MID-TERM TEST

ENGLISH 6 - B

Time allotted: 45 minutes

(SV KHÔNG SỬ DỤNG TÀI LIỆU, KHÔNG GHI CHÚ VÀO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA VÀ NỘP LẠI ĐỀ)

Vocabulary and Grammar

1. Jane hasn’t come to work yet. She ________ again.

a. could have b. could oversleep c. might oversleep d. might have
overslept oversleep
2. If you were ________ a new job, what things would you do?
a. looking for b. looking down on c. looking up d. looking after
3. Our co-worker’s late for her appointment. That never happens. Something important
________ her.
a. could delay b. must have delayed c. has to delay d. might have delay
4. Our son ________ abroad a year from now.
a. is studying b. will be studying c. will study d. studies
5. You have to proofread those documents right away.
a. submit b. read and correct c. discuss d. make a
presentation
6. The first computer were huge. They filled an entire room. They were very ________ for
everyday use.
a. eventful b. inconvenient c. significant d. uncreative
7. Downloading music is ________ CD sales have decreased.
a. so popular b. so popular that c. such popular d. such popular that
8. Let’s reconsider. There might be a better way.
a. discuss sth. b. present sth. well c. read sth. fast d. think about sth.
carefully again
9. What words do you usually ________?
a. dispronounce b. mispronounce c. repronounce d. unpronounce
10. The abacus was such an ________ tool in China and the Middle East that it spread to other
parts of the world.
a. effective b. unconventional c. eventful d. imaginative
11. Why don’t you visit the employment center ________ you need a job?
a. because b. although c. if d. because of
12. Where can I get some business cards ________?
a. printed b. to be printed c. print d. to print
13. Maintain your car so that it’s more efficient.
a. put carefully b. purchase c. do together d. keep in good
condition
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14. The new hybrid car is ________. I have never seen one like it. It uses air, not gasoline.
a. uneventful b. unconventional c. imaginative d. significant
15. Potato chip makers ________ many unique flavors these days.
a. have been b. have developed c. are develop d. are being
developed developed
16. It is ________ that 40% of the population in Japan will be over 65 by 2055.
a. estimating b. estimated c. estimation d. estimate
17. If Henry ________ an effort, he ________ all of his exams.
a. had made/ would b. would have made/ c. had made/ would d. would not have
have not passed had passed have passed made/ had not passed
18. Coco Chanel’s fashion designs are world famous. They were so ________. Many people have
copied them.
a. effective b. unsuccessful c. uncreative d. imaginative
19. I’d like to get my former boss ________ a reference letter.
a. providing b. provided c. to provide d. provide
20. The first flavored potato chip ________ in the 1950s.
a. is produced b. produced c. has produced d. was produced
21. I always try to get out of doing the dishes.
a. It’s my favorite b. I enjoy doing the c. It’s my least d. I often do the
chore. dishes. favorite chore. dishes.
22. I cannot put up with people who lie.
a. I really respect b. I get angry when c. I like taking to d. I am a liar.
people who don’t tell people don’t tell the liars.
the truth. truth.
23. Identify where trash cans are.
a. buy b. control the amount c. find or locate d. don’t use
24. Today employees ________ to learn from past mistakes.
a. were encouraged b. have encouraged c. are encouraged d. encourage
25. This ________ technology is helping to solve a big problem for senior citizens.
a. state-of-art b. state-of-modern c. state-of-the-art d. state-of-a-modern
26. Sometimes a successful invention happens ________.
a. accidental b. by accidental c. by accident d. by accidentally
27. Have there been many thefts from the pyramids?
a. Do you understand whether there have been many thefts from the pyramids?
b. Do you know if there were many thefts from the pyramids?
c. Do you know if there have been many thefts from the pyramids?
d. Do you understand whether there had been many thefts from the pyramids?

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28. The cat has disappeared.
a. He said that the cat has disappeared.
b. He said that the cat was disappeared.
c. He said that the cat disappeared.
d. He said that the cat had disappeared.
29. “Have you been to Jenny’s?”
a. He asked me if I was going to Jenny’s.
b. He asked me if I had been to Jenny’s.
c. He asks me if I will go to Jenny’s.
d. He asks me if I have been to Jenny’s.
30. Darren told me, “It’s not my fault.”
a. Darren told me it was his fault.
b. Darren told me it had not been his fault.
c. Darren told me it wouldn’t be his fault.
d. Darren told me it wasn’t his fault.
31. “Are you free for dinner?”
a. He asked me if I was free for dinner.
b. He asked me if I would have been free for dinner.
c. He asked me if I had been free for dinner.
d. He asked me if I was being free for dinner.
32. How long was the Great Pyramid the world’s tallest structure?
a. Do you know how long the Great Pyramid was being the world’s tallest structure?
b. Do you know how long the Great Pyramid would be the world’s tallest structure?
c. Do you know how long the Great Pyramid been the world’s tallest structure?
d. Do you know how long the Great Pyramid was the world’s tallest structure?
33. Commuters are parking bicycles in a new way in Tokyo.
a. Bicycles are parked in a new way in Tokyo.
b. Bicycles are being parking in Tokyo in a new way.
c. Bicycles are parking in a new way in Tokyo.
d. Bicycles are being parked in a new way in Tokyo.

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34. People need to maintain cars for safety.
a. Cars need to be maintained for safety.
b. Cars need maintained for safety.
c. Cars need be maintained for safety.
d. Cars need to being maintained for safety.
35. Tommy asked Jane, “Did you dream about the perfect wedding as a child?”
a. Tommy asked Jane if she dreamed about the perfect wedding as a child.
b. Tommy asked Jane if she had dreamed about the perfect wedding as a child.
c. Tommy asked Jane if she was dreaming about the perfect wedding as a child.
d. Tommy asks Jane if she dreamed about the perfect wedding as a child.
36. We will buy a new apartment.
a. They said that they will buy a new apartment.
b. They said that they bought a new apartment.
c. They said that they would buy a new apartment.
d. They said that they were buying a new apartment.
37. You have to discard old batteries properly.
a. Old batteries have discarded properly.
b. Old batteries have been discarded properly.
c. Old batteries have be discarded properly.
d. Old batteries have to be discarded properly.
38. Guests are conserving water in hotels.
a. Water is conserved in hotels.
b. Water is being conserved in hotels.
c. Water is been conserving in hotels.
d. Water conserved in hotels.
39. Gina asked Tom, “Do you believe in love at first sight?”
a. Gina asked Tom if he believed in love at first sight.
b. Gina asked Tom if he had believed in love at first sight.
c. Gina asked Tom if he was believing in love at first sight.
d. Gina asked Tom if he believes in love at first sight.

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40. James told me, “I heard a loud crash.”
a. James told me he had heard a loud crash.
b. James told me he was heard a loud crash.
c. James told me he would hear a loud crash.
d. James told me he was hearing a loud crash.
41. Did aliens build the pyramids?
a. Do you know if aliens had built the pyramids?
b. Do you know if aliens built the pyramids?
c. Do you know if aliens were building the pyramids?
d. Do you know if aliens would build the pyramids?

42. I misspelled your name. Can you correct it?

a. spelled a word b. spelled a word c. did nothing wrong d. spelled a word
awfully wrongly interestingly
43. I ________ on working all weekend, but then I ________ and went to the beach instead.
a. was planning/ was b. had planned/ c. had planned/ was d. planned/ had
reconsidering reconsidered reconsidered reconsidered
44. She ________ up her mind easily if she ________ so many choices.
a. would have made/ b. had had/ would c. made/ would have d. would have made/
was having have had hadn’t had
45. Who will look after all the senior citizens in their ________?
a. golden year b. golden years c. gold year d. good golden years
46. Conserve water whenever possible.
a. put or keep b. throw away c. do together d. use again
47. Do you ________ any community organizations?
a. participate at b. participation on c. participate in d. participation about
48. I can come up with imaginative ideas.
a. I’m a creative b. I’m optimistic. c. I’m pretty serious. d. I’m pretty tardy.
person
49. The city stopped all beautification projects ________ a lack of money.
a. because of b. so that c. although d. seeing that
50. You should have your suit ________ before the interview.
a. dry-clean b. to dry-clean c. to be dry-cleaned d. dry-cleaned
51. Discard paint and batteries properly.
a. put carelessly b. throw away c. use again d. don’t use
52. MP3 players were ________ they changed the way we listen to music.
a. so a big success b. such a big success c. so big success d. a such big success
that that

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53. Before Richard and Alex ________, they ________ e-pals for a year.
a. had met/ were b. were meeting/ c. met/ had been d. met/ have been
were
54. Jenny never makes a big deal about her birthday
a. She sometimes b. She sometimes c. She often tells d. She often
doesn’t even tell brings expensive someone about her celebrates her
anyone. presents. birthday. birthday party.
55. Nowadays, cell phones are ________ almost everyone has one.
a. so expensive that b. such inexpensive c. so inexpensive that d. such expensive
that that
56. ________ we have a community garden, few people know about it.
a. Because b. If c. However d. Although
57. What’s the most important news event you have ________ recently?
a. heard of b. heard about c. hearing on d. hearing in
58. I hate to make a fool of myself.
a. I dislike it when b. I dislike it when c. I dislike it when d. I dislike it when
people do not laugh people laugh at my people do not laugh people laugh at my
at my mistakes. mistakes. at my jokes. jokes.
59. I was so late this morning. By the time I ________ to work, I ________ the whole meeting
a. got/ had missed b. had got/missed c. was getting/ d. got/ was missing
missed
60. Please disregard my email. It wasn’t important.
a. looked up b. denied c. took after d. ignored