Full name : Class 45-MINUTE-ENGLISH TEST (Code 2.1 ) I. PHONETICS : ( 1 point ) Circle a letter to choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently in each group 1. A. photo B. below C. wonder D. lotus 2. A. excursion B. sunburnt C. nurse D. picture 3. A. data B. capable C. magical D. game Choose one word whose stress pattern is differently in each group by circling the letter A, B, C, D 4. A. participant B. destination C. confirmation D. information II. GRAMMAR : ( 2 points ) These are incomplete sentences. Circle A, B, C or D as the best choice to complete each sentence 1. The fax machine is the instrument can send and receive letter quickly A. who B. whom C. which D. when 2. Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not easy for A. unemlployed B. employed C. the employed D. the unemployed 3. This book is so long that I A. haven’t finished it yet B. haven’t finished it already C. still have finished it D. still haven’t finished it already 4. My uncle has won some money. He a new car A. will buy B. is going to buy C. bought D. buys Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct and then correct them in the given space 1. The house isn’t repaired since it was built A B C D 2. Look ! That plane is flying towards the airport. It lands A B C D 3. Could you tell me what an air-conditioner used for ? A B C D 4. The street is very noisy, that makes sleeping difficult A B C D III. WRITING ( 2 points ) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meanings : 1. The last time I talked to him was one year ago I haven’t 2. The man was the boss of my brother’s company. We met him on the train The 3. Mr. Minh has written three novels this year. Three novels 4. Phuong plans to have a birthday party next week. Phuong is IV. READING : Read the following passage, then answer the questions below ( 1 point ) How Nam has improved his English ? “In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. ‘Now I think you know what you should do’, said she. I made much progress and only one year later I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school student in my hometown.” 1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year ? 2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson? 3. What did she tell him to improve his English grammar ? 4. What did he win one year later ? Read the following letter carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D ( 2 points ) I 1 your letter since yesterday. I’m very happy 2 that all the people in your family are well. Please give them my regards. Yesterday our form teacher 3 a visit to the paper mill near my school. It’s very interesting to see the process of 4 plastic things. You know, the plastic things such as old plastic bottles, cans, and plastic sandals can be reused after recycling. The recycled plastic 5 to make toys and utensils. Next month we 6 a paper-mill to see how 7 waste paper. 8 a paper-mill? Write soon and share your recycling story with me. 1. A. just received B. just receive C. have just received D. had just received 2. A. to hear B. hearing C. to hearing D. hear 3. A. holds B. held C. had held D. has held 4. A. recycling B. to recycle C. to recycling D. recycle 5. A. are used B. is used C. uses D. used 6. A. will visit B. visit C. are going to visit D. visited 7. A. to recycle B. recycling C. to recycling D. recycle 8. A. do you ever visit B. did you ever visit C. have you ever visited D. had you ever visited V. LISTENING : ( 2 points ) Listen to the teacher and fill the words you hear in the gaps: Simon had a problem with his 1 He was getting fatter and fatter. He took the doctor’s 2 seriously. Recently he went on 3 in the Himalayas. Each day started at 6.00 a.m. Simon and the guides walked for 4 each day. They carried all the luggage and equipment, 5 the meals and put up the tents each night. After the 6 they went straight to bed because they were so 7 Simon returned from 8 a fitter and healthier man. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Full name : Class 45-MINUTE-ENGLISH TEST ( Code 2.2 ) I. PHONETICS : ( 1 point ) Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently in each group by circling the letter A, B, C, D 1. A. day B. pagoda C. data D. date 2. A. health B. speak C. each D. seat 3. A. site B. trip C. city D. invention Choose one word whose stress pattern is differently in each group by circling the letter A, B, C, D 4. A. relax B. permit C. picnic D. visit II. GRAMMAR : ( 2 points ) These are incomplete sentences. Circle A, B, C or D as the best choice to complete each sentence 1. They have been in our country January, 1 st 2002 A.for B. from C. since D. in 2. He works for the computer magazines is very popular in Mexico A. whom B. whose C. who D. which 3. She will have an annual holiday next month. She HaLong Bay A. visits B. visited C. has visited D. is going to visit 4. Is it the third time in the month that you your television ? A. change B. are changing C. have changed D. changed Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct and then correct them in the given space 1. Look at those cars ! They will crash A B C D 2. The girl whose you met last night used to be a singer A B C D 3. The flowers which I bought her yesterday have just thrown away A B C D 4. It’s eleven o’clock and you don’t finish breakfast yet A B C D III. WRITING ( 2 points ) Use the words to make sentences . Change the form of the verbs if necessary 1. He began to learn English in 2006 He has 2. Our flight was delayed. This meant we had to wait three hours at the airport. Our flight 3. I am going to repair your car tomorrow afternoon Your car 4. When I was young, I enjoyed eating ice-creams I used IV. READING : Read the following passage, then answer the questions below ( 1 point ) Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I have worked for this company for nearly 5 years. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the roads department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges. I enjoy it a lot, because I have learned a lot of new things. 1. How long has David worked for this construction company ? 2. Where does he usually work ? 3. Is he working in the roads department this months ? 4. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors ? Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D ( 2 points ) We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There (1) so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy (2) in many of the world’s cities. We (3) down many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too (4) rice. (5) animals are quickly disappearing. For example, tigers (6) rare in India now because we (7) too many. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk (8) the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is too important to ignore. wasteland : ®Êt kh« c»n, hoang m¹c rare: hiÕm, rÊt Ýt ignore : lê ®i 1. A. is B. are C. was D. were 2. A. live B. living C. to live D. to living 3. A. cut B. have cut C. had cut D. were cut 4. A. many B. much C. few D. little 5. A. wild B. wildly C. wildness D. wildlife 6. A. is B. had been C. are D. were 7. A. killed B. have killed C. had killed D. are going to killed 8. A. of B. to C. about D. on V. LISTENING : ( 2 points ) Listen to the teacher and fill the words you hear in the gaps: Simon had a problem with his 1 He was getting fatter and fatter. He took the doctor’s 2 seriously. Recently he went on 3 in the Himalayas. Each day started at 6.00 a.m. Simon and the guides walked for 4 each day. They carried all the luggage and equipment, 5 the meals and put up the tents each night. After the 6 they went straight to bed because they were so 7 Simon returned from 8 a fitter and healthier man. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KEYS FOR 45-MINUTE-TEST 1 st test (Code 2.1) : I. Phonetics (1 point ) : Mỗi câu đúng được 0.25 đ 1. C 2.D 3.C 4.A II. Grammar (2 points) : Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 đ. Riêng phần tìm lỗi sai học sinh phải sửa lại cho đúng mới tính điểm. 1. C 2.D 3.A 4.B 1.B (hasn’t been repaired) 2.D (is going to land) 3.D (is used) 4. B (which) III. Writing (2 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 đ 1. I haven’t talked to him for a year/ since last year. 2. The man whom we met on the train was the boss of my brother’s company. 3. Three novels have been written by Mr. Minh this year. 4. Phuong is going to have a birthday party next week. IV. Reading (3 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 đ 1. His pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. 2. One afternoon after the lesson, his teacher of English wanted to meet him. 3. She told him how to use an English-English dictionary to improve his English grammar. 4. He won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest for secondary school student 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C V. Listening (2 points) : Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 đ. 1.health 2.advice 3. a walking holiday 4. 4 to 6 hours 5. prepared 6. evening meals 7. tired 8. the trip 2 st test (Code 2.2) : I. Phonetics (1 point ) : Mỗi câu đúng được 0.25 đ 1. B 2.A 3.A 4.A II. Grammar (2 points) : Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 đ. Riêng phần tìm lỗi sai học sinh phải sửa lại cho đúng mới tính điểm. 1. C 2.D 3.D 4.C 1.D (are going to crash) 2.A (whom) 3.D (have been thrown) 4. C (haven’t finished) III. Writing (2 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 đ 1. He has learnt / learned English since 2006 2. Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait three hours at the airport 3. Your car is going to be repaired by me tomorrow afternoon. 4. I used to eat ice-creams when I was young. IV. Reading (3 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 đ 1. David has worked for his construction company for nearly 5 years. 2. He usually works in the roads department. 3. No, he isn’t. ( This month he is working in the department that builds bridges.) 4. Because he has to go to the construction sites 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.C Tapescript: Simon had a problem with his health He was getting fatter and fatter. He took the doctor’s advice seriously. Recently he went on a walking holiday in the Himalayas. Each day started at 6.00 a.m. Simon and the guides walked for 4 to 6 hours each day. They carried all the luggage and equipment, prepared the meals and put up the tents each night. After the evening meals they went straight to bed because they were so tired. Simon returned from the trip a fitter and healthier man.