THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 1 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1) A. lake B. land C. Asian D. Malaysia 2) A. beaches B. goes C. watches D. washes 3) A. instruct B. instrument C. construct D. product 4) A. honest B. honour C. hour D. horse II. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets. 1) Hanoi is famous for its …………….spots such as Mot Cot Pagoda. (beautiful) 2) We like the countryside because it’s very less ………….and ………… (pollute – peace) 3) After a long delay, the performance ………….started. (final) 4) You will be ………………when the book becomes …………… (inform – availability) III. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the box. cause Tour (đi) tell not know accept find (thấy) make have teach Helen Keller’s deafness and blindness (0) was caused by a severe illness when she was a baby. Her parents (1) …………… what to do, and they (2) ………………it difficult to control their growing daughter. One day, they (3) ………………about a brilliant young teacher named Anne Sullivan. She came to work with Hellen and, very firmly and patiently, (4) …………….her that every object (5) ……………….a name. Eventually, Hellen (6) …………….to college. After this, she (7) ………… the world helping people like herself. In 1962, the story of her life (8) ………….into a movie, The Miracle Worker. IV. Fill in each gap with one appropriate preposition. 1) If I don’t know a meaning of a word, I look it ……… in the dictionary. 2) Look………! That class is going to fall. 3) What do you feel like doing tonight? – I don’t know. What’s ……… TV? 4) I learned to drive ……….1990………the age ………17. 5) My cousin learned ………… the same as me, but I passed my test first. V. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same. 1) I began to play the piano 5 years ago. I have …………………………………………………………………………………………. 2) You are tired because you often stay up late. If you …………………………………………………………………………………………. 3) “Do you often watch TV programmes?” John asked Daisy …………………………………………………………………………… 4) “Who can I ask about the history of computers?” My brother wanted to know ………………………………………………………………… VI. Read the passage and answer the questions below it. Language, the way we express ourselves, is a vital part of learning. A baby learne his native tongue naturally by hearing speech around him. If if the speec hhe hears is rapid, not not clear and never directed at him, then he learns slowly and speaks badly. A child of two or three who can’t make his sdesires known or put his thoughts into words will usually become angry. His relationships with others will get worse. If the speech a baby hears around him clear, and his family talk to him, he will gain a satisfactory command of his native language directly and his language ability will be greater. 1) Is language a vital part of learning? Why or why not? 2) How can a baby learn his native tongue? 3) What will happen if the speech he hears is rapid, not clear and never directed at him? 4) In what case can a child gain a satisfactory command of his native language directly? . helping people like herself. In 196 2, the story of her life (8) ………….into a movie, The Miracle Worker. IV. Fill in each gap with one appropriate preposition 1) If I don’t know a meaning of a word, I look it ……… in the dictionary. 2) Look………! That class is going to fall. 3) What do you feel like doing tonight?