Test 1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. enjoyed
B. finished
C. suffered
D. agreed
Question 2: A. light
B. fire
C. tired
D. kick
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the
other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. successful
B. generous
C. practical
D. portable
Question 4: A. donate
B. apply
C. provide
D. study
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: My teacher assigned us a writing task about ____ of our favorite singers.
A. biology
B. biography
C. biodiversity
D. biochemist
Question 6: Fundraising for charity is a ____ thing for everyone to do to help the community.
A. meant
B. meaningful
C. meaningless
D. meaning
Question 7: Volunteers can work with many ____ children who were harmed by Agent Orange in
childcare centres.
A. parentless
B. disabled
C. poor
D. homeless
Question 8: I'd like ____ all of you to enjoy my party on this Friday.
A. invite
B. inviting
C. to invite
D. not invite
Question 9: Tom said that he could ____ me with this assignment.
A. helped
B. helping
C. to help
D. help
Question 10: Jim broke his leg when he ____ golf.
A. was playing
B. played
C. were playing
D. plays
Question 11: He ____ for the Google since 2014.
A. has worked
B. is working
C. was working
D. worked
Question 12: My computer is used for ____ music and video.
A. having played
B. play
C. playing
D. to play
Question 13: That the young talented pianist won the Pulitzer Prizes has attracted ____ attention.
A. worldwide
B. famous
C. undue
D. careful
Question 14: Volunteer organizations are generally small-staffed, so they need to ____ lots of
volunteers for a huge event.
A. employ
B. recruit
C. research
D. catch
Question 15: While I ____ for him to call up, he was having a good time in the bar.
A. waited
B. was waiting
C. is waiting
D. was waited
Question 16: They were so ____ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn't sleep
last night.
A. excitedly
B. Excitement
C. excite
D. excited
Question 17: You'd better ____ out with your friends as it is very dangerous in the evening.
A. went
B. go
C. going
D. to go
Question 18: Sue plans ______ abroad next year according to her parent's advice
A. to study
B. study
C. studying D. studied
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: But for your support, our band couldn't have won the Grand Music competition.
A. show
B. quiz
C. contest
D. tour
Question 20: Apple iPad has remained the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010.
A. became
B. continued
C. existed
D. stopped

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: After a very short time, this kind of music becomes wildly popular among the youth.
A. overcrowded
B. unknown
C. attractive
D. common
Question 22: Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.
A. unlucky
B. blessed
C. lucky
D. uncomfortable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs to
correction on each of the following questions.
Question 23: While some volunteers teaches the disabled children, others were repairing some
furniture in the orphanage.
A. While
B. volunteers
C. teaches
D. were repairing
Question 24: It is not surprised that the Arabs, who possessed a remarkable gift for astronomy,
mathematics, and geometry, were also skillful mapmakers.
A. surprised
B. who
C. possessed
D. were
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an
isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a (25)
____ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a
lew days I got used to living there. The people were always very (26)________ and friendly, and I
soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was.
One of my jobs was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the
women used to spend a long time every day carrying heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I
contacted the organization and arranged to have some pipes delivered. (27) ____ these pipes were
not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the villagers.
All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it was
well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (28) ____ was considering working for a
charity.
Question 25: A. comfortable
B. rich
C. well-paid
D. luxurious
Question 26: A. helpful
B. helping C. help
D. helpfully
Question 27: A. If
B. Because C. When
D. Although
Question 28: A. which
B. when
C. where
D. who
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 29 to 32.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States
today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books
with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money.
Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money
away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and 'now to
succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If
you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you
never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you
want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your
Life”. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-bystep instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.

Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably, because life has become so complex.
Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve.
How-to books help people deal with modern life.
Question 29: What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.
C. How to make a millionaire.
B. How to turn failure into success.
D. How-to books.
Question 30: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _________
A. advice 
B. instruction
 C. how-to books     
  D. career
Question 31: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. little by little
 B. gradually
 C. slower and slower         D. less than
Question 32:  Which book helps you become rich?
A. “How to Turn Failure into Success” B. “How to Make a Millionaire”
C. “How to Live on Nothing”. D. “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 33: “Dad. I've passed the English test.” - “____”
A. Good job!
B. Good test!
C. Good luck!
D. Good way!
Question 34: "Do you like playing football?” – “____”
A. That's interesting.
B. He's OK.
C. Yes, I love it.
D. Yes, I'd love to.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 33: “Dad. I've passed the English test.” - “____”
A. Good job!
B. Good test!
C. Good luck!
D. Good way!
Question 34: "Do you like playing football?” – “____”
A. That's interesting.
B. He's OK.
C. Yes, I love it.
D. Yes, I'd love to.

Test 2
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. laughed
B. loved
C. moved
D. joined
Question 2: A. picked
B. pushed
C. ploughed
D. stopped
Question 3: A. head
B. heat
C. meat
D. seat
Question 4: A. walk
B. call
C. park
D. talk
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
Question 6: My son often goes to school by _______ bus.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. Ø
Question 7: Parents and children can sometimes have difficulty _____ each other due to the
generation gap.
A. understand
B. to understand
C. understanding
D. understood
Question 8: Many unfortunate children are being looked after at this_______

A. orphaned
B. orphaning
C. orphan
D. orphanage
Question 9: ______did the teacher assign too much homework for? – To make us work harder.
A. What
B. Which
C. To whom
D. Why
Question 10: The government has _______ every effort to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19.
A. done
B. created
C. made
D. brought
Question 11: _______ the heavy traffic, we came to his party late.
A. Because
B. Despite of
C. In spite of
D. Because of
Question 12: The New Year is coming so most of the clothing stores are ________with people.
A. fed up
B. accustomed
C. crowded
D. full
Question 13: When their first child was born, they _______ for three years.
A. have been married B. had been married C. will be married
D. will have been married
Question 14: After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she ________ the position which her
husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. took in
B. took after
C. took up
D. took off
Question 15: Some parents were ______to the idea of sending their disabled children to school.
A. disagreed
B. opposed
C. prevented
D. blamed
Question 16: We often take this small road home to avoid heavy_______ on the main streets.
A. cars
B. traffic
C. vehicles
D. movement
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17: Don't be worried too much. Things will certainly improve gradually.
A. immediately
B. little by little
C. right now
D. quickly
Question 18: I'm worried about my son's safety on his way to school.
A. anxious
B. confident
C. unconcerned
D. comforted
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: They fought for more humane treatment of prisoners of war.
A. generous
B. humanitarian C. cruel
D. warm- hearted
Question 20: John made his parents very proud because he passed the exam with flying colours.
A. successfully
B. unsuccessfully
C. happily
D. smoothly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 21: He practises to speak English every day so that he can speak it fluently.
A. to speak
B. so that
C. can speak
D. fluently
Question 22: His father was quite satisfied about his success.

A. His father
B. quite
C. about
D. success
Question 23: You can listen to the radio or watch television with exciting.
A. with
B. or
C. exciting
D. listen
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The company study abroad was originally founded in 1991 for students (24)______ wished to
study French in France. Its success led to the establishment of other schools around the world.
Learning the language in the country in which it is spoken is, of course, a far more effective
and faster process than studying in your own country. It is also an opportunity to mix with local
habitants and acquire a greater and deeper (25) ________ of the people whose language you are
studying. This makes the whole experience much more enjoyable. You may wish to attend an
Italian language and a cooking course (26)_______Italy or combine a Portuguese course with a
sport. You should look at all the possibilities and (27) ________ the best choice. (28)_______
choose the right course and location for you, we suggest you contact us to discuss your particular
requirements. From the information you give us, we can make some recommendation.
Question 24: A. which
B. who
C. where
D. whom
Question 25: A. know
B. knowledgeable
C. knowledge
D. knowledgeably
Question 26: A. for
B. in
C. on
D. with
Question 27: A. put
B. make
C. get
D. do
Question 28: A. So that B. In order to
C. In order that D. With a view to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 29: David and Tom are meeting after a long time.
-David: "How have you been recently?" -Tom: “_______”
A. I am going on holiday next week.
B. Pretty busy, I think.
C. By bus, usually.
D. I am working here.
Question 30: Sarah and Clara are talking to each other.
- Sarah: “Would you like to go to the coffee shop with me this afternoon?”
- Clara: “_______”
A. How do you do?
B. Yes, I'd love to.
C. Don't worry about that.
D. Take care.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 31: John applied for the job even though he has no experience in the field.
A. John was unable to apply for the job because he was inexperienced in the field.
B. Because of his inexperience in the field, John didn't apply for the job.
C. In spite of his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.
D. John didn't apply for the job if he had experience in the field.
Question 32: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.
D. He didn't have any test on his eyes in ten months.
Question 33: John used to live in London.

A. John no longer lives in London.
C. John never forgot to live in London.

B. John enjoys living in London.
D. John didn't live in London ago.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 34: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the
meeting.
A. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.
B. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the
meeting.
C. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting
D. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
Question 35: George said he had no money. What he said was not true.
A. George said he had no money, what he said was not true.
B. George said he had no money, which was not true.
C. George said he had no money that was not true.
D. George said he had no money which was not true.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.
He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. Several years later he
spent one year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after
that, he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He
returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner
Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia with
the help of a Guggenheim fellowship.
His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940). He wrote an
autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry. The collections include The
Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder
(1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959) A man of many talents, Hughes was
also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist.
As an older man in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and
from African-Americans to popularize black writers. Hughes is one of the most accomplished
writers in American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem
Renaissance, the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of
great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans.
Question 36: What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The life of Langston Hughes
B. The Harlem Renaissance
C. African-American writers
D. American twentieth-century writers
Question 37: Where was Langston Hughes born?
A. Spain
B. New York
C. Missouri
D. North Carolina
Question 38: What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia?
A. His job as a reporter
B. His career as a soldier
C. A literary fellowship
D. A college study program

Question 39: The word "talents" in the passage could be replaced by which of the following?
A. desires
B. abilities
C. strategies
D. careers
Question 40:
According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following
EXCEPT______.
A. a novelist
B. a poet
C. a historian
D. a journalist.