FIRST SEMESTER MIDTERM TEST

I. PRONUNCIATION (0.8 points)

A. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. arrange/ə/ B. karate/ə/ C. canoeing /ə/ D. vacuum/ae/
2. A. dusted /id/ B. offered /d/ C. cleaned /d/ D. enjoyed /d/
B. 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 the main stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. selfish (1) B. puzzle (1) C. receipt (2) D. lazy (1)
* Động từ hai âm tiết thì trọng âm sẽ rơi vào âm số 2
* Danh từ, tính từ hai âm tiết thì trọng âm sẽ rơi vào âm số 1
* Trọng âm ko bao giờ rơi vào tiền tố (re, un, im, in, dis,…)
4. A. furniture (1) B. discon’nect (3) C. organize (1) D. customer (1)
II. USE OF ENGLISH (3.8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
5. We’ve decided __________ for a bike ride early in the morning before it gets too hot.
* decide + to V: quyết định làm gì
Go for: muốn làm gì
A. to make B. to go C. having D. hanging out
6. People who enjoy __________ karate must be so fit.
* enjoy + Ving
A. playing B. to practice C. doing D. to have
TEST 1
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. stage /eidʒ/ B. package /idʒ/ C. village /idʒ/ D. manage /idʒ/
2. A. seaside/ai/ B. license/ai/ C. combine/ai/ D. police /i/
3. A. agreed /d/ B. liked /t/ C. missed D. watched
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1. A. ‘business B. ‘origin C. a’partment (2) D. ‘visitor (1)
2. A. ‘liberty (1) B. ‘national (1) C. con’venient (2) D. ‘holiday
* Những từ kết thúc bằng đuôi “y” thì trọng âm sẽ rơi vào âm số 3 tính từ dưới lên
III. Choose the best answer
1. They living on farms and working on fields.
A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. did not use to
* be used to / get used to + Ving: quen với việc gì
* be used for + Ving: được sử dụng cho mục đích gì
* used to + V nguyên thể

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 * didn’t + use to + V nguyên thể
2. She said she to me, but she didn’t.
A. would have written B. will have written
C. would write D. will write
3. He was very hard for most of his life after being injured on his head.
A. to hear B. hearing C. for hearing D. of hearing
* hard of hearing: lãng tai, ko thể nghe tốt được
4. She is wearing a dress mine.
A. as B. alike: giống nhau, như nhau (đứng một mình cuối câu)
C. likely: có khả năng D. like
5. After a short time living in London, Paul are gradually used to his car driving on the left
side of the street.
A. keep B. keeping C. kept D. be kept
Be used to + Ving
6. He our company 2 years ago. He still for us.
A. joins/ worked B. joined/ works
C.had joined/ is working D. was joining/ will work
Ago: dấu hiệu của QKĐ
7. He on the bank fishing when he a man’s hat floating down the river.
-> Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra thì hđ khác xen vào: hđ đang xảy ra: chia QKTD, hđ xen vào: QKĐ
A. had sat/ had seen B. was sitting/ saw
C. sat/ was seeing D. was sitting/ has seen
8. , that poor old man had to spend more than five years in hospital.
A. As his mental illness B. Although he is mental illness
C.Because of his mental illness D. In spite of he is mentally ill -> sai về cấu trúc
* because of + Ving/Cụm danh từ
* In spite of + Ving/CDT: Mặc dù
9. He did not get on well with his workmates. That’s the reason .
A. why he gave up his work B. he gave up his work why
C.for why he had given up his work D. why did he give up his work
The reason why + S + V: lý do tại sao ai đó làm gì
10. I admire his courage: sự can đảm, I think he should change his mind.
A. As though: cứ như thể là B. Even though: Mặc dù + S + V
C. As soon as: Ngay khi D. Due to = Because of: Bởi vì
11. I English for 4 years now.
A. have learned B. am learning

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* Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn: S + have/has + been + Ving -> nhấn mạnh quá trình, thời gian thực hiện hđ
nào đó
12. I remember Bolivia for the first time. It’s a beautiful country.
A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. be visited
* remember + to V: nhớ cần phải làm gì
* remember + Ving: nhớ việc đã làm
13. Just keep on what you like.
A. do B. did C. doing D. done
* Sau giới từ + Ving
14. The guide encouraged the tourists the Prado Museum in Madrid.
A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited
* encourage + sb + toV: khuyến khích ai làm gì
IV. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
1. It is saving that the Temple of Literature was built in the 11th century.
A -> said B C D
2. They suggest that we must book a hotel by the Perfume River.
A B -> should C D
* S + suggest(s/ed) + Ving
* S1 + suggest(ed/s) + that + S2 + (should) + V nguyên thể
3. Many people have been claimed that the show tickets are too expensive.
A B -> claimed (chủ động) C D
4. She wanted to know if I saw Paul recently.
A B C D -> had seen
* wanted to know -> dùng trong câu trực
tiếp-gián tiếp -> ĐỘNG TỪ phải lùi thì
* recently: thì HT hoàn thành -> lùi sang
QKHT
5. Have the play already started when you got to the theater?
A -> Had B C D
-> HĐ xảy ra trước sau trong thì QK hoàn thành
* HĐ xảy ra trước: QKHT, hđ xảy ra sau: QKĐ
V. Choose the correct sentence A, B, C or D which has the same meaning to given one.
* Một số dạng thường gặp trong bài Chọn câu sao cho nghĩa ko đổi
1) Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành và thì Quá khứ đơn
2) Liên từ: Because, Although,…
3) Sử dụng cấu trúc “USED TO”
4) Câu trực tiếp-gián tiếp
5) Câu bị động

1. We haven’t been to the concert for two years.

A. The last time we went to the concert was two years ago.
* The last time + S + V-QKĐ + was + thời gian trong QK

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B. It’s two years since we went to the concert.
C. We didn’t go to the concert two years ago.
D. Both A and B are correct.
2. Although they were very poor, the children seemed happy
* Although + S + V: Mặc dù
= Despite: Mặc dù + Cụm danh từ /Ving
A. The children seemed unhappy because they were very poor.
B. The children were very poor, so they seemed happy.
C. Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy.
D. The children seemed happy whether they seemed happy.
3. He used to travel around the country doing gigs: để biểu diễn.
used to + Vnt: đã từng làm gì
A. He liked travelling around the country to do gigs.
B. He no longer(ko còn nữa) travels around the country doing gigs.
C. He was accustomed to travelling around the country doing gigs.
* be accustomed to + Ving: đã quen với việc gì = be used to + Ving = get used to + Ving
D. He never travels around the country doing gigs.
4. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work”.
Don’t + Vnt -> đây là câu mệnh lệnh, yêu cầu -> sử dụng dạng TT-GT: S + asked/told + (tân ngữ) + not +
to V
* Don’t forget -> sẽ sử dụng cấu trúc: S + reminded(nhắc nhờ) + tân ngữ + to V
A. He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work.
B. He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work.
C. He told me that I shouldn’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.
D. He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work.
VI. Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live.
Obviously, it is difficult to (1) the life of ancient people and the life of the people living
in the 21st century because so many changes have occurred: xảy ra. Even the changes that have (2)
over the last ten years are amazing.
People in the past were not (3) to travel such long distances within such a short period of
time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) cars. In addition, more
and more people travel by plane.
Moreover, in the past people had to work harder: vất vả as: bởi vì they did not have (5………and
machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) by
computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) of living were not as comfortable as
they are now. Besides many people could not afford: khả năng chi trả (8) appliances:
những thiết bị gia dụng like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods.
Another difference (9) living now and in the past is the
fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past, men were mainly the only ones
educated and women were not (10) into public or private schools.
1. A. predict: dự đoán B. discuss: thảo luận C. compare D. suppose: giả định
2. A. occurred: xảy ra, xuất hiện B. considered: xem xét
C. expressed: bảy tỏ,thể hiện D. arranged: sắp xếp
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 3. A. used B. able C. might + Vnt D. capable
* be capable + of sth/doing sth: có khả năng làm gì
* be able to + Vnt: có khả năng làm gì
4. A. skillful: khéo léo/có tay nghề B. difficult
C. historical: liên quan đến lịch sử/dựa trên yếu tố lịch sử D. comfortable
5. A. rules B. tools: công cụ C. teams D. ideas
6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen
7. A. conditions: điều kiện B. performances C. stories D. conflicts
8. A. mobile B. physical: thuộc về thể chất
C. bare - footed: chân không D. household
9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind
10. A. allowed: cho phép B. attended: tham gia
C. agreed:đồng ý D. appeared: xuất hiện
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. It is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read.
-> I have never read such an interesting novel before
* It + tobe + so sánh nhất + S + have/has ever + Vp2
= S + have/has + never + such + a/n + tính từ + Danh từ + before
2. Although she lived in difficult conditions, she worked very hard.
In spite of living in difficult conditions, she worked very hard
In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked very hard
* In spite of + Ving/CDT: Mặc dù
3. The flight to London lasted more than three hours.
It took more than three hours to fly to London
* It + takes/took + thời gian + to V + tân ngữ…
4. The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing
The weather was not fine enough to go sailing
* tính từ + enough + to V
* enough + Danh từ + to V
* so + tính từ + that + S + could/would/will…+ V nguyên thể: quá… đến nỗi mà