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NEW LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOK – PRACTICAL TEST 31

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KI THI KSCL CAC ĐÔI TUYÊN HSG KHÔI…. Năm hoc: 20172018
ĐÊ THI MÔN: TIÊNG ANH
ĐÊ SÔ 31
(Thơi gian 90 phut)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. restaurant
B. sentence
C. festival
D. semester
2. A. comprise
B. primary
C. silence
D. publish
3. A. called
B. mended
C. wanted
D. invented
4. A. bath
B. father
C. theater
D. healthy
5. A. sound
B. loud
C. touch
D. mount
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (15 pts)

6. I haven’t met Lan_______.
A. since
B. just
C. already
D. yet
7. She is very good_______ speaking English.
A. at
B. on
C. for
D. with
8. Have you_______ seen a ghost?
A. even
B. never
C. ever
D. event
9. If I hadn’t drunk so much coffee, _______ better.
A. I’d have slept
B. I slept
C. I’ll sleep
D. I sleep
10. We always_______ lots of photos while we’re in Paris.
A. make
B. take
C. catch
D. get
11. He has been out of work_______ a long time.
A. during
B. since
C. for
D. through

12. There’s someone at the door_______ it.
A. I’m answering
B. I answer
C. I’ll answer
D. I answered
13. _______ you run quickly you are likely to be late.
A. When
B. Unless
C. Since
D. Because
14. She was annoyed_______ her son.
A. with
B. of
C. from
D. about
15. The fog prevented us_______ home.
A. go
B. goes
C. going
D. to go
16. I let my friend_______ my bicycle yesterday.
A. borrows
B. borrowed
C. borrow
D. borrowing
17. I regret_______ you that your loan application has not been approved.
A. to inform
B. inform
C. informing
D. informs

18. He completely_______ with what I said.
A. admitted
B. disagreed
C. accepted
D. argued
19. Mai's mother used to_______ that film late at night.
A. watch
B. watched
C. watching
D. to watch
20. There aren't_______ glasses on the table.
A. each
B. every
C. some
D. any
III. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. (10 pts)
a. Everyone (21. read)_______ this novel, let us (22. discuss)_______ it.
b. I (23. know)_______ her for six years, when I met her, she (24. work)_______ in a Law office.
c. Please come on time. I hate (25. be)_______ kept (26. wait)_______.
d. The film was not very good. I (27. not enjoy) it very much.
e. When I came home, my mother (28. go) out.
f. The water (29. boil)_______ at 1000C?
g. He and his sister (30. not/ meet)_______ my friends since last Christmas
IV. Put the words in the correct form. (10 pts)
31. They were very_________ to survive a shipwreck. LUCK
32. I love the_________ of summer evenings in the countryside. PEACE
33. Those cats look________.
LOVE
34. Bao is very_________ kind and generous.
SOCIAL

35. Each of my friends has a_________ character.
DIFFER
36. She looks more_________ than her sister.
BEAUTY
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NEW LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOK – PRACTICAL TEST 31

37. Everybody works_________ in the library.
QUIET
38. Nga felt_________ upset about losing her job.
EXTREME
39. An_________ is a home for children whose parents are dead. ORPHAN
40. L.A Hill is a_________ writer.
HUMOR
V. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. (10 pts)
at on after under between beside among out of from beneath
41. There is a bus station__________ the end of this road.
42. Keep those medicines__________ the children’s reach.
43. I lost my keys somewhere__________ the carpark to the warehouse.
44. Come in and sit__________ your sister.
45. D comes__________ C in the alphabet.
46. The boat sank__________ the waves.
47. Don’t shelter__________ the trees when it’s raining.
48. I often feel nervous when I am__________ strangers.
49. Please put these books__________ the bookshelf on the desk.
50. Children must attend school__________ the ages of 5 and 16.

VI. Read the following passage then answer the questions below. (10 pts)
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children.
Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few
learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their
friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys
and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English
because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because
some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because
they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
51. According to the writer. English is learned by_________.
A. young children
B. adults
C. teenagers
D. all are correct
52. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to_________.
A. country
B. young children
C. English
D. question
53. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home
B. at school
C. in evening classes D. in the office
54. Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English
B. Because they need it for their job.
C. Because they are forced to learn it
D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.
55. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Children like reading English newspapers
B. People in many countries learn English
C. English is one subject in school.
D. Some books are written in English.
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (20 pts)
56. She will be late if she doesn’t hurry.
→ Unless.................................................
57. It took Peter three hours to open the doors.
→ Peter spent.......................................
58. I haven’t met him for two years.
→ It’s........................................................
59. My brother and I both went to that school.
→ I went to that school and so......
60. John hasn’t had his hair cut for over six months.
→ It is.......................................................
61. "Can you lend me some money?" Henry said to Susan.
→ Henry.................................................
62. "I’m very busy. I’ll ring you tomorrow." Susan said to me.
→ Susan..................................................
63. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
→ The date............................................
64. We like to lie on the beach all day.
→ We enjoy...........................................
65. "How many language can you speak?"
→ She asked me..................................
__________THE END_________

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