Read the following passage answer the following questions by choosing A, B, C or D: My hobby is reading novels.. By reading books during our free hours as mentioned earlier, we are gain
Trang 1Name: THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST
Class: Subject: English
I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently that of
the of the others:
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
10 I don’t know the name of the girl I met at the party
11 Nam, I’ve introduced to you, is very good at English
12 The first person the correct answer will get one good mark
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
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
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
Trang 2A 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
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
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
Trang 3B 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):
Trang 4Name: 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
8 Nam, I’ve introduced to you, is very good at English
9 The first person the correct answer will get one good mark
10 All students should be equipped a pocket calculation
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
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
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
Trang 5A 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
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
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:
Trang 6A 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):