Test 1

1. My mother and I are trying to __________sweet food and soft drinks.

A. hand out                        B. carry out                 C. cut down on                        D. look round

• A

• B

• C

• D

2. The custom of sending a greeting in a card had become a __________ tradition.

A. deeply-rooted         B. deeply-root             C. deep-root                                        D. deep-rooted

• A

• B

• C

• D

3. Mary: Thank you for showing us the Temple of Literature. - Lan: __________

A. That’s a good idea.            B. Did you go there?     C. You are welcome.            D. Will you go?

• A

• B

• C

• D

4. It took the children all afternoon to ______ a tent in the backyard for their camping trip.

A. put up                     B. set up                      C. give up                                           D. bring up

• A

• B

• C

• D

5. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. ______ the food is, _______he likes it.

       A. The hotter/ the more and more                 B. The hotter/the more

       C. The more and more hot/ the more            D. The hottest/ the most

• A

• B

• C

• D

6. Tom can't go to school today because he _________ just _________ his leg.

A. was - breaking        B. will - break                         C. has - broken            D. have – broken

• A

• B

• C

• D

7. Christine _________ at that company since she was graduated from university.

A. has worked                         B. was working           C. worked                   D. is working

• A

• B

• C

• D

8. Tina and Chris _________ together as a couple for over five years.

A. have been               B. are                          C. will be                    D. were

• A

• B

• C

• D

11. If you don't charge the battery, your device _________ function properly.

A. mustn't                   B. can't                        C. shouldn't                 D. needn't

• A

• B

• C

• D

9. The students _________ at the library when the fire alarm suddenly went off.

A. have studied           B. were studying         C. studied                    D. would study

• A

• B

• C

• D