18-3-08 ®Ò kiÓm tra «n ®¹i häc m«n tiÕng anh N¨m häc 2007-2008 Thêi gian :60’( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) Name: .…………………………………… I. Choose the word which has different pronunciation in each group(5ps). 1. a. sugar b. surety c. sunny d. sugary 2. a. word b. worry c. world d. worst 3. a. aunt b. caught c. haunt d. taught 4. a. state b. station c. statue d. stadium 5. a. bury b. hurry c. lung d. shut II.Choose the word which has different stress from the others in each group(5ps). 1 A super B brother C rotate D professor 2 A absorb B address C infer D horror 3 A employ B factor C private D problem 4 A satisfying B interesting C expecting D terrifying 5 A mistake B guidance C prospect D obstacle III. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the best answer to complete each sentence. (20points) 1. .Ann won't be going to the meeting, and _______ A. her friends won't neither. B. neither will her friends. C. her friends will either. D. her friends won't, too. 2. Don't worry; some day you will get _______English. A. used to speak B. use to speak C. use to speaking D. used to speaking 3. Tom_______ that he could not attend classes next week. A. said his teacher B. told to his teacher C. told his teacher D. spoke his teacher 4. _______ so many people been out of work as today. A. Never before have B. More than ever before C. In the past, there never have D. Formerly, there never were 5. When his wife arrived home after a hard day at work, he was sitting on the sofa, _______ A. watched TV. B. watch TV. C. watching TV. D. was watching TV. 6. The duties of the new secretary are to answer the telephone, to type letters, _______ A. and to do the bookkeeping. B. do the bookkeeping. C. and do the bookkeeping. D. and the bookkeeping. 7. The greater the demand for a product, _______ the price. A. higher B. the highest C. the higher. D. the high 8. Almost everyone fails_______ on the first try. A. in passing the driver's test B. to pass the driver's test C. passing the driver's test D. pass the driver's test 9. I changed my lottery numbers last week. If I _____ the original numbers, I_____ half a million pounds. A. kept / would win B. had kept / could have won C. had kept / would win D. keep / will win 10. _______ people nowadays have more free time, they do not always spend it wisely. A. Despite B. However C. But D. Although 11. The next _______ of the school play will be on Monday at 6.30 p.m. A. drama B. exposition C. performance D. exhibition 12. There are many_______ on television where a team of people have to answer questions. A. queries B. riddles C. inquiries D. quizzes 13. He_______ £ 5,000 in stocks and shares. A. inserted B. installed C. invested D. inducted 14. He's not very sensible as far as money_______ are concerned. A. things B. points C. aspects D. matters 15. You should be very_______ to your teachers for their help. A. thankful B. thanking C. grateful D. considerate 16. That cupboard must always be_______ carefully locked. A. guarded B. shut C. closed D. kept . 17. The bicycle was moving so fast that its rider could not_______ an accident. A. leave B. avoid C. miss D. stop 18. The earth is not a completely solid ball of rock, but _______ various layers. A. makes up of B. makes up with C. is made up of D. is made up with 19. If someone ……………into the store, smile and say, ”May I help you”. A. comes B. came C. would come D. could come 20 ”Are you lost?” “I think so. I wish we………… a map with us today.” A. were bringing B. brought C. had brought D. would bring IV. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect. (12 points) 1 He invited (A) me to having( B) dinner with (C) him and his family. ( D) 2. This is (A ) the school at which (B) Uncle Ho used to studying (C) when he was (D) young. 3. Alike (A) her elder (B )sister, Jane prefers working (C )as (D) a model. 4. Tom apologized ( A )to (B )the postman for (C )being unpolite (D) to him. 5. If the( A) question were not so (B) difficult I will be (C) able to answer it. (D) 6. He didn't get (A )the job despite of ( B) his experience (C) in the field. (D) V. Complete each of the unfinished sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence beforw it. (16 points) 1. He can do it better than his friends. His friends ………… 2. She didn't say a word as she left the room.She left the room ………… 3. That is the most shocking story I have ever heard. I have .……………………….… 4. He got to the station late and missed the train. By the time .……………….……. 5. I'm trying to eat fewer fatty foods. I'm trying to cut ……………………. 6. The school was founded ten years ago. It is ten .………………….…. 7. " Let 's go for a walk in the park," said Andrew. Andrew suggested that ………… . 8. I 'm sure he doesn't know that his brother is seriously ill.He couldn't …………. VI. Read the passage then choose the best answer.(10ps) It was in 1819, in Vevey, that Francois-Louis Cailler set up a small business making and selling cocoa and chocolate (1)………eventually became the first Swiss chocolate factory. Handmade chocolate was (2)… made in other countries (3) ……Cailler was the first to (4)………the ideas of making chocolate by machine. The business developed and in 1898, Alexandre Cailler,(5) ……… grandson, left Vevey and built a new factory at Bloc in the heart (6)………….the Gruyere district, an area well- known(7)……. The richness of its milk. The following year (8)………were 120 workers at the factory and by 1906 over a thousand people (9) …… employ there. By this time the chocolate industry had (10)…… an important part of the Swiss economy. 1. a. who b. which c. it d. what 2. a. yet b. now c. already d. even 3. a. but b. because c. so d. for 4. a. think b. have c. put d. show 5. a. its b. their c. his d. whose 6. a. at b. by c. up d. of 7. for b. with c. in d. to 8. it b. there c. they d. those 9. had b. been c. were d. was 10. turned b. grown c. found d. become VII. Complete these sentences, using the suggestions (20ps). 1. He/ be accused/ steal /thousand pounds/ employer.………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. They/ not/ let/ workers/ use/office telephone / personal calls.……………………………………………………………………………… 3. He / fail / test/ many times/ but/ not/ stop/ trying.……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. It/ take/ him /a longtime/ get over/ disappointment/ losing the match.……………………………………………………………………… 5. Harriet/ upset/ because/ see/ Peter/ with/ another woman.………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I /prefer / go out/ a meal/ stay/ home.……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. In case/ car/ breakdown/ night,/ should / take/ a torch.……………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I/ regret/ not/ take/ job/ bank.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. They/ leave/ early/ as/ not/ get caught/ the traffic.…………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The test/ we/ do/ last time/ difficult/ than/ this one.…………………………………………………………………………………………… The end . school play will be on Monday at 6.30 p.m. A. drama B. exposition C. performance D. exhibition 12. There are many_______ on television where a team of people. invested D. inducted 14. He's not very sensible as far as money_______ are concerned. A. things B. points C. aspects D. matters 15. You should be very_______