I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.”.. 1.What difficulties did Nam have[r]
(1)Truong THCS Eahnin THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST 1
Class: Subject: English
Time: 45’
I.Choose the best answer: (3 ms)
1 Please send a/ an to Oxford Street A woman is hurt
A lorry B car C bus D ambulance The boy had a bad cut on his leg and it’s quite badly
A bleeding B hurting C burning D falling I’m very happy a letter from my family
A receive B receiving C to receive D received Farmers have their waste for thousands of years
A rebuilt B remade C redone D recycled This house for the poor people
A paint B painted C is painted D are painted Would you mind if I the door?
A opened B to open C open D opening
II Find the mistakes and correct them: (1 ms)
1.Do you mind close the door? → The books sell for the students every years →
III Read the passage, then answer the questions: (3 ms)
“ In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not know how to improve them One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar “ Now I think you know what you should do”, said she I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.”
1.What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
→ Who wanted to meet Nam one afternoon after the lesson?
→ 3.Where did they go after that?
→ 4.What did the teacher show him then?
→ 5.What did she tell him to improve his English grammar?
→ What did he win one year later?
→
IV.Rewrite the sentences below: (1.5 ms)
1.People grow small coffee trees in their garden every rainy season ( Change into passive voice)
→ He always keeps the window open He can let fresh air in ( Using “in order to” to combine two sentences)
→ 3.Ba doesn’t clean the bike every day ( Change into passive voice)
→
V Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses: (1.5 ms)
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Answer key: The second semester test 1
I.Choose the best answer: (3 ms)
1 D A C D C A
II Find the mistakes and correct them: (1 ms)
1 close → closing sell → are sold
III Read the passage, then answer the questions: (3 ms)
1 His pronounciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse His Teacher of English wanted to meet Nam after the lesson
3 They went to the school library
4 The teacher showed him cassettes of pronounciation drills
5 She told him how to use an English – English dictionary to improve his English grammar
6 He won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest hold for second school students one year later
IV.Rewrite the sentences below: (1.5 ms)
1 Small coffee trees are grown in their garden every rainy season He always keeps the window open in order to let fresh air in The bike isn’t cleaned by Ba every day
V Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses: (1.5 ms)
peaceful (3)Truong THCS Eahnin THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST 2
Class: Subject: English
Time: 45’
I.Choose the best answer: (3 ms)
1 I’ll pick you at your house at 7.30 p.m
A on B with C up D in While we to school, we an accident
A were walking / saw B were walking/ were seeing C walked/ saw D walked / were seeing There is an English - contest in my hometown
A speak B to speak C speaks D speaking .you your bedroom yet? – yes, I have
A have / tidied B has / tidied C did / tidied D / tidied “ I’m a teacher.” Minh said
A Minh said he was a teacher B Minh said he is a teacher C Minh said I was a teacher D Minh said he was teacher the houses many years ago
A was / rebuilt B are / rebuilt C were / rebuild D were /rebuilt
II Find the mistakes and correct them: (1 ms)
1.Miss Huong asked me if I know HaNoi capital.→ 2.I have just visit my old teachers for ten days →
IV.Rewrite the sentences below: (2.5 ms)
1.Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of sugar (Use “compound words” to rewrite the sentence)
→ It is 2.Nam bought these pens for me last year ( change into passive voice)
→ 3.“ New cars are very expensive.” ( Reported speech)
→ Hung said 4.“ Do you learn English well? ( Reported speech)
→ Cuong asked Someone opens the door for her everyday ( Change into passive voice)
→
III Read the passage, then answer the questions: (2.0 ms)
My name’s Perfume and my best friend is called LaNa We met thirty years ago when we were both five years old It was my first day at school and I was very unhappy because I wanted my mother LaNa gave me a sweet and we became friends immediately We were together nearly every day until we left school twelve years later Then I went to University but LaNa didn’t She got married and had three children I studied for seven years because I wanted to be an accountant I had a lot of new friends so I didn’t see LaNa very often Sometimes we didn’t meet for months but we often talked on the telephone
1.How old were Perfume and LaNa when they became friends?
→ How often did they meet at school?
→ 3.Why didn’t LaNa go to University?
→ 4.Did they still keep in touch later?
→
IV.Complete the sentences, using the words given (1.5 ms)
(4)Answer key: The second semester test 2
I.Choose the best answer: (3 ms)
1 C A D A A D
II Find the mistakes and correct them: (1 ms
1 know → knew visit → visited
IV.Rewrite the sentences below: (2.5 ms)
It’s a sugar – exporting country2 These pens were bought for me by Nam last year Hung said new cars were very expensive
4 Cuong asked me if I learned English well The door is opened for her every day
III Read the passage, then answer the questions: (2.0 ms)
1.They were five years old2 They met nearly every day Because she had married Yes, they did
IV.Complete the sentences, using the words given (1.5 ms)
Quoc Tu Giam was established in 10762 It’s difficult to learn English
(5)Truong THCS Eahnin THE FINAL TEST
Class: Subject: English
Time: 45’
I.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest
1 A crushed B fetched C served D picked A mean B reading C already D leaving A jack B save C daddy D math A bother B thank C than D though II Choose the word that has the opposite meaning to the underlined part.
5 My daughter used to wear long hair
A short B medium C small D thin The banks in our country usually close at p.m
A play B stop C arrive D.open He only drank strong coffee when he was young
A mild B soft C weak D narrow Do you think it's easy to find a job in this city?
A difficult B different C complex D strange Hai used to get up early when he lived in the country
A lately B later C latest D late III There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Find the mistakes (A, B, C, D) 10 They used to swimming in this river when they were young
A B C D 11.Tom didn't get the job because he didn't have experience enough A B C D
12 My father asked me don't stay up too late A B C D
13 The picture she bought last week is different with mine A B C D 14 You are the more famous person I've ever met
A B
15 The picture she bought last week is different with mine A B C D 16 You are the more famous person I've ever met
A B C D 17 What were you use to in the winter in those days? A B C D
IV Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one
18 We lived in the country, but we don't any more
A We used to live in the country B We are now living in the country C We will move to live in the country C We are going to live in the country 19 She drove to the meeting five minutes ago
A She got to the meeting by bike in five minutes B She got to the meeting on foot five minutes ago C She went to the meeting by car five minutes ago D She went to the meeting with me five minutes 20 Mrs Tham is a very careful driver
A Mrs Tham drives her car very careful B Mrs Tham drives carelessly
C Mrs Tham drives very carefully D.Mrs Tham drives care and carefully 21 " Don't sit on my bag." she said
(6)C She told don't sit on her bag D She told me not to sit on her bag 22 T he book is interesting, but the film is boring
A The film is different from the book B The film is as interesting as the book C The book is as boring as the film D The book isn't as interesting as the film 23 He advised me to try to learn five new words a day
A " I advised trying to learn five new words a day," he said B " To try to learn five new words a day," he told me
C "You are trying to learn five new words a day," he advised D " You should try to learn five new words a day," said he
V.Choose the best answer:
24 We are twenty- four years oldA We are children B We are teenagers C We are doctors D We are adults 25 The books ten years ago
A bought B was bought C buy D were bought 26 He asked me if he Nha Trang
A visited B visit C would visit D to visit 27 I met my old teacher september 25th
A in B at C of D on 28 When I was six, I had to stay at home to my younger brother
A look after B take after C look of D look care of 29 If you study , you'll pass the exam
A hardly B careful C hard D fastly 30 Nam learnt Math in grade very
A badly B bad C good D gooodly 31 The doctor said my son should better care of his eyes
A B look C take D bring 32 All the students should try to learn the new words by
A heart B head C eye D mouth 33 My sister doesn't mind at night
A work B to work C working D to working 34 Where the people collect and garbage?
A wash B fill C rebuild D empty 35 While we to school, we an accident
A were walking / saw B were walking/ were seeing C walked/ saw D walked / were seeing VI Read the passage below and choose one correct answer to complete the sentence.
Nowadays every secondary school in Dak Lak province has its own library Cuong’s school library isn’t as big as other public libraries but it’s well – equipped with a variety of books On open shelves we can find such kinds of books as: textbooks, fiction, non – fiction, newspapers and magazines
On Sunday mornings and during the break Cuong and his friends often go to the library to read books and newspapers Miss Hoa, the librarian, is always at her desk to show them how to use the library cards when they want to borrow some reference books or magazines from the library
36 Cuong's school has a
A car B mobile phone C library room D library 37 Coung and his friends often go to the library to read books and newspapers
A on sunday mornings B on sunday afternoon C In the morning D in the afternoon 38 Miss Hoa is a
(7)39 What does the word "it" in the second line of the first paragraphy refer to?
A the question B the library C the book D the friend 40 If the students want to borrow books from the library, they must have
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