DE HSG 9

Good English class: 2009 - 2010
Evaluation Test

A. PRONUNCIATION:
I. Odd out:
1.a.resort b.hotel c. except d.rescuses
2.a.railway b.daily c. airport d. train
3.a.island b.florist c. stream d. sight
4.a.council b.about c. without d. throughout
5.a.employed b.performed c. finished d. closed
6.a.garbage b.voyage c. massage d. carriage
7.a. dump b.bulb c. nuclear d. plumper
8.a. mention b. question c. federation d. collection
9.a. ethnic b. rather c. although d. wothout
10.a. ghost b. office c. long d. modern

B. VOCABULARY:
I. Multiple choice:
1. I read an interesting ………………...in the newspaper on the other day.
a. article b. information c. news d. reporting
2. How did she feel before the exam?” - “ Very …………..”
a. shy b. boring c. nervous d. fearsome
3. My father’s office is on the 10th ………………....of that tall building.
a. flat b. block c. stage d. floor
4. Will you ………………………….….. me to post this letter tomorrow?
a. remember b. mind c. remind d. suggest
5. Sir James Sheridan is the best ……………..….on the English stage.
a. artist b. audience c. viewer d. actor
6. I am bored ………… sleeping and watching TV all day.
a. up b. with c. of d about
7.He found learning to drive easy and …….his driving test the first time.
a. sat b. succeeded c. passed d. made
8. ………the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
a. Although b. Owing to c. However d. In spite of
9. I am going to …………….my dress dry – cleaned.
a. have b. make c. send d. take
10. If I ……..Minh’s address, I ….. her letter.
a. have – will write b. had – would write
c. will have – write d. would have wrote
II. Give correct form of the words:
1. His performance in Hamlet was the most………. ( impress)
2. Using electricity is an ………………….…way of cooking, gas is much cheaper. ( economy)
3. She received a lot of ……………………….from his teacher and his friends. ( courage)
4. He is quite an …………….. person. He plays a lot of sports. ( energy)
5. Nga regularly writes ………..……..for Hoa Hoc Tro Magazine. ( poet)
6. My sister is …………………….…….of ants and bees. ( terror)
7. That rule is not ………………………..in this case. ( apply)
8. We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have many ……………..……trying to take our customers away. ( compete)
9. The twins is so alike that is difficult to …………..…..one. ( distinct)
10. Vietnam disclare its ……….……..on September 2nd , 1945. ( depend)
C. GRAMMAR:
I. Give correct form of the verbs:
1. We enjoy ( allow) ….(stay) up stay if there is something special on TV.
2. If there ( not/ be ) …… oxyzen on earth, life as we know ( vanish)………...
3. It’s been a long drought. If it ( not/ rain)….. soon, a lot of crops ( die)……………….
4. Tom ( lose )…………..his job eight months ago, and since then he ( be)…………… unemployed.
5. Look, Trung! You ( know) ……………the man who ( talk )………………… to our teacher?
II. There is a mistakes in the underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake and correct it..
1. If I find some money on the street, I’d take it to the police station.
A B C D
2. We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours.
A B C D

3. It’s going to be rainy in Ha Noi, that is the capital city of Vietnam.
A B C D

4. Although Liz is from the USA, but she enjoys Vietnamsese New Year.
A B C D

5. I recently visited a school where I used to studying five years ago.
A B C D

6. My father’s motorbike is using too many gas these days.
A B C D

7. We are confident that we will be possible to persuade our friends to keep
A B C D

the school team.
8. Nam is joining a “ round the country” tour because of he loves seeing
A B C

beautiful sights of the country.
D
9. An got mark 10 in Math and she felt very happily.
A B C D

10. I asked her whether was there a fridge in the kitchen.
A B C D

D. READING:
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank:
THE TREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) ……….. Many (2)…….of animals are threatened, and could easy become (3)………if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some case. Animals are (4) …………for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as patrots, are caught (5)………., and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the place where they live – is ( 6) ………. More ( 7 )………… is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open ( 8 )……….. than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and ( 9 ) ……… the wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings – will soon be the only ones ( 10 )…………, unless we can solve this problem.
1. a. threat b. danger c. problem d. vanishing
2. a. marks b. more c. spcies d. forms
3. a. disappeared b. vanished c. empty d. extinct
4. a. hunted b. chased c. game d. extinct
5. a. likely b. alive c. for life d. for living
6. a. exhausting b. departing c. escaping d. disappearing
7. a. earth b. land c. soil d. area
8. a. spaces b. air c. up d. parts
9. a. spoil b. harm c. would d. wrong
10. a. survived b. over c. missing d. left
II. Fill a suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

using – aspects – difficult – language – on – to – if – with – article – few

 For many people the …(1)… of the internet is English . “ World , Wide , Web : Three English Words ” was the name of an …(2)… by Michael Specter in the New York Times a few years ago . The article went …(3)… to say : “ If you want to take full advantage of the internet , there is only one real way to do it : learn English ” .
In general , it is not …(4)… to learn to use Internet Services . But although Internet Services are rather easy to use , you will have considerable difficulties …(5)… you are not familiar…(6)… English . In fact , a good knowledge of English is one of the most important …(7)… that help you use the Internet . Learning to use a new Internet service may take a …(8)… hours , a few days or some weeks , but it takes years to learn a language so that you can use it influently and confidently . Of course , when you know some English , you can learn more just by …(9)… it on the Internet . But at least your English should be good enough to understand commonly used words and to know what …(10)… do on the Internet .
Answers:
1. language 2. article 3. on 4. difficult
5. if 6. with 7. aspects 8. few
9. using 10. to


III. Complete the passage by filling a suitable word into each gap:
I was born …(1)… Newcastle , a city in the North East of England . Newcastle is …(2)… the bank of the River Tyne . It is quite big , with a …(3)… of about 200,000 people . …(4)… is a catheral and a university . There are five …(5)… over the River Tyne , …(6)… link Newcastle to the next town , Gateshead , where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world . A few years …(7)… , the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining , but now the chemical and soap industries are important . I moved to London ten years ago …(8)… I often return to Newcastle . I miss the people , …(9)… are very friendly , and I miss the beautiful couuntryside near the city , where there…(10)… so many hills and streams


Answers:
1. in 2. on 3. population 4. there
5. bridges 6. which 7. ago 8. but
9. who 10. are


E: WRITING:
II. Rewrite the sentences as the requests:
1. Mai helped with my homework in spite of being tired. ( although)
…………………………………………………………………………..
2. Take plenty of food, you may be hungry on the long trip. ( case)
…………………………………………………………………….
3. You work too fast, perhaps that’s why you make so much mistakes. ( if )
……………………………………………………………………………….
4. Because of the highly polluted water, we can’t swim in that part of the river. ( since)
……………………………………………………………………………….
5. The bread is so tale that we can’t eat it.
=> The bread isn’t …………………………………………
6. If it doesn’t stop raining, we won’t get home.
=> Unless………………………………………………….
7. I have never read such a romantic story.
=> This is………………………………………………………….
8. They last visited me five years ago.
=> They haven’t ………………………………
9. They were unable to finish their game of tennis because of a heavy shower.
=> A heavy shower………………………………………………………..
10. The bicycle was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
=> The bicycle was too…………………………………….
II. Using the following sets of words and phrases to write a complete letter.
Dear Nam,
1. school year/ going/ come/ end.
2. I/ look/ forward/ summer vacation.
3. this occasion/ I/ go/ your country.
4. I/ intend/ stay/ house/ two/ weeks.
5. I/ hope/ your / parents/ kind/ provide/ food/ accommodation,
6. this/ opportunity/ amuse/ heartily.
7. first day/ morning/ long walk/ country.
8. and/ evening/ swim/ river.
9. following days/ help/ parents/ farm work