ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ H I, Complete the following sentences with a correct preposition. (5 points) 1. They are many advantages……………being able to speak a foreign language. 2. Do you think you could go……………this work with me some time, Peter? 3. His father doesn’t have much influence……………him. 4. The meeting broke……….after three hours and everyone went for drink. 5. Sorry I haven’t written to you for so long. The reason………this is that I’ve been ill recently. II. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets. (10 points) How many of us know what our daily nutritional needs are? How many of us, when buying food at the shops, consider what the nutritional value of our purchases (1.be)? A harassed mother will rush around the supermarket, (2.buy) foods which are simple and quick (3.prepare). She will often buy foods which (4.advertise) on T.V or which (5.wrap) attractively. Mothers (6.can-see) leaving supermarkets with trolleys (7.pile) high with “junk foods”. Their families are eating far more calories than those which are good for them. Often they (8.overeat) on the protein side as well, by (9.eat) more meat than they need. Families spend money on food that (10.be) unnecessary or even harmful. III. Give the correct form of words in brackets. (10 points) Presents and present (1.give) should be fun. The whole idea of giving a present is that you should enjoy planning an especial pleasure and surprise for someone. The value of a present is the (2.little) important thing about it. What matters is that a token of your love and appreciation of the person. Those who never give anything away, not even (3.sympathetic), are sure to be (4.appoint) and (5.happy) people. An ideal present should be something one will like and want, not just something you like. Everyone has simple tastes (6.expensive) to buy or easy to make. The (7.simplicity) present is often the most (8.appreciate). The most (9.success) present (10.give) I know shop all the year round for presents. They see just the right present for a friend, buy it then and there at once put it away till it is wanted. In this case, I suggest you keep a list of suitable presents for your friends so that when the time comes, you can go out to buy something special. IV. Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct them. (5 points) 1. “The shop cross the road is where I bought the flowers from?” said Mary. 2. It was really surprise that those children survived the fire that you destroyed all the house 3. If you try to concentrate on one subject for too long, you might fed-up and not really learn anything. 4. Not only cigarettes but alcohol is believed to be harmful to one’s health 5. Caffeine in coffee is relative harmless if people drink it moderately. V. Put a, an, the, or nothing (X) in the blank. (10 points) 1. She would know………………names of nearly all of…………people who lived there. 2. You can’t treat Charles like………………child. He is………… grown man. 3. It was………….late afternoon and their shadows lay long across………….road. 4. I have……great admiration for him. 5. Can you give me………… John’s coat, please? 6. What is the World Bank doing to help…….poor? 7. ……breakfast we had at the hotel wasn’t very nice. VI. Read the passage and do the exercises below. (5 points) Ogden Nash was a poet, storyteller, humorist, and philosopher. Born in Rye, New York, and raised in Savannah, Georgia, he tried but failed to adapt himself to the academic and later the business world. After attending Harvard University briefly, he became a mail clerk on Wall Street, later advancing to bond salesman. His first job as a writer was to produce advertising copy for streetcar cards. Then, in 1925, he joined the advertising department of Doubleday Page and Company, one of the largest publishing house in New York. Later, as a member of the editorial staff of “The New Yorker” magazine, he began writing short poems. His verses are filled with humor and wry wit as well as the unexpected or improbable rhymes that have come to characterize them. One of his most famous is a two-line verse titled “reflections on Ice-Breaking” in which he offers the following advice to young lovers: “Candy is candy, but liquor is quicker”. Beginning in 1931, and extending over the next four decades. Nash produced nineteen books of poetry. During the same time period, he was a favorite contributor to many leading magazines, and his name became a household world. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Poems in “The New Yorker” B. Humor in poetry C. The life and work of Ogden Nash D. Reflections on Ice-Breaking 2. Nash’s first job was as a A. mail clerk B. bond salesman C. writer of advertising copy D. magazine writer 3. Nash is described as all of the following EXEPT A. a humorist B. a popular poet C. a prolific writer D. an alcoholic 4. In the second paragraph, what does Nash mean by “liquor is quicker”? A. Young people should be warned against drinking alcohol. B. It is quicker to make alcohol than it is to make candy. C. Eating candy lasts longer than drinking alcohol D. Alcohol promotes romantic feelings faster than candy does. 5. The words “them” in line 9 refers to: A. Rhymes B. verses C. editorial D. publishing house VII. Choose the best answer to complete sentence. (5 points) 1. Nor do I. She……me of a fox with her thin unpleasant face. A. thinks B. reminds C. remember D. recollects 2. Parent have no control………their children these days. A. for B. over C. on D. with 3. She is travelling to work by train today because her car is being……… A. stopped B. broken C. serviced D. rented 4. The film lasted three hours with……of 15 minutes between part one and part two. A. an interval B. pause C. stop D. an interruption 5. We fell over some pieces of wood……… lying around . A leave B. leaves C. leaving D. left ®¸p ¸n I, Complete the following sentences with a correct preposition. (5 points) 1- of 2-over 3- on 4- up 5- for II. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets. (10 points) 1- is 2- buying 3- to prepare 4- have been advertised 5- are wrapped 6- can be seen 7- piled 8- overeat / ( are overeating 9- eating 10- is III. Give the correct form of words in brackets. (10 points) 1- giving 2-least 3- sympathy 4- disappointed 5- unhappy 6- inexpensive 7- simplest 8- appreciated 9- successful 10- givers IV. Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct them. (5 points) 1- across beyond 2- surprise surprising / a surprise 3- might fed up may be tired 4- but alcohol but also alcohol 5- relative relatively V. Put a, an, the, or nothing (X) in the blank. (10 points) 1. the – the 2. a – a 3. X – the 4. X 5. X 6. the 7. the VI. Read the passage and do the exercises below. (5 points) 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B VII. Choose the best answer to complete sentence. (5 points) 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D . are? How many of us, when buying food at the shops, consider what the nutritional value of our purchases (1.be)? A harassed mother will rush around the supermarket, (2.buy) foods which are. in each sentence and correct them. (5 points) 1. “The shop cross the road is where I bought the flowers from?” said Mary. 2. It was really surprise that those children survived the fire that. relatively V. Put a, an, the, or nothing (X) in the blank. (10 points) 1. the – the 2. a – a 3. X – the 4. X 5. X 6. the 7. the VI. Read the passage and do the exercises below. (5 points)