Đặng Phương Nghi, Nguyễn Thuỵ Khánh

An Teacher’s remark:
Name:____________________
Class:____________________

MID-TERM TEST (45 MINUTES)

I. Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with NO MORE THAN ONE WORD. (1pt)
1. In Phu Quoc, you can find a lot of beautiful __________ and green forests.
2. It is _______ to travel to Phu Quoc.
3. Tourists like to eat __________ in Phu Quoc.
4. You can find a lot of interesting things at the __________.
II. Circle the best word/phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences below. (2pts)
5. Children always receive ________ in red envelopes at Tet.
A. new clothes B. lucky money C. fireworks D. food
6. Bring your ________ so that you can find directions.
A. backpack B. tent C. suncream D. compass
7. On Tet holiday, Vietnamese people usually clean their house and ________ them with
apricot flowers.
A. decorate B. celebrate C. visit D. make
8. Nghi: Can you tell me the way to the railway station?
An: Take the second ________ on the right. It’s opposite the cinema.
A. straight B. turning C. crossing D. turn
9. This morning is ________ than yesterday morning.
A. peaceful B. peace C. more peaceful D. more peace
10. You ________ all necessary things along with you before you start your trip.
A. takes B. won’t take C. mustn’t take D. must take
11. This is a difficult question, so only ________ students can answer it.
A. a few B. much C. many D. a little
12.
An: I am hungry. There is nothing in the fridge.
Nghi: ________________
A. Let’s go to the supermarket to buy some food!
B. That’s for my mother.
C. I go shopping twice a week.
D. I am not hungry.

What does the sign mean? (0.5pt)

13.

A. You should knock before you enter.

B. You shouldn’t speak loudly here.
C. You should behave well.
D. You shouldn’t fight.

14.
A. You must turn left.
B. You mustn’t turn left.
C. You must turn right.
D. You mustn’t turn right.

III. Circle the best word/phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage. (1.5pts)

I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village
(15) _____ it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look
(16) ____ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much friendlier here than
in a city because everyone (17)______ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are
always people who can help.

There are only a few things that I don't like about Northville. One thing is that we have not
got many things to do in the evening; we haven't got (18) _____ cinemas or theaters. The other
thing is that people always talk about (19) ______ things, and everyone knows what everyone is
doing. But I still prefer village life (20)_____ life in a big city.
15. A. so B. although C. because D. but
16. A. for B. at C. up D. after
17. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
18. A. little B. some C. any D. few
19. A. many B. much C. little D. a little
20. A. of B. to C. than D. more

IV. Read the passage and write True or False. (1pts)

DA NANG
Da Nang has a population of nearly 800,000 people. The Han River flows through the city. The
city part on the east bank is newer and more spacious. The city part on the west bank is more
crowded. The Han River is famous for iconic bridges: Han River Bridge, Nguyen Van Troi
Bridge, Love FLock Bridge, Dragon Bridge, Thuan Phuoc Bridge,... The Han River Bridge is the
newest now.
The cost of living in Da Nang is the lowest in Central Viet Nam. Da Nang has many beaches.
Among them, Non Nuoc Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. But walking in
the streets on a summer afternoon is not a good idea in Da Nang. There are not many trees so
there are not many shadows. It is often very hot at noon.
21. There are more than 800,000 people in Da Nang. ` _____
22. It is newer and larger on the east bank of the Han River. _____
23. The Han River Bridge is newer than the Dragon Bridge. _____
24. Da Nang is one of the most expensive cities in Viet Nam. _____
25. There are only a few beaches in Da Nang. _____
26. The weather in Da Nang is lovely to walk in the streets on a summer afternoon. _____
V. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences
(1pt)
27. Son Doong cave is an ________ landmark of Vietnam. (amaze)
28. The Grand Canyon is one of the natural ________ of the world. (wonderful)
29. Tet is coming. It’s our New Year ________. (celebrate)
30. My neighbourhood is very ________ because everything is far from my house.
(convenience)
VI. Rearrange the words or phrases to form meaningful sentences (0.5pt)
31. cooks/ usually/ mother/ special/ during/ My/ food/ Tet holiday/ ./
→______________________________________________________________.

32. we/ Shall/ Ha Long Bay/ weekend/ go/ to/ this/ ?/

→ __________________________________________?
VII. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (2pts)
33. We have no oil left in the kitchen.
→ There ________________________________.
34. Thai Nguyen is not as crowded as Ha Noi. (MORE)
→ Ha Noi is ______________________________.
35. Why don’t we go to the movie theater?
→ Let’s _________________________________.
36. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish around our school.
→ We mustn’t ___________________________.
THE END