First term test 1
I. Underline the stressed words in the sentences. Practise reading the sentences aloud. (I p)
A: Do you know of any good and affordable restaurants in the town?
B: Well, the Nem is a good place to eat seafood.
II. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. (1 p)
1. Does he tell you how he is getting _____ his new colleagues?
A. On with B. on of C. away with D. out of
2. Unfortunately the new system didn’t_______ our expectations.
A. Catch up with
B. Bring about
C. Come across
D. Come up to
3. The doctors say it’ll take him a long time to get ______ the shock.
A. Past B. above C. through D. over
4. I wish you_______ stop interrupting me whenever I speak.
A. Will B. would C. could D. might
5. The policeman is happy _____ the kids safe and sound now.
A. finding B. be found C. to find D. have found
6. I wish I______ people with the same interests.
A. meet B. can meet C. could meet D. will meet
7. My mother says that she used to ______ a diary when she was young.
A. keep B. use C. write D. preserve
8. The ______ between generations seems to be bigger and bigger than ever.
A. blank B. space C. gap D. distance
9. Our teacher’s ___ is that we set up a project on preservation of our traditional games.
A. offer B. suggestion C. scheme D. order
10. I found the letter in my bag. I____ to post it.
A. forgot B. would forget C. was forgetting D. had forgotten
III. Insert a suitable word in each blank to complete the passage. (1 p)
Traditional costumes of the Vietnamese people tend to be very simple and modest. Men used to wear brown shirts and white trousers. Their headgear is simply a piece of
(1) ________ wrapped around the head and their footwear consists of a pair of plain
sandals. For formal ceremonies men would have two additional items, a long gown
with slits on either side, and a turban, usually in black or brown (2) ________of cotton
or silk. Young women used to wear light brown-colored short shirts with long black
skirts. To make their waist look (3) ________, they tightly fastened a long piece of pink
or violet cloth. On formal (4)__________ , they would wear a special three layered dress
called “ao dai” – a long gown with slits on either side. An elegant looking conical palm
hat is often (5)_________ as part of a woman’s formal dress. In recent years foreign
fashions have been introduced to Viet Nam; however, the traditional “ao dai” remains preferable to women in both urban and rural settings.
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1 p)
There is growing evidence that urbanization has a sharp impact on climate, causing changes that can wreak havoc on precipitation patterns that supply the precious resource of water. The heavy amounts of heat and pollution rising from cities both delay and stimulate the fall of precipitation, depriving some areas of rain while drenching others.
Cities are on average one to ten degrees warmer than the surrounding undeveloped areas. Cities also produce large amounts of pollutants called aerosols, gaseous suspensions of dust particles or byproducts from the burning of fossil fuels. Both heat and pollutants change the dynamics of clouds. When hoisted up in the sky, the microscopic particles act as multiple surfaces on which the moisture in clouds can condense as tiny droplets. This can prevent or delay the formation of larger raindrops that fall more easily from the sky, or it can cause the rain to fall in another location.
In California, pollution blows eastward and causes a precipitation shortage of around one trillion gallons a year across the Sierra Nevada mountain range. By contrast, in very humid cities, such as Houston, heat and pollutants seem to invigorate summer storm activity by allowing clouds to build higher and fuller before releasing torrential rains.
1. The fact that urbanization plays a part in climate change can be ____ .
A. Ignored B. proved C. omitted D. imagined
2. One of the changes in climate by urbanisation is _____ .
A. More pollutants
B. Undeveloped areas
C. A decrease in pollution
D. Different precipitation patterns
3. In cities, the rain patterns have been altered because of _____ .
A. Heat and pollutants
B. Microscopic particles
C. Moisture in clouds
D. Larger raindrops
4. What does the phrase “wreak havoc on” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Do something useful for
B. Have a positive impact on
C. Cause damage to
D. Make use of
5. Why is Houston mentioned in the passage?
A. To give an example of an area affected by heavy rain
B. To make a contrast with California in pollution
C. Because of Houston’s shortage of precipitation
D. Because Houston allows clouds to build higher and fuller
V. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes by circling A, B, C, or D. (1 p)
VI. Complete the following sentences using one of the following combinations. (2 p)
away on with down on up to up with
in with out of (x 2) away from back on
1. We’ve run ____________ sugar. Could you buy some more?
2. Please don’t let me disturb you. Carry ___________ your work.
3. We must try to cut _____________ the amount of money we spend. We just can’t
make ends meet.
4. Keep_______ me! I’ve got a terrible cold, and I don’t want to give it to you.
5. When I look _______ my childhood, I realize what a happy time it was.
6. The only people she looks _______ are her grandparents.
7. Children grow _______ their clothes so quickly. It costs a fortune to clothe them properly.
8. The antique table is very beautiful, but it doesn’t fit ______ the rest of the furniture, which is modern.
9.I think the neighbours have gone_______for the weekend.
10. John’s up ahead so Greg is pedalling fast to catch ______ him.
VII.Choose the best option A, B, C, or D for each blank to complete the passage. (1 p)
Trang An is a famous tourist complex located in Ninh Binh province in the north of Viet Nam. It is an important national heritage and has been a UNESCO World Heritage site
(1) ___ 2014. Among the diverse ecosystems, forests and limestone mountains (2) ____ with
the history of the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, Trang An Grottoes are Viet Nam’s most spectacular sights. The scenery here is just (3) _____ . Trang An Grottoes are a gathering of 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of (4) _____ are in the Red Book of Viet Nam. While rowing through Trang An grottoes in the quiet, fresh air of the highlands, with only the sound of birds and the oars stirring the clear water, you will (5) ______ that you are in a paradise on earth. Many foreign tourists say that
Trang An is truly a great wonder of Viet Nam.
1. A. For
B. Since
c. In
D. Through
2. A. Associated
B. Linked
C. Contacted
D. Joined
3. A. Incredible
B. artificial
C. Unreal
D. Untrue
4. A. Them
B. Which
C. What
D. That
5. A. Know
B. Understand
C. Consider
D. See
VIII. This email has been written in a hurry and six object pronouns are missing. Write them in the correct places. (1 p)
Example: making up —► making it up
You’ll never guess what happened to me today. And I promise I’m not making up! I was in a shop at lunchtime. There was a tall woman in the shop. She was trying on hats. She picked up a blue one and put on. I remember thinking it looked good on her. I had tried on some gloves and was just taking off. The woman came over, picked up some gloves and put on too. Then she started looking at some bags. She dropped one on the floor by my feet. I bent down to pick up and when I turned round she was just going out. And she was still wearing the clothes! I ran out to stop her taking away, but then I felt someone’s hand on my shoulder. It was the shop owner. I was still holding the bag! And he started telling me off while the woman got away!
IX. Rewrite the sentences, using the words given, so that their meaning stays the same. (1 p)
1. Latin was an international language. (USED)
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2. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?” (SUGGESTED)
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3. My parents never let me stay out late at night. WISH
____________________________________
4. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways.(DISPOSE)
____________________________________
5. The opening of the new stadium was postponed for a week. (PUT)
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