PART A: PRONUNCIATION (1pt)
Pict out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1/ A. visited B. looked C. celebrated D. persuaded
2/ A. shout B. mountain C. household D. through
3/ A. pens B. books C. laughs D. brackets
4/ A. gift B. hire C. shift D. trick
5/ A. choose B. teaching C. chemistry D. children
PART B : STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY (4pt)
I. Choose the correct answer ( A,B,C or D )to complete each of the following sentences. (2pt)
6/ When I was young, I hated ___________ my homework.
A. to do B. doing C. dose D. do
7/ The final examination will be held ___________ June 4th , 2013
A. in B. on C. at D. to
8/ I suggest that you __________ buy a present for her on her birthday
A. may B. can C. should D. will
9/ The plane _______ late because of the bad weather
A. took off B. took in C. took up D. took on
10/ Everyone was ___________ with the news they heard.
A. interested B. interesting C. disappointed D. disappointing
11/ I wish I ____________ a car. It would make my life much easier.
A. have B. would have C. had D. will have
12/ The explorer __________ discovered America is Christopher Columbus.
A.which B. who C. whom D. whose
13/ It’s a beautiful house and I __________ it if I ___________ the money, but I can’t afford it.
A. would buy / had B. will buy / had C. bought / will have D. buy / would have
14/ I am learning English ____________ I want to get a good job after school.
A. but B. because C. so D. therefore
15/ Your mother doesn’t go to work by motorbike _____________ ?
A. does she B. dosen’t she C. don’t you D. do you.
II/ Identify the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (1pt)
16/ Our form teacher is a nice person who often gives us a lot of useful advices.
A B C D
17/ How long have you know your new English teacher?
A B C D
18/ The children laughed happy when they saw the monkeys eating bananas.
A B C D
19/ I like lying on the beach, so I always spend my holiday to sunbathe.
A B C D
20/ He has never seen a more nice girl than this one.
A B C D
III/ Suppy the correct form of the words in brackets (1pt)
21/ His classmates love him because he is very ____________ (FRIEND)
22/ What a marvelous performance! She is a perfect _______________ (PERFORM)
23/ Nowadays, the environment is ______________ polluted. (EXTREME)
24/ According to Lan, the Internet is wonderful _____________ of moderm life (INVENT)
25/ He watched an _________ soccer match on TV last night. (EXCITED)
PART: C READING (3pts)
I. Choose the correct word in the box and fill in each blank . (1pt)
written useful better writing
understand corners best
English is a very (26) ___________ language. If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will find it easy to make people (27) _______________ what we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of subject. Hundreds of books are (28) _________________ in English every day in many countries. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all (29) __________of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread (30) _______________ understanding and friendship among countries all over the world.
II/ Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (2pts)
New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York Stante. The city was found by the Dutch in 1624. At first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York is. With the population of more than 7 million in is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 946 square kilometers, Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Libbrrty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway Theater district. New York is also where tourists can visit som world famous art galleries and museums.
31/ When was New Your found?
32/ What was the city called at first?
33/ Is New York the largest city in the world?
34/ How many parts are there in the city?
35/ What can tourists also visit in New York?
PART: D WRITING (2pt)
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (1pt)
36/ People don’t understand him because he doesn’t speak clearly
--> If ……….…………………………………………………………………………………………
37/ The last time she went out with him was 2 years ago.
--> She hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………………
38/ He often went swimming when he was a boy.
--> He used ……………………………………………………………………………………………
39/ The test was not easy enough for her to do.
--> The test was too …………………………………………………………………………………
40/ “Are you writing to your pen pal now?”
--> He asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………
