ĐẠI HỌC THÁI NGUYÊN CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM

TRUNG TÂM ĐÀO TẠO TỪ XA Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA SỐ 1

MÔN: BÚT NGỮ TIẾNG ANH TRUNG CẤP 1

HỌ VÀ TÊN HỌC VIÊN:……………………………………………….

NGÀY SINH:……………………………………………………………

LỚP:………………………………………………………………….

SECTION 1: READING (5 points)

TASK 1: Read the passage and circle the correct word for each blank
Have a great holiday!
Millions of Irish people travel to foreign countries (1)________ holiday each year. Many people go
on package holidays with travel companies (2)________ they can arrange everything for you. The
company (3)________ your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat. In summer,
many people go to places where the weather is warmer (4)________ in Ireland. They go to the
(5)________ and swim or sunbathe.
Skiing holidays (6)________ very popular in winter. Many people travel to (7)________ such as
Austria, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada to go skiing and snowboarding. Many people also
go on more adventurous holidays (8)________ wildlife safaris in Africa. Irish people
usually (9)________ holidays and in winter in Ireland there are (10)________ of TV programmes
about holidays. Irish people also have holidays in Ireland. They go to the seaside to swim and
sunbathe, or go hiking in the country.
1. A. at B. in C. on D. under

2. A. if B. although C. because D. unless

3. A. books B. sells C. lends D. borrows

4. A. as B. than C. like D. more

5. A. beach B. mountain C. countryside D. forest

6. A. is B. were C. was D. are

7. A. cities B. countries C. villages D. towns

8. A. so B. like C. such D. but

9. A. give B. earn C. do D. have

10 A. a lot B. much C. many D. several

1-C, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B, 5-A, 6-D, 7-B, 8-B, 9-D, 10-A
Answers:……………………………………………………………………………………………
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 TASK 2: Read the passage and decide if the statement is True, False or Not Given

Country Western Music

Country western music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great
Britain. Country western music is a mixture of music from all of these places.

In the American West, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all
night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy’s life was lonely and
dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee with lots of
caffeine to stay awake at night.2He also sang music to the cattle to calm them. He sang about the stars
and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep.
They did not run away if he sang beautiful, peaceful music.

The cowboys also sang music when they travelled to town to relax and have a good time. Sometimes
they played either guitars or harmonicas. Later, they used violins and other instruments.

In the American South, many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came
from French Canada. They used guitars, violins, and harmonicas, too. They also added instruments
from their homes, like bottles, cans, and spoons. When they visited their friends and families on
holidays like Thanksgiving, they usually sang and played country music.

Country western music describes life. It talks about love, jobs, home, and money. It talks about
friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like
country western music because everyone knows something about these ideas.

False Country western music is music from The United States only.
______1.
Not ______2.
given Cowboys’ songs prevented the cattle from getting nervous. T
______3.
True Bottles and cans were also cowboys’ instruments.
______4.
True People in the American South sang and played country western music on holidays.

4/5 ______5.
True The ideas of country western music are very familiar to people’s life.
TASK 3: Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box. There are two extra.
create enormous so location transport vehicle available

1. Rooftop gardens……………………………….more
create green spaces.
so
2. Cape Town has good weather and is close to nature, ………….……….it is popular with tourists.
transport
3. The best way to travel is to use public………………………
4. The Dubai Mall is ………………………..and
enormous is one of the biggest shopping spaces in the world.
vehicle
5. We are cutting pollution by reducing the number of ……………………..……..on the road.
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SECTION 2: WRITING (5 POINTS)

TASK 1: Circle the correct words to complete the sentences (1.25 points)

1. When/ While people travel to Tokyo, they often get around the city by subway. When

2. The subway system is easy to use, and/ but tickets are not very expensive. but
and 2
 3. You can buy a ticket for each trip, or/ while you can get an all-day pass. while

4. Some subway lines are above ground, or / so you can see the city. so

3/5 5. And/ While you look out the window, you can see some of Tokyo’s most famous sites. While

TASK 2: Use the suggested words to make complete sentences in Present Continuous (1.25
points)

1. How many/ person/ live/ Oxford/ now?

………………………………………………………………………………………………..
How many people are living in Oxford now?

2. government/ implement/ solutions/ reduce/ air pollution.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The government is implementing solutions to reduce air pollution.

3. engineers/ Singapore/ find/ new place/ make/ new land.

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The engineers in Singapor are finding new place to make a new land.

4. use / public transportation/ be/ grow/ quick.

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Using public transportation is growing quickly.

5. why/ more/ person/ live/ public housing/ now?

Why more people are living in public housing now?
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TASK 3: State the problems of the following sentences and correct them (2.5 points)

1. Working during the morning and attending classes during the afternoons. (thiếu động từ)
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Working during the morning and attending classes during the afternoons are
exhausting tasks for me.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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2. Because I don’t feel that grades in college have any value.

I don't feel that grades in college have any value.

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3. The grading system at our college should be abolished. The students don’t like getting grades. The
instructors don’t enjoy giving grades. because and
either.
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The grading system at our college should be abolished because it does not like
to instructors and students.
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4. He even quit his summer job this year he did not want to get up early each morning.
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He even quit his summer job this year because he did not want to get up early
each morning.
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5. I do not like the registration process, I know that at this point I have no choice but to go through
with it.

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Although I do not like the registration process, I know that at this point I have no
choice but to go through with it.
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