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Surname:...........................................
Class:........
TERM TEST A
Time allotted: 45'
I.PHONETICS: A.Put out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.A.champion	B.attract	C.banyan	D.citadel
2.A.open	B.located	C.torch	D.host
3.A.theatre	B.thought	C.birthday	D.those
B.Choose the word with different stress pattern
4.A.horror	B.defeat	C.hero	D.legend
5.A.tournament	B.committee	C.detective	D.abandon
6.A.chamber	B.scholar	C.delight	D.tablet	
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank, or that best explains the underlined part in each sentence.
7her age, Mai was not employed..she has the necessary qualifications.
A. Because/ although	B. Because of/ in spite of
C. Because of/ but	D. Because of/ although
8.Mark Twain was a famous writerbooks have been translated into many other languages .
A. who	B. whom	C. whose	D. that
9.Between the two girls , Mary is the ______.
A. smarter of all	B. smarter	C. smartest	D. smartest of all
10.Nam was anstoryteller. We were and laughed a lot.
A. amusing/ amused	B. amusing/ amusing	C. amused/amused	D. amused/ amusing
11. Summer is usuallytime of the year.
 A. the drier	B. the most dry	C. so dry as	D. the driest
12. London,..capital of England, is located onThames river.
A.a/ no article	B.the/the	C.the/ a	D.no article/ no article
13. There are many foreign students in my school, three of..are from Laos.
A. who	B. which	C. whom	D. that
14. Some giant companies tend to buy small firms to expand their business.
A. very big	B. very tiny	C. small	D. very small
15answered the phone .
A. It was she whom	B. It was she who	C. It was her who	D. It was her whom
16..New York is.home of.United Nations.
A.No article/ the / the	B.The/ the/ the	C.No article/ a/ the 	D.The/ no article/ no article
17.- What are you jogging for? 	-.
A.For losing weight	B.To lose weight	C. Because I lose weight	D. For I will lose weight
18.How do people make carpets? This sentence can be rewritten:
A. How are carpets made?	B. How are carpets make?
C. How do carpets made	?	D. How do carpets make?
19. I haven’t seen John ..two weeks.
 A.since	B.for	C.until	D.before
20.If you pour oil on water, it .
A. is floating	B. will float	C. would float	D.would have floated
21a vacation now if he had more time?
A.Will Hung take	B. Would Hung take	C. Is Hung taking	D. Does Hung take
22.If I .the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you are.
A.have	B.would have	C.had had	D.had
III. READING :Use one suitable word/ phrase to fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage:
final World Cup qualification Italy global
tournament 32 World War II team held
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the (23)., is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's (24).. governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first(25).in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to (26).. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The (27) .phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves (28). teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1] In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup (29).., having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, (30)., follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each. The most recent World Cup Finals were (31)in Germany, where Italy was crowned champions after beating France in the (32). The next World Cup Finals will be held in South Africa, from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010, and the 2014 Finals will be held in Brazil.
IV.WRITING (2ms)
 A.Choose the sentence A,B,C,or D which has a similar meaning to the original sentence 
33.Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
A.Because he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
B.Although he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
C.In spite of of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
D.Because he drives too fast, he caused a serious accident.
34.Although he was seriously ill, he still went on working.
 A.Despite his serious illness, he still went on working.
 B.In spite of being seriously ill, he still went on working.
 C.In spite of his serious illness, he still went on working.
 D.All are correct.
B.Find the underlined part (A,B,C or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
35.This city has been developed rapid in the past few year.
 A B C D
36.Nguyen Du, that wrote Kieu story, was a great Vietnamese poet .
 A B C D
37..Had he learned the lesson well, he would have felt more confident now 
 A B C D
Surname:...........................................
Class:........
TERM TEST B
Time allotted: 45'
I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank, or that best explains the underlined part in each sentence.
1. London,..capital of England, is located onThames river.
A.a/ no article	B.the/the	C.the/ a	D.no article/ no article
2. There are many foreign students in my school, three of..are from Laos.
A. who	B. which	C. whom	D. that
3. Some giant companies tend to buy small firms to expand their business.
A. very big	B. very tiny	C. small	D. very small
4answered the phone .
A. It was she whom	B. It was she who	C. It was her who	D. It was her whom
5her age, Mai was not employed..she has the necessary qualifications.
A. Because/ although	B. Because of/ in spite of
C. Because of/ but	D. Because of/ although
6.Mark Twain was a famous writerbooks have been translated into many other languages .
A. who	B. whom	C. whose	D. that
7.Nam was anstoryteller. We were and laughed a lot.
A. amusing/ amused	B. amusing/ amusing	C. amused/amused	D. amused/ amusing
8. Summer is usuallytime of the year.
 A. the drier	B. the most dry	C. so dry as	D. the driest
9.You will start the job soon,.?
A. don’t you	B. won’t you	C. shan’t you	D. aren’t you
10..New York is.home of.United Nations.
A.No article/ the / the	B.The/ the/ the	C.No article/ a/ the 	D.The/ no article/ no article
11a vacation now if he had more time?
A.Will Hung take	B. Would Hung take	C. Is Hung taking	D. Does Hung take
12.If I .the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you are.
A.have	B.would have	C.had had	D.had
13.How do people make carpets? This sentence can be rewritten:
A. How are carpets made?	B. How are carpets make?
C. How do carpets made	?	D. How do carpets make?
14.- What are you jogging for? 	-.
A.For losing weight	B.To lose weight	C. Because I lose weight	D. For I will lose weight
15.If you pour oil on water, it .
A. is floating	B. will float	C. would float	D.would have floated
16. I haven’t seen John ..two weeks.
 A.since	B.for	C.until	D.before
II. READING :Use one suitable word/ phrase to fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage:
final World Cup qualification Italy global
tournament 32 World War II team held
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the (17)., is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's (18).. governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first(19).in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to (20).. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The (21) .phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves (22). teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1] In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup (23).., having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, (24)., follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each. The most recent World Cup Finals were (25)in Germany, where Italy was crowned champions after beating France in the (26). The next World Cup Finals will be held in South Africa, from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010, and the 2014 Finals will be held in Brazil.
III.PHONETICS: A.Put out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
27.A.champion	B.attract	C.banyan	D.citadel
28.A.open	B.located	C.torch	D.host
29.A.theatre	B.thought	C.birthday	D.those
B.Choose the word with different stress pattern
30.A.horror	B.defeat	C.hero	D.legend
31.A.tournament	B.committee	C.detective	D.abandon
32.A.chamber	B.scholar	C.delight	D.tablet	
IV.WRITING (2ms)
B.Find the underlined part (A,B,C or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
33.This city has been developed rapid in the past few year.
 A B C D
34.Nguyen Du, that wrote Kieu story, was a great Vietnamese poet .
 A B C D
35..Had he learned the lesson well, he would have felt more confident now 
 A B C D
 A.Choose the sentence A,B,C,or D which has a similar meaning to the original sentence 
36.Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
A.Because he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
B.Although he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
C.In spite of of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
D.Because he drives too fast, he caused a serious accident.
37.Although he was seriously ill, he still went on working.
 A.Despite his serious illness, he still went on working.
 B.In spite of being seriously ill, he still went on working.
 C.In spite of his serious illness, he still went on working.
 D.All are correct.
1D 2C 3D 4B 5A 6C 7D 8C 9B 10A
11D 12B 13C 14A 15B 16A 17B 18A 19B 20B 21B 22C
23 world cup 24 global 25 tournament 26 World War II 27qualification 
28 32 29 team 30 Italy 31 held 32 final 
33A 34D 35B 36B 37C
Surname:...........................................
Class:........
TERM TEST B
Time allotted: 45'
I. Pronunciation: Put the words with the same vowel sounds in the correct column (2,0 ms) 
1.entertainment	2.boat 	3.type 	4.voice 	5 .height	
6.radio 	7.house	8. boi l	 9. town 	10.ago	
a./aW /
b./eI/
c./ ɔI/
d./aI /
e./əW /
II. Vocabulary and Grammar: (3,5 ms)
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank, or that best explains the underlined part in each sentence.
11. If the weather .......... bad, we’ll go to the cinema instead.
A. will be	B. were	C. would be	D. is
12.When I was a child, I..................go to the zoo with my mother on Sundays.
A.was used to	B.was used for	C.used to	D.used for
13. He had a bath, and then he .......... to bed.
A. goes	B. went	C. had gone	D. was going
14. Jenny avoided .......... her boyfriend’s question.
A. answer	B. to answer 	C. answering	D. answered
15.Jack.............me that he had read that book twice.
A.asked	B.told	C.said	D.talked
16. He is ..............of doing the work well
A.able	B.unable	C.capable	D.possible
17. Teaching children who are .......... retarded needs a lot of patience.
A. mental	B. mentally	C. mentality	D. mindful
18.His roommate usually comes back home late at night, .......... is vary annoying.
A. who	B. whose	C. whom	D. which
19. We .......... any interesting film lately.
A. didn’t see	B. haven’t seen	C. saw	D. have seen
20. They .......... running their own company in 1980.
A. started	B. have started	C. are starting	D. start
21.We haven't seen each other..............we left school.
A.for	B.since	C.before	D.after
22. .......... his age, my grandfarther could not walk very far.
A. Because	B. Although	C. In spite of	D. Because of
23. She taught in a school for the deaf and dump.
A. people who are unable to see	B. people who are mentally ill
C. people who have bad memory	D. people who are unable to hear and speak
24. Life is all right for the people who have a job, but things are not so easy for .......... .
A. the unemploying	B. unemployed	C. unemploying	D. the unemployed
III. READING (2,0ms)
Choose the item that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage:
My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn’t know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn’t seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or economics. She always starts off with something very obvious like the other person’s job. Very soon she’s talking as if she’s known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it’s very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don’t keep looking at other things in the room while you are talking to someone.
25. At a party where she doesn’t know anybody, my aunt normally ............... .
A. asks people to introduce about themselves to her.	B. stays away from people.
C. comes to the first person and introduces herself.	D. avoids talking to other person.
26. My aunt thinks that it’s very easy to keep a conversation going if you ............... .
A. let people talk about themselves.	B. let people hear about yourself. 
C. talk about politics or economics.	D. ask people about their secrets.
27. According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was ............... .
A. speaking	B. discussing	C. looking	D. listening
28. What should you not do when you have a conversation with someone ?
A. Looking interested in his or her story. B. Looking at other things in the room.
C.Listening very carefully and asking questions.	D. Introducing yourself.
IV.WRITING 
 A.Choose the sentence A,B,C,or D which has a similar meaning to the original sentence (1,5ms)
29.Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
A.Although he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
B.In spite of of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
C.Because he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
D.Because he drives too fast, he caused a serious accident.
30."We moved to this city 5 years ago," they said.
A.They said they moved to that city five years before.
B.They said they had moved to this city five years before.
C.They said they had moved to that city five years ago.
D.They said they had moved to that city five years before.
31.The teacher has just punished John.
A.John had just been punished by the teacher.
B.John has just been punished by the teacher.
C.John is punished by the teacher.
D.John has been just punished by the teacher.
B.Find the underlined part (A,B,C or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.(1m)
32.Jane enjoys eating and always looks forward to try new restaurants.
 A B C D
33.Despite of the delay caused by the flood, they managed to reach Hue in time.
 A B C D
34.Television helps us learning about the world and to know and see many new things.
 A B C D
35. That is the most interesting book I have never read.
 A B C D
Surname:...........................................
Class:........
TERM TEST C
Time allotted: 45'
I. Pronunciation: Put the words with the same vowel sounds in the correct column (2,0 ms) 
1.entertainment	2.voice 	3 .height	4. boi l	5.ago	
6.radio 	7.house	8.boat 	9.type 	 10. town 	
a./aW /
b./eI/
c./ ɔI/
d./aI /
e./əW /
II. Vocabulary and Grammar: (3,5 ms)
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank, or that best explains the underlined part in each sentence.
11. If the weather .......... bad, we’ll go to the cinema instead.
A. will be	B. is	 	C. were	D. would be	
12.When I was a child, I..................go to the zoo with my mother on Sundays.
A.was used to	B.was used for	C.used for 	D.used to
13. He had a bath, and then he .......... to bed.
A. goes	B. went	C. had gone	D. was going
14. Jenny avoided .......... her boyfriend’s question.
A. answering 	B. answer	C. to answer 	D. answered
15.Jack.............me that he had read that book twice.
A.asked	B.told	C.said	D.talked
16. He is ..............of doing the work well
A.able	B.unable	C.capable	D.possible
17. Teaching children who are .......... retarded needs a lot of patience.
A. mental	B. mentality 	C. mentally	D. mindful
18.His roommate usually comes back home late at night, .......... is vary annoying.
A. who	B. which	C. whose	D. whom	
19. We .......... any interesting film lately.
A. didn’t see	B. saw	C. haven’t seen	D. have seen
20. They .......... running their own company in 1980.
A. started	B. have started	C. are starting	D. start
21.We haven't seen each other..............we left school.
A.for	B.since	C.before	D.after
22. .......... his age, my grandfarther could not walk very far.
A. Because of	B. Although	C. In spite of	D. Because
23. She taught in a school for the deaf and dump.
A. people who are unable to see	B. people who are mentally ill
C. people who have bad memory	D. people who are unable to hear and speak
24. Life is all right for the people who have a job, but things are not so easy for .......... .
A. the unemploying	B. unemployed	C. the unemployed 	D. unemploying
III. READING (2,0ms)
Choose the item that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage:
My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn’t know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn’t seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or economics. She always starts off with something very obvious like the other person’s job. Very soon she’s talking as if she’s known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it’s very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don’t keep looking at other things in the room while you are talking to someone.
25. At a party where she doesn’t know anybody, my aunt normally ............... .
A. asks people to introduce about themselves to her.	B. stays away from people.
C. comes to the first person and introduces herself.	D. avoids talking to other person.
26. My aunt thinks that it’s very easy to keep a conversation going if you ............... .
A. talk about politics or economics.	B. ask people about their secrets.
C. let people talk about themselves.	D. let people hear abo