ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 8 Language is not necessarily the private property of 1 _______ who use it, just as French is not the private property of French people, 2 _______ Eng
Trang 1ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 8
Language is not necessarily the private property of (1) _ who use it, just as French is not the private property of French people, (2) _ English of English people English is spoken as a first language in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations of Africa, and in other areas of the world It is unreasonable
to regard any language (3) _ the possession of a particular nation , and with no language is it more unreasonable than with English This is not to say that English is used by a greater (4) of speakers than any other languages, for
it is easily outnumbered in this respect by Chinese But it is the most international of languages A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will almost automatically find (5) _ speaking to each other in English The pilots of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to (6) for landing instructions Malaysian lecturers use English when addressing their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumper (7) people in Africa , Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master, not merely because it is the language of Britain or the United States, but because it provides ready (8) to world scholarship and world trade It is understood more widely than any other languages
It is true, then, that a great many people – and a great many people – are (9) _ in the use of English Millions of men and women in four continents have English as their first language, and millions in every part of the world use it as their second or foreign language This gives us some idea of the importance of English, and it shows both the United States and Britain that the language is not possession of these two nations alone It is also the property of the Canadian and the Indian, the Australian and the Nigerian It (10) _ to those who use it
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Comprehension
1 True or False
a Language is the private property of those who use it
b English is used by a greater number of speakers than any other languages
c English is used as an access to world scholarship and world trade
d English is spoken as the first language in many countries besides the United States and Britain
2 Answer the following questions
a Name some countries in which English is spoken as the first language
b Which language is used by pilots to ask for landing instructions in Cairo
c Is English an important language ? Why ?
d To whom does English belong to ?
3 Finding words and expressions
b Countries d Those who gives lectures at a college or university
4 “ Subject – Verb Agreement”
A.The boy and his dog ( is / are ) here B The boy with his dog ( is / are ) here
C.Mr Smith, accompanied by his wife and three children, ( have / has ) _ just arrived
D.All the equipment ( was / were ) made in Japan E There ( is / are ) cattle in the fields
F.Measles ( is / are ) common among Vietnamese children G Neither answer ( is / are ) correct
H One of my best friends ( was / were ) playing against me I No news ( is / are ) good news
J.Physics ( study / studies ) mechanics, heat, light, sound and electricity K Hurry, there (isn’t / aren’t) much time left
L John hasn’t got a ( job / work ) at the moment M Can I give ( a / some ) food to the animals?
N Before they go they need to buy some ( clothe / clothes) O You’ll find some good ( advice/ advices )in this book
P How ( much / many ) money would you like to change? Q There ( isn’t / aren’t ) very ( many / much ) work to do
Prefixes of Degree or Size
A Complete the following sentences with suitable words provided
1 He’s already _ his older brother
2 She determined to her brother at work and games
3 The favourite horse soon the other horses in the race
4 Competitors did their best to _ in a tournament
5 He his wife by 3 years
6 The demonstrators were by the police
7 His ambition his ability
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9 The Brazillian totally the English team
10 This _ all other considerations
6 Test
A Combine the following sentences by using the coordinator given in brackets
1 She is in London She is in Berlin too ( either or ) _
2 He wasn’t an idler He wasn’t a gambler ( neither nor ) _
3 He isn’t likely to be present at the meeting I’m not either ( Neither _ nor ) _
4 The computer can gather facts It can store them ( Not only but also) _
5 I will do this work Or you will do this work ( Either or ) _
B Fill in the blank with suitable words
In the world today, there are 5000 to 6000 living languages ( 1 ) _ which English is by far the most widely used
As a mother (2) _ , it ranks second only ( 3 ) Chinese, ( 4 ) _ is little used outside China Approximately
350 million people speake English as their first ( 5 ) _ About the same number use it ( 6 ) a second
language It is ( 7 ) _ English language that is used as the language ( 8) aviation, international sport and pop music.75% of the world’s mail is in English 60% of the world’s radio stations ( 9 ) in English and ( 10 ) _ than half of the world’s writtings are printed in English
7.Complete the following table by writing the correct word in each blank
8.Choose one the three prefixes “ SUPER” or “ OVER” or “ OUT” to form a new word
travel– boil- heat – buy– charge– star – come– naturalize– break–market- live– cook– dose– stay – sell – human
9.Fill in one correct preposition
1 The boss has been ill _ flu for the last week 8 We all agree most things
2 I’m very impressed _ your work 9 What does this mean if you dream a fire?
3 What’s the matter _ you this morning ? 10 There’s the house that I told you
4 I wasn’t very pleased my exam result 11 The problem _ which I consulted you
5 I’m disgusted _ John the way he treats Mary has now been solved
6 I’m pretty angry _ you not telling me the truth 12 We should have another discussion
7 I don’t care _ your problem this year’s budget
8 What are you so angry _ ? 13 She was green _ envy when she knew it
10.Write the present or past participle in each sentence
a Chinese and English are ( 1 – write ) language
b Some languages are ( 2 – speak ) ones but not ( 3 – write ) _
c Vietnam is not an English ( 4 – speak ) _ country
d Some languages have a ( 5 – limit ) vocabulary
e The speech ( 6 – make ) by our rector was very impresseive
f My daughter left a half ( 7 – eat ) _ orange on the table
g He left his family with a ( 8 – break ) _ heart and hopeless future
11 Choose the best answer in each sentence
h I was very ( amused / boring ) when I saw the play
i I felt really ( thrilled / exciting ) to hear about your success
j The book you gave me was very ( excited / amusing )
k He felt ( confused / worrying ) about what they told him
l What’s the most ( embarrassed / frightening ) experience you’ve ever had ?
m They were ( horrified / thrilling ) by your news ?
n His wife were ( shocked / amazing ) when he told her he was leaving
o What you’ve told me was very ( surprising / confusing )
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q The details of the murder were ( frightened / horrifying )