Period 73 & 74 Test for 45 minutes - English 8 Name: Class: . I. Put the correct word forms: 1. He has great (1). …… .……in Maths. He is also (2) … ……… in learning foreign languages especially English. He says English is (3)…… .… .….but difficult. He sometimes (4)… … .… his friends by reading English poems.(INTEREST). 2. Mary got a bad mark at English as she( understand) (5)…… …… the questions and gave(correct)(6) . … .…… answers. II. Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses(Present participle or past participle): 7. The road (run)………………. to the village is very nice. 8. This is a novel (write) ……………… many years ago. 9. My father has a watch (make) ……………… in Japan. 10. There is an old man (live) ………………in that house. 11. The cattle (raise) …… ………… on this farm are very fat. 12. They are looking for a book (publish) ……… ……… in 1920. III Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D: 13. Hello! ………… a cake? A. Are you making B. Do you make C. Have you made D. A and C are correct 14. What is the place. …………you stand and wait for a train? A. where B. when C. which D. what 15. He turned out the light …………waste electricity. A. not B. without C. so that not D. so as not to 16. He sent her to the post office …………. some stamps. A. got B. getting C. to get D. get IV. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions: 17. My sister always takes care ………… her teeth. 18. He is not old enough to work……………. machines. 19. My father keeps grass so that there is food……………cattle. 20. That man lives…………… a farm. 21. A combine harvester can cut and thresh corn……………the same time. V. Do as directed: 22. The two boys have cried because of the bad news. The bad news………………… …… .… 23. They will change the plan of the flight again. The plan………………… .……….… ………. 24. The crowd was slowly filling the huge stadium.The huge stadium…………… .……….… …… 25. We felt tired because of the bad weather. The bad weather……………… .……………….… …… 26. How well he swims! What…………………………………… ………….… … … … 27. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. It's … ……………… …….….… VI. Use the correct forms of the words in the brackets: 28. The cost of (carry) must be paid by the buyer. ……………………….… 29. Our (fly) from London to Sydney took 24 hours. ……………………….… 30. The police are interested in the sudden (appear) of the valuable painting. …………………………. 31. I only had a day to visit all the tourist (attract). ………………………….… VII . Read the text below and look carefully at each line.Put a tick by the number on the left of the text if the lines are correct,write the words which should not be there by the number of the text. 32. ……… Thanks very much for your letter.It was good to hear 33. .……… all your news and I am glad that your family are all as well. 34. ……… It's very kind of you to invite for me to stay with you in 35. .………. the June, but unfortunately my final exams are that month 36. … …… and I don't yet know of the dates.I think they may be in 37. … .….… the week that you've suggested.In any case judging 38. … …… from my last Geography results, I will need be studying 39. … .….… rather more than having a good time with my friends. 40. …… As soon as I will get the dates, I will let you know but I 41. ……… don't much expect I'll be able to come. Perhaps we'll be 42. …….…. able to get something orgnised for July.It's a long time 43. .………. ever since we got together and I'd love to cach up on 44. .……… what has been happening to you. If only your parents 45. ……… don't want their house full of visiters in the holiday you 46. ……… could come over to stay with me. There's a plenty of 47. .……… room and the house is just at a short bike ride from the 48. .…… beach, so there would be lots to do. Let me know it if you think this is a good idea. The end WRITING: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original sentence: 1.He didn’t become a great composer until he was 25.-> It was not until ………………………………… Alice lost her handbag on her way home because she was careless.>If…………………………………… Change into the passive voice We use this room only on special occasions Rewrite the following sentence, using To-infinitive He trains hard everyday because he wants to break his past record Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original sentence 1.He didn't leave the shop until his mother bought him a toy car-> It was not until ……………………… The man was disappointed because he didn’t get the job.-> If…………………… Change into the passive voice They held a party in the garden last Sunday Rewrite the following sentence, using To-infinitive She stayed at work late because she wanted to complete her report WRITING: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original sentence: 1.He didn’t become a great composer until he was 25.-> It was not until ………………………………… Alice lost her handbag on her way home because she was careless.>If…………………………………… Change into the passive voice We use this room only on special occasions Rewrite the following sentence, using To-infinitive He trains hard everyday because he wants to break his past record Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original sentence 1.He didn't leave the shop until his mother bought him a toy car-> It was not until ……………………… The man was disappointed because he didn’t get the job.-> If…………………… Change into the passive voice They held a party in the garden last Sunday Rewrite the following sentence, using To-infinitive She stayed at work late because she wanted to complete her report SPEAKING ENGLISH How often you watch films on TV? -Sometimes / twice a week / everyday What kind of films you enjoy watching? - I like watching cartoons Have you ever seen any cartoons? Which cartoons? - Yes I have seen cartoons They are Tom and Jerry, Doraemon, Who is your favourite actor? Actress? - My favourite actor is Which kinds of films you like most? - I like cartoons the most Because they are funny What is the best film you have seen recently? - Doraemon is the best film you have seen recently Do you enjoy action films?Why? - No I don’t like action films Because they are very shocking Do you like watching cartoons? Who is your favourite character? - Yes I love cartoons very much Because the are funny My favourite character is Tom Tell me three kinds of films you’ve known? - Cartoons, action, comedy(MR Bean) 10 How you feel when you watch a gripping film? - I am interested in watching gripping films 11 How you feel after you watch a horor film? - Watcing a horor film make me scary 12 Can you name types of film you know? - Cartoons, action, comedy(MR Bean) 13 How far is it from your house to school? - It’s about kilometer from my house to school 14 How long does it take you to go to school by bike? - It takes me about 10 minutes to get to school by bike 15 Where should you walk across the steeet? - We should walk on the zebra crossing to cross the street 16 Who you usually go to school with? - I usually go to school with me friends 17 Why should pedestrians wear light coloured clothes in the dark? - Because it is easy for every one to see clearly on the road 18 Should one drive after drinking alcohol? Why or Why not? - We shouldn’t drive after drinking alcohol beacause it is easy to have accidents 19 Which means of transport would you like most? - I like travelling by train because I can enjoy the nice scenery on the way 20 Do you want to have a driverless car in the future? Why or why not? - Yes I want to have it in the future because I can go anywhere ang any time I want 21 When was the first driverless car designed? 22 What problems you think future transport will have? - I think there will have many problems in the future transport More people will use cas Air pollution will become worse There won’t be enough space The price of fuel will increase 23 What will you to save energy in the future? - To save energy in the future, we will: Turn off the light before going to bed Use the public transport Put solar panels on the roof Reduce electric bills Use low energy light bults 24 What type of energy will be used in the future? Why? - I think solar energy will be used in the future Because it is cheap and unpolluted for inviroment 25 What you to save energy in your school? - I think We should turn off the light before leaving the classroom 26 If you were rích, which country would you like to go to? Why? - If I were rich, I would like to go to American Because I can visit many interseting places there I can take a boat trip on Seine River I can enjoy Eiffel Tower 27 What must you when you use a means of transport on the road? - We must obey traffic rules when we ... WRITTEN TEST GRADE 11 -SECOND TERM 2007-2008 Time: 45 minutes mã đề : 112 I. Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word. Becoming a collector of something is very interesting. The most interesting is…(6)… stamps because there are so many to choose from. Stamps - collecting …(7)… a hobby of millions of people all over the world for more than some hundred years.Nobody…(8)… how many stamps there are in the world. The …(9)… problem of all for the beginner is just which stamps to collect, as there are so many and nobody could collect them all. Many people collect stamps of one country, perhaps the one they live…(10)… , or small group of countries, or a theme. "Thematic collection" means gather all stamps in connection with an idea. 1. A. collect B. collects C. collection D. collecting 2. A. is B. has been C. was D. is being 3. A. knows B. know C. are knowing D. have known 4. A. most big B. biggest C. bigger D. big 5. A. in B. of C. on D. at II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 6. A. swim B. swing C. swallow D. answer 7. A. clubs B. stops C. maps D. shops 8. A. post B. office C. lost D. cost 9. A. government B. energy C. go D. get 10. A. discarded B. stopped C. wanted D. needed III. Choose the best answer. 11. Would you like me….the letter? A. posted B. posing C. post D. to post 12. Lan often uses Express Money… to send money to her parents in the countryside. A. Transfer B. Exchange C. Change D. Send 13 Human….have a great influence on the rest of the world. A. race B. being C. kind D. beings 14. If she were not so shy, she….the party. A. would have enjoy B. enjoyed C. would enjoy D. will enjoy 15. Where is your wife? She is busy with… in the kitchen. A. cooking B. to cook C. cook D. of cooking 16. She tried to protect herself….the wind. A. of B. from C. with D. in 17. Sunday is the day… few people go to work. A. that B. when C. which D. why 18. ……taught me how to play the guitar. A. It is my uncle B. It was my uncle that C. It was my uncle D. It has been my uncle 19 The old man….a green suit is a famous energy researcher. A. whom is wearing B. wearing C. to wear D. is wearing 20. She got the stamps and… the envelopes away. A. collected B. kept C. gathered D. threw 21. I will….every effort to arrive on time A. take B. try C. make D. do 22. I was talking to a man….works with my father. A. which B. when C. whose D. who 23. The book… by Xuan Dieu is a best-seller. A. writing B. wrote C. written D. write 24. My uncle is very good at… people singing with his guitar. A. accomplishing B. collecting C. keeping D. accompanying 25. The lady, to… I talked yesterday, is moving next Monday. A. whom B. whose C. that D. who 26. ………for him is one of the hardest things for me to do. A. Waits B. Waiting C. Waited D. Wait 27. Fencing was introduced for the first time……the 13 th Asian Games. A. to B. at C. on D. in 28. Solar energy is not only… and infinite but also clean and safe. A. plentifully B. plentiful C. plenty D. plenties 29. To become a good guitarist, my uncle tells me that all I need to do is to practice regularly. A. often B. rarely C. never D. seldom 30. More actions should….taken to protect wildlife immediately. A. been B. be C. being D. have 31. It is the library… A. that I often borrow books from B. from that I often borrow books C. that I often borrow books D. what I often borrow books from 32. I have something interesting… A. telling you B. that tells you C. told you D. to tell you 33. The film was about John,……… was a doctor. A. who B. that C. whose D. whom .IV . Choose the one underlined part that is wrong. 34 . Peter is studying French and Germany whom has never been abroad. A B C D 35 . I must thank the man from whose I got the present. A B C D 36. Yuri Garagin was the first man flys into space. A B C D 37 . Both Tuan and his brother doesn’t smoke and drink. A B C D 38 .It was the book , Hoa borrowed from the TEST 1 I.Phonetics: A.Choose the word whose sound is pronounced differently from that of the other three: 1.A.reach B.seat C.weather D.between 2.Adistinguished B.wicked C.collapsed D.laughed B.Choose the word main stress pattert is not the same as that of the other three: 3.A.carriage B.collapsed C.volcano D.occur 4.A.experience B.hurricane C.tornado D.typhoon II.Choose the word of phrase(A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 5.Severe thuderstorms are ……………………for Thursday night. A.brought B.forecast C.damaged D.got 6.He has already been ……………………as a candidate. A.called B.remembered C.said D.nominated 7.I couldn’t sleep…………………very tired. A.because I was B.in spise of I was C.because of being D.although I was 8.The weather ……………………for tomorrow isn’t very good. A.news B.foresee C.forecast D.foreman 9.Freedom is something for …………………millions have given their lives. A.which B.that C.whom D.whose 10.He is always polite and…………………towards his employees. A.priority B.composes C.nominates D.considerate 11.Those buckets must be filled………………………water for future use. A.into B.on C.with D.by 12……………Easter,many children and adults enjoy painting eggs. A.on B.at C.for D.in III.Choose the correct form of the word given in each sentence: 13.He’s been one of the most effective………………in the “Keep Our City Clean” campaign(active) 14.We love our grandma for her …………………(generous) 15……………………waves, also known as tsunamis, occur when there is an earthquake under the sea.(tide) 16.This volcano has…………………five times during the last twenty years.(eruption) IV.Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: 17.He is a considerate and generous man whom is love not only by his family but also by us.(A,B,C,or D) 18. Despite Thuy’s grandmother never trurts weather forecast, she like watching them. (A,B,C or D) 19.Last summer, I have stayed on my uncle’s farm for two weeks.(A,B,C or D) 20.I haven’t finished to decorate the Chistmate tree yet.(A,B,C or D) V.Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: 21.The last time Tom met his old friends was when they left school. ->They haven’t………………………………………………………………………………………… 22.Although Dick has got a French name, he is in American. ->Despite………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23.The earthquake hit the city at two in the moring. ->The city……………………………………………………………………………………… 24.I was looking for a book this morning. I’ve found it. ->I’ve found………………………………………………………………………………………… DE KIEM TRA HOC KI II TIENG ANH 9 I.Phonetics: A.Ch oose the work whose stress pattern is not the same as that of the other three: 1. A.earthquake B.destroy C.abrupt D.expect 2.A.compose B.descibe C.Easter D. Occur B.Choose the word underlined part is pronounced diferently from that of the oth er three : 1. A. ch arity B. Champion C.champagne D. Chopstick 2A.wicked B.beloved C.interested D.looked II.Choose the best answers to complete the sentence: 1.When tropical storm reaches 120 kikometers per hour, it is called a__________in American 1A.cyclone B.hurricane C. tornado D.typhoon 2.Many people were injure when the building ______________ A.collapsed B. struck C.destroyed D.occurred 3.I didn’t use the Internet very often ___________I don’t have much time A.so B.although C.because D.and 4.The water pipes ____________by the typhoon A.may damageB.damage C.madaged D.may be damaged 5.The woman and animals __________you saw on TV were from China A.that B.which C.whom D.who 6.Father’s Day _________a nation holiday in American since 1972 A.is B.was C.has been D.will be 7.Do you usually give each other present or greetings cards _________Christmas? A.in B.at C.since D.on 8.We arrive_________the morning of the sixth A.in B.at C.for D.on III.Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 1.Such a war would be __________for the country.(disaster)(disastrous) 2.We’re having a party in the garden, so I hope it’ll not be too _________(sun)(sunny) 3.These hills were formed by volcanic_________(erupt)(eruption) 4.He is always very __________toward her colleagues.(consider)(considerate) IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase that need correcting: 1.He is generously man. He is well-known for his generosity.(A,B,C orD) 2.The book on physics I bought yesterday is a very intered one.(A,B,C orD) 3.Despite of heavy rain, my father has to go to work.(A,B,C orD) 4.He suggests grandfather should having some ginger tea.(A,B,C orD) V.Read the passage carefully, then decide if the following sentences are True or False: Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been serveral weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought . Christmas card have already been sent to friends and relations. About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and angel on the top. Father presents are usually put under the tree. Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday. On the Christmas morning (often very early), children open the presents that are in their socks. Some families go to the church. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetable . Before the dinner people usually pull crackers-small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and parties hats inside. 1.People usually decorate the Christmas tree several weeks before Christmas.F 2.The most important day of the holiday is on December 24 th .T 3.The tradition Christmas dinner consist roast turkey with tomatoes and vaious other vegestables.F 4.Crackers and Christmas cards that have already been sent to friends and relations.F VI.Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentences printed before them. 1.He doesn’t like big cities, but he’s moving to London next month. ->Althought________________________________________________ 2 .The animal is the buffalo. It was chosen to be the logo of SEA ->The animal______________________________________________ 3.The door was too heavy for the child to push open. ->It was_______________________________________ 4. When did you start studying English? ->How long_____________________________