ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST 01

Student’s name: Date of birth:

Date test: Teacher’s name:Jennies

I/Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

(0,1x60 pts)

1. She got her parents’ ______ to study abroad.

A. permission B. allowance C. assistance D. word
2. A sense of ______ makes a girl beautiful.
A. humor B. humorist C. humorless D. humorous
3.. What is your biggest ______?
A. weak B. weaken C. weakness D. weakly
4.. If you need anything, I am at your ______, madam.
A. serving B. service C. serviceman D. serviceable
5. A man who acts for a living is called an ______.
A. action B. actor C. actress D. acting
6. If you require any more ______ about the holiday, please telephone
us.
A. description B. information C. news D. fact
7.. These figures show a ______ in the number of unemployed people
in England and Wales.
A. reduce B. reduced C. reduction D. reducing
8. Is it really your ______ to be a professional footballer?
A. application B. profession C. ambition D. contract
9. “Do you think he’ll recover from the accident?”
“It doesn’t look good. I’d say the ______ are slim.”
 A. possibility B. chances C. opportunities D. likelihood
10. The Government’s present policy is seen as a ______ to local
democracy.
A. threat B. harm C. suppression D. sneer
11. It was not easy to understand her ______ to the situation.
A. feelings B. conduct C. outlook D. reaction
12. The _____ of the Titanic was caused by an iceberg.
A. plunge B. descent C. drowning D. sinking
13. His ______ of the safety regulations can’t be ignored any longer.
A. inattention B. unfamiliarity C. carelessness D. disregard
14. When an animal’s ______ is in danger, we should do everything we
can to protect it.
A. property B. habitat C. location D. possession
15. Although he is a well-paid ______ basketball player, he has never
actually scored a
basket for his team.
A. amateur B. champion C. savage D. professional
16. It was raining ______, so we couldn’t go out.
A. heavily B. silly C. strongly D. lazily
17. Last weekend, I stayed at home and ______ my homework. Nothing
special.
A. gave B. did C. earned D. wrote
18. If a defender ______ a foul within the five-meter area that prevents
a likely goal, the
attacking team awarded a penalty throw or shot.
A. interferes B. commits C. punches D. touches
 19. Her mother was a great support when she ______
into trouble last month.
A. took B. went C. got D. made
20. Oceans play an important ______ in our daily life.
A. role B. place C. definition D. model
21. The more goals the players ______, the more exciting the match
became.
A. marked B. made C. sprinted D. scored
22. Shannon doesn’t dye her hair; it’s ______ blonde.
A. physically B. naturally C. logically D. organically
23. Yesterday ______ weather conditions hit the south-west of England.
Gale-force caused a
lot of damage to property.
A. high B. freak C. tricky D. thick
24. Some swimming animals such as sharks move ______ of water
currents.
A. dependent B. dependently C. independently D. independent
25. The city has ______ of young consumers who are sensitive to
trends, and can, therefore,
help industries predict the potential risks and success of products.
A. a high rate B. a high proportion C. a high tendency D. a great level
26. He left the country _______ arrest if he returned.
A. in fear that B. with fear of C. under threat of D. with threat of
27. She ______ through the keyhole to see the present they were
wrapping.
A. peeped B. peered C. stared D. gazed
28. Eating healthily can______ the risks of diet-related diseases.
A. relieve B. reduce C. reform D. recover
29. The doctor advised my uncle to give ______ smoking to have better
health.
A. up B. out C. on D. in
30. I study English because I want to ______ to foreign people and
travel around the world.
A. tell B. understand C. say D. talk
31. Don’t forget to turn ______ the electricity when leaving the house.
A. on B. in C. at D. off
32. My son told me that he wanted to learn how to ______ table-tennis.
A. play B. do C. make D. try
33. Please ______ me to post that letter on the way we go home
tomorrow.
A. remark B. recount C. remind D. remember
34. Even when I got a part-time job, I still try not to ______ my study.
A. neglect B. lose C. omit D. miss
35. I’m saving all my pocket money ______ so I can buy a new CD
player.
A. on B. in C. off D. up
36. I couldn’t sell my own magazines, so I gave them ______.
A. away B. out C. up D. in
37. It is hot in the daytime, but the temperature ______ at night.
A. reduces B. rises C. drops D. slips
38. It’s about 2 days until her birthday, so she looks forward ______ her
birthday gifts.
A. receiving B. receive C. to receive D. to receiving
39. The teacher ______ out the papers and asked us to write our
expectation for this course.
A. gave B. handed C. took D. grew
40. Yesterday, when I went shopping with my boyfriend, we ______
into his ex-girlfriend.
A. went B. ran C. met D. passed
41. Most of the old part of the city was ______ by bombs during the
war.
A. smashed B. fell C. destroyed D. broken
42. Due to the unfavorable weather conditions, my flight was ______ by
2 hours.
A. delayed B. dismissed C. cancelled D. frozen
43. The judge ______ the pedestrian for the accident despite lack of
sound evidence.
A. accused B. charged C. blamed D. sued
44. They ______ the idea of celebrating the anniversary with a concert.
A. hit upon B. lashed off C. made over D. phased out
45. Sports drinks have ______ as consumers have become more health-
conscious.
A. caught on B. dived in C. piled up D. moved on
46. I find this novel very ______. The writer has a great writing style.
A. boring B. long C. interesting D. short
47. Don’t drink the milk; it tastes ______.
A. sour B. sweet C. badly D. smelly
48. He is a little bit ______ in his left ear, so speak louder please.
A. old B. blind C. dead D. deaf
49. You write your name on this side of the paper, and sign on the
______ side.
A. back B. opposite C. other D. under
50. I’m just a(n) ______ person with a normal life, but I’m still happy.
A. traditional B. common C. usual D. ordinary
51. She is really ______ to her best friends. She never talks behind their
back.
A. supportive B. respectful C. loyal D. close
52. You will have to redo the task because your work has been ______.
A. unsatisfactory B. unusual C. unpleasant D. unnecessary
53. High school students in Vietnam usually feel really ______ with the
amount of homework they have to do.
A. overwhelmed B. overpowered C. overdosed D. overbearing
54. The vase is definitely ______, but just a very good imitation.
A. genuine B. satisfying C. true D. authentic
55. Will university education make students more ______ about their
subjects?
A. knowledgeable B. academic C. mindful D. intelligent
56. He must be pretty lazy I've ______ seen him working in his garden
A. hardly ever B. ever C. usually D. ever since
57. The dentist asked her to open her mouth ______.
A. wide B. widely C. widening D. widenly
58. These people are living on ______ low incomes.
A. relatively B. mainly C. strongly D. weakly
59. She responded ______ to my difficult question, making me
impressed with her knowledge.
A. hastily B. nearly C. closely D. instantaneously
60. It is suspected the paintwork has been ______ scratched, but no
evidence of the culprit has been found
A. willingly B. accidentally C. deliberately D. explicitly
II/ Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the
original ones.(0,5x6pts)

1/You don’t have to ask for my permission to use the computer as I

gave it to you!(NEED) (n)
-> _______________________________________________________.
2. I used to love playing computer games very much, but I quit it now.
(INTEREST)
→_______________________________________________________
3. The minister admited that he was blamed for the disaster and
resigned.(RESPONSIBILITY)
-> _______________________________________________________
4. As more students require better services, the university decided to
build a new campus.
(DEMAND)
->_____________________________________________________
 5. My parents was very proud of my high result in a competition about
general knowledge.(PRIDE)
→ ______________________________________________________
6. I was offered a job in America but I turned it down. (OFFER)
→______________________________________________________
III/Rearrange the words to make complete sentences. (0,1x10)

1. Songs/ interesting/ Vietnamese/ folk

=>____________________________________________
2. A 30-year-old/tall/actor
=>_______________________________________________
3. new/ exercise / green/ T-shirts
=>_______________________________________________
4. These / boring / old / books
=>________________________________________________
5. A black / leather / coat
=>_______________________________________________
6. A pink / lovely / sweater
=>_________________________________________________
7.Our square / metal / table
=>__________________________________________________
8.A huge / concrete / old / building
=>__________________________________________________
9.Japanese / boring / ten / novels
=>__________________________________________________
10.Black / a / funny / mask
=>____________________________________________________