The word “Olympic” comes from the name of the town Olympia in Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were always held.. The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C., and the Games took
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Test 45 minutes 1
-I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the rest
II Choose the best answer.
1.They have just bought some paint They their house this afternoon
A be going to paint B will paint
2.Yesterday she heard news She was so that she couldn’t say anything
3. at Christmas? – I went home for Christmas
4.Which do you prefer Action films love stories?
5.I do not think Robert the gold medal
A is going to win B is winning C will win D won’t win 6.She has saved a sum of money for her
A retiring B retire C retirement D retired 7.Germany was the of the World Cup The 18th World Cup was held there
8.The World Cup is considered as the most popular sporting event in the world
9.Don’t be worried so much I you with the exercise, I promise
10.The film opened with a in an apartment and some policemen were examining a body
III Read the passage and answer the questions
The word “Olympic” comes from the name of the town Olympia in Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were always held The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C., and the Games took place every four years after that date until A.D.394
In 1875, a French scholar and educator, Pierre de Coubertin, proposed that the Games should be revived as an international competition to encourage both sport and world peace The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896
Trang 2Like the ancient Games, the athletes were men only Women began to take part in the Games in 1900 Since that time, the Games have been held every four years as
in the ancient Greece The Games, however, did not take place in 1916, 1940 and
1944 because of the two World Wars
Only amateur athletes are admitted to the Games, and these words appear at every Olympic opening: “The most important thing is not to win but to take part.”
Answer the questions:
1 Where were the ancient Olympic Games always held?
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2 What did Pierre de Coubertin propose in 1875? ………
3 How often have the Games been held? ………
4 What are the words appearing at every Olympic opening? ………
IV Rewrite the following sentences, using it was not until……….
1 I didn’t notice that I had the wrong umbrella until I got home =>………
2 We didn’t find out about the meeting until he phoned us =>………
V Write an announcement for organizing an English speaking competition at school Announcer : the headmaster Event : English speaking competition Place : School meeting hall Time : 7 p.m, Saturday 2rd April ………
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Test 45 minutes 2
-I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Choose the best answer
1.Peter has practiced playing the piano the piano contest next week
A in order enter B to entering C to enter D to not enter 2.In the final match, our school team defeated the visiting team by 4 3
3.Music our hopes and dreams
4. did you stay there? – I spent three wonderful weeks there
A How long B How far C How much D How often 5.Our actions express our love more than any words we do
6.I like classical music but my brothers prefer jazz
the
7. breakfast is first meal of the day
8.Films have been around for more than a century
9. traditional music of a country
A Pop music B Jazz C Folk music D Classical music 10.The Beatles used to be internationally famous their songs and performance
III Read the passage and answer the questions
The word “Olympic” comes from the name of the town Olympia in Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were always held The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C., and the Games took place every four years after that date until A.D.394
In 1875, a French scholar and educator, Pierre de Coubertin, proposed that the Games should be revived as an international competition to encourage both sport and world peace The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 Like the ancient Games, the athletes were men only Women began to take part in the Games in 1900 Since that time, the Games have been held every four years as
Trang 4in the ancient Greece The Games, however, did not take place in 1916, 1940 and
1944 because of the two World Wars
Only amateur athletes are admitted to the Games, and these words appear at every Olympic opening: “The most important thing is not to win but to take part.”
Answer the questions:
1 Where were the ancient Olympic Games always held?
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2 What did Pierre de Coubertin propose in 1875? ………
3 How often have the Games been held? ………
4 What are the words appearing at every Olympic opening? ………
IV Rewrite the sentences, using to + infinitive 1 They want to catch the train , so they get up early ………
2 Alice wants to learn English, so she went to London ………
V Write an announcement for organizing an English speaking competition at school Announcer : the headmaster Event : English speaking competition Place : School meeting hall Time : 7 p.m, Saturday 2rd April ………
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