http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ Dang Huy Tru upper- secondary school THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION Class:…………………………………. SUBJECT: ENGLISH Name:………………………………… ACADEMIC YEAR: 2010-2011 (04) I. Read the passage, then decide whether the following statements are True or False: I’m in a favour of English- speaking contests in school. Such contests encourage students to practise speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills. Besides, while preparing themselves for the contest, students have a chance to review their lesson thoroughly. Contests among classes provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how to cooperate with other people. Some students may think that their preparation for the speaking contests are time- consuming. However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on. My classmates and I have found that we speak English better after each contest. In sum, English-speaking contests in school are useful to students. 1. English- speaking contests give students opportunities to practise speaking English. 2. English- speaking contests provide students with a lot of useful skills. 3. English- speaking contests ask for a thoroughly review. 4. English- speaking contests take a lot of time to prepare. 5. The writer is an English teacher. II. Read the passage below carefully, and then choose the best answer: A worldwide education survey released on December 8 th , 1998, by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) found that about 130 million children between the ages of 6 and 11, including 73 million girls, go without basic education. This shortfall has broad implications for those children’s welfare, UNICEF argued. The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1989 Convention on the rights of the Children established the right to education as a basic human right. Nevertheless, more than 850 million people- about one-sixth of the world’s population- will enter the 21 st century unable to read or write, UNICEF said in its annual State of the World’s Children Report. The illiteracy rate is highest in developing countries. 6. How many girls aged from 6 to 11 were found illiterate in 1998? A. 130 million B. 850 million C. 73 million D. 203 million 7. “welfare” in line 4 exactly means……… A. happiness B. luck C. love D. money 8. How many people won’t be able to read and write until the 21 st century? A. 850 million B. about on-sixth of the world’s population C. 130 million D. 1 billion 9. Where is the illiteracy rate highest? A. in the USA B. in India C. in developed countries D. in developing countries 10. What is the main topic of this passage? A. human right B. human beings C. education D. world’s population III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other: 11. A. make B. display C. waste D. park 12. A. suggested B. multiplied C. studied D. opened 13. A. quickly B. lady C. daily D. reply 14. A. native B. provide C. English D. think 15. A. creature B. cream C. celebrate D. competition IV. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: 16. Her mother prevented her…………going out alone at night. A. from B. for C. about D. at 17. Mr Minh advised my family…………leaving Vietnam. A. to think B. not to think C. against D. against to 18. How long…………for this company before you……… your job? A. did you work/ changed B. did you work/ had changed C. had you worked/ changed D. had you worked/ had changed 19. It’s believed that friendship cannot last long which is all give…………one side and take…………the others. A. on/ on B. on/ to C. to/ on D. to/ to 20. Mary wishes…………off at the airport by her parents. A. to see B. seeing C. being seen D. to be seen 21. I hope…………that woman again. A. to see B. of seeing C. seeing D. have seen 22. She wasted much time…………her old pair of shoes A. mend B. to mend C. mending D. to be mended 23. For boys who no…………have father, there is a voluntary organization called Big Brothers to help them. A. long B. longest C. longer D. length 24. That man was…………of having deserted the ship last year. A. told B. accused C. said D. helped 25. The girl always complains…………her mother……….how small her room is. A. with/ about B. to/ about C. to/ on D. with/ on 26. He regrets…………lazy last year. He lost his job. A. to be B. be C. been D. being 27. After she…………a nice dress, she …………it to her close friend A. makes/ gives B. had made/ gave C. made/ had given D. had made/ had given 28. He woke up…………a strange sound in the kitchen. A. in spite of B. because of C. although D. so that 29.When Janet got home, her mother…………lunch in the kitchen. A. prepared B. has prepared C. had prepared D. was preparing 30. They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties. A. attention B. happiness C. love D. satisfaction YOUR ANSWERS HERE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 V. Rewrite the following sentences, using the cues provided: 1. “If I had a car, I’d drive to work.”, he said He said ……………………………………………………………………… 2. “We’ll organize the Christmas party” They promised.… ……………………………………………………………… 3. “I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!”, Dane said to me Dane congratulated…………………………………………………………… . 4. “Excuse me, but I forgot to do my homework”, the girl said to her teacher The girl apologized…… … ………………………………………………… . 5. “ Would you like to come on a picnic with us, Jane.” He invited……… .……………………………………………………………. VI. Writing: “ You have joined the General Knowledge Quiz at school. In about 120 words, write a letter to your pen friend to describe the contest” ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… DE 04: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 T F T T F C A B D C D A D B C 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A C C A D A C C B B D B B D A REWRITE: 1. He said that if he had a car, he’d drive to work 2. They promised to organized the Christmas party 3. Dane congratulated me on winning the championship 4. The girl apologized for not doing her homework 5. He invited Jane to come on a picnic with . difficulties. A. attention B. happiness C. love D. satisfaction YOUR ANSWERS HERE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . highest in developing countries. 6. How many girls aged from 6 to 11 were found illiterate in 1998? A. 130 million B. 850 million C. 73 million D. 20 3 million