SAMPLE TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAM
I. Listening: Listen to the tape and choose the best option
A. continue B. 1998 C. volunteers D. 1999 E. 30 F. expand
1. Around 30 street children live and study at the school and about __________ children with special
difficulties from District 1 regularly attend classes.
2. The Organisation for educational development co-operated with Spring School to set up English classes in
______________.
3. They raise money to ___________ their English and Performance Arts classes.
4. Spring School requires _____________ to help organise their fundraising dinner held annually in June.
Key: 1.E, 2.B, 3.A, 4.C
II. Phonetics:
A. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others:
5. A. method B. family C. society D. spirit
6. A. figure B. remote C. limit D. idol
B. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from that of the others:
7. A. hour B. house C. high D. half
8. A. stopped B. asked C. washed D. decided
III. Vocabulary and grammar:
A. Choose the best option:
9. In the summer of 2000, we started a ________ for illiteracy eradication.
A. campaign B. battle C. war D. struggle
10. The local authority asked for a ……...…...contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. voluntariness
11. Many students take part _________ the campaign for illiteracy eradication.
A. for B. in C. from D. on
12. Mary: “Thank for your help.” Peter: “_____________”
A. Thanks. B. See you later. C. You are welcome. D. I’d love to
13. Tom: “I have passed my driving test.” Daisy: “_______________”
A. Congratulations! B. Thank you! C. Good luck! D. Bye!
14. Nobody has come to see us since we _______________ in our new house.
A. have lived B. lived C. are living D. had lived

buy as present for him. Finally I decided _____(26)_____ him a clock. On the day of the party, I arrived at
Jack’s house punctually _____(27)_____ 7 o’clock. Jack was very pleased to see me and thanked me for the
present. Many of our classmates had already arrived. At 8 o’clock Jack’s mother brought out a birthday cake.
There were 17 colorful candles. We all wished Jack a happy birthday. Jack _______(28)_______ the candles
in a single breath while we were singing the song “ Happy birthday”. The party was very wonderful, and I
came back home at 10 o’clock.
25. A. promised B. agreed C. thanked D. invited
26. A. buying B. to buy C. buy D. to buying
27. A. at B. in C. on D. into
28. A. got out B. took out C. blew out D. went out
VI. Reading comprehension: Read the passage and answer the questions.
Viet Nam’s population, which is growing at a rate of about 2.1 percent annually, stands at over 76
million. The country has an overall population density of 225 people per square kilometer, although in some
areas that figure stands at over 1,000 while in isolated areas the number are significantly less.
Ten percent of the total population is made up ethnic minority groups. The vast majority of these
people live in mountainous regions. In the early 1990s, the number of households living below the poverty
line in these highland areas was higher than the national average.
The reasons for the scale of this poverty are varied - lack of education, high birth rates, and poor
communication and transportation. Droughts, storms and floods cause even greater hardship for these isolated
communities.
* Question:
29. What
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s Viet Nam
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s population?
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30. What overall population density does Viet Nam have?
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31. What percentage of the total population is made up ethnic minority groups?