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(1)ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KI I (NĂM HỌC 2012-2013) MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP: I LISTENING: Listen and complete the conversations Hoa: Hello, Nam Nam: Morning, Hoa Hoa: Nam, (1) my cousin, Thu Nam: (2) , Thu Thu: Nice to meet you too, Nam Khai: Miss Lien, (3) my mother Miss Lien: (4) , Mrs Vi Mrs.Vi: The pleasure is all mine, Miss Lien Miss Lien: Oh, there is the principal Please excuse me, Mrs.Vi, but I must talk to him Mrs.Vi: Certainly * Listen the telephone conversation Fill in the missing information KINGSTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Date: Time: For: The Principal Message: Mrs Marry Nguyen Telephone number: * Listen to the conversation Then fill in the blanks WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK? MILLENNIUM CINEMA SOCCER Le Do school vs Quang Trung School Two performances Monday – Saturday kick off pm pm – pm Saturday, 24th March Nguyen Khuyen School Thursday, 22nd March 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm PHOTO EXHIBITION Hundreds of photos taken by young photographers Monday - Friday Open: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm * Listen Fill in the missing words Lan: Hello Aunt Hang: Hello Is (1) Lan? Lan: Yes Who is (2) ? Aunt Hang: It’s Aunt Hang How are you? Lan: I’m fine (3) are you phoning from? Aunt Hang: Hue I’m calling to tell you uncle Chi and I are coming to visit you next (4) Lan: Great! When are you arriving? Aunt Hang: On Thursday We’re arriving in Ha Noi in the late (5) Lan: Ok Do you want to (6) to (7) mom? Aunt Hang: Yes, please Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll (8) her II READING: Read the passage (2) I am lucky enough to have a lot of friends Of all my friends, Bao, Khai, and Song are the ones I spend most of my time with Each of us, how ever, has a different character Bao is the most sociable He is also extremely kind and generous He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage, and he is a hard-working student who always gets good grades Unlike Bao, Khai and Song are quite reserved in public Both boys enjoy school, but they prefer to be outside the classroom Song is our school’s star soccer player, and Khai likes the peace and quiet of the local library I am not as outing as Bao, but I enjoy telling jokes My friends usually enjoy my sense of humor However, sometimes my jokes annoy them Although we have quite different characters, the four of us are very close friends Choose the best and write a Ba talks about ……… of his friends A three B all C four D none b Bao’s volunteer work ………… A helps him make friends B Because problems at exam time C does not affect his school work D takes up a lot of time c Khai and Song ……… A like quite places B don’t talk much in public C dislike school D enjoy sports d Ba’s friends sometimes ………… his jokes A answer B not listen to C laugh D get tired of Now answer the questions a Who is the most sociable? b Does Khai like reading? c What does Ba enjoy? d Do you have close friends? * Read the passage Lan’s mother, Mrs Quyen, is at her local community center She is reading one of the posters on the wall Safety Precautions in the Home You must put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboards Children may drink or eat these things because they look like soft rinks or candy You must not let children play in the kitchen The kitchen is a dangerous place You have to make sure children not play with matches Each year, fire destroys homes and injures children because someone plays with matches Remember, it only takes one match to cause a fire You must cover electrical sockets so that children not try to put anything into them Electricity can skill You have to keep all dangerous objects out of children’s reach These include scissors, knives, and small objects such as beads Answer True or false? Check () the boxes T F a Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous b Drugs can look like candy c A kitchen is a suitable place to play d Playing with one match cannot start a fire Answer the questions a Why mustn’t we let children play in the kitchen? b Why must we cover electrical sockets? c Do you have to keep all dangerous objects out of children’s reach? d What are they? * Read the story (3) Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea After his wife died, the farmer married again His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea Little Pea had to chores all day This made Little Pea’s father very upset He soon died of a broken heart Summer came and went In the fall, the village held its harvest festival That year, everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it Of course the shoe fitted Little Pea, and the prince immediately fell in love with her Choose the best word to complete the sentences a Little Pea’s father was a ………… (doctor/ teacher/ farmer) b Little Pea ………… to the housework all day after her father got married again (used/ go/ want) c Stout Nut’s mother did not make ………….clothes for Little Pea (old/ new/ big) d The prince found Little Pea’s ………… shoe (lost/ lose/ love) Answer the questions a Who was Little Pea? b Did Stout Nut’s mother make new clothes for Little Pea? c Who did the prince decide to marry? d Do you like reading the folktale? * Read the passage Language learns learn words in different ways Some learners make a list and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart However, others to not Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right way In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time Many language learners not try to learn all new words they come across They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn This helps them remember important words There are also different ways of learning the same number of words For example, if you try to learn ten words in two days, you can so in two ways You can learn the first five words the first day, and then learn the other five the next day However, because, revision is necessary, you can learn all the ten words the first day and revise them the next day This helps you practice the words more times Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for themselves Ask yourself the question: How should I learn words? True or False? Check () the boxes T F a All language learners write the meaning of the new words b Some learners write examples of words they want to learn c Every learner tries to learn all new words they come across d Many learners only learn new words that are important Answer the questions a Do learners learn words in the same way? b What is necessary in learning words? c Do you like learning English vocabulary? d How should you learn words? * Read the passage (4) A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today It is very different from the present from the present shopping area All the shops are under one roof That will be very convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer months Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu street think the small will take their business Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shops, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation T F True or False? Check () the boxes a The mall is open six days a week b There are more than 50 stores in the mall c It will be more comfortable to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area d Some of the stores on Tran Phu street may have to close Answer the questions a What is special about the new shopping mall? b What the small store owners think about the new shopping mall? c Have the residents and store owners been concerned about the new mall for a few months? d Do you like going shopping? If yes, who you usually go with? III LANGUAGE FOCUS: * Circle the right answer to complete the sentences Mr Hao should ………….the house A paint B paints C painting Nam’s father ………… him how to ride a bike when he was years old A teach B taught C to teach ………… you help me, please? A Could B Let’s C thanks He used to ……… in the countryside when he was young A lived B live C living I ………… five periods a day, six days a week A has B to have C have Nam asked me …………….his English book A to lend B lend C lended Vietnamese language is different …………English language A as B with C from Tom is seventeen years old He isn’t…to drive a motorbike A enough old B old enough C young enough You’ll …… cook dinner yourself A have to B ought to C has to 10 I like………oranges and bananas A eat B eating C eaten 11 He had an accident because he was driving too……… A fast B fastly C slowly 12 The ruler is not as cheap ……… the eraser A from B with C as 13 She is ………… carry the box A enough strong to B strong enough to C to strong enough 14 Nam repaired the bike ……… A himself B herself C yourselves 15 We’ve lived in Dam Doi …… 1999 A at B since C for 16 Miss Jackson asked me ………… you this dictionary A giving B gave C to give 17 When my uncle was young, he used to fishing on Sundays A go B going C went 18 Marry likes the piano A plays B to play C playing 19 Jane is beautiful than her sister A most B more C as 20 I’ve lived in this house last year A since B for C in 21 Mr Brown is the same age …………… Mrs Brown A from B as C with 22 When I was a child, I ……… follow my Mom to the market A used to B usually C often 23 The boy is old enough to look after ………… A themselves B herself C himself 24 Mr Smith ……… his car for 15 years, but it still looks very well A had B have had C has had * Use the prepositions: in, on, between, before to fill in the blanks She was born April 4th (5) There is a meeting am and am I’m going to Hue February He’ll be home seven he wants to see the seven o’clock new * Supply the correct tenses in brackets to complete the sentences Nam hates (jog) in the morning You should (read) stories to improve reading skill My father stopped (smoke) years ago Nam (dislike / watch) _ TV in the morning Hoa and Mai really (like / walk) _ along the river in the morning My brother used (swim) _ in the river when he (be) young Sue and Mary like (walk) along the river in the morning His little brother enjoys (draw) pictures very much My father used (get up) _ late in the morning when he (be) _ young 10 We should (help) _ the elderly people and street children 11 She hates (wash) _- up 12 Do you love (read) _ books? 13 She ought to (stay) in bed 14 I want (improve) _ my listening 15 I would like (drink) _ some coffee 16 The Y & Y help community by (participate) _ in the recycling program 17 Hoa usually (get up) early This morning he (get up) at 9.00 18 I (have) an interesting summer holiday last year 19 They usually (eat) _ at home but last night they (eat) _ out 20 She used to (swim) well 21 Her family to Ho Chi Minh city last summer (travel) 22 I in Tran Phan since 2002 (live) 23 We ………… in that restaurant for two months (eat) 24 Minh ………… his grandmother yesterday (visit) * Change the following sentences into reported speech “Can you borrow me some money?”→ Nam told me “Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation”.→ Tim’s mother said “Please wait for me outside my office.” Lan asked me “Can you meet me next week?” Minh told me * Complete the following sentences , use the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs: 1/ It .raining an hour ago ( start ) 2/ I Lan for some months ( know ) 3/ When Nam and Hoa first ? ( met ) 4/ We Nga since Monday ( not see ) 5/ He to bed at 11 o’clock last night ( go) 6/ Lan .in the USA for years ( be) 7/ They in H C M city since January ( live ) 8/ That’s a very old bike He it for a long time ( have ) 9/ I .the motorbike years ago ( buy ) 10/ Peter ill for a week ( be ) IV WRITING: *Rewrite these sentences with the words given (Description of room in your house) This/ my living-room → There/ small table/ two armchairs → The flowers/ the table → There/ clock/ the wall → (6) There/ television/ next to/ table * Helping Lan write a letter to her pen pal Donna in San Francisco Use the words given - Mother’s Day - Second semester report/ last month - Good grades/ Geography/ Physics/ Math - Ha Long Bay/ aunt and uncle/ bus - Send you/ post card - Soon/ tell/ your news * Use the similar format to write a notice about the English Speaking contest below The school English Speaking Club is going to hold a speaking contest to celebrate the Teacher’s Day The contest will be at Hall 204, Building G, from 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm on November 15 The person to contact is Tran Thu Hang of class 8H * Write a paragraph about your partner Use the following questions as prompts What is his/her name? How old is he/she? What does he/she look like? Where does he/she live? Who does he/she live with? (7)