WRITTEN TEST 1
Time: 45 minutes

Part 1. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern. (10 pts)

Ex: A. climate B. comprise C. casual D. cotton

1. A. occasion B. religion C. federation D. collection
2. A. economic B. encourage C. embroider D. experience
3. A. puppet B. unique C. tunic D. notice
4. A. objection B. opinion C. official D. optional
5. A. compulsory B. convenient C. correspond D. communicate

Part 2. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the sentences. (20 pts)
1. Lan (write) ....................... to her pen pal for three years, and they first (meet) .......................each other last week.
2. Jeans (make) .......................about two hundred years ago, and now they (sell) .......................in every corner of the world.
3. I wish that I (know) .......................how to mend this shirt.
4. Trung used (write) ....................... to his friends but now he (communicate) .......................with them through the Internet.
5. A new cloth shop just (open) .......................near my aunt’s house.
6. Her brother (talk) .......................to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They (not contact) .......................to each other for a long time.

Part 3. Fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to finish the passage. (20 pts)
Jeans have their long story of development. In the 1950s, two people helped (1) .......................jeans popular with teenagers: Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, and James Dean, a famous movie star. Elvis (2) .......................tight jeans.
Most parents didn’t like Elvis or his music. But teenagers loved (3) .......................and started to dress like him. In Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean wore jeans. He (4) .......................a hero to many young people. During the 1960s, rock and roll became even (5) .......................popular. Yong people had more freedom. Their clothes showed (6) .......................independence. Some people decorated their jeans (7) .......................colorful patches and flowers.
In the seventies and eighties, jeans became very expensive. In (8) .......................to the regular brands like Levi’s and Lee, famous designers like Calvin Klein and Pierre Cardin (9) .......................making “designer jeans”. They were very stylish and very expensive. Jeans are (10) .......................popular that Levi’s has sold over twenty billion pairs. Almost anywhere in the world you know what young people want to wear: jeans!

Part 4. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find and correct it. (20 pts)
Ex: My brother are going to study in New York next month.
A B C D
Answer: B: is going
1. I haven’t seen my grandparents since a quarter of a year.
A B C D
2. A new shop was opening on Main Street last week.
A B C D
3. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition.
A B C D
4. My family used to be having dinner at 7 o’clock in the evening.
A B C D
5. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend.
A B C D

Part 5. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning. (10 pts)
1. It’s a pity your friend isn’t at this party.
I wish .........................................................................................................................................................
2. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
Minh hasn’t ................................................................................................................................................
3. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
They used ...................................................................................................................................................
4. The teenagers aren’t buying that model these days.
That model ..................................................................................................................................................
5. The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was two years ago.
It’s ...............................................................................................................................................................

Part 6. Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. (20pts)
1. sister/ wear/ new ao dai/ only twice/ since/ she/buy/it.
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2. we/ not used/ wear/ jeans/ when/ study/ primary school.
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3. Liz/ wish/ she/ be going/ Ha Noi/ parents/ next Sunday.
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4. lot/ new styles/ clothes/ design/ his shop/ every week.
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5. wear/ uniforms/ encourage/ students/ proud/ school.
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ANSWER KEY
Part 1:
C. federation
A. economic
B. unique
D. optional