Trial 1st sesmester - english test

ENGLISH TEST
Time: 45 mins

Choose the best one to complete the sentences (2pts):

I spend most of my time at home __________ reading my textbooks.
A. in B. on C. with D. for
Children _________drink milk every day because it’s good for them.
A. must B. ought C. don’t have to D. must not
________is a big metal box for keeping food and drink cold and fresh.
A. counter B. sink C. Jar D. fridge
You are looking at ___________ in the mirror, Nam.
A. myself B. yourself C. yourselves D. himself
Can you come to the movies? - No, I have to ________ my chores.
A. do B. make C. doing D. making .
I find Peter is not communicative. He’s rather _________ in public
A. kind B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous
____________ was you late for school yesterday? - Because I got up late.
A. When B. Which C. Why D. What
Would you like to come with us?- ____________________.
A. I’m sorry. I can’t. C. See you
B. Yes, I can’t. D. Wait a minute
Supply the correct form of the word (1pt):
Alexander Graham Bell is a telephone ______________. (invent)
She is beautiful with a smile. (love)
He is intelligent enough to do the test _____________. (easy)
We’d like to know the ____________ between these materials. (different)
Supply the correct tense or form of the verb (1pt):
Last month my brother ( send ) ..................me his photograph.
The moon ( move ) .........................around the Earth .
Our friends (watch) ……………… a game on TV at the moment.
Nga and Hoa (see) ….......................................................... a movie tonight.
Choose the underlined part which needs correcting (1pt):
Don’t come in. Please wait outsides for a few minutes.
A B C D
She drove careful along the narrow road.
A B C D
His mother is a bad cooker.
A B C D
Let’s putting the knives on the counter.
A B C D

Read the passage. Then decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) (1pt):
Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their life. And so do I. I have two close friends, Cuc and Mai. We are in the same class at the primary school and secondary school. We are also neighbors so we spend most of our time on learning and playing together. Cuc is a beautiful girl. She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class. She is quite reserved in public. She likes reading and the peace and quiet of the library. Mai isn’t as beautiful as Cuc, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Mai is very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports. Mai is a volleyball star of our school. She is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die.

They are the same class and school.


They never spend their time in learning together.


Cuc is a beautiful and intelligent girl.


Mai always makes them unhappy.


Choose the best one to complete the passage(2pts) :
Alexander Graham Bell was born in (1)__________ Edinburgh, Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sound and speech.
In 1870 Bell decided to (2)__________ to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school (3)__________ the deaf-mutes. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf-mutes.
For years, Bell and his (4)__________, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. Finally, on March 19, 1876 they first introduced the telephone. Bell (5)__________ on the telephone: “Mr Watson come here, I want you”. This was the first telephone (6)__________. Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at (7)__________ exhibitions. Many people were surprised when they saw and heard this invention. By 1877 the first telephone was (8)__________ commercial use.

A. 1857 B. 1847 C. 1837 D. 1827
A. visit B. live C. emigrate D. teach
A. with B. for C. to D. by
A. teacher B. student C. doctor D. assistant
A. is B. was C. said D. says
A. commerce