KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – ĐỀ 5 doc

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – ĐỀ 5
I. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets :

1/ The manager (just, close) __________ the store the moment before I (arrive) __________

2/ When the alarm rang, Frank (jump) __________ out of bed quickly.

3/ I saw a bad accident while I (wait) __________ for you on this corner.

4/ At 4 p.m yesterday? - Well, I (work) __________ in my office.

5/ When we (see) ___________ Mr Jones tomorrow, I (remind) __________ him of that.

6/ The war (break) __________ out three years ago.

7/ Up to the present, George (do) _______ good work in this class.

8/ At present that author (write) __________ a historical novel.

9/ Light (travel) __________ faster than sound.

10/ Listen! I think someone (knock) __________ at the door.

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets :

1/ Many people think that Faraday is the greatest __________ in history (invent)

2/ The young apprentice broke the chemistry glassware because of his __________ (care)

3/ It was one of his most important __________ (achieve)

4/ __________ is often more useful than definition for giving the meanings of words
(inllustrate)

5/ The boy was given a prize for regular __________ (attend)

6/ I’m afraid it’s far too __________ for me to eat now (salt)


7/ Gary is __________ of the fact that he is never late (pride)

8/ As he was driving __________ the police arrested him (care)

III. Join each pair of sentences below, using the conjunctions provided :
1/ We went out for a walk. We had our dinner (after)

 _______________________________________________________________________
2/ Mark came home. Martha was watching TV (when)

 _______________________________________________________________________
3/ He turned off the light. He left (before)

 _______________________________________________________________________
4/ I saw him. I called him (as)

 _______________________________________________________________________
5/ She sent her parents a telegram. She arrived in New York (as soon as)

 _______________________________________________________________________
6/ He won’t do anything. He has got our instructions (until)

 _______________________________________________________________________
7/ They waited for me. I came back (until)

 _______________________________________________________________________
8/ He never goes home. He has finished his homework (before)

 _______________________________________________________________________
9/ They phone me. I will contact you (as soon as)

 _______________________________________________________________________
10/ They graduated from college. They were sent to work in remote region of the country
(after)

 _______________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

IV. Combine these pairs of sentences, using the words in brackets :

1/ She teaches English very well. She has more and more students (as a result of that)

________________________________________________________________________
2/ I thought he was honest. I discovered he was just a liar (at first __________ but later)

________________________________________________________________________
3/ She felt happy. She knew her son was a good student (as)

________________________________________________________________________
4/ She studied excellently. She was offered a scholarship for overseas study (the result of that

was)

________________________________________________________________________
5/ I have heard from him. I let you all know (as soon as)

________________________________________________________________________
V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentences printed before it :

1/ Keep quiet or I’ll scream.

 Unless _________________________________________________________________
2/ I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.

 I wish __________________________________________________________________
3/ Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.

 If _____________________________________________________________________
4/ We got lost because we didn’t have a map.

 If _____________________________________________________________________
5/ We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.

 If _____________________________________________________________________
6/ The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.

 It was __________________________________________________________________
7/ It was such a long homework that I couldn’t finish it.

 The homework ___________________________________________________________

8/ We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river.

 After we ________________________________________________________________
VI. Read the passage below, make up questions and answer them :
Marie Curie, the Polish - born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She left
her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still managed to
graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and married him a
year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in
science history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were
awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
1/ Where / Marie Curie / born ?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
2/ What / she / leave / Paris ?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
3/ Whom / she / marry / ?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
4/ What / Pierre and Marie / form / science history ?

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
5/ Why / they / award / Nobel Prize / ?

__________________________________________________________________________
VII. Make the correct choice:
1/ The last time ________ I saw her was in 1985.
a. when b. that c. which d. all are correct
2/ How ________ that meal was !
a. delicious b. well c. deliciously d. beautifully
3/ More and more pollution ________ by that factory.
a. produced b. produces c. is being produced d. is producing
4/ ________ we leave now, we’ll miss the train.
a. Unless b. If c. Until d. Because
5/ She drives faster and ________ than I do.
a. more careless b. more carelessly c. careless d. carelessly
6/ ________ do you think this building is ?
a. When b. How old c. Why d. How many
7/ He wishes he ________ Jane to his party yesterday.
a. invited b. would invite c. has invited d. had invited
8/ This is ________ that it is not worth keeping.
a. such old furniture b. such an old furniture
c. very old furniture d. an old furniture
9/ We spent five hours ________ London.
a. getting b. getting to c. to get d. to get to
10/ ________ in London, I wrote a letter home.
a. When arrived b. Arrived c. When I arriving d. On arriving
11/ I’m looking forward ________ you at Christmas.
a. to see b. to seeing c. and seeing d. seeing
12/ Never in my life ________ such a mess in my life.
a. have I seen b. I have seen c. I see d. I saw

13/ It’s no use ________.
a. to try to escape b. tried to escape c. trying to escape d. try to escape
14/ You won’t have any difficulty ________ a ticket for the concert.
a. getting b. to get c. will get d. get
15/ ________ is this handbag ?
a. Who b. Whose c. Whom d. When
16/ His father is _______ his mother.
a. tall as b. more tall than c. taller as d. taller than
17/ Neither Tom nor Ann _______ to the party yesterday.
a. didn’t come b. came c. comes d. come
18/ _______ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
a. Because b. When c. Although d. If
19/ Having a car _______ you to travel around more easily.
a. enables b. makes c. lets d. has
20/ The sudden noise made me _______.
a. to jump b. jumping c. jumped d. jump