KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 1 – NĂM HỌC 2014-2015

PHẦN A: TRẮC NGHIỆM (gồm 30 Questions) (6 marks)

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
Question 1: Fax machine __________ send or receive letters quickly.
A. is used for B. used to C. is used to D. used for
Question 2: “Would you like some sugar?” – “_____________.”
A. No, just a little B. Yes, I would. C. No, thank you D. Yes, no
more
Question 3: When I got to the hospital, she ________ in the waiting room.
A. has been sitting B. was sitting C. is sitting D. sitting
Question 4: I want to learn ______ because I like taking pictures.
A. photography B. photogenic C. photographs D.
photographer
Question 5: When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”.
A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.
B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.
C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.
D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”.
Question 6: Marie Curie was awarded _____ Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining
______ atomic weight of radium.
A. the / an B. no article /no article C. a / the D. a / an
Question 7: Choose the word or phrase which is wrong and needs correcting.
Because the bad weather, we can’t go to the cinema with our friends.
A B C D
Question 8: I was listening to music, but I stopped ________ my homework.
A. to listen for doing B. listening for do C. to listen to do D. listening to
do
Question 9: The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
Question 10: He keeps complaining ______ me _______ his motorbike.
A. to / Ø B. about / to C. Ø / to D. to / about
Question 11: Minh: _______ do you have to spend many years learning English?
Nam: Oh! Learning a foreign language well is a long process.
A. How B. How long C. What D. Why
Question 12: I’ve had a toothache _________ yesterday morning.
A. since B. for C. from D. ago
Question 13: “____________” – “Sorry, he has gone to Japan. But he will be back in two
days.”
A. What’s wrong with Jack? B. May I speak to Jack?
C. Who is Jack? D. How is Jack today?
Question 14: Pyramids are one of the world’s ______.
A. wonders B. cities C. waterfalls D. caves
Question 15: Television helps us broaden our awareness of cultures and societies around the
world.
A. information B. knowledge C. entertainment D. news
Question 16: We often work very hard at school. We have ten subjects ________.
A. learn B. for learning C. learned D. to learn
Question 17: If you want to learn about the events that are happening all over the world, you
can watch a _______.
A. love story B. cartoon C. drama D.
documentary film
Question 18: “We _____a party next Sunday. Can you come?” – “Yes, I’d love to.”
A. will have B. are going to have C. are having D. have
Question 19: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest.
A. bird B. church C. together D. term
Question 20: Choose the word or phrase which is wrong and needs correcting.
The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work.
A B C D
Question 21: We saw many cars and people _______ were moving to the countryside.
A. whom B. that C. who D. which
Question 22: Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
three words.
A. animal B. comedy C. wonderful D. exciting

Question 23 - 26: Read the text carefully and choose the best answer
The media can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the movies and shows that
they watch. With high quality programs, TV and video tapes increase the viewers’ knowledge,
they can also improve thinking ability. Additionally, it offers language learners the advantage
of “real-life” audiovisual instruction and aural comprehension practice at any time of day or
night. TV and video can also provide almost everyone with good entertainment.
Nevertheless, there are several serious disadvantages to the visual media. Firstly, some
people watch video tapes more hours than they do anything else. Secondly, those who spend
more time watching TV than manual work can easily suffer from near-sightedness and
obesity. Thirdly, the amount of violence and horror on the screen that have had bad effect on
children and teenagers. Finally, people often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV or
play a video tape even when they do not enjoy it or have free time for entertainment.
Question 23: One of the advantages of TV and video tapes is that it can __________.
A. limit viewers’ good entertainment B. reduce viewer’s ability of thinking
C. widen viewers’ knowledge D. decrease viewers’ knowledge
Question 24: The media can be very helpful to people __________.
A. who know the way to enjoy them
B. who carefully choose the programs to watch
C. who enjoy them
D. who spend much time on them
Question 25: TV is one of the media that presents information and entertainment
__________.
A. orally B. visually and aurally C. aurally D. aurally and
orally
Question 26: Who in the passage can easily suffer from near-sightedness and obesity?
A. people who spend more time watching TV than manual work.
B. people who carefully choose the movies and shows.
C. people who improve thinking ability.
D. people who often feel a strange and powerful need.

Question 27 -30: Choose the word that best fits each gap of the passage
 I am an ordinary teacher like many others, (27) _____ my students are those with severe
learning difficulties: some have speech or hearing impairments, while some others have
mental (28) ______. Every day I work with my lovely students. We have some specialized
equipment (29) ______ audiotapes and videotapes to assist their learning. Like many other
special education teachers, I am constantly under sress due to heavy workloads. Some of my
colleagues gave up and found other jobs, but I won’t. I (30) _______ working with students
with disabilities. Nothing can compete with the joy I have when my children can perform a
difficult task.
Question 27: A. because B. but C. so D. and
Question 28: A. matters B. effects C. problems D. things
Question 29: A. so that B. such that C. like D. such as
Question 30: A. enjoy B. hate C. offer D. promise

PHẦN B: TỰ LUẬN (4 marks)

I. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 marks)
1. The house is over 120 years old. It is in this town. ( Relative clause )
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. I began to play the piano when I was a primary student. (Tense transformation)
→ I have ……………………………………………………………………
3. They went to the cinema with their friends last night. ( Wh-question )
→ ……………………………………………………………………………
4. My brother doesn’t play in the rain any longer. ( used to )
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
5. My company has just produced a new style of jeans. ( Passive voice )
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………

II. WORD – FORM (1 mark)

1. There is an _________________ of famous pictures at the gallery.
(exhibit)
2. Some children in the village are_________________retarded. (mental)
3. He intends to _______________ the chairman’s decision. (opposition)
4. A computer can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed
and perfect __________. ( accurate )
5. We visit shops, offices and places of _______ beauty with the help of
computers. ( scene )

III. TENSES
1 I expected (invite) _______________ to the party, but I wasn’t.
2. She was frightened of _______________( rob) by a stranger
3. I'm going to bed now. I (work) ___________for hours and I'm very tired.
4. I think she is the nicest person I (meet)____________.
5. He (come)_____________into the room after he (stand)_____________
outside for a moment.
IV. LISTEN
Heavy rain during the night has caused (1) __________ all over the country
today. Many people have left their homes because rivers have risen.
Some roads in the (2)____________ are under two metres of water. The
rain has stopped at the moment, but it's still cloudy and there's strong
wind. Because of the bad weather people can't go out to work.
A ninety-year-old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the
twenty-third times. At 4.418 metres, Mount Whitney is the (3)___________
in California. The woman says the view from the top is wonderful. She
also says that mountain has kept her (4)____________. In spite of her
(5)____________ the woman tries to climb the mountain very often.

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