KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN 15 PHÚT I. Choose the best answer for each question and then write it in the column Answers ( from 1 to 10). Answers 1. The police have warned tourists to look _______ for pickpockets in the town centre. 1 a. up b. down c. out d. forward 2 2. _____ what most people say about him, he was a very good sence of humour. 3 a. Contrary to b. Against c. Opposite to d. Opposing 4 3. ______ efforts to combat it, drugs abuse is on the increase. 5 a. Despite b. In the event of c. Thoughout d. Instead of 6 4. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention __________. 7 a. limit b. span c. duration d. time 8 5. How exactly did you set ______ training the horses to work so well together. 9 a. about b. to c. up d. out 10 6. He isn’t _______ run the business alone. a. capable of b. good at c. able to d. used to 7. You can’t smoke in here. It’s ________ the law. a. according to b. anti c. opposite d. against 8. If a ruby is heated it _______ temporarily lose its colour. a. would b. will c. does d. has 9. There are also some black women who feel that there is no more productive role in life than _______. a. have and raise children b. to have and to raise children c. they have and raise children d. having and raising children 10. Christmas cards are now _______ of the Christmas festivities that they can hardly be omitted from any list of established customs. a. a part essential b. an essential c. a part so essential d. so essential a part II. Choose the underlined word with different sound and then write it in the column Answers ( from 11 to 15) Answers 11. a. south b. truth c. smooth d. both 11 12. a. poor b. tour c. sure d. pure 12 13. a. rush b. prove c. souvenir d. rude 13 14. a. ache b. charity c. chemistry d. chaos 14 15. a. bargain b. complain c. main d. campaign 15 III. Give the correct form of word given and then write it in the column Answers ( from 16 to 25 ) Answers 16. AIDS is the most dangerous ______ disease of the 20 th century. INFECT 16 17. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two_____ wars. RESIST 17 18. There has been a ________ crisis in Asia. MONEY 18 19. When a small bar of a magnet is attached to a pigeon, it is___ to navigate. ABLE 19 20. The Titanic was not only the largest ship that had ever been built but was regarded as __________. SINK 20 21. UFO stands for an ______ flying object. IDENTIFY 21 22. A new economic ______ zone has been established in our province. PROCESS 22 23. Most of the surgical instruments are made of ______ steel. STAIN 23 24. The French ______ were defeated at Dien Bien Phu on 7 – 5 – 1954. COLONY 24 25. Two much ______ to the sun can cause a sunburn. EXPOSE 25 IV. Find a suitable word in each sentence and then write it in the column Answers ( from 26 to 35 ) Answers If you had been alive 200 years (26) ______, and perhaps had (27) _____ only a few loaves 26 of bread, you might have gone to prison. If you had killed someone, (28) ________ far worse 27 must have (29) _________ to you. You might have been hanged (30) ________ public. Life was 28 hard (31) ________ often brutal. (32) ________ was the law. If you had lived in a large city 29 (33) _______ London, and if you had (34) ________ through the streets at night, someone 30 might have killed you (35) ______ in order to get your money. 31 32 33 34 35 V. Read the passage carefully and write the answers ( from 36 to 40). For thousands of years, the ancient art form of Feng Shui has played a major role in Chinese life. Feng Shui means “ wind and water” and it is based on an appreciation of the relationship between people and the environment. It involves changing the design of your living or working space to improve your future. For instance, soon after a Hong Kong millionaire moved his business to a new skyscraper, his business began to do very badly. He immediately called in Feng Shui experts. They told him that because his new office block was round, it was like a huge cigarette, and all the energy was burning off through the roof. They said that the only thing he could do to prevent this loss of energy was to build a swimming pool on the roof. The millionaire followed their advice, and his business immediately started to do well. In recent years, Feng Shui has become popular in many western countries, where company such as B&Q have started to seek advice from Feng Shui experts. Before his store was openned, Brian Ingliss, the manager of one of B&Q’s stores in Britain, consulted a Feng Shui expert. The expert advised him to create a lot of free space around the store. Brian followed the advice, and within a year,the store was the most successful B&Q store in the country 36. What kind of relationship does Feng Shui concern ? 37. According to Feng Shui, what’s wrong with a round building ? 38. What did the Feng Shui expert advise Brian to do ? 39. How did Brian’s store benifit from following this advice ? 40. What can be said about the writer’s attitude towards Feng Shui ? VI. Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given without changing their meaning ( from 41 to 50 ). 41. In spite of his age Mr Benson runs seven miles before breakfast Although _________________________________________ 42. The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road The gate is close so that ______________________________ 43. I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees There ____________________________________________ 44. Mr Hill teaches his students to understand different English accents Mr Hill’s students ___________________________________ 45. There isn’t anywhere as nice as your own country, is there? Nowhere ___________________________________________ 46. “ If I were you, I would not come here today,” she said to me. She said that ________________________________________ 47. He didn’t come until six o’clock. It _________________________________________________ 48. It is said that he has been to prison several times. He is ______________________________________________ 49. Our opinion on the subject are the same. There is no __________________________________________ 50. There is no way that young man can achieve success in this business affair. That young man is bound _______________________________ VII. Use the given words to write a complete sentence. Words can be changed or added but not omitted 51. Ernest Miller Hemingway / bear / 1899. 52. father / doctor / second / of / six children. 53. 1918 / work / driver / Italian Front / badly / wounded. 54. return / America / 1919 / marry / 1921. 55. Begin / writing career /1922 / settle / Paris / same year. 56. city / meet / old friends / encourage / career. 57. Nowadays / Hemingway / know / author / several / collect / short story / novel / “ The Sun also Rises” / “ A Farewell to Arm” / “ For Whom the Bell Tolls”. 58. As / one / most humane / write / his time / Hemingway / hate / war / detest / fascism / all / its forms. 59. Civil War / Spain / launch / coalition of profascist generals / against / Spanish Republic / break out / he / immediately / side / republicans. 60. During / three years / Civil War / he / visit / Spain / four times / war correspondent / take part / shoot / documentary film “ The Spanish Earth”. . KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN 15 PHÚT I. Choose the best answer for each question and then write it in the column Answers. c. souvenir d. rude 13 14. a. ache b. charity c. chemistry d. chaos 14 15. a. bargain b. complain c. main d. campaign 15 III. Give the correct form of word given and then write it in the column. attention __________. 7 a. limit b. span c. duration d. time 8 5. How exactly did you set ______ training the horses to work so well together. 9 a. about b. to c. up d. out 10 6. He isn’t _______