HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MID-TERM TEST OF ENGLISH

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Time allowed 45 minutes

Department of English for Technical Students VERSION TACS1
Approver by: Date:
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose a correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the
correct letter A, B, C or D. (20 points)
1. We ____have___ a very nice meal. The food _______ really good. Thank you, Mum.
A. have/ was B. had/ was C. had/ were D. didn’t have/ was
2. I’m sorry. I can’t help you at the moment. I _ ______ dinner.
A. was cooking B. have cooked C. cooked D. am cooking
3. It was a beautiful sunny day and as I walked across the park, I was _______ .
A. disappointed B. excited C. fine D. in a good mood
4. Derek is good at golf, but he _______ very often.
A. doesn’t plays B. isn’t playing C. doesn’t play D. hasn’t played
5. My new haircut looked horrible! I was too _______ to go out.
A. angry B. happy C. relaxed D. embarrassed
6. On the last day of school, the students _______ presents.
A. exchanged B. played C. invited D. looked
7. “I feel like going to the cinema tonight.”-“ Good idea! What’s _______ at the moment?”
A. in B. on C. at D. off
8. My friend never comes to school _______. He is always_______.
A. early / late B. early/ lately C. earlier / lately D. punctual / late
9. “_______ does a game last?” –“ Usually about half an hour.”
A. How much B. How long C. When D. How often
10. You _______ worry so much. I’m sure everything will be alright.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. don’t D. Couldn’t
11. I love that restaurant – it’s got good food and a very _______ atmosphere.
A. friendly B. happy C. excited D. boring
12. My family often _______ out because there are a lot of cheap restaurants near our home.
A. go B. eat C. have D. enjoy
13. You _______ pay for the room now. You can pay when you leave.
A. don’t have B. have to C. are able D. don’t have to
14. You _______ work in the library all evening. It’s open until 10 pm .
A. are able B. shouldn’t C. can D. Could
15. Last year it _______ for three months, but it _______ just for two weeks.
A. snows/ rains B. snowed/ rained C. snow / raining D. snowing / raining
16. “ _______ your neighbors?” – “Yes, they are very friendly.”
A. Do you like B. Would you like C. Do you like to D. Would you
17. Phil loves fast food so much. _______ hamburgers does he eat?
A. What kind B. How many C. How much D. Which
18. I’ve got two tickets for the concert tonight. Would you like to go?
A. Yes. I’d like B. Thank you C. No, I wouldn’t D. Sorry. I don’t think I
can
19.” _______ is Amanda’s birthday?” – “ It’s _______ the 25th _______ December.”
A. When / on / of B. What / on / in C. When / in / on D. What / on / of
20. We didn’t meet Ken’s brother _______ they came for dinner last Sunday.
A. when B. until C. but D. because
READING
Part 1 . Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. (10
points)
NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN OPEN UNIVERSITY DEGREE
Like any other university, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you don't have to
(21) ……… working to study. It can also open up a whole variety (22) ……………… interests.
If you have (23) ………… studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of (24)
……………….. your knowledge. You will make friends of (25) ………… kinds. You may also (26)
………… that your qualification provides new career opportunities.
You don't actually (27) ……………... to the Open University for lectures, but study at home, using
television, radio and computer software. You can (28) ……………. one class a month if you wish
at an Open University center. Of course, there are exams to take, as in (29) ....................
university.
If you (30) ………………. like to know more, all you have to do is complete the form below. It could
be the start of a wonderful new period in your life.
21. A. stop B. end C. break D. leave
22. A. from B. of C. in D. for
23. A. ever B. never C. often D. always
24. A. growing B. changing C. adding D. increasing
25. A. all B. each C. both D. every
26. A. suggest B. find C. wish D. want
27.. A. join B. enter C. arrive D. go
28. A. give B. attend C. learn D. study
29. A. any B. some C. many D. most
30. A. did B. Will C. would D can
PART 2. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each of the questions below.
(10 points)
Most people go to a doctor in their own town or suburbs. But people in the Australian outback can’t
get to a doctor quickly. The nearest doctor is sometimes hundreds of kilometers away so they
have to call him on a two way radio. This special doctor is called the ‘flying doctor’. He visits sick
people by plane.
When someone is sick, the doctor has to fly to the person’s home. His plane lands on a flat piece
of ground near the person’s house. Sometimes the doctor has to take the patient to hospital.
Flying doctors take about 8,600 people to hospital each year.
However, most of the time the person isn’t very sick, and the doctor doesn’t have to visit. He can
give advice on the radio from the office at the flying doctor center. He can tell the patient to use
some medicine from a special medicine chest. There is one of these chests in every home in the
outback. Each bottle, tube and packet in the chest has a number. The doctor often says something
like this “take two tablets from bottle number 5 every four hours”.
A man called John Flynn started the Royal Flying Doctor service in 1927. He had only one plane.
Today there are 14 flying doctor centers, 29 planes, 14 full time doctors and several part time
doctors, nurses and dentists.

31. The flying doctors mentioned in this article treat their patients…………………
A. in clinics B. by old methods C. Over great distance D. by telepathy
32. Which happens first?
A. The doctor flies to the sick person’s home.
B. The sick person or his family calls the doctor on a two way radio.
C. The plane lands near the patient’s house.
D. The doctor treats the sick person on a two way radio.
33. From the article, we can assume that Australia has quite a number of ………………
A. remote areas B. good highways C. mountainous regions D. strange animals
34. The doctor can treat the sick person by radio from his office when the patient …………….
A. has a special medicine chest B. has got two way radio
C. is not very sick D. feels very tired
35. The word “chest” in this context probably means ……………..
A. a body part B. a machine C. a remote control D. a small box
WRITING

Make sentences using the suggested words or expressions. (10 points)

36. People/ often / feel / little / stressed / before / important exam.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
37. You / should / put / knife / fork / plate/ when / you / finish.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
38. He / go / Brighton last month / visit / relatives.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
39. They / have / wear / hat / glove / outside / December / because / it / always / freezing.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
40. He / be/ a hurry / so / he/ refuse / give / me/ lift.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….