The first semester examination - Đề 11

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 
A. removed	B. washed	C. hoped	D. missed
A. books	B. tables	C. roots	D. roofs
Đề: 001
A. Feat	B. Meat	C. Nuclear	D. Heat
A. men	B. let	C. pretty	D. went
A. lose 	B. women 	C. prove 	D. movie 
Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. 
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world. A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important. 
I moved to London ten years ago but I often return to Newcastle. I miss the people, who are very friendly, and I miss the beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams. 
Newcastle is______________.
	A. a city near the North East of England 	B. a small town in England 
	C. a city in the North East of England 	D. a city in the North of England 
The population of Newcastle is______________. 
	A. 200,000 people 	B. much less than 200,000 people 
	C. much more than 200,000 people 	D. about 200,000 people 
Gateshead has one of______________ in the world. 
	A. the largest rivers 	B. the most important shipbuilding industries 
	C. the most beautiful countrysides 	D. the biggest shopping centres 
According to the passage, the writer______________. 
	A. is still living in Newcastle 	B. has never returned to Newcastle 
	C. doesn't live in Newcastle any more 	D. has come back to live in Newcastle 
Which of the following is NOT true about Newcastle? 
	A. Its people are friendly. 	B. Its main industry now is shipbuilding. 
	C. It has a cathedral and a university. 	D. It is next to Gateshead. 
Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 
She never smiles, _______?
 	A. doesn’t she	B. does she	C. will she	D. would she
Not only John but also his friends _______ also in debt. 
 	 A. was	B. were	C. has been	D. have been
The police haven’t yet found the car _______ was in the accident. 
 	 A. which	B. which it	C. it which	D. it
Are you good _______ repairing cars ?
	A. for	B. to	C. with	D. at
Dinosaurs became _______ millions years ago. 
	A. polluted	B. dangerous	C. exist	D. extinct
John was the first man_______ the top of the mountain. 
	A. to reach 	B. reaches 	C. reached 	D. reaching
The Vietnamese participants took _______ in the 14th Asian Games with great enthusiasm. 
	A. notice	B. notes	C. part	D. role
Hunting for meat and burning forests for soils_______ wildlife. 
	A. protect	B. conserve	C. destroy	D. survive
People say he won a lot of money on the lottery. 
	A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery. 
	B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said. 
	C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. 
	D. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. 
Neither Jill nor her parents_______ seen this film before. 
	A. have	B. has	C. having	D. to have 
Either John or you_______ responsible for the things that happened. 
	A. is	B. was	C. were	D. has been
Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting.
If you work hard, you would be successful in anything that you do.
	A	B	C	D
Any passenger travel to Cambridge should sit in the first two carriages of the train.
	A	B	C	D
Never in the history of humanity there have been more people living on this relatively small planet.
	A	B	C	D
An increasing number of office works use computer programs as daily routine.
	A	B	C	D
Complete the sentences by adding the Tag Questions. 
You did not read anything about the space, _______________?
You have ever heard about Yuri Gagarin, ________________?
You can hardly answer this question, ___________________?
I am on duty today,__________________________________?
Nobody helps me to send this document to my office, ______________?
Rewrite the following sentences by using the relative clauses (who, whom, which, whose. . . )
The woman smiled. I was looking at her. 
The woman	
The flat is very dirty. He lives in it. 
The flat	
I lie in a house which was built a century ago. 
I lie	
He was the first man who told me the truth. 
He was	
The road which connects the two towns is very narrow. 
The road	
Rewrite the each of the following sentences as directed. 
Many people believe that Thomas will win the race. 
Thomas 	
Many people believe that God created the world. 
God 	
It is said that many people are homeless after the floods. 
Many people	
People believed that fresh air was bad for sick people. 
Fresh air 	
It is said that the man robbed the stone of $ 3,000 in cash. 
The man 	
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