Read the following passage, then choose best answer to complete each of the questions below.. Hearing-impaired people cannot hear sounds well.[r]
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THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM_001 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences
6 Luong Hong Anh often _Maths on Tuesday and Friday
7 Minh is looking forward to _from you soon
8 They _two new buildings for the poor in our town since last year
9 What _last Monday?
10 Ngoc Han: “ _” Yingjun: “in Beijing.”
A How are you today? B What do you do?
11 Do you _watching cartoons?
12 It is impolite _people about their salary
13 Minh and Lan didn’t go to the cinema because they _that film
A saw already B already saw C already had seen D had already seen
14 The government is discussing the problem of housing for the _
15 They decided to go for a picnic _the cold weather
16 When she was a student, she _her bike to school
A used to riding B uses to ride C used to ride D used ride
17 People _from Russia are called Russian
18 She has just bought a new laptop from this shop
A A new laptop has been just buy from this shop
B A new laptop have just been bought from this shop
C A new laptop have been just bought from this shop
D A new laptop has just been bought from this shop
19 These are the pictures of Uncle Ho _my friends presented on my 28th birthday
20 I haven’t seen my girl friend _last month
21 David has lost his job _his laziness
22 What will happen if my parachute _?
A hasn’t opened B doesn’t open C don’t open D didn’t open
23 “I am going to Moscow Capital soon.” said she _
A She said she was going to Moscow Capital soon B She said I was going to Moscow Capital soon
C She said she is going to Moscow Capital soon D She said I am going to Moscow Capital soon
24 If the train is late, we _to the office
25 Her father _his house this weekend
Trang 2C am going to paint D is going to paint
Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
26 She has study Chinese and Japanese for two years
Read the following passage and then choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each space
The small old houses (31) pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead They’ve also (32)
a big hotel in the middle of the town The narrow streets have been (33) and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been (34) down The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has (35) turned into an ugly car park Even the old corner shop isn’t there anymore It has been replaced by a big (36) store And there is an expensive restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop
Read the following passage and then choose the best option A, B, C or D for each question
Mary’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state primary school when she was five She enjoyed her reading and writing lessons but there were so many pupils in the class that the teacher found it difficult to control them When Mary was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her education He sent her
to an expensive private school, where the girl wore dark green uniforms and did two hours’ homework every evening Mary liked her new school, and did well Because she studied hard, she passed all her exams, and went to university
at eighteen She chose Maths course and was an excellent student In the end she decided to become a teacher and returned
to her old primary school to teach
37 How many kinds of lessons did Mary like learning?
38 Her course at university related to
39 What was an important event for Mary when she was eleven?
40 What profession did she finally decide to choose?
Sentence transformation ( Chương trình cơ bản)
1 Just when he arrived at the station, the train started to move
4 “Remember to wash your feet before going to bed”
The mother reminded ………
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5 It is usually forbidden to destroy buildings (history)
THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM_002
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
Choose a best option for these sentences:
3 I've been in this city for a long time I here sixteen years ago
4 A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawings is called a
5 It was quite a cold day it was sunny
6 She often to work at 5: 30 in the morning
7 They are living in the house they bought last month
8 They are excellent students have complete confidence
9 When I was young, I received some training from my father
A scientific B scientist C science D scientifically
10 He London 2 years ago and I him since then
A was living-haven't seen B left-haven't seen C left- hadn't seen D left-didn't see
11 is used to copy the information from a computer onto paper
12 Would you looking after my children for a while?
13 After it dry for two months, it rained heavily last night
14 My father didn't coffee for the breakfast
A use to have B use be having C use to having D used to have
15 Robert is going to be famous someday He in three movies already
A appeared B has appeared C has been appeared D had appeared
16 I think the should help the poor
17 It me 15 minutes to get to school every morning
18 Tom: - Hello, Mary! How are you? - Mary :
A Hi, Tom! Fine Thanks B Yes, I am fine C Bye See you later D And you?
Find a word that has a different sound with the rest
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:
21 We had to cancel the match because the bad weather
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A B C D
25 About one hundred buildings and houses have destroyed in the earthquake
A B C D
Read the passage and then fill in the gaps
Internet services themselves are, generally speaking, easy (27) _ and use; however, you will find yourself isolated
on the Internet if you are not familiar with English This means that knowledge or lack of knowledge of English is one of the most severe factors that prevent people (28) _ using the Internet Learning to use a new Internet service may take a few hours, a few days, or even weeks, but it takes years to learn a (29) _ so that you can use it in a fluent and self-confident manner Of course, when you know some English, you can learn more just by using it on the Internet The advent
of online universities has now made it possible for more people to learn English, people (30) _ may live in countries where access to standard education facilities is limited While it may have been impossible for these people to learn English
in the past, the Internet has opened up new career (31) _ These people are now able to learn English, and they can use their English skills to get better paying jobs at home, or they can use them to find jobs overseas In any event, the Internet has played a (32) role in allowing English to spread across the world, and the number of people learning it is
likely to increase in the future (advent: the coming of/ presence)
30 A occasions B conditions C facilities D opportunities
Read the passage and then choose the best answers for the following questions
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning Many schools have bought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are not used properly in classrooms Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out- of school hours watching
TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work Secondly, these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom
spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead (Meanwhile : at the same time, set aside: để dành, integrate: combine, ongoing: đang xảy ra)
32 When TV first appeared, educational specialists _
A did not appreciate it B did not think it would be useful
C believed it would be useful for schooling D banned children from watching TV
33 Teenagers seldom spend their free time _
A integrating television into their ongoing instructional programs
B watching television
C training their students to become good readers
D reading books and newspapers
34 According to the text, TV _
A has not been used properly in classroom B has been used effectively in classrooms
C has not existed in classrooms D has not attracted students’ interest
35 Children spend the majority of their free time _
C learning foreign languages D watching TV
WORDFORM
36 I go hill-walking for _.(relax)
37 Radar is an device (electricity)
38 This company’s are washing machines, disk washers … (productive)
39 I watch the news every day because it’s very (inform)
40 Many newer cars have a much lower fuel _.(consume)
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest:
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:
6 Look! They _cups of tea and _a lot of sandwiches
A are drinking/eat B drink/are eating C drink/eat D are drinking/eating
7 They didn’t come to the party because they _
A didn’t invite B are not invited C were not invited D don’t invite
8 Do you enjoy _cartoons?
9 It’s not good to avoid _the teacher’s questions in class
10 She knows a lot of people _live in Hanoi
11 We could _swimming in the morning
12 She only allows her children _T.V on the weekends
13 He goes to the library to _some reference books
14 She has come here _ last week
15 Which of the following is NOT a type of the mass media?
16 When you phoned me I _my homework
17 The postman _come yet
18 We’ll have more time for _on holiday It is said that the restaurants are really good there
19 I remember _you about this before
20 The blind _unable to see anything
21 Mrs Phuong is our _teacher Her lessons are about past events
22 Janet is _
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23 They often play ball games with their friends _lessons
24 I _to England 2 years ago
25 How long ago _you _it?
26 _he _much when he was young?
A Did/use to smoke B Used/to smoking C Did/used to smoking D Used/to smoke
27 Lan always _her bike to school
28 He asked me _
A where did I live B where do I live C where I live D where I lived
29 _lessons does Nam have every day?
30 When I arrived at the theatre, the play _, so I missed the first part
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:
31 Pollutions is the worst problem in the world today
Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the question
Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 His father had a small business He made shoes and other things from leather Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small One day when Louis was 3 years old, he was cutting some leather, suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eyes He soon became completely blind
When he was ten years old, he entered the National Institute for the blind in Paris One day his class went to visit a special exhibit by a captain in the army One thing in the exhibit was very interesting for Louis It showed messages in code Armies send messages in secret codes so no-one else can read them The captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thick paper
Louis thought a lot about this code Then he decided to write in the same way so the blind could “read” with their fingers It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters Instead of letters, Louis used a “cell” of six dots He arranged the dots with two dots across and three down So blind people can read and write even write music by Braille
36 It is difficult to feel the differences between
A arrangements of dots B coded messages
37 He saw a special exhibit It showed _in code
38 Louis Braille’s father made things from
39 Which of these sentences is probably not true?
A Braille invented a system of reading for blind people
B Braille system is used for everyone
C Braille visited an exhibit of codes
D Braille was an intelligent boy
40 When Louis was ten years old, he began to study
A at a local school B at a special school for the blind
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions:
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Most people from other countries are very (41) when they first visit England and see the English drivers keep their cars to the left It is (42) that between ten and fifteen per cent of the British population is left-handed Are you one of millions of people (43) are lefties And do you have any difficulties when living in a right-handed world? Of course, yes Especially when you share the same table for dinner (44) others all of whom are right-handed or when you use a pair of scissors, a knife (45) chopsticks In England, there are some left-handed organizations, such as Left-Handers Clubs and Anything Left-Handed shops that supply things for lefties
Rewrite the following sentences as directed
46 She began to play tennis three years ago
She has _
47 To save money for a study tour abroad, she had to work hard
Because she wanted to _
48 Work hard or you will fail the exam
THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 4
I MULTIPLE CHOICE
Pronunciation
Stress
5 A entertainment B awareness C individual D contribution
Grammar – Vocabulary - Structure
6 Our lifestyle - since running water came to our village
7 If we raise and resurface the roads, they - muddy and flooded
8 Last night I couldn’t concentrate on my work - the loud noise outside
9 There was a water - during the summer in this city
10 I -Lan, my best friend, - more than ten years
11 There are five new programs on this -
12 He passed the exam, - seemed a surprise to everyone in our class
13 They tried to find a way of bettering their lives
14 - did the train leave? Five minutes ago
15 The physical part of the computer system is the -
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16 Look at the black clouds It - soon
A will rain B rains C is going to rain D is raining
17 When she was a child, she often - the summer evenings in the garden
18 Jackson asked the waiter - him some more mineral water
19 My brother stopped to smoke because it is very harmful to his health
23 By the time we arrived, they - their performance
A had finished B have finished C were finishing D finished
24 A: “Have a nice day”
B: – “Thank you, -“
A And yours! B The same to you C As much to you D The same!
25 “I have passed all my examinations!” - “ -“
A Well done! B My dear! C Best wishes! D That’s very well
26 “What’s your phone number?” – “(99040) -“
A double nines zero four zero C two nines nought four nought
B nine nine nil four nil D double nine oh four oh
27 My wife has her hair - at the hairdresser’s every other month
28 In my country, all the - in the war have been taken care of
29 It’s better to avoid - during the rush hour
30 My alarm often goes - at 5 a.m
Read the passage and choose the best options to complete the gaps
The country and the city have advantages and -(31) - People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings They enjoy (32) -and quietness, and can do their work at their own pace because no one is in a hurry They live in large, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it Their life, however, can be (33) - and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take their children to school
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages Cities are often polluted They not -(34) - have polluted air but also have noisy streets Everyone is always in a hurry and this -(35) - that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends
Reading
In the last few weeks I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers, and watch television I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would
do something different I phoned several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day I was really excited as
I hadn’t been to London since I was ten We decided to go by coach as this was the cheapest means of transport In London
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A has lived in London for ten years
B usually spends his weekend in London
C went to London with some of his friends
D felt bored with his tour
37 He felt so excited about going to London because -
A he went there ten years ago
B he hadn’t been there before
C he hadn’t been there for ten years
D he hadn’t been there for a long time
38 Why did they decide to go by coach?
A Because they wanted to start early
B Because other means of transport were more expensive
C Because it was expensive
D Because they were excited about taking it to London
39 Which of the following is true?
A They all went shopping before going to the theater
B They had lunch in a small restaurant
C They made a sightseeing tour and then had lunch
D They left the city at 6.60 p.m
40 Why did they have to catch a taxi?
A Because they didn’t have enough time to walk to the coach station
B Because they were too tired to walk
C Because the coach station was very far from the restaurant
D Because it was raining heavily then
B Put the verbs in the correct form
47 Don’t forget (wait) - for me tomorrow
48 After he had had his breakfast, he (drive) - to the airport
49 If you do more work, you (pass) - your exams
50 The house looks very tidy It (just clean) -
THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM_005
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks
5 I feel terrible I think I _ sick
6 _ does he want to study English? - Because it is an international language
7 Would you like _ somewhere for a drink?
8 He is tired now _ he stayed up late last night
9 She _ like cakes when she was young
10 This resort _ since 2008
11 These adults, _ come to my night class, are very eager to learn
12 I am interested _ playing badminton
13 _ do you study? - I study at Diep Minh Chau High School
14 Tom isn’t on the phone, _ makes it difficult to contact him
15 The film _ by the time we _ to the cinema
A had already started/ got B already started/ had gotten
C had already started/ had gotten D has already started/ got
16 Mary didn’t _ in Vietnam
17 He decided not to become a professional _
18 The _ have the future in their hands
19 “Tom and Jerry” is a good _ on TV Children like it very much
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting
20 Because the bad weather, we can’t go to the cinema with our friends
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank
Like other teachers, Pham Thu Thuy enjoys her (24) job However, her class is different (25) other classes The twenty-five children, (26) are learning how to read and write in her class, are disabled Some are deaf, some dumb and others (27) _ retarded Most of the children come from large and poor families, which prevents them from having proper (28) _
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Faraday was born into a poor family He received little schooling in his boyhood and had to start work at an early age
in a bookbinder’s shop He was very interested in science, so he often attended scientific lectures given by Sir Humphrey
Davy, a famous scientist at that time ( bookbinder: thợ đóng sách)
One day, Davy discovered Faraday’s talent As a result, he invited the boy to work in his laboratory At first, Faraday was given very simple jobs, but later he had more important work to do It was in Davy’s laboratory that Faraday invented the generator and became a well-known scientist of England
29 Why didn’t Faraday have a good education?
A Because he wasn’t interested in studying B Because he didn’t have money
C Because his family was too poor D Because his father was a blacksmith
30 Where did he work at his early age?
A in a bookshop B in a book club C in a bookbinder’s shop D in a book stall
31 The boy often attended
32 What did Faraday do at first in Davy’s laboratory?
33 What did Faraday do later in Davy’s laboratory?
A more tiring work B more boring work C more simple work D more important work
Supply the correct tense of each of the verbs in each of the brackets
34 We (not meet) him since he moved to London
35 Please be quiet while the teacher (explain) the lesson
Do as directed
36 A fridge is a machine _is used for keeping food fresh (Fill in the blank with a relative pronoun)
37 Mr Pike said, “You can go to the movies tonight, Mary.” (Put this sentence into the reported speech)
43 The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different poisonous _ (chemist)
44 I am much _in this film because it is very _ (interest)
45 Our from Paris to London departs at 8.00 tomorrow morning (fly)
-THE END -
ĐỀ 6
A MULTIPLE CHOICE (7pts):
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
II Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others
III Choose the answer that best completes the sentences
5 Many peasants find it difficult to make ends meet
C earn enough money for living D apply new farming method
6 As he doesn’t have a car, he goes to work by bus
7 We intend to have a around Europe but our mother prefers visiting Vietnam and China
A fourteen days trip B fourteen day trips C fourteen-day trip D fourteen-day trips