1500 test (trình độ C)

1500 TEST 
(Trình Độ C) 
TEST 1
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. country b. fun c. summer d. truth
--> d
2. a. trouble b. flu c. tooth d. shoe
--> a
3. a. heart b. turn c. early d. third
--> a
4. a. song b. one c. long d. gone
--> b
5. a. fork b. fall c. wrong d. caught
--> c
6. a. full b. push c. but d. put
--> c
7. a. deal b. heal c. stealth d. steal
--> c
II. Find the mistakes:
8. At present, I am a student at the Local Technical College, which I am studying
English part-time.
a. at
b. which
c. am studying
d. English part-time
 b
9. One of the girl who worked in that company died.
a. the girl
b. who
c. worked
d. died
 a
10. This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes.
a. is
b. such
c. that
d. have written
 b
III. Grammar and vocabulary:
11. I read in the newspaper that there has just been a ............. against the
government in Transylvania.
a. relevant
b. revolting
c. revolution
d. revolver
--> c
12. You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees
are .................
a. astronomical
b. aeronautical
c. astrological
d. atmospherical
--> a
13. Does that newspaper ............. the government or oppose it?
a. advantage
b. assist
c. encourage
d. support
--> d
14. It’s distressing to see small children ............ in the streets.
a. pleading
b. imploring
c. begging
d. entreating
--> c
15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription ............. you renew your membership
by the end of January.
a. unless
b. however
c. were
d. provided
--> d
16. Most of my friends are ............ reporters.
a. newspapers
b. newspaper
c. newspaper’s
d. newspapers’
--> b
17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its
..............
a. promises
b. vows
c. aspirations
d. offers
--> a
18. Mark Twain is a famous American ....................
a. physicist
b. poet
c. chemist
d. writer
 d
19. The ship broke .............. and the people were drowned.
a. out
b. out of the sea
c. into pieces
d. to pieces
--> c
20. .................. I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.
a. In spite of
b. Despite
c. Because
d. Although
 d
21. My brother sang ..............of all the pupils of the group.
a. more beautifully
b. the most beautifully
c. less beautifully
d. most beautifully
--> b
22. I wish he ............ change his minds so often!
a. shouldn’t
b. wouldn’t
c. mightn’t
d. couldn’t
--> b
23. Doctors advise people being deficient ............ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and
vegetables.
a. in
b. of
c. from
d. for
--> a
24. Because I am terrified of ............. spaces, I never go in lifts.
a. contained
b. compressed
c. constricted
d. confined
--> d
25. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s .......... hand
back on.
a. cut
b. grazed
c. crushed
d. severed
--> d
26. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it .......... again
after a few weeks.
a. on
b. over
c. up
d. through
--> c
27. “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening. You ............. be really
hungry!” “I am.”
a. might
b. will
c. must
d. can
--> c
28. Do most of the people who live along the shores of .................. earn a living
.......................?
a. the Mediterranean / by farm
b. Mediterranean / by farming
c. the Mediterranean / to farm
d. the Mediterranean / by farming
 d
29. I like books on literature .......................
a. more than
b. most of all
c. much more
d. not at all
--> b
30. It is no use ............... to school if you ................... to work hard.
a. going / do not ready
b. to go / do not ready
c. going / are not ready
d. go / are not ready
 c
31. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell
down .............. into the water.
a. each other
b. one after another
c. one another
d. a lot
--> c
32. "It seems he's driving more carefully now." "Yes, after ................. three times
for speeding."
a. to be arrested
b. be arrested
c. having been arrested
d. have been arrested
 c
33. But I could not stay on the tree all my life and I began to make a plan
..............get away.
a. for
b. of
c. in order to
d. so that
--> c
34. Active: The teacher is questioning him in class. (Change into Passive voice)
a. The teacher is being questioned in class.
b. He is questioned in class by the teacher.
c. He is being questioned in class by the teacher.
d. He was being questioned in class by the teacher.
 c
35. Last year I was .............. to be invited to visit Hanoi.
a. too lucky
b. more fortunate
c. less lucky
d. fortunate enough
--> d
36. Upon returning from class, ......................
a. a letter was in the mailbox
b. a letter was found in the mailbox
c. he found a letter in the mailbox
d. the mailbox had a letter in it
 c
37. She is not doing .............. in the garden, just walking about the place.
a. anything
b. nothing
c. something
d. a few
--> a
38.  recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into
a variety of subdisciplines.
a. It is since
b. When
c. Since it is
d. In
 d
39. The child always keeps his hands and face ....................
a. cleanly
b. clean
c. clearly
d. carefully
--> b
40. He found his trousers but ................... clean.
a. it wasn't
b. they wasn't
c. they weren't
d. it weren't
 c
41. At the party, he drank .....................
a. lemon juice a lot of
b. many glasses of beer
c. many wine
d. much waters
--> b
42. The incidence of anorexia nervosa, , is growing in industrially
advanced societies.
a. is an eating disorder
b. an eating disorder which
c. an eating disorder
d. for which an eating disorder
 c
43. I don’t know how many of .............. books among these are his.
a. a
b. yours
c. the
d. such a
--> ... .
a. strolled
b. dashed
c. ambled
d. plunged
 b
41. Mary promised to write ................ we never heard from her again.
a. but
b. except
c. although
d. because
 a
42. This is the second time I ............. such a difficult exercise.
a. do
b. did
c. have done
d. would do
 c
43. They're moving out soon because their house is going to be knocked
..................... when the new supermarket is built.
a. off
b. out
c. down
d. away
 c
44. He told me that it had taken him only a few hours to ................... the paper off
the wall.
a. paste
b. stroke
c. scrape
d. chip
 c
45. Her uncle won't ................ her drive his car.
a. allow
b. let
c. leave
d. permit
 b
46. Humid climate.
a. frigid
b. moist
c. perilous
d. sunny
 b
47. What will I do if no one ............ me at the airport?
a. meet
b. will meet
c. meets
d. met
 c
48. Eliminate a problem.
a. perceive
b. wipe out
c. aggravate
d. create
 b
49. Will his parents be able to ................ all their financial difficulties?
a. defeat
b. overcome
c. dismiss
d. overtake
 b
50. Although blood ............ a residue in urine and stool samples, it cannot always
be detected without the aid of a microscope.
a. let
b. leave
c. leaves
d. lets
 c
Test 59
Pronunciation
1.
a. increase
b. inside
c. ink
d. indoor
--> c
2.
a. hook
b. pull
c. brook
d. booth
--> d
3.
a. must
b. busy
c. muscle
d. muscular
--> b
4.
a. with
b. mathematics
c. thank
d. death
--> a
5.
a. obtain
b. obstacle
c. obscure
d. observe
-->b
6.
a. bull
b. full
c. pull
d. cull
d
Find the mistakes
7. He has done a valuable contribution to the independence of the country.
a. done
b. valuable
c. to
d. of
--> a
8. While he watched TV last night, a cat ran across the floor.
a. watched
b. ran
c. across
d. the
--> a
9. Children! It’s high time for you should tidy away those toys!
a. ’s high time
b. for you
c. should tidy
d. those toys
--> c
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. His house is ................ at the corner of a shopping street.
a. situated
b. placed
c. stood
d. put
 a
11. Waitresses and waiters who serve .................. deserve at least a 20 percent
tip.
a. in a courteous manner
b. courteously
c. with courtesy in their manner
d. courteous
 b
12. The fisher saw the plane crash into the sea when its engines ................ .
a. failed
b. stood
c. struck
d. held
 a
13. Choose the synonym of “Innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt”.
a. lack of certainty
b. lack of freedom
c. lack of vision
d. lack of courage
 a
14. He was the last soldier .............. left Vietnam.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
 a
15. Slender forms.
a. round and curvy
b. bright and shiny
c. colorful and attractive
d. long and thin
 d
16. All the articles of jewellery were beautifully arranged on a ................ of black
velvet.
a. ground
b. vicinity
c. background
d. terrace
 c
17. From 1926 until her death, Margaret Mead ..............New York’s American
Museum of Natural History.
a. was associated with
b. associates with
c. is associated with
d. associated
 a
18. In spite of lengthy discussions between the Union and the Management,
closure became ................ because of the cancellation of several major orders.
a. irreplaceable
b. inevitable
c. responsible
d. impossible
 b
19. Our neighbours complained to us ............... the noise we made last night.
a. for
b. about
c. on
d. with
 b
20. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable
................ in our town.
a. characteristics
b. features
c. statements
d. figures
 d
21. He's a ............... and so he always votes for the Labour Party.
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. socialist
d. socialite
 c
22. ............ the Gulf Stream is warmer than the ocean water surrounding it.
a. Whollly
b. Whole
c. As a whole
d. A whole as
 c
23. My doctor ................ me to take up swimming as it is such good exercise.
a. suggested
b. proposed
c. advised
d. said
 c
24. Memorial Day, a holiday set aside to remember the dead, is usually
celebrated on ........... in most states.
a. thirtieth May
b. the thirtieth May
c. May thirty
d. the thirtieth of May
 d
25. Phone me before ten; ................ I'll be too busy to talk to you.
a. unless
b. whether
c. otherwise
d. if
 c
26. Fortunately the machine was not ................ when it caught fire.
a. in order
b. in use
c. in progress
d. in ruins
 b
27. In some countries, it is compulsory to vote in a(n) ..................
a. choice
b. constituency
c. election
d. selection
 c
28. I disapprove ................ people smoking in public places.
a. of
b. with
c. at
d. on
 a
29. They haven't ................ replied to the letter we sent two months ago.
a. still
b. yet
c. already
d. ever
 a
30. She found it hard to ................ up to the fact that she would never be famous.
a. come
b. get
c. face
d. keep
 c
31. Please leave this space ................ on the enrolment form.
a. absent
b. blank
c. missing
d. undone
 b
32. Come and see me after you ................ your report.
a. finish
b. will finish
c. had finished
d. having finished
 a
33. The factory .................... my father works in is in the centre of the city.
a. when
b. where
c. which
d. how
 c
34. I never forget the village .................... I was born.
a. that
b. where
c. when
d. who
 b
35. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall
................
a. out
b. through
c. back
d. off
 c
36. The passport she carried was ................
a. artificial
b. imitation
c. untrue
d. false
 d
37. I'm tired of my neighbours ................ their records at full volumn every night.
a. to play
b. play
c. having played
d. playing
 d
38. The burglar was sentenced to 20 years in ....................
a. dock
b. goal
c. jail
d. trial
 c
39. ................ many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone
messages.
a. Wherever
b. Whatever
c. However
d. Whenever
 c
40. This sort of music was very ................ in the 1940.
a. preferred
b. liked
c. favourite
d. popular
 d
41. They'll never ................ to get here by six - the roads are quite busy today.
a. manage
b. arrive
c. succeed
d. able
 a
42. The instructor warned the students ................ sailing alone on the lake.
a. not
b. from
c. about
d. out of
 c
43. The police have ............... the man who is suspected of committing the
murder.
a. arrested
b. captivated
c. imprisoned
d. punished
 a
44. Only a small number of countries possess nuclear ................, thank
Goodness.
a. ammunition
b. equipment
c. guns
d. weapons
 d
45. "You look tired." "I ................ all night."
a. have worked
b. had worked
c. have been working
d. had been working
 c
46. Every student tries ................... hard to pass the examination.
a. study
b. to study
c. studying
d. studied
 b
47. ................ the weather is warmer, you can go out.
a. However
b. Now that
c. No matter
d. So that
 b
48. We're late, I expect the film ................ by the time we get to the theatre.
a. have started
b. will start
c. will be starting
d. will have started
 d
49. I'm sure he was ............... lies!
a. telling
b. making
c. doing
d. saying
 a
50. He asked me what the ............ of the explosion was.
a. source
b. cause
c. reaction
d. reason
 b
Test 60
Pronunciation
1.
a. break
b. sweater
c. bread
d. dread
--> a
2.
a. health
b. length
c. thus
d. thumb
--> c
3.
a. project
b. progress
c. provide
d. pronounce
--> b
4.
a. pronounce
b. cough
c. amount
d. ground
--> b
5.
a. hob
b. cob
c. comb
d. grab
--> c
6.
a. prefer
b. better
c. labour
d. doctor
--> a
Find the mistakes
7. How about taking some time off, Jim? You were working too hard lately. Take
a short vacation.
a. about
b. some time off
c. were working
d. Take
--> c
8. Unless his candidate had won the election, he would be happy now.
a. Unless
b. had won
c. would be
d. now
--> a
9. Alfred’s eyes burned and his shoulders ached. He has been sitting at the
computer for 6 straight hours. Finally, he took a break.
a. burned
b. ached
c. has been sitting
d. took
--> c
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. My solicitor has advised ............. take legal action.
a. me to not
b. me not to
c. to me not to
d. me against to
 b
11. ....................... want to visit this part of the town.
a. The most tourists
b. Most of tourists
c. Most tourists
d. Most tourist
 c
12. I must go now. I promised ................................ late.
a. not being
b. not to be
c. to not be
d. not to being
 b
13. "One of these days there'll be a terrible accident on this corner." "I
.............................. !"
a. don't hope it
b. don't hope so
c. hope not
d. hope no
 c
14. Our teacher makes us ............. very hard.
a. to work
b. work
c. working
d. be work
 b
15. Children are made ............. their breath by the acrobat show.
a. hold
b. to hold
c. holding
d. held
 b
16. You have to let your children ............. their own way in the end.
a. to go
b. going
c. go
d. be going
 c
17. Jean gets very agitated if her daughter .................... her once a week.
a. doesn't ring
b. didn't ring
c. not ring
d. don't ring
 a
18. To be honest, whether he’ll come or not is anybody’s ............. .
a. guess
b. question
c. instinct
d. feeling
 a
19. I bought a ..................... for my mum when I visited Dalat.
a. recollection
b. reminiscence
c. souvenir
d. recall
 c
20. John asked me to marry him but I turned him ............. .
a. over
b. down
c. off
d. aside
 b
21. I separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp ............. .
a. punch
b. slap
c. poke
d. pinch
 b
22. She wasn’t offered the job by the manager because of her untidy ............ .
a. sight
b. appearance
c. presence
d. view
 b
23. While we’re on vacation, we always ............ lots of photos.
a. make
b. take
c. catch
d. do
 b
24. He told a ............. because he didn’t want to upset his mother.
a. good lie
b. kind lie
c. black lie
d. white lie
 d
25. Good luck at the interview, Fred, I hope you ........ the job.
a. got
b. get
c. have got
d. would get
 b
26. If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just ........... your file on the
computer screen.
a. pull down
b. call up
c. bring in
d. pick up
 b
27. When Grace returned home, he discovered ............. his horror that the pipes
had burst and the entire house was flooded.
a. to
b. of
c. at
d. by
 a
28. Before you sign the contract, ............. in mind that you won’t be able to
change anything later.
a. bear
b. hold
c. retain
d. reserve
 b
29. All my money is .............. up in the new car I have bought.
a. connected
b. trapped
c. tied
d. limited
 c
30. It was so hot that the ............. in the wood actually dried up last summer.
a. flood
b. bath
c. bowl
d. pond
 d
31. When my younger sister was a child she used to want to ........... to play the
piano.
a. know
b. learn
c. make
d. discover
 b
32. The building of the new bridge will . as planned.
a. go up
b. go ahead
c. go out
d. go on
 b
33. ................. I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a
few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all.
a. Whenever
b. However
c. Whatever
d. Wherever
 a
34. We must tell you about our ........... when we first arrived in Paris.
a. incidents
b. happenings
c. events
d. experience
 d
35. What a nice coat! And the color ............. you.
a. fits
b. matches
c. suits
d. shows
 c
36. The traffic in town was very ............ and I got home earlier than expected.
a. light
b. weak
c. little
d. few
 a
37. I was ........ to steal the camera when I saw it lying on the table.
a. attracted
b. tempted
c. dragged
d. brought
 b
38. She was furious after the argument she had had, and ........... out of the
house, slamming the door behind her.
a. stormed
b. staggered
c. trudged
d. hopped
 a
39. She was forced to get out of the city and had to ............ her children behind.
a. desert
b. leave
c. let
d. abandon
 b
40. We managed to survive a little boy from the burning car in the ............ of
time.
a. tick
b. wink
c. nick
d. brink
 c
41. Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ............. his intelligence.
a. devalue
b. depreciate
c. minimize
d. underrate
 d
42. Not only ............ visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK as well.
a. they plan to
b. they must
c. will they
d. are they paying
 c
43. Joseph had become ............ to scenes of human distress after many years
as a doctor.
a. experienced
b. hardened
c. expert
d. unemotional
 b
44. After the meeting, the staff went back to their .......... offices.
a. prospective
b. respected
c. respective
d. perspective
 c
45. Given the present economic situation, it ............ be best to wait before
making further wage demands.
a. seemed
b. should
c. might
d. ought
 b
46. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date ............ with her
holidays.
a. occurred
b. struck
c. opposed
d. clashed
 d
47. I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has ...........
a. gone out
b. broken down
c. run down
d. worn out
 b
48. David was unhappy ............ his childhood.
a. while
b. for
c. during
d. as
 c
49. Stopping racial ......... simply by legislation is impossible.
a. tendency
b. prejudice
c. obsession
d. seclusion
 b
50. Have we any contingency plans to............. back on if this one fails?
a. fall
b. lean
c. turn
d. come
 a