Test preparation

Test preparation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1: A like	B bit	C minute	D hit
2: A put	B study	C but	D subject
3: A beat 	B eating 	C teacher 	D breakfast 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
4: I go home after work, I usually ____ a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio.
	A take	B get	C give	D spend
5: We woke up at the midnight because the alarm clock suddenly ________.
	A exploded	B shouted	C stood up	D went off
6: Miss Jane_________ typing the report when her boss came in.
	A doesn’t finish	B can’t finish	C didn’t finish D hadn’t finished
7: In 1660, Isaac Newton_________to Cambridge University.
	A went B had gone C has gone	D goes
8: She stays at home because she feels ___________. 
	A well	B sick	C fine	D strong.
9: Lan: “ Good afternoon !” Nam: “_______________”	 	
	A Hello. How are you? 	B Goodbye. See you later. 	C Nice to meet you? 	D Bye.
10: John often goes to bed early and________ up late.
	A to get	B got 	C get 	D gets 
11: I enjoy __________ with my classmates about their future plans 
	A told 	B to talk	C talking	D talk
12: Maria had gone to the market _________ she got home. 
	A as soon as 	B before 	C after 	D when 	 
12: Please remember __________ this exercise first, Jane. 
	A do	B to do	C doing	D to be doing 
14: She always goes for a walk with her dog ________ Sunday mornings.
	A in	B on	C at	D during
15: She can_________four foreign languages.
	A speak 	B talk	C say 	D tell 
16: I think you don’t have to ________ about your test.
	A study	B worry	C narrow	D crowded. 
17: We are too late. The plane ___________ off ten minutes ago.
	A had taken	B took 	C take	D has taken
18: It's not good to avoid____________ the teacher's questions in class.
	A answer 	 B answered 	C to answer	D answering 
19: During the break I often drink tea_________ my friends.
	A from	B with	C for	D to	
20:	Don't forget ______ the letter I gave you.
	A. post up	B. posting	 C. to post	 D. post
21:Before you______ , I ______all the work.
A. come/ do	B. come / had done	C. came / did	D. came/ had done 
22: 	I'm going to the library to borrow some books. - Sorry, I've got to go, ______! 
	A. good morning	B. not at all	C. see you later	D. thank you
23:	I ______ to visit my friend in the hospital two days ago.
	A. went	B. go	C. am going	D. have gone
24:	She was ______ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
	A. received	B. got	C. rewarded	D. awarded
26: She received some ______ training from her father.
	A. scientific	B. scientist	C. scientists	D. science
27:	He forgets ______ my book last week.
	A. borrowed	B. borrowing	C. to borrow	D. borrow
28: Remember ______ to me soon.
	A. wrote	B. write	C. to write	D. writing
29: 	Marie Curie was the first woman ______ at the Sorbonne.
	A. chemist	B. teacher	C. professor	D. tutor
30:	She ______ French for more than 10 years.
	A. has taught	B. taught	C. teach	D. is teaching
31:	______ did you see him ?	I saw him two days ago.
	A. which	B. why	C. what	D. when
32: 	He lets his wife do everything for him. He's very ______ .
	A. careful	B. quiet	C. bored	D. lazy	
33: My teacher ______ reading newspaper.
	A. likes	B. needs	C. would like	D. wants
34: Look ! Smoke ______ out of that window.
	A. comes	B. is coming	C. come	D. came
35:	I am very sorry for ______ late.
	A. be	B. being	C. to be	D. been
36: 	______ French do you understand ? Quite a lot actually.
	A. How old	B. How many	C. How often	D. How much
37: 	Tom ______ the house before his friend came to see him.
	A. leaves	B. has left	C. left	D. had left
38: The______of our country helps upgrade the citizen’s living standard.
A. develop	B. development	C. developer	D. undeveloped
39: Anna is considered as one of the most brilliant student in her class.
A. lazy	B. famous	C. popular	D. intelligent
40: Peter’s mother is cooking dinner in the______
A. kitchen	B. bath room	C. garden	D. dining room
41: The students are talking______their next examination.
A. in	B. on	C. about	D. at
42: “What do you want to drink?” – “______”
A. A cup of coffee, please.	B. I want a comic book.
C. No, I don’t like cake.	D. I love to go camping.
43: “______do you get up every day?” – “Exactly at 6.00 am”
A. Who	B. What	C. What time	D. How
44: He advises us______early to the musical concert.
A. come	B. to come	C. to came	D. coming
45: He always avoids______his friends in the street.
A. meeting	B. met	C. to meet	D. meet
Read the text below and choose the correct word / phrase for each space.
	English is a very useful language. If we ___(1)____ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand ___(2)___we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of ___(3)___ . Hundreds of books are written in English every day in __(4)___ countries. English has also helped us to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English __(5)___ has helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. 
1: A do 	B want 	C know	D work 
2: A when 	B who 	C where 	D what 
3: A teachers 	B people 	C subjects 	D friends 
4: A the 	B a 	C many	D much 	
5: A natio B knowledge	 C language	 D countries 
Read the following passage then do the exercises.
	Every morning I get up at six. The first thing I do is to wash my dishes. Then I cook breakfast. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen a.m. 
	It takes me about ten minutes to walk to school, and school begins the lesson at seven forty-five. There are fourty pupils in my class. We study Maths, Geography, History, Music, and English. I like English best and next to that, Maths. At ten a.m we have a chance to eat an orange and some peanuts. 
 	 I go home for lunch, but this time, my sister Patricia gets the meals. After lunch, I usually sleep for half an hour. In the afternoon, we play tennis. 
At about six or six thirty we have dinner. Either my sister or I cook it. The meal is simpler than the mid-day meal. We eat fruit or rice, and sometimes we have bread and tea. Then in the evening, I do my homework and go to bed at ten p.m.
* Decide the statements are True ( T) or False ( F ). 	T F
1. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen minutes.
2. It takes me about seven forty-five minutes to walk to school.
3. I have dinner and eat fruit or rice, sometimes bread and tea.
* Answer the following questions: 
 4. What is the first thing the girl does when she gets up?
 5. Which subjects does she like best at school?
 6. What does she do before going to bed?