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THE FIRST TERM SEMESTER
(Time: 45 minutes)
(Totals: 10 marks)
I PHONETICS (1m)
a) Which is pronounced differently?
b) Which is stressed differently?
II FIND THE ONLY MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE (1m)
1 What is the higher mountain in the world?
2 I wish my mother gives me presents more often.
3 The teacher was pleasing with the result of your examination.
4 The little boy didn't know how lacing his shoes.
a The little boy b didn't c how d lacing
5 You are quite so thin that you can slip between the bars.
a are b quite so c can slip d between
III MULTIPLE CHOICE (2ms)
1 I am used to to school on foot.
a go b goes c went d going
2 Up to the present, many novels by Peter.
a has written b have been written c have written d has been written
3 A computer is a machine which is able to add, subtract, multiply and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
a calculate b calculation c calculating d calculated
4 There was a lot of to the new law during the meeting.
a opposition b opposite c opposed d oppose
5 They will go on a picnic if they have some next week.
a day b day off c days d days off
6 She was really anxious what her son had done.
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7 To operate the telephone, , lift the receiver, then listen to the dial tone.
a but b after that c first d next
8 This is the street, I live in.
a who b which c that d what
9 He’d better to see a doctor.
a to go b go c going d went
10 The are people who can’t hear.
a deaf b poor c mute d blind
IV READING:
a) Read the passage, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (1m)
Jack London's life and writing are thought by many to represent the American love of adventure He was born in San Francisco, California and quit school at 14 to become a sailor He travelled a great deal during his short lifetime, in the United States, Europe, and the Far East When gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, Jack London, answering the call of adventure, took part in the famous Gold Rush His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and novels, including To Build a Fire, Among his best-known novels are The Call of the Wild and The Sea-Wolf Jack London died in 1916 at the age of 40.
1 Jack London was born in
2 At the age of 14, he became a
3 Jack London loved .
a a famous person b adventure c to look for gold d to become a sailor
4 Among the places Jack London visited was the .
5 Most of Jack London's novels were of .
a the sight on the river b romantic love stories c adventures d sailors' life
b) Fill each blank with the suitable word from the box (1 m)
Like other teachers, Pham Thu Thuy enjoys her teaching job However, her class is different
(1) .other classes The twenty-five children, (2) .are learning how to read and write
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V WORD FORM
a) Give the correct form of the verb (1 m)
1 Lan ( have ) a lot of work recently
2 He used to ( play ) guitar when he was young
3 I ( buy ) my car a week ago
4 How often your sisters ( go ) shopping?
5 I ( read ) an interesting book at the moment
b) Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences (1 m)
1 Computers were a wonderful at the time INVENT
2 The number of in traffic accidents is alarming DIE
3 I am afraid I was very with your service SATISFY
4 Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university EDUCATE
5 It was one of the most accidents I had ever witnessed FRIGHT
VI WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences as directed (2 ms)
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