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(1)TEST 11
TIME: 150 MINUTES TOTAL: 100 POINTS SECTION A: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (50 pts)
I Give the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the following sentences (10 pts)
1 We enjoy (allow) ……… (stay up) ……… late if there is somethin special on TV If there (not be) ……… oxygen on earth, life as we know (vanish) ………
3 It’s been a long drought If it (not rain) ……… soon, a lot of crops (die) ………
4 Tom (lose) ……… his job eight months ago, and since then he (be) ……… unemployed Look, Trung! You (know) ……… the man who (talk) ……… to our head teacher?
II Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (10 pts)
1 I’m bored ……… sleeping and watching TV all day
a up b of c with d about
2 He found learning to drive easy and ……… his driving test the first time a sat b succeeded c passed d made
3 ……… the wet weather, the football match went ahead
a Although b Owing to c However d In spite of I wish this exam ……… easier
a is b will be c would d were I’m going to ……… my dress dry-cleaned
a have b make c send d take If I ……… Minh’s address, I ……… her a letter
a have, will write b had, would write c will have, write d would have, wrote “You can’t have this football back ……… you promise not to kick at my cat again,” the old lady said firmly
a until b when c while d though We saw the soldiers and the tanks ……… moved to the front a that b who c which d whose He ……… very quickly after a long illness
a covered b uncovered c discovered d recovered 10 Please go in The doctor is free ……… you now
a see b will see c to see d seeing
III Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided (10 pts)
E.g: He not went campingn with his friends last Sunday didn’t go
1 Quang used to watching TV a lot when he was a child ……… He suggested that they mustn’t swim in that river ……… We wish we are living in a large house in the countryside ……… The children are very boring and don’t know what to ……… My mother is working in Hue, where is a city in the center of Viet Nam ……… What will you I you had an opportunity to travel on a spaceship ……… Tam is playing a computer game despite he has an exam tomorrow ……… The students have done their final test for half past nine ……… His parents told him don’t waste his time on music and games ……… 10 Your English teacher rarely gives you mark 10, doesn’t he? ………
IV Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets (10 pts)
1 Mary helped me with my homework Mary was very tired (although)
……… Take plenty of food You may be hungry on the long trip (case)
(2)3 You work so fast Perhaps that’s why you make so many mistakes (if)
……… Is that the new restaurant? I will meet you at that restaurant tomorrow (where)
……… Seven o’clock is the time My plane arrives then (when)
……… My brother isn’t good at drawing I’m not good at drawing (neither)
……… They couldn’t drive fast The road was slippery (so)
……… The church is 200 years old The pagoda is 300 years old (older)
……… The water is highly polluted We cannot swim in this part of the river (because)
……… 10 A man answered the phone He told me you were away (who)
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V Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL (10 pts)
1 There are always ……… differences in every country REGION
2 “What kind of job ……… you have?” the manager asked him QUALIFY English has ……… borrowings from other languages CONSIDER
4 I don’t like stories which have ……… ending HAPPY The little village is very quiet and ……… PEACE Would you like to book a ……… to Hong Kong? FLY
7 The ……… area of the city is not very attractive INDUSTRY
8 It was extremely ……… of you to leave your library book on the bus CARE He is interested in the ……… of old building PRESERVE
10 Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is ……… HARM
SECTION B (30 pts)
I Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank (15 pts) THE THREAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) ……… Many (2) ……… of animals are threatened, and could easily become (3) ……… if we not make an effort to (4) ……… them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are (5) ……… for their fur or for their valuable parts of their bodies Some birds, (6) ……… as parrots, are caught (7) ………, and sold as pet For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the (8) ……… where they live – is (9) ……… More (10) ……… is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open (11) ……… than there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (12) ………, but these chemical pollute the environment and (13) ……… the wildlife The most sussessful animals on earth-human beings- will soon be the only ones (14) ………, unless we can (15) ……… this problem
1 a danger b threat c problem d vanishing a marks b more c species d forms a disappeared b vanished c empty d extinct a harm b safe c protect d serve a hunted b chased c game d extinct a like b such c or d where a likely b alive c for life d for living a spot b point c place d site
9 a exhausting b departing c excaping d disappearing 10 a earth b land c soil d area
(3)13 a spoil b harm c wound d wrong 14 a survived b over c missing d left 15 a answer b calculate c solve d explain
II Fill in each blank with on suitable word to complete the following passage (10 pts)
Jack London, the famous American writer, was (1) ……… in San Francisco in 1876 When he was young, he (2) ……… to sell newspapers, work at a hotel and on a ship (3) ……… money He was a student at a university for only a year He had to leave it (4) ……… he was too poor to pay for the university In (5) ……… years 1905 to 1909 Jack London (6) ……… his best stories and novels These books were about working people (7) ……… came to find gold in Alaska, a cold country in the North (8) ……… his books, we can learn that Jack London love people, and he was sure that man is stronger (9) ……… anything in the world His life was short, he (10) ……… in 1916
III Read the following passage and answer the questions below (5 pts)
Last summer, Peter and his classmates went to the countryside They went to visit a farm on which Peter’s uncle Tom worked
They left early in the morning and went there by bus Uncle Tom and some workers met them at the bus stop and took them to their farm On the way, uncle Tom showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes
After lunch, they all went for a walk In the large yard of the farm they saw some farm machines Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester They were told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time
In the afternoon they went to the cattle farm Horses, sheep and cows were raised here, and cows were milked once a day Uncle Tom also spoke about different things and about life in town and in the country After having some tea and cakes they said goodbye and went home
1 How did Peter and his classmates go to Uncle Tom’s farm?
……… What can a tractor do?
……… What is the biggest machine in the yard called?
……… What is typical of that machine?
……… Which kinds of cattle are raised there?
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SECTION C: WRITING (20 pts)
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence (10 pts)
1 The weather is not nice today, so we will not go to the park
If the weather ……… The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it
The bread isn’t ……… The doctor advised him to stop drinking
He ……… If it doesn’t stop raining, we won’t get home
Unless ……… I have never read such a romatic story
This is ……… Walking in the rain gives hime pleasure
He enjoys ……… They last visited me five years ago
(4)He asked ……… They were unable to finish their game of tennis because of a heavy shower
A heavy shower ……… 10 John only understood very little of what the teacher said
John could hardly ………
II Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given (10 pts)
1 Hoang/ used/ write/ friends/ but/ now/ he/ telephone
……… I/ wish/ have/ more time/ take/ pen pal/ many beaty spots/ city
……… Jack/ be/ unemployed/ since/ he/ leave/ job
……… My sister/ new book/ probably/ translate/ number/ languages
……… We/ extreme/ tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home
……… I / ask/ Tom/ what/ going/ do/ next Sunday
……… He/ aware/ that/ he/ have to/ work/ harder/ coming exam
……… Our beautiful forests/ will/ destroy/ if/ not do/ anything/ preserve
……… James Watt/ who/ Scottish scientist/ intent/ steam engine
……… 10 We/ really enjoy/ trip/ mountain/ last week/ though/ rain/ very heavy