ĐỀ THI HK I - Class D Part1 . Pronunciation 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. tolerant B. horrible C. occupied D. reasonable 2. A. resource B. preserve C. conserve D. position 3. A. odour B. honour C. pour D. vapour 4. A. paint B. reclaim C. drainage D. said 5. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron 2.Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 16. A. eardrum B. abound C. decree D. account 17. A. anchor B. disposal C. adverb D. welfare 18. A. solidity B. supervisor C. chemistry D. rudeness 19. A. birthmark B. anthem C. guidance D. immense large 20. A. applicant B. sulphuric C. odorless D. logical Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 1.John is______ soccer magazines. A. interested B. interesting C. interested in D. interest in 2.I like the job better than Bob______. A. did B. do C. has done D. done 3.I'll give you another hour______ A. making your mind up B. making up your mind C. make up your mind D. to make up your mind 4."Have you had enough to eat?" "I'd like______, please". A. another B. one more C. some more D. any more 5.The woman was______ someone might recognize her. A. afraid of B. afraid about C. afraid for D. afraid that 6.The organization ______ 25 years ago. A. found B. founded C. was found D. was founded 7.I wish I ______ with Ann. A. am B. was C. were D. would be 8.Please turn off all the lights when______ A. you leave B. you will leave C. you will leave left D. you had left 9.Until last year, "Mary Lester" was the largest ship that______ A. was ever built B. has ever built C. has ever been built D. had ever been built 10.We lived there______ ten years. A. for B. during C. since D. while 11.My grandfather______ of heart failure in his sixties. A. dead B. died C. was died D. was dead 12.I don't especially care ______ those types of movies. A. by B. to C. for D. with 13.______ me for a few minutes? A. Would you to help B. Would you helping C. Would you mind to help D. Would you mind helping 14.______ to the beach on the weekend. A. Let's go B. Let's going C. Let's went D. Let's to go 15.Your taste in movies is very different______ mine. A. from B. to C. with D. as B. Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 1.I haven't been to London since I left my college A. I went to London when I left my college B. The last time I went to London was when I left my college. C. I have just been to London D. I have been to London to visit my college. 2.The journey to Bristol took six hours. A. It was a six-hour journey to Bristol B. It was a six-hours journey C. The journey to Bristol was short D. It was six-hour journey to Bristol 3.Mr. Smith is not as keen on gardening as he used to be. A. Mr. Smith is very keen on gardening B. Mr. Smith used to be keener on gardening C. Mr. Smith likes gardening D. Mr. Smith didn’t use to do the gardening 4."Can I borrow your car, Helen?" said Mary. A. Mary asked Helen if she can borrow her car. B. Mary asked Helen if she could borrow her car C. Mary asked Helen she can borrow her car. D. Mary asked Helen she could borrow her car. 5.I didn’t try hard, so I didn’t succeed A. If I tried hard, I would succeed B. If I had tried hard, I would succeed C. If I tried hard, I would have succeeded D. If I had tried hard, I would have succeeded Part3: Grammar writing A .1.“You’d better not go out with Peter any more, Elizabeth”, said John. John……… ………………. 2 “Less noise”, the teacher told the boys. The teacher …………………………………… 3 “You caused the accident”, said the other driver. The other driver… …………………………… 4 Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s. Helen said, “Shirley, where do…………… 5. Paul said he was going to China the following year. “I………… ………………………… 6. “I never used bad language”, she said. She denied… ………………………………………… 7. She asked John to repeat what he had said. “Please… …………………………………………… 8. “Must you go so soon?”, I said. I…….…… …………………………………………… 9. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?”, asked Mary. Mary wanted to know….………… 10 “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?”, she said. She suggested ………………… 11. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill. Bill doubted …………………………… 12. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George. George suggested……………… 13. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, thought the officer manager. The officer manager wondered… 14. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie. Jackie suggested …………………… B 1. Angela regrets not seeing that film. wishes Angela that film. 2. "Where did you buy your dress?' Janice asked her sister. where Janice asked her sister dress. 3. My mother wouldn't give me permission to go to the disco. let My mother to the disco. 4. 'Why don't you buy a bigger house, Sue?' said Amos. should Amos suggested a bigger house. 5. It's possible that the building was burgled after midnight. may The building after midnight. 6. John's students always respected him. looked John by his students. 7. 'It's your fault the cat died, George," said Lucy. blamed Lucy of the cat. 8 "Would you like to come to my party, Mary?", the boy said. invited The boy party. 9 'Why don't you come here in the spring?', he said to them. advised He in the spring. 10 'I'll ring her tomorrow,' he said. promised He , the day after. 11. 'Let's go to this bar here,' my friend said. suggested My friend bar there. 12. 'Honestly, I've never met him before,' she said. denied She him before. 13. 'Are you coming here this evening, Julia?' said Chris. asked Chris going there that evening. 14 "I don't know if I believe him or not,' said Jenny. wondered Jenny believed him. 15. 'You took it without paying for it, didn't you?' the shopkeeper said to her. accused The shopkeeper without paying for it. Part4. Reading Anyone who visits England would like to spend some time in Stratford-upon-Avon….(1)…in the centre of England, it is a town that is rich…(2)…both history and…(3)… . …(4)…population is about 23,000. Stratford-upon-Avon is famous…(5)…it is the place where the talented playwright Shakespeare was born and died. When you come there, you can visit his…(6)…, and some buildings which used to belong to his family. There are many other things that are worth…(7)…in the town. Enjoying an evening in Stratford- upon-Avon is very interesting. There are restaurants…(8)…are suitable for tastes. In the evening, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre offers interesting…(9)…written by Shakespeare and you have a chance to see some of the…(10)…actors and actresses of England on stage. There are many other kinds of amusement and entertainment waiting for you. 1. A. sat B. seated C. located D. lain 2. A. in B. of C. for D. with 3. A. customers B. traditions C. towns D. cities 4. A. Whose B. Their C. Its D. The 5. A. for B. about C. with D. as 6. A. home B. place C. town D. family 7. A. visit B. to visit C. for visiting D. visiting 8. A. where B. which C. they D. who 9. A. films B. movies C. plays D. poems 10. A. notorious B. richest C. interesting D. famous VOCABULARY 1 I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up. A. doesn't calculate B. doesn't make sense C. isn't mathematics D. makes the wrong addition 2 All the students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out. A. got a lot of marks C. got very good marks B. got higher marks than someone D. got the most marks of all 3 He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing. A he is unemployed B. he has a few things C. he has almost no money D. he has nothing at all 4 As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand. A. quickly B. slowly C. easily D. directly 5 I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry. A. have not got wet B. have been successful C. have got no water D. have got home dry . B. If I had tried hard, I would succeed C. If I tried hard, I would have succeeded D. If I had tried hard, I would have succeeded Part3: Grammar writing A .1.“You d better not go out with Peter. for B. during C. since D. while 11.My grandfather______ of heart failure in his sixties. A. dead B. died C. was died D. was dead 12 .I don't especially care ______ those types of movies could borrow her car C. Mary asked Helen she can borrow her car. D. Mary asked Helen she could borrow her car. 5 .I didn’t try hard, so I didn’t succeed A. If I tried hard, I would succeed B. If