BÀITẠPONTAP HỌC KÌ I I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. scream B. sneaky C. decrease D. break 2. A. drink B. ring C. danger D. frank 3. A. now B. show C. how D. cow II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 4. We’ll be late unless we …………. now. A. leave B. don’t leave C. left D. had left 5. If I ………… you were sick, I would have called sooner. A. knew B. have known C. had known D. would know 6. After the water workers went on strike, there was a ………… of water. A. loss B. drainage C. shortage D. decrease 7. John couldn’t get into the house because he ………… his key. A. has lost B. had lost C. was lost D. loses 8. She apologised …………… waiting so long. A. to me for B. for keeping me C. for me keeping D. for me 9. His parents insisted ………… a medical training course. A. on taking B. on him to take C. him to take D. on taking him 10. The boy ………… taking my bag. A. denied B. refused C. wanted D. apologised 11. He …………. me of not paying attention to what he said. A. insisted B. accused C. thanked D. warned 12. Its population has ………… from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. A. decreased B. fell C. dropped D. increased 13. Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward ………… their children soon. A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. to meeting 14. Ann told me …………. anything to her parents. A. not to say B. not say C. to not say D. don’t say III. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect. 15. She agreed lending me that CD then. A B C D 16. He asked her what would she do if she won the lottery. A B C D 17. Alice decided taking a bus to work. A B C D IV. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. In 1860, London was a large city of two and a half million people. By 1910, London was the biggest city in the world (18)…… a population of five million. (19)…… those fifty years, there (20)…… 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 (24) ……… was the horse bus. But it was (22)……… 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 (23)……… unsafe. Then the world’s first underground railway opened in 1862. Then Karl Benz (24)……… the first motor car in 1885, and in 1907, two hundred motor buses came to London. 18. A. with B. in C. at D. to 19. A. At B. Until C. From D. During 20. A. are B. had been C. were D. have been 21. A. work B. newspaper C. transport D. communication 22. A. very B. too C. enough D. so 23. A. will be B. won’t be C. would be D. wouldn’t be 24. A. discovered B. invented C. made D. did VI. Complete the sentences. 1.If someone (walk) in here with a gun, I would be very frightened. 2.I’m sure he (understand) if you explain the situation to her. 3. “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you. Mary thanked me 4. “I’ll drive you to the airport.” John said to Linda John insisted . 1860, London was a large city of two and a half million people. By 1910, London was the biggest city in the world (18)…… a population of five million. (19)……. waiting so long. A. to me for B. for keeping me C. for me keeping D. for me 9. His parents insisted ………… a medical training course. A. on taking B. on him to