Name: THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST Class: Subject: English I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently that of the of the others: 1. A. managed B. damaged C. reached D. changed 2. A. reads ` B. meets C. protects D. defeats 3. A. stopped B. stabbed C. stepped D. trapped II. Pick out the word which is stressed differently from that of the others: 4. A. courteous B. spacious C. extinct D. thoughtful 5. A. solidarity B. cultivation C. population D. improvement III. Choose the most suitable answer from A, B, C, or D from the following sentences: 6. Scientists are searching for fuels, such as the energy of sun, water or wind. A. renewable B. natural C. disable D. alternative 7. The chemical from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. A. polluted B. pollution C. pollutants D. pollutes 8 . Tom likes collecting stamps from the envelopes that everybody gives him. A. beautiful B. discarded C. discharged D. new 9. All students should be equipped a pocket calculation. A. of B. for C. with D. to 10. I don’t know the name of the girl I met at the party. A. who B. whom C. that D. B and C are correct. 11. Nam, I’ve introduced to you, is very good at English. A. that B. who C. whom D. to whom 12. The first person the correct answer will get one good mark. A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave 13. “He likes playing football and so do I” means that: A. He likes playing football, but I don’t like. B. Neither he nor I like playing football. C. Both he and I like playing football. D. Either I or he likes playing football. 14. I enjoy my job because i like the people I work with. A. who B. whom C. X D. B and C are correct 15. “Jack doesn’t speak French neither does Jim.” Means that: A. Jack speaks French, but Tim does. B. Jack as well as Jim speaks a little French. C. Neither Jack nor Jim speak French. D. Neither Jack nor Jim speaks French. 16. Sun energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe. A. power B. fuels C. gases D. sources 17. The film was great, ? A. isn’t it B. wasn’t it C. is it D. was it 18. We can go to the cinema stay at home. A. either-nor B. neither-or C. either-or D. either-either IV. Find out one error from A, B, C or D in each sentence below: 19. The man injuring in the accident is now in the hospital. A B C D 20. Neither Peter nor Pike enjoy playing football after class A B C D 21. She was the third person to killed in that way. A B C D 22. Nguyen Du, that wrote ‘Kieu’s story’, a famous is Vietnamese poet. A B C D V. Fill in the gap with the one suitable word from A, B, C or D: (23) and entertainment are important to people anywhere in the world. However, forms of popular entertainment are (24) in different countries. In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home based. (25) television is by far the most popular pastime, and (26) all household have a television set. Other pursuits include listening (28) music, reading, do-it –yourself home improvements, and gardening. 23. A. Sports B. Recreation C. Music D. Activities 24. A. similar B. important C. different D. popular 25. A. Listening B. Watching C. Improving D. Playing 26. A. nearly B. most C. almost D. few 27.A. in B. at C. to D. on VI. Read the following passage answer the following questions by choosing A, B, C or D: My hobby is reading novels. I find great fascination and usefulness from reading. This is a hobby which serves a double purpose: while we are occupying our time usefully we also at the same time gain knowledge and wisdom. Reading novels is said to be a royal hobby because of its nobility. The advantages of reading novels derived from hobby are too numerous to narrate here. It keeps us calm and gives us no time to think of other useless pursuit. By reading books during our free hours as mentioned earlier, we are gaining two things at a time. As for me, I love books and I make use of all my free hours by reading them. In the long run, I will have gained much but lost nothing. 28. The author thinks that reading is very A. boring and useful less B. fascinating and useful C. fascinating but useful less D. useful but boring 29. According to the author, the hobby of reading serves a double purpose. This means that it has purposes. A. one B. two C. three D. four 30. According to the author, what is/ are the advantage(s) of the reading hobby? A. give us much time to think of other useless pursuit B. keep us calm C. give us no time to think of other useless pursuit D. B and C are correct 31. “I make use of all my free hours by reading books". It means that: A. I make the most of all my free time by reading books. B. I don’t have free time to read books. C. I use all my free time by reading books. D. I don’t have free time to do other work. 32. Which statement is not true according to the passage? A. The author doesn’t love reading books too much. B. Reading hobby is very fascinating and useful. C. By reading books, we gained much but lost nothing in the long run. D. Reading books keep us calm. . VII. Rewrite the following sentences: 1. I want to meet the woman who gave me the scholarship. (reduce the relative clause into a participle phrase) 2. People talked a lot about the accident.(using cleft sentence in passive) 3. She didn’t say a word and she didn’t smile. (using the conjunction neither nor) 4. Jane owns s shop. She also owns a restaurant. (using the conjunction both and) ANSWERS(A): Name: ………………………. Class:………………… 1. 5. 9. 13. 17. 21. 25. 29. 2. 6. 10. 14. 18. 22. 26. 30. 3. 7. 11. 15. 19. 23. 27. 31. 4. 8. 12. 16. 20. 24. 28. 32. Name: THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST Class: Subject: English I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently that of the of the others: 1. A. managed B. changed C. damaged D. reached 2. A. protects B. defeats C. reads D. meets 3. A. stabbed B. stopped C. trapped D. stepped II. Pick out the word which is stressed differently from that of the others: 4. A. spacious B. thoughtful C. extinct D. courteous 5. A. population B. cultivation C. solidarity D. improvement III. Choose the most suitable answer from A, B, C, or D from the following sentences: 6. We can go to the cinema stay at home. A. either-nor B. neither-or C. either-or D. either-either 7. I don’t know the name of the girl I met at the party. A. whom B. who C. that D. A and C are correct. 8. Nam, I’ve introduced to you, is very good at English. A. who B. whom C. to whom D. that 9. The first person the correct answer will get one good mark. A. to give B. gave C. give D. giving 10. All students should be equipped a pocket calculation. A. for B. with C. to D. of 11. “He likes playing football and so do I” means that: A. Both he and I like playing football. B. He likes playing football, but I don’t like. C. Either I or he likes playing football. D. Neither he nor I like playing football. 12. Sun energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe. A. sources B. fuels C. gases D. power 13. The film was great, ? A. is it B. was it C. isn’t it D. wasn’t it 14. Scientists are searching for fuels, such as the energy of sun, water or wind. A. alternative B. renewable C. disable D. natural 15. I enjoy my job because I like the people I work with. A. whom B. who C. X D. A and C are correct 16. “Jack doesn’t speak French neither does Jim.” Means that: A. Neither Jack nor Jim speak French. B. Neither Jack nor Jim speaks French. C. Jack speaks French, but Tim does. D. Jack as well as Jim speaks a little French. 17. The chemical from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. A. pollutants B. pollutes C. pollution D. pollute 18. Tom likes collecting stamps from the envelopes that everybody gives him. A. beautiful B. new C. discarded D. discharged IV. Find out one error from A, B, C or D in each sentence below: 19. The man injuring in the accident is now in the hospital. A B C D 20. Nguyen Du, that wrote ‘Kieu’s story’, a famous is Vietnamese poet. A B C D 21. Neither Peter nor Pike enjoy playing football after class A B C D 22. She was the third person to killed in that way. A B C D V. Fill in the gap with the one suitable word from A, B, C or D: (23) and entertainment are important to people anywhere in the world. However, forms of popular entertainment are (24) in different countries. In Britain, people are very interested (25) watching and taking part in sports. Walking and swimming (26) the two most popular sporting activities, being almost equally undertaken by men and (27) Snooker, pool and darts are the next most popular sports among men. 23. A. Sports B. Recreation C. Music D. Activities 24. A. similar B. important C. different D. popular 25. A. on B. in C. of D. at 26. A. are B. be C. was D. were 27. A. girls B. women C. people D. boys VI. Read the following passage answer the following questions by choosing A, B, C or D: My hobby is reading novels. I find great fascination and usefulness from reading. This is a hobby which serves a double purpose: while we are occupying our time usefully we also at the same time gain knowledge and wisdom. Reading novels is said to be a royal hobby because of its nobility. The advantages of reading novels derived from hobby are too numerous to narrate here. It keeps us calm and gives us no time to think of other useless pursuit. By reading books during our free hours as mentioned earlier, we are gaining two things at a time. As for me, I love books and I make use of all my free hours by reading them. In the long run, I will have gained much but lost nothing. 28. The author thinks that reading is very A. fascinating but useful less B. useful but boring C. boring and useful less D. fascinating and useful 29. According to the author, the hobby of reading serves a double purpose. This means that it has purposes. A. four B. three C. two D. one 30. According to the author, what is/ are the advantage(s) of the reading hobby? A. give us no time to think of other useless pursuit B. keep us calm C. give us much time to think of other useless pursuit D. A and B are correct 31. “I make use of all my free hours by reading books". It means that: A. I don’t have free time to read books. B. I use all my free time by reading books. C. I make the most of all my free time by reading books. D. I don’t have free time to do other work. 32. Which statement is not true according to the passage? A. By reading books, we gained much but lost nothing in the long run. B. The author doesn’t love reading books too much. C. Reading hobby is very fascinating and useful D. Reading books keep us calm. VII. Rewrite the following sentences: 1. The first group who gives the correct answer will won the game. (reduce the relative clause into an infinitive phrase) 2. People talked a lot about the film.(using cleft sentence in passive) 3. Nam doesn’t play football and he doesn’t play tennis. (using the conjunction neither nor) 4. Peter smokes cigarettes. He also drinks wine. (using the conjunction both and) ANSWERS (B): Name: ………………………. Class:………………… 1. 5. 9. 13. 17. 21. 25. 29. 2. 6. 10. 14. 18. 22. 26. 30. 3. 7. 11. 15. 19. 23. 27. 31. 4. 8. 12. 16. 20. 24. 28. 32. . 17. 21 . 25 . 29 . 2. 6. 10. 14. 18. 22 . 26 . 30. 3. 7. 11. 15. 19. 23 . 27 . 31. 4. 8. 12. 16. 20 . 24 . 28 . 32. Name: THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST Class: Subject: English I. Pick out the word whose underlined. (B): Name: ………………………. Class:………………… 1. 5. 9. 13. 17. 21 . 25 . 29 . 2. 6. 10. 14. 18. 22 . 26 . 30. 3. 7. 11. 15. 19. 23 . 27 . 31. 4. 8. 12. 16. 20 . 24 . 28 . 32. . either-nor B. neither-or C. either-or D. either-either IV. Find out one error from A, B, C or D in each sentence below: 19. The man injuring in the accident is now in the hospital. A B C D 20 .