TEST 20 (HOMEWORK)

PART 1 PRONUNCIATION (5 questions)

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the
following questions.
1. A. cottage B. career C. relative D. afterward
2. A. encourage B. marriage C. cottage D. foreign
3. A. lyrics B. housewife C. single D. importance
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in the
following questions.
4. A. method B. content C. divorce D. childhood
5. A. marriage B. official C. relative D. afterward

PART 2 USE OF ENGLISH (14 questions)

Choose the best option to complete the following questions.
6. He often makes a note of new interesting words that he ______________ when using social
media.
A. come across B. comes across C. look up D. looks up
7. She wants to stay ______________ all her life although her parents have always wanted her to
get married soon.
A. single B. divorce C. breadwinner D. housewife
8. When they were younger, they used to ______________ some cakes every evening.
A. bake B. baked C. cook D. cooked
9. Back then, men ______________ make all decisions for the families.
A. use to B. made C. would D. most
10. A: ______________
B: That’s a clay pot I made when I was little.
A. What do you use? B. When did you use the pots?
C. Where did you live when you were little? D. What’s this photo?
11. ______________, not many people cared about learning foreign languages.
A. Nowadays B. These days C. Now D. Back then
12. My father used to work at a ______________ that made clay pots.
A. tuk-tuk B. pottery place C. markets D. stalls
13. Kenny’s sister watches English movies ______________ her listening skills.
A. to improve B. improving C. improve D. improves
14. Learning some practical skills will be useful for your future ______________.
A. content B. marriage C. career D. family
15. A: Why do you think English is useful?
B: ______________
A. Thanks to English, you have to take a lot of tests.
B. Thanks to English, life would be more difficult.
C. Thanks to English, you used to speak a lot.
D. Thanks to English, you can see a lot of content on the internet.
Choose the best option to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in the following questions.
16. Studying a popular foreign language creates lots of job opportunities.
A. marriage B. methods C. contents D. chances
17. Josh grew up in a generation when everything had its place.
A. era B. relation C. family D. society
Choose the best option to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in the following questions.
18. My relatives left Vietnam to live in an overseas country.
A. foreign B. home C. international D. worldwide
19. Some phrasal verbs are separable, but some are not.
A. independent B. isolated C. indivisible D. removable

PART 3 WORD FORMATION (5 questions)

Write the correct form of the given words.
20. English will help you when you travel abroad because people speak it Worldwide
. (WORLD)
21. I think that an Essential thing in learning English is pronunciation. (ESSENCE)
22. English has long been Internationally popular in business and trading. (NATION)
23. People used to believe that there was a Relationship between humans and gods. (RELATE)
24. Last week, Mrs. Trần shared some Memories with us about life in the past. (MEMORIZE)

PART 4 ERROR RECOGNITION (3 questions)

Find the underlined part that needs correction in the following questions.
25. When I was a little girl, I would went to bed at around 9 p.m.
A. When B. would went => would go C. at D. p.m.
26. Did you used to listen to the radio with your family after dinner?
A. Did B. used => use C. radio D. after
27. Because he worked so hard, he overcome all the difficulties last year.
A. Because B. hard C. overcome => overcame D. last

PART 5 WRITING (8 questions)

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.
28. You can find out the meaning of new words in a dictionary. (LOOK)
→ You can look up the meaning of new words in a dictionary.
29. When I was young, I would sketch the countryside with my sister. (USED)
→ When I was young, I used to sketch the countryside with my sister.
30. It is very important for you to practice English every day if you want to be good at it.
(ESSENTIAL)
→ If you want to be good at English, it is essential to practice it every day.
31. Tania is getting really good at English because of all the English songs she listens to in her free
time. (SINCE)
→ Tania is getting really good at English since she listens to all the English songs in her free time.

Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences.

32. Back then, / people / live / extended families /and / have / lot / children.
→ Back then, people lived in extended families and had a lot of children.
33. You / can / English / communicate / people / when / be / travel / overseas.
→ You can use English to communicate with people when you travel overseas
Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.
34. sequence/use/words/can/./order of/to/show/our/We/the importance or/ideas
→ We can use sequence words to show the importance or the order of our ideas.

35. cousins,/grandparents'/has/play/many/they/lots
of/Tom/games/his/./used/house/traditional/at/to/and
→ Tom has many cousins, and they used to play lots of traditional games at his grandparents' house

PART 6 READING (5 questions)

Read an email from Eric to a friend, Juan. Choose the best word or phrase for each space. (5
questions)
Hi Juan,
How are you? Last week, my parents took me to a place (36)___________ is called Green Town.
They haven't finished building it yet, but the idea is amazing. They say that the town will make
all its own energy from green sources and will not release any carbon. Sensors will control the
(37)___________ of the whole town.
It will be the size of a small town and it's covered by a plastic dome, like the top half of a ball.
The plastic is special. In winter, it will keep heat in and in summer it will keep heat out.
The town (38)___________ me of one of those toys which you can turn upside down and then,
when you turn it back, it snows inside!
We went into one of the houses and it was cool – I mean, really nice! It wasn't big, but it was
very (39)___________, with thick curtains and carpets and comfortable furniture in every room.
In the kitchen, there were cool appliances which were all connected to the internet.
I wish we (40)___________ a town like that in this area now!
More soon!
Eric
(36) A. which B. who C. whose D. whom
(37) A. apartment B. environment C. entertainment D. equipment
(38) A. repaired B. remembered C. recycled D. reminded
(39) A. messy B. cozy C. clunky D. ugly
(40) A. had B. have had C. would have D. have

PART 7 LISTENING (5 questions)

Listen to a conversation between two friends. Choose the best answer for each question. (5
questions)
41. What does the boy's apartment have?
A. Modern furniture B. A balcony C. Air conditioners D. Modern appliances
42. What would he like to have in his bedroom?
A. A bunk bed B. A desk C. A flat-screen TV D. More plants
43. Where would the boy like to live?
A. In a house near a wood B. In a cozy, comfortable apartment
C. In a place with a big garden D. Anywhere in a nice neighborhood
44. How does the boy think the council could improve the town?
A. By providing more buses B. By providing more cycle lanes
C. By improving the green spaces D. By installing more cameras
45. Where does the girl live?
A. Near the boy's apartment B. In the same neighborhood as the boy
C. In a different part of the city to the boy D. It is not clear from the conversation
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