Sở GD – ĐT Đồng Tháp ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA MÔN ANH VĂN TRƯỜNG THPT TX CAO LÃNH Thời gian : 45 phút ************ (Chương trình 12 cải cách) GV : Ung Thái Bạch *************** I/ PRONUNCIATION : Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest : 1/ a) pipe b) decide c) shine d) give 2/ a) under b) umbrella c) unit d) mum 3/ a) wait b) wash c) wall d) walk 4/ a) off b) of c) safe d) knife 5/ a) thus b) bus c) must d) busy II/ VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS : A/ Choose the one that best completes the sentences : 6/ People in the countryside often ………… wastes down to the river a) send b) discard c) put d) transport 7/ The boy woke up as soon as the alarm ………………………… a) went off b) went out c) went away d) went over 8/ “ You are ………… ! You will ever be a good solider ! ” the officer said a) helpful b) helpless c) great d) useful 9/ Students of University of Technology are not very ……… with modern equipment a) well – prepared b) well known c) well – done d) well – acquainted 10/ There is a …………… to use domestic products a) fashion b) sample c) tendency d) model B/ Choose the one that best keeps or explains the meaning of the original sentence : 11/ Ann stayed at home because she wasn’t keen on going out a) interested in b) considered c) dealed with d) involved in 12/ It’s very difficult to solve this problem a) do b) process c) work d) find the answer to 13/ Wastes from households polute the environment a) make fresh b) make dirty c) make clear d) make clean 14/ The population of Viet Nam is over 70 million a) the number of men b) the number of women c) the number of people d) the number of children 15/ What is your father’s occupation ? a) possession b) property c) poverty d) job III/ GRAMMAR : Choose the one that best completes then sentences : 16/ If I had a lot of money. I …………….a new car a) will buy b) would buy c) would have bought d) bought 17/ It’s no use …………………………………………… a) cry b) crying c) to cry d) to be crying 18/ I…………….swim when I was five years old a) would b) should c) can d) could 19/ By next spring I …………… here for six years a) will live b) will be living c) will have been living d) would live 20/ I like walking …………… the rain a) from b) in c) out d) on 21/ I’m late, ……………………… I ? a) wasn’t b) isn’t c) aren’t d) am 22/ I asked her what languages …………….speak a) can she b) she can c) could she d) she could 23/ When I came they …………… on the third floor a) were dancing b) are dancing c) danced d) dance 24/ …………………gave you that lovely necklace ? a) Whom b) Who have c) Who did d) Who 25/ It’s a long time ………………… I heard from Peter a) for b) since c) from d) while IV/ READING : A/ Read the passage. You are to choose the one best answer to fill in blanks : Water is (26)………………for life. People can live only a few days (27)………………it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and developing countries are worried about the (28)…………… and quantity of water in the world. Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot water, there is more than enough on the earth. Water covers about (29)…………… of the Earth’s surface. However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three – fourths of the Earth’s fresh water is (30)…………….in glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use (31)……………. from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth’s water is (32)…………………, and we use it over and over again. One of the (33) …………………about water is distribution. Water is not always (34)…………………where the large population centers are. Some (35) ………… get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons. 26/ a) important b) useful c) neccessary d) helpful 27/ a) with b) without c) for d) in 28/ a) characteristics b) conditions c) situation d) quality 29/ a) three – four b) three – fourth c) three – fourths d) three – fours 30/ a) frozen b) broken c) turned d) come. 31/ a) arrives b) comes c) goes d) gets 32/ a) useful b) used c) usable d) using 33/ a) cases b) things c) facts d) problems 34/ a) distributed b) sent c) supplied d) transported 35/ a) zones b) places c) regions d) villages B/ Read the passage and answer the questions below : Mrs Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice. One morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “ Mother, mother ! Come quickly ! Our neighbour’s ducks are eating our vegetables ! ” Mrs Brown ran out, but it was too late ! All the vegetables were finished. Mrs Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words “ Enjoy your vegetables ! ” 36/ Mrs Brown began to plant vegetables in the garden ……………………. a) in front of her house b) behind her neighbour’s house c) behind her house d) behind the pond 37/ Her vegetables looked very nice ……………………… a) about three months later b) when the spring came c) when Christmas came d) one morning 38/ The vegetables …………………one morning a) were sold to the neighbour b) were picked by Mrs Brown ‘s son c) were dried by the summer d) were eaten by the neighbour’s ducks 39/ Mrs Brown cried ………………………. a) when her son shouted b) when her neighbour sent her a parcel c) when she saw all her vegetables were eaten by the ducks d) when he son wanted to eat the vegetables 40/ There was …………………….in the parcel a) duck b) a nice duck and a note c) a duck and some vegetables d) only a piece of paper V/ WRITING : A/ Indentify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct : 41/ The woman was too old that she could not run a b c d 42/ Jane looks beautifully in her new dress a b c d 43/ I am not thinking much of his latest book a b c d 44/ I don’t know how many people there is for lunch a b c d 45/ The batteries in this radio need to change a b c d B/ Choose the one that best completes the sentences or that is well - rewritten : 46/ Try to read the book …………………………… a) which I gave it to you yesterday b) which I gave you yesterday c) which yesterday I gave it to you d) which it was given to you by me 47/ We want to visit the house ………………….when he was young a) which Nguyen Du used to live in b) where Nguyen Du used to live in c) in where Nguyen Du used to live d) Nguyen Du used to live where 48/ They are colleting money for the poor  Passive voice a) The poor are collecting for money b) Money is collected for the poor c) Money is being collected for the poor d) The poor are collected for money 49/ “ You should go home and rest for a while ” said his boss a) His boss advised you go home and take for a rest b) His boss advised him to go home and rest for a while c) His boss said to you to go home and rest for a while d) His boss said that you go to home and rest for a while 50/ Mary can’t do the test because it is difficult a) If the test isn’t difficult, Mary can do it b) Mary could do it because the test is difficult c) If the test were difficult, Mary couldn’t do it. d) Mary could do the test if it weren’t difficult. . Sở GD – ĐT Đồng Tháp ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA MÔN ANH VĂN TRƯỜNG THPT TX CAO LÃNH Thời gian : 45 phút ************ (Chương trình 12 cải cách) GV. gets 32/ a) useful b) used c) usable d) using 33/ a) cases b) things c) facts d) problems 34/ a) distributed b) sent c) supplied d) transported 35/ a) zones b) places c) regions d) villages B/. new dress a b c d 43/ I am not thinking much of his latest book a b c d 44/ I don’t know how many people there is for lunch a b c d 45/ The batteries in this radio need to change a b