THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST I LISTENING Task 1 Listen and choose the best answer 1 About children with special difficulties from District 1 regularly attend classes A 250 B 150 C 215 D 205 2 Which class w[.]
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST I.LISTENING Task Listen and choose the best answer About children with special difficulties from District regularly attend classes A.250 B.150 C.215 D.205 2.Which class was not set up in 1999 A dancing B singing and folk music C theatre D photographing Spring School requires volunteers to help organize their fund raising dinner held annually in _ A.June B July C September D February It is hoped that more schools like Spring School will soon be in other cities in Vietnam A.built B.sponsored C.found D.destroyed Task Listen and complete the sentence with ONE word Hello everyone, today I’ll talk to you about some (1) _ roles of music in our life You may listen to music on a daily basis, but you know how it positively affects us? Well, let me tell you Firstly, there is no doubt that music can make people feel relieved It is said that when enjoying a (2) song we can reduce stress and lift our spirit up with its soft melody and ear-catching tune Music can also help us relax when we are doing (3) _ chores like cleaning the floor, doing dishes, or tidying up the (4) _, etc Secondly, music, especially the sound of classic (5) _, can help us better concentrate on our work or study Also, it is often thought that this kind of music can improve children’s (6) _ and health Some mothers even let their children listen to Mozart and Beethoven’s music in their very first months However, not everybody likes listening to music while (7) _ some work because it can distract them In this case, music turns out to be a (8) _ II.LANGUAGE While they at the food bank, they met an old friend A were helping B were helped C help D are helping I’m not crazy about tragedies I find them A amusing B boring C interesting D excitig My husband wants me this letter before afternoon A posts B posting C to post D post Which word is stressed differently from others? A heavy B children C laundry D decide 5.Which word is stressed differently from others? A donate(đố này) B access C remote D upload volunteer work, we are more aware of global problems facing our world A Getting B Making C Taking D Doing It does not take him much time to _because he has a washing machine.(máy giặt) A the laundry(ủi) B the cooking C the washing-up(giựt đồ) D the heavylifting Several girls have to suffer loneliness and at home and at school A.homesickness B homework C emotions D violence III.READING Task Read the following passage and choose the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks Discrimination can be defined as a situation in which an individual or a group of people is (9) _differently from others This is usually upon the basis of ethnicity, sexuality, religion, age or (10) Discrimination can either be positive or negative There are many places in which women (11) _from negative discrimination A man often expects his wife and daughter (12) _at home, serve him, and in all things Women are considered as inferior to men A.treated B cured C reduced D employed 10 A.male B female C parent D gender 11 A.learn B suffer C acquire D submit 12 A.staying B stay C stayed D to stay Task Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question Music is not only a combination of pleasant sounds It is an art which reflects life Music expresses people’s ideas and emotions Our world is filled with conflicts, tragedies, joys and hopes, so music strives to speak to people of what is the most important People cannot live without music They listen to music, dance to music or learn to play musical instruments There is music everywhere : at home, in a concert hall, in the park, at the seaside, in the forest and even in the street Music in the lives of different people is different Some compose music, others play music, and others only listen to it A lot of people who cannot play any musical instrument love to listen to music either at home or at a concert Different people like different kinds of music You may prefer pop or rock music, country or folk music, classical music or jazz, but you certainly cannot think of a day without music 13.The first paragraph tells us about the _of music in our life A.sounds B role C reflections 14.The word strives has a close meaning to _ A.composes B sings C plays well 15.According to the text, people expose and enjoy music in _ways A.various B the same C very few 16.Those who cannot play a musical instrument A.can never sing B not like folk music C may love listening to music IV.WRITING Task 1 I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money A (toVo) B C D Her older brother worked for the company since 2005 A B C D Mary is always very busy She is practises violin every day A B C D I hate it when the phone keeps ring all the time It's disgusting A B C D Task Rewrite the sentences using passive voice The shop assistant offered a refund to the customer yesterday → A refund was offeredto the customer bay the shop yesterday They always make all of the components in foreign factories → _all of the comonponents are always made in foreign yesterday People have already described New York as the busiest city in the world →_New york has already been described as the busiesr in the world The judge will read out the names of the winners in tomorrow's show →the name of the D emotions D tries hard D similar D are never a singer winners wil be readed out by the judge in to morroow`s show. _ MORE EXERCISES 1.Last year, my class _to teach the children in a remote area A volunteer B voluntary C.volunteered D volunteers 2. _is a person who goes into space A.Flight attendant(tiếp vien) B Pilot C Model D Astronaut 3.She likes to become a _because she like to look after young children A.nursery teacher(gv mầm non) B Astronaut C plumber D secretary(thư ký) 4.In some Asian countries, young girls are to get an early marriage in spite of strict objections A.caused B forced C ordered D promised 5.What _at 10 p.m last night? A.Jenny did B did Jenny C was Jenny doing D Jenny was doing 6.When people money, they feel good about helping others A.donate B pay C collect D raise 7.He was working along the road he saw an accident happening A.when B while C as soon as D until 8.They in southern Italy since the end of the war A.lived B are living C will live D have lived 9.A lot of old songs on the radio last week A.were played B play C were playing D played 10.I had never expected to get the job I was really _when I was offered it A.tired B bored C amazed D annoyed FINDING ERRORS My son plays games with his sister on computer now A B C D We hope having a chance to study together at the same university in the future A B C D Sue plans study abroad next year according to her parent’s advice A B C D Don't forget calling me as soon as you arrive here A B C D The teacher doesn’t let her students to use their mobile phones in class 6.To develop her musical talent, her father made her to sing at family gatherings