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Name: ……………………………
Class …………………..
Mark English test 1 OKE
Time: 120 minutes
I. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below.
Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the
kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left at home,
very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but to return home
by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but at
midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to
every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. She and the prince were married
and lived happily ever after.
• Answer these questions: (1,5m)
1. Where did Cinderella’s sisters go one night?
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2. How was Cinderella when she was left at home ?
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3. Who appeared and helped Cinderella?
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4. What did Cinderella do at the ball?
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5. Why did Cinderella become the prince’s wife?
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6. What do you think of the end of the story?
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II. Put the correct form of words given to complete the following sentences (2m)
1. ................... are trying to find new stars. ( SCIENCE)
2. We are very proud of our ............................. ( FRIEND)
3. He will never forget his happy....................... ( CHILD)
4. It is ........................ for a small child to cross the street alone ( DANGER)
5. In the free time, my father often reads...................... newspapers. ( DAY)

6. Tung was punished for his ......................... ( LAZY)
7. Last week there was an ........................... football match on TV ( EXCITE)
8. Long turned out to be the ........................... in our class. ( GOOD)
III. Write meaningful sentences with cues given :(2,5m)
1. I/ not understand / you / saying.
⇒ .............................................................................................................................................
2. When we / there / train / already leave / station.
⇒ .............................................................................................................................................
3. How long / it / you / go / school / bike every day /?/
⇒ .............................................................................................................................................
4. Mrs Lan / best story teller / we / ever know.
⇒ .............................................................................................................................................
5. Driver / stop / time / save / child.
⇒ .............................................................................................................................................
IV. Fill in each space one suitable preposition to complete the following sentences (2,5m)
1. Linh’s uncle left Hanoi ........................... Ho Chi Minh City last week.
2. I’m looking forward to hearing .................. you soon.
3. That is very kind ............ you to help me .................. this math problem.
4. Our group is planing to help the community ................ encouraging all members to participate ................... a
recycling programme.
5. Look ! many birds are flying ........................... the sky
6. Everybody is .................. peace and ................. war
7. They have become close friends ................... they were in grade 5.
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V. Choose the best words in the bracket to complete the following letter. (3,5m)
Dear Nam,Well, here I am in London. Thank you for your (1- kind / kindly) letter. You ask me what it is like here. I
must say it’s pretty (2- good / well) ! The language is very (3-efficient / efficiently) organized . On the first morning we had
to do a test, which I found rather (4-hard / hardly ). However I got a (5- surprising/ surprisingly) good mark, so I am in the
second class.I didn’t talk much at first , because I couldn’t think of the words (6-quick / quickly) enough, but (7- lately /
late) I’ve become much more (8- fluent/ fluently). I am staying with a family who live (9-near / nearly ) the school. They

are quite (10-pleasant / pleasantly), although I don’t see much of them because I am always so (11-busy / busily) with my
friends from school . I was surprised how (12-easy/ easily) I made new friends here . They come from (13-different/
diffrently) parts of the worlds and we have some (14- absolute / absolutely) fascinating discussions. I do hope you will be
able to join me here next term I’m sure we’d have good fun together.
All the best ,
Mai
VI. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning the words given (4m)
1. Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house.
We can get ……………………………………………………………………………
2. Although Mary was sad at losing the contest, she managed to smile
Inspite of ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. Despite his injury, he continued to play
Although ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. I can’t go to the cinema tonight because I have a lot of homework.
The reason why ………………………………………………………………………
5. How many plays has he written?
How many plays ……………………………………………………………………..
6 “ You have broken my special pen, Paul”, said Kate.
Kate accused …………………………………………………………………………
7 My father regrets not buying that house.
My father wishes ……………………………………………………………………..
8“ I’m sorry I have to leave so early”, John said
John apologised ………………………………………………………………………
VII. Put “ a , an , the or nothing (
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)” in the blank. ( 2m)
1. I bought (1) ………….. hat and (2) ………….. pair of shoes at (3) …………. a shops. Unfortunately (4)
…………..... pair of shoes are (5) ………...…. wrong size. I’ll take them back tomorrow.
2. My favourite subject is (6) …………. History, but I’m not very good at (7) ……….. Maths
3. When you come to bed, can you turn off (8) ……………. lights?

VII. Write the question for the underlined words in these sentences
1. I like the blue one best.
⇒ ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. We have been living here since 1995.
⇒ ……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. It took him several minutes to repair his bicycle
⇒ ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. This book is Jame’s brother’s.
⇒ ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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OKE
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Name: ……………………………
Class …………………..
Mark English test 2
Time: 60 minutes
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (2m)
1. I have had a toothache ……………… last Monday
a. for b. during c. until d. since
2. The children like the cartoons ………………
a. more b. best c. better d. more than
3. Why don’t you ……………… your friends with you next time?
a. take b. bring c.carry d. fetch
4. The work ……………………. by the time she came.
a. had been done b. had done c. has done d. is done
5. The reason …………. you get a bad mark is obvious
a. when b. because c. for d. why
6. He is …………………. a busy businessman that he has no time to relax.
a. so b. such c. very d. quite
7. Her daughter looks …………………..

a. beautiful b. beautifully c. beautify d. beauty
8. That is the house …………….. Shakespeare was born
a.that b. when c. which d. where
II. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with suggestion given so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
(5m)
1. What is your age?
How …………………………………………………………………………..?
2. Nobody in our class is better at English than Trung
Trung is ……………………………………………………………………….
3. I have a very small house
I wish …………………………………………………………………………
4. Theatre programmes usually have a lot of information
There …………………………………………………………………………
5. Can they control the weather?
Can the weather ………………………………………………………………?
6. I don’t know why he refuses such a good job
If ………………………………………………………………………………
7. It took us three hours to learn this lesson by heart
We ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. “ Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?”
I asked her ……………………………………………………………………..
9. He was extremely lazy. He failed his exam again
Because of ……………………………………………………………………..
10. People say that he is over 100 years old
He ……………………………………………………………………………..
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage. (4m)
My brother, (1)……………. is seven years older (2) …………. I am, once decided to take me with him on a trip up
the river. We went to a collective farm far from the place (3) …..…. we lived. My brother wanted to stay there for a (4)
…………. days
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We were tired when we got to the farm. The weather was warm and I told my brother that I’d like to go (5) ……… a
swim in the river. He said that (6) …………. It seemed hot, the water in the river was still cold. “ I’m afraid”, he said “
you will be fall ill”. But the idea of cold water didn’t (7) …………….…. me. “That’s nonsense”, I thought and took off
my clothes and jumped into the water. But the water was so cold that I couldn’t even move. So I got out of the water as
fast as (8) …………… . My brother was right I caught a cold and lay in bed the whole week.
IV. Complete the following sentences with the suitable form of the words given in the bracket. (2m)
1. I had my trousers …………………… because they are too short. ( Long)
2. It was ………….. of you to break that coffee cup. ( CARE )
3. He soon put on ………………. when he stopped playing football. ( WEIGH)
4. The little village is very quiet and ………………. ( PEACE )
5. Lien sings more ………….. than her sister. ( beauty)
6. She got very angry but later she apologized for her ……………….. ( PATIENT)
7. His story is very …………… We are …………… at hearing it. ( AMUSE)
V. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (2m)
1. He is very brave . He’s not afraid ………… anything
2. I’m surprised …………. the amout of traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy.
3. Do you know the girl ……………. the green dress …………… there?
4. You remind me ……………. somebody I knew a long time ago. You look just like her
5. The strange man smiled ………… me and spoke ………….. me …………… foreign language
VI. Complete the following letter with cues given. (2,5m)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you / much / flowers / you send / while I / be / hospital
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. They / beautiful / they / really help / cheer / up.
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3. I / come out / hospital / Thursday morning.
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4. You / come over / place / weekend /?. Because / I / very bored / now
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I / look / forward / see / soon.

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Your friend,
Linda
VII. Put the correct form of verbs given. (2,5m)
1. She advised me (not go ) ……………… there alone
2. The president ( try) …………………. to contact his advisors now
3. This is the first time she ( meet ) …………………. Tim’s family.
4. I ( have) ……………. my car ( steal) ……………… recently.
5. After he ( finish ) …………. …. his homework, he (take ) ………………… his brother to the zoo last Sunday
6. Tom ( not visit ) ………….. his grandparents since he ( fail) …..……. his exam
7. I’d rather you ( not stay ) …………………… up late.
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Name: ………………………
Class …………………..
Mark English test 3
Time: 120 minutes
SECTION ONE : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 7 pts )
Question1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (3pts)
1. Let’s wait until the rain ……
A stops B will stop C has stopped D is stopping
2. The roads are slippery . It …… heavily last night .
A must rain B must be raining C must be rained D must have rained
3. This problem is difficult for me . I haven’t make …… my mind yet .
A to B in C up D on
4. This book gives a brief … of the history of the castle the details of the art collection in the hall
A reference B article C outline D research
5. If you try your best , you’ll ……. your classmates .
A keep up with B lose track of C take care of D put an end to
6. When in Rome do ……the Romans do .

A like B as C same D the same
7. We……in a specialist when he grew worse .
A put B talked C saw D called
8. My plans for starting a restaurant fell…… for lack of capital .
A on B through C down D up
9. It was difficult to guess what her …… to the new would be .
A feelings B reaction C capital D opinion
10. Our main …… to export are rice , coffee and rubber .
A products B produce C production D producibility
11. It is not worth …… that film .
A seeing B to see C see D to be seen
12. I received a letter …… from the remote area of The USA .
A which sent B sent C sending D was sent
13. What most elderly people suffer …… is not being able to sleep .
A to B of C from D on
14. Many rural areas in Vietnam has been…… in the last few years .
A urbanized B controlled C organized D held
15. What is the …… of Thomas Edison ? - He’s American .
A nation B nationalize C national D nationality

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Question 2 : Put the verbs provided in the correct forms : (2pts)
A friend of mine , William Nelson (presently work)…1…. in the international sales division at an elctronics firm . He (just return)…
2…from a trip to Japan . He (ask)…3…(go)…4…to Japan because he can speak Japenese . When he (be)…5…a business student at
Boston University , he (study)…6…Japanese for four years . He (never have)…7…the opportunity to use his Japanese until he (go)…
8… to Tokyo last year . While he was there , he practised (speak) …9…Japenese everyday and (enjoy) …10…every minute of it . He
was anxious to return .
Your answers
1…………………………………..………… 6………………………………….….
2…………………………………………….. 7……………………………………..

3…………………………………………….. 8…………………………………….
4…………………………………………….. 9………………………………………
5…………………………………………….. 10…………………………………….
Question 3 Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct (2pts)
1.
In the 1920s cinema became an important art form and one of the ten largest industry in the US .
A B C D
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