Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.. Practice isn’t necessary in studying a foreign[r]
(1)Secondary school
Name: Class:
WRITTEN TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM (**) School year:
Time: 45 minutes Mark Teacher’s comment
A Phonetics:
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently:
1 a flow b notice c lost d grow
2 a hobby b deny c poetry d primary
3 a access b casual c campus d comic
4 a moment b government c development d comment B Lexico-grammar:
I Circle the word or phrase that best completes each sentence: She can’t get access to the internet, she?
a does b is c can d has
2 He walk to school, but he doesn’t now
a used to b is used to c was to d went to She worked hard she passed the exam easily
a because b so c as d however
4 They met a lot of people their holiday
a while b at c for d during
II Supply the right form of the verbs in brackets: We enjoy (decorate) our flat
2.She (not do) her exercises yet
His sister wishes she (have) enough money to buy a new dress now
All the exercises can (do) by Nam
C ReadingRead the passage carefully then the exercises below:
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can’t speak well yet So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain the grammar rules Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult
I Check true (T) or false(F):
(2)Every language learners need practice
Learners must know how to explain everything they have learnt .4 Most learners find writing and listening the most difficult
II Answer these questions:
Is practice important in studying a foreign language?
What most English learners find the most difficult?
D Writing
I Rewrite these sentences as directed: They built that bridge twelve years ago
That bridge Does his sister use the Internet every day?
His sister , ? Unless she has a job, she can’t earn money
If she “Where did you go last night?” they said to me
They asked me II Write meaningful sentences using the cues given:
1 Mr Ba/ asked/ me/ if/ I/ learn/ English/ then
Paul/ wish/ he/ good/ at/ English/ next term
You/ can’t/ fishing/ if Not finish/ homework
We/ wait/ for/ him/ since/ morning
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Answer key 9(**) A pt
1 c b a d
B pts I pt
1 c a b d
II pts
1 decorating hasn’t done had be done
C pts I pts
1 T F F T
II pts Yes, it is
2 Most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult D pts
I pts
1 was built twelve years ago
2 uses the internet every day, doesn’t she?
3 has no job/ doesn’t have a job, she can’t earn money where I had gone the night before/the previous night II pts
1 Mr Ba asked me if I was learning English then