ENGLISH TEST May-21 LE NGOC HAN Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Grade Marks Full name: Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: A luxury A terrific B resource B celebrate C purpose C decorate D organize D relative QUESTION II Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others A reduce A collect B dump B recycle C bubble C because D lunch D company QUESTION III Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic: A hurricane A preserve B flood B produce C shift C protect D drought D save QUESTION IV Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts) The … .is the place where people pray and worship A B bakery C stadium shrine What will you to………………your friends when they fail? A be proud B encourage C embroider John got up late, ……………… he didn’t have time for breakfast D museum D be convenient A D because D after B as C though so Bill’s daughter was named……….……….a kind of tree A with B in C for Ao dai is a traditional dress that is…… ………….to Vietnamese women A famous B unique C popular D A place where people buy food and small thing is called……………………………………… A grocery store B supermarket C clinic D Five million bottles of champagne…………………………… in Dalat every year luxury A is produced B are produced C will be produced Tom…………………does this work on time, does he? A doesn’t B can’t C hardly Mrs Betty told Kitty that her report… .home that day A is sent B was sent C would sent 10 Nam asked his sister…………she saw his schoolbag in her room A unless B so C what 11 Miss Lan works……………an international bank in HN A at B from C on D produces D won’t D sends D whether D for D speaking The language…………… by scientist is the same in every country B to speak C spoken speech mosque 12 A QUESTION V Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by choosing A, B, C or D: (2pts) Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope The internet has (1)………………… developed and become part of our everyday life The internet is a very fast and (2)……………… way to get information Users can communicate with their friends and relatives by (3)…………… of e-mail or chatting The internet is a (4)………… invention of modern life It makes our world a small village People use the internet for many (5)…………: education, communication, entertainment and (6)………… However, the internet has limitations It is not only time-consuming and costly but (7)………… dangerous because of viruses and bad programs Moreover, Internet users sometimes have to (8)…………… various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail or spam, and personal information leaking A A A A A A A A quick popular thank wonderful reasons fashionable also feel B B B B B B B B slowly famous means enormous types commerce not enjoy C C C C C C C C hardly convenient use terrible purposes feelings it spend D D D D D D D D increasingly important taking excited results warning very suffer QUESTION VI Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): I have many friends and they all have different ideas of summer vacations One friend of mine wants to travel to many places where she can meet new people and enjoy their music Therefore, she is interested in learning languages A few friends of mine like helping other people and sightseeing They volunteer to work in charity groups who help the flood victims, the children in the orphanage or the elderly people who live in nursing houses I myself don’t like traveling for pleasure I have to help my mom with the odd jobs and take care of my younger sister and brother My parents are workers so they have to work hard to support the family and our schooling However, I have a favor during the summer holidays; I am permitted to stay up for late TV movies, which are often very interesting The writer’s friends have……………………… A B Same ideas A A B A A Nothing idea talking C Learning languages D traveling B Like/recycling C Dislike/charity D Volunteer/charity B orphans C victims D All are correct What does the writer often at home? –The writers often…………………… B Does the chore D Who they often help?-They often help………………… Elderly people Different ideas Some of the writer’s friends…………………to work in………….groups Want/conservation C One friend of the writer is fond of……………… drawing Difficult ideas Looks after his sister C and brother Watches films D A&B are correct D Forbidden/TV movies The writer is………………to watch……………… A B Allowed/TV movies QUESTION VII: WRITING Permitted/novels C Taken/play Write a letter to tell your family about city or town in VN where you are visiting • • • First paragraph: say when you arrived and who met you at the bus (train) station Second paragraph: Talk about: Place you’ve visited; food you’ve eaten; things you’ve bought Third paragraph: Tell how you feel; say what interest you most; mention you return home Dear…………… …………………………………………………………….………… ………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………….…………… …………………………………………………………….………… …………………………………………………………….………… Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope …………………………………………………………….………… ………………………………………………………….…………… With love, ENGLISH TEST May-22-E LE NGOC HAN Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Grade Marks Full name: Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: A relative A climate B magazine B primary C popular C industry D dangerous D entertainment QUESTION II Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others A enjoy A variety B come B benefit C among C favorite D another D opposite QUESTION III Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic: A academy A Buddhism B mosque B Muslim C pagoda C Hinduism D shrine D Jewish QUESTION IV Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts) Thomas wanted to buy a … .shirt A B strip C stripping stripe I don’t like to wear that dress because it is out of……………… A date B fashion C order Hoa’s mother gave her a handkerchief with her name ……………… in pink thread D striped D price A D paint D authors B labeled C print embroidered Fashion……………………………must be imaginative people A poetry B musicians C designers I wish I…… ………….a trip to the moon A will take B can take C would take D have taken The crop will fail unless it…………………in a few days A won’t rain B didn’t rain C rained D rains The sale of jeans stopped growing because the worldwide……… ……… situation got worse A economical B economize C economy D economic What have fashion designers done……………….…the Aodai? A to add B to introduce C to inspirit D to modernize Some musicians take from nature to compose their songs A enjoyment B interest C topic D inspiration 10 My elder brother is a university student, but he works……………….as a waiter in the evening A all the time B part time C full time D sometimes 11 My home village is about 30 kilometers… .the west of MT.C A to B at C on D in 12 Kasim likes the peaceful ……………………while Khomeini was praying in the mosque A entrance B recreation C impression D atmosphere Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope ... or electronic junk mail or spam, and personal information leaking A A A A A A A A quick popular thank wonderful reasons fashionable also feel B B B B B B B B slowly famous means enormous types... have a favor during the summer holidays; I am permitted to stay up for late TV movies, which are often very interesting The writer’s friends have……………………… A B Same ideas A A B A A Nothing idea... VN where you are visiting • • • First paragraph: say when you arrived and who met you at the bus (train) station Second paragraph: Talk about: Place you’ve visited; food you’ve eaten; things