TEST 3

Exercise 6: Turn these sentences into reported speech.                                                                                             1. She said, “I can’t find my umbrella”.                                                                                                                        2. They said, “We are learning English now”.                                                                                                              3. “My friend is coming next week”, Tom said.                                                                                                              4. “I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” he said.                                                                                         5. “We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said.                                                                                                                                     6. “My father is a doctor here”, my friend said.                                                                                                                        7. “I am going on holiday tomorrow”, the boy said to his neighbor.                                                                              8. “You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his students.                                         9. “I came back here early yesterday,” she said.                                                                                                                                      10. “I’ve broken the vase,” she said.                                                                                                                          11. “I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.                                                                                                                                     12. He said to her, “You are my friend.”                                                                                                                   13. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”                                                                                          14. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children.                                                                                      15. Mary said, “My father died a year ago”.   

Exercise 5: Choose the best answer.                                                                                                                                 1. The new ............... that provides advice for older people is totally free.                                                                     A. emotion                B. helpline               C. co-founder                                                                                                                    2. They had an awful fight one year ago, but now they’ve ............... their conflicts.                                                         A. overcomed           B. collaborated        C. resolved                                                                                                  3. Some people think that schools put too much ............... on students nowadays.                                                        A. interest                 B. emotion               C. pressure                                                                                                             4. Overcoming negative feelings is a/ an ............... control skill.                                                                                       A. cognitive               B. emotion              C. housekeeping                                                                                                                          5. Many young people are now involved in drug ...............                                                                                  A. trafficking             B. resolving              C. housekeeping                                                                                           6. This work would help her ............... her fear of being alone.                                                                                   A. collaborate            B. resolve                C. overcome                                                                                                  7. He was proud of himself for being the ............... of the company.                                                                                                                                                                 A. co-founder            B. helpline               C. guidance                                                                                                 8. How can you ............... to stay calm under pressure?                                                                                            A. overcome               B. manage               C. communicate                                                                                        9. Her son showed an early ............... in music.                                                                                                                   A. emotion                   B. expectation            C. interest                                                                                                          10. He decided to drop ............... and set up his own company.                                                                             A. off             B. out            C. on                                                                                                                      

Exercise 4: Complete the sentence with the words in the box.                                                                                  1. Now keep ......................... everyone, the police are on their way.                                                                                         2. I was too ......................... to admit that I was scared.                                                                                                3. Vietnam gained its ......................... in 1945.                                                                                                                      4. Doctors are trained to ......................... the symptoms of different diseases.                                                                                                                                                                                  5. There was a lot of ......................... between him and his father.                                                                      

V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1,5pts)

23. It is always _______________to hear other people’s point of view.(interest)

24. We aim to help disabled students to live and study _______________. (depend)

25. Many Vietnamese poets have drawn their _______________ from nature.(inspire)

26. What have fashion _______________ done to modernize the ao dai?(design)

27. Singapore is ________________ for its shops and restaurants. (fame)

28. What is the main language of _______________ at that school? (instruct)

VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence.(1 pt)

29. John enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere while Anne _______________ (pray).

30. It’s time we _______________ (catch) the bus.

31. A new style of jeans _______________ (introduce) in the USA last year.

32. I ________________(play) tennis for three years now.

VII. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2pts)

33. We have to finish the project on time.

The project ___________________________________________________________

34. He often fed the pigs when he was young.

He used _____________________________________________________________

35. What a pity I don’t live near my work.

I wish _______________________________________________________________

36. It is two months since Ms Lee wrote to me.

Ms Lee hasn’t _________________________________________________________

V. Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1,5 pts)

23 He has been _________________invited to that important meeting.(official)

24 I feel ________________ now. I think I’ll go to bed early. (wear out)

25. Please address all _________________to the Arts Editor.(correspond)

26. It’s very ________________at the moment. Could you phone again later?

(convenience)

27. Teenagers are now ________________dressed.(fashion)

28. Japan was very rapidly _______________ in the late 19^th century.(industry)

VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence. (1 pt)

29. My sister ________________ English at a high school for the gifted since she

graduated from university. (teach)

30. Grass can ________________ everywhere.(find)

31. If only I ________________ more time to visit your beautiful country.(have)

32. Are you used to ________________ on the floor?(lie)

VII. Rewrite each sentence so that it means almost the same as the one printed

before it: (2pts)

33. As a boy, my father often rode a bike to the countryside.
My father used ___________________________________________________

34. They are going to introduce a new style of jeans next week.
A new style of jeans _______________________________________________

35. My younger brother plays games all day long.
I wish __________________________________________________________

36. How long have you written that story?

When __________________________________________________________?

IV.  Read the passage carefully and decide if the following sentences are True or False: (1pt)

          Thailand is one of the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), bordering on Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia. The capital of Thailand is Bangkok. The population in 2001 over 54 million. Buddhism is the country’s official religion. It is a monarchy, and until 1939 was known as Siam. The national language is Thai.

         Unit of currency is the baht, consisting of 100 satang. It is the world’s largest exporter of rice, and also produces rubber, timber, tin and precious stones.

 19.  Thailand has been known as Siam since 1939.                      __________   

 20.  The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.                                        __________   

 21.  Islam is the country’s religion.                                                 __________    

 22.  It is the world’s largest importer of rice.                                   __________   

V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1,5pts)

 23. It is always _______________to hear other people’s point of view.(interest)

 24. We aim to help disabled students to live and study _______________. (depend)

 25. Many Vietnamese poets have drawn their _______________ from nature.(inspire)

 26. What have fashion _______________ done to modernize the ao dai?(design)

 27. Singapore is ________________ for its shops and restaurants. (fame)

 28. What is the main language of _______________ at that school? (instruct)

VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence.(1 pt)

 29. John enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere while Anne _______________ (pray).

 30. It’s time we _______________ (catch) the bus.                

 31. A new style of jeans _______________ (introduce) in the USA last year.

 32. I ________________(play) tennis for three years now.

VII. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2pts)

 33. We have to finish the project on time.

      The project ___________________________________________________________

 34. He often fed the pigs when he was young.

      He used  _____________________________________________________________

 35. What a pity I don’t live near my work.

      I wish  _______________________________________________________________

 36. It is two months since Ms Lee wrote to me.

      Ms Lee hasn’t _________________________________________________________

I.  Choose the word of phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2,5pts)                            

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:                             

      A. divide                      B. style                     C. river                            D. stripe

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. religion                    B. pagoda                 C. design                           D. tunic

3. Let us pray __________ the homeless people.  

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

4. Many jazz trios consist __________ a piano, guitar and double bass.

      A. on                             B. for                        C. of                          D. to

5. Wearing seat belts in cars is __________ by law.

      A. adding                      B. optional                C. compulsory          D. religious

6. Although we are far away from each other, we will __________.

      A. keep in touch           B. say hello               C. keep together      D. keep on

7. The word jeans comes from a kind of material __________was made in Europe.

      A. whom                       B. that                       C. who                      D. where

8. She wanted to go to the mosque __________ she couldn’t.

      A. or                              B. and                      C. so                         D. but 

9. “You must be Yoko.”   - “__________________.”

      A. Please to meet you                                   B. Not at all

      C. That’s right. I am.                                      D. Don’t mention it.

10.  “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?”   - “ __________________.”

  A. That would be great.                                 B. I like to see it                 
  C. You must want it.                                       D. That right

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign.     (0,5 pt)

1.    What does the sign say?

A. Go this way                                    B. Roundabout

C. U- Turn                                   D. Recycle

2.    What does the sign say?

A. People ahead                                  B. Elderly people ahead

C. Hadicapped ahead                             D. People go this way