TEST 36

Exercise 1: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
31. They ______ Hanoi with their family 2 days ago.
A. left B. leave C. have left D. A and C
32. I was born ______ October 31, 1990.
A.in B. to C.at D. on
33. he wishes he _______ his family.
A. could visit B. can visit C. visit D. B and C
34. Mr. Minh is a kind______.
A. examine B. examiner C.examination D. exam
35. She asked Lan what her name______.
A. is B. was C. will be D. have been 
36. We have well _______ teachers.
A. qualify B. qualified C. qualification D. quality
37. We’re looking forward to ______ you.
A. seeing B. see C. saw D. seen
38. The internet has developed and become part______ our daily life.
A. on B. at C. in D. of
39. The Blacks live in the house _______ the green doors.
A. have B. with C. which D. where
40. The train will leave ______ ten minutes.
A. in B. for C. at D. about
41. What is the ______ of your country?
A. introduction B. population C. separation D. pollution
42. Did Lan use to _______ to Maryam ?
A. write B. written C. writing D. wrote
43. Is there _______ for every one?
A. wine enough B. enough wine C. enough of wine D. of wine enough
44. Does the grass need______?
A. be cut B. cut C. cutting D. to cut
45. You’d better ______ harder.
A. working B. worked C. to work D. work
46. We are all _______ by the football match .
A. decorated B. to decorate C. decorating D. decorate
47. I wanted some coffee but there was ______ in the pot.
A. any B. no C. out D. nothing
48. they have made a lot of progress ______ the country became independent.
A. for B. since C. before D. until
49. Designers made different ______ of jeans to match the 1960s fashions .
A. form  B. appearance C. modules D. styles
50. When______? In 1876.
A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented
C. did the telephone invented D. did the telephone invent
Exercise 2: Choose one given phrase verb to complete each sentence. You may have
to change the verb form but can not use one phrase verb twice.
make out Write out turn into call for get over
come out put through knock down run after Finish off
1. He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will ________ someone crossing the
street.
2. I’ll _______ you at 6 o’clock.
3. He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth ______ .
4. He took the trouble to _______ the complete list for us.
5. He wanted to _______ all his work before he came to the cinema with us.
6. Hello. Is that 956782? Please ________ me _______ to the manager.
7. His father’s death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to _______ it.
8. I can’t _______ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there.
9. I remember Alice as a spotty girl but she’s _______ a beautiful woman.
10. I saw a thief take Tom’s wallet so I _______ him, but I couldn’t catch him.
Exercise 3: Write the words in correct form.
 A LETTER OF PRAISE
Dear Sirs,
I (0. RECENT ) recentlv flew Swiftair across Europe for the first time. It was the most (1.
ENJOY) _____________ trip I have ever had on a plane. I cannot mention enough positive
things about the (2. FLY) _____________. To begin with, we took off (3. PUNCTUAL)
_____________. The trip followed all the safety (4. REGULATE) …….. of IATA. The cabin  
(5. ATTEND)_____________ were outstandingly polite. There were (6. ENTERTAIN)
_____________ programmes for children and adults. I should not forget to mention the (7.
IMPRESS)_____________ food, the great (8. SELECT) _____________ of drinks and
beverages, and praise the well written and (9. USE) _____________ magazines provided.
Overall, I would like to thank you for a very (10. PLEASE) _____________ trip.
Exercise 4: Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between TWO and FIVE words.
31 Sally has not come to school because she has been sick.  absent
Sally …………………………. school because she has been sick.
32 It is often difficult to find an answer to a problem. solution
Finding ……………………………… a problem is often difficult.
33 I was lucky you let me stay with you for the night. put
I was lucky you …………………………………. for the night.
34 I advised him to stop smoking. suggested
I …………………………….. stop smoking.
35 They are going to do up my room. have
I’m going ……………………………. decorated.
36 Jane doesn’t often see Mike. seldom
Jane ……………………………. Mike.
37 I can understand this quite well .  easy
It’s ……………………………………….. understand this.
38 My mother doesn’t like us to stay out late. approve
My mother doesn’t ……………………………… out late.
39 Mary is employed by IBM, isn’t she? works
Mary ……………………………………… she?
40 They could not understand what she said. difficulty
They ……………………………………. what she said.
Exercise 5: Finish each second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the clues at the beginning of each sentence.
1. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got down stairs.
àNo sooner _______________________________________________
1. He is determined to carry on working when he is 65.
àHe has no ________________________________________________
2. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Audrey on her trip to London.
àHe greatly ______________________________________________
3. She agreed to go out to dinner with him because she assumed he was not married.
àHad she __________________________________________________
4. Everyone was surprised that the singer had very little money when he died.
àThe singer had _____________________________________________
Exercise 6: Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word.
The majority of lottery winners change their lives (1) __________ little, and continue on
their settled way happy ever after. A couple of years ago, a Mr. David Horabin won a million. He
had been struggling to (2) _________ a success of his dry cleaning shop for the past 12
months. He accepted his cheque in a small ceremony (3) ________ the premises at 2.30, and
by three o'clock he had reopened for business. The reaction of Mr. Pasquale Consalvo who won
$30 million in the New York state lottery was very (4) _________. He was unhappy not to be
able to fulfill his desire to go to work as (5) ___________ on the day he won. He also said that
if the money made him (6) ____________ he would give it back. In fact, the chances of his life
being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost (7) _________ slim though not quite
as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot (8)________ had remained unclaimed
through six previous draws. Gambling small amounts (9) __________ the lottery is a harmless
if futile hobby. (10) __________, gambling can become an addiction, increasingly so as the
activity becomes socially acceptable.
Exercise 7: Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the blanks.
Viewed from the outside (1) ________, the Houses of Parliament look impressive. The
architecture gives the place a traditional look, and the buildings are sandwiched between a busy
square and the river, making them a (2) ________between the country house of an eccentric
duke and a Victorian railway station. You have only to learn that the members (3) ______ to
each other as ‘The Honorable Member to (4) ______ the picture of a dignified gentlemen’s club,
with of course a few ladies to (5) _______ the numbers. Sadly, over the past few years first
radio, and now television, have shown the general public, who are (6) ______ the electorate,
what in fact goes on when bills are discussed and questions are asked. The first obvious fact is
that the chamber is very rarely full, and there may be only a handful of members present, some
of whom are quite clearly asleep, telling jokes to their neighbor, or shouting like badly-behaved
schoolchildren. There is not enough room for them all in the chamber in any (7) _______, which
is a second worrying point. Of course, television does not follow the work of committees, which
are the small discussions groups that do most of the real work of the House. But the (8) ______
impression that voters receive of the workings of government is not a good one. To put it (9)
_______, parliament looks disorganized, is clearly behind the time and seems to be filled with
bores and comedians. This is presumably why members (10) _______ for so long the efforts of
the BBC to broadcast parliamentary matters on television.
1. A. likewise B. at least C. nevertheless D. as well
2. A. mixture B. combination C. cross D. match
3. A. call B. refer C. speak D. submit
4. A. finalize B. end C. conclude D. complete
5. A. take away B. bring about C. make up D. set in
6. A. after all B. anyway C. even D. furthermore
7. A. point B. way C. matter D. case
8. A. total B. broad C. overall D. comprehensive
9. A. bluntly B. shortly C. directly D. basically
10. A. prevented B. checked C. defied D. resisted
Exercise 8: Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums devoted to
the decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great
collection displayed in a great country house. Passing through successive generations of a single
family, Winterthur has been a private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive
renovations made to if between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a family residence. This
fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. The impression of a lived-in
house is apparent to the visitor: the rooms look as if they were vacated only a short while ago
whether by the original owners of the furniture or the most recent residents of the house can be
a matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of
furniture and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is an
organic structure; the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the visitor,
has changed over the years. The changes have coincided with developing concepts of the
American arts, increased knowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression
toward the achievement of a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur
have followed this current, yet still retained the character of a private house.  The concept of a
period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the years in an effort to
present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect and would give them
more meaning for the viewer. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the
period room represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an
opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned
B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum
C. How Winterthur compares to English country houses
D. Historical furniture contained in Winterthur
2. The phrase “devoted to” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. surrounded by B. specializing in C. successful in D. sentimental about
3. What happened at Winterthur between 1929 and 1931?
A. The owners moved out B. The house was repaired
C. The old furniture was replaced D. The estate became a museum
4. What does the author mean by stating “the impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the
visitor” (lines 5-6)?
A. Winterthur is very old B. Few people visit Winterthur
C. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum D. The furniture at Winterthur looks
comfortable
5. The word “assembled” in line 9 is closest in meaning to
A. summoned B. appreciated C. brought together D. fundamentally changed
6. The word “it” in line 9 refers to
A. Winterthur B. collection C. English country house D. visitor
7. The word “developing” in line 11 is closest in meaning to
A. traditional B. exhibiting C. informative D. evolving
8. According to the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the following EXCEPT
A. date B. style C. place of manufacture D. past ownership
9. What is the relationship between the two paragraphs in the passage?
A. Paragraph 2 explains a term that was mentioned in Paragraph 1.
B. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum
C. Paragraph 2 explains a philosophy of art appreciation that contrasts with that explained in
Paragraph 1.
D. Each paragraph describes a different historical period
10. Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have changed?
A. lines 1-2 B. lines 4-5 C. lines 6-8 D. lines 10-12
Exercise 9: Complete the second sentence so that is has similar meaning to the first
sentence. Use the word in the parentheses.
96. I always admire my teacher for his hard work, (look)
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97. 1 said to the waiter : “Could I have another coffee?” (bring)
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98. Tim is out of work at the moment, (job)
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99. This city seems very crowded, (people)
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100. Can you tell me about guided tours of the city? (information)
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Exercise 10: Choose one given phrase verb to complete each sentence. You may have
to change the verb form but can not use one phrase verb twice.

come into fall through turn in draw up let on

go round do without make out take after turn down
1. Before we do anything else, we ought to ______________ a plan of action.
2. It was getting late so I decided ______________.
3. I believe that Diana has recently ______________ a lot of money.
4. Do you think there is enough food ______________?
5. If we can’t get any bread, we’ll just have to ______________.
6. He speaks very badly. I can’t ______________ what he’s saying.
7. Don’t ______________to the children about the party. I want it to be a promise.
8. I was ______________ for the army on the health ground.
9. We’ve made all the arrangements. Let’s hope our plans don’t ______________.
10. I ______________ my mother. She was small with blond hair and had a terrible memory
too.
Exercise 11: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap in the
sentences. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
1. I’ll never forget the _________ I felt in the situation. (HUMILIATE)
2. She’s so ________ that she won’t let anything stand in the way of her ambition. (MIND)
3. That was a very ________ thing to say. (HURT)
4. It’s ______ of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm. (CHARACTER)
5. He stood at the door to make sure that no one _______ the party. (GATE)