LE XOAY HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST TERM TEST
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
(Time: 45 minutes)
Full name:
Class:
code 169
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Câu 1: They couldn’t image……….without electricity or getting to work without a car.
A. having lived B. to live C. living D. being lived
Câu 2: Choose the word with the underlined part that has a different pronunciation from the
rest:
A. strengthen B. warmth C. growth D. within
Câu 3: Choose the best answer to rewrite these italicized sentences:
Larry said, “If I were a principal, I would change the school’s regulations”.
A. Larry said that if she were a principal, she would change the school’s regulations.
B. Larry said that if she had been the principal, she would have change the school’s regulations.
C. Larry said that if she had been the principal, she would have changed the school’s regulations.
D. Larry said that if she was the principal, she would have changed the school’s regulations.
Câu 4: What’s the matter with you? Don’t you approve of my…….so noisily?
A. talking B. being talking C. being talked D. talk
Câu 5: There was a beauty……..among the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite according to a
Greek myth.
A. contest B. examination C. test D. competition
Câu 6: If I were forced to leave my position, I……..upset.
A. will be B. would have been C. would be D. probably be
Câu 7: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:
The birth rate in Africa and Asia are still higher than the one in Europe and North
A B C D
America.

Câu 16: When I told them the news, they……at me in surprise.
A. glanced B. looked C. stared D. peered
Câu 17: If I had taken that French course, I……..much progress.
A. made B. would made C. would have made D. had made
Câu 18: Choose the best answer to rewrite these italicized sentences:
Jack said to Mary, “If you get this job, you can earn a lot of money”.
A. Jack told Mary that if she got that job, she could earn a lot of money.
B. Jack told Mary that if she got this job, she will earn a lot of money.
C. Jack told Mary that if she gets that job, she’ll earn a lot of money.
D. Jack told that if he got this job, he will earn a lot of money.
Reading comprehension: choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for these following questions from 19 to
23:
TELEVISION
Here in Egypt, television has a powerful hold over people's minds. It is an instrument of leisure, of
information and - to a very limited extent - of culture. It does not stop people reading newspapers or books,
going to the cinema or theatre or watching videos. But these activities are occasional, irregular and ultimately
of secondary importance. Television is one of the main subjects of conversation, at school, in offices, at home
and in the street, as well as being written about in all the newspapers.
It might be said that the main objective of television is to persuade the maximum number of people to
watch it for the maximum amount of time. And how effectively the sitcoms and soap operas do that! I do not
think that I have ever seen any other country so totally dominated by these shows. Some of them are Egyptians
productions but the majority is American. Each episode, each program, is a talking point for everyone, young
and old alike.
Câu 19: Which is the main idea of the passage?
A. Television and its use.
B. Television, the main subjects of conversation.
C. Television, the rest of the media and American soaps.
D. Television, an instrument of leisure.
Câu 20: What does television have over people's mind?
A. A picture. B. A limit. C. An influence. D. An impression.

days they stayed in our village, they did a lot of things for us. They repaired the furniture in our village
school and built huts for the old people. They dug(32)_____new wells(33)____we could get more fresh
water, distributed exercise books and pencils to the school children, (34)______entertaining programs
in the evenings to teach the children songs and games. They also talked with us about sanitation,
superstitions, and many other things
Câu 30: A. volunteers’ B. volunteering C. volunteered D. volunteers
Câu 31: A. Within B. Throughout C. While D. During
Câu 32: A. a lot B. the C. a D. a few
Câu 33: A. but B. so that C. in order to D. so as to
Câu 34: A. organized B. held C. opened D. arranged
Câu 35: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:
They expected that the ship to arrive at the harbour at 5 o’clock.
A B C D
Câu 36: My most……….moment was when I tried to introduce him but couldn’t remember his name.
A. frightening B. exciting C. interesting D. embarrassing
Câu 37: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:
English-speaking contests in schools help students improving their speaking skills.
A B C D
Câu 38: A………friend is one who is loyal to you.
A. lovely B. constant C. friendly D. helpful
Câu 39: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:
Those who are easy influenced by whispers can never make good friends.
A B C D
Câu 40: If there……….no oxygen in the air, life on earth………exist.
A. was/ would B. is/won’t C. were/ wouldn’t D. weren’t/ would
-----------------------------------------------
----------- The end ----------
LE XOAY HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST TERM TEST
SUBJECT: ENGLISH

Those who are easy influenced by whispers can never make good friends.
A B C D
Câu 11: They couldn’t image……….without electricity or getting to work without a car.
A. having lived B. to live C. being lived D. living
Câu 12: Choose the word with the underlined part that has a different pronunciation from the
rest:
A. growth B. strengthen C. warmth D. within
Câu 13: Choose the best answer to rewrite these italicized sentences:
“It’s a good idea to send the application before June”.
A. His teacher wanted him send the application before June.
B. His teacher forced him to send the application before June.
C. His teacher suggested him sending the application before June.
D. His teacher encouraged him sending the application before June.
Reading comprehension: choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for these following questions from 14 to
18:
Trang 4/13 - Mã đề thi 169
TELEVISION
Here in Egypt, television has a powerful hold over people's minds. It is an instrument of leisure, of
information and - to a very limited extent - of culture. It does not stop people reading newspapers or books,
going to the cinema or theatre or watching videos. But these activities are occasional, irregular and ultimately
of secondary importance. Television is one of the main subjects of conversation, at school, in offices, at home
and in the street, as well as being written about in all the newspapers.
It might be said that the main objective of television is to persuade the maximum number of people to
watch it for the maximum amount of time. And how effectively the sitcoms and soap operas do that! I do not
think that I have ever seen any other country so totally dominated by these shows. Some of them are Egyptians
productions but the majority is American. Each episode, each program, is a talking point for everyone, young
and old alike.
Câu 14: Which is the main idea of the passage?
A. Television, the main subjects of conversation.
B. Television and its use.

Câu 24: If water………..to 100oC, it……….to steam.
A. is heated/ will turn B. heats/ turns C. is heated/ may turn D. heated/ turns
Câu 25: Choose the word with the underlined part that has a different pronunciation from the
rest:
A. knowledge B. toward C. forward D. award
Câu 26: When I told them the news, they……at me in surprise.
A. peered B. stared C. looked D. glanced
Trang 5/13 - Mã đề thi 169