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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HKI MÔN ANH VĂN – TETS 18 Part one : phonetics
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. architect b. parachute c. archaic d. psychology
2. a. border b. embroider c. embark d. bomb
3. a. owl b. cow c. arrow d. powder
4. a. dew b. knew c. sew d. few
5. a. initial b. written c. privilege d. minor
6. a. foreign b. continent c. scholarship d. almost
7. a. hasty b. nasty c. tasty d. late
8. a. diaper b. diamond c. diary d. diameter
9. a. organise b. promise c. paradise d. realize
10. a. bought b. sought c. drought d. fought
B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each
group.
1. a. director b. machinery c. encourage d. excellent
2. a. intelligent b. population c. opportunity d. economics
3. a. attack b. fancy c. eruption d. familiar
4. a. condition b. experiment c. indicate d. ability
5. a. concentration b. accustomed c. revolution d. preferential

Part two : vocabulary and grammar
A .Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d
1 . It is believed that there is a ……….between the two crimes .
a . join b. chain c. link d. connector
2 . Books are no longer the only …… of stories and information .

16. At the end of the winter . The price of winter clothes in the shop usually………
a. drops b. lowers c. sinks d. reduces
17. Dinner will be ready soon . Can you please ……table ?
a. lay b. settle c. make d. put
18. The question of late payment of bills was … at the board meeting .
a. risen b. raised c bought d. taken
19 . Mr. Jones has …………painting since he retired .
a. taken up b. taken of c. taken over d. taken in
20. Modern buildings should ……….with the surrounding area.
a. suit b. fit c. blend d. join
21. There was nothing special about his clothes……….from his flowery tie .
a. but b. except c. other d. apart
22. He went ………a bad cold just before Christmas .
a. down with b. in for c. over d. through
23. In the old day, people believed that world was flat and the ships would fall of
the………….
a. boundary b. edge c. border d. limit
24. Who was the first person ……… the South Pole ?
a. reaching b. who reaches c. to reach d. reached
25. His name was on the ………of my tongue . but I just couldn’t remember it .
a. end b. point c. edge d. tip
B . Find out mistakes and correct them .
1. before television become popular , people used to entertain each other in the evening by
a b c
playing games ,and saying stories.
d

2. This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach , enjoying the sunshine .
a b c d
3. Goats are extremely destruction to natural vegetation and are often responsible for soil

5. If the virus infects a computer , the result would probably be ……………………
a. sick personnel b. dead telephones c. lost information d. a broken computer
B. Read the following passage. Choose the best word from a, b, c or d .
Around the age of sixteen ,you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life . Do
you stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1)… ? Do I leave and start work
beginning a training (2)….? The decision is yours, but it may be (3) …… remembering two
things : there is more unemployment (4) …….who haven’t been to university, and people
who have the right (5) …….will have a big advantage in the competition . For jobs, if you
decide to go (6) …….into a job, there are many opportunities for training . Getting
qualification will(7)… you to get on more quickly in many careers and evening classes allow
you to learn (8) ……you earn . Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older
is (9)…… possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days as well as
(10)…practical work experience .
1. a. after b. later c. then d. past
2. a. school b. class c. course d. term
3. a. worth b. necessary c. important d. useful
4. a. between b. among c. with d. though
5. a. notes b. papers c. arts d. skills
6. a. straight b. just c. direct d. rather
7. a. make b. help c. let d. give
8. a. where b. while c. when d. what
9. a. also b. again c. another d. always
10. a. getting b. making c. taking d. doing

C. Fill into numbered blank with one suitable word
Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well ,
we are hardly even (1)…. of it. But illness can come ,even (2)….we are young. In fact,
childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3)……attacked children in particular and

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9. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.
There’s no point……… …………………………………………………………….……
10. The railway worker do not intend to call off their strike.
The railway worker have no ………….…………………………………………………
B. Composition. (120 – 150 words)
“Today traffic transportation causes a lot of the serious problems “find some main reasons
and give your solutions. The end

5 Answer key

Part one : phonetics
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
(10 pts )
1b


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when
3
disease

4
cure
5
changed

6
much
7
parts
8
live
9
medical

10
solve
Part four: writing
A. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the
sentence above it. (10pts )
1- Both professor Williams and his secretary can take your report.
2- Mary’s grades in math are not as good as grades in English.
3 - They don’t have time or money for along trip.
4- It is a fact that she has a beautiful voice.
5- Tom regretted not having worked harder to pass the exam .
6- He is having the window mended.