Read the following passage and choose the item a, b, c, or d that best answers each of the questions about it.. Legends are stories about the past.[r]
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TEST 2
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 I football very often when I was younger
A play B was going to C played D was playing
2 Many people decorate their homes Christmas
3 Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts Christmas Eve
4 We live _ the 21st century
5 I gardening, but I don’t have time for it now
A use to enjoy B used to enjoy C use to enjoying D used to enjoying
6 Costa Rica sounds a great place for a relaxing vacation
7 I am not happy _ his work this term
8 I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s _ there
9 The factory down last year
10 He _ his words carefully
11 His siste was born _1992
12 My birthday is _May 28th
13 They came here _8a.m and 9a.m
14 Springs come _ summers
15 When he say young, he _ fishing with his brother
a uses to go B used to go C was used to go D is used to going
16 What did they do _
A yesterday night B the night of yesterday C last night D the night in yesterday
17 Yesterday morning she _ absent from clas because she was ill
18 The man left the room just a few minutes
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19 We’ll leave Moscow for London _ half an hour
20 Have you done your homework _?
III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1 Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music
A B C D
2 The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August
A B C D
3 How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm?
A B C D
4 James had to chose between getting a job or going to college
A B C D
5 I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool
A B C D
IV Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
(1) the United States and Canada, (2) _ a popular legend about a monster People say that it is very big and that it has a lot of hair (3) _ name is Bigfoot, (4) _ there are big footprints in the snow The footprints are 60 cms (5) _ and 20 cms wide But (6) Bigfoot really exist? We don’t know!
2 A.there is B.there are C.have D.having
4 A.so B.because C.so that D.although
V Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Legends are stories about the past Some of the stories come from ancient history But not all legends
are ancient There are modern legends too They are often called urban legends, because the stories
happen in modern cities Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legend So, today, many
people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!
rumor (n) : tin đồn
1 What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean?
2 Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to?
A stories about the past B modem legends C modern cities D people
3 Another name of ‘modern legends’ is
A urban legends B modern cities C rumors D.crocodiles
4 We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _
5 Which of the following is true?
A All legends are about the past
B Modern people still believe in legends
C There are crocodiles under New York
D Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of New York
VI Make questions for the following sentences, using the question words given in brackets.
1 I drank two glasses of milk for breakfast this morning (How many?)
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2 They built a new school two years ago (When?)
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3 We ate lunch at the canteen with our friends today (Where?)
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4 Mai took an English course last summer (What course?)
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5 They found Mrs Green's purse under the seat (Where?)
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6 You made five mistakes in your last writing (How many?)
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7 John spoke to the teacher after the lesson (Who?)
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8 Mr Stevens told his students the answers to the problems (What?)
9 My uncle sold his old house last year (What?)
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10 She went to the concert last night (Where?)
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VII Read the following passage, and then answer the questions.
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace Cinderella was left at home, feeling very sad After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she had to return home by midnight So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach She danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after
1 Where did Cinderella's sisters go one night?
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2 How was Cinderella when she was left at home?
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3 Who appeared and helped Cinderella?
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4 What did Cinderella do at the ball?
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5 What was the end of the story?
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VIII put these words in their correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1 school / to / didn’t / go / he / because / home / he/ had / stay / to/ to / after / look / mother / sick / his
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2 chil / was / I /a / when / I / football / play / to / use
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3 Minh / did / what / ask / him / help / sister / his / to / do /to ?
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4 had / do /to / mother / his / everything / equipment / modern / without / of / help / the
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5 foolish / is / man / the / to / too /lesson / the / understand
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6 not / sister / her / is / enough / old / married / get / to
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7 not / get / to /use / we / did / up / morning / early / the / in
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8 book / of / kind / what / you /looking / are / for?
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9 sister / younger / his / is / not / intelligent / also / but / only / pretty
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10 often / you / do / how / cinema / to / go / the?
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IX Pick out the word that does not belong to the others.
X Match the sentences in column A with suitable ones in column B
2 Why don’t you go to school ? B He’s fourteen years old
4 Shall I answer the phone ? D No, thank It’s my duty
5 What’s the height of that tree? E It’s about twenty-two meters
6 There are only some loaves of bread here Will that do ? F It’s about twenty kilometers
9 How far is it from your house to the shopping center? I I’m writing a letter
10 Will you please get me the tea cup? J well, I think there is enough
XI Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 That boy has a ( girl ) ……… face
2 The worst part is being ( help ) ……… to change anything
3 Helen, where is the vacuum ( clean ) ………?
4 Have you got a ( wash ) ………… machine at home ?
5 Don’t just sit watching television-make yourshelf (use )……….?
6 The group shared their ( remember ) ……… of life at school
7 We always get ( love ) ……… in London
8 People’s reaction to the film has varied ( great ) ………
9 It’s ( tradition ) ……… in American to eat turkey on Thanks-giving Day
10 All of her children ( marry ) ……… ended in divorce