People don’t take their presents for the wedding.. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand.. Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men o
Trang 1THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A country B lunar C luck D number
2 A special B breath C peach D pleasure
3 A sugar B such C spring D similar
4 A exchange B children C peach D machine
5 A shrine B ripe C agrarian D polite
II/ Choose the word that has different stress from the others.
6 A illiterate B eradicate C voluntary D minority
7 A combat B ethnic C province D campaign
8 A volunteer B struggle C promise D concentrate
9 A education B universal C eradication D population
10 A considerable B effective C relevant D maturity
III Read the passage carefully and do the exercise below.
In Britain, wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the wedding day The guests reply as soon as possible to say if they can come or not Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult People don’t take their presents for the wedding They send them to the woman’s house before the wedding day Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon
Many people like to get married in church The bride often wears a long white dress Guests wear their best clothes and most of
the women wear hats In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s one sits on the right Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men often do not
11 If you receive a wedding invitation, you should give a(n) _ reply
A no reply B polite C immediate D formal
12 People usually send their presents to _
A the groom’s house B the bride’s house
C the church D someone else’s house
13 “The bride” in line 5 refers to _.
A a woman who is engaged to a man B a man who is engaged to a woman
C a man who is on his wedding day D a woman who is on her wedding day
14 Many people like to hold their wedding ceremony _
A in a park B in church C abroad D at home
15 According the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A Invitations are sent out some weeks before the wedding day
B People who accept the invitations have to send their presents to the couple
C Woman with a ring on the third finger of her right hand must have been married
D It is difficult to choose a present for the couple
IV Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling A,B,C or D
16 My son started playing tennis when he was 10 years old
A At the old of 10 my son started playing tennis B At the year of 10 my son started playing tennis
C At the time of 10 my son started playing tennis D At the age of 10 my son started playing tennis
17 The last time I was here was March
A I was here from March B I was here since March
C I have been here in March D I have been here since March
18 I usually played with dolls when I was a child
A I am used to playing with dolls when I was a child B I used to playing with dolls when I was a child
C I used to play with dolls when I was a child D I used to played with dolls when I was a child
19: My mother never allows me to go out alone at night
A My mother never lets me go out alone at night B My mother and I usually go out alone at night
C I was not allowed to go out last night D My mother never goes out alone at night
20 They have just built a new house for the homeless children
A A new house had just been built for the homeless children
B A new house have just built been for the homeless children
C A new house has just built been for the homeless children
D A new house has just been built for the homeless children
V/ Choose the best answers
21 Family members who live apart try to get together Tet
Trang 2A in B at C on D during
22 After convincing myself that the result wasn’t matter, I felt oddly _ when we lost
A encouraged B stimulated C disadvantaged D disappointed
23 With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright
A win B winning C winner D winnings
24 For work to flow _, proper preparations must be made
A smoothly B freely C constantly D naturally
25 More work has been done to eradicate illiteracy in our country
A get rid of B put up with C take control of D cut down on
26 their farm work, the farmers returned home
A Finishing B Finish C Having finished D Being finished
27 It is far too hot for you _in the garden
A for digging B to dig C digging D have dug
28 .it rains very hard, the streets will be flooded
A Unless B During C Always D If
29 I finally finished at 7.00 pm and served dinner
A being cooked B to be cooked C to cook D cooking
30 What would Tom do if he the truth?
A has known B knows C would know D knew
31 The doctor advised him and to take up some sport
A to stop to smoke B stop smoking C stop smoke D to stop smoking
32: Do you want………by the doctor?
A to be examined B being to examine C being examined D to examine
33 They asked ……… our bags outside the exam room
A to leave B us to leave C we leave D us leaving
34: She ………to God for an end to her sufferings
A required B prayed C asked D said
35: The local people are very………to strangers
A familiar B comfortable C enjoyable D hospitable
36: Unless you………all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you
A are answering B answered C answer D don’t answer
37 Here are some tests for me ……….tonight
A to do B do C doing D did
38 The manager congratulated the workers on ……… excellent work that month
A having done B to have done C to do D do
39 I have just had these suits ………….at this tailor’s
A make B making C to make D made
40 That author doesn’t mind ……… by his friends
A criticized B being criticized C to criticize D to be criticized
VI Which underlined part is not correct in English?
41: They speak English well because they practise speak it every day
A B C D
42: You had better going to work on time or you will be sacked
A B C D
43: If the questions were not so difficult, I will be able to answer it
A B C D
44: After Jane eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed
A B C D
45 The students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer
A B C D
VII Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word that best fits each space
Have you ever stopped to wonder why people give each (46)…… eggs at Easter? The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Jesus Christ from the death, but the festival is actually named (47)….the goddess of the sun, Easter, whose name is taken from the East where she rises In very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was over and that a new life was about to begin The rabbit, (48)….to the number of young it produces, is the symbol of life In some parts of the world, the rabbit leaves large number of eggs (another symbol of new life) in the garden and children have to find as many as they can This is very (49)… Christmas when Santa Claus leaves presents for individual children At Easter, children have to be independent and (50)… after themselves In this way the hunt for Easter eggs represents the need for young people to go out into the world and make their own fortune
Câu 46: A others B person C else D other
Trang 3Câu 47: A for B about C after D with Câu 48: A as B because C since D due Câu 49: A similar B like C different D unlike Câu 50: A take B get C look D carry