The person listens to someone talking, and then he or she makes hand signs.. There are two kinds of sign language.[r]
Trang 1THE SECOND TEST – THE FIRST SEMESTER
A Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
C.Choose the one word or phrase - b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence
1 Some of the more time concerning jobs can now be done by machines
a taking much time b taking little time
c odd d .not affected by time
2.He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the
3 The government is doing nothing to help
a the poor people b the poor ones c the poor d the pours
4 It rained all the time, was a great pity
5.I like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager
6 I remember you You to school here
a were used to going b have already gone c went d used to go 7.Can you show me the film in this camera?
a how to change b how change
c how changing d how you changed
8.Marie, I met at the party, called me last night
9 I able to play tennis since I my arm
c wasn't/ had broken d haven't been/ broke
10 I decided to change jobs because my boss makes me working overtime
11.This is the first time we to Scotland so it's all new to us
12.Look at those cars! They !
a will crash b are crashing c will be crashed d are going to crash 13.We hope the excursion will help us a lot after working hard
14Hurry The next bus at 7:15
15 he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ
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D Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A B C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
1.When I was a child, summers would be warmer and winters colder than now.
2 The girl whom you met last night was used to be a singer
3 San Francisco, that is a beautiful city, has a population of six Million
Singapore housewife invents useful device
A useful device for getting rid of cockroaches (1) by a housewife The device
(2) 'Stop-Roach' and will soon be on sale in department store and large shops.Stop-Roach' (3) of a hollow cylinder and movable valve It (4) in any drain or opening where there are cockroaches Cockroaches (5) to enter the house through the drain (6) it impossible to get through the device.'Stop-Roach' (7) to thorough tests by the Environment Ministry and the invention has now been patented It
(8) completely foolproof against invasions of cockroaches from drains and
sewers.It (9) that 'Stop-Roach' (10) on sale very soon for under ten dollars
1 a has just invented b has just been invented
2 a callsb called c is called d was called
3.a consists b is consisted c has consisted d has been consisted 4.a places b is placing c is placed d has placed
6.a will find b will be found c find d have found
7 a subjected b are subjecting c has subjected d has been subjected
8 a has found b found c was found d has been found
9.a expects b is expected c has expected d has been expected
F.Choose the sentence that has meaning like the first one
Trang 31.I didn't use to like football.
a I don't like football
b When I was young I liked football, but now I don't
c Once I didn't like football, but now I do
d I wasn't accustomed to football
2.new school/ open/ recently/ New Road
a A new school recently opened in New Road.
b A new school has been recently opened in New Road.
c A new school has recently opened in New Road.
d A new school opened recently in New Road.
2 Adrian's job interview is on 17 October
a Adrian will be called for a job interview on 17 October
b Adrian is giving a job interview on 17 October
c Adrian had an interview for a job on 17 October
d Adrian is having a job interview on 17 October
G Read text carefully, the choose the correct answer
Hearing – impaired people cannot hear sounds well How do they ‘ hear’ words and 'talk? Many hearing-impaired people use American Sign Language (ASL) They talk with their hands Sometimes two hearing-impaired people talk to each other They both use ASL
Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for hearing-impaired people The person listens to someone talking, and then he or she makes hand signs
There are two kinds of sign language One kind has a sign for every letter in the alphabet The person spells words This is finger spelling The other kind has a sign for whole words There are about five thousand of these signs They are signs for verbs, things and ideas Some of
the signs are very easy, for example, eat, milk, and horse You can see what they mean Others are more difficult, for example, star, egg, or week.
People from any country can learn ASL They don't speak words They use signs, so they can understand people from other countries
ASL is almost like a dance The whole body talks American Sign Language is a beautiful language
1 How do many hearing-impaired people "talk"?
2: How does a person interpret for hearing-impaired people?
a He listens to someone talking, and then makes hand signs
b He talks through a special equipment used for the deaf
c He listens to someone talking and writes down the words
d He uses hand signs to translate what hearing-impaired people say
3 How many signs are there for finger spelling?
4 Why can people from different countries talk to each other with ASL?
a Because they speak different languages
b Because they use signs instead of words
c Because they can not hear
d Because they understand each other
5 Which of the following sentences is not true?
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b There are more signs for words than for letters
c A person who interprets for hearing-impaired people can hear
d Africans cannot learn ASL because they don't speak English