SAMPLE TESTS (BAØI KIEÅM TRA MAÃU) TEST 1 I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: (0.5 điểm) 1. A. required B. opened C. solved D. worked 2. A. arrive B. prison C. sight D. fine II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others: (0.5 điểm) 1. A. model B. advance C. hobby D. quarter 2. A. design B. subject C. mention D. pattern III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (1 điểm) 1. Every afternoon I………………………… (go) for a walk in the garden. 2. She ………………………………(come) to England last year 3. The telephone rang while I……………………………………(take) my shower this morning 4. I remember…………………………………… (play) with doll when I was a child. IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets: (1 điểm) 1. ……………………………… are now very interested in tidal power. (science) 2. Mrs. Nga speaks English quite…………………………………. (good) 3. Ha Noi and areas to he north will be………………………………….tomorrow. (sun) 4. The baby laughed…………………………………… as she played with her toys. (happy) V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate proposition (1 điểm) 1. Mr. and Mrs. Hoang get up early ………… the morning to feed the animals and the poultry. 2. Dr Van’s clinic is……………………………….47 Le Loi Street. 3. He’s lost his key and now he’s looking……………………………………it 4. Please turn……………………………… the light. It’s very dark in here. VI. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences. Choose the mistakes (A, B, C or D): (1 điểm) 1. Tet is a festival who occurs in late January or early February. A B C D 2. I would give longer school holidays if I become president. A B C D 3. She suggested to organize a show to raise money. A B C D 4. The weather was lovely but we went out for a walk. A B C D VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each blank: (1 điểm) I have a niece called Mai. She is fifteen years old and likes to go to school more than anything. She studied very hard and even harder when (1)………………………………for exams. In class, she listens attentively to lectures and answer her teaccher’s questions (2)………………………… That is why she often performs well in exams and (3)……………………………in the list “Top 10 Students” of the school. She is much better at learning English than any other (4)………………………… . She can now speak English very fluently. Her dream is to become a successful diplomat. 1. A. joining B. working C. asking D. preparing 2. A. worse B. perfectly C. badly D. rarely 3. A. appears B. presents C. looks D. does 4. A. topics B. objects C. subjects D. matters VIII. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below: (2 điểm) English is an international language. One thousand million people speak English in the world. It is the first language of 400 million people. It is the second language of about 600 million people. Four fifths of the world’s computer use programs in English. Three quarters of all international correspondence is in English. Does English have the most speakers? No, it doesn’t surprisingly. Twice as many people speak Chinese as their first language. 1. How many people speak English in the world? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. How many people speak English as the first language? 1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Which language has the most speakers? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Why is English considered as an international language? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… IX. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one: (2 điểm) 1. “Do you play for your school team, Tom?” said Mary. Mary asked………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I’m not a millionaire, so I can’t buy you a car. If I…………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I can’t go to his party, but I’d like to. I wish……………………………………………………………… 4. Mrs. Lan started teaching English twenty years ago. Mrs. Lan has……………………………………………………………… TEST 2 I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:: (0.5 điểm) 1. A. atmosphere B. mere C. where D. here 2. A. school B. children C. church D. cheese II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others: (0.5 điểm) 1. A. city B. poem C. advice D. notice . A. typhoon B. planet C. carriage D. sample III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (1 điểm) 1. I…………………………………(not, receive) the payment from Peter yet. 2. Liz………………………… (sit) in the room when Ba came in. 3. John and Tom………………………………(write) letters at this moment. 4. The children enjoy ……………………………………(swim) ijn the field IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets: (1 điểm) 1. The……………………………… language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia (nation) 2. We usually watch the news on TV because it’s very………………………………… (inform) 3. She sings very…………………………. (beauty) 4. The ao dai is the ……………………………………. dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition) V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate proposition or adverb particle: (1 điểm) 1. Please wait for me. I will be there……………………… ten minutes. 2. Our school-year often starts……………………………….September. 3. Can you turn……………………………the TV? I have a headache and don’t want to watch it. 4. She used to look…………………………… her father when he was ill. VI. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences. Choose the mistakes (A, B, C or D): (1 điểm) 1. She spoke very quick, so I didn’t understand what she meant. A B C D 2. My brother broke the teacup as of his carelessness. A B C D 3. I like the book which Tom told me to read it A B C D 4. We suggest that he wouldn’t go out too much at nights. A B C D VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each blank: (1 điểm) To really understand a culture, you must speak the language. There is a (1) ………………………… to learn English all over the world now. It is true that English has become the (2)………………………… language of business, aviation and communication. (3)……………………… leading countries in the world speak English. If we know English, we can communicate and read books (4 )………………………………English. We can learn and understand more about the modern technology and science from these advanced countries. 1. A. wish B. fashion C. trend D. habit 2. A. national B. regional C. local D. international 2 3. A. Most B. Few C. Much D. Little 4. A. by B. in C. with D. about VIII. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below: (2 điểm) In the United States of America, the national language is also English. Four hundred years ago, some people English people sailed to North America to live there, and they brought the English language to this new country. Now in the United States of America people speak American English. Most words are the same in American and in British English; the American people say some English words not like people do in England. Canada is to the North of the United States os America. It is larger than the United States. In Canada many people speak English because they also came from England many years ago. But in some parts of Canada, they speak French. The people living in these parts came from France. 1. What is the national language in the United States of America? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Who brought the English language to this new country? ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Is Canada larger than the United States of America? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What languages are spoken in Canada? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… IX. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one: (2 điểm) 1. Jean said to me, “Which class are you in?” Jean asked me………………………………………… 2. She doesn’t work hard, so she doesn’t get good marks. If……………………………………………………………………… 3. Tom doesn’t have a computer at home, and he’d love to. Tom wishes………………………………………………………………………… 4. Health is more important than money Money………………………………………………………… TEST 3 I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:: (0.5 điểm) 1. A. trip B. river C. life D. city 2. A. rested B. hiked C. dressed D. advanced II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others: (0.5 điểm) 1. A. holiday B. festival C. slavery D. prediction 2. A. conserve B. receive C. suggest D. cover III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (1 điểm) 1. Maryam loves ……………………………………….(meet) people. 2. I………………………………………….(buy) a good dictionary yesterday morning. 3. So far, I ……………………………….(not,see) a camel. 4. He……………………………… (turn) on the fan now IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets: (1 điểm) 1. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is……………read by both teenagers and adults. (wide) 2. It’s………………………………… to wear short skirts and faded jeans again. (fashion) 3. Ha Noi is not very……………………………………….from Kuala Lumpur. ( differ) 4. ……………, the ao dai was frequently worn by men and women. (tradition) V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate proposition or adverb particle: (1 điểm) 1. Television became popular……………………………………… the 1950s. 2. They will arrive here…………………………………… Monday. 3. He returns the hotel……………………………10 pm. 4. It’s getting very dark. Can you turn………………………………… the lights. VI. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences. Choose the mistakes (A, B, C or D): (1 điểm) 1. Because the book was expensive, they bought it. A B C D 2. Uncle Tom said that he would go to Nha Trang tomorrow. A B C D 3 3. Would you mind to help me with this English exercise? A B C D 4. The road to our village should be widening soon. A B C D VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each blank: (1 điểm) Millions of pound worth of damage has been caused by (1)………………………… which passed across the north of England last night. The River Ribble burst its banks after heavy rain. People were rescued from the (2)………………………… by the firemen, who received numerous calls for help. Wind speed reached ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads were blocked by fallen (3)……………………… and electricity lines were brought down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. “ (4 )………………………………possible is being done to get the situation back to normal”, a spokesman said. 1. A. a landslide B. a storm C. a volcano D. an earthquake 2. A. flood B. fire C. drought D. rain 3. A. roots B. snow C. plant D. trees 4. A. Anything B. Something C. Everything D. Nothing VIII. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below: (2 điểm) The world’s first computer was made at the university of Pennsylvania in 1946 although computer- like machines were built in the 19 th century. Computers were sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s, and a lot of progress has been made since then. Computers now are much smaller and more powerful, and they can be bought much more cheaply. Computers are used in many fields – in busiess, science, medicine, education and so on. They can be used to forecast the weather or to controll robots which made cars. A lot of difficult calculations can be done very quickly on a computer. Great numbers of home computers have been sold recently. People know more about computers than they used to. Computers help us much in our work and they are playing a big part in our lives. Many people believe we can look forward to the day when even our household jobs like cleaning, ironing, decorating will be done by computer-controll robots. 1. When and where was the world’s first computer made? ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. When were computers commercially sold for the first time? …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. In what fields can computers be used? …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Why are computers very useful nowadays? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… IX. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one: (2 điểm) 1. “What is the name of your school, Peter?” Mai asked Mai asked Peter……………………………………………………… 2. If you don’t study hard, you may fail the exam. Unless…………………………………………………………………………………… 3. We started learning English five years ago. We have…………………………………………………………………………… 4. My father will buy a new car next month. A new car…………………………………………………………… 4 . flood B. fire C. drought D. rain 3. A. roots B. snow C. plant D. trees 4. A. Anything B. Something C. Everything D. Nothing VIII. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below: (2. điểm) I have a niece called Mai. She is fifteen years old and likes to go to school more than anything. She studied very hard and even harder when (1)………………………………for exams. In class, she listens attentively. questions (2)………………………… That is why she often performs well in exams and (3)……………………………in the list “Top 10 Students” of the school. She is much better at learning English than any other (4)…………………………