Đề cương ôn tập thi học kì 1 môn tiếng anh lớp 10

TEST 1

I. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:

1. A. usually B. afternoon C. family D. buffalo

2. A. routine  B. tobacco C. neighbour  D. experience

II. Choose one word whose underlined part pronounced differently:

3. A. tease                 B. beat                                C. break                       D. lead

4. A. met  B. freeze                            C. bee                           D. green

5. A. miss                  B. little                               C. child                         D. listen

III. Choose the best answer:

6. When I was young, I received some ___________________ training from my father.

A. science  B. scientific   C. scientist  D. scientifically

7. He passed the final examination with flying colors, which made his parents pleased and proud.

A. easily  B. difficulty   C. no hope  D. very high marks

8. Did you buy anything at the supermarket yesterday?

       No. I _______________  to buy some food but I ____________ my wallet at home.

A. had wanted – had left     B. wanted – had left       C. wanted – left D. had wanted – left

9. Have you ever considered _____________ to live another country?

A. go  B. going   C. be going  D. to go

10. _________________ do you go swimming ? – Twice a week.

A. How long  B. How often   C. What time  D. How

11. Remember _______________ the lights before you leave the classroom.

A. to turn off B. to turning off   C. turning off  D. you turn off

12. My house isn’t very far _________ school, so I usually go to school ______________ bike.

A. from – on B. away – in   C. of – by  D. from – by

13. Are you satisfied ____________your present job, Mr. Ba?

A. of B. with   C. for   D. to

14. Would you mind _______________ down the radio, please?

A. to turn B. turning   C. turned  D. turn

15. Anyone who wants to apply for a job has to _______________ this form.

A. fill in B. take up  C. take in  D. come up

16. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t__________________

A. go off B. go on   C. go up  D. go away

17. I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished_______________ the guitar.

A. practising B. to practising   C. to practise  D. practised

18. ____________ it was raining, we cancelled the trip to the beach.

A. But B. Although   C. Because  D. Though

19. The workers began to harbour doubts about the manager’s decision.

A. determine B. keep in mind   C. keep away from D. keep their feelings

20. Will you please stop _________________ TV channels?

A. be changed B. change   C. changing  D. to change

21. My uncle Tom, _________________ you met yesterday, is an engineer.

A. whose B. who   C. that   D. whom

22. He _______________ to work when I _______________ to visit him.

A. had gone – had come  B. went - had come C. had gone - came D. went – came

23. Which expression is used to start a conversation?

A. Well, it’s been nice meeting you. B. Sorry, I’ve got to go. Talk to you later.

C. How’s everything at school? D. Catch you later.

24. I haven’t seen Mary ________________ a long time.

A. since B. for   C. in   D. at

25. She is one of those who enjoy _______________ money on clothes.

A. to spending B. spending   C. to spend  D. spend

26. It was a nice day, so we decided _________________ for a walk.

A. to take B. to make   C. to go  D. to have

27. Mary:  “How long have you been learning English?”

Peter : “For 15 years. I ______________ learning English before I was seven.”

A. started B. was starting   C. had started D. has started

28. Would you like ______________ your holiday with my family in Brazil?

A. spending B. spent   C. to spend  D. spend

29. He __________ his work before he went home.

A. had finished              B.  finishes                     C. finished             D. has finished

30. The alarm goes off at 4:30.

 A. goes wrong  B. goes away   C. rings  D. goes up

IV .Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling A,B,C or D

31. My son started playing tennis when he was 10 years old.

A. At the old of 10 my son started playing tennis.              B. At the year of 10 my son started playing tennis.

C. At the time of 10 my son started playing tennis.   D. At the age of 10 my son started playing tennis.

32. Where was she born?

A. What was her birth place?    B. What was her birth date?

C. What was her work place?    D. What was her study place?

33. The last time I was here was March.

A. I wasn’t here from March.    B.  I wasn’t here since March.

C. I haven’t been here in March.   D. I haven’t been here since March.

34. I usually played with dolls when I was a child.

A. I am used to playing with dolls when I was a child.        B. I used to playing with dolls when I was a child.

C. I  used to play with dolls when I was a child.     D. I  used to played with dolls when I was a child.

35. They have just built a new house for the homeless children.

A. A new house had just been built for the homeless children.

B. A new house have just built been for the homeless children.

C. A new house has just built been for the homeless children.

D. A new house has just been built for the homeless children.

V. Choose the underlined part  that is incorrect.

   36. She go to Hue last week.     

           A    B     C        D

   37. I have learnt English since five years.

        A            B          C      D

   38. Minh didn't likes Lan, because she was impolite.

             A      B       C                           D

   39. John play tennis with Mary and me every afternoon.

       A                   B                   C                 D

   40. How many students there are in your class?

         A        B            C             D

VI. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:

Robot is the name given to any machine (41).................. can do a certain job automatically. These machines come in any shapes and (42)................ It is possible to build a robot in the shape of a person, but most look like machines built for specific purposes. They are controlled by (43).................. The computers tell the robot what to do and how (44)..................... it. People write the programs for computers that control the robots. Robots can sense the environment around them and respond (45)..................... it. They can complete several steps in a process and can try other methods if one does not work. Ordinary machines can not do these things.

41.  A. where B. that C. who D. all are correct

42.  A. colors B. devices C. parts D. sizes

43.  A. machines B. computers C. programs D. robots

44.  A. do B. doing C. does D. to do

45.  A. to B. for C. by D. with

VII. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions :

In England boys and girls go to school five days a week. They don't go to school on Saturdays and Sundays. Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock. Each lesson lasts forty five minutes. At fifteen past eleven they have a quarter of an hour's break in which they drink milk. Some pupils eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home. Then they have two lessons more. After that they have a lunch break. Some pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school. At two o'clock school begins again. These are two more lessons. For the next forty minutes they do some of their homework or have a club meeting or play games like football. They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon. 

46. Which days do they go to school?

A. From Monday to Thursday                                     B. From Friday to Saturday

C. From Monday to Sunday                                        D. From Monday to Friday

47.  What time do school start in the afternoon?

A. at 1.30                          B. at 1.45                           C. at 2.00                          D. at 2.30

48. How many lessons do they have in the afternoon?

A. four                              B. three                              C. one                              D. two

49. What don't they often do at school from 3.30 to 4.15 in the afternoon?

A. do homework B.  have a club meeting C. play games like football D. watch TV

50. What time do they go home?

A. at 4.00                          B. at 4.15                           C.  at 4.20                         D. at 4.30

TEST 2

I. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:

1. A. interest B. middle C. wonderful D. announce

2. A. contain  B. event C. holiday D. instead

II. Choose one word whose underlined part pronounced differently:

3. A. far                      B. marvelous                      C. star                          D. match

4. A. guitar                 B. target                              C. mad                        D. Charles

5. A. subject  B. just    C. put    D. discuss

III. Choose the best answer:

6. We ..................... a birthday party at 7 p.m next Sunday.

A. are going to have  B. will have  C. are having  D. are being to have

7. I think you don't have to ............... about your weight.

A. worried    B. worry  C. worrying  D. to worrying

8. I decided ................... fishing.

A. to go    B. going  C. went  D. go

9. She usually avoids .................. to parties.

A. to go    B. going  C. go   D. goes

10. He ................ home when you phoned. He .............. in Paris.

A. has just got/ had been    C. had just got/ had been

B. had just got / has been    D. just had got / had been

11. She couldn't come to the party, ................... was a pity.

A. who    B. that   C. which  D. B&C are correct

12. These are the books ............... my mother bought when she was young.

A. that were   B. who   C. whom  D. which

13. Can you help me find the man ................. saved the girl?

A. who    B. whom  C. whose  D. which

14. ............... the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there.

A. Because of   B. In spite of  C. Although  D. Even though

15. The Greens have lived in New York ............. 10 years.

A. for    B. since  C. ago   D. in

16.” Tom and Jerry” is a good ......on TV. Children like it very much.

A. cartoon                            B. comedy                   C. drama               D. quiz show

17. I ....... Hoa   at the party two weeks ago.

A. met                          B. will meet                C. have met         D. meet

18. The doctor advised him to give up .....

A . smoke                      B. to smoke                 C. smoking         D. smoked

19. Do you mind if I turn on the TV to watch the weather......?

A. program                     B. forecast                   C. news               D. comment

20. I have lived in Chon Thanh since I…….. born.

A. were                       B. was                          C. has been         D. have been

21. It’s nice to be with other people  but sometimes I enjoy..... alone.

A. be                      B. to be                         C. being               D. been

22. Some television programs.............................

 A. may make children to be violent    B. make children be violent

 C. may make children violent             D. make children being violent

23. Where.......... last night?

 A.  did you stay            B. do you stay         C. are you staying    D. have you stayed

24. Would you like.......somewhere different for a change?

 A. to go                       B going                      C. go                        D. to have gone

25. The Sun ....... in the East and it ....... in the West.

 A. rises/ sets            B. rise/sets                 C. have risen/ set   D. rose/ sets

26. Our car has broken down,...... means we can’t go away tomorrow.

 A. this                      B. which                    C. who                    D. that

27. Yesterday I............ to the cinema before I........ home

 A. had gone / went    B. have gone / went    C. went / go             D. had gone / go

28. A new bridge ....across the river by workers

 A. was just been built   B. has just been built    C. was building    D. built

29............Viet ..... go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside?

 A. did / use to         B. Did / used to               C. was / used to       D. is / use to

30. The book ....is on the table belongs to my teacher.

 A. who               B. where                         C. whose              D. which

IV .Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling A,B,C or D

31. The last time I was in this village was in May.

 A. I haven't been in this village since May.   B. I wasn't in this village since May.

 C. I haven't been in this village in May.   D. I am not in this village since May.

32. This is the girl. I saw her at school yesterday.

 A. This is the girl on whom I saw at school yesterday.

 B. This is the girl about who I saw at school yesterday.

 C. This is the girl of who I saw at school yesterday. 

 D. This is the girl whom I saw at school yesterday.

33. They usually walk in the park after dinner.

 A. They are used to walk in the park after dinner.                   

 B. They used to walk in the park after dinner.

 C. They are used to walking in the park after dinner .            

 D. They used to walking in the park after dinner

34. We started learning English seven years ago.

 A. We have learned English since seven years.        B. We have learned English for seven years.

 C. We used to learn  English for seven years.         D. We have learned English  seven years ago.

35.  They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.

A. A lot of money was spent on food and clothes.   

B. A lot of money were spent on food and clothes.

C. A lot of money on food and clothes were spent.   

D. Money was spent a lot on food and clothes.

V. Choose the underlined part  that is incorrect.

36. Dennis used to  smoking a lot a year ago.

A       B            C                             D

37. Have you finish the report yet?

        A       B    C                       D

38. The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work.

       A               B                            C                                           D

39. Bob wasn’t out of his house since he was given a computer.

                 A            B          C                          D

40. Mr. Ba isn’t on the phone, that makes it difficult to contact him.

                    A                            B              C                     D

VI. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:

                An’s class is ( 41 ) ___ to make a two-day excursion to visit some caves near Huong pagoda . They want to see with their own eyes what they have learned in their geography lessons recently and relax ( 42 ) ___ after their hard work , as well . They have planned their trip ( 43) ___ . For An,  the only problem is getting her parent’s (44)____. She will try to ( 45 ) ____ them so that she will be able to join her classmate for the excursion .

41. A. go   B. going   C. to go   D. gone

42. A. herself   B. himself   C. ourselves   D. themselves

43. A. carefully  B. careful   C. care    D. caring

44. A. permit   B. permitting   C. permission   D. to permit.

45. A. make   B. persuade   C. give    D. tell

VII. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions :

The first school for blind, deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary on Friday. The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lahasa, capital of Tibet, and is designed to hold 200 students covers 20,000 square meters.

The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language- training, Tibetan, mathematics, writing, ethics training, physical education, arts, handicrafts, speech and walking courses. At the celebration, the audience was touched by, a silent song expressed by the students with sign language.  Baiba Toinzhub, a 10-year-old blind child, can speak fluent Chinese and is good at singing and dancing. He told the visitors that life in the boarding school  was comfortable.
46. What types of students attend the school?

A. Children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region     B. Children with a variety of disabilities.

C. Children who cannot see, hear, or speak.      D. Children who are visually impaired.

47. The school is located in...................................

A. the capital of Tibet      B. the suburb of the capital of Tibet 

C. the eastern of Tibet       D. 20,000 square meters

48. The school is......................................

A. able to hold 200 students     B. the first boarding school 

C. 20.000 square meters in area    D. A and C are correct

49. Which subject is taught in the school?

A. Physics  B. Foreign languages    C. Computers  D. Braille

50. Which of the following is not true?

A. Tibet's first deaf-mute school celebrated its first birthday.

B. The visitors were welcomed with a beautiful song.

C. Life in the boarding school is comfortable.  D. Baiba Toinzhub can sing and dance very well.

TEST 3

I. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:

1. A. profession  B. interest  C. conclusion  D. appropriate

2. A. determine  B. radium  C. private D. tutor

II. Choose one word whose underlined part pronounced differently:

3. A. pool  B. fool    C. boot    D. took

4. A. put  B. full    C. pull    D. rude

5. A. water  B. term   C. turner   D. other

III. Choose the best answer:

6. How long have they got married?

 A. since ten years  B. ever since ten years    C. ten years         D. for ten years    

7. Lan’s parents were very angry...... she went out without permission.

 A. because            B. because of                   C. In spite of            D. Despite

8. I don’t feel well. I think I.......................

 A. will be sick          B. am going to be sick       C. am sick             D. have been sick

9. My brother .....to Ha Noi tomorrow.

 A. travel               B. is travelling                     C. travels              D. to travel 

10. ______her poverty , she feels happy.

A. Because of  B. Because   C. Thanks to   D. In spite of

11. _____ week his father took him to the zoo.

A. ago  B. since   C. last    D. yet

12. Jack_____ for London a few days ago.

A. leaves  B. left    C. had left   D. has left

13. _____ his lack of time, he watches football every Sunday.

A. Apart from  B. Because    C. In spite of    D. Because of

14. We haven’t seen each other _____ we left school.

A. for   B. before   C. after        D. since

15. They _____ English for 10 years, so they speak it fluently.

A. has studied  B. studied   C. study   D. have studied

16. Lan has passed her examinations, _____ is good news.

A. which  B. whose   C. who    D. whom

17. How / you / English / have / learnt / long?

A. How long you have learnt English? B. How long have you learnt English?

C. How long English have you learnt? D. How long have learn you English?

18. “Look at those dark clouds!” “Yes, It looks like _______ in some minutes”.

A. it’s going to rain  B. it’s raining  C. it will rain   D, rains

19. “We ______ a party next Sunday. Can you come?”- “Yes, I’d love to".

A. are having B. are going to have  C. will have  D, have

20. We have a _________ break after each period.

A. five-minute  B. five minutes   C. fifth- minute  D. five-minutes

21. Her mother _____ in the kitchen at the moment.

A. cooks   B. cooked   C. is cooking  D. have cooked

22. The opposite meaning of the word "possible" is _____

A. impatient   B. importance   C. impossible  D. unsuccessful

23. The same meaning of the word "excursion" is_____.

A. trip    B. voyage   C. travel  D. holiday

24. She often ..................  to work at 5: 30 in the morning.

A. is    B. go    C. get   D. goes

25. We’ve studied English ..................  five years.

A. ago    B. since   C. at   D. for

26. What ..................  doing now?

A. are you   B. you are   C. you aren’t  D. is you

27. Nam likes ..................  very much.

A. watch   B. watching   C. watches  D. watched

28.  It took him fifteen minutes to get ready.

  A. practice    B. plough    C. prepare   D. repair

29. We always ...... bread and coffee for breakfast.

A. have got              B. has    C. have    D. had

30. We ..... him since he moved here.

A. know   B. knew   C. had known  D. have known

IV .Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling A,B,C or D

31. The last time I saw him was in 2001.

    A. I didn’t see him in 2001.        B. I haven’t seen him since 2001.

    C. I have seen him since 2001.       D. I hadn’t seen him since 2001.

32. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

A. Although his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school. 

B. Despite being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

C. In spite he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.  

D. In spite of intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

33. Where do you live?

A. What’s your address?      B. What’s your date of birth?     

C. What’s your place of birth?       D. Where are you?

34. Jane couldn't come to my birthday party. This made me feel sad.

A. Which made me feel sad that Jane couldn't come to my birthday party.

B. Jane couldn't come to my birthday party, that made me feel sad.

C. This Jane couldn't come to my birthday party made me sad.

D. Jane couldn't come to my birthday party, which made me feel sad.

35. People have discovered a new source of energy.

A. A new source of energy has discovered.  B. A new source of energy was discovered.

C. A new source of energy have been discovered D. A new source of energy has been discovered

V. Choose the underlined part  that is incorrect.

36. The stories what I’ve told you are all true.

                            A           B            C         D

37. My daughter was absent from school for 3 days because of her illness.

                        A                 B               C                       D

38. I want  to change my job because of  my boss made me work all the time.

            A            B                             C                                       D 

39. After she had lunch, she took a nap. 

         A             B                      C       D

40. She had been sad after she had read her boyfriend’s letter.

        A        B                 C                D

VI. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:

MEMORIES WITH TIGER

Last year Nam(41)…………… to Nepal for three months to work in a hospital. When the hospital let him (42)…………. a few days' holiday, he decided to go into the jungle and he asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal to go with him. In the jungle there was a lot of (43)………….., but they were trying(44)………… big cats, especially tigers. They climbed (45)…………….. the elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to find tigers in the afternoon because they sleep in the heat of the day.

41. A to go                      B. going                    C. went                          D. have gone

42. A have                      B. to have                  C. had                           D. having

43. A wild                        B. wildlife                  C. wilderness                D. wildness

44. A. find              B. found            C. finding                 D. to find.

45. A into                        B. onto                      C. up                              D. over

VII. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions :

You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the US. Alexander Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments there.

           One day, while he was doing an experiment in his workshop, he was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said: “ Mr Watson , I want you to come over here immediately, please .” His assistant, Watson , was in another room far away from the workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop . “ Mr Bell, I heard every word you said!” Watson shouted excitedly. Bell finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better ones.

46.  Which of these following is true?

A. Bell invented the telephone in Scotland.  B. Bell did only one experiment and he succeeded.

C. Bell was the owner of a workshop in his house in America. D. Bell discovered the telephone in 1847.

47.   Where did Bell settle down?

A. In Scotland B. In the US C. In New Zealand D. In the U.K

48.   What did he have an interest in ?

A. music B. physics C. philosophy D. sound

49.   What did he do many experiments for?

A. to give a request to his assistant B. to express feelings through musical instruments

C. to send sound through a wire D. to hear his assistant’s voice

50.   What did other inventors do later?

A. made telephones unpopular B. made telephones useless

C. made telephones disused D. made telephones better

TEST 4

I. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:

1. A. physics B. chemistry C. degree  D. science

2. A. institute B. radium  C. human  D. atomic

II. Choose one word whose underlined part pronounced differently:

3. A. butter B. put C. sugar  D. push

4. A. pretty B. get C. send  D. well

5. A. close B. chose C. lose  D. rose

III. Choose the best answer:

6. I ..................  go fishing when I was a child.

A. am used to  B. use to  C. am use to  D. used to

7. Could you please stop ..................  so much noise?

A. make  B. maked  C. making  D. made

8. He has visited England ..................  Christmas

A. since                       B. for                          C.ago                    D.on

9. He ..................  Math for five months.

A. has learnt  B. have learnt  C. has learn  D. have learn

10. I ..................  had breakfast before I went to school.

A. had had  B. had have   C. have had  D. had

11. Televisions, newspapers and radio are all ..................

 A. the mass media B. the films  C. the books  D. the bookshops

12. I was born and grew up on the ……. of the Red River

A. shop  B. restaurant   C. office   D. bank

13. We are contented with what we do 

A. interested  in B. excited about      C. keen on  D. satisfied with

14. During his break, Mr.Pike is used to drinking tea with his fellow peasants

A. workers  B. associates   C. mechanics  D. farmers

15. What is your job?

  A. occupation B. career   C. profession  D. all are correct

16. It’s good to …….  up early for school.

A. catch  B. take    C. get   D. climb

17. Anyone who wants to apply for the job have to …… this form

A. take up   B. take in  C. come up  D. fill in

18. The …… is the family name

 A. surname  B. first name  C. given  name D. middle name

19. Mathematics is my favorite ……..

A objective  B. requirement  C. subject  D. purpose

20. Being unfamiliar  with the living…….. in Africa, he came back to his hometown

A work   B. conditions  C. life   D. cost

21. Mary……. the dream of becoming an actress as she was a child

 A. liked   B. received  C. fed   D. harboured

22. She is interested in …….. She is a ……..

 A. scientist/science B. science/scientist    C. scientific/science D. scientist/scientific

23. John is always late for class, ________ annoys the teacher. 

A. which   B. this   C. what  D. that

24. Thuy’s class is different _______ other classes because the children are disabled.

A. on   B. from  C. in   D. at

25. Her job is ______  of mentally retarded children in the area.

 A. looking  B. taking care  C. taking notice D. watching

26. They gave a clear _________ of their intentions

A. demonstrate  B. demonstrative C. demonstration D. demonstrating

27. The little boy is helping ______ cross the street.

A. the poor  B. the rich  C. the blind  D. the young

28. What makes a computer such a ________ device?

A . miracle   B. miraculous  C. miraculously D. wonder

29. Computers are capable ____ doing almost anything you ask.

A. in   B. at   C. of   D. with

30. I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my ______

 A. working days  B. days out  C. breaks  D. days off

IV .Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling A,B,C or D

31. How old are you?

A. What’s your name?      B. What’s your age ?     

C. When were you born?        D. Where were you born?

32. Although it was cold, we all went on walking.

 A. In spite of the cold weather, we all went on walking.

 B. In spite the cold weather, we all went on walking

 C. In spite of the cold, we all went on walking.

 D. In spite of being cold, we all went on walking.

33. They have shown that film  for a week.

A. That film has been shown for a week.  B. That film have been shown for a week.

C. That film has shown for a week.   D. They have been shown that film for a week.

34. Why don't we go to the cinema tonight?

A. How about going to the cinema tonight?   B. What about going to the cinema tonight?

C. Let's go to the cinema tonight.   D. All are correct.

35. Somebody has driven them to the airport.

A. They have been driven to the airport.   B. They have  driven to the airport.

C. They have not been driven to the airport.   D. Nobody has driven them to the airport.

V. Choose the underlined part  that is incorrect.

36. Peter : How  did you live before you come here ? — Mary: In the center  of the city.

                    A           B                                                                           C                    D

37. She avoided  to talk to me because she thought that I tried  to tell a lie to her.

                  A          B                                                             C        D

38. Do you have a calculator who I can borrow ?

                A                          B  C         D

39. Daisy always is a hard-working student.

             A          B          C              D

40. I am looking forward to see him soon.

          A       B                   C   D

VI. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:

EDISON 

 Edison’s first great interest was chemistry and he read all he could find (41)…….it. He was only ten when he began (42)………. and sell vegetables so that he could have money to buy chemicals (43)……. making experiments. When he was fifteen, he got a (44)………… selling magazines and fruit on a train and began printing a weekly newspaper on the printing press set up in the luggage van. But one day, one of his bottles of (45)……………. broke and set fire to the van. He was put off the train and lost the job.

41. A in                      B. with                 C. out                         D. about

42. A grew                 B. to grow            C .growing                 D. being grown

43. A of                      B. with                        C .in   D. for                 

44. A work                 B. job                   C. chemistry               D. career

45. A. chemicals       B. chemistry          C. chemist                  D. chemically

VII. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions :

A newspaper makes money from the price people pay for it and also from the advertisements it carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million a day makes a lot of money. Serious newspapers are read principally for their news, sent to them by their correspondents around the world and by the big news agencies. People also read these newspapers for their reviews of new books, movies, plays, and for their editorials, which present the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment. Less serious newspapers are probably read just for entertainment. They have big headlines above the news stories, funny cartoons to look at and sensational photos of violence.

46. With the advertisements, the other way for a newspaper to make money is from………

      A. the news B. the advertisements  C. the price people pay for it D. the correspondents

47. A popular newspaper will earn a lot of money if it has a circulation of………a day.

A. less than 5 million  B. 5 million  C. over 5 billion  D. more than 5 million

48. According to the passage, the news of serious newspapers is often sent by their world-wide journalists and the………………………

A. less serious newspapers       B. big news agencies 

C. correspondents around the world    D. small news agencies

49. According to the passage, less serious newspapers are read just for…………………….

A. their review of new books, movies, etc.   B. their editorials

C. entertainment      D. important events and issues

50. Big headlines, funny cartoons and sensational photos of violence are often seen in …............

A. serious newspapers      B. less serious newspapers

C. correspondents around the world    D. big news agencies

TEST 5

I. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:

1. A. interview B. background  C. scientific D. secondary

2. A. basketball B. diploma  C. champion  D. magazine

II. Choose one word whose underlined part pronounced differently:

3. A. cloud B. found  C. would   D. around

4. A. close B. both C. dozen  D. so

5. A. food B. mood C. shoot  D. poor

III. Choose the best answer:

6. We are going on a _____ to Vung Tau next week.

 A. two day trip  B. two-days trip C. two-day trip  D. two day trip

7. Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took ___________to hospital. 

A. the sick      B. the poor      C. the injured     D. the old

8. Sheila couldn't come to the party, ___________was a pity 

A. who         B. that              C. which            D. Where

9. John lost his job __________his laziness. 

A. because of              B. because               C. in spite of              D. though

10. A person who is more beautiful in photographs is said to be ____________

A . photography  B. photograph    C. photographic     D. photogenic

11. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

A taking much time B. taking little time   C. odd     D. not affected by time

12. People …live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

A. who   B. whom  C. which   D. Ø

13. A calculating machine can do calculations with lightning speed .

 A. very quickly  B. very slowly  C. incorrectly   D. perfectly

14. You can use a …to make a phone call when you are way from home .

A. monitor   B. magazine  C. cell phone    D. calculating machine

15. A computer consists of hardware and software .

 A. screen   B. physical part C. programs   D. keyboard

16. At last, the discussion came to an end with, the sound conclusions.

 A. finished            B. delayed          C. postponed          D. persuaded

17.............................his poor family, he studies very well.

A. Although  B. In spite of  C. Because   D. Because of

18. Many interesting films..............................on T.V recently.

A. have shown  B. showed  C. have been shown  D. are shown

19. By the time you .........................the gift, your brother..............................in Hanoi.

A. received-arrived   B. had received-arrived 

C. received-had arrived   D. had received-had arrived

20. David helped me clean up,..................is very kind of him.

A. which   B. that   C. who    D. whom

21. My class decided to go on a(n).........................because we wanted to relax after work.

A. destination  B. formation  C. excursion   D. permission

22. “00012 ............................do you have a History lesson ?”  - Twice a week.

A. How long  B. When  C. How many   D. How often

23. “00014You must be tired. Why don't you stop ......................a rest.”

A. having B. and had  C. to have   D. have

24. .....................the shortages of good medical care, diseases are the most terrible threat to those villagers.

A. Because of B. Although C. In spite of  D. Because

25. Câu 24: 00005........................from the earthquake were taken to hospital.

A. The old B. The disabled C. The injured  D. The unemployed

26. It was quite a cold day …………….. it was sunny.

A. in spite of B. because of C. although  D. because

27. If you are not contented with the services , write a letter of......................to the manager.

A. complained B. complaining C. complaint  D. complain

28. By the time they arrived at the picnic, all the food .......... .

A. was eaten B. has been eaten C. is being eaten  D. had been eaten

29. I do not know ......................the machine .Are you willing ................me with this?

A. starting /  helping        B. what  starting / to help C. how to start / to help    D. to start/  help

IV .Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling A,B,C or D

30. They have shown that film  for a week.

A. That film has been shown for a week. B. That film have been shown for a week.

C. That film has shown for a week.  D. They have been shown that film for a week.

31. She is old , but she tries to climb the mountain very often .

A. Although she is old , but she tries to climb the mountain very often .

B. Because she is old , she tries to climb the mountain very often . 

C. Because of her old age , she tries to climb the mountain very often . 

D. In spite of her old age , she tries to climb the mountain very often . 

32. It was my breakfast time when Susan rang.

 A. When Susan rang, I have just finished my breakfast.

 B. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.

 C. Susan rang after I had had my breakfast.

 D. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.

33. I didn’t use to like football.

 A. I don’t like football.  B. When I was young, I liked football, but now I don’t.

 C. Once I didn’t like football, but now I do. D. I wasn’t accustomed to football.

34. We stayed in this hotel.

A. This is the hotel which we stayed in.  C. This is the hotel we stayed in.

B.  This is the hotel that we stayed in.  D. All are correct.

35. No one has used this computer for ages.

A. This computer was not used for ages.   B. This computer has been used for ages.

C. This computer has not been used for ages.  D. This computer has not used for ages.

V. Choose the underlined part  that is incorrect.

36. He suggested to go to the cinema with him.

                 A          B          C                 D

37. Hue, that was the capital of our country, is on the Huong river.

                A                  B        C                         D

38. We haven’t met Lan since a long time.

                A         B            C    D

39. In spite of she was sick, she went to school on foot.     

             A                B                    C                        D

40. They intend to make a two – weeks excursion next month.

                    A          B                C                                  D

VI. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage: