Full name Class School Mark FIRST SEMESTER TEST 1 Duration 60 minutes PART A LISTENING (1,5 points) I Listen to the conversation between Liam and Chau Circle the best answer A, B, or C You will listen[.]
Full name: ……………………………………………… Mark: Class: …………………………………………………… School: ………………………………………………… FIRST SEMESTER TEST Duration: 60 minutes PART A LISTENING (1,5 points) I Listen to the conversation between Liam and Chau Circle the best answer A, B, or C You will listen TWICE What time will Liam be free on Sunday? (B) A Before 10 a.m B After p.m C At 3.30 p.m What does Liam hope to see in the water puppet show? (B) A The puppeteers’ control of the puppets on the water B The smooth movements of the puppeteers C The rural scenes of old Vietnamese villages What food will Chau and Liam have before the show? (H) A Beef noodle soup B Hot dogs C Hamburgers II Listen to the talk about taking advantage of things around you Tick (v) T (True) or (F) False You will listen TWICE T F You can use new glass bottles to grow herbs and flowers in (B) You can make house models with ice cream sticks and coloured straws (B) Collecting some seashells in the sand makes you bored while you’re cleaning the beach (H) PART B LANGUAGE (2,5 points) I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A watched B phoned C preferred D followed (B) A midterm B pepper C prefer D preserve (B) II Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences Hoa looks red She was outdoors yesterday Perhaps she has (H) A flu B sunburn C spots D stomachache He is a great artist He can _ in both _ (H) A carved – eggshell B plant – wood and eggshells C plant – stone and eggshells D carve – wood and eggshells They are very _ about their volunteer program (H) A excited B excite C exciting D excitement My son usually _ his homework in the evenings (H) A B does C did D is doing I have got _ apple in my bag (B) A a B an C the D no article What delicious food! _ your mother _ it? (H) A Does/cook B Will/cook C Did/cook D Is/ cooking Your sister likes cooking, and I do, _ (B) A so B either C too D neither Who _ the garden when you are away? (H) A looked after B will look at C looked at D will look after PART C READING COMPREHENSION (2,0 points) I Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage A recent report showed which countries were the healthiest to live in It included things like how long people live and what kind (1) _ health problems they have Some of the countries on the list were Australia, Italy and France ; and Japan was at (2) _ top In Japan, more people live to be over eighty years old than in any other countries Part of the reason is that people have a very (3) _ diet They eat a lot of fish and vegetables They don’t eat much red meat and cheese We don’t all have to (4) _ in Japan to be healthier, but we should definitely all eat more fish and more exercise , too A of A a A healthy A living B with B an B awful B lived C on C the C exciting C live D from (B) D no article (B) D bad (H) D to live (B) II Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question October 27th, 2018 Dear Anna, How are you? I'm fine I am very busy with school and my hobbies I have basketball practice twice a week - every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons I play basketball quite well Each practice is two hours and then I have to go home and my homework Every Friday we have a Maths quiz (a short exam) So I have to work extra hard on school work after my basketball Thursday practice I'm quite good at Maths Also, every Saturday morning I enjoy jogging around the park I like taking my dog, Jimmy, with me We like running quickly together … Yours, Diana Who writes the letter? (B) A Anna B Diana C both of them D none of them What sports does Diana play twice a week? (B) A baseball B football C basketball D badminton When does Diana play sports? (B) A Monday and Thursday B Sunday and Thursday C Wednesday and Thursday D Tuesday and Thursday How does Diana study Maths? (H) A quite well B quite badly C quite quickly D quite slowly PART D WRITING (2,0 points) I Find out the mistake Did you buy some bottles of water for a picnic yesterday? (B) A B C D Because the car was expensive, my uncle bought it yesterday (H) A B C D They didn’t go fishing two days ago, and so did we A B C (B) D David’s parents usually goes for a walk in the park near their house (H) A B C D II Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentence before it This film is different from the one I saw last night (VD) - This film is not _ This exercise is more difficult than that one (VD) - That exercise is not PART E SPEAKING (2,0 points) Topic Talk about your favourite hobby Question Do you think that someone has to take up doing something interesting in her/ his free time? Why? / Why not? Question Do you think your hobby will be useful to others? Why? / Why not? Topic Talk about how to stay healthy Question Do you think doing outdoor activities will help you stay healthy? Why? / Why not? Question Do you think staying healthy will help your life become meaningful? Why? / Why not? ... sentence before it This film is different from the one I saw last night (VD) - This film is not _ This exercise is more difficult than that one (VD) - That exercise is not ... SPEAKING (2,0 points) Topic Talk about your favourite hobby Question Do you think that someone has to take up doing something interesting in her/ his free time? Why? / Why not? Question Do you think... badly C quite quickly D quite slowly PART D WRITING (2,0 points) I Find out the mistake Did you buy some bottles of water for a picnic yesterday? (B) A B C D Because the car was expensive, my uncle