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(1)SECOND TERM TEST I.LANGUAGE FOCUS
1.Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1.A.garnish B.accent C.astronaut D.application
2.A.cube B.rusty C.universe D.stimulate
3.A.hands-on B.hyphen C.habitable D.whisk
4.A.stir B.imitate C.immersion D.individual
5.A.chop B.approach C.character D.champion
2.Replace the words in bold with a phrasal verb or an idiom with a similar meaning take up lose heart let down carry on have the head for
1.I don't want to disappoint the other people in my team 2.Don't be too disappointed! You'll better next time 3.I really don't like heights
4.We decided to continue, despite the weather
5.We've decided to start a new volleyball tournament between the different schools 3.Circle the part which contains an error
1.He was quite amused while he heard what had happened in the English class 2.Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him
3.I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any help
4.He jumping down after shouting a warning to those standing below 5.I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better view II.READING
1.Matches the sententces with the notices 1.You need to clean these before you eat them 2.You need to keep it in a cold places
(2)6.You can’t bring your pet here
7.You can save half of your money when going with someone else 8.Rest room are in the first floor
A.WASH HANDS BEFORE PREPARING FOOD B.WASH TOMATOES BEFORE EATING
C.REFRIGERATE SOUP AFTER OPENING
D.RESTAURANTS CLOSED ALL WEEK FOR DECORATING E.CUSTOMER TOILETS ON THE FIRST FLOOR
F.NO DOGS ALLOWED IN THE COFFEE SHOP
G.RESTAURANT SPECIAL OFFER TWO MEALS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE H.FRESH - FRUIT HALF PRICE ALL DAY
2.Read the passage and choose the best option
When you hear how I learned a foreign language, you have to remember a few things In 1993, when I was starting to learn English, no one had heard of the internet I wasn't able to read websites on topics that I found interesting or follow blogs And I have no idea how I decided which movies to see without my favourite movie review website My reading practice was limited All I had were the few books on sale locally For listening practice, I only had the news and cartoons on cable TV People bought and rented VHS videos but in Poland there was no spoken English on them The only way to hear that was to visit the movies
My dictionaries were all in book form until I received my first PC dictionary It came on at least six disks and had unhelpful explanations and few example sentences It doesn't sound very useful but I loved it because of its ability to work with other programs and find English words more quickly Today, computerised dictionaries have simple explanations and lots of examples If I were a complete beginner learning English today, I'd spend hours, on the web, reading about my favourite topics, downloading up-to-date movies, emailing English-speaking friends and posting comments on forums
(Adapted from an article by Tomasz P Szynalski) 1.What is Tomasz trying to in the text? _
(3)A.how he used to choose films to watch B.when he first heard about the Internet C.where he bought English book online from D.which topics he found interest!
3.To watch films in English, Polish people in the 1990s had to _ A.rent films on videotape B.watch TV for children
C.have cable television D.go to the cinema
4.Tomasz liked his first computer dictionary because it _ A.found information at a faster speed
B.gave you useful example sentences C.was better than today's dictionaries D.came with other computer programs
5.Which of these might Tomasz say about learning English through the internet?
A.It was more interesting to learn a language when you had to work hard to find materials to study with B.You'll need someone to help you to begin with but eventually you'l learn English more quickly C.It's a great way to improve your English because you can find things online that interest you D.If you study English through books, you learn more useful vocabulary than when you study online 6.The word up-to-date means
A.daily B latest C.longest D oldest
7.Who can be the author of this passage? A.a 20 year-old B a middle-aged C.a teenager D a 10 year old boy III.WRITING
Choose the best option to complete the passage
(4)always (3) understand/hear everything they say but we enjoy it anyway Last year she invited a Scottish friend to the classroom - he (4) pronounced/meant words in a very interesting way!
I think there are a lot of English words which are difficult to say Our teacher often asks us to listen and (5) repeat/understand I think it's really useful to speak a foreign language because then you can talk to people in their own language
2.Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the the first sentence, using the word given 1.I haven't been to a concert for a long time
SINCE
_ 2.Their father was given his first pony by his grandmother
GAVE
_ 3.There are only a few swimming pools in my town
NOT
_ 4."Do you want to come to the Greek restaurant with me, Sarah?"
ASKED
_ 5.School trips can teach you a lot
LEARN
_ IV LISTENING
1.Listen to an interview with Patricia Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? _Patricia went because she wanted to try some new sports
2 _The camp was for a week in August
3 _The young people at the camp usually spoke English together _At the end of each day the groups got together and had a big party _Patricia was really excited about going home at the end of the camp
(5)1.The weather in Canada is _ A.very cold
B.very warm
C.warm during the day and cold at night 2.Tom tells Bob to bring _
A.lots of warm clothes B.a present for his mum C.his passport
3.Tom thinks the flight will be _
A long and boring B comfortable C frightening 4.Tom won't be able to meet Bob because
A.he's playing basketball B.he's playing football C.he's playing tennis
5.Who is going to meet Bob? A.Tom's mum
B.Tom's brother C.Tom
V.SPEAKING
Answer the examiner's questions
-Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a child? -Do you think that there is life on other planets?
-If you had the chance to go into space, would you take it?
-Imagine you are going on a voyage into space This voyage will be for several months You are allowed to take three personal items with you What items would you take?
2.Answer the examiner's questions -How often you eat out?
(6)-Who you usually go with when you eat out? -Do you like Western/ Japanese/ Thai/ Italian food?
3.Work in pairs You have one minute to discuss with your partner to work out the following situation Situation: A foreign VIP client of your company will visit from this Thursday to next Monday Your boss has given you an unlimited budget to show your country to the client Design the best itinerary you can for the visit Explain
(7)Hướng dẫn giải I.LANGUAGE FOCUS
1
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.A 2
1.let down 2.lose heart
3.have the head for 4.carry on
5.take up 3
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A II.READING
1
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.H 5.D 6.F 7.G 8.E 2
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B
III.WRITING 1
(1)translate (2)explains (3)understand (4)pronounced (5)repeat 2
(8)2.Their father's grandmother gave him his first pony 3.There are not many swimming pools in my town
4.I asked Sarah if she wanted to come to the Greek restaurant with me 5.You can learn a lot from school trips
IV.LISTENING 1
1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F Tapescript:
Interviewer: Hi, Patricia Patricia: Hi
Interviewer: Tell me, why did you decide to go to this international camp?
Patricia: Well, I thought it sounded great I'm very interested in learning about other countries and languages so I thought this was perfect for me
Interviewer: Tell us more!
Patricia: Well, the camp was for a week in July I was in a group with four other students: a boy from Italy, a boy from Greece, a girl from Kenya and another girl from Japan We were all between fourteen and sixteen years old We had a lot of fun!
Interviewer: What did you every day?
Patricia: A lot of different things We went on trips together to interesting places nearby: museums and castles - places like that We all spoke English, but we also took one day to teach the others in the group about our country, language and culture I learnt so much! At the end of each day, all the groups got together to talk and play games Then, at the end of the camp we had a big party
Interviewer: Were you very sad to leave?
Patricia: Yes, I was I made new friends and we all understood each other really well I didn't want to come home 2
1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.B Tapescript:
Bob: Hi, Tom!
Tom: Hey, Bob! It's really good to see you on Skype
(9)Tom: I know
Bob: Is it warm at the moment?
Tom: It is quite warm It can be cold at nights, though But you don't have to bring too many warm clothes You can borrow mine
Bob: Thanks
Tom: Oh, and about the flight
Bob: It's quite a long one, about eight hours
Tom: Well, these flights can be pretty boring so don't forget to bring books to read I won't be able to meet you off your flight My football team are playing a match that afternoon
Bob: That's fine So will someone meet me? Tom: My brother
Bob: Alex?
Tom: Yeah! The one who plays basketball
Bob: Oh, by the way I should probably bring a present for your mum What you think she would like? Tom: Oh you don't have to! Well, maybe some chocolates
Bob: OK, I'd better go