Created by Tran Ho Quoc Khanh – Lang Son city 31/5/2011 EXTRA SUMMER TEST I Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D for each following question HALLOWEEN On October 31, people in some English speaking countries, especially Americans celebrate Halloween Halloween means “holly” (hallow) “evening” (een), “holly evening” (halloween) This is the evening before the Christian holy day of All Saints Day On All Saints Day, Christians remember the saints But Halloween is even older than Christianity Before Christianity, people in Europe believed that on October 31 ghosts of dead people came back To scare the ghosts, people dressed like devils and were very noisy They also made big fires to keep the ghosts away Later, people did not believed in Ghosts, but they still keep the day of Halloween Immigrants came from Europe to America and brought with them the custom of Halloween Halloween has some strange symbols One symbols is the jack-o-lantern in the window The jack-o-latern is to scare the ghosts 10 People cut the pumpkin, throw away all the inside, and cut a face in it Then they put a candle inside of it Jacko-lanterns usually look scary, too! Today, in the US, Halloween is very popular with children They wear masks and special costumes They want to look like skeletons and ghosts Then they go from house to house and say “Trick or Treat!” People give them candies, cookies, or fruit When people give nothing, the children sometimes play tricks to them Question Halloween originates in _ A American B Europe C United Kingdom D English speaking countries Question It was believed that on October 31 ghosts of dead people _ A revived B derived C survived D deprived Question Why did people still keep the day of Halloween after they didn’t believed in Ghosts? A They still keep the day of Halloween for rememberance B They still keep the day of Halloween for fun C They still keep the day of Halloween for redeeming D There is no reason Question The word “Immigrants” in line refers to _ A someone who leaves B a person who comes to country where they were not born in order to settle there C a person who operates a farm D a person who rules or guides or inspires others Question Today, Halloween is _ A famous for everyone B for special people C for teenage D popular with kids Question The word “jack-o-lantern” in line refers to _ A lantern carved from a pumpkin B light in a transparent protective case C one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks D a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground Question What people with the inside of the pumpkins is to _ A make candle B discard it C make jack-o-lantern D to play “Trick or Treat” Question The word “skeletons” in line 12 refers to _ A All the bones that make the body B Something to make people silly C Bodies that come back after they die D Something to cover faces II Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (hard) Question A says B plays C prays D stays Question 10 A athletics B paths C foofs D coughs Question 11 A television B treasure C measure D reason Question 12 A looked B cooked C crooked D booked Question 13 A area B agrarian C share D mango Question 14 A smoothly B breathe C wreath D northern Question 15 A allegedly B confusedly C supposedly D markedly III Choose one word that has different stress pattern Question 16 A innuendo B interesting C innocent D innkeeper Created by Tran Ho Quoc Khanh – Lang Son city Question 17 A relevant B relative C reference D represent Question 18 A volunteer B employee C nominee D committee Question 19 A computer B comment C common D commune Question 20 A epoch B evaluate C epicentre D episode IV Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank BLOOD DONATION Blood is indispensable to human body It (21) _nourishments and oxygen to tissues, and at the same time, removes (22) _and carbon dioxide A person will die if he loses too much blood Nowadays blood transfusion is saving millions of dying men Without adequate store of blood, there can’t be the development of modern medicine It is a (23) _action for a person to (24) _blood without repayment The action shows his love (25) _ his country and people At present, blood donation is widely carried out in many countries It should also be advocated in our country If more and more people join in as Voluntary Donators, our hospitals would have a continuous (26) _of blood Blood donation would not (27) _to donators’ health Only healthy people are allowed to donate blood In particular, (28) _time, only a small (29) _of blood is drawn out from a donator His body will make a quick adjustment to let the (30) _operate in its normal way Question 21 A carries B brings C takes D gets Question 22 A rubbish B exhaust C wastes D litters Question 23 A noble B stable C confortable D capable Question 24 A get B require C donate D gain Question 25 A to B about C in D of Question 26 A apply B provide C supply D imply Question 27 A harmful B harm C harmfully D harmfulness Question 28 A all B many C every D whole Question 29 A amount B number C account D quality Question 30 A mechanic B mechanics C mechanical D mechanism V Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences Question 31 Yesterday afternoon, John stayed after class _a talk with the teacher A to B for C on D at Question 32 I advise _her a pair of gloves for her birthday A buy B to buy C buying D to buying Question 33 In _days, my biggest dream was a pair of trainers A this B that C these D those Question 34 My father was very angry when he knew that I had _in the exam A lied B cheated C deceived D tricked Question 35 The judges will observe and _your performance A score B mark C grade D write Question 36 Firstly, the MC explained the competition’s _to the participants A laws B rules C decisions D pages Question 37 The world _a better place if we had known a hundred years ago what we know today about the earth’s environment A will be B can be C should be D might be Question 38 He had a bad temper He was in a bad _ A spirit B mood C feeling D disposition Question 39 The men are cheerful They are in good _ A temper B mood C spirits D aisposition Question 40 A _of singers meets on Thursday to rehearse A pair B herd C choir D troop THE END ANSWER KEY Question 1-D Question 2-A Question 3-B Question 4-B Question 5-D Question 6-A Question 7-A Question 8-A Question 9-A Question 10-B Question 11-D Question 12-C Question 13-D Question 14-C Question 15-B Question 16-A Question 17-D Question 18-D Question 19-A Question 20-B Question 21-A Question 22-C Question 23-A Question 24-C Question 25-D Question 26-C Question 27-B Question 28-C Question 29-A Question 30-D Question 31-B Question 32-C Question 33-D Question 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