Midterm Exam Review
Midterm Exam Review
Midterm Exam Review
I. Pronunciation
1. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others' in each line.
2. A. game
B. august C. geography D. girl
3. A. looked
B. started C. decided D. visited
III. Reading
a. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or Đ for each of the gaps.
Keeping Fit
We all need regular exercise to keep fit. But if we study all day, we don’t have time to
run, swim, lift weights, or (21) _____basketball. What can we do to stay (22)
_____shape?
One thing we could do is walk (23)_______often. Walking is good exercise. Instead
of going to school by car or bus, we could walk. During recess, we could go outside
and stroll around before we go back to class. Instead of taking the elevator in buildings
all the time, we could use the stairs.
Another important thing is to take breaks from studying. If we sit at our desks or in
front of a computer(24) _____a long time, we should stand up and stretch our arms
and legs once each hour. If we stand for a long time, we should sit down and stretch
our backs.
These are just a few ways we can stay fit when we don’t have a lot of time to exercise.
Do you know some (425) _____ways?
28. Where do young college and university students volunteer to work to provide
education for children during summer vacations?
A. They volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas.
B. They volunteer to work in the flooded area.
C. They volunteer to work in mountainous areas.
D. They volunteer to work in the nursing home.
29. Why do most of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games use a lot of
high school and college students as volunteers?
A. Because they understand the problems of younger people.
B. Because they are young people and active.
C. Because they believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those
who help to bring happiness to the others.
D. Because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys
and girls.
30. What do volunteers believe?
A. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who
help to bring happiness to the others
B. Volunteers believe that some of these clubs organize short trips to the
mountains.
C. Young college and university students participate to help children.
D. Volunteers believe that they are able to volunteer every vocations.
IV. WRITING
a. Choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above.
31. This is the first time I have watched “Iron man ”
A. I watched “Iron man ” ago.
B. I have watched “Iron man ” before.
C. I have ever watched “Iron man ” before.
D. I have never watched “Iron man ” before.
32. Lucy eats ices all day so she has a sore throat.
A. Lucy likes eating ices because her throat is not hurt.
B. Lucy has a sore throat because she eats ices all day.
C. Lucy doesn’t eat ices so she has a sore throat.
D. She has a sore throat so she eats ices all day.
33. She likes surfing internet. She doesn’t have her own smart phone.
A.She likes surfing internet but she doesn’t have her own smart phone.
B. She likes surfing internet, but she doesn’t have her own smart phone.
C. She likes surfing internet, so she doesn’t have her own smart phone.
D. She likes surfing internet for she doesn’t have her own smart phone
34. The last time I saw her was a week ago.
A. I haven’t seen her for a week.
B. I haven’t seen her a week ago.
C. I didn’t see her for a week.
D. I didn’t see her a week ago.
35. He is interested in reading picture books.
A. He finds reading picture books interesting.
B. He doesn’t like reading picture books.
C. He will read picture books.
D. He is interesting in picture books.
2. Vocabulary- Grammar
6. My mother grows a lot of trees and vegetables because her hobby is_______.
A. gardening B. swimming C. camping D. singing
7. The students often help_______ in the village to sweep the houses and cook
meals at weekends.
A. teachers B. workers C. elderly people D. actors
8.If she goes out without wearing a hat, she will get_______.
A. stomachache B. sunburn C. spots D. toothache
9. Elena often_______ up early and does morning exercise in the garden.
A. get B. will get C. getting D. gets
10.Minh likes reading books, _______his brother likes playing games.
A. or B. but C. so D. and
11. Vietnamese people have had the __________ of helping one another since the early
days of the country.
A.custom B.legend C.tradition D.religion
12. They __________ coupons for free chicken noodle soup for the poor since last
November.
A.offer B.offered C.have offered D.will offer
13. She doesn’t brush her teeth frequently. She is holding her cheek now. I think she
has_____.
A. earache B. toothache C. stomachache D. headache
14. _____is a health problem. People become fatter and put on weight quickly.
A. sunburn B. headache C. sore throat D. obesity
15. He _______ this poem when he was young.
A. write B. wrote C. D.
hashave
written
written
16. Ann finds playing computer games______ because it is waste of time.
A. exciting B. easy C. boring D. interesting
17. I enjoy _______ with my mother.
A. cooking B. cook C. to cook D. have cooked
18. Find the mistake in the sentence bellow:
8. Reading
c. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.
My uncle is a well-known writer. He has written a lot of stories for young children. He
likes talking and playing with children and he also likes fishing very much. He is very
good at fishing.
He usually goes to the river behind his house to fish. He often catches a lot of fish but
he only keeps the big ones and releases the small ones. He says that fishing gives him
the inspiration to write.
One summer, he decided to go to the seaside and stayed in a cheap hotel. He went to
the sea to fish. He was very glad to catch a lot of big fish on the first day, the second
day and so on. He gave all the fish to the kitchen of the hotel and the chef cooked the
fish for the guests there. The guests were very happy to eat the fresh fish every day.
After a month of staying in the hotel, he decided to come back home. He paid for the
hotel room, the meals and he was surprised to receive a 30 USD extra bill for cooking
oil, (1 USD/ a day for oil to fry fish).
21. My uncle's hobby is __________.
A.writing B.talking C.playing D.fishing
22.He often catches a lot of fish __________ he only keeps the big ones.
A.although B.if C.but D.so
23.Fishing is __________ the inspiration for him to write stories.
A.his hobby but also B.not only his hobby but also
C.not his hobby but also D.not only hobby but also
24.Why were the guests at the hotel happy?
A.Because they stayed in a cheap hotel.
B.Because they ate the fresh fish every day.
C.They didn't have to pay for the meals.
D.They received the fresh fish from my uncle every day
25.My uncle had an extra pay for the hotel because __________.
A.he ate fish every day
B.he used the cooking oil
C.he caught a lot of fish
D.the chef used the cooking oil to fry the fish he gave to the kitchen
b. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.
Earthwatch
Have you ever wanted to do something different? Five years ago, Will Slade read
about (26) _______ organization called Earth watch. Earthwatch finds volunteers for
expeditions to study and explore different parts of the world.
Will decided(27) _______an expedition to study elephants in Africa. “I wasn’t sure
about it before I went,” say Will. “But in fact, I really enjoyed every minute of the
expedition. We slept in tents and we cooked our own food, but it was the great(28)
_______elephants and all the other animals there”. “I’ve(29) _______all the
expeditions, and I have seen some fantastic places. How(28) _______people have
slept on a beach, climbed a mountain, or see a whale? This world is such a beautiful
place, but it’s disappearing fast. We have to learn more about it if we are going to save
it”
26. A. a B. the C. an D. some
27. A. to join B.join C. joining D. joined
28. A. see B. saw C.seeing D. to see
29. A. enjoyed B. enjoy C. enjoying D. to enjoy
30. A. much B. far C.many D. long
9. WRITING
c. Choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above.
31. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
A. This is the first time I eat this kind of food.
B. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
C. This is the last time I have eaten this kind of food.
D. This is the last time I eat this kind of food
32. They last saw me five years ago.
A. They haven’t seen me since five years ago.
B. They haven’t seen me since five years
C. They haven’t seen me for five years
D. They haven’t seen me for five years ago.
33. I wanted to eat sushi for dinner. I went to a Japanese restaurant.
A. I wanted to eat sushi for dinner, and I went to a Japanese restaurant.
B. I wanted to eat sushi for dinner, or I went to a Japanese restaurant.
C. I wanted to eat sushi for dinner, but I went to a Japanese restaurant.
D. I wanted to eat sushi for dinner, so I went to a Japanese restaurant.