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REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST

* UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF


Hello everyone, my name is Lam. Im a _( )_________ driver in HCM( ) __________. I usually have a busy
working ( )__________. I get up at ( )__________ thirty in the ( )__________. I start work at _( )_________.
My first passenger is usually ( )__________. I _( )_________ him from District ( )__________ to District( )
__________. After I ( )__________ him at a cafe near HCM City College of Education, I ( )__________ to Thai
Binh Market. My next ( )__________ is a ( )__________ who does shopping there every two days. I help her put
all her purchases into the cyclo and then take her to her ( )__________ in THDao ( )__________. At about ( )
__________
I ( )__________ off toward NTMKhai School. There I park my cyclo, chat with some of
my fellows and wait for my third passengers. They are two school ( )__________, a girl and a boy. I ( )__________
them ( )_________.
At ( )__________ I have ( )__________ at a ( )__________ near BT Market.
After ( )__________, I park my cyclo under a tree, ( )__________ a short ( )__________ and then continue my
afternoons work.
* UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS

* Conversation 1:
A : So, what are you taking this
( )__________, Lan?
B : Well, Im taking ( )__________.
A : Me too. Whose class are you in?
B : ( )__________.
A : How do you like the class ?
B : I really ( )__________ it.
* Conversation 2:
A : Are you enjoying yourself, Nam?
B : Yes, I am
A : ( )__________ to get something to
drink?
B : Not right now, thanks.

* Conversation 3:
A : Son, how do you like the weather in Nha Trang?
B : Oh, it is great.
A : So, when did you get here ?
B : I arrived ( )__________.
A : How long are you going to stay ?
B : ( )__________.
A : Do you want to go for a ( )__________?
B : Sure.
* Conversation 4:
A : Hoa, How do you like it here ?
B : Its very nice. The hotel is ( )__________ and my room
is ( )__________.
A : Are you travelling with your ( )__________?
B : No. Im ( )__________ alone.
A :
Would you like to go somewhere for a
( )__________?
B : Thats great.

* UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
The weekend picnic I enjoyed most was just a few ( )__________ ago. My class decided to pay a ( )
__________ to the Botanical Garden. It was a ( )__________ Sunday. We met at ( )__________ on time and
travelled to the Botanical Garden by ( )__________. It was a long way to ( )__________ and we sang merrily all
the way.
The Botanical Garden was a very beautiful ( )__________. We make a short ( )__________ round the garden
and ( )__________ some pictures of the whole class. Then we played a lot of ( )__________ on a spacious piece of
grassland. One of the boys brought along his ( )__________ and we sang our favourite songs. We laughed, talked
and ( )__________, too. After a ( )__________ meal with various kinds of food that we brought, we all took a
( )__________. Some of us slept very ( )__________ because it was so ( )__________ and quite there. In the
afternoon, we went on playing some more games. Then we ( )__________ the left-overs and returned home. We all
felt ( )__________.
* UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA
The time is ( )_________ oclock and here is the news summery.
Heavy rain during the night has caused ( )__________ all over the country today. Many people ( )__________
their homes because rivers ( )__________. Some roads in the north-west are under ( )__________ metres of
water. The ( )__________ has stopped at the moment, but its sill ( )__________ and there is a strong ( )
__________. Because of the bad ( )__________ people cant go out to work.
A ( )__________ year-old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the ( )__________ times.
At ( )__________ metres, Mount Whitney is the ( )__________ mountain in California. The woman says the view
from the top is ( )__________. She also says that the ( )__________ has kept her young and ( )__________. In
spite of her old ( )__________, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
A. formal talk
B. informal talk
C. serious talk D. long talk
2. It takes me 30 minutes to get ready
A. To go
B. to wake up
C. to prepare
3. Mary are contended with what we do
A.satisfied with
B. disappointed with
C. be interested in
4. The mall was ______________ with shoppers ( crowded,
dirty, quiet, dark)

5.

We were stuck __ heavy ______________ for an hour ( in/sunlight, on/rain,


in/traffic, on/
traffic)
6. I worry ______________ my broken bike
( on,
in,
at,
for )
7. The market is crowded ______________
( on,
in,
at,
for )
8. My house is far ______________ my school ( on,
in,
at,
for )
9. You had better (go) ______________ home and take a rest
10. It ______________ me 5 minutes to go to school
( takes, makes,
does, has)
11. The peasants work in the farm
(friends,
teachers,
students,
farmers)
12. I ______________ and harrow my land and then take a rest. (pump, take, plough,
lead)
13. I _____________ the transplanting when my husband pump the water (do, make, take, have)
14. Mary gets up immediately at 6:00 a.m ( late, at once,
soon, early)
15. First name is : ______________ , surname is ______________ , present address is ___________ ,
Marital status is: ______________ (single/married) , occupation is ______________ ,
date of birth______________ , place of birth ______________
16. She took______________ the position of teaching English here.
(in,
on,
up,
at)
17. She wants to make her ______________ wish come true
(human,
humanitarian, humane)
18. Marie Curie wished to ______________ human suffering
(determine,
ease, harbour,
receive)
19. In spite ______________ the heavy rain, we decide to go out for dinner.
20. She earned a degree _____ Physics________flying colours
(in/at, on/in, in/with, on/with)
21. Marie Curie was a ______________ student (lazy, mature, stupid,
talkative)
22. They got______________ in 1985
(marry,
married,
marrying,
marries)
23. She worked ______________ an English teacher.
(to,
as,
with, from)
24. Tom ___ the dream __ being a teacher (harbours/of, takes/as,
receives/to,
has/in)
25. After the tragic_________ of her husband, she took up his position. (die,
dead, death, died)
26. She was ______________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry
(awarded,
married, taken, harboured)
27. Whats he like ? hes ______________ (tall, short, handsome,
intelligent)
28. What does he look like? Hes______________ (friendly, talkative, selfish, tall)
29. She received general __________ in local schools.
(educate,
education, educates,
educating)
30. They ________ students in a strange way here. (educate,
education, educates,
educating)
31. They want to ease ______________ suffering
(human,
humanitarian, humane)
32. The alarm goes off at 6.00
=>
A. goes wrong
B. rings
C. Goes away D. ring
X. Complete the sentences with present perfect , then change the sentences into passive voice:
1. Mary (eat) has eaten the cakes = > the cakes have been eaten by Mary
2. Tom (write) ________________ the songs =>
3. The man ( read) ________________ 3 books =>
4. Susan ( break) ________________ the vase =>
5. they (steal) ________________ the bike =>
6. He ( build) ________________ the house =>
7. she ( write) ________________ 3 stories =>
8. they ( sing ) ________________ the song =>
9. we ( hear) ________________ the story =>
10. he ( see) ________________ the lions =>
EXERCISE 1:
used to + V1 ( tng) #
be used for + V-ing ( c dng lm g) #
be/get used to + V-ing (quen
vi vic g)
1. He used to ( eat) ________________ 3 bananas a day
2. The cell phone is used for (make) ________________ calls
3. She is used to ( get) ________________ up early
4. The pen is used for ( write) ________________ the words
5. The man used to (walk) ________________ in the rain for 3 hours
6. Mary is used to (live) ________________ with her parents
7. They used to ( watch) ________________ TV after dinner
EXERCISE 2:
Be going to : d on c cn c hoc d nh # be V-ing : vic chc chn, c thi gian c th, dng ng t
COME & GO
1. She (get) ________________ ________________married next month
2. Look at the dark cloud. It (rain) ________________________________
3. Her eyes are red. She (cry) ________________________________
4. They (have) ________________________________ a party on Sunday
5. He (come) ________________________________here soon
6. The cat is behind the mouse. The cat (catch) ________________________________the mouse.
IX. Wh- question: Make Wh-question for the following sentences:
1. My aunt and uncle live in Chicago. ____________________________________________.
2. We often have dinner at 7:00 pm. __________________________________________.

3. I am reading an English book at the moment._____________________________________.


3. I went to school late because I missed the bus. ___________________________________ .
4. She felt better in the evening _____________________________________________.
4. Mary eats bananas twice a day =>_________________________________________________?
5. My sister called her boyfriend yesterday._______________________________________..
6. She talked to him for an hour._________________________________________ ____.
7.Phong studies at Chu Van An High School.______________________________________?
8.It takes forty-five minutes to get ready. ________________________________________?
8. Tom gets up at 5:00 o clock =>_________________________________________________?
9.This river is 1 km long .......................................................................................................?
10. I often play football at 6:00 oclock................................................................................?
11.I met Mai yesterday => ___________________________________________________?
12She has bought this book =>_________________________________________________?
13. He goes to the zoo once a week =>_________________________________________________?
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. top
b. wrong
c. box
d. more
2. a. call
b. walking
c. talk
d. sand
3. a. deaf
b. teach
c. read
d. sleep
IL VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the
underlined word or phrase.
2. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
a. taking or needing a lot of time
b. taking. little time
c. wasting of time
d. not affected by time
3. I have been fascinated by _________ since I was at secondary school.
a. photograph
b. photographic
c. photographer
d. photography
4. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's _________.
a. mentally ill
b. mentally retarded
c. mentally sick
d. mentally restricted
6. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the _________.
a. unemployed
b. poor
c. disabled
d. unhappy
8. Thuys class is different from other classes because the children_________.
a. are from large family
b. are less mentally developed
c. love Maths very much
d. are disabled
10. The children have every reason to be proud _______ their efforts.
a. with
b.for
c. of
d.by
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the one word or phrase - b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
1. The government is doing something to help.......................
a. the poor people b. the poor ones
c. the poor
d. poor
2. It rained all the time,................. was a great pity.
a. that
b. what
c. which
d. who
5. Claude didn't ............... in Canada.
a. lived
b. use to live
c. used to live d. used to living
6. I remember you. You........... to school here.
a. were used to going
b. have already gone
c. went d. used to go
8. I didn't like the noise in the city at first. But now................. here..
a. I got used to living
b. I'm used to living
c. used to live
d. I used to living
9. _________________have the future in their hands.
a. The young
b. the poor
c. the elderly
d. the unemployed
10. Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for........................
a. the unemployed
b. the injured
c. the rich
d. the homeless
11. Some of ...................... at the youth club here are running in a marathon.
a. the old
b.the young
c. the unemployed
d. the sick
12. ................... need to be looked after. So money must be spent on hospitals.
a. the unemployed
b. the sick
c. the homeless d.the young
14. According to an English story, Robin Hood stole fromand gave to .
a. the rich/the homeless b. the rich/the poor c. the young/ the old d. the old/ the young
IV.Combine each pair of sentence below. Use WHICH
1. Jim passed the exam. This surprised everyone.
2. He worked overtime yesterday. This made him feel tired.
3. The moon was very bright that evening. That was a good idea to go for a walk.
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. seat
b. meat
c. head
d. heat
2. a. multiply
b. subtract
c. instruction
d. country

3. a. soup
b. route
c. group
d. could
4. a. tooth
b. foot
c. school
d. food
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence
7. Computer is a ......................... typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of document.
a.magic
b.magical
c.magically
d.magician
11.The internet helps us to interact---------------------other people around the world.
a.to
b.from
c.of
d.with
12.What makes computer a miraculous device?
a. strange
b. powerful
c. magical
d. excellent
13. We were really impressed by the places of scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
a. in a strange or mysterious way
b. having beautiful natural scenery
c. very impressive and good
d. new and interesting
14.------------------------is the physical part of the computer system.
a. soft ware
b. hardware
c. speaker
d. screen
15. In large classes; children feel that they cannot ...................with the teacher.
a. contact
b. interact
c. transmit
d. relax
19._______________ is the programmes performed by the computer
A. hardware
B. software
C. mouse
D. keyboard
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
20. TV -----------------------------news, performances and football matches.
a.is used to watching
b.is used for watch
c.used to watch
d.is used to watch
22.Fax machine...................send or receive letter quickly.
a. is used for
b. used to
c. is used to
d. used for
23. My father didnt coffee for breakfast.
A. used to have
B. use to have C. use to having
D. use be having
24.The program must be new. I....................it before.
a. have never been seen
b. have ever seen
c. have never seen
d. have seen
28.The man-----------------------I had seen before wasnt at the party.
a.whom
b.which
c.what
d.whose
29.Can you helped me find the man-----------------------saved the girl?
a.which
b.who
c.whom
d.whose
30. Oh, no! I dont believe it. My mobile phone .
A. stolen
B. has stolen
C. has been stolen
D. is being stolen
31. The woman............... I met on the plane was very nice.
A. where
B. whose
C. who
D. which
32. The book ____ I bought at the bookstore yesterday is expensive.
A. which
B. whose
C. that
D. A & C are correct
33. Do you know the man about ____ theyre talking?
A. whom
B. whose
C. that
D. A & C are correct
II. Choose the best answer for each question.
1. I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my...............
a. working days
b. days out
c. breaks
d. days off
2. It was a glorious Sunday so we decided to pay a visit to the Botanical Garden.
a. ordinary b. honorable
c. beautiful
d. gloomy
5. Lan will try to .her parents to let her go camping with her friends.
a. believe b. permit
c. persuade
d. take
6. You are not allowed to camp here without ................
a. permission
b. persuasion c. protection
d. decision
7. Don't throw away the ................. We can have them for supper.
a. drinks
b. photos
c. food
d. leftovers
8. A campfire on a will be a great event in our schooldays!
a. two days trip
b. two-days trip
c. two-day trips
d. two-day-trip
12. My brother is engaged. He........................married in June.
will get b. gets
c. is getting
d. is going to get
16. Look at those black clouds. It soon.
a.will rain
b. is going to rain
c. rains
d. would rain

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