REVISION- GIỮA HK I

TEST 1

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Question 1: A. teacher B. choose C. change D. machine
Question 2: A. among B. bring C. knowledge D. wing
Choose the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words.
Question 3: A. mutual B. impossible C. discussion D. sincerely
Question 4: A. between B. gossip C. common D. pleasure
Which answer that best completes the sentence.
Question 5: Ann and Jim are ______ friends. They share everything with each other.
A. closest B. mutual C. intimacy D. talkative
Question 6: It's very kind of you ______ these homeless children.
A. to look after B. look after C. for looking after D. looking after
Question 7: The golden and silver anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship _____ married
couples.
A. of B. between C. to D. about
Question 8: When his friends finished singing the “Happy Birthday” song, he _______ the candles.
A. broke up B. made up C. went out D. blew out
Question 9: The tin opener seems ______ for left-handed people
A. to design B. to be designed C. designing D. being designed
Question 10: The children seem to be totally _______ of working quietly by themselves.
A. unable B. not able C. impossible D. incapable
Question 11: By the time Jack came with help, we _______ the work.
A. finished B. had finished C. finish D. have finished
Question 12: She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interest
Question 13: . Mary’s children are used to ______ after school everyday.
A. picking up B. being picked up C. be picked up D. picked up
Question 14: John, I have something interesting ______ you, but you have to promise ______ it secret.”
A. for telling / keeping B. to tell / keep C. to tell / to keep D. told / keep
Question 15: I’m too busy to go to her party. But it would be rude ______ her invitation
A. to turn down B. turn round C. turning down D. turning round
Question 16: The Nam Xuong woman’s ______ to her husband is always highly appreciated.
A. loyal B. loyalist C. loyalty D. loyally
Question 17: Tony and Carol are at Tony’s house.
- Tony: "Might I have some more bread ?" - Carol: "Please , ________."
A. you might! B. be yourself! C. help yourself! D. Don't mention it!
Question 18: Maria and Sarah are talking with each other
Maria: "I'm taking my 45-minute test tomorrow: Sarah: "______ "
A. Good luck             B. Good day                       C. good time                       D. Good chance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: Now, I’d like to tell you my most memorable experience.
A. forgettable B. unforgettable C. forgetting D. forget
Question 20: The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
A. joy B. anxiety C. disappointment D. interest
Choose the word or phrase with the CLOSEST meaning as the underlined part.
Question 21: Unselfishness is the very essence of a true friendship.
A. important part B. romantic part C. difficult part D. interesting part
Question 22: The boy glanced at me and turned away.
A. looked carefully B. looked suspiciously C. look attentively D. looked quickly
Mark the letter A,B,C or Don your answer sheetto indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the
following question
Question 23: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. Immediately after he called home, he arrived at the airport.
B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
C. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
D. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
Question 24: Paul expects that they will promote him soon.
A. Paul expects to be promoted soon. B. Paul expects to being promoted soon.
C. Paul expects to promote them soon. D. Paul expects being promoted soon.
Question 25: Alex didn’t want to go to the club any more, so he stopped.
A. Alex stopped to go to the club because he didn't want to.
B. Alex stopped going to the club because he didn't want to.
C. Alex didn’t stop because he wanted to go to the club.
D. Alex didn’t stop going to the club.
Choose the best sentence -A, B, C, or D - made from the given cues.
Question 26: You/notice /him /come in?
A. Did you notice his come in? B. Did you notice him to coming in?
C. Did you notice him coming in? D. Did you notice him to come in?
Question 27: I/ had/ An/ clean/ bedroom/ before/ let/ her/ go out/ play//
A. I had An clean up her bedroom before I let her going out to play.
B. I had An cleaned her bedroom before letting her go out for playing.
C. I had An clean up her bedroom before I let her go out to play.
D. I had An to clean her bedroom before letting her go out to play.
Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
Question 28: (A)By the time I (B)came (C)to his house, he (D)went out.
Question 29: I (A)refused (B)going out (C)with him (D)in the evening.
Question 30: I (A)had a (B)terrified experience (C)when I (D)was on a journey to Iraq lask week.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
A FRIEND IN NEED
There have been a series of thefts of property and money in Jane’s school, and various things seem to have
disappeared. Nobody has admitted to the crime, so the police have been called in. They are investigating the problem,
but so far nobody has been arrested for the crime.
One day Jane came to see her best friend, Ann. She was out, and her mother asked Jane to wait in her room. As Jane
waited for her to come home, she started looking around, and decided to have a look at some of her books. Jane came
across a calculator which was taken from school a week ago. Jane doesn't know what to do. She doesn’t want to lose a
friend. She doesn’t want to break up her family - Ann already has enough trouble with her dad.
On the other hand, theft is a serious crime, and the police are involved. If she ignores it, she will disappoint her other
school friends. If she tells the police, she will be drawn in. What would you do if you were Jane?
Question 31: What is the problem in Jane’s school?
A. Many students have disappeared. B. There have been lots of thieves in the school.
C. Lots of things and money have been stolen. D. The police have been questioning people.
Question 32: It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. Nobody has been found guilty of the crime. B. The police have arrested somebody.
C. Somebody has admitted stealing these things. D. The police are trying to find out what the problem is.
Question 33: According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Jane and Ann are good friends. B. Jane was not home when Ann came to see her.
C. Jane found a stolen object in Ann's room. D. Both A and C.
Question 34: Which of the following is not mentioned as being stolen from school?
A. Property B. Thefts C. Money D. A calculator
Question 35: Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?
A. Jane finds it hard to decide what to do. B. Ann and her dad don’t get on very well.
C. Jane won’t tell the police about what Ann has done. D. Theft is considered a serious crime.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the blanks
When I arrived at Jenny’s house, the party had already started. She touched me by the arm and asked if I
would like to be (36) ______ to a boy from a school across the road from my house. Before I had the chance to answer,
she had left me alone with him. He looked a bit (37) ______ with everything, and I wasn’t looking (38) ______ to
talking to him. But he asked where I was from and what school I went to, and soon we were(39) ______ everything
under the sun. Like me, he was interested in films, but as well as the famous films that everybody knew about, he had
seen ones nobody else had heard of. So what I thought was going to be: a boring evening turned (40)______ to be really
interesting.
Question 36: A. known B. meet C. introduced D. friends
Question 37: A. bored B. proud C. angry D. sorry
Question 38: A. much B. forward C. a lot D. happy
Question 39: A. talking B. chatting C. speaking D. discussing
Question 40: A. up B. round C. out D. down
TEST 2
I- SECTION A (7pts)
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 1: I can hear a cat _________ at the window.
A . scratches B. to scratch C. scratching D. was scratching
Question 2: Jen had confided her secret to Mark; but he betrayed her ________.
A. loyalty                  B. trust                  C. constancy          D. sympathy
Question 3: They were extremely ________ to my plight.
A. sympathized         B. sympathetic      C. sympathy           D. sympathetieal
Question 4: They volunteer to look after children who have been _________ by the 9 th storm in Quang Nam province.
A. left B. suffered C. orphaned D.
supported
Question 5: By the time Jack came with help, we _______ the work.
A. finished B. had finished C. finish D. have finished
Question 6: He finds it ________ lasting friendships.
A. difficult to make B. difficulty in making C. is difficult to make D. difficult making
Question 7: Donald Trump expected ______ as the president of the USA for another four years.
A. to elect B. to be elected C. electing D. being
elected
Question 8: _______ the traffic rules, An was confident when he took the driving test.
A. Learning B. Having learned C. Learned D. Being
learned
Question 9: I think your mother should let you _________ your own mind.
A. make up B. to make up C. making up D. made up
Question 10: I caught him _________ over my wall. I asked him _________ the reason .
A. climbing / explaining B. climbing / explain
C. climb / explain D. climbing / to explain
Question 11: Sally's low test scores kept her from _______ to the university.
A. admitting B. to admit C. to be admitted D. being admitted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences or that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question 12: The fire brigade fought the fire for an hour. They succeeded in putting it out.
A. The fire brigade managed to put the fire out after fighting it for an hour.
B. The fire brigade couldn’t put the fire out after fighting it for an hour.
C. The fire brigade was unable to put the fire out after fighting it for an hour.
D. The fire brigade puts the fire out after fighting it for an hour.
Question 13:My teacher wouldn’t let me leave early.
A. My teacher permitted me to leave early. B. My teacher refused letting me leave early.
C. My teacher allowed me to leave early. D. My teacher refused to let me leave early.
Question 14: We have been cooking for the party for four hours.
A. Cooking for the party will be done in four hours. B. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.
C. We didn’t start cooking for the party until four. D. We have four cooks for the party.
Choose the underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation in each question.
Question 15: A. cheese B. children C. chemical D.
teacher
Question 16: A. winter B. answer C. award D. towards
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each question.
Question 17: A. generous            B. suspicious        C. constancy          D. sympathy
Question 18: A. celebrate B. attitude C. refreshments D. restaurant
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 19: The boy glanced at me and turned away.
A. looked carefully B. looked quickly C. looked attentively D. looked suspiciously
Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions.
Question 20: John: “How often do you go to school?” Jane: “ ……………”
A. I don’t think so B. I go there early C. I go there by bus D. Every day except
Sunday
Question 21: A: Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer? B: _______
A. Do you think I would? B. Yes, you’re a good friend.
C. Yes, I’d love to. Thanks. D. I wouldn’t. Thank you.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 22: Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
A. optionally B. unwillingly C. freely D. consciously
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 23:  It is educational (A)for children(B) to observe (C)adults to perform (D)their daily tasks
Question 24: (A) During a curfew it is not possible (B) walking (C) onthe streets after (D)a specified hour.
Question 25: Volunteers believe that some of (A) happiest people in the world (B)are those who (C)help to bring
happiness (D)to others
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
 In the United States, volunteering is (26) ……………………… as a good way to give children a sense of
community reponsibility and to bring the family together.Volunteerism is (27) …………………… across the United States
today because people are trying to put more emphasis on family togetherness , and they are looking (28)………………
ways to help young people have a feeling of hope and satisfaction. It is (29)………………… that volunteering helps
children discover their talents, develop their skills, and learn about (30)……………… and problemsolving.
Question 26 : A.respected B.viewed C.inspected D.showed
Question 27 : A.growing B.traveling C.extending D.forming
Question 28 : A on B.of C.for D. at
Question 29  .A.regarded B.believed C.concerned D.accepted
Question 30 : A.operation B.corporation C.correspondence D.cooperation
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
Good manners play an important part in maintaining peace and good-wiling in a community. A man who has good
manners does not hurt the feelings of others and therefore he is on good terms with his friends and neighbors and also
with others. He is also sympathetic towards the weak In this way he helps to keep peace in society.
But a man whose manners are bad has no respect for others. He uses words carelessly and behaves rudely towards
other and causes a lot of ill-will and unpleasantness. In the end, it is he himself who suffers the most. Everyone avoids
him and he is forced to live almost in isolation.
To live well in a society, money alone is not enough. We should also have good manners, for it is human nature to
seek friendship; and friendship cannot be bought with money. Friendship with others makes life pleasant and it has to
be earned through our own attitude towards others. If we are kind to others, they will be kind to us, and kindness is the
essence of good manners. Bad manners not only drive away friends but also others, including our own family members.
Even the richest man cannot afford to have had manners. For a man may have enough money to buy all things than
he wants; but if his manners are bad he will have no friends, and no one can live happily without friends. Even the
members of his own family may not respect him and finally he will become a lonely man.
Question 31. What is the role of good manners in society?
A. Keeping peace in society. B. helping to maintain peace and good-will in community
C. helping people to get much money D. helping people live happily.
Question 32. What does a man who has good manners never do?
A. gets on well with everyone B. earns enough money to live.
C. sympathizes towards to the weak D. makes someone feel bad.
Question 33. Why should we have good manners?
A. Because we can’t live happily without oue friends and family.
B. Because people always avoid meeting the men whose manners are bad.
C. Because we can’t earn much money.
D. Because other people will dislike us.
Question 34. How does a man whose manners are bad behaves?
A. He thinks that money can buy all things.
B. He usually leaves his friends in difficulties.
C. He uses words carelessly, rude towards others.
D. He seldom sympathizes towards the poor, the ill and the homeless.
Question 35. Which of the following sentences is the main idea of the passage?
A. The richest man is the person who has good manners.
B. Good manners play an important role in maintaining peace and good-wiling in a community.
C. If you are kind to others, they will be nice to you.
D. Bad manners not only drives away friends, own family but also influence society’s peace.
II.SECTION B (1pt) Complete the following sentences, using the words given or rewrite the sentences using the
words given at the beginning of the sentence
Question 1. Mary played the piano very well at the party .
 They heard ………………………………………………………….
Question 2. Mary bought a new book and then she came back home.
 Having ……………………………………………………………………………..
Question 3. Please remember that you must study for the mid-term test
 Please remember…………………
Question 4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.
 By the time ………………………………………………………………………….
Question 5.I visited Paris once before. (second)
 This is ………………………………………………..

Good luck!