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TAM VU HIGH SCHOOL ONE PERIOD TEST UNIT : HOME LIFE SUBJECT : ENGLISH CODE 2 Name :
Class : .
I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1 A tricks B leftovers C laughs D roofs
2 A biologist B shift C decision D close-knit
3 A clothes B enjoys C solutions D baths
II Find out the word that has different stress from the rest.
4 A supportive B obedience C biologist D mischievous
5 A confidence B pressure C responsible D project
III Choose the best answer
6 Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home
A deal with B manage C help together D work together
7 Some of my students are quite _ and enjoy playing tricks on their friends
A mischievous B obedient C supportive D passive
8 Vietnamese athletes performed _ and won a lot of gold medals
A excellent B excellently C excellence D excel
9 When he was driving to work , he stopped _ some petrol
A getting B to get C so to get D so that to get
10 Since her first year at university , my sister was allowed _ to ride the motorbike
A to ride B to ride C to ride D to riding
11 So far , they _ hands to create a cozy family atmosphere
A join B have joined C joined D have been joined
12 Mark : “ I get on well with my elder brother.” – Trinh : “ _”
A so am I B Neither I C I , too D I am , too
13 She revised her lessons well and could answer all the questions with _
A confide B confident C confidence D confidently
14 My little brother is very naughty ; Our grandparents always say he’s as _ as a monkey
A supportive B obedient C caring D mischievous
15 When I came to her house yesterday , she _
A was still sleeping B is sleeping C sleeps D slept
16 I don't have my own room I have to _the bedroom with my elder brother
A divide B share C separate D live
17 Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn't have enough _
A confide B confident C confidence D confidently
18 most men , my father is willing to doing the household chores
A Not like B Unlikely C Unlike D Dislike
19 If the bus to the airport so late, we'd have caught the plane
A weren't B hadn't been C haven't been D wouldn't be
20 What to you yesterday?
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A had happen B has happened C happened D did happen
21 “ Would you like to come on a picnic with us ?” – He us to come on a picnic with him
A advised B ordered C allowed D invited
22 He has taught in this school _ he graduated from university
A when B until C since D before
23 Pat noticed a secret door behind the wardrobe while she _ the house
A cleaned B is cleaning C was cleaning D had cleaned
24 Christopher Columbus _ America more than 500 years ago
A was discovering B has discovered C had discovered D discovered
25 Many people would be out of work if that factory _ down
A closes B has to close C had closed D closed
26 She asked me my holidays
A where I spent / last year B where I spent / the previous year
C where I had spent / the previous year D where did I spend / last year
27 Neither my gloves nor my hat _ with this dress
A is going B goes C go D are going
28 Jane : “ ? ”
Lan : “ My mother I often share nearly all my problem with her ” A Are you close to your mother
B Who has the most problems in your family C Who are you closer to , your mother or father D Do you share your problems with your mother
29 All the villagers are willing to to build a new school for their children
A shake hands B give hands C join hands D take responsibility
30 My doctor _me to take up swimming as it is such good exercise
A suggested B proposed C advised D said
IV Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question below. The Family
The family in the Western world has changed during the last two centuries Social scientists say that this change in the family is one of the important changes from a traditional society to a modern society
Before the 19"' century, families usually arranged marriages for their children Young people did not decide who they wanted to marry After they got married, they usually had a lot of children By the 19`" century, most young people could choose the person they wanted to marry A marriage joined two people and not two families Two people could get married because they loved each other, not just because their families wanted them to marry
At the same time, parents began to realize that they had to take very good care of their children They had to take care of their health and try to give them an education Before this, most people did not go to school Later, people realized that education was necessary for a good life
Many parents decided that they should have fewer children so that they could give each one a good life More fathers worked outside the home for money Mothers stayed at home and had greater control of the children and the home than the fathers had
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and the mothers generally have to work outside the home to take care of the family
Some social scientists think that soon there will be no family life in the United States as we know it today They not know how people will live Others think that society needs families, and we will always have them
31 The change in the Western family in the last two centuries is _ ?
A rather small
B the most important change
C One from a traditional to a modern society D an important change in the modern society
32 Before the nineteenth century , families _
A were usually large
B allowed their children to arrange their own marriage
C did not decide their children’s marriage
D had few children
33 After 1800, people usually got married _
A because their families wanted them to B to join the two families
C to join two people D because they loved each other
34. Many parents decided to have fewer children _
A to take care of their health B to give them an education C to give them a better life D to give them greater control 35 It can be inferred about family life in the United States today that _
A there is almost one divorce each year B many children don't have fathers
C the mothers have to stay home to take care of the family D there are more divorces
V Read the passage and choose the best option to each gap.
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life Really good friends always
(36) _joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (37) _with
There are all sorts of things that can (38) about this special relationship It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (39) to consider your best friend
To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (40) _understands us better than anyone else It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets
36 A have B share C give D spend
37 A up B through C on D in
38 A provide B bring C cause D result
40 A such B too C enough D so
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41 Even though they were late, they didn't hurry. A Despite being late, they didn't hurry
B In spite that they were late, they didn't hurry C They were in a hurry because they were late D Because of being late they were in a hurry 42 Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema for five years.
A The last time Emma went to the cinema was in years
B Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema yet this year, but she did last year C Emma doesn’t go to the cinema unless she has the time
D Its is five years since Emma last went to the cinema 43 They felt disappointed because of the bad exam results.
A The bad exam results made them disappointing B They felt disappointed, so the exam results were bad C The exam results were so bad that they felt disappointed D The bad exam results made them to feel disappointed 44 I regret not booking the seats in advance.
A I wish I booked the seats in advance B I wish I have booked the seats in advance
C I wish I had booked the seats in advance D I wish I could book the seats in advance
45 He didn’t not pass the driving test until he was thirty. A When he was thirty, he didn’t pass the driving test
B It was not until he was thirty that he passed the driving test C Passing the driving test was what he didn’t at the age of thirty D When thirty, he thought of passing the driving test
VII Identify one word or phrase that has a mistake.
46 Our family is a base from which we can go into the world with confident A B C D 47 The doctor strongly advised her take a few days’ rest
A B C D
48 What a pity ! I don’t have money enough to buy this expensive watch A B C D 49 When he was a little boy, he is used to go swimming in the river with me A B C D
50 People are not allowed enter the park after midnight because of lack of security A B C D
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