THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. country B. lunar C. luck D. number 2. A. special B. breath C. peach D. pleasure. 3. A. sugar. B. such. C. spring D. similar. 4. A. exchange B. children C. peach D. machine 5. A. shrine B. ripe C. agrarian D. polite II/ Choose the word that has different stress from the others. 6. A. illiterate B. eradicate C. voluntary D. minority 7. A. combat B. ethnic C. province D. campaign 8. A. volunteer B. struggle C. promise D. concentrate 9. A. education B. universal C. eradication D. population 10. A. considerable B. effective C. relevant D. maturity III. Read the passage carefully and do the exercise below. In Britain, wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the wedding day. The guests reply as soon as possible to say if they can come or not. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their presents for the wedding. They send them to the woman’s house before the wedding day. Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon. Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s one sits on the right. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men often do not. 11. If you receive a wedding invitation, you should give a(n) _____ reply. A. no reply B. polite C. immediate D. formal 12. People usually send their presents to _____. A. the groom’s house B. the bride’s house C. the church D. someone else’s house 13. “The bride” in line 5 refers to _____. A. a woman who is engaged to a man B. a man who is engaged to a woman C. a man who is on his wedding day D. a woman who is on her wedding day 14. Many people like to hold their wedding ceremony _____. A. in a park B. in church C. abroad D. at home 15. According the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Invitations are sent out some weeks before the wedding day. B. People who accept the invitations have to send their presents to the couple. C. Woman with a ring on the third finger of her right hand must have been married. D. It is difficult to choose a present for the couple. IV .Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling A,B,C or D 16. My son started playing tennis when he was 10 years old. A. At the old of 10 my son started playing tennis. B. At the year of 10 my son started playing tennis. C. At the time of 10 my son started playing tennis. D. At the age of 10 my son started playing tennis. 17. The last time I was here was March. A. I was here from March. B. I was here since March. C. I have been here in March. D. I have been here since March. 18. I usually played with dolls when I was a child. A. I am used to playing with dolls when I was a child. B. I used to playing with dolls when I was a child. C. I used to play with dolls when I was a child. D. I used to played with dolls when I was a child. 19: My mother never allows me to go out alone at night. A. My mother never lets me go out alone at night. B. My mother and I usually go out alone at night. C. I was not allowed to go out last night. D. My mother never goes out alone at night. 20. They have just built a new house for the homeless children. A. A new house had just been built for the homeless children. B. A new house have just built been for the homeless children. C. A new house has just built been for the homeless children. D. A new house has just been built for the homeless children. V/ Choose the best answers 21. Family members who live apart try to get together ________ Tet. A. in B. at C. on D. during 22. After convincing myself that the result wasn’t matter, I felt oddly _____ when we lost. A. encouraged B. stimulated C. disadvantaged D. disappointed 23. With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright ______. A. win B. winning C. winner D. winnings 24. For work to flow _____, proper preparations must be made. A. smoothly B. freely C. constantly D. naturally 25. More work has been done to eradicate illiteracy in our country A. get rid of B. put up with C. take control of D. cut down on 26. ________their farm work, the farmers returned home. A. Finishing B. Finish C. Having finished D. Being finished 27. It is far too hot for you ___________in the garden. A. for digging B. to dig C. digging D. have dug 28. .it rains very hard, the streets will be flooded. A. Unless B. During C. Always D. If 29. I finally finished .at 7.00 pm and served dinner. A. being cooked B. to be cooked C. to cook D. cooking 30. What would Tom do if he the truth? A. has known B. knows C. would know D. knew 31. The doctor advised him and to take up some sport. A. to stop to smoke B. stop smoking C. stop smoke D. to stop smoking 32: Do you want…………………by the doctor? A. to be examined B. being to examine C. being examined D. to examine 33 They asked …………………… our bags outside the exam room. A. to leave B. us to leave C. we leave D. us leaving 34: She …………………to God for an end to her sufferings. A. required B. prayed C. asked D. said 35: The local people are very……………………to strangers. A. familiar B. comfortable C. enjoyable D. hospitable 36: Unless you…………………all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you. A. are answering B. answered C. answer D. don’t answer 37. Here are some tests for me ……….tonight. A. to do B. do C. doing D. did 38. The manager congratulated the workers on ……… excellent work that month. A. having done B. to have done C. to do D. do 39. I have just had these suits ………….at this tailor’s. A. make B. making C. to make D. made 40. That author doesn’t mind ……… by his friends. A. criticized B. being criticized C. to criticize D. to be criticized VI. Which underlined part is not correct in English? 41: They speak English well because they practise speak it every day. A B C D 42: You had better going to work on time or you will be sacked. A B C D 43: If the questions were not so difficult, I will be able to answer it. A B C D 44: After Jane eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. A B C D 45. The students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer. A B C D VII. Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word that best fits each space Have you ever stopped to wonder why people give each (46)…… eggs at Easter? The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Jesus Christ from the death, but the festival is actually named (47)….the goddess of the sun, Easter, whose name is taken from the East where she rises. In very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was over and that a new life was about to begin. The rabbit, (48)….to the number of young it produces, is the symbol of life. In some parts of the world, the rabbit leaves large number of eggs (another symbol of new life) in the garden and children have to find as many as they can. This is very (49)… Christmas when Santa Claus leaves presents for individual children. At Easter, children have to be independent and (50)… after themselves. In this way the hunt for Easter eggs represents the need for young people to go out into the world and make their own fortune. Câu 46: A. others B. person C. else D. other Câu 47: A. for B. about C. after D. with Câu 48: A. as B. because C. since D. due Câu 49: A. similar B. like C. different D. unlike Câu 50: A. take B. get C. look D. carry . A. Finishing B. Finish C. Having finished D. Being finished 27. It is far too hot for you ___________in the garden. A. for digging B. to dig C. digging. being criticized C. to criticize D. to be criticized VI. Which underlined part is not correct in English? 41: They speak English well because they practise