Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning.. Many
Trang 1Full name: ……… MID-TERM TEST OF ENGLISH I B
Group : ……… Time allowed: 50 minutes
Mark: ……/10
A PHONETICS.
I Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
II Choose the word which has a different stress patten from the others in each group.
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
I Circle the best answer:
9 He enjoys ……… in the rain
10 Would you like ………… to my party?
11 This school ………… ten years ago
a be built b is built c was built d built
12 When I saw him, he ………… a black suit
13 Her ……… include swimming and reading
a interests b interesting c interested d interest
14 The little village is very quite and …………
a peace b peacefully c peaceful d peaceless
15 Do not give up because of ………
16 I am out of work I get ……… every week but it isn’t much
a benefit unemployment b employment benefit
c unemployment benefit d benefit unemployed
17 Don’t turn off the light I ………… a report now
a read b is reading c am reading d be reading
18 He ………… his house at 7 a.m each day
19 Your brother isn’t ………… to join the polite force
a enough tall b too tall c so tall d tall enough
20 She doesn’t enjoy looking ………… the children
21 We should ………… this road for better use
22 He finally ……… in finding a new job
a success b succeeded c successful d successive
23 My brother hates ………… early
a to get up b getting c to get d getting up
24 He was born ……… 2nd May 1987
25 Hung enjoys fishing and boating
Trang 2A to go B go C going D went
26 She asked me where I from
27 The Ao Dai is the traditional dress of women
A Chinese B Vietnamese C Japanese D English
28 She loves to watch the star night
29 We must finish our project _
II Each of the following sentences has an error marked A,B,C or D Identify the errors.
30 She often travels to work on car
A B C D
31 Mai is a well student
A B C D
32 Hai prefers reading books to play computer games
A B C D
33 Would you like going to my house to have dinner?
A B C D
34 Before go to the market,she washed the clothes
A B C D
35 Let’s going to the movie theater to see a film
A B C D
C Reading comprehension.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead
36 The text is about:
A the use of television at schools B.teaching and learning television
C educational specialists D watching TV outside school
37 When TV first appeared, educational specialists
A did not appreciate it B did not appreciate it
C believed it would be useful for schooling D banned children from watching TV
38 According to the text, TV
A has not been used properly in classrooms B has been used effectively in classrooms
C has not existed in classrooms D has not attracted students’ interest
Trang 339 There are explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers
40 Children spend their free time
THE END
Full name: ……… MID-TERM TEST OF ENGLISH I A
Group : ……… Time allowed: 50 minutes
Mark: ……/10
A PHONETICS.
I Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1 a wear b hair c ear d share
2 a worked b cleaned c watched d stopped
3 a loud b about c found d you
II Choose the word which has a different stress patten from the others in each group.
5 a financial b unlikely c century d receive
6 a describe b decided c remember d parties
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
I Circle the best answer:
9 When he ………., I was reading upstairs
10 I’m so …………, Mum! Can I have something to drink?
Trang 411 ………… Tom’s sister’s birthday, John?
12 He doesn’t have ……… experience of working in an office
13 He’s lazy He never does ………… work
14 That question was ……… for the child to answer
a.such difficult b so difficult c much difficult d too difficult
15 My mother is cooking now She always ……… dinner for my family
16 How ……… sugar ……… there in the jar?
17 I don’t know why she advoids telling us the ……… about what happened
18 He usually spends hours on the river without ………anything
19 Marie Curie was a great …………, who won the Nobel Prize two times
a science b scientist c scientific d scientists
20 She got used to ……….her bike
21 The Vietnamese participants took …………in the Asian Games with great enthusiasm
22 I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp …………
a collect b collecting c collection d collector
23 Mary got married ………….15 August 1990
24 I had a road accident when I ………….a phone call in the car
25 If Hoa rich, she would travel around the world
26 Ba a new bicycle recently
27 Nam speaks Chinese but also speaks Japanese
28 It is raining very hard we can't go camping
29 Miss Hoa sings very well is Nam's mother
II Each of the following sentences has an error marked A,B,C or D Identify the errors.
30 Would you like have some coffee?
A B C D
31 After did her homework, she went to bed
A B C D
32 How about go for a picnic?
A B C D
33 She is very fat She should to eat less chocolate
A B C D
34 I prefer listening to music than watching TV
A B C D
35 She gets much informations from her friends
A B C D
Trang 5C Reading comprehension.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer (10 pts)
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847 His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things About every two weeks he created something new He worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat
Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world
1 Thomas Edison was
A a discoverer B a teacher C an explorer D an inventor
2 In 1854 Edison’s family
A moved to Port Huron, Michigan B bought a new house in Milan, Ohio
C decided to settle in Milan, Ohio D sent him to a school in New Jersey
3 The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means
A “having been well taught” B “having had good schooling”
C “having taught himself” D “having had a high education”
4 Edison died at the age of
5 Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison?
A He invented the motion picture camera B He didn’t go to school at all
C He made numerous inventions D He worked very hard
Trang 6Full name: ………MID-TERM TEST OF ENGLISH I NUMBER: 2
Group : ……… Time allowed: 50 minutes
Mark: ……/10
A PHONETICS.
I Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1 a hobby b help c hour d house
2 a lived b living c lift d lively
3 a nicest b largest c hottest d best
II Choose the word which has a different stress patten from the others in each group.
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
I Circle the best answer:
9 The phone suddenly while Joanne was doing the housework
A rang B was ringing C had rung D is ringing
10 It _ her fifteen minutes to wash the dishes yesterday.
11 This school ………… ten years ago
a be built b is built c was built d built
12 I’m so …………, Mum! Can I have something to drink?
13 Her ……… include swimming and reading
a interests b interesting c interested d interest
14 The little village is very quite and …………
a peace b peacefully c peaceful d peaceless
15 Do not give up because of ………
16 When I saw him, he ………… a black suit
17 He enjoys ……… in the rain
18 Would you like ………… to my party?
19 Don’t turn off the light I ………… a report now
a read b is reading c am reading d be reading
20 He ………… his house at 7 a.m each day
Trang 721 Your brother isn’t ………… to join the polite force.
a enough tall b too tall c so tall d tall enough
22 She doesn’t enjoy looking ………… the children
23 We should ………… this road for better use
24 He finally ……… in finding a new job
a success b succeeded c successful d successive
25 My brother hates ………… early
a to get up b getting c to get d getting up
26 He was born ……… 2nd May 1987
27 Hung enjoys fishing and boating
28 She asked me where I from
29 She loves to watch the star night
II Each of the following sentences has an error marked A,B,C or D Identify the errors.
30 She often travels to work on car
A B C D
31 Mai is a well student
A B C D
32 Hai prefers reading books to play computer games
A B C D
33 Would you like going to my house to have dinner?
A B C D
34 Before go to the market,she washed the clothes
A B C D
35 Let’s going to the movie theater to see a film
A B C D
C Reading comprehension.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of
Trang 8work Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead
36 The text is about:
A the use of television at schools B.teaching and learning television
C educational specialists D watching TV outside school
37 When TV first appeared, educational specialists
A did not appreciate it B did not use it
C believed it would be useful for schooling D banned children from watching TV
38 According to the text, TV
A has not been used properly in classrooms
B has been used effectively in classrooms
C has not existed in classrooms
D has not attracted students’ interest
39 There are explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers
40 Children spend their free time
THE END
Full name: ……… MID-TERM TEST OF ENGLISH I NUMBER: 1
Group : ……… Time allowed: 50 minutes
Mark: ……/10
A PHONETICS.
I Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1 a wear b hair c ear d share
2 a worked b cleaned c watched d stopped
3 a loud b about c found d you
II Choose the word which has a different stress patten from the others in each group.
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
Trang 9I Circle the best answer:
9 When he ………., I was reading upstairs
10 It’s easy ………….the lesson
A understand B to understand C understanding D understood
11 ………… Tom’s sister’s birthday, John?
12 He doesn’t have ……… experience of working in an office
13 He’s lazy He never does ………… work
14 That question was ……… for the child to answer
a.such difficult b so difficult c much difficult d too difficult
15 My mother is cooking now She always ……… dinner for my family
16 How ……… sugar ……… there in the jar?
17 I never feel tired _ watching my father’s coin collection
18 He usually spends hours on the river without ………anything
19 Marie Curie was a great …………, who won the Nobel Prize two times
a science b scientist c scientific d scientists
20 She got used to ……….her bike
21 The Vietnamese participants took …………in the Asian Games with great enthusiasm
22 I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp …………
a collect b collecting c collection d collector
23 Mary got married ………….15 August 1990
24 I had a road accident when I ………….a phone call in the car
25 If Hoa rich, she would travel around the world
26 Ba a new bicycle recently
27 Nam speaks Chinese but also speaks Japanese
28 It is raining very hard we can't go camping
29 ……… to America yet?
A Have you ever been B Were you been C Were you D Are you
II Each of the following sentences has an error marked A,B,C or D Identify the errors.
30 Would you like have some coffee?
A B C D
Trang 1031 After did her homework, she went to bed.
A B C D
32 How about go for a picnic?
A B C D
33 She is very fat She should to eat less chocolate
A B C D
34 I prefer listening to music than watching TV
A B C D
35 She gets much informations from her friends
A B C D
C Reading comprehension.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer (10 pts)
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847 His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things About every two weeks he created something new He worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat
Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world
36 Thomas Edison was
A a discoverer B a teacher C an explorer D an inventor
37 In 1854 Edison’s family
A moved to Port Huron, Michigan B bought a new house in Milan, Ohio
C decided to settle in Milan, Ohio D sent him to a school in New Jersey
38 The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means
A “having been well taught” B “having had good schooling”
C “having taught himself” D “having had a high education”
39 Edison died at the age of
40 Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison?
A He invented the motion picture camera B He didn’t go to school at all
C He made numerous inventions D He worked very hard
THE END