The first semester examination 2009 - 2010 subject: English - Code: 101

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions: Câu 1: She usually avoids …………………… to parties.. the weather is cold [r]

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THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2009 - 2010

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

Time allotted: 60 munites

Code: 101

I Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

to each of the following questions:

A the weather is cold B the weather was cold

C the cold weather D the weather cold

A prepare B preparation C preparer D preparedly

C the rich / the poor D rich / poor people

- I came with a friend

A Who do you come with B Who have you come with

Câu 16: We are looking forward to ……… you soon.

A hearing from B heard C hearing D hear

a ………

“She had live in London for five years before she moved to New York

Choose a suitable word to complete the passage:

Marie Curie, the Polish (20) …………., was a courageous and determined woman She was born (21) …… November 7th, 1867 She left her home (22) ……… Paris to persue her interest in (23) ……… Living in poverty, she still managed (24)

………… at the top of the class She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and married him a year later

II Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (1 mark)

1 We (visit) ……… Hue city last year

2 He usually (get) ……….up early

3 She suddenly remembered she (not, turn) ……… off the gas stove

4 They (study) ……… English for four years

III Speaking:

Fill in each blank with the cues given in the box to complete the following conversation (1 mark)

- You’d better go home and have a rest - awful / cold

- What’s the matter with you? - You’d better do exercices

- a headache

A: Hello, Hong You don’t look very happy (1)……… B: Hi, Phong I feel (2) ……… I’ve got (3) ……… A: Sorry to hear that (4) ………

B Yes That’s a great idear Good bye Phong

A See you later

IV Read the passage below and then answer the questions: (1 mark)

Television is one of man’s most imporant means of communication It brings pictures and sounds from arround the world into million of homes

A person with a TV set can sit in his house and watch the president make a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring about peace Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in far away lands TV even takes its viewers out of the world

It bring them coverage of American’s astronauts explore outer space

Questions:

1 What is television?

………

2 Does television bring pictures and sounds from arround the world into millions

of homes?

 ………

3 On television, what can you see the president do?

 ………

4 What does the word “them” in the last sentence refer to?

 ………

V Writing: Use the cues given to write the meaningful sentences:(1 mark)

1 Nam / school / always / on time / goes

 ………

2 Mary / December 12th / born / 1994 / was

………

3 My class / a picnic / this weekend / have / is going to.

 ………

4 Television / to learn / the world / more / us / help

 ………

- THE END