The first semester examination - Đề 5

 Choose one best to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. I’m sorry for making such a__________about the noise.
	A. trace	B. mark	C. fuss	D. emphasis
2. We feels relaxed watching her garden in____when the spring comes and brings with it cools rains and mild breezes.
	A. wealth	B. blossom	C. power	D. fullest
3. The little girl can’t stand__________made fun of by her classmates.
	A. to be	B. being	C. be	D. to being
4. She warned the little girl__________with cats.
	A. to not play	B. not to play	C. not play	D. not playing
5. If they__________you the job, will you accept it?
	A. offer	B. offered	C. had offered	D. were offering
6. The university is__________number one in the country for engineering.
	A. ordered	B. classified	C. arranged	D. ranked
7. In Vietnam, many people go to__________to pray for good luck during Tet holiday.
	A. church	B. relatives’	C. pagoda	D. countryside
8. Be quick! __________wants to speak to you on the phone.
	A. Anyone	B. no one	C. everyone	D. someone
9. If I__________the movie, I__________you know it last night.
	A. saw/would have told	B. had seen/would tell	C. had seen/would have told	D. saw/would tell
10. After the water workers went on strike there was a__________of water.
	A. shortage	B. drain	C. loss	D. decrease
11. How many countries__________the last Olympic Games?
	A. attended	B. participated	C. took part	D. took part in
12. __________from what you say, you are innocent.
	A. To judge	B. Judging	C. Judge	D. To be judge
13. It is important to__________illiteracy out of this world.
	A. delete	B. cancel	C. eradicate	D. damage
14. Nam__________night classes for three months.
	A. is attending	B. has attended	C. will attend	D. had attended
15. Mr. Han__________his bags when he found out his flight was cancelled.
	A. packed	B. has packed	C. were packing	D. was packing
II. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
16. She said that she will be here the next week.
	 A	 B 	C	 D
17. We were not inviting to their wedding anniversary last week.
	A	B	C	D
18. No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest speaker.
	 A	B	C	D
19. Did someone phone me when I was out?
	 A	 B	 C	 D
20. I know you are too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again.
	A	B	C	D	
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one 
21. It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film.
	A. I saw a last Hollywood since ages ago.	B. It’s ages because I last saw a Hollywood film.
	C. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a long time.	D. I haven’t seen any Hollywood films before
22. “Don’t bite your nails anymore,” said Mrs. Francesca to her son.
	A. Mrs. Fancesca told her son to stop biting his nails.	B. Mrs. Fancesca told her son stop biting his nails.
	C. Mrs. Fancesca told her son to stop to bite his nails.	D. Mrs. Fancesca told her son stop bite his nails.
23. He said. “ I’m sorry I didn’t reply to the letter.”
	A. He apologized for not replying to the letter.	B. He apologized for didn’t reply to the letter.
	C. He apologized for not to reply to the letter.	D. He apologized for not to replying to the letter.
24. He realized that he had missed the last train. He began to walk.
	A. Realized that he had missed the last train, he began to walk.
	B. Began to walk, he realized that he had missed the last train.
	C. Realizing that he had missed the last train, he began to walk.
	D. Being realized that he had missed the last train, he began to walk.
25. I don’t know her phone number, so I can’t call her yet.
	A. I know her phone number but I haven’t called her.-
B. If I knew her phone number, I’d call her.
	C. You didn’t give me her phone number, and I didn’t call her.
	D. I’ll look up her phone number and I call her.
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
26. 	A. volunteer	B. population	C. provide 	D. province
27. 	A. school	B. teacher	C. each	D. which
28. 	A. threaten	B. throw	C. thankful	D. though
29. 	A. native	B. autumn	C. know	D. afternoon
30. 	A. when	B. who 	C. where	D. watch
Read the text and answer the questions below. 
If you plan your visit in October, don’t miss the Harvest Festival. The festival offers a variety of activities for all age groups and interests. Children will enjoy listening to traditional stories and learning folk dances. Adults will enjoy the antique [ancient] show and the crafts fair. Other attractions include a celebration of musical heritage and demonstrations of traditional skills such as candle making, butter churning, and bee keeping. The festival is held at the County Fairgrounds, ten miles outside of town on Highway 64 West. Space is available for you to park your car at the festival at no extra charge. The admission fee of $ 2 for adults and $ 1 for children is donated to the Preserve Our History Fund.
31. Which of the following activities isn’t mentioned in the notice?
	A. Candle making	B. Butter churning and bee keeping	C. Dancing	D. Cooking
32. What activity is available for children?
	A. Ball playing	B. Singing 	C. Dancing	D. Painting	
33. How does the advertisement assume that people get to the fairgrounds?
	A. Walk 	B. Fly	C. Take the subway 	D. Drive a car
34. Where’s the festival held?
	A. At Harvest Festival	 B. At the County Fairgrounds	C. Highway 64 West 	D. Space
35. What happens to the admission fee?	
	A. It is used to rent the fairgrounds.	B. It pays the performers
	C. It pays for supplies. 	D. It is donated to charity.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the follow passage.
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and being in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important, (36) _______someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (37) _______home, as many matches are played then. It (38) _______also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then staying on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support (39) _______own side. When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, (40) _______only the players. It can also mean that a school becomes well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing for national and international teams so that the school has some really famous names associated with it!
36. 	A. Then	B. If	C. As	 D. So
37. 	A. at	B. from 	C. on	D. for	
38. 	A. ought	B. has 	C. is	D. can	
39. 	A. our	B. whose 	C. their	D. its
40.	A. and	B. but	C. however	D. not
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