TALENT Q ENGLISH

PROGRESS CHECK KET FEBRUARY 2024

Name: ………………………………………..……Date: …………………………
MARK COMMENT

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
by circling A, B, C, or D.
1. A. stopped B. washed C. studied D. looked
2. A. machine B. armchair C. children D. watch
3. A. classes B. lakes C. cages D. houses
II. Find the word which is not the same with the others in a group.
4. A. town B. city C. country D. boots
5. A. travel B. bike C. bus D. car
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. ___________ sports do you play?
A. How B. Who C. Which D. What’s
7. My mother wants a good pair of shoes because she often goes ___________
A. jogging B. fishing C. sailing D. swimming
8. He often ___________ his kite when he’s not busy.
A. does B. plays C. goes D. flies
9. How ___________ kilos of beef does she want?
A. many B. much C. any D. about
10. Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?
A. Because we don’t like film B. That’s a good idea
C. You are right D. Thank you very much
11. “Would you like some noodles, Mai?” - “No, ___________ I’m full. Thanks.”
A. I wouldn’t B. I don’t C. I’m not D. I don’t like
12. There is ___________ oil in this bottle. We should buy some more.
A. a few B. few C. little D. a little
13. Can I help you? - ___________, please. I need a kilo of beef.
A. Sorry B. Yes C. Can D. No
14. Manh ___________ likes fish and beef.
A. isn’t B. don’t C. doesn’t D. never
15. ___________ are you going to spend your summer vacation?
A. Where B. Which C. What D. Who
IV. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters:
16. There are about two hundred _________________ in this company. EMPLOY
17. Is Mrs Ha a _________________? BUSINESS
18. We are all _________________ about going to the zoo next weekend. EXCITE
19. We mustn’t be _________________ when we cross busy streets. CARE
20. Mai is _________________ at math than me. GOOD
V. Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
21. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.
22. We (be) _________________ students for four years.
23. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________
24. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.
25. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.
VI. Find the incorrect words in each sentence and correct them.
26. Peter didn’t buy that computer because of he had too little money.
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27. Measles are one of the infectious diseases that children get.
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28. Each students has answered the first three questions.
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29. My brother are working in the city.
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30. Mr Minh rides his bike to work at the moment.
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VII. Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best fills the blank spaces:
How can we __________ (31) our teeth healthy? First, we ought to __________ (32) our
dentist twice a year. He can fill the small __________ (33) in our teeth before they destroy the
teeth.
Secondly, we should brush our teeth __________ (34) twice a day – once after breakfast, and
once before we go to bed. We can also use __________ (35) toothpicks to clean __________
(36) our teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we should eat food
__________ (37) good for our teeth and our body: milk, fish, potatoes, raw vegetables and fresh
fruit.
Chocolate, sweets, biscuits are bad __________ (38) when we eat them between meals. They are
__________ (39) because they stick to our teeth and __________ (40) decay.
31. A. keep B. do C. clean D. brush
32. A. meet B. visit C. look D. find
33. A. caves B. meals C. holes D. things
34. A. at least B. at less C. at work D. at much
35. A. paper B. leather C. metal D. wooden
36. A. on B. among C. between D. at
37. A. it is B. that is C. this is D. they are
38. A. because B. too C. enough D. especially
39. A. harmful B. healthy C. good D. useful
40. A. fill B. cause C. do D. make
VIII. Read this passage carefully then choose the best answer to each question below.
A TWENTY YEAR- STOLEN BICYCLE
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local
police. In the letter the police asked him to meet them at the police station. Ted wondered why
the police wanted him, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more.
At the station he was told by a smiling policeman that they found his bicycle. Five days ago, the
policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. They
are now sending his bicycle to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the
news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen
twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
41. Ted was worried because ____________.
A. He received a letter B. He went to police station yesterday
C. The police would catch him D. He didn’t know why the police wanted him.
42. The police who talked to Ted was ___________.
A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small
43. What did the policeman tell him?
A. His bicycle was lost. B. His bicycle was found five days ago.
C. He was very surprised. D. He never expected the bicycle to be found.
44. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago
B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
C. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train
D. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
45. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. Ted is no longer anxious.
C. The policeman told Ted the good news yesterday. D. Ted is 35 years old now.
IX.Combine the following sentences using an appropriate relative pronoun.
1. John is a member of the team. His sister is in my class.
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2. This is the news. It wasn’t printed by the newspaper.
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3. The film is about a girl. She has special powers.
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4. I was sitting on a bench. It suddenly fell into pieces.
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5. I was told the story by a girl. I visited her in an orphanage.
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6. The boy was eating a doughnut. I looked after this boy.
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7. They wanted to leave at 4p.m. This didn’t suit me at all.
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8. The people were very kind. I stayed with them.
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9. Who was the girl? You were speaking to her just now.
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10. I’ve lost all the money. You gave it to me.
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