Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 4.. Children _____________are good at home and in school will receive presents from Santa Claus.. Choose the wo
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TEST 2
Time allowed: 60 minutes
Full name :
I Supply the correct verb forms:
1 If the weather here ( be ) _ better now, we’d go on a picnic
2 ( You, ever tell) the lies to anyone ?
3 When I came, they ( prepare ) _ to start their trip
II Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4 Many people were injured when the building
A destroyed B struck C collapsed D occurred
5 The _of the volcano was a terrible disaster
A eruption B cyclone C prediction D shift
6 He thinks the Internet is very useful, _?
A doesn’t he B isn’t he C doesn’t it D isn’t it
7 Children _are good at home and in school will receive presents from Santa Claus
A who B which C whom D whose
8 She suggests _on a picnic next Sunday
A go B to go C going D should go
9 Adults celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival it is often thought as a festival for children only
A because B although C however D therefore
10 Most of the earthquakes in the world occur _the Ring of Fire
11 Please turn _the volume I can’t hear the world news well
A on B up C down D off
12 “Let’s go to the pop concert!” – “ _”
A All right B We go C Yes, please D You’re going
13 What do you think of American films?” – “ _”
A Yes, I do B No, I don’t C I like them D I think of them very much
III Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
A gesture is an action that sends a message from one person to another (14) using words We use gestures to communicate (15) _others There are some gestures that have completely different meaning depending on when and (16) _they are used
When an American wants (17) _that something is OK or good, he raises his hand and makes a circle with his thumb and forefinger The circle sign has only one meaning for
Trang 2him He might be (18) _to learn that in other countries it can mean something very different
(19) _Japan, for instance, it is the gesture (20) money In France it means “zero” or “worthless” Such differences can lead to all kinds of misunderstanding when foreigners meet But why is it that the same gesture has (21) many different meanings?
14 A with B without C don’t D not
15 A on B for C to D with
16 A place B time C where D way
17 A show B to show C shown D showing
18 A surprise B surprising C surprisingly D surprised
19 A In B For C From D With
20 A of B against C for D to
21 A such B so C very D so that
IV Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
22 I haven’t smoked since a long time
A B C D
23 If I have to do many homework tonight, I will not be able to attend the concert
A B C D
24 She likes listening to music and to look after her cat in her free time
A B C D
24B.More than 350 million people say English as their mother tongue
A B C D
24C Why don’t we use energy- saving bulbs to reducing electricity?
A B C D
24D I was late for class this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ring off
A B C D
V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:
35 Energy-saving bulbs should be used to save _ (electric)
36 Is military service in this country? (compel)
37 Thousands of inhabitants were killed on May 12 (disaster)
38 Increased traffic _widening the roads (necessity)
VI Read the advertisement and then decide whether the following statements are True or
False Write True or False in your answer sheet:
Vietnam’s New Year is officially known as Tet It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth The exact date changes from year to year Tet lasts ten days The first three days are the most important Vietnamese people believe that what people act during those days will influence the whole year As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much
as possible Vietnamese people believe that the first person through the door on New Year’s Day brings either good or bad luck Children receive lucky money as they do in other countries
29 Tet occurs in late January or early February
Trang 330 There are two weeks for Lunar New Year
31 People should not argue with each other at Tet
32 The first visitor on New Year’s Day brings good or bad luck
VI Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the printed sentence
33 They haven’t decided the exact time of the match yet
The exact time _
34 It was after midnight Hoverer , we did not feel tired
Although
35 They stayed in a very luxurious hotel last summer
The hotel
36 The last time they played tennis was two years ago
They haven’t _
37 I don’t have a map, so I can’t show you the way
If
38 They hadn’t brought along an umbrella Therefore, they got wet
Because _
39 Ho Chi Minh city lies on the River Sai Gon I was born in this city
Ho Chi Minh city,
40 My mother asked me “ Did you finish your homework ?”
My mother asked me _
41 The hotel was very comfortable We stayed in that hotel in 2 days
The hotel _
42 They have decided to cut down on the numbers of lights in the house.
They decided to
43 The air is badly polluted by exhaust fumes from cars
Because there
44 You must leave now or you will be late for school
If
45 The little boy doesn’t get up late in the morning any longer
The little boy
46 I can hardly do this assignment
I wish _