good………………… … …singing? Question III: Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses: ( 1,5 ps ) 1. He had a good………………… ……… of science. (know) 2. Our teacher is an……………………… man because of his devotion. (admire) 3. There is a…………………….… .of rice because of the bad weather. (short) 4. She is one of the greatest………………….to apppear in the theatre. (perform) 5. The soil has to be……………….…….… of all bacteria. (pure) 6. I don’t like……………………… …… clothes. (dirt) Question IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then answer the questions below: (2,5 points) Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others learn in the evening classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their friends. Most of people must work hard to learn English. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 1. What/ most people/ do/ to learn English? ……………………………………………………………………………………… For High School Students 5 Practical English Tests ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Why/ many adults/ learn English? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Where/ young children/ learn/ English? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………… ………………… 4. Why/ teenagers/ learn/ English? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. What/ other people/ learn/ English for? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… Question V: Fill in each blank with only one word: (2 points) For a long time the English have the custom of driving and riding……… ….…… (1) the left- hand side of the road. However, they don’t exactly know the reason……………….……….(2) they have the custom of left- hand traffic. According…………… ……(3) Mr. C. S Forester, the custom was grounded and dated back to the period……………….(4) many Londoners traveled to and fro on horseback. A horse is always mounted from the left side and the custom has come into being since then. While another author said that the custom has the origin before the……………………… (5) of Bonaparte and when the Pope came to visit Paris. The Parians had to travel on the………………….(6) hand of the streets and left the………….…….(7) hand side clear for the movement of the papal carriage. Because of hating Napoleon, the English reversed the French custom. However, the most reasonable theory of Nat Gubbins is that the men on horseback had a ………….…………(8) of running each other through with swords in the right hand, so they had to ride on the left-hand side to slash and thrust each other more easily. Question VI: Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided: (1 p) 1. Trung didn’t do the homework carefully, so he didn’t get good marks. → If………………………………………… ……………………………… . 2. Miss Ha has been given a driving test by the manager of the hotel. → The manager……………………………………………………………… 3. He asked her, “Do you have any stamps?” → He asked her ……………………………………………………………… For High School Students 6 Practical English Tests 4. I thought that my team won the medal by chance. → My ………………………………………………………….………………… MODEL TEST 4 Question I: Give the right tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets: (2 ps) People from different cultures sometimes……….…… (1.do) things that ……………………….(2.make) each other uncomfortable – without meaning to or sometimes without even ………………….…….(3.realize) it. So if your American hosts do something that….……… .(4.make) you uncomfortable, try to let them know how you feel. Most people………….……… (5.appreciate) your honesty and try not to make you uncomfortable again. And you’ll all learn something about another culture! Sometimes Americans.…………… …… (6.say) to be superficially friendly. Perhaps it seems so, but they.……… ……….……(7.probably just/ have) a good time. Just like anywhere else, it …………………….(8.take) time to become real friends with people in the U S. Question II: Fill in the gap with a proper preposition: (1,5 points) 1. Mr. Brown is tired…………………….living in the city. 2. Tom’s parents live…………………….London. 3. She always goes…………… a walk with her dog…….……Sunday mornings. 4. Thank you. It was very kind………………you to help me. 5. I’m not good………………….….History. 6. We traveled over night to Paris and arrived……… ……5 o’clock …………… …the morning. Question III: Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses: (1,5 ps) 1. Preserving natural resources is of great……………………….… (important) 2. She is said to be……………….…… ……(friend) 3. He made too many mistakes in his……………………………….(write) 4. His……………………….…….football makes him healthy. (absorb) 5. The head injury………………… …… her for her life. (deaf) 6. He talks so………………………………….that every one believes him. (attract) Question IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then answer the questions below: (2 points) English is not the private property of English people. It is also spoken as the first language in many countries like the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It has become the national language in these nations. Four hundred years ago, some English people sailed to North America to live there, and they brought the English language to this new country. Now in the United State of America, people speak American English. Most of the words are the same in American English and in British English, but the For High School Students 7 Practical English Tests American people say some English words not like people do in English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. 1. English/ private property/ English people? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Who/ English/ to North America? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. American English/ different/ British English? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Where/ English/ foreign language/ master? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Question V: Fill in each blank with only one word: (1 p) Public transport in London…………………(1) expensive. The pare depends……………….(2) the length of the journey: you can’t buy books of tickets……… ………(3) advance. Children under sixteen pay half, and those under five………………(4) free. You usually buy bus tickets from a ……………… (5) but on some buses, you ………… …….(6) the driver. On the underground railway you buy your tickets ……………(7) a machine or a ticket office, and give…… …(8) up at the end of the journey. Question VI: Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided: (2 points) 1. It was raining, so they would not go out to eat. → If………………………………………………………….…………………. 2. They didn’t go because they were absent. → If …………………………………………………………………………… 3. Vietnam has far more mountains than Cambodia. → Cambodia……………………………………………………… … …… 4. My grandmother is very old. She can’t work now. → My grandmother is too ………………………………………………… 5. His parents advised him to study hard for his exam. → He was…………………………………………-……………….………… 6. No one in this class is taller than Dave. → Dave………………………………………………………….………… … 7. The car is too expensive for him to buy. → He hasn’t……………………………………………….………………… For High School Students 8 Practical English Tests 8. We learned this for a long time. → It took ……………………………………………………………………… MODEL TEST 5 Question I: Give the right tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets: (2 ps) Jack London…………….…… .(1.bear) with the love of the adventure in his view in San Francisco in January 12, 1876. He… … .… .(2.begin) his education at the university of California, but….…… … …(3.not finish) it there, for the strenuous life ……… ……….(4.be) to be his school, and all humanity………………….(5.be) not be his teachers any strange place his school room. Now he… ………….…(6.be) in the Klondike; now at the sea before the mast then he…………… ……….(7.be) in Japan and seal- hunting in Bering sea; again he ………………….…….(8.tramp) all he could of men and their ways. Question II: Fill in the gap with a proper preposition: (1,5 points) 1. Language belongs………………… .…….those who use it. 2. His father was disappointed……… ………… his failure. 3. She was confused……………………… .the date. 4. This lesson is very important…… …………….all of us. 5. You were absent………………………….class yesterday. 6. Nam wasn’t present……………… …… class yesterday. Question III: Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses: (1,5 ps) 1. His……………………………….football makes him healthy. (absorb) 2. The head injury…………… …… …… her for her life. (deaf) 3. He talks so………………………………….that every one believes him. (attract) 4. UFO means…………………………………Flying Object. (identify) 5. I’ve just been told some……………………….…news. (astonish) 6. They always have a………………………… .about the hot weather. (complain) Question IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then answer the questions below: (1,5 points) Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all theatres are closed on Sunday. No letters are delivered only a few Sunday papers are published. 1. What/ Britain/ traditions/ play/ the life of the Britain? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… For High School Students 9 Practical English Tests ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……….……… 2. What/ Englishmen/ do to their traditions? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 3. Theatres/ closed/ open/ Sundays? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… Question V: Fill in each blank with only one word: (2 points) While military scientists test lasers against satellite,… … ………(1) use them as miraculously accurate scalpels. The……….…… .(2) can be focused to spot one- fiftieth the size of a human hair, yet its intensity is enough to kill cancer …… ………(3) leaving their healthy neighbours unharmed or drill through the most delicate bones……………….…(4) touching any of the surrounding tissue. So it is invaluable in ear…………………(5). And cancer…………….………(6) in cosmetic surgery, the…….……… …(7) beam helps make birthmarks less conspicuous and transform the live of people……….… ….……(8) had to suffer from lifetime physical abnormality. Question VI: Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided: (1,5 points) 1. There will be a shortage of water unless it rains. → If………………………………………………………………………… …. 2. Jane can swim further than I can. → I can’t swim ……………………………………………………………… 3. He didn’t go to school because of his illness. → Because he …………………………………………… ………………… 4. People say that prevention is better than cure. → Prevention ………………………………………………………………… 5. The tickets are here for the football match. → Here………………………………………………….…………….…… .… 6. I have never seen a snake in my life. → Never in my life …………………………………………………………… MODEL TEST 6 Question I: Give the right tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets: ( 2 ps) Dick………… ….(1.go) down with his friends’ farm last august to help him. August is the busiest time of the year for farmers, because it…… ……(2.be) then that they have to cut the coin. It is also the time Dick……… … (3.choose) for his holiday, so he decided to do something that…………….… …(4.be) useful and at the same time quite different from his work at the office in London. For High School Students 10 [...]... uncomfortable when there is little…… …………… …(5) no conversation when it is expected For example in your…… ……………….(6) it may be considered rude for everyone to talk during a meal In this country, however, it is considered rude…………… ……(7) to talk! Americans think that………………………………….…(8) can be fun! Question VI: Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided: (2 points) 1 You are too young to see horror... …………………(6.discover) nothing much Question II: Fill in the gap with a proper preposition: (1,5 points) 1 She as quite satisfied ……………….……………… your answer 2 This story is similar …………………………….that one 3 He often borrows money …………… …… …………… his friends 4 The house consists ……………………… … five rooms 5 This song is familiar ………………….………… everyone 6 Our plane will take ……………………… ……at 6 o’clock Question III: Use the... you more news of this disaster as soon as we have it Question II: Fill in the gap with a proper preposition :(1,5 points) 1 He is sad……………………… his son’s laziness 2 We get a lot of rain…………………… November 3 She is always borrowing money ……………………me 4 This road is new………………… me 5 My boyfriend’s birthday is……………… the first……… … the month 6 The air at the seaside is good…………… health Question III: Use the correct... two degrees centigrade by the year 2040 However, the increase would be three times as great in the Arctic and Antarctic regions This could cause the ice sheets to melt and raise the level of the oceans by one or two metres Many coastal cities would be under water Why is this happening? There is too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air When oil, gas, and coal burn, they create large amounts of carbon... (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For example,……………….… … (3) from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution But the automobile………………………….(4) transportation for millions of people Question VI: Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided: (2 points) 1 If you aren’t going to party, I won’t go → Unless ………………………………………………………………………… 2 How long have Mary and... to Washington lasted more than three hours → It took ………………………………………………………………………… 3 People enjoy freedom only in this country → Only in this country ………………………………………………………… 4 I could never have done a thing like that before → Never before………………………………………………… …………… 5 I would like you to help me do this English exercise → Do you mind………………………………………………………………… 6 I’ve never met such a famous person before... of the work she had done (pride) 2 The ……………….of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night (die) 3 Quick …………… ……are important if you are a pilot, a motorist or even a cyclist (react) 4 Jame is ………………………in seeing sights (interest) Question IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then answer the questions below: (2,5 points) What is conservation? Conservation is the wise use of... life, but unfortunately the operation was………………….………….…(success) 2 Nevertheless, if a woman really has a slimming problem, there is only one……………… … …… to make: Eat less (decide) 3 In some areas water has to be boiled to…………….…………it (pure) 4 The keys were locked inside the car.………….……………a side window was open (luck) 5 As she is so………… … … with her present job, she has decided to leave (satisfy) 6 Travelling... smoke from other people’s cigarettes This is second-hand smoke The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different poisonous chemicals In the past, scientists didn’t think that these chemicals could harm a nonsmoker’s health Recently, though, scientists changed their opinion after they studied a large group of nonsmokers They discovered that even nonsmokers had unhealthy amounts of these... this happening? There is too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air When oil, gas, and coal burn, they create large amounts of carbon dioxide We send five billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year This amount will double in fifty years This carbon dioxide lets sunlight enter the earth’s atmosphere and heat the earth However it doesn’t let as much heat leave the atmosphere and outer space . left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over ten hours. 1. Where did the plane from London arrive?. Carbon is different……………….….……carbon dioxide. Question III: Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses: (1,5 p) 1. I have decided to interview only