In fact, Valentine Day ranks second only to Christmas in the number of the greeting cards sent.. Valentine was the name of a man.[r]
Trang 1DANG HUY TRU UPPER-HIGH SCHOOL THE FIRST-SEMESTER TEST
FULL NAME……… Time allotted: 45 minutes
I.Reading
A.Read the passage and decide the statements below True(T) or False (F)
February 14 is a Valentine Day We celebrate Valentine day by giving flowers, gifts, and cards to those we love We do this in honor of Saint Valentine You may be wondering, “ Who is Saint Valentine?”
Legend has it that Valentine was a priest in Rome in the third century There was an
Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II Emperor Claudius II was recruiting a large of men
to serve as soldiers for his wars without much success The men preferred not to leave their wives, families, and sweethearts to fight in foreign lands Claudius became angry and declared that no more marriages could performed and all engagements were canceled Valentine thought this to be unfair and secretly married several couples When Claudius found out, he threw Valentine, where he died
Another legend has it that Valentine was an imprisoned man who fell in love with his jailer’s daughter Before he was put into death, he sent the first “ valentine” himself when he wrote her a letter and signed it “Your Valentine”, words still used on cards today
Perhaps we’ll never know the true story behind the man named Saint Valentine, but February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating back to the Middle Ages In fact, Valentine Day ranks second only to Christmas in the number of the greeting cards sent
1 Valentine was the name of a man
2 Valentine was a prisoner during the reign of Emperor Claudius II
3 Valentine was put in prison because he secretly married a lot of couples
4 People send more greeting cards on Valentine Day than on Christmas Day
B Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
In Viet Nam, Tet Nguyen Dan takes place in the first month of the ………calendar- from late January to ……… February As preparations, people are busy buying things,
preparing ………foods, and cleaning the house “ Must-have” items deemed to be bought or prepared are cakes made from sticky………… , dried watermelon seeds, fruits , tea, alcoholic and soft drink, ornamental plants , and flowers
II Choose the best answer.
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a Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
b Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
4 A repairing B volunteer C remedial D rebuilding
5 competition B illiteracy C representative D university
B Grammar and Vocabulary.
6 Nigeria has a population ………nearly 100 million
7 The rapid growth of population led to an acute……… of housing
8 A ……….tastes alcoholic drinks to differentiate them
9 We tried to make a ……… of our situation, but it wasn’t funny
10 Jane is going to go abroad next month and she is having a ……… party on Sunday
11 He felt embarrassed , kept quite and retreated into his………
12 The average number of number per square kilometer in Viet Nam is 234, and that in Japan is
336 This means Japan has higher ……… than Viet Nam
A birth control B population density C population trend D population growth rates
13 The families who ………the two –child norm should be awarded
14 In the beauty pageant on TV last night, I was most attracted by the first runner-up
15 What would you do if you……… the lottery
16 Which is the Asian country ……… population is growing the slowest now
Trang 3A Learning B Being learned C having learned D learned
18.- What do you think about the U23 team?
- This team is believed ……….good progress so far
19.- Lam is practising hard these day?
- He is He hopes ……….for his school’s soccer team
A to choose B to be chosen C being chosen D choosing
20 I used to watch different kinds of kites………high in the blue sky and listen to buffalo boys ………their bamboo flutes when they rode their water buffaloes
A A to fly/ to play B flew/ played C fly/ play D to fly/ play
Answer sheet
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III Sentence Transformation.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1 “ Put your dictionary away right now.” The teacher said to Tam
The teacher ordered………
2 “I m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.” Jill said to me
Jill apologized………
3 I have been to China The birth rates of this country need to be controlled
I have been
4 Martin failed his driving test last week because he was very nervous
If………
IV Writing.
Use the cues to write a thank-you letter.
August 14/2006
Dear Chinh and Jim
I/ write/ thank / what / you do/ our school/ your stay/ remote village/
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The classroom/ clean and tidy / now Thanks/ this/ children / study/ spacious classrooms/ convenient facilities
Once/ we/ thankful/ help/ care
We wish/ health/ great success/ look forward / see/ next year/
Sincerely yours/
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I Reading ( 2â)
A True/ False (1 â)
1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F
B Gap fill ( 1â)
lunar- early- traditional- rice
II Multiple choice ( 4 â)
III Sentence Transformation ( 2 â)
1 The teacher ordered Tam to put his dictionary away right then
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4 If Martin hadn’t been very nervous, he wouldn’t have failed his driving test the week before
IV Writing ( 2 â)
Dear Chinh and Jim,
I am writing to thank you for what you have done for our school during your stay in this remote village We really appreciate your precious help
The classroom is clean and tidy now Thanks to this, the children can study in spacious classrooms with convenient facilities
Once again, we are really thankful for your help and care We wish you good health and great success I look forward to seeing you next year
Sincerely yours