English test 1

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
A. music B. menu C. should D. flute
A. food B. full C. too D. blue
A. shoe B. group C. wood D. pool
A. enthusiasm B. sugar C. put D. book

II. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. I’ll see you _______- Wednesday.
A. on B. in C. at D. between
2. Ba does the homework ________, nobody helps him.
A. hisself B. myself C. himself D. herself
3. The sun ______- in the east and sets in the west.
A. rise B. rises C. rising D. rose
4. Nga’s grandmother used _______- in Hue when she was young.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
5. Everyone likes (eat)__eating_______ice cream.
6. Do you prefer (read)___reading___books in your free time?
7. I hate (watch)___watching_____horror movies?
8. What does your sister love (do)____doing_____in her spare time?

III. Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are
true (T) or false (F).
Peter had a letter from his sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she
said she would come to England next month. If she comes, she will get a surprise.
Peter is now living in a beautiful new house in the country. The house was
completed five months ago. In his letter, he said that he wanted her to stay with his
family. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a
modern house. So it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern
house in the district.
1. Peter lives in Nigeria. F
2. His sister’s coming to England next month. T
3. Peter’s new house is in the city. F T
4. The house has many large rooms and a lovely garden. T
IV. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below.
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the
kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a festival at
the palace. Cinderella was left at home, feeling very sad. After a time a fairy
appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the festival, but she had to return
home by midnight. So she went to the festival in a beautiful dress. She danced with
the prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the
dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the
capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. The prince and
Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after.
1. Where did Cinderella’s sisters go one night?
Her sisters went to a festival at the palace.
2. Who appeared and helped Cinderella go to the festival?
After a time a fairy appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the festival.
3. Did Cinderella dance with the prince at the ball?
No, she danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran back home.
V. Complete the sentences with available words
1.Peter/ prefer/ play/ computer games/ in his free time.
_Peter prefers playing computer games in his free
time.______________________________________________
2. You/ hate/ do/ the washing? __Do you hate doing the washing?
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3. My father/ enjoy/ play/ sports/ and/ read/ books. _My father ẹnjoys playing
sports and reading books.
4. The teacher/ not mind/ help/ you/ with difficult exercises.
The teacher doesn’t mind helping you with difficult exercises.
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5. Jane/ not fancy/ read/ science books. Jane doesn’t fancy reading science books.
6. Which kind of juice/ you/ dislike/ drink/ the most? Which kind of juice do you
dislike drinking the most?
7. Ann/ fancy/ do /DIY/ in her free time.
Ann fancies doing DIY in her free time.
8. My father/ prefer/ not eat/ out.
My father doesn’t prefer eating out.
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9. Mr.Smith/ love/ go/ shopping/ at the weekend.
Mr.Smith loves going shopping at the weekend.
10. Everyone/ adore/ receive/ presents/ on their birthday.
Everyone adores receiving presents on their birthday.
VI. Complete the second sentence without changing the meaning of the first
sentence.
1. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
→ My father enjoys doing gardening at the weekend.
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2. She loves to collect glass bottles in her free time.
→ She enjoys collecting glass bottles in her free time.
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3. I enjoy playing soccer.
→I like playing soccer.
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4. Do you like seeing a water puppet show?
→ Do you enjoy seeing a water puppet show?
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5. Do you enjoy making models with your friends?
→ Do you like making models with your friends?
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