Progress test 1

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1 A. this B. mother C. thin D. father
2. A. plays B. cleans C. listens D. works
3 A. hat B. cat C. bad D. take
4 A. nose B. horse C. go D. post
5 A. read B. clean C. tea D. great
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
6.Which is _________ of the two girls ?
A. tallest B. the tallest C. taller D. the taller
7.Would you like _________ that for you?
A. me doing B. that I do C. me do D. me to do
8.We usually write to each other _________ .
A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every D. none is correct
is correct week
9.TV programme “Daddy, where are we going?” is not only interesting _______ it also
teaches children a lot of thing about family and friendship.
A. and B. but C. because D. so
because D. so
10.Do you think we’ll find a solution _________ the problem?
A. to B. for C. of D. about
11.She _________ to the radio in the morning.
A. hears B. watches C. listens D. sees
12._________ do you work? - I work at a school.
A. What B. Where C. When D. How
13.The opposite of “weak” is _________ .
A. thin B. small C. strong D. heavy
14_________ honest man!
A. What a B. How C. What an D. How much
15.Would you like _________ that for you?
A. me doing B. that I do C. me do D. me to do
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
16.Lan’s brother is a _________________ . He plays it very well. (piano)
17.Where is the _________________ post office from here? (near)
18.She often feels _________________when she gets bad marks. (happy)

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19.I don't like _________________ days. (rain)
20.There is a very _________________ movie on at the Fansland cinema (interest)
21.You will be _________________ after your summer holiday (healthy)

22.What is the _____________ sport in your country? (popular)

23.I’d like a nice _________________ orange. (juice)
24.Your house is _________________ from our school than mine. (far)

25.Lan is good at English. She can speak English _________________. (fluent)

Read the passage and choose the correct word A, B, C or D to complete it.
The bicycle is a cheap and clean way 26………. travel. The first bicycle was made
27………. one hundred and fifty years ago. First, bicycles were 28………. expensive. Only
rich people could buy one. These 29 ………. bicycles looked very different from 30
………. we have today. Later, when bicycles became cheaper, 31………. people bought
ones. People started riding bicycles to work and in their 32 ………. . Today, people use cars
more than bicycles; cars are 33 ………. faster and you don’t get wet when it 34……….! But
some people still prefer to cycle to work. They say that there are too many cars in town
centers and you can't find 35 ………. to park!

26 A.for B.to C.in D.at

27 A.about B.in C.to D.for
28 A.many B.much C.very D. none is correct
29 A.late B.early C.ear D.at the present
30 A.one B.the ones C.others D.another
31 A.more B.the C. few D.many
32 A.work place B.free time C. time D.year
33 A.much B.the best C.better D. none is correct
34 A.is hot B.rains C.is raining D.is cold
35 A.every where B. there to there C.anywhere D. nowhere
Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same
36. Antarctica is colder than any other place in the world
Antarctica is ___________________________________
37.Doing exercises every morning is good for you.
It ____________________________________________
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38. Lan likes playing tennis the most.
Tennis _______________________________________
39. My brother plays the guitar very well.
My brother is __________________________________
40. Nick has never been to Da Nang before.
This is _______________________________________

Make sentences using the words and phrases given

41.Discovery Channel/ make/ funny education/ children/ over/ world.
______________________________________________________________

42.Although/ Peter/ like/ sports/ much/ he/ not have/ time/ play/ watch/ them.
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43.summer/ we/ swimming/ my friends/ weekend/ winter/ we/ often/ ice skating.
______________________________________________________________

44.Mai/ her brother/ learn/ English/ four years.

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45.That boy/ the/ intelligent/ our class.

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