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Life stories + past simple tense vs past continuous tense

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When someone is ...................., he is very gifted and has natural ability to do something well.

a)

talented

b)

respectable

c)

dangerous

2.

What is the synonym of "famous"?

a)

well-being

b)

well-known

c)

popular

3.

This is something that has been obtained by hard work, ability and effort.

a)

Gift

b)

Money

c)

Achievement

4.

"Kindness and willing to give" means .......

a)

respect

b)

distinguish

c)

generosity

5.

If you are ................., it means you are very successful and admired by other people.

a)

respectable

b)

distinguished

c)

generous

6.

He is regared as a acceptable, proper and correct person, he is ................

a)

talented

b)

respectable

c)

well-known

7.

Alexander Yersin had quite a distinguished career in ............

a)

medical

b)

chemical

c)

medicine

8.

Steve Jobs is an .............. man ever.

a)

inspiration

b)

influence

c)

influencial

9.

Who won the US MasterCheft trophy in 2010?

a)

Christine Ha

b)

Bill Gates

c)

J.K Rowling

10.

Who is a writer?

a)

Steven Spielberg

b)

Larry Steward

c)

J.K.Rowling

11.

Choose the correct english word.

CHẨN ĐOÁN (BỆNH)

a)

diagnose

b)

anonymous

c)

explore

d)

humble beginnings

12.

Listen and choose the correct word.

/ˈtæl.ən.tɪd/

a)

talented

b)

anonymous

c)

respectable

d)

diagnose

13.

Choose the correct english word.

SỰ RỘNG LƯỢNG, TÍNH HÀO PHÓNG

a)

address

b)

achievement

c)

humble beginnings

d)

generosity

14.

Choose the correct answer.

/ˈhʌm.bəl bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋz/

a)

generosity

b)

humble beginnings

c)

achievement

d)

respectable

15.

Choose the correct answer.

THÀNH TÍCH, THÀNH TỰU

a)

capture

b)

course

c)

achievement

d)

training

16.

Choose the correct word.

/əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/

a)

annonymous

b)

anonymous

c)

anonimous

d)

anonymos

17.

Choose the correct word.

/rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/

a)

respectable

b)

rispectable

c)

resspectable

d)

respectible

18.

Choose the correct word.

/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/

a)

training

b)

achievement

c)

accommodation

d)

masterpiece

19.

Choose the correct english word.

CO TÀI NĂNG, CÓ NĂNG KHIẾU

a)

respectable

b)

figure

c)

talented

d)

humble beginnings

20.

Choose the correct english word.

KHỞI ĐẦU THẤP KÉM, HÈN MỌN

a)

generosity

b)

inhabitant

c)

humble beginnings

d)

figure

21.

Choose the correce english word.

CƯ DÂN

a)

inhabitant

b)

generosity

c)

talented

d)

humble beginnings

22.

Choose the correct english word.

ĐÁNG KÍNH, ĐÚNG ĐẮN

a)

achievement

b)

diagnose

c)

respectable

d)

figure

23.

Choose the correct english word.

THỜ CÚNG, TÔN THỜ

a)

worship

b)

capture

c)

respectable

d)

anonymous

24.

Choose the correct english word.

SỰ PHÁT SÁNG, TỎA NHIỆT, XẢ KHÍ

a)

emission

b)

talented

c)

anonymous

d)

humble eginnnings

25.

Her __________ to medicine was so great that she had little time for anything else.

a)

important

b)

dedication

c)

emphasis

d)

reputation

26.

Dr.Jane Luu _______ the huge telescope at the University of Hawaii while she ________ for any bodies beyond Neptune.

a)

was using - searched

b)

used - had searched

c)

used - was searching

d)

had used - searched

27.

Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

a)

diagnose

b)

achievement

c)

talented

d)

anonymous

28.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

a)

perseverance

b)

experience

c)

dedication

d)

influencial

29.

I first met her four years ago when we ______ at a middle school.

a)

had been studying

b)

are studying

c)

have been studying

d)

were studying

30.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

a)

waver

b)

reputation

c)

creativity

d)

character

31.

This school has an excellent _________ in the community.

a)

image

b)

reputation

c)

name

d)

opinion

32.

Doing things with ________ will give us true happiness. The more you give away, the happier we are.

a)

achievement

b)

generous

c)

respectable

d)

generosity

33.

When Jane Luu ______ as a graduate student at MIT, David Jewitt _______ there as a professor.

a)

enrolled - was working

b)

had enrolled - was working

c)

was enrolling - had worked

d)

enrolled - has worked

34.

Watching his video clips …………………..my creativity and innovation while his music inspires me to learn to play a musical instrument.

a)

encourage

b)

stimulates

c)

makes

d)

reminds

35.

It is absolutely amazing to watch this talented chef use the kitchen tools and …………..delicious dishes

a)

prepare

b)

perform

c)

display

d)

wash

36.

This doctor who had a successful career in medicine had ………….all his life to the poor and sick people.

a)

given

b)

lived

c)

brought

d)

devoted

37.

Hardship is something that has been …………………..by hard work, ability or effort.

a)

done

b)

taken

c)

obtained

d)

received

38.

After graduating from a famous university, my sister got a well …………….job in a non-governmental organization.

a)

promoted

b)

paid

c)

offered

d)

applied

39.

Farmers in this region take …………..of the available natural resources to grow crops successfully.

a)

benefit

b)

strength

c)

use

d)

advantage

40.

She is now working for a …………..organization that helps people with disabilities in the Northern region of the country.

a)

charity

b)

rescue

c)

donation

d)

charitable

41.

Hard-working and talented students should also be given greater opportunities to …………..their skills and strengths.

a)

develop

b)

create

c)

inspire

d)

stimulate

42.

The boy was …………….up in a poor family in a remote area. However, he has tried his best to overcome hardships.

a)

grown

b)

taught

c)

brought

d)

educated

43.

more important, powerful or easy to notice than other things

a)

dominant

b)

hardship

c)

perseverance

d)

successful

44.

something that you want to do or achieve

a)

ambition

b)

influential

c)

hardship

d)

stimulate

45.

a situation that is difficult or unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes,….

a)

hardship

b)

perseverance

c)

charity

d)

contribution

46.

the use of skill and imagination to produce something new or produce art

a)

creativity

b)

standard

c)

hardship

d)

ambition

47.

to give somebody the desire, confidence, enthusiasm to do something well

a)

simulate

b)

inspire

c)

participate

d)

defend

48.

a level of quality, especially one that people think is acceptable

a)

creativity

b)

ambition

c)

standard

d)

hardship

49.

unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice

a)

remarkable

b)

influential

c)

dominant

50.

to make something develop or become more active

a)

stimulate

b)

inspire

c)

defend

51.

having a lot of influence on somebody or something

a)

remarkable

b)

influential

c)

dominant

52.

Choose the word closet in meaning with "reputation"

a)

unimportance

b)

fame

c)

dislike

d)

quality

53.

He rose from relative ________ to worldwide recognition.

a)

obscurity

b)

fame

c)

success

d)

wealth

54.

Choose the word with an opposite meaning to "impoverished"

a)

poverty

b)

destitute

c)

bankrupt

d)

wealthy

55.

Choose the correct english word.

CHẨN ĐOÁN (BỆNH)

a)

diagnose

b)

anonymous

c)

explore

d)

humble beginnings

56.

Listen and choose the correct word.

/ˈtæl.ən.tɪd/

a)

talented

b)

anonymous

c)

respectable

d)

diagnose

57.

Choose the correct english word.

SỰ RỘNG LƯỢNG, TÍNH HÀO PHÓNG

a)

address

b)

achievement

c)

humble beginnings

d)

generosity

58.

Choose the correct english word.

NHÂN VẬT

a)

relic

b)

degree

c)

dome

d)

figure

59.

Choose the correct answer.

/ˈhʌm.bəl bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋz/

a)

generosity

b)

humble beginnings

c)

achievement

d)

respectable

60.

Choose the correct answer.

THÀNH TÍCH, THÀNH TỰU

a)

capture

b)

course

c)

achievement

d)

training

61.

Choose the correct word.

/əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/

a)

annonymous

b)

anonymous

c)

anonimous

d)

anonymos

62.

Choose the correct word.

/rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/

a)

respectable

b)

rispectable

c)

resspectable

d)

respectible

63.

Choose the correct word.

/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/

a)

training

b)

achievement

c)

accommodation

d)

masterpiece

64.

Choose the correct english word.

CO TÀI NĂNG, CÓ NĂNG KHIẾU

a)

respectable

b)

figure

c)

talented

d)

humble beginnings

65.

Choose the correct word.

/ˈfɪɡ.ər/

a)

degree

b)

relic

c)

figure

d)

dean

66.

Choose the correct english word.

KHỞI ĐẦU THẤP KÉM, HÈN MỌN

a)

generosity

b)

inhabitant

c)

humble beginnings

d)

figure

67.

Choose the correce english word.

CƯ DÂN

a)

inhabitant

b)

generosity

c)

talented

d)

humble beginnings

68.

Choose the correct english word.

ĐÁNG KÍNH, ĐÚNG ĐẮN

a)

achievement

b)

diagnose

c)

respectable

d)

figure

69.

Choose the correct english word.

THỜ CÚNG, TÔN THỜ

a)

worship

b)

capture

c)

respectable

d)

anonymous

70.

Choose the correct english word.

LƯU LẠI, GIAM GIỮ LẠI

a)

capture

b)

inhabitat

c)

figure

d)

humble beginnings

71.

Choose the correct answer.

MẶC DÙ TRẢI QUA NHIỀU XÉT NGHIỆM, CÁC BÁC SĨ KHÔNG THỂ CHẨN ĐOÁN TÌNH TRẠNG CỦA CÔ ẤY.

a)

She has an allergy to milk products, so she never drinks milk or eats yoghurt.

b)

Robots can do housework like cooking, cleaning the house, and doing the laundry.

c)

Every two years, there is an international piano competition for young panist.

d)

Despite undergoing several, tests, doctors were unable to diagnose her condition.

72.

Write the word.

/ˈdaɪ.əɡ.nəʊz/

(a)  

73.

Write the word.

/ˈfɪɡ.ər/

(a)  

74.

Choose the correct english word.

SỰ PHÁT SÁNG, TỎA NHIỆT, XẢ KHÍ

a)

emission

b)

talented

c)

anonymous

d)

humble eginnnings

75.

Achievement

a)

Thành tựu

b)

Sự nghiệp

76.

Anonymous

a)

Ẩn danh

b)

Tốt nghiệp

77.

Diagnose

a)

Chuẩn đoán

b)

Nắm bắt

78.

Distinguished

a)

Lỗi lạc

b)

Lỗi thời

79.

Figure

a)

Thành tựu

b)

Nhân vật

80.

Generosity

a)

Phóng khoáng

b)

Thư giãn

81.

Hospitality

a)

Sự thân thiện

b)

Sự chữa bệnh

82.

Preserverance

a)

Bảo thủ

b)

Bảo tồn

83.

Reputation

a)

Danh tiếng

b)

Gián đoạn

84.

Respectable

a)

Đúng đắn

b)

Hợp lí

85.

Waver

a)

Do dự

b)

Bồn chồn

86.

abandon

a)

Bỏ rơi

b)

Thích hợp

87.

Accuse of

a)

Buộc tội

b)

Thừa nhận

88.

Amputate = cut off

a)

Cắt ( bộ phận cơ thể )

b)

Cắt thành mảnh nhỏ

89.

Characteristics

a)

Thuộc tính, đặc điểm

b)

Nhân vật

90.

Charitable

a)

khoan dung, nhân hậu

b)

Từ thiện

91.

Determined

a)

Kiên định

b)

Thật thà

92.

Devote + to Ving

a)

Cống hiến

b)

chăm chỉ

93.

Humble

a)

Khiêm tốn

b)

Ích kỉ

94.

Indifferent

a)

Lạnh nhạt

b)

Không khác biệt

95.

Influential

a)

Có ảnh hưởng

b)

Sức mạnh

96.

Initiative

a)

Khởi đầu

b)

Mới mẻ

97.

Innovate

a)

Cải cách

b)

Tiến bộ

98.

Inspire = motivate

a)

Truyền cảm hứng

b)

Độc đáo

99.

Wit

a)

Hóm hỉnh

b)

Lạ lẫm

100.

Vivid

a)

Sống động

b)

Nhàm chán

101.

Stimulate

a)

Khuấy động

b)

tích tụ

102.

Starvation

a)

Sự nghèo đói

b)

Tình hình vệ sinh

103.

Respective

a)

Lần lượt

b)

Kính nể

104.

Disrepute

a)

Tai tiếng

b)

Không nổi tiếng

105.

Reputed

a)

Được cho là

b)

Có lẽ

106.

Prosperous

a)

Thịnh vượng

b)

Tiến bộ

107.

Prodigy

a)

Phi thường

b)

Tiến bộ

108.

Presentative

a)

Người đại diện

b)

Thuyết trình

109.

Patriotism

a)

Tinh thần yêu nước

b)

Tuần tra

110.

Vow to do

a)

Thề làm gì

b)

Quyết tâm

111.

Make/ earn money

a)

Kiếm tiền

b)

Kiếm sống

112.

Emerge from

a)

Xuất phát từ

b)

Thích thú

113.

Hand out

a)

Phân phát

b)

Tích trữ

114.

Pass away

a)

Qua đời

b)

Truyền lại

115.

Gossip about

a)

Bàn tán về

b)

Vui vẻ

116.

Have great impact on

a)

Ảnh hưởng

b)

Truyền cảm hứng

117.

We ____ to the hospital to visit Minh Quân when he ____ to say that he was fine.

a)

A. were driving - was calling

b)

B. drove - called

c)

C. were driving – called

d)

D. drove - was calling

118.

What ____ to class 12D10 on Saturday afternoon?

a)

A. happen       

b)

B. happened   

c)

C. was happening

d)

D. would happen

119.

Last night, Quyết Win ____ for his girlfriend for so long but she never ____ up.

a)

were waiting - were showing

b)

waited – was showing

c)

waited – showed        

d)

would wait - showed

120.

We ____ games in the class when Mrs.Tan ____.

a)

were playing - came

b)

have played – would have come

c)

had been playing – came        

d)

played – came

121.

Since Blackpink ____ that they ____ for the concert last Sunday, we ____ forward to the end of July.

(inform: thông báo)

a)

inform - are coming - will look

b)

would inform – would visit - would look

c)

informed – would come - were looking

d)

were informing - came - looked

122.

I ____ out last night with JungKook but at the last minute I ____ that I had a quiz this morning.

a)

would go - have realized

b)

went – realized

c)

had gone – would realize       

d)

was going to go – realized     

123.

She hasn't paid as much attention to her boyfriend Mbappé as she ____ since she ____ working.

a)

did - started

b)

was doing - was starting

c)

has done - would start

d)

does – starts

124.

Nguyên Germany ____ at a beautiful girl passing by when he ____ into a hole.

a)

was looking – fell

b)

was looking - was falling

c)

didn't look - has fallen

d)

won't look - fall

125.

Le Dung ____ the first 12D10 student who ____ the first prize in the English speaking contest

a)

is - was winning

b)

was - won

c)

was being - was winning

d)

would be - winning

126.

The first self-sufficient village in Britain ____ the Norman's idea. They were some strange invaders who ____ to change the country in a better way.

a)

was – hoped

b)

is - have hoped

c)

have been - were hoping

d)

was being - had hoped

127.

Who is ____ girl over there with The Phong?

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

x

128.

The boss needs an assistant with ____ good knowledge of modelling like Minh Phuong

a)

a

b)

an

c)

x

d)

the

129.

We are having ____ cold weather which is quite strange. Usually ____ weather in Hanoi is not this good.

(Strange: kỳ lạ)

a)

the – the

b)

a – the

c)

Ø - the

d)

the - a

130.

Could you please break up with ____ girlfriend, Phú Dragon? I don't think it is necessary to have all the four.

a)

a

b)

the

c)

some

d)

x

131.

 ____ Gordons is a very interesting family. They like to travel around ____ world.

a)

A-Ø

b)

A – a

c)

A – the

d)

The - the         

132.

To absorb more oil from spring rolls, we can use materials like ____ newspaper to wrap them after frying

a)

a

b)

an

c)

x

d)

the

133.

After a hard-working day, Quynh Mai went to ____ bed and had ____ most beautiful dream ever about her boyfriend.

a)

Ø - the

b)

the - the

c)

a – the

d)

 a – a

134.

I have visited ____ Portugal but I have never been to ____ Netherlands

a)

the – the

b)

Ø - the

c)

a – the

d)

a - a

135.

Every week, Pink Germany goes to ____ university to visit his best friend while he has never come to visit me since I went to ____ university.

a)

the - Ø

b)

the - the    

c)

Ø - Ø

d)

a - the

136.

He left on ____10 o'clock train yesterday to see his father who was taken to ____ hospital last week when he broke ____ right leg.

a)

the - Ø - Ø

b)

the - a - a

c)

the - the - the

d)

. a - a - the      

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