TEST FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. Listen to Jeremy booking tickets for a concert. Complete the information for the
tickets that he books. (1,25 points)
1. Date: …… February 2. Ticket price: £ …………………………
1. Number of tickets: …………. 4. Card number: ………………………….
5. Expiry date: …………………

Your answers:

1………….. 2………….. 3……….. 4……………………. 5……./…….

II. Listen to the dialogue between Anna and jack. Then choose the correct answer:
(1,25 points)
1. Jacks says that he knows:
A. nothing about phones B. everything about phones. C. a little about
phones.
2. One of the problems with Anna’s phone is that:
A. she can’t make phone calls. B. she can’t receive emails. C. she can’t send
emails.
3. Jack asks for:
A. a black coffee B. coffee with milk and sugar. C. coffee with milk.
4. What is jack going to do later?
A. have dinner and go to the gym.
B. go to the gym and then have dinner.
C. have dinner and watch TV.
5. What happens when Jack sees Libby’s email?
A. He finishes his coffee quickly.
B. He invites Anna to the cinema.
C. He leaves quickly.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your
answers in the space provided. (0,75 point)
1. A. coach B. care C. decide D. scared
2. A. realize B. reader C. season D. overseas
3. A. naked B. intended C. wretched D. ploughed
Your answers:
1. 2. 3.
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the
group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,5 point)
1. A. telephone B. directory C. computer D. appliance
2. A. affect B. affirm C. study D. collapse
Your answers:
1. 2.

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer(s) to complete each of the following sentences. Write
your answers in the space provided. There are some questions which has more than
ONE correct answer.( 6,25 points)
1. Wave energy is a source of ____________energy.
A. environment friendly B. environmental friendly
C. environmentally friendly D. environmentally friendliness
2. Do you want to know how you can healthy?
A. make B. have C. stay D. create
3. Linh often uses her headphones when listening to music___her parents don’t like loud
noise.
A. so B. but C. because D. and
4. ____, many teenagers say they don’t like football-one of the world’s most popular
games.
A. Surprise B. Surprising C. Surprisingly D. Surprised
5. You should pay more ……………in class.
A. part B. care C. notice D. attention
6. My mother worries who will _________ our house when we are away for our
holidays.
A. see B. take after C. take care of D. look at
7. Wearing a band over the wrist allows players ________ safely.
A. playing B. to play C. play D. plays
8. In my opinion, nuclear power is not only expensive but also ____ to our
environment.
A. danger B. dangerous C. risk D. disaster
9. It’s rude to ________ poorer people.
A. look up to B. look after C. look down on D. look for
10. ________ tired, I went to bed early last night.
A. Felt B. Feeling C. To feel D. Feel
11. She needs ________ how many books there are on the shelf.
A. know B. knowing C. to know D. are knowing
12. ________ is the hottest planet in the solar system.
A. Mercury B. Venus C. Mars D. Uranus
13. Liz liked ________ the dolphin and the color of the cap.
A. either B. neither C. both D. none
14. Several governments try to ____________ the use of fossil fuels.
A. reduce B. increase C. waste D. save
15. She didn’t play volleyball last week and we ________.
A. did, too B. aren’t, either C. don’t, either D. didn’t, either
16. I’m going to a wedding on Sunday. ________ is getting married.
A. A friend of me B. A friend of I C. One my friend D. A friend of mine
17. ________ the way to school, I can see a “No parking” sign.
A. On B. In C. At D. By
18. John: “Hello. Can I speak to Trang, please?” - Trang: “________”
A. Speaking. Who’s that? B. What’s the matter with you?
C. Hello, John. How are you? D. How do you do?
19. Do you like those ………… hats?
A. lovely little paper red B. lovely little red paper
C. paper lovely little red D. little lovely red paper
20. The younger you are, ________ it is to learn.
A. easier B. the easier C. easily D. the easily
21. Remember to ____________ the lights before going to bed.
A. turn B. turn off C. turn on D. stop
23. Lan lives with her grandparents but she does her ________ cooking and washing.
A. own B. private C. proper D. personal
24. __________ source of energy is the source that can’t be replaced after use.
A. Renewable B. Natural C. Effective D. Non-renewable

25. David: “________________” Mary: “Thank you. Goodbye”

A. Nice to meet you, Mary B. How do you do?
C. Have a good trip, Mary D. May I introduce myself. My name’s David
Wilson
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6.. 7. 8 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21 22. 23. 24. 25.

VI. Error identification:

There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answers in the
space provided. (1,25 points)

1. That flowers are really beautiful and they have wonderful smell.
 A B C D
2. 250 kilometers are a long distance for the boy to cycle.
A B C D
3. Frank has done his homework and then listened to music.
A B C D
4. I prefer to watch a live concert to listening to music on the radio.
A B C D
5. No matter how intelligence he is, he can’t solve this difficult problem.
A B C D
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION 4: READING
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage (2,5points)
“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) _____ in
the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2) Thomas Ian Nicholas. This
film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) book Connecticut Yankee.
Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports.
At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4)
earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. Helands in the past, in
the (5) of King Arthur.
Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by joss
Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) because
he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7) to make
rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8)
_____. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends
Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (9)________ this
time he wins the game.
The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a
great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and (10)_______.
It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
1. A. author B. name C. character D. actress
2. A. played B. did C. made D. created
3. A. classify B. class C. classic D. classical
4. A. terrify B. terrible C. terrifying D. terribled
5. A. period B. decade C. moment D. time
6. A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. amazes
7. A. what B. whatever C. how D. which
8. A. confident B. confidence C. confide D. confided
 9. A. although B. but C. despite D. even
10. A. excite B. excited C. excites D. exciting
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8 9. 10.

VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. (1,25
points)
Our school has an organic garden. We learn about growing vegetables and
looking after them in our food science lessons. In the holidays, we can volunteer to work
in the garden. My family live in a flat so it’s great for me to have a garden at school.
Volunteers can take some vegetables home too, so my parents are very happy that I like
working there.
My aunt and uncle live on a farm in the Red River Delta. It isn’t very big but they
have hens, pigs, and cows. We always go to stay with them in summer. It’s a beautiful
place and the food is amazing. All the vegetables are so fresh and, because the farm is
organic, we know they are healthy, too.
We live in Ha Noi and my parents buy food at The Viet Fresh Farm Shop near our
flat. It is very famous in our city and all the food they sell is from animals that live on
the farm or vegetables that they grow. They organize a food festival once a year and we
always go to eat the free food and watch cookery demonstrations. They are really
interesting and you can learn a lot about cooking.
1. The students at the school ____________.
A. have to work in the school garden
B. get some free food for working in the garden
C. have food science lessons during the holidays
D. use the vegetables from the garden in cookery lessons
2. The student who wrote about the school garden __________.
A. works there with her parents B. also helps in her parents’ garden
C. would like to work there in summer but she can’t D. doesn’t have a garden at home
3. We know that the student who writes about the farm of her aunt and uncle certainly .
A. goes there every year B. helps on the farm
C. likes eating meat from the farm D. eats only healthy food
4. The Viet Fresh Farm Shop ____________.
A. is the best farm shop in Ha Noi B. is famous all over Viet Nam
C. sells only vegetarian food D. only sells food from their farm
5. If you go to The Viet Fresh Farm food festival, you ____________.
A. have to pay for the food B. can watch how to cook different dishes
C. see animals from the farm D. have to take food to sell
 Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

XI. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (2,5 points)
Tourism was not always as important as it is today. In the past, (1) ________
wealthy people could travel on vacations to other countries. But more people travel
today (2) _______in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of
the world. People now have more money for travel. Special airplane fares for tourists
make travel (3) _______ expensive and (4) _______ attractive than ever before. One
person does not travel for the (5) _______reason as another. But most people enjoy
seeing countries that are different (6) _______ their own. They also like to meet new
people and (7) _______ new foods.
Tourism causes many (8) _______ in a country and in people's (9) _______.
People build new hotels, restaurants and train men, women as tour (10) _______ to show
tourists interesting places. There are new night clubs and other attraction for visitors to
entertain. International tourism is really a big business.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8 9. 10.

SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Rewrite the following sentences in the way that their original meanings do not
change.
(1,25 points)
1. He spent half an hour driving to work yesterday.

→ It ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. My brother is a more skillful badminton player than I am.

→ My brother ……………………………………………………………………………….
3. Why is not this TV working?

→ What ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We didn’t go to school yesterday because of the heavy rain.

→ Because it ………………………………………………………………………………
5. How far is it from your school to Hung Vuong English Centre?

→ What ………………………………………………………………………………………

XI. Complete the sentences using the words given. Make all the changes and additions
if necessary. (1,25 points)
1. Save/energy/one/best/way/conserve/natural/resources.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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2. There/many/thing/do/home/help/family/more/energy/efficient.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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3. there/ be/ good movies/ on/ the Megastar Theater/ now/?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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4. People/ do/ everything/ without/ help/ modern/ equipment/ year/ ago.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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5. It/ good/ donate/ blood/ because/ you/ can/ save people/ lives.
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