SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I TRƯỜNG THPT VÂN CỐC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ---o0o--- Họ và tên:…………………………………… Lớp:………………………… . ANSWER SHEET 1 D 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 A 6 B 7 D 8 C 9 B 10 A 11 D 12 A 13 C 14 B 15 T 16 F 17 T 18 F 19 T 20 C 21 A 22 C I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. 1. A. fond B. off C. follow D. honey 2. A. eight B. weight C. height D. age 3. A. stay B. say C. great D. leisure 4. A. though B. around C. account D. shout II. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank. 5. If you send this letter now, she _____ it tomorrow. A. will receive B. receive C. would receive D. received 6. It was a great success - _____ a lot of hard wok. A. thank to B. thanks to C. thank for D. thanks for 7. Peter stayed at home _____ his mother was ill. A. because of B. in spite of C. despite D. because 8. I could do the test _____ it was very difficult. A. because B. as C. though D. since 9. The meeting had been cancelled _____ the chairman’s absence. A. because B. because of C. in spite of D. despite 10. _____ you worked harder, you are going to pass your exam. A. If B. Unless C. Although D. Because 11. If it _____ tomorrow, I won’t have to water the plants. A. rained B. raining C. rain D. rains 12. If I _____ time tonight, I _____ the novel I’m reading. A. have / will finish B. will have / finish C. have / finish D. have / finished 13. Rice is an important _____ in Vietnam. A. crops B. plant C. crop D. tree 14. Although the _____ were very poor, they managed to send their children to school. A. villages B. villagers C. village D. villager III. Read the paragraph and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Nowadays there are many good reasons for using bicycles instead of cars to travel in city centers. First of all, bicycles are both silent and clean, and easy to park. Secondly, using a bicycle also keeps people fit. However, city centres must either have cycle lanes or be free of private cars completely. Some large cities such as Amsterdam in the Netherlands are already organized in this way. Finally, a combination of the use of bicycles with very cheap or free public transport solves the problem of traffic jams and makes the city centre a more pleasant place. T F 15. Traveling by bicycles is better than traveling by cars. 16. One of the reasons for using cars is that they are clean. 17. Traveling by bicycles can keep people healthy. 18. Amsterdam hasn’t had cycle lanes and be free of private cars completely. 19. Traveling by bicycles can help solve traffic jams. IV. Choose the underlined words/phrases that need correcting 20. If you don’t study hard, you wouldn’t pass your exam. A B C D 21. Despite of his sickness, he still had to go to school. A B C D 22. She tried to attend the lecture although her pain. A B C D V. Change these sentences into reported speech 23. “John knows where the paintings are,” said Sue.  Sue claimed that Sue claimed that John knew where the paintings were. 24. “I hate the English weather,” said Tom.  Tom said that . Tom said that he hated the English weather. 25. “You haven’t finished your homework yet,” my father says to me.  My father tells me that My father tells me that I haven’t finished my homework yet. . rains 12. If I _____ time tonight, I _____ the novel I m reading. A. have / will finish B. will have / finish C. have / finish D. have / finished 13. Rice. already organized in this way. Finally, a combination of the use of bicycles with very cheap or free public transport solves the problem of traffic jams and