Test 1

I. Phonetics : (2 pts )

Circle the letter preceding the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. go                B. post                   C. come                D. hope

2. A. beds             B. dogs                 C. porters              D. books

3. A. pictures        B. watches             C. buses                D. toothbrushes

4. A. homework    B. mother              C. open                 D. judo

II. Vocabulary and grammar(1,5 pts)

Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Kitchen is a…….. in a house.

    A. furniture                          B. room                            C. building

2. A clock is ……. the wall.

    A. in                                   B. at                                  C. on

3. I  …... football every afternoon.

    A. play                               B. do                                  C. have

4. What’s your favorite  ….. , Nam ?   - Music.

    A. food                              B. subject                           C. drink

5. Hai is very  …. . She is always on the phone, chatting to friends.

    A. talkative                         B. shy                                    C. kind

6. …... my shoes ?   - They’re under the bed.

    A. What                            B. How                                     C. Where are

III. Reading (2pts)

1.Choose True, False  answers (1,25pts)

Hi. My name is Peter and I live in Sydney with my family. We live in a large house. The house has a living room, a kitchen, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a big backyard. There are many beautiful flowers in the yard, especially in summer.

My elder sister, Sue, is a student at the Law University. My younger brother Bill, is a student at a secondary school near my house. My father works in an office 20 kilometers from our house. My mother is a nurse. She works in a small hospital. She always gets up early to cook breakfast for us. I am a student. I go to the same school with my brother. We live very happily and I am very lucky to have a wonderful family.

2. Answer the following questions: (0,75 pts)

1. Where does Peter live ?

2. Is  his  house very small ?

3.Why does his mother always get up early ?

IV.WRITING

 Reorder the words to make the meaningful sentences.( 2,5pts )

1. is / in / there / sofa / front / a / you / of .

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. you / the / door / can / please / open ?

…………………………………………………………………………………

3.there / bookshelf / the / are / on / books ?

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. go / with / like / out / you / to / me / would ?

……………………………………………………………………………………

5.have/ English/ Wednesday/ on/ and / Thursday/ We.

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Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 9. A. camel B. buffalo C. cattle D. paddy 10. A. bear B. near C. hear D. fear 11. A. know B. knee C. knife D. keep 12. A. fiction B. information C. question D. nation Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each sentence. 13. .............. the countryside has benefits that a boring person would never discover. A. On my opinion B. Of my opinion C. From my opinion D. In my opinion 14. The nomads often ........... their ger when they move to a new place. A. put on B. put off C. put up D. put down 15. My mother enjoys............................ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. A. cooking B. to cook C. cook D. cooked 16. What ....... when I phoned you last night? A. did you do B. was you doing C. are you doing D. were you doing 17. He is one of .......... best players in the soccer club. A. a B. the C. an D. X 18. He can cook that dish ....................... than I. A. good B. the better C. better D. well 19. My mother likes watching VTV2, .................. my father doesn’t. A. but B. so C. and D. Because 20. We ...................... eat less fatty food because it can cause obisity. A. shouldn’t B. should C. have to D. Must Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is not standard in English. 21. The Muong in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa is well known for their tradtional folk literature and their A B C D traditional songs. 22. A village is less dense populated than a city. A B C D Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 23. Binh: 106 and 24 makes 130. Is that right, Nam? Nam: ................. A. Not right! B. You’re well! C. It’s up to you! D. Spot on! 24. How about watching Tom and Jerry at my house this afternoon? A. Sounds great! B. Thanks C. That’s right D. Well done

B. PHONETIC, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate word in each line that has different stress pattern.

 EXERCISES REVISION FOR THE MID–TERM TEST

I. Phonetics: Circle the letter preceding the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. high                      B. rough               C. tough               D. laugh

2. A. burn                      B. picture             C. hurt                 D. turn

3. A. community            B. computer         C. volunteer                   D. tutor

4. A. life                         B. knives              C. leaf                  D. knife

5. A.picture                      B.sure                    C. future                D. nature

6. A. guess                     B. big                             C. sign                  D. again

7. A. cinema                     B. comic             C. cake                 D. cool

8. A. photo                    B. favour              C. volleyball         D. laugh

II. Vocabulary and grammar; Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.

     1. Ngoc……………….eating fast food because it’s not good for her health.

A. likes                 B. hates                C. loves.               D. enjoys

2. Before moving to Ha Noi, my parents………………..in Hai Phong.

          A. have lived        B. live                   C. have been living        D. lived

3. Eat ………………junk food. It makes you fat.

          A. more                B. less                  C. in                      D. of

    4. To help people in remote area, we can…………them transportation.

             A. help              B. donate                       C. provide            D. plant

5.  We enjoy………………English.

          A. studying          B. to study           C. study               D. studied

6. He ate a lot of junk food, so he…………….fat quickly.

          A. gets                  B. getting              C. has gotten        D. got

     7. Don’t play computer games so much, ……………you’ll harm your eyes.

           A. and                 B. but                             C. or                 D. so

     8. She ……………….when she was a child.

           A. visit                B. visited                        C. visiting        D. visits

      9. I stayed at home …………..it rained.

           A. because             B. and                         C. so                 D. but

      10. She hates………….. the house work.

           A. do                               B. doing                       C. does            D. done.

III. Reading: Read the text and choose the best answer:

We need calories or (1)…………………..to do the things every day. For example, when we walk to school or (2) ………………..a bike to school we spend a certain amount of (3)………….and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calorie should we (4) ………………a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (5)…………………..us to calculate. If people want to keep (6) …………….., they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

          1. A. food             B. energy              C. drink             D. eat            

           2. A. ride             B. come                C. drive             D. go

           3. A. things                   B. food                 C. money          D. calories

           4. A. do               B. spend               C. have              D. eat

           5. A. for              B. with                 C. in                  D. to

           6. A. health                   B. fit                     C. active           D. strong

IV. Writing:  Complete these sentences:

1.     Hoa’s / favourite / hobby/ collect/ dolls/.

2.     We/ enjoy/ take/ photos/.

3.     Nam / tired/ He/ stay / at home.

4.     They/ visit/ Hue/ last summer/.

5.     My sister/ listen/ pop music/ everyday.

6.     My friends/ donate/ books/ clothes/ street children/ so far/.

7.     They / hate/ do/ house work.

8.     My hobby/ play/ badminton/ and/do/yoga.

VIII. Circle the letter a, b, c or d before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.   a. hard                  b. carry                       c. card                        d. yard

2.   a. try                     b. why                        c. heavy                     d. dry

3.   a. cool                  b. food                        c. look                        d. flood

4.   a. Thursday         b. those                      c. thirteenth               d. theatre

5.   a . attended          b. wanted                   c. needed                   d. looked

IX. Read the passage then answer the questions below.

      Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing and going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

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2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

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3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

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4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

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5.What activities can he do in his free time ?

…………………………………………………………………………………...

6. Does he like his neighborhood now ?

…………………………………………………………………………………...

X. Give the correct forms of the  verbs in parentheses.

1. I ………………… this dictionary yesterday. (buy)

2. ……….. Duy ……… his homework at the moment? (do)

3. My friend ………………… me next week. (not visit)

4. Lien …………………… to school by bus everyday. (go)

5. We ………………… in this school for 3 years. (study)

6. He ought …………… to the dentist’s. (go)

7. It is not dangerous ………………… medicine around the house. (leave)

8. They enjoy ……………… football for their school team. (play)

TEST 23

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1,25pts)

1. A. promised               B. hopped                      C. booked             D. burned

2. A. though                             B. ought                         C. thought            D. bought

3. A. hard                      B. carry                          C. card                 D. yard

4. A. try                         B. why                           C. heavy               D. dry

5. A. cool                       B. food                           C. look                 D. flood

II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . (5,75pts)

1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.

A. to not stay                 B. to stay not                 C. to stay not       D. not to stay

2. My father is good at ____________ English.

A. speaking                              B. spoken                      C. speak               D. to speak

3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!

A. relieved                      B. afraid                         C. delighted                    D. certain

4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.

A. would you mind        B. could you please       C. Would you like          D. Do you enjoy

5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.

A. concerned                  B. interested                   C. surprised                   D. worried

6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?

A. she does                              B. does she                              C. she is               D. is she

7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.

A. hardly                        B. more hardly               C. more hard        D. hard

8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.

A. watering                              B. watered                     C. be watered       D. is watering

9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.

A. carry                         B. carrying                     C. to carry            D. carried

10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.

A. travel                         B. traveling                              C. to travel           D. to traveling

11- My brother is studying hard .........................  pass the exam.

A. for                                       B. in order to                 C. so to                D. so that

12- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.

A. for                                       B. at                               C. since                D. to

13- He was born in England. English is his .................................

A. mother tongue                                        B. first language

C. foreign language                                     D. A and B  are correct

14- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.

A. swim                          B. to swim                     C. swimming        D. swam

15- ........................... to America yet ?

A. Were you                            B. Have you ever been   C.Were you been  D. Are you

16- The boy was ....................... by the dog

A. bite                            B. bit                              C. bited                D. bitten

17- My father used ...................... me to school.

A. took                           B. taking                        C. to take             D. take

18- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?

A. to wait                       B. waiting                      C. wait                 D. be waiting

19. My aunt speaks English very ................................

20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .......... a week.

21. Lan promises to ............................ her best in learning English.

22. The manager asked me ............................. for him outside his office.

23. She hasn’t written to me ........................................

III. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (2,5pts)

1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very ____________________.         (use)

2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your ___________________ at the hotel.       (arrive)

3. Our post is delivered _______________________ except for Saturday         ( day)

4. Ha Long Bay was ___________by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.         (recognition)

5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________ .                (comfort)

6. His parents are very __________________ of him.                                        (pride)

7. “The lost shoes” is one of the _______________ stories I like best.               (tradition)

8. The _____________ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours.         (fly)

9. I’m sure that I have connected the printer ___________ .                     (proper)

10. Each of my friends has a _________________ character.                            (differ)

IV. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. 0 is done as an example. (2pts)

0. My brother are a teacher.                                                     0. _______ is _________

1. I go to see her if I have enough time.                                   1. __________________

2. It is not easy do that difficult work.                                              2.___________________

3. He drove such fast that he won the race.                                       3.___________________

4. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend. 4. ___________________

5. When she came, I read her letter.                                         5 ___________________

6. It’s dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets.                      6.___________________

7. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy.                                    7.___________________

8. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time.                    8.__________________

V. Give the correct form of the bold verbs in parentheses. (2pts)

1. The dictionaries (1. buy _________________) yesterday.

2. While my mother and I (2. watch____________________) a film on T V last night, our

aunt in the USA (3. phone_______________).

3. My friend (4. not/visit_________________) me since he (5. move _________) to    another town.

4. We (6. already/ finish _________________________) our work.

5. My English (7. get____________________ ) better and better.

6. You should practise (8. speak___________________) English everyday.

7. How long _________ you (9. wait___________________) for me?

8. It was a nice day, so we decided (10. go ________________) for a walk.

VI- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.(2pts)

1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?

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2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.

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3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.

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4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.

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5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867

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6- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.

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7- We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa.

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8- Could / give me / information ?

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VII. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(2pts)

            Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

....................................................................................................................................

2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

......................................................................................................................................

3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

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4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

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VIII. Complete the 2^nd sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the fist (2,5pts).

1. The children are too young to be in class 6.

→The children are not....................................................................................................

2. "Eat more fruits and vegetables", the doctor said to her

→The doctor told............................................................................................................

3. We began to study English 5 years ago.

®.We have ...................................................................................................................

4 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”

®Tom told......................................................................................................................

5. A dog is bigger than a cat.

® A cat isn’t as..............................................................................................................

6. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.

®  The coffee is too .......................................................................................................

7. The ladder isn’t very long. It doesn’t reach the window.

® The ladder .................................................................................................................

8. The weather was fine. We could go camping.

® The weather    ..........................................................................................................

9. I often went boating when I was young.

® I used to....................................................................................................................

10. We built this house in 1975.                                                                                          

 ®This house .............................................................................................................

B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR. (2.0p)

Question 3. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.4p)

9. A. near B. fear C. hear D. earth

10. A. thin B. thick C. this D. think

Question 4. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below. (1.2p)

11. If we _____ fewer papers, we ________ a lot of trees.

A. use/ will save B. uses/ will save C. will use/ saves D. used/ saved

12. ______ draw on the walls and tables, please.

A. Do B. Don’t C. Should D. Shouldn’t

13. I ______ the museum with my family last summer.

A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits

14. I………. to Singapore three times.

A. have gone B. have been C.went D.visited

15. Walking to school will help ……………… air pollution.

A. refill B. reuse C. recycle D. reduce

16. _______ is a dozen eggs? – 30.000 dong.

A. How often B. How much C. How long D. How many

Question 5. Write the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences (0.4p)

17. If it (be) _________sunny next week, we will go to Ha Long Bay.

18. Amsterdam is one of the (peaceful) ________________ cities in the world.

19. I (travel) _____________ to the Moon by super car in the future.

20. In the year 2030, robots will be able (do)______all the housework instead of us.

C. READING. (2.0p)

Question 6. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1.0p)

VTV1 is a (21)____ television channel in Viet Nam. It attracts millions of (22) _____ because it offers many different interesting programmes. The (23) ____ tells people what is happening in Viet Nam and the rest of the world. (24) _____ bring a lot of laughter and help people relax after a hard working day.

21. A. local B. national C. international D. world

22. A. people B. workers C. teachers D. viewers

23. A. 7 o'clock news B. music C. tragedy D. film

24. A. News B. Weather forecast C. Comedies D. Contests

Question 7. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1.0p)

There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other because they want to get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goals, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

25. How many main kinds of sports?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

26. Is baseball one kind of team sport?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

27. Why do two separate teams compete against each other?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

28. Are team sports sometimes called competitive sports?

-> ………………………………………………………………...................................

D. WRITING. (2.0p)

Question 8. Rewrite each of the following sentences In such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0p)

29. We make the air dirty because we use the car all the time.

-> If…………………………………………………………………………………..

30.I had bad a cold, so I didn’t go to school yesterday. (Rewrite this sentence with “because”) -> ……………………………………………………………………………

31.I’ve never read any book more interesting than this book.

-> This book ………………………………………………………………….……..

32. I started studying English 3 years ago.

-> I have ……………………………………………………………………………