Most people think of computers as ery modern inventions, products of our new technological 0…….... Over the years people have argued 6 ……... Recently, however, the Science Museum in Lond
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Ngời ra đề : Nhóm ngoại ngữ trờng THCS Trờng Thọ
I/Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks :
Birth of the computer
Most people think of computers as ery modern inventions, products of our new technological (0)…… But actually the idea for a computer (1)…… worked out over two centuries ago by a man ( 2) ……… Charles Babbage
Babbge was born (3) …… 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) …… He called “ engines” But dispite the fact that (5) he …… building some of these he never finished any of them Over the years people have argued (6) …… his machines would ever work Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7)
…… engine based on one of Babbage’s designs (8)…… has taken six years to complete and more (9) …… four thousand parts have been specially made Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum(10)…… remind people of Babbage’s work
0 A.time B.year â age D.days
1 A.has B.wass C.had D.is
2 A.known B.recognized C.written D.called
3 A.on B.in C.by D.for
4 A.whose B.who C.these D.which
5 A.wanted B.made C.started D.missed
6 A.until B.whether C.while D.though
7 A.some B.the C.an D.that
8 A.one B.he C.they D.it
9 A.than B.therefore C.when D.then
10 A.to B.as C.for D.so
II/Give the correct form of the words in the blankets :
1.It’s …… to eat sugar and fat (health)
2.If you can give a reasonable …… for your bad behavior lastnight, I’ll forgive you (explain)
3.My brother often does experiments about electricity for …… (please)
4.The …… Charged me 50,000 VND for each room (decorate)
5.There are many cultural…… his country and mine (differ)
6.A toaster is a chicken…… that cooks food (apply)
7……… in Vietnam has brought a lot of big chances.(industry)
8.After taking an aspirin, her headache ………… ( appear )
9The ………… She gave lastnight was marverlous ( perform)
Trang 210.The ………… in his province is very dramatic ( land )
III/Underline and correct the mistake in this paragraph :
In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air One hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it This was in the United States Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service Aeroplanes changed a much in the next thirty years Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster beacause they had jet engines In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it could fly at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to Newyork is only four hours Today millions of people travel
on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them
0.buildbuilt 1 2 3 4 5
IV/Choose the best answer :
1.Nam gets up early so as ( that revise/ to revise) his lesson
2.Liz said that she ( will send / would send) me some information about her school 3.Linh asked me ( if I read / did I read ) books before going to bed everynight 4.His car has the same color ( as / like ) my uncle
5.She has waited for you ( for / since) a quarter to six
6.I’d rather you ( not to spend / didn’t spend) too much time on computer games 7.After studying new materials, the student could ( rise / raise ) his score by 20 points
8.Mrs Hoa divided the candies ( between/ among ) her three children
9.Is it ( able/ possible)to get to Nhatrang from here ?
10.The Browns haven’t visited Halong Bay yet
V/Put into each gap with a suitable word :
Mother’s day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March On Mother’s day sons and daughters visit (1)……… mothers and bring them flowers and little presents The eldest son must (2) ……… his mother a good cake If sons or (3) …… cannot be with their mother on that day, they usually (4)…… her presents
Mother’s day must be a day of rest (5) …… the mother of the family, so her daughters cook the dinner on that day and lay the ( 6) …… and the sons help to wash the plates and dishes (7) …… dinner
In the USA and Canada, Mother’s day is (8) …… Second Sunday in May They (9) …… a very beautiful stamp for Mother’s day in the USA It shows the portrait of the mother of James Whistler (10)……… of the greatest American painters
VI/Rewrite these sentences using the words in the blankets :
0.This book has 16 units
There are 16 units in this book
1.We last went to Sapa two years ago ( been)
2.I’m willing to help you repair the radio (mind)
3.He climbed the tree so that he could get a better views ( order )
4.Was the steam engine invented by James Watt ? (invent )
Trang 35.She has never seen a more unusal festival than this ( most )
VII/Rearrange these words and complete them into meaningful sentences :
0.mind/get/station/Would/show/the nearest/me/how/you?
Would you mind showing me how to get to the nearest station?
1.delighted/you/English exam/be/that/pass/We/know/your
2.walk/bother/see/accident/While/I/an/we/my/school/and
3.play/since/old/Minh/tennis/be/old/she/years/eight
4.design/Englishman/cards/first/century/the mid-nineteenth/Christmas/in/an/by
5.father/terrible/he/small/My/toothache/be/a/when/have
The end
Biểu điểm & đáp án I/1.10= 10 M
II/2.10= 20 M
1.unhealthy 2.explaination 3.pleasure 4.decorator 5.differences 6.appliance 7.Industrialization 8.disappeared 9.performance 10.landscape
III/2.10= 20 M (Phát hiện lỗi sai nhng không sửa đợc hoặc sửa sai đợc nửa số điểm
)
1.lately later 6.building built
2.flied flew 7.faster fastest
3.begun began 8.could can
4.much lot 9.in from
5.many much 10.on by
IV/1.10= 10 M
1.to revise 2.would send 3.if I read 4.as 5.since
6.didn’t spend 7.raise 8.among 9.possible 10.yet
V/2.10= 20 M
1.their 2.bring 3.daughter 4.send 5.for
6.table 7.after 8.the 9.have 10.one
VI/2.5 = 10 M
1.We haven’t been to Sapa for 2 years
Trang 42.I don’t mind helping you repair the radio.
3.He climbed the tree in order to get a better view
4.Did James Watt invent the steam engine ?
5.This is the most unusual festival she has ever seen
VII/2.5 = 10 M
1.We are delighted to know that you passed your English exam
2.While my brother and I were walking to school, we saw an acccident
3.Minh has played tennis since she was 8 years old
4.Christmas cards were first designed by an Englishman in the mid-nineteenth century
5.My father had a terrible headache when has was small