Krong Bong high school THE FIRST SEMESTER TESTSUBJECT: ENGLISH SCHOOL – YEAR: 2006 - 2007 I/ Multiple choice 1.She … probably …to see you tonight a will …come b is… going to come c is …coming d comes “Oh dear I can’t this homework” – “Don’t worry I… you” a will help b am going to help c am helping d help Did you remember… seats for the theatre? –No, I forgot I’ll it now a book b to book c booking d booked How old are you? – I’m 64 I… next year a will retire b am retired c am going to retire d will be retire We… see Hamlet at the Royal Theatre tonight a are going to b are going to go to c will go d go to They didn’t see each other any more, but they … everything together a used to b usually c did use to d didn’t use to … have difficulties in education a.blind and deaf people b the blind and the deaf c a&b are correct d a&b are uncorrect A… is used for washing a CT scanner b air conditioner c washing machine d blender Planning the camping trip carefully before leaving helps… avoid trouble a ccmpsite b campfire c camper d campers 10 This … device can operate as a blender, juicer and grinder a multifunctional b multimedia c multiracial d multilane 11 It is necessary to… any machine after use a plug in b unplug c turn up d turn down 12 He wants to … the rest of the life doing whatever he likes a make b use c take d spend 13 More than 50 films…in Hanoi since June a were shown b have been shown c have shown d showed 14 She … a reseacher after she had worked as a teacher a becomes b became c had become d was become 15 Mr Kent takes a … bus to travel to work in Ho Chi Minh City every day a transportation b daily c commuter d passenger 16.Write your name, age and … a.occupy b occupied c occuping d occupation 17 We saw a… last night a play in three act b three-act play c three play act d three act play 18 Breakfast is an important meal I… breakfast a had eaten b am eating c always eat d will have eaten 19 My little sister…”sleeping beauty” now a is watching b watches c had watched d watched 20 Which word is different from the others a the old b.the brave c the young d the children 21 Mike … one hour ago a was phoning b had phoned c has phoned d phoned II/ Pronunciation: Choose the word that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the rest 22 a technology b economics c opinion d foreigner DeThiMau.vn 23.a university b reduce c value d functional 24 a sound b around c mouse d routine 25 a cholesterol b envious c connect d keyboard III/ Choose the best option Charles Dickens, who wrote such unforgetable stories as Oliver Twist and David Copperfield, was born to poor (26)………… His father was always in debt, and (27)……Charles was twelve, his father was sent to prison for failing to (28)……his debt.Young Charles had to work in a dismal fastory This terrible experience remained to haunt him even (29)…… he attained success with his novels David Copperfield is the book of Dickens’own life when he worked (30)…… a factory Another character in the novel, Mr Micawber, is a portray (31)…… Dickens’ own father, who was (32)… incorrigible spendthrif Because of his humble (33)……, Dickens never forgot what it was like to be poor He was always concerned for the orphaned and the destitute (34)… worked through his books, to arouse public concern for their plight Dickens (35)… a much respected (36)… when he died (37)… 1870 Till (38)… , many (39)… still think that he is the (40)…… of English novelists 26.a.home b house c family d building 27.a.when b.what c.who d.where 28.a pay b give c improve d identify 29.a.after b.before c.as soon as d after that 30.a at b in c on c of 31.a of b.up c off d about 32.a a b an c the d.all are correct 33.a life b background c career d job 34.a He b Whom c.Who d.Which 35.a is b.was c are d.were 36.a.write b writer c.writing d.writes 37.a at b.to c in d.from 38.a.today b.now c nowsaday d.all are correct 39.a.people b.peoples c.man d.men 40.a.highest b hugest c.biggest d.greatest -THE END -* The key a X X b X X 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 X X c X X X X X X X X X X d X X X X 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 a X b X X X X c d X X X X X X X X X X X X X DeThiMau.vn X ... END -* The key a X X b X X 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 X X c X X X X X X X X X X d X X X X 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 a X b X X X X c d... Dickens’own life when he worked (30)…… a factory Another character in the novel, Mr Micawber, is a portray ( 31) …… Dickens’ own father, who was (32)… incorrigible spendthrif Because of his humble (33)……,... give c improve d identify 29.a.after b.before c.as soon as d after that 30.a at b in c on c of 31. a of b.up c off d about 32.a a b an c the d.all are correct 33.a life b background c career d