Full name: ______________________ Date: Oct 31 th 2011 MONTHLY TEST I. Circle the letter A,B,C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes the following sentences. (1.5 ) 1. I ________ home for school at 7 o'clock every morning. A. start B. leave C. go D. return 2. Vietnamese language is different ___________ English language. A. from B. to C. with D. for 3. Hoang likes _______ the piano in his free time. A. playing B. plays C. to playing D. play 4. London is _________ capital city in Europe. A. the largest B. the larger C. largest D. large 5. The boy is not __________ to lift the suitcase. A. strong enough B. enough strong C. too strong D. so strong 6. We should wait here ________ our parents come back. A. before B. after C. until D. when 7. What did you enjoy most when you were on holiday? A. to go sailing B. Going sailing C. To sail D. Going to sail 8. Lan bought a dictionary _________ learn new words. A. because of B. in order to C. so D. for 9. The bank manager phoned and asked if she could _______ a massage for Mr Baker. A. leave B. give C. send D. repeat 10. Kuna doesn't eat meat any _______ because he thinks it's bad for him. A. how B. way C. longer D. time 11. Everyone stopped talking when the teacher _______ into the room. A. was coming B. would come C. came D. had come 12. When Peter gave up smoking he put on a lot of ________ A. fat B. weight C. size D. pounds 13. Paolo has recently joined a health club in order to ________ fit. A. continue B. make C. help D. keep 14. May I help you ? - __________ A. I'm sorry, I can't. B. No problem. C. No, thank you. D. How can I help you? 15. Can you do me a favor? - _____________. A. No. Thank you. I'm fine B. I'm sorry, I'm busy C. Yes. That's very kind of you D. No, you can't II. Complete each of the following blanks with one word.(1.0pt) 1. I didn't have ___________ money to travel by plane so I went by train. 2. I asked him for ______________ advice but he said he was busy. 3. This is _________ worst film he has made. 4. What's __________ at the Thang Long cinema tonight? 5. I never drive faster than fifty kilometers ________ hour. 6. She doesn't look ________ her mother at all. 7. I wanted to go swimming, but there was too _____ people on the beach, and the sea wasn't warm ________. 8. The train _________ London arrived ________ Oxford station an hour late. Teacher: Trần Duy Tùng - 0169 4567 612 III. Underline the mistakes in each of the following sentences and write the true sentences. (1.0pt) 1. She has been living here since ten years. 2. While family was having dinner, the phone was ringing. 3. Would you like come and stay with us? 4. The match we went to was playing between our team and the team from a nearby city 5. The toys are kept in the cardboard box are five dollars. 6. Would you mind to get me some water? - I'm sorry, I'm too busy now. 7. The glass is broken up, melt and make into new glassware. 8. Where do you live and you have a phone number? IV. Choose the word to complete the passage. Two words aren't used. The first has been done for you.(1.0pt) perform, start, mistake, run, difference, pain, importance, walk, depression, heart, body EXERCISE Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping depression away. It improves your __________ and your mind and enables you to ___________ better in the work place and at home. Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take into consideration your ___________ rate. It can be harmful to do too much, which is why all good fitness instructors emphasize the __________ of " listening to your body". When you first __________ you should use good judgment, because it's easy to make the ___________of using the equipment incorrectly or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build up gradually. Exercise should not be seen as a demanding task; it can be as easy as a quick _________. To increase your fitness steadily, exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week and you will notice a __________ in your body and mind in a few weeks. V. Match the verbs in A with a phrase in B.(0.8pt) A B 0. call a. your temper 1. get b. a drink 2. lose c. someone a favor 3. tell d. someone go 4. pack e. the police 5. let f. into trouble 6. do g. sorry for someone 7. order h. your bags 8. feel i. the truth 0. - e , 1 … 2 ……, 3 …., 4 …., 5 … ,6 ……, 7 …., 8 …… VI. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before. (2.0) 1. Peter didn't study hard, so he failed the exams. Peter failed ……………………………………………………………………. 2. Lan is the best student in her class. No one … …………………………………………………………………… Teacher: Trần Duy Tùng - 0169 4567 612 3. She is very weak, so she can't carry the bag. She is not……………………………………………………… ……………… 4. People collect and send the glass to the factories. The glass ………………………………………………… ………………… 5. I often went swimming in the river but now I don't do it any more. I used…………………………………………………………………………… 6. They built that house five years ago. That house……………………………………………………………………… 7. She bought a lot of flowers for her mother. A lot of flowers…………………………………………………………………. 8. The children eat all vegetable and meat. All vegetable and meat………………………………………………………… 9. Lien didn’t finish her homework. Lien’s homework………………………………………………………………… 10. Mr Hung will buy a new bike for Minh on his birthday. A new bike……………………………………………………………………… Minh……………………………………………………………………………… VIII. Build the sentences from the given cues.(1.2pts) 1. The house / expensive / than / the apartment. …………………………………………………………………………… 2. My father / hate / cook / meals. ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. You / mind / if / I / you / question / ? ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. Every year / billions / cans / throw away / over the world. ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. I / not / go / school / because / I / had / stay / home / help / mom. ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. Mr Huan / have / get up / early / this morning / in order to / get / meeting / on time. ……………………………………………………………………………… IX. Read and answer the questions.(1.5pts) Ha Long - Bay of the Descending Dragon - is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites.Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. 1. Whom is Ha Long popular with? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What is one of the attractions of Ha Long ? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.What is the Bay’s water like ? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long ? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. How can visitors go out from the beach to the Bay? ………………………………………………………………………………………… Teacher: Trần Duy Tùng - 0169 4567 612 THE END Teacher: Trần Duy Tùng - 0169 4567 612 Teacher: Trần Duy Tùng - 0169 4567 612 . into trouble 6. do g. sorry for someone 7. order h. your bags 8. feel i. the truth 0. - e , 1 … 2 ……, 3 …., 4 …., 5 … ,6 ……, 7 …., 8 …… VI. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they. cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1 288 . 1. Whom is Ha Long popular with? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What is one of the attractions. I'm sorry, I'm too busy now. 7. The glass is broken up, melt and make into new glassware. 8. Where do you live and you have a phone number? 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