Ngân Hàng đề Kiểm Tra Học Kì I 2014-2015

Question 1: Amanda left the job because they asked her to work on a night………..very often?. comfortingA[r]

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UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1: Amanda left the job because they asked her to work on a night……… very often.

Question 2: Angela Duffy wants to be a doctor She likes working with people and the idea of working

in……….profession

Question 3: Do you think doing the household chores is the……… of the women only?

Question 4: As a child, I often came to my neighbors’ to collect………for the pigs three times a week.

Question 5: “How is your neighborhood, Camile?”

“Oh I really like it It’s nice and more……….than my old one I can walk alone late at night.”

Question 6: My sister took a summer job last June She worked at a camp for kids and she felt exhausted because

the children are always active and………

Question 7: Chris is my close friend I trust on him He’s always……… to help me whenever I have a

problem

Question 8: After work, my mother rushes to the market for getting things for dinner

Question 9: The sun……… the biggest planet in the solar system.

Question 10: Ann often does the shopping, but I……….it today as she isn’t well.

Question 11: “Did you meet Jane here at the university?”

“No, we……….when I started college.”

C has already been meeting D had already been meeting

Question 12: Since 1980, scientists in the world……… a lot of things to fight AIDS.

Question 13: When we got home, dinner………, so we had a drink first.

A was preparing B was being prepared C had been prepared D was prepared

Question 14: We had just got out of car when it………to set fire.

Question 15: I met Tom and Ann at the airport They……….to Berlin and I……… up my mother

A went/ was picking B were going/ picked C were going/ was picking D went/ picked

Question 16: I’m sorry I……….false information I didn’t intend to mislead you, Joe.

Question 17: “Would you like something to eat?” “No, thanks I……… lunch with Tony.”

A have just had B just have C just had D just have had

Question 18: I’m so absent-minded! He told me his name but I………it.

Question 19: It snowed a lot here last winter but this year it……… much.

A didn’t snow B isn’t snowing C hasn’t snowed D doesn’t snow

Question 20: Linda……….her identity card again This is the second time this ………

A lost/ happened B has lost/ happened

C has lost/ has happened D lost/ has happened

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UNIT 2: CUTURAL DIVERSITY

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1: In many parts of our country, many parents still believe in……….marriage and they don’t let

their children decide their marriage by themselves

Question 2: My aunt gave up the ambition of being a painter and even more………all her life to the family

and her children

Question 3: To make sure a happy marriage, equal………is one of the important things that you should

appreciate

A partnership B mothership C leadership D membership

Question 4: I………… ….you the package as soon as it……….

A ‘ll send/ ‘ll arrive B ‘d send/ arrived C ‘ll send/ arrives D send/ arrives

Question 5: Almost everyone……… for home by the time we arrived

Question 6: Many people……… of malaria, smallpox before the process of vaccination……….in the 19th century

A had died/ was inventedB died/ was invented C died/ has been invented D have died/ has been invented

Question 7: ………to rain before you woke up this morning?

A Would it begin B Did it begin C Has it begun D had it begun

Question 8: We had just got out of the car when it……….to set fire

A had started B started C has started D was starting

Question 9: Since the first English colonists ……… in 1607, the population of the United

States……….to over 290 million people

C had landed/ has grown D has landed/ has grown

Question 10: After Jolie………the Oscar award, she……….in many films

Question 11: The children are in the park They….ball for the last two hours, but they don’t seem to be tired yet.

A have played B have been playing C played D had been playing

Question 12: Now Julia has a job and is living in Chicago In the last six months, she ………… only three letters

to her parents

Question 13: It’s nice to see you again What…….you……….since we last met?

A are…….doing B had…….done…… C did………do……… D.have…been doing

Question 14: Jimmy is a tennis player This year he is a national champion again He ……… the championship

four times

Question 15: After Emily………enough money for the trip, she………an air ticket to Bangkok and stayed

there for 3 days

Question 16: She was glad that she………reservations at the hotel before she left because the area was very

popular

Question 17: I………….bicycles since I was ten years old.

A collected B have been collecting C had collected D am collecting

Question 18: Don’t worry! I’ll give her this message as soon as she…………

A has returned B.will return C returned D returns

Question 19: Windy is sick and needs some days off Her close friends Alison, ……….it for her until

she…………fine again

A will do/ feels B is doing/ will feel C does/ has felt D will do/ will feel

Question 20: We were extremely tired at the end of the journey We…………for more than 24 hours

A have travelled B had been traveling C traveled D travel

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UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1: Some shops have doors which open by themselves at the ……….of a customer

Question 2: These flowers are brightly coloured in order to………butterflies

Question 3: Jane said, “I sent a letter to my brother.” - Jane said that……… a letter to……….brother

A she has sent/ my B she had sent/ her C I has sent/ my D send/ I had sent/ my

Question 4: “It’s the first time I’ve flown.” – Sam said that it……… the first time………

A was/ he has flown B was/ he had flown C had been/ he flew D has been/ he flew

Question 5: “I’ll see you tomorrow morning, James.” - Maria told James that…………the following morning

A I will see you B she would see you C I would see him D she would see him

Question 6: “My son doesn’t like his job,” said Mrs Smith – Mrs Smith said to me that………

A my son didn’t like my job C my son didn’t like his job

C her son didn’t like his job D her son didn’t like my job

Question 7: “Nobody has asked me this question before.” - Susan told me that nobody……… question before.

A had asked her that B has asked me this C would ask me that D asked her that

Question 8: “I’m going away tomorrow, mother.” - Leo told his mother that……… away the………….

A he was going/ following day B I’m going/ day after

C I was going/ day after D he’s going/ following day

Question 9: “These patients don’t obey your order, Doctor.” – The nurse told the doctor that………

A those patients didn’t obey his order B those patients don’t obey his order

C these patients don’t obey your order D these patients didn’t obey his order

Question 10: “Let’s have a picnic this weekend.” - Erick………….having a picnic that weekend.

Question 11: “Why don’t we go out for a drink?” - Chris………… for drink

A asked to go our B suggested going out C told us to go out D invited to go out

Question 12: “The sun sets in the west.” - Yesterday the teacher said that the sun…………in the west.

Question 13: “Don’t go near the water, children.” - She told the children……….near the water.

Question 14: “Remember to lock the doors when you go out.” - The landlord…….me to lock the door when…

A reminded/ I went out B asked/ I go out

C ordered/ I go out D suggested/ you went out

Question 15: “Do it by yourself if you don’t believe what I say.” - The instructor…… me to do by………….if I

didn’t believe what………

reminded/ yourself/ I said D told/ myself/ he said

Question 16: “Would you like some coffee?” - The woman………….her some coffee.

Question 17: “Why don’t you take a rest for a while?’ - My friend …… me……….a rest for a while

A offered/ taking B advised/ to take C asked/ to take D reminded/ taking

Question 18: “If you think the room is cold, shut the windows, John.” - My aunt told John………….the windows

if…….the room was cold

A to shut/ you think B shutting/ you thought C to shut/ he thought D shutting/ he thinks

Question 19: “When was the timetable changed?” - I asked the man when …………

A the timetable had been changed B the timetable was changed C had the timetable been changed D was the timetable changed

Question 20: “Do puppies travel free?” -The dog owner asked the ticket seller………….free.

A if puppies traveled B if puppies did travel

C whether did puppies travel D whether puppies did travel

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UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

Choose the correct answer.

Question 11: In English school education system, schooling is ………for all English children from the age

of 5 to 16

Question 22: The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three………

Question 3: The state school system and the public school system are………in England.

Question 4: Vietnamese students have to take an entrance………to go to a college or a university.

Question 5: I think that the football final match………… all over the world

A is broadcasting B was broadcasting C will broadcast D will be broadcast

Question 6: Today many serious childhood diseases………by early immunization.

A are preventing B can prevent C were prevented D can be prevented

Question 7: Dr Jones………the prize in chemistry by the Nobel Committee.

A was awarded B was been awarded C was being awarded D was awarding

Question 8: In recent years, the government imposed pollution controls on automobile manufactures Both

domestic and imported automobiles must……… anti-pollution

A equip with B equip by C be equipped with D be equipped by

Question 9: A shortage of water is a problem in many parts in the world In some areas, water………….from the

ground faster than nature can replenish the supply

A is being taken B has been taken C is taking D has taken

Question 10: Vitamin C……… by the human body It gets into the blood stream quickly.

A absorbs easily B is easily absorbing C is easily absorbed D absorbed easily

Question 11: “When can I have my car back?” - “I think it’ll……… late in this afternoon.”

A finish B be finished C have finished D being finished

Question 12: About 15,000 years ago, northern Wisconsin……….under ice a mile deep.

Question 13: The Mayan Indians ………an accurate and sophisticated calendar more than seven centuries

ago

A were developed B developed C are developed D have been developed

Question 14: The pedestrians in cities……… by automobiles.

A were not frightening B did not frightening C will not frighten D are not frightened

Question 15: So much progress………that there may be space-flights to Mars.

A are being made B is being made C will be made D will being made

Question 16: Renoir’s paintings………masterpieces all over the world.

A are considered B is considered C had considered D considered

Question 17: Millions of pounds worth of damage has ……….by a storm which……… across the

north of England last night

Question 18: Bradford Hall………as a home for City Arts Centre for the last ten years

A has been used B was being used C was used D had been used

Question 19: Last night a tornado………through the village It………destroyed everything in

its path

A swept/ was B was swept/ was C swept/ x D was swept/ x

Question 20: In some rural areas, health care………by a small number of doctors and nurses.

A is provided B provided C is being provide D provides

KEY

UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1: Jack……….his failure in the National Entrance Examination for his laziness.

Question 2: She felt a little………when she lived far from home during the first year of university.

Question 3: I was………to meet my old classmates by chance after so many years of separation.

Question 4: I made my………to that company for a job a month ago but I haven’t received any

reply yet

Question 5: The entrance……….to universities in Vietnam always takes place in July.

Question 6: All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are………through University and

College Admission Service (UCSA)

Question 7: What does each university do before making a ………on the offer of a place?

Question 8: If someone………into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”

Question 9: If you……… to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.

Question 10: If the lecturer last night………Dr Mason, I would have listened carefully.

Question 11: Because Rachel did so poorly on the exam, she wishes that she ……… harder last night.

Question 12: Mrs Wood always talks to her pupils as though they ……… adults.

Question 13: Had you told me that this was going to happen, I ……… it.

Question 14: Unless you……… all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.

Question 15: I am really tired today I wish I ………Bob to the airport late last night.

A didn’t have to take B were not taking C didn’t take D hadn’t had to take

Question 16: Their friendship lasted three years If he……… less mean, she………… him.

C had been/ wouldn’t have left D were/ wouldn’t leave

Question 17: I wish I ………you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.

Question 18: It has been a long drought It hasn’t rained for over a month If it……… , a lot of

crops………

A hasn’t rained/ would die B won’t rain/ die

C doesn’t rain/ will die D didn’t rain/ would die

Question 19 I……….William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other

Question 20: Ed………….in serious financial problems if he had listened to some of his friends.

A wouldn’t be B wouldn’t been C wouldn’t have been D hadn’t been

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UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1: You should prepare well to………the feeling of pressure, particularly when you are called

for the first interview

Question 2: One of the most important things is to create a good……… on your job interviewer.

Question 3: You should find out as much as possible about the job and the………

A place B vacancy C position D blank

Question 4: It is necessary for you to express your interest in the job and to show that you might be the most

suitable………for the position

Question 5: In addition, you may jot down your qualifications and prepare for the questions during the interview.

Jot down means………

Question 6: ………….that you are willing to learn about the technical aspects of the job that you do not know.

Question 7: Colin told me about his new neighbor,………speaks French and Italian.

Question 8: The population of London……….was one of the largest cities in the world, is falling now

Question 9: The woman next to my door is going to spend a few weeks in Sweden……….her daughter

lives

Question 10: The sun……….is one of millions of stars in the universe, provides us with heat and light

Question 11: I can’t remember the name of the garage……… we had the car repaired.

Question 12: It was an awful experience It was the worst thing………has ever happened to me

Question 13: Norman has sent them two letters, neither of………they have received.

Question 14: The woman thanked the doctor……… treatment had cured her

Question 15: He likes to tell people about his problems He will talk to ………… will listen to him

Question 16: At the end of this month, scientists at the institute will conduct their AIDS research, the results of

………will be published within 6 months

Question 17: The physician’s office usually has a laboratory………a variety of medical tests can be done

Question 18: The company hired ten new employees, some of ……… are well-trained.

Question 19: The boys……….tennis over there are my new neighbors

Question 20: He read The Old Man and The Sea, a novel……… by Ernest Hemingway

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Unit 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE Choose the best answer

1 Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _ when being asked about their future.

a depress b depression c depressing d depressed

2 No one can predict the future exactly Things may happen _.

a expected b unexpected c expectedly d unexpectedly

3 Someone who is _ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in

particular.

a powerful b optimistic c dangerous d pessimistic

4 A _ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times.

a plane b corporation c telecommunication d shuttle

5 An economic _ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.

a improvement b depression c development d mission

6 In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.

a companies b services c supermarkets d farms

7 The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _ is.

a creativity b history c terrorism d technology

8 Let's put off that meeting to next Monday.

a postpone b schedule c arrange d appoint

9 A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.

a demolishing b exploding c developing d running

10.She is looking _ a new place to live because she does not want to depend _ her parents any more

a for / on b after / with c up / forward d at / into

11.I was brought _ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _.

a on / over b for / on c on / off d up / away

12.Due to industrialization, we have to cope _ the fact that many species are _ danger _ extinction.

a over / at / for b at / upon / over c for / on / with d with / in / of

13.Boys! Put your toys It is time to go to bed Don't stay _ late.

a off / on b away / up c down / off d around/ for

14.She intended to quit her job to stay _ home and look _ her sick mother.

a in / at b at / after c for / over d up / on

15.He is very worried _ his new job because he is not quite prepared _ working.

a on / over b to / off c about / for d in / at

16.Instead _ petrol, cars will only run solar energy and electricity.

a of / on b for / by c in / over d from/ upon

17.She has a promising future ahead _ her.

18.What are your plans for _ future?

19.Within _ few years, _ private space travel has gone from concept to reality.

a Ø / an b the / the c the / a d a / Ø

20. _technology is already present in the form of computers, printers, scanners, handheld devices, wireless technologies, and Internet connections.

KEY

1 B

2 d

3 b

4 d

5 b

6 a

7 c

8 a

9 b

10.a

11.d

12.d

13.b

14.b

15.c

16.a

17.d

18.c

19.d

20.d