REVISION FOR FIRST FINAL

I. LISTENING: (1.0 pt)

II. Multiple choice (3.0 pts)
1. __________ is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
A. Novel B. Fiction C. Folktale D. Legend
2. __________ is a document written by a teacher giving details of a student’s work in a school.
A. report card B. semester C. habit D. magazine
3. Susan and Marry can neither speak nor hear. They are __________ children.
A. blind B. deaf C. unable D. handicapped
4. Airmail is __________ expensive than surface mail.
A. the most B. the same C. as D. more
5. It’s two years __________ I last saw Mary.
A. from B. since C. for D. during
6. You __________ take the baby to the doctor.
A. should B. ought C. need D. has to
7. I __________ tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now.
A. used to play B. was playing C. am used to play D. play
8. The children are old enough to look after __________.
A. them B. their C. themself D.
themselves
9. Flowers and candies are popular gifts ________Valentine's Day.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
10. “May I help you?” – “__________”
A. What can I do for you? B. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
C. Yes, that’s very kind of you. D. How can I help?
11. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. slim B. thin C. smile D. visit
12. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. machine B. mobile C. movie D. theater
13. Thank you for your donation. It was very ________ of you.
A. sociable B. generous C. humorous D. reserved
14. The ceremony was ________ live by satellite to over fifty countries.
A. demonstrated B. arranged C. transmited D. transmitted
15. After dinner, Mom ________ the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
A. lighted B. fired C. lit D. took
16. Annie ________ an old friend in the street while she was waiting at the bus stop.
A. came up B. came across C. came again D. came for
17. The new shopping mall is quite ________ the old ones.
A. different from B. the same C. like to D. similar
18. I ________ Alex since I was twelve.
A. knew B. know C. have known D. has known
19. He tries to study ________ to become an engineer.
A. hard B. hardly C. early D. strongly
20. Where ________ you ________ work before you moved here?
A. did/ used to B. did/ use to C. were/ used to D. do/ used to
21. Flowers and candies are popular gifts ________Valentine's Day.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
22. “Can you help me get that book? It’s too high.” – “________.”

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A. No problem. Here you are B. Yes, please
C. That’s very kind of you D. I’m busy now
23. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. folk B. hold C. photo D. neighbor
24. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. transmit B. deliver C. festival D. escape
25. The chidren are old enough to look after __________.
A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. himself
26. People __________think that the world was flat.
A. get used to B. didn’t use to C. used to D. are used to
27. She advised me __________ late.
A. not B. not to be C. not be D. to not be
28. “ May I help you?” – “ __________” .
A. What can I do for you? B. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
C. Yes. That’s very kind of you. D. How can I help?
29. Minh __________ in this town since 1987.
A. lived B. lives C. has lived D. is living
30. Can you fill __________this form for me?
A. at B. in C. to D. out
31. I prefer__________to riding.
A. to walk B. walking. C. walked D. to walking
32. Look at these flowers! I think they need __________.
A. water B. watering C. to water D. be watered
33. My mother is __________tired__________cook tonight.
A. enough/to B. too/to C. so/that D. very/to
34. You can participate __________ the programs such as raising funds for the poor.
A. in B. to C. for D. of
35. Airmail is__________ expensive than surface mail.
A. the most B. like C. as D. more
36. Oh, that’s nice. Where __________ it?
A. do you buy B. are you buy C. did you buy D. you buy
37. Did you succeed__________ the problem?
A. to solve B. on solving C. in solving D. solving
38. You’ll __________ cook dinner yourself.
A. must B. ought to C. should D. have to
39. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. lamp B. pan C. match D. table
40. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. destroy B. remember C. forget D. injure

The signs (0.5pt)

1. The sign means __________.
A. Bend to the left
B. Bend to the right
C. Double bend to the left
D. Double bend to the right

2. The sign means__________.

A. Keep left
B. Go ahead
C. Park here

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3. The sign means __________.
A. Merge
B. Narrow roads ahead
C. Danger
D. Crossroads ahead
4. The sign means__________.
A. No U-turn
B. No left turn
C. No U-turn or left turn
D. No parking
5. The sign means __________.
A. No horn zone
B. Fire evacuation horn
C. Sound horn
D. Sound horn before entering
6.The sign means__________.
A. Towed caravans prohibited
B. Motor vehicles prohibited
C. Do not go straight
D. Vehicles carrying explosives prohibited

III. Cloze text (1.5 pts)

Take(5) Of(3) Increase(1) own Special(2) Need(6) Which(4)

In the twentieth century with the remarkable (1) __________ in the scientific and other knowledge, (2)
_________ dictionaries have to be made for a group (3) __________ words. There are some very large
dictionaries (4) __________ contain all the words in the English language, but they are not convenient to
use: They are too heavy and (5) __________ up too much room.
Students of a foreign language (6) __________ a dictionary which contains the words in common in their
own language and the ones they are trying to learn.

Progress(5) Prize(6) Better Pronunciation(3) Worse(1) Dictionary(4) Told(2)

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English
pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was (1) ____________. I did not know how to
improve them. I didn’t want my parents to know about this.
One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English (2) ___________ me to wait for her outside the
classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of (3) ___________ drills kept in a
glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English – English (4) ___________ to improve my
English grammar.
“Now I think you know what you should do”, said he. I made much (5) ___________ and only one year
later, I won the first (6) ___________ in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students
in my hometown.

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 Nowadays, you don’t need to be at home or at the office to use the telephone anymore.
Mobile phones (also known as cellular phones) have (19)__________ wires. You can
carry one in your pocket or keep one in your car. A call from a mobile phone
(20)_________ along radio waves to stations(21) __________ in different places. From
there, the radio single is connected to the regular phone system. With a mobile phone,
any one who can drive and talk can also drive and phone. This means (22) ________
wasted time: You don’t have to look for a phone booth or use (23) __________ to make a
call. So remember, next time you are at the beach or riding your bicycle, there
(24)_________ be call for you!

V- Word form (1.0 pts)

1. Their first public ____n______ was not very successful. (PERFORM)
2. The shoes were nice, but they were _____adj_____. (COMFORT)
3. ______adv____, I won’t be able to attend the meeting. (FORTUNE)
4. The twins look alike, but they _____v_____ in temperament. (DIFFERENT)
5. I love the ______n_________ of summer evenings in the countryside. (PEACEFUL)
6. They have organized a ________n_______ meeting in order to discuss the situation. (COMMUNE)
7. Walking alone on the streets at night is very ______adj_________ (DANGER)
8. All the dancers wore ________adj_______ costumes. (TRADITION)
9. Workshop ________n_______ are encouraged to share their ideas. (PARTICIPATE)
10. The _____n_______ of the project made me tense. (IMPORTANT)
11. He is a ______adj______ inventor. (FAME)
12. She actively ______v______ in social work. (PARTICIPATION)
13. My grandmother can read ______adv______ without glasses. (GOOD)

VI- Rearrange (0.5pts)

1. it/ is/ in the kitchen/ because/ You/ play/ your children/ let/ a dangerous place/ must not/ . /
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. is going to/ English Speaking Club/ a speaking contest/ the Teacher’s day/ The school/ hold/ to
celebrate/. /
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. on/ said/should/Miss Jackson/ you/ your Spanish pronunciation / work harder/./
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. must// 5 and 16/ Children/ the ages/ between/ of/ school/ attend /. /
_________________________________________________________________________
5. hope/ to the city/ for the school/ and/ earn more money/ to give/ more green/ We /. /
_________________________________________________________________________

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VII- Rewrite. (1.0 pts)
1. Molly is as tall as her older sister.
 Molly is the same__________________________________________________________________
2. ‘Don’t make so much noise,’ my father said.
 My father told_____________________________________________________________________
3. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
 Peter is not________________________________________________________________________
4. We intend to join in an English club.
 We are __________________________________________________________________________
5. My close friend no longer comes late for class.
 My close friend used to______________________________________________________________
6. He is too young to drive a car.
 He is not_________________________________________________________________________
7. "Can you carry my suitcase, please?" Susie asked Tim.
 Susie asked Tim___________________________________________________________________
8. I last saw him 5 years ago.
 I haven’t _________________________________________________________________________
9. “ Could you bring the book tonight, Jane?” Peter asked
 Peter asked _______________________________________________________________.
10. The children liked to swim in the rain.
 The children enjoyed ________________________________________________________.
11. When did you begin to learn English?
 How long has _____________________________________________________________.
12. No one in the group is younger than Joana.
 Joana is ________________________________________________________________.

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