50 Bộ đề thi Tiếng Anh Lớp 7_ Học kỳ 1

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TEST 1
Time alloted: 45 minutes
(Thời gian làm bài 45 phút)
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. different

B. distance

C. miss

D. nice

2. A. unhappy

B. uncle

C. umbrella

D. unit

3. A. partner

B. parent

C. far

D. market

4. A. stay

B. manage

C. may

D. play

5. A. dishes

B. watches

C. boxes

D. potatoes

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any
__________ of what I said.
A. notice

B. attention

C. concentration

D. observation

2. After the test, all the teachers thought that the __________ of
the whole class was higher than before.
A. degree

B. flat

C. surface

D. level

3. Though people can cross the river through the bridge, we still
like to take a __________ for pleasure.
A. ferry

B. vehicle

C. traffic

D. flight

4. The __________ of blood always makes me feel dizzy, so I'm
afraid of seeing it.
A. sight

B. look

C. form

D. view

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5. It is said that the __________ of the fire has not been declared
yet.
A. hint

B. cause

C. clue

D. conclusion

6. The travel agent promised they would fix up our __________,
but we felt unsatisfied with it.
A. circumstance

B. condition

C. accommodation

D. reaction

7. The manager promised to take my personal experience into
__________.
A. thought

B. reference

C. mind

D. account

8. As his good friends, we understood his __________ our
invitation.
A. refusing

B. rejecting

C. declining

D. resisting

9. A Frenchman coughed day and night and decided to go and buy
some medicine for his cough.
A. take

B. bring

C. get

D. reach

10. There are quite a few English-speaking countries in the world.
A. a good number

B. a great deal of

C. a good many

D. much

11. When he was only two, he got very ill. From then on he
became blind.
A. After that

B. Since then

C. Late

D. Long before

12. If you don't take my advice, sooner or later, you'll get into trouble.
A. as soon as
B. the sooner, the better
C. some time in the future
D. at once
13. My brother became a member of the Party last year.
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A. joined

B. took part in

C. went into

D. entered into

14. We _____________ a meeting yesterday.
A. didn't have

B. hadn't

C. haven't

D. don't have

15. The Great Wall ____________ more than 2000 years old.
A. is

B. be

C. has

D. was

III. READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage. (2,5pts)

Mr. Tommy works in a middle school. He teaches his students art.
He changes his clothes as soon as they are dirty and always keeps
them clean and tidy.
There's a garden between the school and his home. The garden is
quite near his home. He usually walks through it when he goes to
work. One afternoon, on his way home, a boy asked, "May I clean
your shoes for you, sir?"
Mr. Tommy stopped to look at his shoes and found they were
really very dirty. He agreed. The boy began to clean them carefully.
After the boy finished the work, Mr. Li asked, "How much, boy?"
"One yuan , sir." Mr. Li gave him two yuan and said. "One more
yuan for you. You can spend the money washing your face."
After the boy heard this, he ran to the garden and washed his
face in the pool. Then he came back and gave one yuan back to Mr.
Tommy and said, "Your hair is too long. You'd better go and ask
someone to cut your hair short. I'm sure you need the money! "
1. Mr. Tommy usually goes to work ___________.
A. by bike

B. by car

C. on foot

D. by bus

2. Mr. Tommy's home is ___________.
A. near the garden

B. next to the boy

C. far from the school

D. far from the garden

3. Mr. Tommy let the boy clean his shoes because ___________.
A. he was busy

B. they were dirty

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C. the boy was polite

D. he wanted to help the boy

4. Mr.Tommy didn't want his one yuan back because ___________.
A. he thought his shoes were too dirty
B. he was very rich
C. the boy made his shoes clean
D. he wanted the boy to wash his dirty face
5. The boy thought ___________.
A. one yuan was no use
B. Mr. Tommy liked him
C. his face wasn't dirty
D. Mr. Tommy laughed at him
IV. WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked

A, B, C, and D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that
must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (2,5
pts)
1. Are you enjoy the party?
A

B

C

D

2. At the weekend I'm usually go swimming.
A

B

C

D

3. I'm loving English food - It's wonderful!
A

B

C

D

4. How many sister do you have?
A

B

C

D

5. When do the program start?
A

8

B

C

D

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TEST 2
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. maps

B. butcher's
C. tailor's
D. words
2. A. chemist
B. ache
C. chest
D. school
3. A. pain
B. afraid
C. certainly
D. fail
4. A. health
B. think
C. toothache
D. other
5. A. whose
B. when
C. why
D. which
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1. The kids are watching cartoons on the Disney __________.
A. Channel
B. Passage
C. Canal
D. Tunnel
2. In order to reply to the __________ received, the city
government is now trying to improve the telecommunication
service.
A. compliments

B. complaints
C. concepts
D. contents
3. The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage
to the city caused by the unexpected fire.
A. range
B. level
C. extent
D. quantity
4. That boy paints so well that he is likely to make a __________
for himself.
A. credit
B. name
C. character
D. degree
5. Andrew's bedroom was in __________ with books scattered and
piled everywhere.
A. litter
B. rubbish
C. disorder
D. dirt
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6. Jenny wanted to know whose wallet it was.
A. knew

B. wondered

C. got to know

D. didn't know that

7. You have to go the teachers' office at once.
A. soon

B. right now

C. quickly

D. in time

8. Mother hurried off as soon as she got up this morning.
A. left in a hurry

B. came back in a hurry

C. went away slowly

D. came back slowly

9. We went on with our lessons without a break.
A. breaking

B. breaking one's rest

C. resting a break

D. taking a rest

10. He made up his mind not to watch TV too much this term.
A. thought of

B. decided

C. wondered

D. set out

11. After school, Weihua __________ and then walked home.
A. played basketball

B. played a basketball

C. plays basketball

D. plays the basketball

12. Who ___________ the picture? It's upside-down.
A. hung

B. hang

C. hanged

D. hanging

13. The teacher gave me _________ advice on how to play the piano.

A. an

B. some

C. a

D. many

14. "Was the park __________ yesterday?" Yes. It _________ at
nine in the morning.
A. opened / open

B. open / was open

C. open / opened

D. opened / opened

15. He caught four __________. They were the same kind.

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A. fish

B. fishes

C. fishs

D. fishing

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III. READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage. (2,5pts)
If one receives an announcement of a wedding after it is over, a
note of congratulation may he sent, but a gift is not necessary.
If one receives an invitation to the wedding, however, one must
reply immediately, accepting or declining the invitation, and
accompanying the reply in either case with a gift. All gifts are sent
to the bride, and in America are often sent directly from the store
where they are bought.
It is impolite to decline a wedding invitation except for the most
urgent reasons. It is very impolite to arrive late at a wedding. If the
wedding is in a home, one should arrive at least five minutes before
the hour, as the wedding ceremony usually takes place exactly on the
hour set, and all the festivities come after. If the wedding is in a
church one may arrive five minutes early. At a church wedding there
will be ushers to show you to your seat. You must follow the usher
and take the seat given to you. Usually there will he seats prepared
for family and close friends, and on no account may one sit in these
seats unless requested to do so by the usher, who is acting on the
bride's and groom's directions. It is usually customary for the guests
to rise as the bride enters; you may be guided by what others do.
1. If you receive an announcement of a wedding when it is over,
_____.
A. you must send a note of congratulation as well as a gift.
B. you must send a gift, but the note of congratulation may not
he necessary.
C. you may send a note of congratulation, but the gift may not

he necessary.
D. you may either go yourself to give a note of congratulation or
have a gift sent to the bride.
2. If you receive an invitation to the wedding, and you can't go,
_____ .
A. you may not give a gift, but a reply must be given immediately.
B. a reply must be given immediately, but a gift may not be
necessary.
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C. you must send a reply to the groom, and send a gift to the
bride.
D. you must send a reply together with a gift.
3. If you attend a wedding ceremony to be held in the home _____
A. you should arrive at least five minutes early.
B. you can arrive five minutes late.
C. you must arrive on time.
D. you must arrive an hour early.
4. Where would the wedding usually take place? _____ .
A. At home.

B. In a church.

C. In a store.

D. Either A or B.

5. If a wedding takes place in a church, who leads you to your
seat? _____ .
A. The bride.

B. The groom.

C. The usher.

D. Your close friends.

IV. WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that
must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (2,5
pts)
1. I no understand what you're saying.
AB

C

D

2. They are swiming in the river.
A B

C

D

3. She having a bath now.

A

B

C

D

4. She doesn't lives in the hotel.
A

B

C

D

5. Bad students ever work hard.
A

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B

C

D

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TEST 3
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. meter
B. basket
C. enough
D. met
2. A. favorite
B. amazing
C. late
D. happy
3. A. lovely
B. novel
C. cover
D. money
4. A. terrible
B. delicious
C. delightful
D. behind
5. A. rather
B. mother
C. growth
D. brother
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1. When you get to the highway, follow the __________ for

Hongzhou.
A. marks
B. spots
C. ways
D. signs
2. The __________ of your essay is excellent, but it's not very well
expressed.
A. contest
B. contact
C. content
D. context
3. It was a great __________ for him to be pleasant to people who
he didn't like.
A. trouble
B. effort
C. sorrow
D. horror
4. __________ for the position in the factory, all the persons need
to have at least two years' experience of employment.
A. Employing
B. Application
C. Applicants
D. Applying
5. The better __________ you have of words, the better meaning
you can express.
A. demand
B. master
C. command
D. performance
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6. Many people went to take photos on the Great Wall.
A. collect photos

B. draw pictures

C. get photos

D. take pictures

7. At last I caught up with my classmates.
A. In the end

B. At first

C. On time

D. Then

8. While we were reading the text, Mr. Wang came into the classroom.
A. came out of

B. entered into

C. came back

D. entered

9. When Jack heard my voice, he looked up.
A. got out his dictionary
B. saw me before him
C. found out me
D. raised his head to have a look
10. The old lady thanked the boy again and again.
A. over and over

B. over there

C. more and more

D. sooner and sooner

11. This time yesterday we __________ trees.
A. were planting

B. are planting

C. planted

D. plant

12. It __________ hard when we left.
A. is raining

B. has raining

C. was raining

D. rained

13. "What were you doing then?" "I __________ the traffic."
A. was watching

B. watched

C. am watching

D. will watch

14. The teacher __________ from the chair and __________ his voice.
A. raised / rose

B. raised / raised

C. rose / rose

D. rose / raised

15. It __________ heavily this time the day before yesterday.

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A. snows

B. snowed

C. snowing

D. was snowing

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III. READING
Read each of the following passages and then fill in the
numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase. (2,5 pts)
Before Louis the Eleventh became king, he
(1)
a peasant
whose garden produced excellent fruit. After he came to
(2)
, the
peasant brought him as a present a very large cucumber which
(3)
in his garden. The king, remembering the pleasant hours
(4)
he
had spent under the old man' s roof,
(5)
him a lot of gold.
A rich man in the village,
(6)
this, thought that if one who
gave an ordinary cucumber received
(7)
reward, one who gave
a really valuable present would receive a much

(8)
reward. He,
therefore, offered a pleasant horse. The king accepted it.
(9)
the big cucumber, he said, "This
(10)
me a lot of gold, I
give it to you in return for your horse. "
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A. was used to visit

B. used to visiting

C. used to visit

D. get used to visit

A. his capital

B. the kingdom

C. power

D. powder

A. grown

B. was grown

C. had grown

D. being grown

A. that

B. when

C. on which

D. in which

A. gave

B. giving

C. would give

D. had given

A. heard

B. hearing

C. hearing of

D. to hear

A. so large a

B. so a large

C. such a large

D. such large a

A. small

B. largest

C. larger

D. smaller

A. Thought

B. Thought of

C. Thinking

D. Thinking of

A. paid

B. cost

C. costed

D. spent

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IV. WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D. Choose the best one by circling the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)
1. Where / your / parents / moment / at / the / are?
A. Where are your parents at the moment?
B. Where your parents are at the moment?
C. Where your parents are the at moment?
D. Where are at the moment your parents?
2. teacher / is/ who / English / your?
A. Who your teacher is English?
B. Who is your teacher English?
C. Who is your English teacher?
D. Who your English is teacher?
3. are / you/ why/ English/ learning?
A. Why you are learning English?

B. Why are you English learning?
C. Why you are English learning?
D. Why are you learning English?
4. cinema/ to / go/ do/ when/ usually/ you / the?
A. When you do usually go to the cinema?
B. When do you usually go to the cinema?
C. When do usually you go to the cinema?
D. When you usually do go to the cinema?
5. you / brothers and sisters / many/ have/ do / how?
A. How brothers and sisters many do you have?
B. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
C. How many do you have brothers and sisters?
D. How many brothers and sisters you do have?

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TEST 4
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. though

B. other

C. theatre

D. than

2. A. butter

B. put

C. sugar

D. push

3. A. few

B. new

C. threw

D. knew.

4. A. pretty

B. get

C. send

D. well

5. A. appear

B. address

C. area

D. agree

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1. The late Vietnamese leader Le Duan was recognized as the
__________ Architect of Vietnam's reform, opening
modernization.
A. Main

B. Chief

C. Principal

and

D. Primary

2. The air in cities is partly polluted by the gases and __________
from vehicles.
A. fuels

B. flames

C. fumes

D. frames

3. That so many students failed the test is no laughing
__________.
A. thing

B. matter

C. affair

D. problem

4. As a writer, he succeeded in calling __________ to many of the
wrongs that existed at that time.
A. interest

B. attention

C. notice

D. mind

5. It was your __________ that you did not come on time.
A. mistake

B. fault

C. wrong

D. error

6. He has made friends with many Chinese people since he came

to China.
A. met his friends

B. become their friend

C. joined his friends

D. has many friends

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7. Sometimes I catch the number 31 bus to work.
A. by

B. take

C. get

D. hold

8. I was able to do some housework when I was only 6 years old.
A. managed

B. failed

C. tried

D. can

9. Now that everybody is here, let's begin our meeting.
A. If

B. Since

C. Though

D. While

10. What a bright spring morning.
A. clear

B. clean

C. sunny

D. cloudy

11. "Did you start learning English a year ago?" "No I _______."
A. just start

B. have just started

C. just started

D. have started just now

12. Just now I ________ at the door, but no one answered it.

A. have knocked

B. am knocking

C. was knocking

D. knocked

13. I _________ a letter to my grandfather last night.
A. write

B. have written

C. wrote

D. am writing

14. Peter _________ over his English lessons from seven to eight
yesterday evening.
A. has gone

B. went

C. go

D. was going

15. He _________ my sister in the last few months.
A. hasn't met

B. didn't meet

C. met

D. meets

III. READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage. (2,5pts)
Penguins are birds who lost the ability to fly millions of years
ago. These birds are such good swimmers that they seem to fly along
in the water. They are as graceful and swift underwater as other
birds are in the air. Penguins can reach speeds of 15 miles an hour,
using their flippers as paddles, much like other birds using their
wings in the air, for these flippers actually developed from wings.
Penguins steer and change directions with their feet and tails.
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Penguins travel beneath the surface of the water looking for food.
All their food comes from the sea, and they hunt fish, shrimp and
squid. Penguins can dive 300 feet down into the water, but they must
surface for air. They spend months at sea without returning to the
land. On land, they hop, waddle, walk or slide on their bellies if they
want to go faster. They climb out of the water to rest, to lay their
eggs, to raise their young, and to escape their enemies.
The female penguin comes on land, lays one egg on the bare ice,
then immediately returns to the ocean. The male keeps the egg
warm for two months until it hatches by rolling it onto his webbed

feet and covering it with his fatty lower belly. During this twomonth period, the male does not eat!
1. The penguin _____ .
A. can fly though it has no wings.
B. cannot fly though it belongs to the bird family.
C. can fly because it used to be a bird.
D. may be called a fish because it can live in the water.
2. A penguin can swim as fast as _____ .
A. a bird flies in the sky.
B. a fish can swim in the river.
C. it used to fly in the sky.
D. 15 miles an hour.
3. Penguins' present flippers were _____ millions of years ago.
A. their paddles
B. their feet
C. their wings
D. their tails
4. When a penguin is going to change its direction, it will depend
on its _____ .
A. feet and tails.
B. flippers and feet.
C. wings.
D. eyes.
5. Which of the following statements is true according to the
passage? _____ .
A. Penguins look for their food in the sea, not on the land.
B. Penguins feed chiefly on fish, shrimp and squid.
C. Penguins can't stay 300 feet down in the water for too long a
time without coming to the water surface for air.
D. All the above.
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IV. WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D. Choose the best one by circling the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)
1. you/ to / How / school / do / come?
A. How you do come to school?
B. How do you school to come?
C. How do you come to school?
D. How do you to school come?
2. you / English/ lessons / have/ school / do/ usually/ When / at?
A. When do you usually have English lessons at school?
B. When you do usually have English lessons at school?
C. When do you have usually English lessons at school?
D. When do you usually English lessons have at school?
3. from/ your / school / your/ house/ it/ How/ is/ far/ to?
A. How far it is from your house to your school?
B. How far is it from your house to your school?
C. How far is it to your house from your school?
D. How far your house from is it to your school?
4. ticket / A / for / concert / Saturday's / costs / dong / 35,000.
A. A ticket for Saturday's concert costs 35,000 dong.
B. A ticket Saturday's concert for costs 35,000 dong.
C. A ticket for Saturday's concert costs dong 35,000.
D. A concert for Saturday's ticket costs 35,000 dong.
5. Vy / her / and / parents / in / live / Dong Nai.
A. Vy her parents and live in Dong Nai.

B. Vy and in her parents live Dong Nai.
C. Vy and her parents live in Dong Nai.
D. Vy and live her parents in Dong Nai.

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TEST 5
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. biology
B. geography
C. fly
D. physics
2. A. Monday

B. mother

C. brother

D. today

3. A. Friday

B. April

C. fine

D. library

4. A. hat

B. that

C. flat

D. game

5. A. then

B. the

C. thin

D. these

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1. The new building spoils the __________ from my window.
A. view

B. scene

C. scenery

D. sights

2. It takes a lot of __________ to put on a play adapted from a novel.
A. arrangement

B. composition

C. organization

D. programme

3. She bought some lovely __________ to make herself a dress.
A. material

B. clothing

C. suit

D. pattern

4. No matter what you do, you should put your __________ into it.
A. mind

B. heart

C. brain

D. thought

5. The visit of the president will increase the __________ between

the two countries.
A. understanding

B. peace

C. quiet

D. knowledge

6. A dog at the corner caught my eye.
A. caught up with me

B. ran to my eye

C. came into my view

D. ran after me

7. I didn't catch what he meant.
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A. believe
B. understand
C. listen to
D. notice
8. The price of vegetable couldn't go up too high in the market.
A. rise

B. raise
C. lift
D. bring
9. I'll ring you up as soon as I get to Hong Kong.
A. write a letter to you
B. call on you
C. telephone you
D. call at your house
10. Yesterday I returned the book to our school library.
A. gave back
B. borrowed
C. lent
D. got back
11.“Must we hand in our exercises today?” “No, you ____________.”
A. needn't
B. mustn't
C. shouldn't
D. can't
12. No one ______________ answer the question.
A. can be able to
B. be able to
C. is able to
D. able to
13. It's raining hard outside. You'd better ____________.
A. not go out
B. not to go out
C. to go out
D. not going out
14. "May I go now?""Yes, you ____________."
A. may

B. must
C. have to
D. need
15. "That must be a mistake.""No, it _________ be a mistake. "
A. mustn't
B. needn't
C. wouldn't
D. can't
III. READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage. (2,5pts)
One day a lawyer's wife fell ill. The lawyer went to get a doctor.
The doctor knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying bills.
So he said to the lawyer before he entered the house, "If I do cure
your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me. "
"Sir," replied the lawyer, "here is $500. Whether you cure my
wife or you kill her, I will give you all this."
The doctor believed him and went into the house. When he
reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he
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could do little. She was seriously ill and though he gave her some
medicine, she soon died.
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and asked for the money
which he had been promised.
"Did you kill my wife?" asked the lawyer.
"Of course I didn't, "said the doctor.
"Well, then," said the lawyer, "since you neither killed her nor

cured her, I have nothing to pay you."
1. Before entering the house, the doctor _________.
A. was afraid he couldn't cure the lawyer's wife
B. asked the lawyer for 500 dollars
C. didn't know if the lawyer would keep his word
D. was reassured by the lawyer
2. Because the lawyer's wife was badly ill, the doctor _________.
A. did nothing for her
B. spent a lot of time
C. found it impossible to cure her
D. didn't examine her at all
3. After the lawyer's wife died, the doctor got _________.
A. his pay as the lawyer had promised
B. nothing but the money for medicine
C. $500
D. no money at all
4. If the doctor had cured the lawyer's wife, he would have got
_________.
A. more than $500

B. nothing

C. the payment

D. a little money

5. The best title of this passage should be _________.
A. The Lawyer and His Wife
B. A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawyer
C. The Lawyer's Trick

D. A Serious Illness
IV. WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that
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must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (2,5
pts)
1. Won't worry, you'll have a lot of new friends soon.
A
B
C
D
2. I don't have some tea after the meal.
A B
C
D
3. What do you come here? – On foot.
A
B C
D
4. We will make a big cake of her birthday.
A
B
C
D
5. This is my two child. The first is at home.

A
B
C
D

TEST 6
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. but
B. cut
C. sun
D. put
2. A. new
B. few
C. sew
D. dew
3. A. energetic
B. enjoy
C. event
D. experiment
4. A. relax
B. chat
C. famous
D. calculation
5. A. biology
B. blind
C. dictionary

D. appliance
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1. Whose __________ is it to answer the question?
A. time
B. turn
C. lesson
D. possible
2. Judging from his __________ , he must be a local resident.
A. voice
B. sound
C. pronunciation
D. accent
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3. The government lost a great deal of
because of
constant increase in food prices.
A. strength
B. support
C. power
D. progress
4. I wrote him a letter to show my __________ of his help.

the

A. agreement

B. achievement
C. view
D. appreciation
5. He thought the painting was of little __________, so he let me
have it for only ten pounds.
A. cost
B. price
C. value
D. expense
6. He brought out a pen and wrote down his name.
A. called out
B. handed out
C. found out
D. took out
7. Collecting stamps costs a lot.
A. takes a lot of time
B. wastes much time
C. needs lots of money
D. needs much time
8. The daughter asked him to give up smoking.
A. give in
B. stop
C. go to
D. keep up
9. "Did you __________ my pen"? "No, I didn't. Did you __________
it to your classmate?"
A. borrow / borrow
B. borrow / lend
C. lend / borrow
D. lend / lend

10. "You ____________ get up early tomorrow. "the teacher said.
A. don't need
B. need not
C. not need to
D. need not to
11."Where is Tom" "He _________ in the reading-room. Reading is
his hobby."
A. can
B. must be
C. can't be
D. mustn't be
12. We ________ to repair the TV set yesterday.
A. didn't need

B. needn't

C. need not

D. needed not

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13. People enjoyed ___________ at the party.
A. themself

B. theirselves

C. themself

D. themselves

14.We saw a film yesterday evening. Mr. Smith sat between
____________.
A. Tom and I

B. Tom and me

C. I and Tom

D. me and Tom

15. Mother watched __________ cross the street.
A. my

B. me

C. mine

D. I

III. READING
Read each of the following passages and then fill in the
numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase. (2,5 pts)
Switch on a radio or walk into a hotel lobby
(1)
in the
world and you'll

(2)
hear the same songs. Many of these songs,
by artists such as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, or Abba, are
(3)
new,
but
(4)
from the fifties, sixties, and seventies.
(5)
back
in the 1950s people thought that this kind of music would be just a
brief
(6)
. "It will never last," people said. In fact, pop music
has become a worldwide
(7)
and its stars are international
icons with sell-out concerts wherever they go.
Modern popular music started when two very old musical traditions
were brought together in the southern United States. White music
came from the old folk songs which were
(8)
America by the
early European settlers,
(9)
those from Scotland and Ireland.
The music has a clear
(10)
and the songs often tell a story.
Black music was brought to America from Africa by the black slaves.

Their music had a strong, driving rhythm.
1.
2.
3.
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A. somewhere

B. anywhere

C. every where

D. where ever

A. probably

B. possibly

C. maybe

D. likely

A. apart from

B. away from

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