FIRST SEMESTER TEST 2014-2015

I/ Identify the mistake in the following sentences:

1. If Jackie and Mary had been in better physical condition, they might enjoy the hike more.
A B C D
2. Nancy told that she had gone to the supermarket before coming to their home.
A B C D
Say (to sb)
Tell sb Ex: told her/ told him….
3. We have been waiting for her news for last week.
A B C D
4. All of them said that they had started the campaign many years ago.
A B C D
many previous years.
5. Failing an exam may be an embarrassed experience for good students.
A B C D
II/ Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions below
To volunteer (tình nguyện) means simply being motivated and giving one’s time or energies to look towards a
project or cause that you are interested in. Volunteering gives individuals the chance to explore avenues that would
not usually be available to them. This experience enables an exchange of cultural and social contact between
volunteers and their leader nationals. It enables people to learn new skills and languages, to develop and gain practical
experience in the fields, sometimes demanding conditions, and to develop leadership and teamwork skills. In addition,
personal development which is difficult to evaluate (= assess), is one of the greatest benefits to work and travel
among people from different cultures.
6. The passage gives us an idea about … … …
A. volunteering B. new experience C. personal development D. skill learning
7. According to the passage, volunteering gives people … … …
A. time and energy B. interest in a project
C. chances to explore avenues unavailable to them D. social contacts
8. According to the passage, volunteering enables people … … …
A. to earn money B. to become leaders C. to gain benefits from work D. to learn new skills and languages
9. The word “evaluate” in the passage can be best replaced by … … …
A. develop B. look C. judge D. give
10. According to the passage, it is … … … to evaluate personal development.
A. easy B. important C. demanding D. difficult
III/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes the following sentences:
11. Alex: “Hi, John. What’s going on?” – John: “Nothing special. … … …, Alex?”
A. How about you B. What is C. How is it D. Are you
12. She admitted (thừa nhận = confess (TO) VING)………. them about the plan.
A. to have told B. being told C. to tell D. having told

13. We don’t know why they … to talk about their future plan.
A. refused B. regretted C. advised D. made
14. If he … that competition, he would have got a prize.
A. had entered B. was entered C. has entered D. has been entered
15. If you … the rules, you won’t be able to join the contest.
A. have B. break C. decorate D. do
16. If you … a sound sleep last night, you … so tired today.
A. had/ won't be B. had had/ wouldn't be C. have/ wouldn’t be D. had had/ wouldn’t have been
17. Education is the best … for children’s future.
A. preparation B. anniversary C. popularity D. sympathy
18. We’d rather … than … in the rain.
A. to stay home - go out B. stay home – to go out C. stayed home – went out D. stay home – go out
Would rather S ved/ C2
Would rather Vo than Vo.
19. … … … of the shop, my friend Roger went in.
A. Coming out B. On having come out C. When coming out D. As I came out
20. He often asks me … him.
A. did I believe B. whether I believe C. do I believe D. if did I believe
21. We hadn’t heard from her until she … yesterday.
A. phones B. phoned C. was phoning D. had phoned
22. They will all have completed the course by the end of this year.
A. sponsored B. taken C. brought D. finished

23. The family decided to ... … … her sixteenth birthday at a local restaurant.
A. celebrate B. announce C. open D. support
24. Have you ever taken part … any of your school activities?
A. about B. in C. to D. on
25. The organizers apologized … … … not starting the program on time.
A. about B. for C. of D. in
26. The film festival is planned to … … … in February.
A. represent B. observe C. entertain D. take place
27. Our school is going to give a concert to … money for handicapped children in the city.
A. rise B. take C. raise D. grow
28. Peter: “What kind of job would you like?” – Jim: “ … … …”
A. Is there any chance of promotion? B. I’m good at computing
C. Anytime after next week D. Anything to do with computers
29. He is happy about … a second chance.
A. giving B. having been given C. to have given D. to give
30. The world’s population is … to be over 7 billion by 2015.
A. marked B. built C. expected D. reached
-> People expect _the world population will be/ is over 7 billion by 2015. __________________ .
-> It _is expected that __ the world population will be/ is over 7 billion by 2015_________.

IV/ Read the following passage and choose the most suitable option
In the United States, the May Day (31) … of selecting women to serve as symbols of bounty and community
ideals continued, as young beautiful women (32) … in public celebrations. When George Washington rode from
Mount Vernon to New York City in 1789 to assume the presidency, groups of young women dressed (33)… white
lined his route, (34) … palm branches before his carriage. General Lafayette's triumphant tour of the United States in
1826 also was greeted by similar (35) … of young women.
31. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalist
32. A. competed B. were C. took D. participated
33. A. of B. in C. on D. for
34. A. placing B. placed C. to place D. place
35. A. parades B. crowd C. population D. delegations

IV/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others:
36. A. degradation B. creativity C. education D. eradication (= eliminate)
37. A. stimulate (kích thích)B. encourage C. experience D. participate

V/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
38. A. announce B. perform C. compete D. occasion
39. A. colored /d/ B. continued /d/ C. launched /t/ D. apologized /d/
40. A. campaigns B. materials /z/ C. promises/iz/ D. provides

VI/ Word Form:

41. Many students took part in helping … … … or handicapped children. DISADVANTAGEd
42. The happiest people in the world are those who bring … … … to others. HAPPY -> happiness
43. If you do the test … carefully … …, you will get good marks this time. CAREFUL
44. We try our best to stimulate the spirit of … …learning … English among students. LEARN
45. He asked me who had won the … competition… …. COMPETE

VII/ Finish the following sentences, using the word given. Do not change the word given and you must use
between two and five words, including the word given:
46. Mackay worked in a restaurant after he had left school for a year. HAVING
→ After …having left school……………………… for a year, Mackay worked in a restaurant.
47. They said, “Why not ask her father for his opinion?” SUGGESTED
→ They ……suggested asking her father …………………… for his opinion.
48. He told lies and nobody trusted him. EVERYBODY
→ If he …hadn’t told lies, everybody……………………….. would have trusted him.
49. The man said to us, “Don’t play football in the street!” NOT
→ The man told us ………not to play football……………………. in the street.
50. The boy doesn’t like his father driving him to school. BEING
→ The boy doesn’t like ……being driven to school………………………… by his father.