Name: ……………………………………… One period test-2 Class: …………… Subject: English I - Pick out the word that has the underlined letter pronounced differently from the others: 1, A. buffalo B. rope C. wisdom D. clothes 2, A. mend B. semester C. letter D. report 3, A. revision B. festival C. postcard D. promise 4, A. shout B. loud C. group D. scout 5, A. handicap B. education C. tidy D. friend II - Choose the best answer: 1. It’s very kind …………… you to help me. a. for b. to c. of 2. Nga hates …………… novels. a. reads b. to read c. reading 3. She told me …………… these books to her house. a. to take b. take c. takes 4. Do you …………… any help? a. want b. have c. need 5. We’ll organize a party …………… 27 th May. a. in b. On c. at 6. I …………… noodles yesterday. a. eated b. eat c. ate 7. I’ll try my …………… to improve my English. a. better b. good c. best 8. I’m …………… into the Young Pioneers Club this summer. a. enrolling b. taking c. do 9. We will plant trees and flowers along the …………… . a. pavements b. sidewalks c. a & b 10. Some people write a list of new words with the meaning in their …………… . a. translation b. mother tongue c. mother language III. Reading: Everyone knows that in studying a foreign language, practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary, however, they can’t speak well yet. So the learner must know how to use what they have learned apart from the ability to explain grammatical rules. 1. True or False : ……… Practice in learning foreign language is very important. ……… We know a lot of grammar rules, we can speak well. ……… The learner has to know how to use grammatically rules. ……… Advanced learner doesn’t need practice. 2. Answer the questions: a. What is the key to fluency in studying a foreign language? ………………………………………………………………………………………… b. What kind of learners needs practice? ………………………………………………………………………………………… c. Can the learner who has a large vocabulary speak well? ………………………………………………………………………………………… d. What does a language learner have to do so as to speak well? ………………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as the preceding ones: 1. My mother said, “ Turn off all the lights before you leave. “ My mother told 2. Why don’t we help Mom with the washing up ? Shall …………… 3. Mary isn’t so intelligent as her sister. Mary’s sister 4. I need your favor. Could ………………………………….………………………………………… V. Listen and fill in the missing words” Children of our ……………. unites. Let’s sing for peace. Let’s sing for ……… . Let’s sing for the love between ……………….and South. Oh, children our land unites. Children of the world hold ………… Let’s show our ………… from place to place. Let’s shout ……………… loud. Let’s make a stand. Oh, children of the world hold hands. Name: ……………………………………… One period test-2 Class: …………… Subject: English I - Choose the best answer: 1. Tom is going to participate …………… the game. a. at b. on c. in 2. My younger sister likes …………… television. a. watch b. watching c. to watch 3. Let me …………… it for you. a. to do b. do c. doing 4. …………… you help me, please? a. May b. Should c. Could 5. My mother told me to study …………… a. hardly b. good c. hard 6. We must hand in the exercise …………… 8 o’clock. a. before b. on c. in 7. My teacher asked me to …………… more time on English. a. learn b. spend c. practice 8. My school is a(n) …………… one. There are boys and girls studying there. a. all boys b. all girls c. coeducation 9. As a member of the Y & Y G Group, Nam wanted …………… in a recycling program. a. to take part b. to join c. a & b 10. We can help save natural …………… by recycling program. a. resources b. materials c. Resource II - Reading: One of the best pastimes for their children is reading; not school-books which are so dull ( tối dạ )but exciting books such as Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels of Jules Verne’s stories. They also read magazines which appear every week or every fortnight ( 2 tuần ). The father reads the newspaper everyday; in his newspaper he reads the news of the day. So the children have their own things to read and parents also have theirs. The young child cannot read, but his nurse or his grandparents tell him fairy tales, such as Cinderella. 1. True or False : ……… Children often read books in the pastimes. ……… School-books are more interesting than story books. ……… The father reads newspapers every day. ……… The young children’s friends tell them fairy tales. 2. Answer the questions : a. What is difference between school-books and story books according to their children? ……………………………………………………………………………………. b. Do the children read magazines? ……………………….…………………………… ……………………………. c. What does the father see the papers? ……………………………………………………………………………………. d. What is Cinderella? ……………………………………………………………………………………. III - Pick out the word that has the underlined letter pronounced differently from the others: 1, A. revision B. festival C. postcard D. promise 2, A. shout B. loud C. group D. scout 3, A. handicap B. education C. tidy D. friend 4, A. buffalo B. rope C. wisdom D. clothes 5, A. mend B. semester C. letter D. report IV. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as the preceding ones: (2pts) 1. What about going to the beach now ? - Yes, let’s. Shall…… …………………………………? 2. Mary is taller than Daisy. Daisy isn’t 3. Our teacher said, “ Listen carefully in class to save your study time at home. “ Our teacher told 4. Do you need any help ? May ……………………………………………? V. Listen and fill in the missing words” Children of our land ………… . Let’s sing for ……………… . Let’s sing for right. Let’s sing for the …………… between North and South. Oh, children our land unites. Children of the world hold hands. Let’s …………… our love from ……………… to place. Let’s shout out loud. Let’s make a stand. Oh, children of the …………… hold hands.