ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I – KHỐI lOA MÔN : ANH VĂN – THỜI GIAN : 45 PHÚT NĂM HỌC : 2008 - 2009 I. PRONUNCIATION: (1M) 1-2. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others. 1. A. disabled B. mentally C. retarded D.consuming 2. A. technology B. computer C. newspaper D. miraculous 3-5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 3. A. heavy B. reading C. headline D. weather 4. A.subject B. wonderful C. put D. discuss 5. A. wrong B. long C. song D. lose II. READING: (1M) 6-10. Read the passage then choose the best answer. THE NEWS MEDIA: PRINT MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC MEDlA News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and in the world. The news media include print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices and public places. Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspaper. Most newspaper print news daily. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is news that you listen to. In the United States many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is news that you not only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o'clock in the evening. In the future new categories of news media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news. 6. What do the print media use to communicate the news? A. TV B. air waves C. radio D. newspaper 7. What do the electronic media use to broadcast news? A. air waves B. magazines C. newspaper D. all of the above 8. Which of the following electronic media are broadcast? A. TV programs B. newspaper C. magazines D. none of the above 9. In the United States you can listen to the six o'clock news in the evening on ……………… A. radio B. TV C. computer D. A & B are correct 10. A new kind of news media nowadays is …………………. A. printer B. electronic media C. TV D. computer Ill. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (4Ms) 11-30. Choose the best answer. 11. The best of the journey was the ……………. A. scene B. scenery C. scenic D. sight 12. I want to listen to the news …………. before I leave. A. headlines B. forecast C. film D. cartoon 13. Be quick! I don't want to miss "Wheel of Fortune". This is an interesting ………………… A. drama B. folk song C. news D. quiz-show 14. Mary ………. the dream of becoming an actress when she was a child. A. liked B. received C. harboured D. fed 15. Bad marks can create a feeling of ………………. A. humour B. happiness C. passion D. sorrow 16. The miraculous invention of telephone has revolutionized the way people communicate. A. magical B. interesting C. normal D. surprising 17. You can't camp here without ……………… A. protection B. decision C. permission D. confirmation 18. Nowadays, some of more time-consuming jobs can be done by machines. A. taking little time B. taking much time C. taking many time D. not affected by the time 19. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well. A. inability to see B. inability to speak C. inability to hear D. being mentally retarded 20. Without the Braille Alphabet, it would be very difficult for ………… A. the disabled B. the deaf C. the mute D. the blind 21. Mary earned a physical degree with flying colors. A. success B. a very high grade C. fame D. intelligence 22. John is always late for class, …………… annoys the teacher. A. that B. this C. which D. what 23. Her advice made him ………… his mind. A. change B. to change C. changing D. changed 24. We all feel sad ………… the bad news. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 25. My sister quit her job ……………. the salary was good. A. because of B. in spite of C. because D. even though 26. He isn't thirst because he …………. a big glass of water. A. drank B. have just drunk C. has just drunk D. had just drunk 27.Our grandmother ……… after she ………. ill for a long time. A. died / was B. had died / was C. died / had been D. has died / was 28. A new bridge ………… across the river. A. is building B. has built C. has been build D. has been built 29. Look! It's windy and cloudy. It ………… rain hard. A. will rain B. is raining C. is going to rain D. all are correct 30. A: I hear Mary is in hospital now. B: Really? I …………… her tomorrow. A. will see B. am seeing C. is going to see D.can see IV. WRITING: (2Ms) Use the prompts below to write a set ofibstructions. HOW TO USE AN AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE • First / open / door • Next / load / machine / clothes • Remember / close / door / carefully • Put / "Omo" / soap compartment • Not / use / too much / washing power • Make sure / power buttort / on • Then / select / washing temperature • You / choose / hot / warm temperature • Not / forget / put / 50p piece / slot / the right • Clothes / ready / 30 minutes V. USTENING: (2Ms) Kiểm Tra Học Kỳ 1 I. Listening - Listen and complete the blank with one suitable word you hear: Mary's class is going to go on a two-day (1) to visit some caves near Huong Pagoda. They want to see (2) their own eyes what they have (3) in their (4) lessons recently and (5) after their hardwork, as well they have planned their (6) carefully. For Mary, the only (7) is getting her parent's permission. She will try to persuade them so that she will be able to join the trip with her (8). 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. ________________ II. Phonetics - Choose the word whose underlined part i pronounced differently from the others: 9. A. peasant B. mean C. bean D. stream 10. A. subject B. cousin C. wonderful D. father 11. A. call B. walking C. sport D. box 12. A. school B. food C. foot D. afternoon III. A. Reading - Read the following paragraph and then do the tasks below : More and more often, the term global is used to describe the world and its people. How can the world be a village, when it is home to about 6 billion people? Technological changes in the past century have made the global village possible. Technologically, the greatest contributor to the global village is the microchip - an electronic circuit on a tiny chip. The microchip has made satellites and computers possible. These forms of high-tech communications allow news and ideas to travel quickly from country to country, making people aware of their neighbours around the globe in dramatic new ways. Through the Internet, we can get information from computers anywhere and carry on electronic conversations with people everywhere. Through television programmes transmitted by satellite, we are exposed to many cultures. What will happen as we move into the 21st century and beyond? Almost certainly the development of the global village will continue. Not only is this possible, but the challenges that the world faces - for example, pollution, population growth, and conflicts among peoples - will make it necessary. a/. Choose the best answer: 13. What's the best title for the passage? A. Technological changes B. The global village C. The microchip D. The world challenges 14. The greatest contributor to the global village is ________ A. news and ideas to travel quickly from country to country B. an electronic circuit on a tiny chip C. electronic conversations with people everywhere D. “A and C” are correct 15. We can get information from computers anywhere and carry on electronic conversations with people everywhere through: A. satellite television B. the Internet C. the computers D. the communications 16. According to the passage, the phrase "These forms of hiqh-tech communications” refers to: A. television programmes B. satellites and computers C. news and ideas D. electronic conversations b/. Choose the phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence or substitudes for the underlil1ed phrase: 17. Through television programmes transmitted by satellite, we are exposed to manv cultures. A. have chance to learn many cultures B. exchange many cultures C. improve many cultures D. do cultural research 18. The challenges that the world faces - for example, pollution, population growth, and conflicts amonq peoples – will make it necessary. A. differences between nations B. difficulties in peoples C. fights between peoples D. disagreements with people B. Choose the one option that best fits each of the numbered blanks: Marie Curie, the Polish - (19) chemist, was a courageous and (20) woman. She left her home (21) Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still managed (22) at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after her graduation and married him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were (23) the Nobel Prize (24) Physics in 1903. 19. A. bear B. born C. boring D. borned 20. A. determining B. determination C. determined D. determine 21. A. to B. from C. for D. in 22. A. graduate B. to graduate C. graduating D. graduated 23. A. for B. at C. of D. on 24. A. award B. awarding C. to award D. awarded V. Grammar and structure: A. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: 25. A new bridge _______ across the river recently. A. is built B. was built C. had been built D. has been built 26. Tom _______ to area manager of East Asia. A. has just been promoted B. has just promoted C. has just been promoting D. is promoting 27. There's a good play on TV tonight, _______ it? A. Will you watch B. Are you going to watch C. Are you watching D. Do you watch 28. Janet _______ her dirty socks on the floor for me to pick up! A. always leaves B. is always leaving C. always left D. has always left B. Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected: 29. The man about that I told you yesterday is a famous scientist. A B C D 30. The young has the future in their hands. A B C D 31. One of the most interesting thing for me to do is listening to music. A B C D 32. After Tom had finished to do his homework, he went to bed. A B C D VI. Writing: A. Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that is correct and almost the same in meaning as the sentence given: 33. The fight was delayed due to very bad weather. A. In spite of the bad weather, the flight was delayed B. Because of the bad weather, the flight was delayed C. Because the weather is bad, the flightwas delayed D. As the weather is bad, the flightwas delayed 34. The teacher appeared, then all the kept silent. A. No sooner had the teacher appeared than all the students kept silent. B. No sooner did the teacher appear than all the students kept silent. C. The teacher no sooner appeared than all thestudent kept silent. D. The teacher had no sooner appeared then all the students kept silent. 35. To everybody's surprise, the work completely failed. A. Although the work completely failed, everybody was surprised. B. The work completely failed, everybody surprised. C. The work completely failed, which made everybody surprised. D. As soon as the work completely failed, everybody surprised. 36. It took 4 hours for him to repair his car. A. He repaired his car 4 hours. B. He took 4 hours to repair his car. C. He spent 4 hours to repair his car D. He spent 4 hours repairing his car. B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words: 37. Telephone companies / use / communication satellites / send / telephone calls / the others side / the world / seconds. A. Telephone companies used communication satellites to send telephone calls to the other side of the world in seconds. B. Telephone companies use communication satellites to send telephone calls to the other side of the world in second. C. Telephone companies use communication satellites to send telephone calls in the other side of the world in seconds. D. Telephone companies use communication satellites to send telephone calls to the other side of the world for seconds. 38. During / last Christmas holidays / group / my classmates / decide / have an excursion / Hanoi. A. During last Christmas holidays a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to Hanoi. B. During last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion in Hanoi. C. During the last Christmas holidays, the group of my classmates decided to have an excursion in Hanoi. D. During the last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to Hanoi. 39. English / not like / display / emotions / even / dangerours / tragic situations. A. The English doesn't like to display their motions even in dangerous and tragic situations. B. The English doesn't like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations. C. The English don't like to display their emotions even dangerous and tragic situations. D. The English don't like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations. 40. Many species / danger / disappear / completely / the surface / the earth. A. Many species are danger of disappearing completely in the surface of the earth. B. Many species are danger of disappearing completely from thesurface on the earth. C. Many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the surface of the earth. D. Many species are in danger from disappearing completely on the surface of the earth. 41. The computer / capable / do / almost everything / you / ask. A. The computer is capable to do almosl everything you asked B. The computer is capable to do almost everything you ask. C. The computer is capable to doing almost everything you ask. D. The computer is capable of doing almost everything you ask. 42. I / write / complain / work / your company / do / my house / last week. A. I write to complain about work your company do in my house last week. B. I am writing to complain about the work your company do at my house last week. C. I am writing to complain about the work your company did in my house last week. D. I am writing to complain about the work your company do in my house last week. (Phần dành cho HS HỌC CHƯƠNG TRÌNH NÂNG CAO) VII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed 1. They surrendered only when there was no hope of victory. Only when_______________________________________________________________ 2. They got lost because they didn't have a map. Had_____________________________________________________________________ 3. The last time I saw her was ten years ago. I have___________________________________________________________________ 4. "You'd better go to bed early, Tom", the doctor said. The doctor advised_________________________________________________________ . / almost everything / you / ask. A. The computer is capable to do almosl everything you asked B. The computer is capable to do almost everything you ask The computer is capable to doing almost everything you ask. D. The computer is capable of doing almost everything you ask. 42. I / write / complain / work