SAMPLE TEST 1
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others. (0.5 pt)
1. A. count
B. house
C. shoulder
D. sound
2. A. learns
B. speaks
C. bans
D. reads
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. (0.5 pt)
3. A. collect
B. enjoy
C. listen
D. create
4. A. countryside

B. playground

C. message

Answers

D. education

III. Choose the word / phrase that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
5. Ms. Huong sometimes meets her friends
the park.
A. under
B. on
C. at
D. in
6. We don't like
violent films.
A. watch
B. watched
C. watches
D. watching
7. He usually uses
like emoticons and emojis in messages.
A. letters
B. messages
C. symbols
D. cards
8. She often posts messages on
.
A. videos
B. social media
C. conversation
D. letters
9. Emojis can show our
.
A. feelings
B. faces
C. pictures
D. letters
10. Be quiet! The baby
in the room.
A. sleep
B. sleeps
C. are sleeping
D. is sleeping
11. My sister often
TV in her room.
A. watch
B. watches
C. is watching
D. are watching
12. The English exam was difficult.
, I think I passed.
A. So
B. And
C. But
D. However
13. There are many
in my family such as no phones at the table, no TV in my bedroom.
A. trainers
B. rules
C. notes
D. things
14. Andy: Oh, Hi! How are things? - Mark: _____________________________
A. Good, thanks!
B. I'm sorry.
C. Are you sure?
D. That's OK.
IV. Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer for each sign / picture. (0.5 pt)

(A)

(B)

15. What does sign (A) say?
A. You can't turn right.
B. You can't turn left.
C. You can turn right.
D. You can turn left.
16. What does sign (B) say?
A. Do not wear sunglasses here.
B. Keep calm and wear cute glasses.
C. Sunglasses are permitted here.
D. Sunglasses are not good for you.

1.
2.

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10.
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12.
13.
14.

15.
16
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V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False, and choose the
correct answers for the questions 21 and 22. (1.5 pts)
Ollie is my only grandson. He's twelve now and he doesn't live far from me. He's a friendly boy and after
school, he often visits me at home. We spend a lot of time talking about different things: sports, cars, films and his
day at home. Ollie studies for an hour or two every evening and he always gets good marks in class.
But there's one bad thing about Ollie: he spends too much time in front of a screen. I sometimes say, “Why are
you on your phone when it's a nice day outside?” But maybe all these screens are normal for Ollie and his friends.
17. Ollie's grandfather has got three grandsons.
19.
17.
18. Ollie and his grandfather always talk about one thing.
.
.
19. Ollie is a good student.
18.
20.
20. Ollie spends a lot of time in front of a screen.
.
.

21. According to the passage, the main idea is about: _____________________________
A. Ollie's grandfather works at school.
B. It's about Ollie.
21.
C. Ollie's grandfather is a teacher.
D. It's about Ollie's friends.
.
22. Which of the following is NOT true?
22.
A. Ollie is twelve years old.
B. Ollie lives very far from his grandfather.
.
C. Ollie likes talking about English.
D. Ollie and his grandfather like sport, cars.
VI. Choose the correct word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
Sitting on the sofa, Anna is sending Lucy an (23) ______ message. But Anna isn't using real words or writing real
sentences. Like other young people, they're communicating with small, (24) ______ pictures – emojis.
You can (25) ________ creative emoji T-shirts, posters, videos, stories (26) ________ songs. Emojis are
everywhere, but where are they from and why are they so popular?
The emoji inventor, Shigetaka Kurita, is from Japan, and 'emoji' in Japanese means picture (e) and letter (moji).
Now over a thousand emojis with different skin colors show people and ideas from many (27) ________, not only
Japan. They are becoming a (28) ________ international language.
23.
23. A. long
B. instant
C. urgent
D. short
.
24. A. colorful
B. important
C. different
D. similar
24.
25. A. listen
B. read
C. find
D. do
.
25.
26. A. but
B. or
C. so
D. and
.
27. A. cultures
B. journeys
C. countries
D. oceans
26.
28. A. useful
B. funny
C. native
D. truly
.

27.
.
28.
.

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. Emojis are
. People communicate different ideas with them.

(use)

30. Who does Minh __________________ go shopping with?

(usual)

31. My mother __________________ my sister to have a computer in her room.

(allow)

32. Do you know any __________________ jokes?

(fun)

33. The world changed rapidly after the __________________ of the phone.

(invent)

34. Before starting the day, __________________ in northern China exercise in the playground.

(study)

VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)
35. in the park / are playing / Jane and / football / his brothers/. / /
Jane ____________________________________________________________________________________
36. does / buy/ Where /the trainers / and paints/ Abbie/? / /
 Where__________________________________________________________________________________
IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same. (1pt)
37. This is my notebook.
This notebook
38. He spends one hour communicating with foreigners every day.
 It takes _________________________________________________________________________________
39. Mai and Lan enjoy dancing and painting very much.
 Mai and Lan are
40. Let's send a “happy birthday” text message with a smiley emoticon.
 How about ______________________________________________________________________________