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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HKI MÔN ANH VĂN – TETS 18

Part one : phonetics

A Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1 a architect b parachute c archaic d psychology

2 a border b embroider c embark d bomb

3 a owl b cow c arrow d powder

4 a dew b knew c sew d few

5 a initial b written c privilege d minor

6 a foreign b continent c scholarship d almost

7 a hasty b nasty c tasty d late

8 a diaper b diamond c diary d diameter

9 a organise b promise c paradise d realize

10 a bought b sought c drought d fought

B Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group

1 a director b machinery c encourage d excellent

2 a intelligent b population c opportunity d economics

3 a attack b fancy c eruption d familiar

4 a condition b experiment c indicate d ability

5 a concentration b accustomed c revolution d preferential

Part two : vocabulary and grammar

A Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d

1 It is believed that there is a ……….between the two crimes

a join b chain c link d connector

2 Books are no longer the only …… of stories and information

a source b style c basis d site

3 She was asked to give a full …… of her camera when she reported it stolen

a account b detail c information d description

4 You would look up a word in a dictionary if you didn’t know what it………

a signified b meant c showed d talked

5 In Britain , it’s polite to open a present when you …… it

a admit b allow c attend d receive

6 He was told to ……… for being rude to the guests

a excuse b apologise c forgive d confess

7 Would it be ……… for you to see me tomorrow morning ?

a fit b successful c possible d worth

8 Since he moved house , he hadn’t had much ………with his friends

a connection b contact c business d meeting

9 You’ll have to………….a better idea than that if you want to win

a come in for b get down to c bring out d come up with

10 The great prize in …………soccer is commonly known as the World Cup

a professor b experienced c amateur d professional

11 My father often does ………with people from other countries in the region

a business b finances c affairs d economy

12 The doctor who performs operations at a hospital is called a(an)………

a operator b physician c surgeon d dentist

13 He still hasn’t really ………the death of his mother

a recovered b got over c cured d treated

14 Which word is incorrect ?

a bamboos b photos c pianoes d tomatoes

15 I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the ……of the clock

a hands b pointers c arms d fingers

16 At the end of the winter The price of winter clothes in the shop usually………

a drops b lowers c sinks d reduces

17 Dinner will be ready soon Can you please ……table ?

a lay b settle c make d put

18 The question of late payment of bills was … at the board meeting

a risen b raised c bought d taken

19 Mr Jones has …………painting since he retired

a taken up b taken of c taken over d taken in

20 Modern buildings should ……….with the surrounding area

a suit b fit c blend d join

21 There was nothing special about his clothes……….from his flowery tie

a but b except c other d apart

22 He went ………a bad cold just before Christmas

a down with b in for c over d through

23 In the old day, people believed that world was flat and the ships would fall of

the…………

a boundary b edge c border d limit

24 Who was the first person ……… the South Pole ?

a reaching b who reaches c to reach d reached

25 His name was on the ………of my tongue but I just couldn’t remember it

a end b point c edge d tip

B Find out mistakes and correct them

1 before television become popular , people used to entertain each other in the evening by

a b c playing games ,and saying stories

d

2 This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach , enjoying the sunshine

a b c d

3 Goats are extremely destruction to natural vegetation and are often responsible for soil

erosion a b c d

4 They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said

a b c d

5 Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless

a b c d

part three : reading comprehension

A Read the following passage Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d

With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about Computer “viruses “ programs designed to sabotage computers, are infecting computers in corporation

homes and universities These viruses spread exponentially , much like biological contagion , and then disrupt the affected systems The virus secretly attaches itself to alter files The damage is generally activated

by using the computer’s clock Then , any program executed may be exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration , businesses

and agencies are becoming wary of sharing soft wares Security policies need to be increased as immunity

programs are being developed

1 which of the following is the best title of this passage ?

a deleting files b sharing software c be aware d stop the clock

2 It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by ………

a setting the clock correctly c keeping clean

b spreading programs by telephone d not using shared software

3 The virus is ………

a a program b an insect c a disk d a microbe

4 The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be ………

a health researchers c computer users

b medical personnel d government workers

5 If the virus infects a computer , the result would probably be ………

a sick personnel b dead telephones c lost information d a broken computer

B Read the following passage Choose the best word from a, b, c or d

Around the age of sixteen ,you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life Do you stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1)… ? Do I leave and start work beginning a training (2)….? The decision is yours, but it may be (3) …… remembering two things : there is more unemployment (4) …….who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (5) …….will have a big advantage in the competition For jobs, if you decide to go (6) …….into a job, there are many opportunities for training Getting qualification will(7)… you to get on more quickly in many careers and evening classes allow you to learn (8) ……you earn Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older

is (9)…… possibility This way, you can save up money for your student days as well as (10)…practical work experience

1 a after b later c then d past

2 a school b class c course d term

3 a worth b necessary c important d useful

4 a between b among c with d though

5 a notes b papers c arts d skills

6 a straight b just c direct d rather

7 a make b help c let d give

8 a where b while c when d what

9 a also b again c another d always

10 a getting b making c taking d doing

C Fill into numbered blank with one suitable word

Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it When our body is rather well ,

we are hardly even (1)… of it But illness can come ,even (2)….we are young In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time Many (3)……attacked children in particular and

people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4)… them once they struck The result was that many children died About a century ago , however , scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5)…The cause of many diseases was known ,and cures were developed As this medical knowledge spreads , the world became (6)….safer for children The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years Nowadays, in many (7)…of the world people can expect to (8)…for years And what do we except to by the year 2005 ? Undoubtedly, (9) …science will continue to advance

Some people will be able to (10) … medical problem that are unavoidable today

Part four :writing

A Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the

sentence above it

1 You can hand in your report to either professor Williams or his secretary

Both……….………

2 Mary gets better grades in English than she does in math

Mary’s grades………

3 They have neither time nor money to take a long trip right now

They don’t have ……… ………

4 Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice

It………

5 If I had worked hard, I would have failed the exam

Tom regretted……….………

6 He’s getting someone to mend the window

He is having……… ………

7 It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired

That old typewriter is not………

8 Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking

Mrs Scott prides… ………

9 You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed

There’s no point……… ……….……

10 The railway worker do not intend to call off their strike

The railway worker have no ………….………

B Composition (120 – 150 words)

“Today traffic transportation causes a lot of the serious problems “find some main reasons

and give your solutions

The end

Answer key

Part one : phonetics

A Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

(10 pts )

B Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each

group (5pts)

Part two : vocabulary and grammar ( 25pts )

A Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d

B Find out mistakes and correct them ( 5pts )

1d telling 2a be lying 3a destructive 4c what 5b whereas part three : reading comprehension

A Read the following passage Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d (5 x2 = 10 pts )

B Read the following passage Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d ( 10 pts )

C Fill into numbered blank with one suitable word (10pts )

1

aware

2

when

3

disease

4

cure

5

changed

6

much

7

parts

8

live

9

medical

10

solve Part four: writing

A Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the

sentence above it (10pts )

1- Both professor Williams and his secretary can take your report

2- Mary’s grades in math are not as good as grades in English

3 - They don’t have time or money for along trip

4- It is a fact that she has a beautiful voice

5- Tom regretted not having worked harder to pass the exam

6- He is having the window mended

7- That old typewriter is not worth repairing

8- Mrs Scott prides herself on her cooking

9- There is no point in getting Tim lend you his car

10- The railway workers have no intention of calling off their strike

B Composition ( 15pts }

- good spelling and grammar : 10 pts

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- good style and meanings : 5 pts

Total: 100 pts ; 5 = 20 pts