THE 45-MINUTE TEST OF ENGLISH pot

Full name: __________________________ THE 45-MINUTE TEST OF ENGLISH Class: ______________ I/ MULTIPLE CHOICE (8 points) A. Phonetics Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently and bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet 1. A. read B. heat C. lead D. break 2. A. chat B. arrive C. began D. passenger 3. A. farm B. uncle C. dance D. heart 4. A. lovely B. son C. worry D. hobby 5. A. specialization B. institute C. position D. impossible Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others and bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet 6. A. computer B. company C. history D. business 7. A. entertainment B. conversation C. information D. experience B. Vocabulary & Grammar: Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap or best substitutes the underlined part in the following sentences and bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet 8. Nick learned from science class that water _______ at 100 degrees centigrade. A. boiled B. boils C. boil D. is boiling 9. I think that Mr. George ________in the office now. A. is being B. was C. is D. has been 10. Do you know how __________ the CD player? A. to operate B. operator C. operate D. operating 11. We couldn’t stop that dog from ______us wherever we went. A. coming B. joining C. watching D. following 12. It’s very kind of you ________ me solve the problem. A. helping B. help C. to help D. helped 13. Our teacher made me ________ all the questions A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered 14. When I was a boy, I _________football with my friends for two hours. A. have played B. played C. am playing D. had played 15. After I ___________good bye to them, I went home at once. A. said B. was saying C. had said D. had been saying 16. By the time he _______ back home from work. I _________dinner. A. come / cooked B. came / was cooking C. had come / cooked D. came/ had cooked 17. Oxfam is a _____________ organization that helps poor people in the developing countries. A. human B. humanitarian C. humanity D. humanized 18. He was ________the “ Golden Kite “ for being the best film director. A. awarded B. enjoyed C. given D. sent 19. As a schoolgirl, she was very mature for her age. A. very young B. very clever C. behaving like an adults D. behaving like a child 20. What is your surname? A. first name B. second name C. nick name D. family name 21. “Thank you very much” – “________________” A. Thanks B. Don’t mention it C. No at all D. Fine 22. “ What is his nationality?” – “ He’s ___________” A. Vietnamese B. a Vietnamese C. Vietnam D. from Vietnam C. Error Recognization Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet 23. Yesterday, Peter’s mother buy a new computer for him. A B C D 24.After visited my grandmother, I went shopping. A B C D 25. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life. A B C D 26. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging. A B C D 27. I will write you a letter when I will have free time . A B C D D. Reading comprehension Read the passage and choose the best answer and bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952 in St Petersburg, then known as Leningrad. He was raised as an only child; his two brothers died young, one shortly after birth, the other of diphtheria during World War II. Although it was officially prohibited by the Communist Iaw, Putin was baptized in the Russian Orthodox faith. In his youth he was often called Putka. His father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, was a factory foreman and died in August 1999 ( his mother, Maria Ivanovna Putina, died six months earlier). Mr. Putin has good command of English and German and he is fond of sports, especially wrestling. He has been going in for sambo (a Rusian style of self-defence) and judo since the age of 11. He won the sambo championships of St Petersburg many times and became Master of sports first in sambo and later in judo. Putin doesn’t smoke and he is not an excessive drinker. 28. When and where was Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin born? A. He was born in 1953 in St Petersburg. B. He was born in 1952 in Moscow. C. He was born in 1952 in St Petersburg. D. He was born in 1957in Moscow 29. How many brothers or sisters did Putin have? A. one B. two C. three D. none 30. How did people call Putin when he was young? A. Putin B. Putic C. Putka D. Puke 31. When did his parents die? A. in 1999 B. in 1998 and 1999 C. in 1999 and 2000 D. in 1998 32. Putin has been practicing __________ since he was eleven years old. A. wrestling B. judo C. sambo D. sambo and judo II/ SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Rewrite the following sentences as guided in each brackets bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet 1. She greeted her friends in a friendly way. ( Make a question for the underlined part) 2. I look forward to going on a trip to Dalat ( Rewrite , using S+ be + adj + preposition+ gerund) III/ SENTENCE BUILDING Rewrite the following sentences as guided in each brackets bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet 1. Marie Currie / born / Warsaw/ November 7 th , 1867 2. Ms Thu Thuy / enjoy/ teach / the disabled children. _________THE END___________ . his two brothers died young, one shortly after birth, the other of diphtheria during World War II. Although it was officially prohibited by the Communist Iaw, Putin was baptized in the Russian. good command of English and German and he is fond of sports, especially wrestling. He has been going in for sambo (a Rusian style of self-defence) and judo since the age of 11. He won the sambo. Grammar: Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap or best substitutes the underlined part in the following sentences and bold the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet