ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 1 (2007 - 2008)
MÔN : ANH VĂN
Thời gian làm bài: 50 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1) A. height B. weight C. eighteen D. great
2) A. rotation B. sanguine C. Dane D. vapour
3) A. logical B. oxygen C. colleague D. language
Choose the word that has the main stress different from the other three words
4) A. accessible B. convenient C. resource D. property
5) A. contrary B. status C. outnumber D. tolerate
6-30. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence
6) I _________ a lot of difficulties when I started doing this job.
A. competed B. struggled C. encountered D. engaged
7) The _________ of land consists of draining, irrigating, and pushing back the sea.
A. farming B. protecting C. fertilizing D. reclaiming
8) The safe _______of nuclear waste is a major problem.
A. disposal B. rotation C. distribution D. pollution
9) I like everything in London __________ the weather.
A. minus B. except C. respect D. abstract
10) Barbara moved her house to Manchester , and we have _______ each other since then.
A. caught sight of B. lost touch with C. paid attention to D. made allowance for
11) Floods in north-eastern India made 250,000 people __________.
A. homeless B. careless C. childless D. odourless
12) That's quite silly. What you're saying is ________.
A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably
13) Their ________ to overcome the difficulty is really worth praising.
A. determine B. determined C. determining D. determination
14) We've just had some extremely ________ news.
A. disappointed B. disappointing C. disappointment D. disappoints
15) We have tried to increase ______________ by using better methods and tools.

30) Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has ___________ ability.
A. a few B. a great deal of C. little D. a little
31) She thinks little about her future work.
A. She doesn’t give a little thought to her future work.
B. She gives little thinking about her future work.
C. She has a little think about her future work.
D. She doesn’t spend time thinking about her future work.
32) I am sorry I forgot posting the letter for you.
A. I wish I had to post the letter for you. B. I regret not to post the letter for you.
C. I regret not posting the letter for you. D. I am afraid that I should post the letter for you.
33) They felt disappointed because of the bad exam results.
A. The bad exam results made them disappointing.
B. They felt disappointed, so the exam results were bad.
C. The exam results were so bad that they felt disappointed.
D. The bad exam results made them to feel disappointed.
34) He lost his job three months ago.
A. They are three months since he lost his job. B. It is three months since he lost his job.
C. It is three months ago since he lost his job. D. It has been three months since he has lost his
job.
35-39. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
35) There were never any secrets (A) among my sister and (B) me (C) when we (D) were growing up.
36) Mr Brown was planning (A) to send (B) to me a package from Japan (C) as soon as he arrived (D)
home from his trip to Hawaii.
37) (A) The building is (B) currently used (C) like a (D) furniture store.
38) It is (A) importance that parents (B) take an active (C) interest in their (D) children’s lessons.
39) (A) Wait for me (B) until I (C) will come back (D) from Britain.
40-45. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages:
There are a few rules that all visitors to wildlife preserves should observe. (40)__________ these
rules is necessary if people want to enjoy themselves and have an (41)__________ experience.
First of all, it is (42)__________ to leave your car in the car park so as to cause as little disturbance

49) What may the writer do next year?
A. There will be new holiday courses. B. She has found a holiday job.
C. She may go to Bulgaria. D. Her friends will visit
her.
50) Which of these advertisements did the writer see?
A. Painting courses for your holidays B. Computing courses for your holidays
C. Tours to Bulgaria D. Holiday courses organized by youth club
KIỂM TRA HK I NĂM HỌC 2007 – 2008

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. handled B. installed C. confided D. confirmed
2. A. creates B. achieves C. struggles D. precedes
3. A.child B. chemist C. church D. chicken
4. A. seat B. heavy C. reason D. neat
II. Pick out the word whose primary stress is different from the others.
5. A. nursery B. ancestor C. tuition D. counterpart
6. A. decisive B. tertiary C. fantastic D. rewarding
7. A. keenness B. retail C. entry D. attempt
8. A. carry B. adopt C. fulfill D. record
III. Read the following passage. Then choose the best option (A, B, C or D).
It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope (9) the best. Here
are a few tips. Practise how you say things, as well as what you (10) to say. If
you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of (11) does. Borrow it and
make a video tape of yourself. Find (12) to watch it with you and give you a (13)
of advice on how you appear and behave.
Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (14)
to dress. At the interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly. (15)
attention and keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to
waste time and (16) do you.
9. A. against B. for C. to D. at

A. learn about daily life in another country. B. stay in a hotel or go camping.
C. travel in a group with their teachers. D. go to an exchange town.
IV. Choose the suitable answers.
21. You should concentrate what the interviewer is saying.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
22. An A-level course consists of some subjects either Arts or Sciences.
A. for B. with C. in D. on
23. His father is always willing to give a hand cleaning the house.
A. with B. for C. about D. in
24. My mother takes the responsibility running the household.
A. in B. for C. with D. by
25. The academic year in England is divided three terms.
A. in B. between C. among D. into
26. Reducing the size of classes may improve standards.
A. educated B. educating C. education D. educational
27. The game is thought to have among the native peoples of Alaska.
A. origin B. originated C. original D. originally
28. She has had to make some very difficult .
A. decided B. decisive C. decision D. decisions
29. How many did you have for the job?
A. applicants B. applications C. apply D. applied
30. Tom is a very person and writes lists for everything.
A. method B. methodic C. methodical D. methodically
31. He was as a full member of the society.
A. accepting B. accepted C. acceptable D. acceptance
32. Robert in three movies already. I’m sure he’ll be a star some day.
A. appeared B. had appeared C. has appeared D. has been appearing
33. I don’t want any mistakes in his composition.
A. him to make B. his making C. that he makes D. he will make
34. Tropical forests around the world due to human demand for hardwood

C. John advised Daisy shoud not lend them any money.
D. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money.
44. Turn off all the switches before leaving the room.
A. All the switches must be turned off before leaving the room.
B. All the switches must be turned off before you leave the room.
C. You must leave the room before turning off all the switches.
D. You must leave the room as soon as you turn off all the switches.
45. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
A. The man is believed to escape in a stolen car.
B. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.
C. The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car.
D. They believed that the man stole the car.
46. Ken does lots of mistakes, but he never seems to learn from them.
A B C D
47. People had much to learn before they became civilization.
A B C D
48. My son keeps asking me to have his car fix before he goes to Canada.
A B C D
49. I read a number of articles, most of them were very useful.
A B C D
50. The football match was televised lively from the National Stadium.
A B C D
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Test 3
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others.
1. A/ honour B/ hour C/ exhaust D/ host
2. A/ rock B/ rose C/ polish D/ spot
3. A/ wear B/ way C/ where D/ whole
4. A/ sensible B/ traffic C/ city D/ intend

19. He is not popular. He has ……………… friends.
A/ little B/ a little C/ few D/ a few
20. … ……………goods were sent to the exhibition.
A/ a large number of B/ a great deal of C/ much D/ little
21. I regret …………. you that we can not approve your application.
A/ tell B/ to tell C/ to be told D/ telling
22. ………… countries cause acid rain and green house effect.
A/ Industry B/ Industrial C/ Industrialize D/ Industrious
23. If we ……………… time, we …………… the museum yesterday.
A/ have had/ visited B/ had had/ would have visited
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C/ had / would visit D/ have / will visit
24. He drank ………………… wine last night and gets sick now
A/ too many B/ few of C/ a lot D/ too much
25. When I was a child, I spent ………… of my time with my aunts.
A/ most B/ almost C/ either D/ both
26. I couldn’t have made it without your help.
 I couldn’t have made it …
A/ if you didn’t help me B/ unless you had helped me
C/ if you hadn’t helped me D/ B and C are correct
27. You are sometimes late for work, so your demand to get higher salary is ……
A/ unreasonable B/ untrue C/ uncertain D/ unnecessary
28. Some large cities may have to ban cars. . . ………… the city centre to wipe . . ……… .
smoke.
A/ from / out B/ for/ out C/ from / off D/ to / out
29. The fifth man …………………was entirely unsuitable.
A/ who was interviewed B/ to be interviewed
C/ to interview D/ A and B are correct
30. The man and his dogs ………………… were reported missing yesterday have just been
found safe.

C/ who leave the room must turn off the lights.
D/ B and C are correct
41. Liz doesn’t go to school by motorbike.Robin doesn’t either.
 Neither_________________________________________
A/ Neither Liz nor Robin doesn’t go to school by motorbike
B/ Neither Liz nor Robin goes to school by motorbike
C/ Neither Liz nor Robin go to school by motorbike.
D/ Neither Liz goes to school by motorbike.Nor Robin goes to school by motorbike.
42. He looked at the pictures attentively.
A/ He had an attentive look at the pictures.
B/ He had an attentively look at the pictures.
C/ He looked at the attentively pictures.
D/ The attentive pictures that he looked at.
43. Henry wrote that book years ago, didn’t he?
A/ That book was written by Henry years ago, was it?
B/ That book was written by Henry years ago, wasn’t it?
C/ That book was written by Henry years ago, did he?
D/ That book was written by Henry years ago, didn’t he?
44. There’s a tendency among the adolescents to minimise problems.
A/ Adolescents tend to minimise problems.
B/ Adolescents have the tendency to minimise problems.
C/ To minimise problems, the adolescents show a tendency.
D/ A and B are correct.
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to
make the sentence correct.
45. Smoking cause millions of early deaths in the world every year.
A B C D
46. Carbon dioxide lets sunlight entering the earth’s atmosphere and heat the earth.
A B C D
47. He showed a desire entering the University of Medicine.