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15-MINUTE TEST 1 (UNITS 1-2)
Duration: 15 minutes
LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. achievement B. charter C. architecture D. exchange
2. A. pollute B. propose C. promote D. globalise
3. A. wastes B. advantages C. nurses D. buses
4. A. sense B. infection C. energy D. bacteria
LANGUAGE - GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 2015. Since then, I (not have) _____ any chance to
return to my home town.
2. It has been a long time since I last (visit) _____ the doctor.
3. I (take) ________ my mom by surprise last week by cleaning the house without her request.
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. The government ______ changes to the voting system recently.
A. proposes B. was proposing C. proposed D. has proposed
2. Feel free to come in. Children under 12 ______ pay for the tickets to the museum.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. can’t D. shouldn’t
3. As young children, we ______ consider older people’s ideas because of their valuable
experiences.
A. needn’t B. must C. need D. mustn’t
READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
According to a recent research, for the first time in human history, today, a full five generations are
at the job market. The age (1) ______ has started an in-depth discussion about the impacts of
generational diferences on the way we work. While Baby Boomers may look forward to face-to-face
meetings, workers from Generation Z prefer virtual platforms to traditional meeting rooms. And
someone needs to (2) ______ themselves or the whole business would collapse.
In fact, recently, many studies on generational diferences in beliefs and (3) ______ between workers
of various age groups are small. A questionnaire responded by 2000 workers from 25 to 70
conducted in 2019 (4) ______ that there is even a more impressive variety of views and preferences
within one specific age group. (5) ______ what really matters are not the distinctive generations’
characteristics but people’s opinions that there are diferences. These opinions limit the way people
cooperate with and understand each other.
1. A. diversity B. diversify C. diverse D. diversified
2. A. adapt B. shape C. match D. create
3. A. benefits B. points C. values D. costs
4. A. was revealing B. is revealing C. revealed D. has revealed
5. A. For that reason B. Moreover C. However D. In addition to
WRITING
Reorder the words and phrases to make complete sentences.
1. to /suburbs. / More/ large / urban / the/ moved /cities/ the/ of/ people/ away /from /centre/
________________________________________________________________________
2. 90th birthday,/energy. /of/ My grandpa /has /he’s/ had /just /still/ full / but /his/
________________________________________________________________________
3. their /have to /bedroom./ out of/ reduce /move/ the/ To/ we/ our kids’ /television / screen time,/
________________________________________________________________________
4. will /that /of /take /new /the /It /been/ installation /system/ several /announced /the /days. / has/
________________________________________________________________________
5. has/ conditions /health /marvelously./ transformed /Her/
________________________________________________________________________
ANSWER KEY
LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. achievement B. charter C. architecture D. exchange
2. A. pollute B. propose C. promote D. globalise
3. A. wastes B. advantages C. nurses D. buses
4. A. sense B. infection C. energy D. bacteria
LANGUAGE - GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 2015. Since then, I (not have) haven’t had/have not had
any chance to return to my home town.
2. It has been a long time since I last (visit) visited the doctor.
3. I (take) took my mom by surprise last week by cleaning the house without her request.
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. The government ______ changes to the voting system recently.
A. proposes B. was proposing C. proposed D. has proposed
2. Feel free to come in. Children under 12 ______ pay for the tickets to the museum.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. can’t D. shouldn’t
3. As young children, we ______ consider older people’s ideas because of their valuable
experiences.
A. needn’t B. must C. need D. mustn’t
READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
According to a recent research, for the first time in human history, today, a full five generations are
at the job market. The age (1) ______ has started an in-depth discussion about the impacts of
generational diferences on the way we work. While Baby Boomers may look forward to face-to-face
meetings, workers from Generation Z prefer virtual platforms to traditional meeting rooms. And
someone needs to (2) ______ themselves or the whole business would collapse.
In fact, recently, many studies on generational diferences in beliefs and (3) ______ between workers
of various age groups are small. A questionnaire responded by 2000 workers from 25 to 70
conducted in 2019 (4) ______ that there is even a more impressive variety of views and preferences
within one specific age group. (5) ______ what really matters are not the distinctive generations’
characteristics but people’s opinions that there are diferences. These opinions limit the way people
cooperate with and understand each other.
1. A. diversity B. diversify C. diverse D. diversified
2. A. adapt B. shape C. match D. create
3. A. benefits B. points C. values D. costs
4. A. was revealing B. is revealing C. revealed D. has revealed
5. A. For that reason B. Moreover C. However D. In addition to
WRITING
Reorder the words and phrases to make complete sentences.
1. to /suburbs. / More/ large / urban / the/ moved /cities/ the/ of/ people/ away /from /centre/
More people moved away from the urban centre of large cities to the suburbs.
2. 90th birthday,/energy. /of/ My grandpa /has /he’s/ had /just /still/ full / but /his/
My grandpa has just had his 90th birthday, but he’s still full of energy.
3. their /have to /bedroom./ out of/ reduce /move/ the/ To/ we/ our kids’ /television / screen time,/
To reduce our kids’ screen time, we have to move the television out of their bedroom.
4. will /that /of /take /new /the /It /been/ installation /system/ several /announced /the /days. / has/
It has been announced that the installation of the new system will take several days.
5. has/ conditions /health /marvelously./ transformed /Her/
Her health conditions has transformed marvelously.
