REVISION FOR MID-TERM TEST-SEMESTER I

Trường THCS Đỗ Đăng Tuyển, TP Đà Nẵng, 2024 - 2025

PART A: USE OF ENGLISH

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. group                          B. tour                                 C. soup

2. A. leisure                         B. culture                             C. sure

3. A. apartment                   B. afraid                              C. nation

4. A. village                         B. damage                           C. teenage

5. A. pressure                      B. mature                            C. ensure

II. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

1. A. cattle                           B. ferry                                C. connect

2. A. pressure                      B. orchard                           C. collect

3. A. enjoyable                    B. concentrate                     C. media

4. A. account                       B. muscle                             C. discuss

5. A. forum                          B. pressure                          C. prepare

III. Choose the best answer.

1. Both my brother and I adore________ our family's goats. We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village.

A. to herd                            B. herding                            C. to herding

2. A: Can you tell me more about the music club, please? B:____________

A. Certainly. It meets on Monday and Thursday

B. Sure. I have much pressure from my parents.

C. That's a great idea!

3. A: What a beautiful kite! B:______________

A. Oh, sorry! I'm late

B. Thanks, Tom. My dad made it for me.

C. Sure, I always give my mom the best things. I love her.

4. I often log_________ to my facebook account every day to check notification.

A. with                                 B. at                                     C. on

5. My brothers are ______ in doing puzzles

A. interested.        B. keen       C. fond

6. Should students take part ______ community service activities in their free time?

A. on     B. with     C. in

7. I think doing exercises 1 hour a day may ______ the children's health.

A. cause        B. improve       C. affect

8. Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?

A. more loudly       B. louder     C. more louder

9. Kate loved showing ______ her new baby to her neighbors

A. off        B. at        C. on

10. If you want to stay slim, you have to eat________

A. more healthy                B. more healthily                C. healthily

11. Hoa speaks English _________than her sister does.

A. more better                    B. more badly                      C. more fluently

12. This picture was painted _______that one.

A. beautiful                         B. more beautifully             C. more beautifully than

13. I love_______ with my friends in my spare time and like going window shopping.

A. hanging out                        B. watching TV               C. playing sports

14. How much time do you spend ________the Internet every day?

A. surf                                  B. to surf                             C. surfing

15. Do you like________ origami?

A. doing                           B. having                             C. making

16. What does "DIY" stand for? - "Do it____________

A. you                            B. yourself                 C. yourselves

17. My friends and I go to the gym at least three times a week in order to stay in ________

A. shape          B. bed       C. fit

18. To use Facebook, you need a phone number or an email to create an_____

A. account                           B. bully                                C. notification

19. You will receive a__________when your email is sent.

A. expectation                     B. account                           C. notification

20. Teenagers nowadays are under a lot of ________at school.

A. forum                              B. pressure                          C. account

21. Julia always tries her best to satisfy her parents'_____________.

A. bully                                            B. forum                  C. expectation

22. On the way to my hometown, I can see the_________ fields stretching to the horizon.

A. convenient                      B. well-trained                    C. vast

23. I usually help my grandfather__________ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart during harvest time.

A. cultivate                          B. herd                                 C. load

IV. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Most students detest _____________ (have) homework during the weekends.

2. Alice is fond of __________ (create) small animals with paper.

3. After a course with a native teacher, Nam can speak English _________ (well) than before.

4. Chi is intelligent, but she needs to study _____________ (hard) than her first semester to pass the examination.

5. Trung is very active and he dislikes _________ (watch) TV during leisure time.

6.- Look! Who ___________ (dry) rice over there? - I think it's Mai's uncle.

V. Fill each blank with the correct form in brackets.

1. Nowadays, people in my village use a combine __________ to harvest rice (harvest) .

2. The scenery in my village is beautiful and _________ (picture)

3. The driver helps to _________ the rice from the back of the truck. (load)

4. We try to meet our parents' ____________. but it's hard (expect)

5. Schoolwork causes teens lots of __________. (press)

PART B: READING:

I. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list.

In today's world, (1)____________rely on technology more than in the past. This can be a problem because using computers too much may have harmful effects (2) __________ both their minds and bodies. They prefer (3)___________ TV and playing computer games to reading books, perhaps because they don't have to think and imagine as much. They don't join clubs or have hobbies and they don't play (4) ___________.They sit in front of the computer all the time. They don't get out of the house, even for a walk. They are in a world that doesn't exist. 

II. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list.

I go on the Internet every day, but I've never (1)_________ more than an hour at a time online. I've got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)___________ the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I've been (3)_________ three times. Mainly I just email my friends. I read online magazines and I look (4)___________. information, too. I also compare prices of things, although I've never bought anything online because I don't think it's safe. In my experience, it's very useful for people who use the Internet sensibly.

III. Read the passage and choose the best answers.

Many people enjoy living in a big city because they think life is more exciting there. However, I come from a small village  and in my view, there are lots of benefits. The main reason I prefer village life is because it's very quiet, so I always feel calm when I'm here. Another reason is that the air is so fresh and clean. We have more green spaces and bigger gardens, too. In addition, I think the people here are friendlier. Personally, I’m interested in wildlife photography, I'm so countryside is perfect for me.

The only downside is transport. I have an early start for a long journey to school in Faro and the school bus is always stopping to pick up more people. Also, it's boring sometimes, but I enjoy chatting to my friends. Fortunately, I'm learning to ride a moped. On balance, I disagree that city life is better, as I think my village lifestyle is healthier and more relaxing. In spite of that, some of my friends couldn't cope with life in the country, so it comes down to personal opinion.

Adapted from: https://www.eslprintables.com/

1. Where does the writer come from?

A. a big city                      B. a small village                             C. a countryside

2. One reason why he prefers village life is that

A. it's very noisy                  B. the air is so fresh and clean        C. life is more exciting there

3. What does he think about the people in his village?

A. friendlier                         B. boring                                          C. exciting

4. According to the writer, what is the disadvantage of living in the village?

A. weather                          B. facilities                                      C. transport

PART C: WRITING:

I. Rewrite sentences using the cues given or do as directed. 

1. We like visiting museums when we have leisure time. (keen)

We _________________________________ 

2. Nam hates relaxing with his relatives downtown. (crazy)

Nam isn't _______________________________ 

3. I love going camping with my close friends. (interested)

→ …………………………………..

4. My sister enjoys going shopping with her close friends. (fond)

→ …………………………………..

5. My mother loves cooking, so she can spend hours in the kitchen. (into) 

→ …………………………………..

II. Rewrite sentences using the cues given or do as directed.

1. Nick can jump 1.5 m high while Tom can jump only 1.3 m. (higher) 

→Nick can …………………………………..

2. The buses run every 15 mins. The trains run every 30 mins. (frequently) 

The buses run …………………………………..

3. Lan can't speak English as well as her friend. (better)

Lan's friend can …………………………………..

4. Minh can't paint this picture as well as Hung. (better)

→ Hung can …………………………………..

5. Jane is a more beautiful dancer than Huy. (beautifully) 

→ Jane dances …………………………………..

Rewrite the sentences, using available words.

1. It was raining. We still went to the park. (However)

→ …………………………………..

2. She put on a warm coat before going to work. The weather is cold. (Therefore)

→ …………………………………..

3. The students easily got high score in the last examination. They were well-prepared. (so)

→ …………………………………..

4. He produces things quite slowly. His products are really good. (but)

→ …………………………………..

5. Jack has a new laptop; however, he never logs on his account on the Facebook.

→ Although …………………………………..

6.Lan wants to study better, so she turns off her mobile phone.

→ Because …………………………………..

IV. Reorder the words to make the correct sentence.

1. must / fail / harder; / otherwise, / You / will / study / the/ you / exam.

…………………………………..

2. here/ seems/ much/ to/ Life/ more/ slowly, / and/ people/ move/ here/ are/ friendlier

…………………………………..

3. kitchen/ hours/ My mother/ so/ can/ spend/ enjoy/ in/ the/ cooking/ and/ we / I

…………………………………..

V. Complete the sentence by using the cues.

1. My father/ drive/ car/ careful/ than/ he/ use to.

…………………………………..

2. Lan/ chat/ friends,/ she/ can't/ concentrate/ lesson/ now.

…………………………………..

3. His parents/ disappointed/ he / not/ pass/ exam.

…………………………………..

IV. Find the mistakes in the following sentence and correct it. 

11. I want to buy this fashionable dress;  but, it is too expensive.

12. Jane prefers listen music than to listen to it.

13. It takes me an hour to doing this exercise.

IV. Write a short paragraph

1. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about the leisure activities one of your family members does. You may use the following questions as cues.

1. What he / she likes doing in his/her free time

2. Who he / she likes doing these with

3. How often he / she does these

4. Why he / she likes doing these

2. Write a short paragraph about one cause of your stress and offer solutions (about 60-80 words), using the following outline.

- Introduction:

- sollution 1:...

- sollution 2:... 

- sollution 3:...

- Conclusion:

Examples:

1. Reading is one of my friend's leisure activities. She usually reads books in her free time .She reads books in the library with her classmates every day. She likes reading books because she thinks that books are her good friends. It's a good way to improve her knowlegde about social and real life. Reading helps her relax after her hard-working days, so she loves reading books very much.

2. I often feel stressed because of schoolwork, and here are the ways I deal with my stress. Firstly, I often talk to my parents about how I feel and what I expect my parents to help. Secondly, I stop staying up late to play games or chat with my friends. I turn off my computer and smartphone at 10 p.m. Finally, I also tell my parents that I am making efforts (no luc); however, there are some subjects that I don't really like so I can't get very high marks. I think we should share our stress with parents to find solutions.

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