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(1)Së GD - §T VÜnh Phóc Trêng THPT Ng« Gia Tù Test The 1st Term I Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.(2p) It (occasion) rains heavily in my country in September occasionally The English language training is a good (prepare) for any career preparation One of the most important qualities of friendship is (self) unselfishness I have known her so well that there is no (suspect) between us suspicion Nowadays more and more people (volunteer) take care of others voluntarily II Choose A, B, C or D.(2p) The children appear… about the trip A exciting B being excited C to excite D to be excited My most…experience happened a few years ago A embarrass B embarrassing C embarrassed D embarrassment The stockbroker denied…of the secret business deal A having been informed B having informed C to have informed D to have been informed Henry mentioned…in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details A having injured B to have injured C having been injured D to have been injured 10 They….us not to take part in that competition A suggested B disliked C insisted D warned 11 I’m so hungry that I could eat… A anything B something C nothing D some thing 12 (different stress) A announcement B government C apartment D development 13 A anniversary B representative C inactivity D eradication 14 He sends his …wishes for your future happiness A honest B deepest C sincere D many 15 The house was burgled while the family was…in a card game A entertained B buried C busy D absorbed III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2p) 16 We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel before → The hotel was more expensive…than we had expected 17 Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room →As……I had nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room 18 It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf → You needn’t……have gone to so much trouble on my behalf 19 She admitted that she had taken the necklace.→She admitted to ……having taken the necklace 20 The last time I played football was in 2000.→ I haven’t……played football since 2000 IV Choose the word or phrase- a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage .(4p) A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, (21)largely on the beauty of their physical appearance The modern beauty pageant can (22)its origin to the Miss America pageant, first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921, under the title ‘Inter-City Beauty' contest The following year the title was (23) as Miss America Other contests include the yearly Miss World competition and Miss Universe, which are the two largest and most famous (2) (24)beauty contests Women from around the world (25) in the competition for these titles To be selected as Miss World or Miss Universe, a contestant must be (26) or single If a Miss WorId fails to live up to people's expectations, she may, be (27) The organizers of the major beauty contests represent their contests (28)being events of world importance (29) many other people consider beauty contests to be (30)entertainment event of no great importance 21 A set B based C regarded D used 22 A trace B explain C pass D share 23 A renewed B removed C renamed D retained 24 A nation B national C internationale D international 25 A interest B participate C excite D involve 26 A celibate B faithful C impressive D attractive 27 A dismissed B declared C disqualified D dispensed 28 A of B to C for D as 29 A Besides B However C Therefore D Furthermore 30 A mass B popular C agreeable D remarkable (3)