GENERAL REVISION 1- 4

GENERAL REVISION PART A: 45 minute test I Pronunciation (1 point) Choose the underlined part pronounced differently from others A guitarist B passenger C generous A hand B hour C housewife A voiced B washed C coughed Choose the word whose main stress is on different position from others A anniversary B enthusiasm C apartment A loyalty B success C incapable D village D homework D closed D embarrassing D sincere II.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2 points) The novelist often locked the front door because he doesn’t want A to be disturbed B disturbed C being disturbed D to be disturb Your to life decides whether you are happy or not A attitude B opinion C thinking D dream 3. Betty, I'm not surprised she won the prize a To have known b To know c To be known d Knowing Friendship is a two-side ; it lives by give-and-take a affair b event c way d aspect Jack's mother a birthday cake with seventeen lighted candles on it a brought out b showed on c turned up d took over 6.Last night, we saw a meteor through the sky a streaked b to streak c streak d to have streaked 7.There is a growing tendency among singers to _ some famous singers a imitate b follow c reflect d pursue 8. you at the station if you'd told me you were coming today a I'd meet b I was met c I met d I'd have met 9.He rose from his chair and her warmly a protected b replaced c embraced d appreciated 10.The aim of the culture festival is friendship between the two countries a promote b promoting c to promote d being promoted III Give the correct word forms (1 point) I felt my face burning with (embarrass) Let me know if you see anyone acting (suspicious) He is not good at math He is of calculating (capable) They were extremely to my errors (sympathy) She gives care and comfort to handicapped children to help them to _ their difficulties (come) IV Give the correct verb forms (1 point) (find) only in the Andes, the plant is used by local people to treat skin diseases I hate a child (see/ cry) Before he won the lottery, he (not, enter) any kind of contest Being treated badly, he did not expect .(invite) to the farewell party He (watch) that TV show several times V Read the passage and choose the best answers (2 points) Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional health An evening out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time In fact, our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend We become friends with people who share common interests – at school or through hobbies, for example Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad times If you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from people, or focusing too much on your work A best friend can a give us a healthy life b go out with us in the evening c spend much time finding d share joy and sadness with us Close friends need to a study at the same school b have the same interests c pursue the same hobbies d spend time together According to the passage, a it takes a lot of time to make close friendships b we can go out and choose a good friend easily c best friends have good and bad times d It’s very difficult to make lasting friendships The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to a good time b bad time c a friendship d a close friend Which of the following sentences is not mentioned? a We often have satisfaction being with a close friend b the ties of close friendship will never be broken c An unsociable person may not have a close friend d Friendships need time to develop VII Rewrite the following sentences (2 points) It is disappointing that we haven't heard from Molly We are Harry couldn’t get his parents’ permission to buy a motorbike Harry’s parents didn’t let It's waste of time to try to explain anything to Tony Don’t waste He was crossing the road I caught sight of him I noticed David did his homework and then went to bed -> After having………………………………………… ………… VIII Complete the following sentences basing on the suggestions (1 point) I/ had/ An/ clean/ bedroom/ before/ let/ her/ go out/ play// It/ wonderful/ hear/ magnificent performance// He/ not keep/ promise/ visit me/ regularly// We/ listen/ old man/ say/ his story/ beginning/ end// boys/ clever/ see/ solution/ problem/ so quickly// ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I Mark the letterA,B,C or D on NĂM HỌC 2014 -2015 your answer sheet to indicate MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 11 the word whose main stress syllable pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions Question 1: A rumour B afffair C friendship D secret Question 2: A anniversary B restaurant C celebrate D decorate Mark the letterA,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions Question 3: A wheel B.whale C which D who Question 4: A decided B hatred C warned D sarced Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 5: - "What does he in his free time?" –“ _” A – “Listening to B – “Studying his C –“ Doing his D –“ Washing his clothes” music” lessons” homework” Question : Don’t make so much noise We _ important matter A are discussing B have discussed C will dicuss D discuss Question 7: I was in an _ situation.When I finished meal in a restaurant and found out that I left the wallet at home A embarrass B embarrassed C embarrassing D embarrassment Question 8: Ha and Lan like each other a lot because they have a lot of things _ A in need B in deed C in use D in common Question 9: He says he will never _ working to help Ebola patients in Africa A regret B feel sorry C miss D lose Question 10 : The factory is said _ in a fire two years ago A to be detroyed B to destroy C to have destroyed D.to have been destroyed Question 11: The party starts at o'clock so I'll _ at 7.45 A look for you B.pick you up C take you out D bring you along Question 12: The lighting in the room is funtional as well as _ A decorative B.decorate C to decorate D.decorations Question 13: We are having a small family _ to mark our wedding anniversary A gathers B gatherings C gathering D.to gather Question 14: It is no use _ _her to change her mind A.trying/ to B to try/ to persuade C.trying/ persuading D.having tried/ persuade persuade Question 15: The whole family showed _ for our wedding A.in B.on C up D.out Question 16:”Never that again, _?” A.do you B will you C don’t you D.won’t you Question 17: The singer and actor _coming now A is B.are C.was D were Question 18: The construction work was carried out by the local contractor A.continued B done C.run D.completed Question 19:-“Can I help you?” –“ _” A Yes ,you can B Yes, here is a lovely C.No,you can’t D.Yes, I am looking for a one jumper Question 20: We would like to see closer _ between parents and schools A coeducation B coordination C cooperation D coexistence Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 21: They voluntarily spent (A) their vacations to teach (B) illiterate people (C)to read and write (D) Question 22:The education children (A) are received (B) during their primary years is crucial (C) for both their personal development and their country as a whole (D) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 23 to 27 Cookery originated somtime between the onset of fire making and the beginning of the Neolithic (23) _ Until they learned to make and control fire, early humans (24) _ their food raw ,subsisting mostly on wild fruits, nuts, insects, fish, and game Before the development of pottery vessels some 7,000 esto 12,000 years (25) _ , food was cooked by roasting it over or toasting it beside open fires, or by wrapping it in leaves or husks, to be pit-steamed over embers.The development of pottery made possible such relatively sophisticated cooking methods(26) _ boiling, stewing, braising, frying, and, perhaps, a primitive form of baking These techniques, in combination with the domestication of animals for their meat and milk and the cultivation of edible plants, opened the way to what ultimately(27) _ modern cookery Question 23: A period B.time Question 24: A cooked B made Question 25: A before B.ago Question 26: A in B like Question 27: A became B.was called Read the passage and answer thefollowing questions C age C ate C since C for C formed D century D burned D after D as D acted Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old They paint, clean up, or repair their houses or their shopping For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help bring happiness to others Question 28: What is the topic of the passage?  Question 29: Why most of these clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers?  Question 30:What volunteers believe?  Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning using the given Question 31 There is something burning in the kichen I can smell _ Question 32 Why don’t we wait for the bus?  He suggested _ Question 33 Bacause I had already read the book several times,I didn’tborrow it  Having _ Question 34: “ You are too selfish” Tom said to his friends  Tom accused Question 35: You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed  There is no point Complete the following letter using the given suggestions Dear Sir/ Madam, Question 36: I / happy / receive/ donation / company / Saturday  Question 37: I/ like/ express/ gratitude / help  Question 38: I think / children / very thankful to you / bring/ pleasure/ go/school  _ Question 39: / soon/ we/ finished/ build/ classrooms, I/ send/ you / photos / them  _ Question 40: Let/me/hope/ further cooperation  _ I thank you again Yours sincerely Thomas PART B: TEST I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A scream B sneaky C decrease D break A drink B ring C danger D frank A now B show C how D cow II Pick out the word which is stressed differently from the others A voluntary B apologise C competitor D illiterate A account B stimulate C properly D implement A attention B inviting C transport D shortage III Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence We’ll be late unless we ………… now A leave B don’t leave C left D had left If I ………… you were sick, I would have called sooner A knew B have known C had known D would know After the water workers went on strike, there was a ………… of water A loss B drainage C shortage D decrease 10 John couldn’t get into the house because he ………… his key A has lost B had lost C was lost D loses 11 Don’t worry You …………… if there’s a change of plan A will be told B will tell C tell D told 12 John and his boss ………… about something when I …………… into the room A were arguing / walk B were arguing / was walking C argued / was walking D were arguing / walked 13 She apologised …………… waiting so long A to me for B for keeping me C for me keeping D for me 14 His parents insisted ………… a medical training course A on his taking B on him to take C him to take D on taking him 15 The cat …………… all day A hasn’t been fed B doesn’t feed C isn’t fed D wasn’t fed 16 The boy ………… taking my bag A denied B refused C wanted D apologised 17 I saw him ………… my house A passes B passing C to pass D to passing 18 I expected ………… to the party, but I wasn’t A to invite B inviting C being invited D to be invited 19 ………… twice, he didn’t want to try again A Failing B To fail C To have failed D Having failed 20 He ………… me of not paying attention to what he said A insisted B accused C thanked D warned 21 Its population has ………… from 1.2 million to 1.8 million A decreased B fell C dropped D increased 22 While you …………… out, Tom came to see you A are B were C have been D had been 23 Mr and Mrs Smith looked forward ………… their children soon A meet B meeting C to meet D to meeting 24 Ann told me ………… anything to her parents A not to say B not say C to not say D don’t say IV Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 25 When they came back(A), they found (B) him being breaking (C) into (D) their house 26 She agreed lending (A) me (B) that CD (C) then(D) 27 He asked (A) her what would she (B) (C) if she won (D) the lottery 28 Alice decided (A) taking (B) a bus (C) to work(D) V Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the blanks In 1860, London was a large city of two and a half million people By 1910, London was the biggest city in the world (29)…… a population of five million (30)…… those fifty years, there (31)…… many important changes in the city In the first half of the 19th century, transport was a big problem in London One important means of (32) ……… was the horse bus But it was (33)……… expensive for most people, and it was very slow The other important means was the River Thames Many people traveled across London by steamboat on the river But again, it wasn’t very cheap and if the weather were bad, it (34)……… unsafe Then the world’s first underground railway opened in 1862 Then Karl Benz (35)……… the first motor car in 1885, and in 1907, two hundred motor buses came to London 29 A with B in C at D to 30 A At B Until C From D During 31 A are B had been C were D have been 32 A work B newspaper C transport D communication 33 A very B too C enough D so 34 A will be B won’t be C would be D wouldn’t be 35 A discovered B invented C made D did VI Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question Every day many road accidents happen in Hong Kong Everyone, especially children must learn how to cross the road A simple code to remember is “STOP, LOOK and LISTEN BEFORE YOU CROSS” The Transport Department organized road safety campaigns every year in order to reduce traffic accidents Parents and teachers should educate children on road safety Most schools have their own School Road Safety Patrols The School Road Safety Patrols is a uniformed group It recruits secondary school students as members Students in senior forms help fellow students cross the road correctly and safely on their way to and from school When you go out alone, however, what is the best way to cross the road? First, you must find a safe place to cross Of course, it is safest to be directed by a policeman or a traffic warden Roads are dangerous However, if everyone takes care when crossing the road, there will be fewer traffic accidents Our transport system will then become safer and more efficient 36 Who must learn how to cross the road safely? A Children and their parents B Everyone, especially teachers C Those injured in road accidents D Everyone who uses the road 37 Road safety campaigns are organized to ………… A help the School Road Safety Patrols B cut down the number of road accidents C direct students to cross the road D educate children on road safety 38 What is the most suitable description for the School Road Safety Patrol? A It accepts school teachers as member C You need not wear a uniform if you join B Its duty is to participate in Road Safety Campaigns D Patrol members direct students to cross the roads correctly 39 What should you first if you want to cross a road? A Look around for traffic C Find a safe place to cross B Ask a policeman or traffic warden for help D Stand at the kerb 40 According to the writer, what will happen if everyone is more careful in using the road? A Fewer traffic accidents will happen C There will be no more traffic accidents B Our transport system will not be safe D The roads will be widen PART C: TEST 1.STRESS A operation B stimulating C information D competition The boss objected (A) to Tim (B) make private (C) calls on (D) the office phone A to B make C calls D the SOUND A answer B wheel C whale D why SOUND A use B yet C enjoy D young 5.STRESS A encourage B impressive C important D orphanage Mike has been training _ he will be able to win the championship A although B despite C whereas D so that “What kind of volunteer work did you take part in?” – “ ” A Doing nothingB Looking after war invalidsC Paying for taxes D Playing computer games (A) The meeting was cancelled (B) because of the (C) director’s (D) suddenly illness A The B because C director’s D suddenly (A) Having been seen the film (B) twice, she doesn’t want (C) to see (D) it again A Having been B twice C to D it 10 She wishes A didn’t miss the lecture yesterday B does not have to the ironing C had enough money for the blouse she wanted D she could play the guitar 11 “ _?” – “It’s great.” A What you think of him B What you like doing in your free time C What you D What you think of English Speaking Competition 12 You’d better be ashamed yourself for behaving so badly A about B on C of D for Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks Dick went down to his friend’s farm last August (13)…… him August is the (14) ……… time of the year for farmers because it is then that they have to cut the corn It is also the time he chose for his holiday, so he decided to something that was useful and at the same time quite (15)……… from his work at the office in London Luckily, the weather was fine during his two weeks on the farm One cannot cut corn when it is wet because it will go bad when one piles it up The farmers have to wait (16)……… sunshine and then cut and dry the corn quickly before the rain comes 13 A helped B helping C to help D help 14 A longest B busiest C saddest D worse 15 A tired B same C similar D different 16 A for B in C on D behind Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed “character” or “social skills” through extracurricular activities, including organized sports Because most schools start at around o’clock every morning and classes often not finish until or o’clock in the afternoon, such activities mean that many students not return home until the early evening There is usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities - swimming-pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums - with the public Often the students themselves organise and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns Parents and local business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of “school spirit” among the students and in the community extracurricular activities: hoạt động ngoại khóa 17 The word “those” in the 1st line means A social skills B activities C schools D countries 18 Why many students not return home until the early evening? A Because they have to take part in extracurricular activities B Because they have to organize sport activities C Because they have to take part in curricular activities D Because they have to take care of someone’s baby 19 What time most schools in the United States finish? A at or o’clock in the afternoon B at or o’clock in the afternoon C at or o’clock in the afternoon D at or o’clock in the afternoon 20 Which of sentences is NOT true? A There is usually short of extracurricular activities available.B They will improve a feeling of “school spirit” C They want to emphasize “character” or “social skills”.D They wash cars, take care of someone’s baby or mow lawns 21 The population of the world has been …………… faster and faster A increasing B adding C reducing D flowing 22 Vietnamese (A) women were (B) official (C) allowed (D) to vote in 1945 A women B official C allowed D vote 23 “May I go out, Mum?” – “No, I won’t let you go out.” A The mother prevented her child from going out B The mother suggested going out C The mother thanked her child for going out D The mother insisted her child on going out 24 Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoying Vietnamese Tet holidays with _ A excite B excited C exciting D excitement 25.A attack B defeat C believe D happen 26 She said that she …………… that film several times before A would see B has seen C saw D had seen 27 Daisy told me , she would leave for London to find a job A that if she were me B if that she were me C that if she had been me D that had she been me 28 She felt lonely when she first arrived because she had to talk to A somebody B anyone C nobody D everybody 29.……………… Japan is very poor in natural resources, it is a very rich country A Although B Since C Because D For 30 “I’m afraid I can’t come to your birthday party this weekend!” – “ _ ” A It’s ashamed! B What a pity! C What’s happened ? D Me too 31 STRESS A participate B advantage C voluntary D disaster 32.SOUND A figure B longevity C grand D gratitude 34 He apologized ………………… able to finish the project on time A his colleagues not being B his colleagues not to be C his colleagues for not being D to his colleagues for not being 35 They tried their best they could pass the final examination A since B because C in case D so that 36 I (A) have learnt English (B) for I (C) was (D) years old A have learnt B for C was D years old 38 (A) The doctor (B) strongly advised her (C) take a few (D) days’ rest A The B strongly C take D days’ rest 40 The injured man refused ………… to hospital A to be taken B to take C taking D being taken ... ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I Mark the letterA,B,C or D on NĂM HỌC 20 14 -2015 your answer sheet to indicate MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 11 the word whose main stress syllable pronounced... the rest in each of the following questions Question 3: A wheel B.whale C which D who Question 4: A decided B hatred C warned D sarced Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate... destroyed D.to have been destroyed Question 11: The party starts at o'clock so I'll _ at 7 .45 A look for you B.pick you up C take you out D bring you along Question 12: The lighting in the