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Full name: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST Class: Time: minutes I PRONUNCIATION Mark the stress in each of the following words delightful successful purposeful bottomless colourless Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’ Circle A, B, or C A thoughtless A surface A atmosphere A adventure A communicate II VOCABULARY B helpless B alien B inhabitant B dangerous B universe C adventure C trace C galaxy C solar C fortunately Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given These panels use (sun) energy The history of space (explore) began in 1957 when the Soviet launched the first artificial satellite Sputnik into space The (plenty) water on Earth is the catalyst for life forms Scientists have found some (similar) between Earth’s surface and Mars’ The crew (help) watched the space buggy explode Choose the best option to complete the sentences Circle A, B, or C All the members of the were killed when the spaceship exploded A staff B crew C team In a environment, everything floats freely A helpless B lightless C weightless A new satellite has been A soared B rocketed C launched Do you believe there are on other planets? A aliens B strangers C others vehicles have sent back images of the Mars surface A Adventure B Exploration C Enterprise III GRAMMAR Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets 1 We believe scientists (find) cures to HIV soon He said he (not like) science when he was small He said that before the invention of the airplane people _ (travel) by train and car He predicted that scientists _ (develop) medicines to lengthen our life soon He was proud that he _ (award) the Kovalevskaya Prize Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences Circle A, B, or C My students may to forget that the school is closed for repair today The girl asked me where the post office is My mum asked as I was busy in the evening Students leave the room if they wish once they have completed the test Learning that I had visited a spaceship, she asked me what was it like IV LISTENING Listen to Son and Peter talking about the most important inventions of the 21th century Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number You will listen TWICE Facebook Youtube Google Driverless Car Year of invention (1) (2) 2012 Usage It (3) World most popular (4) _ Change the way people (5) the city 1.6 billion people around the world Listen to a conversation between Andrew and George Fill each of the blanks with no more than THREE words and/or a number Close encounters, defined as events when someone witnesses an (1) _, can be classified into (2) _ kinds The first three kinds were introduced by Allen Hynek, an astronomer and UFO researcher Any sightings of a UFO with some details within a distance of less than (3) _ are classified as the first kind If some (4) _ is involved, it’s considered the second kind The third kind involves the presence of an (5) _ like robots or humans V READING Read the passage and answer the questions Circle A, B, or C Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking However, many of the greatest discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings In the 18th century, James Watt was boiling water at home As the water began to boil, he suddenly noticed that the steam was pushing the lid of the kettle From this, he created the steam engine In ancient Greece time, Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed out when he stepped in This is how he came up with the idea of how to find the purity of gold In the 17th century, Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell and hit him on the head This is when he realized the pulling force of the earth - the gravity There are many other examples of how great ideas began with simple beginnings What one needs to become an inventor are careful observation and a lot of hard work James Watt lived in A the 17th century B the 18th century C the ancient Greece time Archimedes came up with the idea of how to find purity gold when A he was boiling water B he was hit by an apple C he was stepping into the bath tub Many great ideas began with A genius thinking B simple beginnings C long time working in laboratories Which of the following is NOT true of inventors? A They have simple thinkings B They have very careful observations C They work extremely hard 5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A James Watt, Archimedes and Isaac Newton B Steam Engines, Gold and Gravity C Great Ideas with Simple Beginnings Read the passage about computers Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F Do you own a PDA – Personal Digital Assistant? Have you got a personal computer? Have you ever used a laptop? The answer can be “Yes” But you know that the first computer was made about 70 years ago? It was large enough to take up a living room It was named ENIAC – Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator Thanks to the development of technology, computers become smaller and smaller The first personal computer was actually introduced in the 1970s by MITS, Apple Computer and IBM They didn’t look exactly like now but they were surely revolutionary at the time Scientists are finding ways to make computers as smaller and slimmer as possible Some of the today computers are small enough to carry out in pockets But technology doesn’t stop there They will continue to bring out smaller computers Who knows? Maybe one day we will not need the big desktops or laptops We may need a computer chip that is as small as a fingernail The first computer was made 70 years ago T F The ENIAC was small enough to carry around MITS, Apple Computer and IBM were the first to introduce personal computers Today computers are not as small and slim as the previous ones Fingernail size computer chip will soon be a new revolution VI WRITING T T T T F F F F Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech Jim’s mother asked, “What you want to eat for dinner, Jim?” Jim’s mother asked him “Where are you going?” she asked me She asked me “Do you want me to call your mom?” said the waitress to the little boy The waitress asked the little boy _ The father asked the boy, “Did you follow all the instructions?” The father asked the boy _ “Where have you been the whole evening, son?” asked the mother _ Write an imaginary report (100-120 words) of your encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO) You should write about: - When you saw it - What it looked like - If it had any effects on you or the surrounding - How you felt about it VII SPEAKING Now I’m going to ask you FOUR questions about science and technology Are you ready? Which invention you like best? When was it invented? By whom was it invented? What you use that invention for? Each of you will now receive a card On the card there is a picture and clues for four questions You should use the words to make questions and ask your friend Your friend will answer the questions based on the picture he/she has Card A Use the words given below to make questions Ask your friend about his/her pictures and listen to the answers Where/picture/take? What/see? What/do? What/special? Now, your friend will ask you questions about your picture Answer his/her questions CARD B Use the words given below to make questions Ask your friend about his/her pictures and listen to the answers Where/picture/take? What/place/look/like? What/see? What/do? Now, your friend will ask you questions about your picture Answer his/her questions 3 Each of you will now receive a pair of cards On one card there is some information about an inventor and on the other card there are clues for five questions You should use the clues to make questions and ask your friend Your friend will answer the questions based on the notice he/she has Here are your cards You will have 30 seconds to prepare You can make notes on the paper SET A Your answers THOMAS EDISON - Occupation: Businessman and Inventor - Born: February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio - Died: October 18, 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey - Best known for: Inventing many useful items including the phonograph and a practical light bulb Your questions JOHANNES GUTENBERG What/occupation? When/born? When/die? Where/die? What/famous for? SET B Your answers Your questions JOHANNES GUTENBERG THOMAS EDISON - Occupation: Inventor What/occupation? - Born: c 1398 in Mainz, Germany When/born? - Died: February 3, 1468 in Mainz, Germany - Best known for: Introduced movable type and the printing press to Europe Where/born? When/die? What/famous for? The end -manual page break Đáp án I PRONUNCIATION Mark the stress in each of the following words deꞌlightful suꞌccessful ꞌpurposeful ꞌbottomless ꞌcolourless Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’ Circle A, B, or C A A D B C II VOCABULARY Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given solar exploration plentiful similarities helplessly Choose the best option to complete the sentences Circle A, B, or C B C III GRAMMAR C A B Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets had travelled will find didn’t like would develop had been awarded Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences Circle A, B, or C A C B A C IV LISTENING Listen to Son and Peter talking about the most important inventions of the 21th century Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number You will listen TWICE 2000 2005 connects video-sharing website move around Listen to a conversation between Andrew and George Fill each of the blanks with no more than THREE words and/or a number (1) unidentified flying object (2) seven (7) (3) 500 (five hundred) feet (4) physical effect (5) animated creature V READING Read the passage and answer the questions Circle A, B, or C B C B A C Read the passage about computers Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F T F T F T VI WRITING Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech what he wanted to eat for dinner where I was going if/whether he wanted her to call his mom if he had followed all the instructions The mother asked her son where he had been the whole evening Write an imaginary report (100-120 words) of your encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO) It was late at night I woke up to go to the toilet As I was going back to bed, I looked out of the window and couldn’t believe my eyes! Shining brightly over the park at the back of my house was something that looked like a giant submarine I don’t remember the exact color of the object, but I think it is silver or metallic It was hovering and a beam of light was scanning the park and the neighborhood as if it was taking pictures of everything Maybe it was collecting samples of Earth substances My heart beat faster and I almost couldn’t breathe I was terrified After a minute or so, the whole thing disappeared as if it had never been there VII SPEAKING  ... like) science when he was small He said that before the invention of the airplane people _ (travel) by train and car He predicted that scientists _ (develop) medicines to lengthen our life soon... answers THOMAS EDISON - Occupation: Businessman and Inventor - Born: February 11, 184 7 in Milan, Ohio - Died: October 18, 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey - Best known for: Inventing many useful items... GUTENBERG THOMAS EDISON - Occupation: Inventor What/occupation? - Born: c 13 98 in Mainz, Germany When/born? - Died: February 3, 14 68 in Mainz, Germany - Best known for: Introduced movable type and the