MIDTERM TEST 1

Time allowed: 60 minutes

PART 1: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER. (50pts/50)

1. I’d like to get back the book ______ I lent you two weeks ago.
A. Ø b. ,which c. ,that d. a&c
2. The Panda is in danger ______ dying ______.
A. Off/of b. for/off c. of/out d. at/off
3. All of the tickets of ______Barcelona Cup have been sold ______.
A. The/away b. Ø/off c. the/out d. at/off
4. Yumiko would rather that we (not leave) ______now, but we must go to work.
A. Did not leave b. had not leave c. will not leave d. don’t leave
5. The underlined part in the sentence ‘Being a teacher is not easy’ is a
______functioning as a/an ______.
A. Present participle/subject c. gerund/subject
B. present participle/verb d. gerund/verb
6. As he was getting ______ the bus, it started suddendly and he fell backwards on to
the road.
A. in b. onto c. into d. up
7. It’s time the children (be) ______in bed. It’s long after their bedtime.
A. Is b. are c. was d. were
8. I wish you (tell) ______ me before, but you didn’t.
A. Told b. had told c. tell d. would
9. He carried ______ as if nothing happened.
A. Out b. through c. on d. in
10. Competition leads to ______ improvement of human race.
A. The b. an c. a d. Ø
11. I really can’t go now. I’ll go with you ______day.
A. Any other b. some other c. another d. all are correct
12. Your composition is much too short. Write______ page or two.
A. Any other b. some other c. the other d. another
13. Milk (drink) ______ must be pasteurized.
A. To drink b. drinking c. to be drinking d. drink
14. Children blurt ______ whatever they hear.
A. About b. around c. up d. out

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15. The government has cast ______ all projects.
A. By b. of c. aside d. out
16. Have the factory workers called ______ the strike?
A. On b. in c. off d. up
17. The teacher recommended (read) ______ the book before giving a presentation.
A. Reading b. read c. to read d. to be reading
18. New drivers have twice ______ accidents as experienced drivers.
A. a lot of b. as many c. a great deal d. as much
19. A. The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it?’
B. ‘No, it looks as if it ______ down.’
A. Will fall b. is going to fall c. fell d. falls
20. Two-third of my ______ from the Middle East.
A. Classmates is b. classmates are c. classmate is d. classmate are
21. It’s sometimes ______ when you have to ask people for money.
A. Embarrassed b. embarrassing c. embarrasses d. embarrass
22. Could you come ______ better ideas?
A. On with b. up with c. on in d. in with
23. We could not stand the woman (sit) ______ in front of me. She kept (talk) ______
so loud.
A. To sit/to talk b. sitting/talking c. to sit/talking d. sitting/to talk
24. The college does not grant degrees simply to ______ pays the cost of tuition; the
student must satisfy the academic requirements.
A. Whoever b. who c. whomever d. whatever
25. It is sometimes ______ when you have a rainy picnic.
A. Bored b. boring c. bores d. bore
26. The underlined part in ‘The environment was hurt by human greed, using up the
natural resources.’ is a ______, functioning as a/an ______.
A. Gerund phrase/apposition c. present participle/adjective
B. Gerund phrase/object d. a&b
27. Waiter! Come here, please. Could you see ______ in my soup?
A. a hair b. hair c. little hair d. b&c
28. The flat is empty. We haven’t got ______ yet.
A. Any furnitures b. any furniture c. no furnitures d. no furniture
29. It’s so ______. No matter how much I studied I can’t seem to remember this
vocabulary.

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A. Frustrated b. frustrating c. frustration d. frustratingly
30. Love and to be loved (be) ______ the greatest happiness in the world.
A. Are b. seem c. is d. seems
31. What ______ by Charles Dickens have you read, apart from ‘Oliver Twist’?
A. The other book b. other books c. another book d. the others
32. I saw a house on fire ______ day.
A. Another b. other c. the other d. the others
33. You will be seriously ill unless you (stop) ______.
A. Stop to smoke b. stop smoking c. stopped to smoke d. not stop smoking
34. Many people lost their homes in the earthquake. The government needs to
establish more shelters to care for those ______ have homes.
A. , who don’t b. who don’t c. , that don’t d. that never
35. I dreamed ______ Ann last night. We were dancing together at a party when she
suddenly hit me. Then I woke up.
A. About b. of c. at d. with
36. The underlined part in ‘That Sheila left earlt shows that she loves you.’ is a/n
______.
A. Noun clause b. noun phrase c. adverbial clause d. adjective clause
37. ‘University in the United States can be supported by either government budgets or
private foundation.’ is a ______ sentence.
A. Complex b. compound c. simple d. compound-complex
38. What my friend and I did was our secret.’ is a ______ sentence.
A. Complex b. compound c. simple d. compound-complex
39. The more you pull on the square knot, the tighter it gets.’ is a ______ sentence.
A. Complex b. compound c. simple d. compound-complex
40. ‘Daniel Boone was born in Pennsylvania but lived in several states and died in
Missouri.’ is a ______ sentence.
A. Complex b. compound c. simple with compound predicates
d. compound-complex
Questions 41-50: Identify the underlined word or phrase that would NOT be
correct.
41. Not any (A) wildlife on earth we shall (B) find if we don’t take (C) urgent steps to
protect (D) it.
42. Most (A) evergreen have needle-like (B) leaves, which require least (C) water
than regular (D)leaves.

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43. We’re always (A) amazing (B) by (C) John’s incredible (D) travel stories.
44. Enzymes enable the smallest virus (A) to enter cells (B) in order to (C) reproduce
themselves (D).
45. Smith (A) was an (B) unpopular mayor, so he had a few (C) friends in political
(D).
46. We (A) didn’t know one another (B) name until Maria (C) introduced us (D).
47. Dreams (A), like all other mental processes (B), is a product of the brain (C) and
its activity (D).
48. Snails produce a colorless (A) sticky discharge that forms (B) a protective carpet
under them (C) as their (D) travel along.
49. The penguin chicks (A) cannot go into the water (B) to get food until (C) they
have waterproof coats of feathers like their parents’ (D).
50. Three of every four migrating (A) water birds (B) in North America visits (C) the
Gulf of Mexico’s winter (D) wetlands.

PART 2: COMBINE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS IN THE

PARENTHESES. (40pts/20)
1. You are a good student. This makes your parents very happy. (which)
 You are a good student, which makes your parents very happy.
2. She feels very sorry. The damage has been done. (no matter how)
 . No matter how she feels very sorry, the damage has been done.
3. I haven’t seen him. He left for HCMC last week. (since)
 I haven’t seen him since He left for HCMC last week.
4. The firefighters are amazed at this. The fire spreads very quickly. (how)
 The firefighters are amazed how the fire spreads very quickly.
5. The book is very interesting. I can’t put it down. (such … that)
 It is such an interesting book that I can’t put it down.
6. The alarm was raised. The fire was discovered. (as soon as)
 The alarm was raised as soon as the fire was discovered.
7. Everyone got back safety. It was a great relief. (that)
 It was a great relief that everyone got back safety.
8. I attended three English classes. One class was vey interesting. (which)
 I attended three English classes one of which is very interesting.
9. You want to lose weight. You must have a good diet and do proper exercise. (if)

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  If you want to lose weight, you must have a good diet and do proper
exercise
10. I prefer to be a history teacher. I am studying in a business school in order to get a
job in industry. (although)
 I prefer to be a history teacher although I am studying in a business
school in order to get a job in industry.
11. Mozart composed for piano. He wrote for violin. (both … and)
 Mozart composed for both piano and violon
12. I try very hard. I can never catch up with him. (however hard)
 However hard I try, I can never catch up with him.
13. Her father pays her fees. She is here. (if)
 Her father pays her fees if she is here.
14. He returned to the place. He had had many childhood memories there. (where)
 He returned to the place where he had had many childhood memories
there.
15. Some doctors’ treatments are not very scientific. They can be successful. (whose)
 Some doctors, whose treatments are not very scientific, can be
successful.
16. No one has any further questions. The meeting will be adjourned. (if)
 If no one has any further questions, the meeting will be adjourned.
17. The picture needs cleaning. I put it in Helen’s room. (which)
 The picture which I put it in Helen’s room needs cleaning.
18. Please shut the gate. I don’t want the cows to get out to the field. (in order to)
 Please shut the gate in order to prevent the cows from getting out to
the field.
19. It was very late. They still waited for him at the bus stop. (even though)
 They still waited for him at the bus stop even though it was very late.
20. First Bob started dinner. Then he heard the news. (while + V-ing)
 While starting dinner, Bob heard the news.

PART 3: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE WORDS

GIVEN. (10pts/5)
1. ‘I’d like an ice-cream.’
- The boys sinsisted …on having an ice cream.
2. ‘Enough is enough. No one can tell me what to do.’

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- She could not stand …being told what to do
3. Your car is in very good condition though it is old.
- Considering … its age, your car is in very good condition
4. ‘Kneel and I’ll spare you.’
- The King ordered the prisoners …to kneel and he would spare them
5. ‘Please. I did not mean to hurt you.’
- He begged … her to forgive him