NAME: ______________________________ ẹEỉ KIEM TRA HOẽC KYỉ I (Q3 2007-2008) (1-6) LISTENING: (1.5pt) A. Listen to a public announcement about a lost little girl called Mary. Then check True or False: (0.75pt) T F 1. Mary is a three-year-old little girl. ______ ______ 2. She is wearing a short-sleeved white blouse. ______ ______ 3. Her parents are waiting for her. ______ ______ B. Listen to the following passage and choose the correct answer: (0.75pt) 1. A. The bus collected Ba and his family at the bus stop. B. The bus collected Ba and his family at their house. ________ 2. A. The people on the bus could see buffaloes and cows. B. The people on the bus could see paddy fields and cars. ________ 3. A. A pond is next to the big store. B. A gas station is next to the big store. ________ (7-16) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2.5pts) 7. Long wishes he _____________________in Hue for a few days. A. will stay B. stays C. could stay D. staying 8. The Browns ___________________in this city for nearly 20 years. A. have lived B. has lived C. lived D. live 9. The students usually play basket ball __________________the afternoon. A. on B. at C. for D. in 10. If your sister _____________________harder, she can get the scholarship easily. A. try B. tries C. tried D. trying 11. In Vietnam, people enjoy ____________________newspapers and magazines. A. read B. reads C. reading D. to read 12. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese ____________________. A. musician B. poet C. designer D. sailor 13. Do you wish you ____________________a doctor now, Nam? A. is B. become C. was D. were 14. The place was beautiful _____________________I wanted to go there again. A. so B. because C. if D. since 15. Viewers are able to ask questions about the show ___________using their remote controls. A. by B. in C. on D. of 16. The Singaporean unit of __________________is dollar. A. length B. height C. currency D. volume (17-20) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt) 17. Jean cloth made completely from cotton in the eighteenth century. _________ A B C D 18. She might be late for the exam if she wont come soon. _________ A B C D 19. They told me they would go to Hungs birthday party tomorrow. __________ A B C D 20. Hoas family moved to this city since last month. _________ A B C D (21-24) Read the passage and choose the best answers: (1pt) Every country (21)___________________the world has its own traditional clothing: kimonos in Japan, saris in India, Jeans in the USA, tunic and (22)___________________in Arabian countries. The Vietnamese ao dai for women is traditional, unique and (23)___________________. People often wear their traditional clothing on festivals, weddings, etc. The European suit is formal for men worldwide. But now people prefer wearing modern clothing at work (24)____________________it is more convenient. 21. A. on B. like C. in D. of 22. A. shorts B. veils C. skirts D. hats 23. A. fashion B. fashionably C. fashions D. fashionable 24. A. because B. so C. therefore D. so that (25-28) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1pt) 25. She was really impressed by the ___________________of Vietnamese people. (friend) 26. We had an _______________________picnic in the Botanical Garden. (enjoy) 27. The government should _______________________the system of traffic. (modern) 28. The band performed very ______________________in the concert last night. (impress) (29-32) Read the carefully and decide if the following sentences are True or False: (1pt) My full name is Nguyen Viet Anh. I’m from HCM City, Vietnam and I’m 26 years old. I’m studying English because I need it for my job. I work in an international bank. I learnt English at school and at university, too. But I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I think that my biggest problem with English is listening. People speak very quickly and I can’t understand them. But I like English because it is an international language and it’s very useful. I can talk to people from all over the world, and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too. Write TRUE or FALSE for the statement about the passage: T F 29. Viet Anh is studying English for his work. ______ ______ 30. He didn’t learn English at university. ______ ______ 31. He works in a national bank. ______ ______ 32. He likes English because it’s international and useful. ______ ______ (33-36) Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2pts) 33. This boy broke my windows yesterday. My windows ________________________________________________ 34. “Which book do you buy for me?” My friend asked me ___________________________________________ 35. It’s 20 years since my father met Tom’s uncle. My father has ________________________________________________ 36. “I can swim across this river.” Lan told me _________________________________________________ THE END . NAME: ______________________________ ẹEỉ KIEM TRA HOẽC KYỉ I (Q3 2007-2008) (1-6) LISTENING: (1.5pt) A. Listen to a public announcement about