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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Test DT 7 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. enough B. account C. ground D. outwit 2. A. phoned B. called C. cooked D. climbed 3. A. can B. cell C. call D. cold 4. A. enough B. courage C. encounter D. nourish 5. A. machine B. cheap C. teacher D. child 6. A. wants B. books C. stops D. sends II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from others. 7. A. chemical B. delicate (thanh nhã) C. dependent D. company 8. A. cancer B. treatment C. tissue D. disease 9. A. scholarship B. chemistry C. attractive D. continent 10. A. discover B. Londoner C. interesting D. scientist III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each unfinished sentence. 11.The captain as well as all the passengers ___________ very frightened when the storm occurred.tr A. were B. have been C. was D. are 12.There is a tendency ____________ problems down. A. play B. to play C. playing D. was playing 13.My brother gets used ____________ ten hours a day. A. work B. working C. worked D. to working 14.Would you mind __________ me a hand ? A. give B. gave C. to give D. giving 15.When I ____________ him tomorrow, I will tell him about that. A. meet B. meeting C. met D. shall meet 16.When I got to the circus, the tickets ___________ . So, I had to go back home. A. were sold out B. have been selling out C. had been sold out D. had been selling out 17.Mike was not feeling well so we gave him _________ to do than you. A. little work B. less work C. few work D. fewer work 18.Bill has spent __________ the money that his father gave last week. A. most B. most of C. much D. many 19.This is the school __________ I studied _________ I was a boy. A. where – when B. which – when C. which – that D. where - that 20.My father ____________ a pack of cigarettes a day, but now he has given it up. A. used to smoking B. used to smoke C. is used to smoke D. is used to smoking 21.What is the name of the blonde girl ___________ ? A. whom just came in B. who just came in C. when I have just seen D. who she met you. 22.I have no money now. If I _________ some, I __________ a pocket calculator. A. have – will buy B. would have – bought C. had – would bought D. had – would buy 23. We turned off the radio __________ the boring program. A. because B. because of C. however D. In spite of 24.The house had been remodeled and ____________. A. made fun of B. taken note of C. lost sight of D. made use of 25.The laser beam can be focused to spot ____________ the size of a human hair. A. one fifty B. one fiftieth C. a fifty D. first fiftieth 26. Language is not _____ the private property of those who use it. a. necessity b. necessary c. unnecessary d. necessarily (nhất thiết) 27. The pilot of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to ask for landing _____ . a. instructions b. instructor c. instructing d. instructed 28. When foreigners ask him, he answers in English _____. a. automatic b. automatically c. automation d. automated 29. This gives us some idea of the _____ of English. a.important b.unimportant c.importance d.importantly 30. English is now an effective medium of international _____. a. communicative b. communication c. communicatively d. communicate 31. English is _____ as a first language in New Zealand. a. speech b. spoken c. speaking d. speechless 32. A great many people are involved _____ the use of English. a. with b. in c. about d. at.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 33. English belongs _____ those who use it. a. to b. with c. for d. on 34. English provides the access _____ world scholarship and world trade. a. for b. with c. to d. in 35. Many people regard him _____ one of the greatest scientists in the world. a. by b. at c. about d. as 36. Don’t go with him ______ he offers you money. a. so b. whenever c. even if d. despite 37. I’d rather ______ to the museum. a. don’t go b. not to go c. not going d. not go IV. Read the following passage. Circle the letter of the most correct word to fill in each blank: When eating, most Americans hold a fork in the ____(38)____ with which they write. Americans eat away from home often, and usually they pay for their own meals when dining with friends. When Americans greet one another they often exchange a firm ___(39)____ . They may greet strangers on the street by saying “Hello” or “____(40)____”. Friends often greet each other with “How are you?” and respond “____(41)____”. Americans do not really expect any other answer to the question “How are you?” because it is a way of ____(42)____. Except in formal situations, people speak to each other by their given names once they are acquainted. 38. A. head B. mind C. notebook D. hand 39. A. adventure B. handshake C. militant D. occasion 40. A. Goodbye B. Good morning C. Not bad, thanks D. Take care 41. A. Bye B. So long C. No smoking D. Fine, thanks 42. A. having dinner B. shaking hands C. saying hello D. saying goodbye V. Read the following passage. Circle the letter of the most correct word to fill in each blank: Why do people drive on the left in ……(43)…… and on the right in other countries ? The reason for this goes back to the days when people traveled by horse. Most people are ……(44) ……, and thus the left is the natural side to drive on if you are on horseback and need right hand to …… (45)…… the sword in case of trouble. So why didn’t the rest of the world do the same ? Because of Napoleon Bonaparte. He insisted that his armies travel on the right, and as he ……(46)…… through Europe, he imposed this rule wherever he went. The question suggests that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in the world, ……(47)…… are about 50 that drive on the left, including Japan. However, most of them are former British colonies. 43. A. France B. English C. American D. Britain 44. A. left-handed B. right-handed C. sensible D. trusted 45. A. slash B. thrust C. ride D. hold 46. A. conquered B. visited C. decreed D. dated back to 47. A. they B. those C. there D. here VI. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 48. Although taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert. 49. She worked too hard that she became ill. 50. It was such good book that I couldn’t put it down. 51 The man was injured in the accident was taken to the hospital. 52. She sings more beautifully than you are. VII Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they have the same meaning as the first ones. 1. I asked someone to draw the plan for the living room.  I had …................................................... 2. “Would you like to join a picnic?” She said to him.  She invited …..................................................... 3. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays. There used ….................................... 4. Lan has no difficulty in making friends.  Lan finds…......................................................................... 5. He prefers typing to writing by hand.  He’d ….................................................................................. 6. He left home six months ago.  It’s ….............................................................................................. 7. A train leaves for Hue at eight o’clock every morning. There is …..................................................... 8. Both of the chairs are uncomfortable. Neither of …........................................................................... 9. Nam and his brother are not old enough to drive a car  Neither Nam.................................................. 10. This is the best essay I have ever written.  Never …………………........................…………………. 11. We haven’t talked to each other for 2 weeks It’s ................................................................................ 12. He hasn’t visited Singapore before This is...........................................................................................

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