SO GIAO DUC DAO TAO LAM DONG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐỊNH KỲ LẦN 1 – HỌC KỲ I

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct one to complete each of the
following sentences
Question 1: It is thought that traditional marriage ________ are important basis of limiting divorce rate.
A. opinions B. responses C. qualities D. values
Question 2: Mary will have finished all her work________.
A. as soon as her boss returned B. until her boss will return
C. by the time her boss returns D. when her boss will return
Question 3: These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability
Question 4: My father didn't go to college; __________did my mother.
A. none B. either C. so D. neither
Question 5: In Vietnam, old-aged parents are often looked_________by their children when they get
older.
A. for B. after C. at D. up
Question 6: We are not allowed ________ jeans at school.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. to wearing
Question 7: My mother, in whom I________, said she would support me unconditionally.
A. confided B. indulged C. involved D. deal
Question 8: The price of fruit has increased recently, _________the price of vegetable has gone
down
A. whereas B. whether C. when D. otherwise
Question 9: He told me _______ him up at six o'clock.
A. please pick B. to pick C. should pick D. I can pick
Question 10: Our new flat is on a very busy street. I expect we’ll ________ the noise, but at the moment
it’s very disturbing.
A. use to B. get used to C. be used D. used to
Question 11: It is blowing so hard. We_________such a terrible storm
A. have never known B. have never been knowing C. Never know D. had never
known
Question 12: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and _________
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicates

Mark the letter A, B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 13: The news was so wonderful. As a consequence, we decided to have a celebration.
A. It was such a wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration.
B. We decided to have a celebration so as to hear wonderful news.
C. We decided to have a celebration so that we heard the news.
D. It was such wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration.
Question 14: My parents are busy at work. However, they try to find time for their children.
A. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
B. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
C. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
D. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 15: A. arrives B. dates C. invites
D. talks
Question 16: A. apologize B. excite C. polite
D. decision

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 17: A. garbage B. pressure C. household
D. secure
Question 18: A. verbal B. suppose C. even
D. either
Mark the letter A, B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 19: The teacher made his students work hard for the exam.
A. The students are made work hard for the exam by the teacher.
B. The students were made to work hard for the exam by the teacher.
C. The students are made to work hard by the teacher for the exam.
D. The student was made work hard by the teacher for the exam.
Question 20: “It was you and only you who stole my bike,” she said to him.
A. She criticized him for having stolen her bike.
B. She accused him of having stolen her bike.
C. She blamed him for having stolen her bike.
D. She arrested him for having stolen her bike.
Question 21: “If I were you, I'd tell him the truth,” she said to me.
A. She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth.
B. She will tell him the truth if she is me.
C. She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me.
D. She advised me to tell him the truth.
Question 22: Tom began playing the trumpet 3 years ago.
A. Tom has played the trumpet 3 years ago.
B. Tom has been playing the trumpet for 3 years.
C. Tom played the trumpet for 3 years ago.
D. Tom had played the trumpet 3 years ago.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 23: Caroline refused (A)taking the job (B)given to her (C) because the salary (D)was not good.
Question 24: There are (A)dangerous times in a marriage, (B)especially when the wife can come to feel
(C)such overburdened that she (D)decides to end the relationship
Question 25: (A)Once you can (B) overcome your difficulty, the problem (C)may well become a source
of (D)strengthen to your marriage and to your faith.
Question 26: (A)Meal time is a (B)great time for family members to talk about (C) that (D)is going on in
their lives.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits the numbered blanks.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families,
rather (27)_______ the joining of two individuals. The event was often called Taerye (Great Ritual), and
people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the
actual marriage were long and elaborate .The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting
with fortune tellers for (28)_______ about the couple’s future life together. During the Chosun period,
people married (29)_______ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy.
The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days
before taking his new bride to his family’s home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with
many bows and symbolic gestures. The participants were expected to control their motions and remain
somber.
(30)______ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies
resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than traditional Korean ones. However, many folk villages
and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (31)_______ the traditions alive.
27. A. as B. more C. than D. more than
28. A. predictions B. attentions C. situations D. evaluations
29. A. for B. in C. on D. from
30. A. As B. Although C. As though D. If only
31. A. catch B. hold C. grip D. keep

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions
Question 32: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.
A. wealthy B. poor C. kind D. broke

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions
Question 33: A wedding is a meaningful event.
A. sad B. sorrow C. important D. unimportant
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to
him. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which
some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expects, and will fail.
Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children.
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a
sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of
their children.
Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to
concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Although Michael's father plays the trumpet in a
large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if the is unwilling.
Michael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians,
they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, and so they
enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When I was at
your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid
that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seem quiet and unhappy.
Question 34: The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. how parents should make a child a musician. C. what differences there are between two kinds
of parents.
B. how parents should bring up a child D. what aim of a child can be much earlier to
each.
Question 35: Michael is lucky because________.
A. his parents help him in a sensible way C. his family is rich enough to have a
car
B. his father is a musician in an orchestra D. he is free to do anything that he likes
best
Question 36: Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that________.
A. he has to do his best to do everything C. he has made great progress in music
B. he is afraid that he may disappoint them D. he often wants to kill himself some
day
Question 37: It is one of parents' mistakes if________
A. they want their child to be a musician C. they help their child to win music
competitions
B. they don’t care for their child's education much D. they make their child try to achieve
too much.
Question 38: The word “unhappy” mostly means_________.
A. true B. sad C. rich D. unfair
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each
of the following exchanges
Question 39: Harry is talking to Judy over the phone.
Harry: “Thank you for helping me prepare for my birthday party, Judy.” Judy: “____________.”
A. It’s my pleasure B. That’s out of this world
C. Never mention me D. Of course not
Question 40: “Sorry, I’m late.” “...........................................”
. A. Well, it’s worth a try B. Not on my account
C. No, I wouldn’t mind at all D. That’s all right

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