Although the traffic was heavy, we could get to the airport in time for the flight home?. “Would you like to go out to dinner with us?”A[r]
(1)KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 45phut
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’.
1 A laugh B cough C enough D plough
2 A dived B stopped C replaced D cooked
3 A films B cinemas C makers D photographs
4 A something B think C without D thank
5 A match B many C travel D national
II Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1 The little boy……… parents were killed in the accident was sent to an orphanage
A who B whom C that D whose
2 England is one of the few countries……… people drive on the left
A which B where C that D whom
3 He………….his leg when he………last year Up to now, he……….any more A breaks/ skied/ is not skiing B broken/ skied/ has not skied
C broke/ was skiing/ has not skied D had broken/ skied/ does not ski The bridge……….by the flood is being rebuilt now
A was destroyed B destroyed C destroying D be destroyed Tom is………… in astronomy He finds astronomy very………
A interesting/ interested B interest/ interested C interested/ interesting D interests/ interest
6 He…………twenty calves last week, now he………….them up to sell A had bought/ fed B bought/ is feeding
C buys/ feeds D was buying/ fed
7 He…………on the bank fishing when he………a man’s hat floating down the river A had sat/ had seen B was sitting/ saw
C sat/ was seeing D was sitting/ has seen We are looking forward………from you soon
A hear B heard C hearing D to hearing
9 They planned……… in the evening
A to go dancing B going to dance C going dancing D go to dance
10 The rainy season is coming The roof of our house needs…………
A repair B to repair C repairing D repaired
11 I often go to work early to avoid……… in the rush hour
A drive B to drive C driving D drove
12 It’s no use……… impatient when you are at a doctor’s
A get B to get C getting D got
13 He failed……….his boss to accept his project
A persuade B to persuade C persuading D persuaded 14 We……….any problem up to now
A not have B hadn’t C will not have D have not had 15 When you finish…………the report, would you mind……….me your computer?
A to write/ to lend B writing/ lending C write/ lent D written/ lend 16 I wish I…………in London last year
(2)17 If he……….a message, we………….it two days ago
A sent/ would receive B had sent/ would have received C has sent/ would have been D sent/ would have received
18 By the time we…………at the hall, the lecturer………….half of his speech A will arrive/ made B had arrived/ made
C arrived/ had made D arrive/ is making
19 The manager could not force them………their quarrel so he called the police
A stop B to stop C stopping D stopped
20………… that Marie was able to retire at the age of 60 A so successful her business was
B so was her successful business C successful was her business so D so successful was her business
III Put the words in the brackets in the correct form
1 They try to put their son in his best……… (behave)
2 Her good…………for the test resulted in the fact that she got the best grade (prepare) Young people are usually full of……… but lack of experience (enthusiastic)
4 Write the………… of this object and read aloud in front (describe) His…………made a lot of people surprised (die)
IV Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words
1 Although the traffic was heavy, we could get to the airport in time for the flight home (In spite……… )
2 “Would you like to go out to dinner with us?” (They invited me………) “Why don’t we go camping on our next vacation?” Minh said (Minh
suggested……….)
4 He got bad marks last year because he was so lazy (Because of………) I stayed up late last night, so I feel tired now (If ………)
V Read the passage and answer the questions below
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history
Edison’s most famous invention was the electric light bulb He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology
Edison had a special life He married twice with five children He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science
Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness He said that silence helped him concentrate He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day He used to say, “Genius was percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” When he died on October 18, 1931 he was still working on new ideas
Questions
1 Why did Edison find it hard to follow his lessons? What was Edison’s most famous invention? How many children did he have?
(3)Answer Keys I 0.2x5=1p
1 D A D C B II 0.15x20=3p
1 D B C B C B B D A 10 C
11 C 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 B 16 D 17 B 18 C 19 B 20 D III 0.4x5=2p
1 Behavior Preparation Enthusiasm Description Death IV 04x5=2p
1 In spite of the heavy traffic, we could get to the airport in time for our flight home They invited me to go out to dinner with them
3 Minh suggested going camping on their next vacation Because of his laziness, he got bad marks last year
5 If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t feel tired now V 0.4x5=2p
1 Because he had hearing problems./ His ears were not good It was the electric light bulb
3 He had five children