NAME: THE FIRST MID- SEMESTER TEST CLASS: 12/ Time: 45 minutes I. WRITING (2pts) * Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. Daisy's marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying a man _______________. A. whom she hardly know B. that she hardly know C. she hardly knows him D. she hardly knows 2. He didn't hurry, so he missed the train. A. If he had hurried, he could have caught the train. B. If he hurried, he wouldn't miss the train. C. If he had hurried, he might catch the train. D. He didn't miss the train if he hurried. 3. This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it. A. This is the bank from where we borrowed the money B.This is the bank from which we borrowed the money C. This is the bank which we borrowed the money D. This is the bank where we borrowed the money from 4. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year. A. Money is spent a lot on advertising every year B. A lot of money is spend on advertising every year. C. A lot of money on advertising is spent every year. D. A lot of money is spent on advertising every year. * Find an error in each sentence that needs correcting. 5. I don't know the reason which he refused such a good job. A B C D 6. Computers are using in many fields such as business, medicine and education. A B C D 7. If he works more slowly, he wouldn't make so many mistakes. A B C D 8. My close friend, that has just got Sacombank's scholarship, is an excellent student. A B C D II. READING (1.25pt) Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. "Where is the university?" is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was an already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge . Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world. 9. From what we read we know that now Cambridge is _______________. A. a city without wall B. a city that may have a wall around it C. a city of growing population D. visited by international tourists 10. The town really began to develop after _____________. A. 875 B. 1845 C. 1951 D. 800 11. Most visitors come to Cambridge ________________. A. to study in the colleges in Cambridge B. to find the classroom buildings C. to see the university D. to use the libraries of the universities 12. The university began to appear around in the ________________ century. A. 15th B. 9th C. 8th D. 13th 13. People named Cambridge the "city of Cambridge " because _______________. A. the river was very well-known B. it was a developing town C. there is a bridge over the Cam D. there is a river named Granta III. GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY: (4pts) Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence 14. The academic year in Vietnam ______________ into two terms. A. divides B. is divided C. will be divided D. has divided 15. This is the school ________________ my father used to teach. A. which B. when C. where D. why 16. There have been a lot of improvements in the state _______________ system in Vietnam recently. A. education B. educational C. educate D. educator 17. If I _______________ you, I would stop smoking. A. am B.had been C. would be D. were 18. During the _______________, you should speak slowly and clearly. A. interviewer B. interviewed C. interviewee D. interview 19. Some people think that "Pericles" _________________ by Shakespeare. A. wrote B. has written C. was written D. had been written 20. My form teacher is the person _____________ advice I always ask for. A. who B. whose C. that D. whom 21. If I had gone to the party last night, I _______________ tired now. A.would be B.am C. would have been D. were 22. If Tuan ________________ to Australia, he will have a good opportunity to improve his English. A. had come B. come C. came D. comes 23. Job _______________ are advertised in Situation Vacant. A. places B. vacancies C. seats D. positions 24. In Britain it is ____________ for children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen. A. enforced B. obliged C. compulsory D. made 25. A new primary school ________________ in my village recently. A. has been built B. has been building C. have been building D. have been built 26. ______________ you study harder, you will fail the final examination. A. As B. Unless C. When D.If 27. People _________________ can speak English can be understood in many countries. A. whose B. whom C. who D. which 28. The national _____________ is a programme of study in all the main subjects that children aged five to sixteen in state school must follow. A. syllabus B.plan C.course D. curriculum 29. She applied ______________ the new post of training officer. A. on B. in C. for D. with IV. READING (1.25pt) Choose the word - A, B, C or D - that best fits each blank in the following passage. The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression. So (30) ___________ neatly, but comfortably. Make (31) ______________ that you can deal with anything you are (32) _______________ . Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, (33) ____________ example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (34) _______________ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what others careers have you considered? What are your interests and hobbies? 30. A. put on B. wear C. have on D. dress 31. A. evident B. clear C. sure D. definite 32. A. questioned B. asked C. enquired D. requested 33. A.for B. with C.at D. from 34. A. nature B. bÿÿavioÿÿ C. qualitÿÿ D. point IV. PHONETICS: (1.5pt) * Which word has the different stress from the rest? 35. A. general B. physical C. carefully D. September 36. A. discuss B. walking C. polite D. keenness 37. A. secondary B. application C. university D. mathematics * Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest? 38. A. primary B. service C. divide D. science 39. A. student B. education C. curriculum D. tutor 40. A. campus B. amazing C. state D. vacancy . NAME: THE FIRST MID- SEMESTER TEST CLASS: 12 / Time: 45 minutes I. WRITING (2pts) * Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. Daisy's. buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 18 45. Cambridge became a city in 19 51 and now it has the population of over 10 0,000. Many. international tourists 10 . The town really began to develop after _____________. A. 875 B. 18 45 C. 19 51 D. 800 11 . Most visitors come to Cambridge ________________. A. to study in the colleges in