Luong The Vinh Junior High School Full name : THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST Time allowed : 60 minutes MARKS PART A : 5.5pts I Listen to the recording twice , then decide if the statements are True or False (1pt) Hoa’s mother is a farmer She is busy doing housework and helping on the farm Hoa has a younger sister Hoa is an eight-year-old girl USE OF ENGLISH (4.5 pts) I/ Choose and circle the correct item (A, B , C or D): ( 2.5 pts) The dentist takes of people’s teeth A care B careful C cares D to care Vietnamese students have vacations than American ones A.many B fewer C much D little The racks in the of the room have picture books A center B left C right D middle The most after school activities in the USA are baseball, football and basketball A active B popular C.beautiful D awful We have three _breaks each day A five – minutes B fifth – minutes C five – minute D fifth – minute Ba is good fixing house appliances A on B in C by D at Talking is common way of relaxing at recess A the more B.most C the most D more Her birthday is on the on August A twelfths B twelfth C.most twelfth D more twelfth II Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that is not correct in standard English: ( 0.5 pt) I can’t go out this evening because I have too many homeworks to 9. _ A B C D 10.Mai learns how use a computer in her science class 10. _ A B C D III Supply the correct form or tense of the words in parentheses: ( 1.5 pts) My Brother is ……… with our grandparents at the moment [ stay ] Let’s have a seat The armchair is very ………………… [ comfort] you ……………free tomorrow evening ? [ be ] Ba often practices…………… the guitar after school [play] Sheprefers…… …… stamps to playing video games inher free time [collect] My elder brother often helps me with………….my computer [ fix] PART B: WRITING ( 2.5 pts) I/ Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (0.5pts) It’s difficult to find an apartment in Ha Noi  It’s not ………….……………………………………………… We dislike working on the weekend  We are……………………………………………………………………… II/ Rearrange the words to make complete sentences: ( 1.0 pts) not / American / uniforms / / usually / School / wear / students ……………………………………………………………………… evening / often / watch / in / TV / the / They ……………………………………………………………………… Many / community / people / doing / service / are / young …………………………………………………… birthday / next / a / have / Mai / Friday / will / party ……………………………………………………………………… III/ Make question for the underlined words: (1.0 pt) Hoa works 20 hours a week  ……………………………………………………? It’s about kilometers from my house to the library  …………………………………………………….? Thanh goes to the art club twice a month  …………………………………………………… ? They are excited because it’s time for recess  ……………………………………………………………………….? PART C: READING COMPREHENSION ( 2.0 pts) I/ Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: ( 1.0pt) Mr Jones is a mechanic He repairs machines in a factory not far from his house He works five days a week for about 40 hours, sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon He prefers the morning shift He has fewer days off than his wife However, when he has an afternoon free, he plays golf Mr Jones gets about seven public holidays each year He also has a three-week summer vacation His family always go to Florida on their summer vacation TRUE FALSE 1 Mr Jones works as a mechanic in a factory in Florida ……………… 2 Mr Jones’ wife has more days off than he ……………… ……………… 3 Mr Jones is never free in the afternoon ……………… ……………… II Choo 4 Mr Jones has a summer vacation that lasts three weeks ……………… ……………… se the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage(1pt) Vietnamese students take part in different after -school activities Some students play sports They often (1) …… soccer, table tennis or badminton Sometimes they go swimming (2) …… the swimming pools Some students like music, drama and movies They often practice playing (3) …… instruments in the school music room They join in the school theater group and usually (4) …… plays Some are members of the stamp collectors’ club They often get together and talk about their stamps A few students stay at home and play video games or computer games Most of them enjoy their activities A B make C play D score A on B in C at D under A musical B music C musician D musicals A listen B swap C collect D rehearse KEYS A 5.5pts I Listen :1 F I II 2.F A B 3.D 1.staying 2.comfortable 3.will you be ? 4.playing 5.collecting 6.fixing 3.T 4.T B 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.C 10.B B 2,5pts I It’s not easy to find an apartment in Hanoi interested in working II School American Students not usually wear umiforms 2.They often watch TV in the evening 3.Many young people are doing community service Mai will have a birthday Party on Friday III How many hours a week does Hoa work ? How far is it from your house to the Library ? How often does Thanh go to the Library? Why are they excited ? C 2,5pts I TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE II C B A D ... ……………………………………………………? It’s about kilometers from my house to the library  …………………………………………………….? Thanh goes to the art club twice a month  …………………………………………………… ? They are excited because it’s time... B 3.D 1.staying 2.comfortable 3.will you be ? 4.playing 5.collecting 6.fixing 3.T 4.T B 5.C 6.D 7. C 8.B 9.C 10.B B 2,5pts I It’s not easy to find an apartment in Hanoi interested in working II... many hours a week does Hoa work ? How far is it from your house to the Library ? How often does Thanh go to the Library? Why are they excited ? C 2,5pts I TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE II C B A D