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Read the passage, and then answer the questions: 2.5pts All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences.. In written languages, meaning is[r]
(1)Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………… TEST No I Choose the word whose primary stress is different from the others: (1.25 pts) A newspaper A stable A prevent A writer A atmosphere B museum B sandy B recent B teacher B customer C history C northern C remote C builder C company D poetry D polite D receive D career D employment II Choose the best answer: (3.75 pts) Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese ………… A poem B poet C poetry D poetic They are going …………………… a new school in my neighborhood A to build B to built C build D built Mike decided to buy a ………… shirt A strip B stripe C striped D striping “Have you ever ridden a buffalo yet?” => “No, I haven’t ridden it ……… ” A not B yet C already D never Vietnamese people are very ………… and hospitable A friend B friendly C friendly D friendship Linh was out when we came, ……… we left a message A and B so C but D if I enjoy ……… to music every evening A listen B listened C to listen D listening Mr Green ………………… in Vietnam for 20 years A lives B to live C lived D has lived I play table tennis ………… the weekend A on B in C of D at 10 I like English ………… it’s useful A so B but C because D although 11 The Ao dai used to ………………… by both men and women A be worn B be wear C wearing D have worn 12 Don’t make noise in the library, ………….? A will you B won’t you C are you D you 13 This book is different ……… the one I had A with B of C to D from 14 We ………… to Da Lat in summer when we were young A use to go B used to go C used to going D are used to go 15 …… you don’t submit the homework on time, your grade will be subtracted A If B When C Because D Although (2) III Read the passage, and then answer the questions: (2.5pts) All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds Word order is more important in English than it is in some languages, such as Russian Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly People invent new words, borrow words from other languages, and change the meaning of words as needed For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959 The word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico The word meat once referred to food in general People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language Most schoolchildren learn their first language easily – and sometimes other languages as well Questions: What kinds of rules all languages have? => …………………………………………………………………………… How is meaning expressed in written languages? => …………………………………………………………………………… How is meaning expressed in spoken languages? => …………………………………………………………………………… What is more important in English in comparison with some languages? => …………………………………………………………………………… How does English change? => …………………………………………………………………………… IV Write the second sentences without changing the meaning of the original one: (2.5 pts) It is a pity that I can’t speak English fluently => I wish ……………………………………………………………………………… They cancelled all the flights because of fog => All the flights ……………………………………………………………………… We last saw our grandfather two years ago => We haven’t ………………………………………………………………………… When I was a child, I often went swimming => I used ……………………………………………………………………………… “What games you often play?”, Tom asked => Tom asked me …………………………………………………………………… The End (3)