TEST Question Listen to the passage and fill in each gap with one word (2pts) In my opinion, (1)……………is a very fast and (2) …………… way for me to get (3)………… I can also (4) …………… with my friends and relatives by (5) …………… of email or (6) …………… I not use the internet very often because I not have much time For me, internet is a wonderful (7)…………… of modern life It makes our (8)…………… a small village Question Read the passage and the tasks that follow All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences In written language, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining these characters In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds Word order is more important in English than it is in some languages such as Russian Like other languages, English is always changing but it changes very slowly People invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of words as needed For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959 The word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear and using the language Most school children learn their first languages easily and sometimes other languages as well A Complete the following sentences (1.5 pts) All languages have rules for …………………… …… In written languages, meaning is expressed …………………… Word order is …………………… …………………………… English is always changing but ………………………………… People learn English as well as languages by ………………… …………………………………………… Most school children …………………… …………………… B Check True or False (1.5 pts) T Some languages have rules for forming words In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters Word order is more important in English than it is in other languages English changes very quickly People learn English only by listening what they hear F Most children learn their first languages easily Question 3: Circle the correct answer from the option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (2.5 pts) He drives …………………… He often has accidents A careful B careless C carefully D carelessly ………………Ba wasn’t hungry, he ate a lot of food A although B so C because D therefore I suggest …………………… camping A to go B going C went D gone Hoa’s hobbies are reading books ………………watching TV A but B or C and D so She loves watching stars …………………… night A in B at C on D of He repairs water pipes He is a …………………… A carpenter B brick-layer C worker D plumber She likes …………………… badminton A plays B playing C played D play They were very tired They rested …………………… p.m A at B on C until D in Lan used to …………………… up early A get B getting C gets D got 10 John …………………… for that company since 1990 A works B worked C has worked D work Question Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it (2.5 pts) Mr Brown is 50 Mrs Brown is 42 Mrs Brown is …………………… ………… It’s a pity; I can’t play table tennis I wish I …………………… ……………… “Where you live?” John asked John asked me …………………… ………… We must finish the project on time The project …………………… ……………… I don’t have enough money I can’t buy that house If I …………………… …………………… TEST Question Mçi c©u ®óng 0,25 ® (1) internet; (2) convenient; (3) information; (4) communicate; (5) means; (6) chatting; (7) invention; (8) world Tapescrip: In my opinion, internet is a very fast and convenient way for me to get information I can also communicate with my friends and relatives by means of email or chatting I not use the internet very often because I not have much time For me, internet is a wonderful invention of modern life It makes our world a small village Question Complete the sentences (mçi c©u ®óng 0.25 ®) …………forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences ………through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters …………more important in English than it is in some languages such as Russian ………it changes very slowly …… listening, copying what they hear and using the language …………learn their first languages easily and sometimes other languages as well B Check True or False (mçi c©u ®óng 0.25 ®) F; T; T; F; F; T Question Mçi c©u ®óng 0.25 D; A; 3.B; 4.C; B; 6.D; 7.B; 8.C; Question Mçi c©u ®óng 0.5 ® (Suggestion) Mrs Brown is younger than Mr Brown I wish I could play table tennis John asked me where I live The project must be finished on time If I had enough money, I could buy that house 9.A; 10.C ... (mçi c©u ®óng 0.25 ®) F; T; T; F; F; T Question Mçi c©u ®óng 0.25 D; A; 3.B; 4.C; B; 6.D; 7.B; 8.C; Question Mçi c©u ®óng 0.5 ® (Suggestion) Mrs Brown is younger than Mr Brown I wish I could