TEST 5
TIME: 60 MINUTES
TOTAL: 100 POINTS

I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage. (20pts)
A. Mrs. Quyen (be) ……………… a short story writer. She (write) ………………several books of short stories, and she (win) ……………… several rewards for her books. A few years ago, she (receive) ……………… the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she (write) ……………… a detective story.

B. Linh (live) ……………… in Ha Noi, but her brother Minh (live) ……………… in Hai Phong. He (arrive) ……………… yesterday to visit her. She (love) ……………… her brother and is happy to be with him. Tomorrow she (take) ……………… hime to some interesting places in Ha Noi.

II. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided. (10 pts)
E.g: He not went camping with his friends last Sunday. Correction: didn’t go

1. If the weather will be fine tomorrow, we’ll go to the beach. ………………………..
2. I asked Lan whether was she free the following afternoon. ………………………..
3. We are flying to Paris, where the capital city of France. ………………………..
4. Trung wishes that he can have a chance to go to Singapore to
meet his pen pal. ………………………..
5. The children laughed happy when they played with the toys. ………………………..

III. Read the passage. Put a circle round the letter of the correct word or words to use in each blank. Number (0) is given as an example. (20pts)
Last Monday William Murphy (0) …………… a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked (1) …………… the wallet and found a ticket inside. He noticed the (2) …………… on the ticket and immediately (3) …………… that it was the winning ticket in a big competition. The prize (4) …………… 8 million dollars! Murphy (5) …………… the huge prize, however. He took the ticket back to (6) …………… owner, Laviqeur.
Yesterday, Laviqeur got the prize and at once (7) ……………Murphy a million dollars as a reward. (8) …………… a competition before, “he told reporters”. “Now I (9) …………… rich and I want (10) …………… honesty.”

0. A. sees B. has seen C. saw D. is seeing
1. A. up B. of C. off D. from
2. A. word B. number C. letter D. phrase
3. A. knows B. is knowing C. known D. knew
4. A. is B. are C. was D. were
5. A. not collect B. not collected C. did not collect D. no collected
6. A. its B. his C. her D. their
7. A. give B. gives C. given D. gave
8. A. I never have won B. I have never won C. I have won never D. Never I have won
9. A. become B. becomes C. became D. have become
10. A. reward B. to reward C. rewarding D. for rewarding

IV. Fill in each bland with a correct article (a, an, the, 0) (20pts)
1. If I met …………… alien, I’d talk to him.
2. I’d like …………… postcard which shows …………… glorious sunset.
3. They said that they were having …………… small party …………… next weekend.
4. It took us …………… hour and …………… half to clean …………… school yard.
5. There is …………… university and …………… two colleges in our city.
V. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (10pts)
1. The worldwide …………… situation got worse in 1990s. (ECONOMY)
2. There are many good programs on TV for …………… (TEEN)
3. They organized the festival to celebrate …………… from slavery. (FREE)
4. The car was so badly damaged in the accident that it was …………… (IDENTIFY)
5. English is …………… used in many parts of the world. (WIDE)

VI. Read the passage carefully. Use the suggested words to make questions, then answer them. (10pts)