PART 3: TEST YOURSELF

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. match B. pan C. transmit D. safety
2. A. equipment B. upset C. end D. help
3. A. folk B. mother C. photo D. neighbor
4. A. fairy B. train C. afraid D. wait
5. A. excited B. prince C. once D. escape
6. A. south B. sound C. mouth D. touch
7. A. nice B. wife C. children D. knife
8. A. fair B. straight C. awake D. moderate
9. A. tall B. ball C. call D. adjective
10. A. worked B. looked C. naked D. cooked
II. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. You can use my bicycle you bring it back tomorrow.
A. as long as B. although C. nevertheless D. in spite of
2. My brother always at cards. No wonder he won every game.
A. cheated B. lied C. tricked D. deceived
3. He was so tired that he wasn‟t capable driving himself home.
A. to B. for C. of D. from
4. Fill in the form as indicated and return in the envelope .
A. provided B. offered C. prepared D. given

5. I wish you to her why we couldn‟t go.
A. would explain B. to explain C. explained D. will explain
6. If we hurry, we might get there to catch the early train.
A. right B. in time C. on time D. before time
7. Cut the cake into six pieces.
A. same B. like C. alike D. equal
8. Our neighbors are very on camping holidays.
A. eager B. enthusiastic C. interested D. keen
9. The mosquito bit and made my eyelid and I couldn‟t open my eye properly.
A. swell B. grow C. stretch D. spread
10. I had to wear uniform when I worked in the hotel.
A. a B. some C. any D. an
11. The doctor advised me not to take so much work in future.
A. after B. on C. over D. to
12. If he phones, him to buy some potatoes on the way home.
A. remember B. recall C. remind D. recollect
13. Who was the first person the South Pole?
A. reaching B. who reaches C. to reach D. reached
14. The of the murderer lasted six weeks
A. process B. trial C. charge D. conviction
15. A chicken can up to three eggs a day.
A. lie B. lay C. put D. place
16. The nurse was on in the hospital all night.
A. work B. alarm C. duty D. service
17. I suggest we outside the cinema tomorrow at 8:30.
A. meeting B. meet C. met D. will meet
18. playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis.
A. Besides B. Moreover C. Apart D. Together
19. She him of lying to her.
A. threatened B. blamed C. criticized D. accused
20. Did Ms. Brown the operator‟s manual from the library?
A. loan B. borrow C. lend D. send
III. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in if necessary.
1. I don‟t like going out alone night
2. I‟m afraid I can‟t come to your birthday party Sunday.
3. What do you usually do the weekend?
4. Can you play football with us next Sunday?
5. We went to bed late last night.
6. They are leaving for Hue next Friday.
7. Will you be at home this evening?

8. I always feel relaxed the evening.
9. We went to Nha Trang last summer.
10. I won‟t be out so long. I‟ll be back ten minutes.
IV. Read the following passage, answer/ complete the questions/ statements below it.
Once, there was a boy named Boly. He lived with his aged grandmother in Kanchi Village. His grandmother always woke up very early in the morning and made little buns and cakes. She sold them in the market place. With the money she earned, she sent Boly to school. Boly was a good boy. He was an orphan. He loved his grandmother a lot. After school, he always went home quickly. Then, he would have his lunch and do his homework. In the evenings, Boly would go round the village selling the cakes his grandmother made. Boly and his grandmother lived quite happily. One day, Boly‟s grandmother fell ill. She could not make any more cakes. Boly now had to look for work. He went from house to house doing odd jobs. It was in one of these houses that a kind gentleman asked Boly why he was working at such a tender age. After listening to Boly‟s story, the man said that he wanted to adopt Boly. He was
willing to take care of Boly‟s grandmother too. From then on, Boly and his grandmother led a very happy life.
1. The phrases of words “very old” is similar to the word ......................... in the text.
2. Boly was living with his grandmother because ........................................................................
3. Boly‟s grandmother could afford to send him to school by .....................................................
4. After school, Boly would immediately ....................................................................................
5. Boly had to look for work because...........................................................................................

VI. Read the following passage and complete the sentences.
In 1920, after some thirty - nine years of problems with disease, high costs, and politics, the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile canal Zone instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an average ship around the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year.
The French initiated the project but sold their rights to the United States. The latter will control it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama takes over its duties.
1. “Initiated” is nearest in meaning to ...........................................
2. The passage is about.................................................................
3. On the average, it would cost $150,000 to travel.......................
4. The construction on the canal probably began ..........................
5. Despite all the .........................involved, the project is beneficial

VIII. Answer the following questions, using the suggested words or phrases in brackets.
Example: Where did the children go after the lesson? (the park)
They went to the park after the lessons.
1. When did you begin learning English? (three years ago)
=> .................................................................................................
2. How many exercises did you do last night? (four exercises)
=> .................................................................................................
3. What time did the man telephone his wife? (at two o‟clock)
=> .................................................................................................
4. How many years was Mr. Green in Viet Nam? (for ten years)
=> .................................................................................................
5. What time did you get up this morning? (half past five)
=> .................................................................................................
6. What did you have for breakfast this morning? (bread and omelets)
=> .................................................................................................
7. What time did you leave home? (six o‟clock)
=> .................................................................................................
8. How did you go to school this morning? (by bicycle)
=> .................................................................................................
9. What did you do after your homework last night? (watch television)
=> .................................................................................................
10. What time did you go to bed last night? (at ten o‟clock)
=> .................................................................................................

IX. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in, before, after.
1. I haven‟t seen Mai for a few days. I last saw her Tuesday.
2. The price of petrol will go up November.
3. I‟ll phone you Tuesday morning about 10 o‟clock. Isn‟t it OK?
4. His father died 2005.
5. Are you doing anything special the weekend?
6. Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk.
7. Mr. Brown enjoys walking around his garden night.
8. I woke up five o‟clock the morning.
9. Mai‟s birthday is April 10th.
10. My brother graduated from high school June 2004.
11. Did you phone your teacher the day yesterday?
12. My parents will get back from their holiday the day tomorrow.
X. Rewrite the sentences, using “the past continuous” and “while” or “when”.
1. We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.
g We were ..................................................................................
2. She was sleeping and the fire started.
g The fire ...................................................................................
3. It began to rain and what were you doing?
g What .......................................................................................
4. The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field.
g When .......................................................................................
5. You came and what were they doing?
g What .......................................................................................
6. She came and what was happening?
g What was ................................................................................
7. She was reading a book and the man came in.
g The man ...................................................................................
8. They were working in the field and the volcano erupted.
g The volcano .............................................................................
9. The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town.
g The lava ..................................................................................
10. The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head.
g Someone hit the headmaster ....................................................