GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST

TASK 1
QUESTIONS 1-20: CIRCLE LETTER A, B C OR D TO INDICATE THE BEST OPTION IN
EACH SENTENCE BELOW.
1.There is no one in the house, __________?
A. isn’t there B. is there C. is anyone D. isn’t
2. The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to ______ to charity to help
those in need.
A. give away B. take off C. bring about D. come across
3. _________ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.
A. Most B. Most of C. Many D. The number of
4. She has just bought_________.
A. a Swiss beautiful brand-new watch B. a beautiful brand-new Swiss watch
C. a Swiss brand-new beautiful watch D. a brand-new beautiful Swiss watch
5. _______ men are often paid more than _________ women for the same job.
A. a/a B. the/the C. The/ x D. x/ x
6. Alexandre Yersin, _______ had quite a distinguished career in medicine, devoted his life to the poor
and sick people in Viet Nam.
A. who B. that C. whom D. what
7. It is recommended that he_________ a foreign language in his freshman year instead of waiting until
the following there.
A. taking B. take C. takes D. took
8. One of the men was lying on the ground after ________down by a piece of rock.
A. knocking B. being knocked C. knocking him D. was knocked
9. Nowadays, most students use________ calculators in their studies and examinations.
A. electrical B. electricity C. electric D. electronic
10. You ____ that book last year - it only came out two weeks ago.
A. shouldn’t have read C. mustn’t have read
B. needn’t have read D. can’t have read
11. Tom _______ things round the house, which is annoying.
A. always leaves B. is leaving C. has always left D. is always leaving

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12. The headmaster said the students had well performed in the test ________
A. yesterday B. last day C. the day before D. the previous
13. ________ imaginative stories about the origin of the game of chess.
A. Many of the B. Many C. There are many D. Of the many
14. Her parents are really strict. They rarely let her stay out late, ___________ ?
A. do they B. don’t they C. does she D. doesn’t she
15. Sorry I’m late. I have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A. might B. shouldn’t C. can D. will
16. _______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. With B. In C. At D. On
17. You should stop working too hard _______ you’ll get sick’
A. or else B. if C. in case D. whereas
18. Sandy _______ on her car all day long; I wonder if she ________ by this evening.
A. is going to work / has finished B. has been working / will have finished
C. had worked / has been finishing D. works / is going to finish
19. Despite the of scientific education, Jack invented the machine which
automatically transplants.
A. shortage B. lacks C. lessons D. class
20. The management promises _____________salary in next month.
A. to raise B. raising C. raises D. raised

TASK 2
QUESTIONS 21-30: FIND ONE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE AND CORRECT IT.
21. Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily.
A. for B. is C. which D. angrily  angry
22. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living on this relatively small planet.
A. humanity B. has C. living D. relatively
23. A lot of athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities are available in
Vietnamese high- schools, either public or private.
A. available in B. non- athletic C. either public or private D. A lot of
24. The Oxford English Dictionary is well known for including many different meanings
of words and to give real examples.
A. meanings B. to give  giving C. well known D. The
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25. Today’s students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative- looking these days.
A. Today’s B. also C. more formerly dressed formally dressed D. these
days
26. Most bothersome flies belong to the family Sarcophagidae and are popular known as flesh flies
because the larvae feed on flesh.
A. belong to B. popular known  popularly C. because D. feed on
27. Modern office buildings have false floors under which computer and phone wires can be lain.
A. office building B. false floor C. which D. can be lain  laid
28. The school officials are considering a comprehensive planning to alleviate the problem of
overcrowding in the dormitories.
A. are B. planning C. alleviate D. overcrowding 
overcrowd
29. There are such many planets in the universe that we cannot count them.
A. such B. in the C. cannot D. them  x
30. In a restaurant, if we want to call the waiter, we can raise our hand and wave it slight to signal that we
need assistance.
A. slight to signal  slightly B. if we C. assistance D. wave it

TASK 3
QUESTIONS 31 – 40: COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT ITS MEANING IS
STILL THE SAME, USING THE WORD GIVEN.
31. We have more important things to do at the moment. (FISH)
-> At the moment, we have another fish to fry
32. I need someone to take my place at the ceremony. (STAND)
-> I need someone to stand in for me at the ceremony
33. She stressed the importance of keeping the family together. (EMPHASIS)
-> She place an emphasis on the importance of keeping the family together
34. Your story is different from the facts. (WITH)
-> Your story does not tie in with the fact
35. There isn’t much that Peter doesn’t know about modern art. (GAPS)
-> There are gaps between Peter’s knowledge and modern art
36. Pauline isn’t one of the people who know the secret. (ON)
-> Pauline hasn’t been let in on the secret
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37. Charles and his brother are exactly alike. (LOOK AS)
-> Charles look as the same as his brother
38. Jeremy frequently invents ridiculous stories like that! (MAKE)
-> It is typical that Jeremy makes up ridiculous stories like that
39. I need a calculator to arrive at the total. (OUT)
-> I need a calculator to work out the total
40. A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity. (INVEST)
-> They invest a great deal of money on the field of solar-electricity

TASK 4
QUESTIONS 41 – 50: FIND 10 MISTAKES IN THIS PASSAGE AND CORRECT THEM
There are many activities you can do to help make (in making) your family reunion a success. For
instance, you can tell stories, have a family talent show, talk about family history, or event if  x
make a time capsule. Such activities are neither  not only fun, but they encourage everyone to
interact closely, and to get to know each other better. In result,  As a result, everyone will feel more
comfortable, especially if they haven’t seen each other for a long time. Varied the typed --> By
varying the types of activities, from sports to crafts to guessing games, you’ll ensure that everyone
can get involving. Being  xgiving everyone a choice of activities to do at any one time  anytime
can also help. While planning the activities, it is a good idea to send a questionnaire to everyone you
are inviting to see what they are interested in doing. Be sure to include a self-addressed, stamped
envelope. Unless,  Otherwise, you may not get as many responses that  as you would like. For
more family reunion activity  activities ideas, click to here.

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