THANH XUÂN NAM SECONDARY SCHOOL TEST
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. fat B. of C. life D. full
2. A. machine B. watch C. witch D. chalk
3. A. burn B. turn C. surprise D. burden
4. A. pocket B. key C. kite D. knife
5. A. knife B. of C. leaf D. life
6. A. hurricane B. scarf C. cracker D. city
7. A. concert B. concern C. collect D. combine
8. A. fear B. earn C. hear D. clear
9. A. guess B. big C. sign D. again
II. Reading :(2pts):
Everyone suffers from the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious illness but people spend a lot of money on medicine. The medicine can only relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less, make you feel better, and stop your nose running for a while. So far, there is no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. People also drink a lot of hot water with sugar, lemon juice. It helps provide them with a lot of vitamin C.
A. Read the text and choose T/F (0,5m)
1. The common cold is a serious illness. ……………
2. Lemon juice provides a lot of vitamin C. ……………
B. Answer the questions (1.5 ms)
1. Why is the common cold very popular?
………………………..........................................................................
2. Is the common cold a serious illness?
…………………………………...................................................................
3. Beside medicine, what do people do to make them feel better?
…………………………………………………...............................................
C. Reading - Choose the best answer (10*2pts = 20pts)
The average (1) ……… of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the (2) ……… in the world. The main secret (3) ……… in their food. The Japanese eat a (4) ……… of tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains a lot of vegetable protein, calcium, and Vitamin B. It does not (5) ……… much fat, and it does not provide (6) ……… calories. Seafood like fish and vegetables play an important (7) …… in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with less cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have (8)……… dishes on the table than us but they eat only a (9) ……… of everything, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very (10) …… and do more exercise. This helps them burn the calories off easily.
1. A. life B. lifeline C. life-style D. lifespan
2. A. long B. longer C. longest D. so long
3. A. shows B. lies C. plays D. brings
4. A. lot B. a lot C. lots D. lots of
5. A. contains B. contain C. to contain D. containing
6. A. much B. more C. less D. many
7. A. role B. game C. sport D. music
8. A. much B. more C. less D. many
9. A. few B. a lot C. little D. much
10. A. well B. better C. harder D. hard
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. D
II. Reading :(2pts):
A. Read the text and choose T/F (0,5m)
1. F
2. T
B. Answer the questions (1.5 ms)
1. The common cold is very popular because everyone suffers from it at some time or other.
2. No, the common cold is not a serious illness.
3. Besides medicine, people also drink a lot of hot water with sugar and lemon juice, which helps provide them with a lot of vitamin C.
C. Reading - Choose the best answer (10*2pts = 20pts)
1. D.
2. C.
3. B.
4. C.
5. A.
6. C.
7. A.
8. B.
9. A.
10. C.
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. fat B. of C. life D. full
2. A. machine B. watch C. witch D. chalk
3. A. burn B. turn C. surprise D. burden
4. A. pocket B. key C. kite D. knife
5. A. knife B. of C. leaf D. life
6. A. hurricane B. scarf C. cracker D. city
7. A. concert B. concern C. collect D. combine
8. A. fear B. earn C. hear D. clear
9. A. guess B. big C. sign D. again
II. Reading :(2pts):
Everyone suffers from the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious illness but people spend a lot of money on medicine. The medicine can only relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less, make you feel better, and stop your nose running for a while. So far, there is no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. People also drink a lot of hot water with sugar, lemon juice. It helps provide them with a lot of vitamin C.
A. Read the text and choose T/F (0,5m)
1. The common cold is a serious illness. ……F………
2. Lemon juice provides a lot of vitamin C. ……T………
B. Answer the questions (1.5 ms)
1. Why is the common cold very popular?
……………Because there is no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it…………..........................................................................
2. Is the common cold a serious illness?
…………No, it isn't………………………...................................................................
3. Beside medicine, what do people do to make them feel better?
………They drink a lot of hot water with sugar, lemon juice…………………………………………...............................................
C. Reading - Choose the best answer (10*2pts = 20pts)
The average (1) ……… of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the (2) ……… in the world. The main secret (3) ……… in their food. The Japanese eat a (4) ……… of tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains a lot of vegetable protein, calcium, and Vitamin B. It does not (5) ……… much fat, and it does not provide (6) ……… calories. Seafood like fish and vegetables play an important (7) …… in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with less cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have (8)……… dishes on the table than us but they eat only a (9) ……… of everything, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very (10) …… and do more exercise. This helps them burn the calories off easily.
1. A. life B. lifeline C. life-style D. lifespan
2. A. long B. longer C. longest D. so long
3. A. shows B. lies C. plays D. brings
4. A. lot B. a lot C. lots D. lots of
5. A. contains B. contain C. to contain D. containing
6. A. much B. more C. less D. many
7. A. role B. game C. sport D. music
8. A. much B. more C. less D. many
9. A. few B. a lot C. little D. much
10. A. well B. better C. harder D. hard
