A. PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR THE MID-TERM TEST
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. | A. nose | B. judo | C. town | D. sofa |
2. | A. clocks | B. chairs | C. fans | D. villas |
3. | A. takes | B. gets | C. brings | D. stops |
4. | A. class | B. smart | C. art | D. compass |
5. | A. pie | B. pig | C. pin | D. chubby |
6. | A. street | B. teeth | C. engineer | D. greeting |
7. | A. picture | B. describe | C. kitchen | D. active |
8. | A. desks | B. rubbers | C. teachers | D. rulers |
9. | A. next | B. me | C. behind | D. between |
10. | A. sandwich | B. school | C. chicken | D. chair |
Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
11. | A. clever | B. computer | C. compass | D. friendly |
12. | A. between | B. active | C. confident | D. caring |
13. | A. piano | B. cooker | C. funny | D. calculator |
14. | A. careful | B. shoulder | C. loving | D. creative |
15. | A. cupboard | B. ruler | C. department | D. favourite |
Exercise 3: Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences.
A | B |
16. Where is the school garden? | A. Once a week. |
17. What do you do every afternoon? | B. Yes, they do. |
18. We are playing a game | C. and I am, too. |
19. Do they watch TV in the evening? | D. but one of them is broken. |
20. Can Peter and Mary sing | E. or dance well? |
21. Mary is cleaning the living room | F. I do my homework. |
22. How often do you play computer games? | G. and Tom is helping her. |
23. My friend is reading a book | H. On Monday and Saturday. |
24. When do you have Maths? | I. It is behind the laboratory. |
25. I've got two lamps in my bedroom, | J. but they aren't. |
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
26. | I am having a Maths lesson but I forgot my ……….. I have some difficulties. | |||
| A. bicycle | B. calculator | C. exercise | D. lunch box |
27. | Daisy is very ……….. to take the rest. She is a very good student. | |||
| A. confident | B. friendly | C. talkative | D. kind |
28. | Look! They………..badminton with their friends. | |||
| A. is playing | B. are play | C. are playing | D. play |
29. | ……….. your friend like hot drinks? | |||
| A. Does | B. Is | C. Do | D. Will |
30. | ……….. the boxes light or heavy? | |||
| A. Am | B. Are | C. Is | D. Be |
31. | My best friend is very ………... He often makes me laugh. | |||
| A. funny | B. nice | C. shy | D. boring |
32. | Mr. Nam ……….. our class Maths. | |||
| A. teachs | B. teaches | C. does teach | D. don’t teach |
33. | This is Nga. She is my ……….. wife. | |||
| A. brothers | B. brothers’ | C. brother’s | D. brother’ |
34. | How about……….. out for a drink? - Good idea. | |||
| A. going | B. to go | C. go | D. went |
35. | My grandfather ……….. fishing in his free time. | |||
| A. do | B. goes | C. does | D. go |
36. | The film was so……….. that we couldn’t watch till the end and fell asleep. | |||
| A. exciting | B. boring | C. wonderful | D. easy |
37. | My brother and I………..our bicycles to school now. | |||
| A. ride | B. am riding | C. is riding | D. are riding |
38. | My children ……….. Science at present. | |||
| A. are study | B. is studying | C. aren’t studying | D. do not studying |
39. | The boy is sitting ……….. the computer. He is playing computer games. | |||
| A. behind | B. under | C. on | D. in front of |
40. | Mike ……….. his mother cook dinner at 5 p.m. every day. | |||
| A. help usually | B. usually helps | C. usually help | D. helps usually |
41. | My class ……….. at 4.30 p.m every day. | |||
| A. go | B. finishes | C. have | D. finish |
42. | Please turn ……….. the lights. The room is so dark. | |||
| A. with | B. on | C. at | D. in |
43. | There are two lights ……….. the ceiling. | |||
| A. between | B. on | C. at | D. in |
44. | Jane is healthy because she does ………..every day. | |||
| A. football | B. badminton | C. yoga | D. tennis |
45. | “How about coming to the party tonight?” – “………..” | |||
| A. Not at all. | B. That’s alright. | C. Never mind. | D. Thanks. I’d love to. |
Exercise 5: Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
flat | funny | boarding | sink | air conditioner | country house |
hard-working | physics | teaches | rooms | canteen | cupboard |
cool | confident | creative | clever | caring | hall |
46. | My father is a teacher. He ………………. at a secondary school in my village. |
47. | Misha is a ………………. girl. She tops the class every year. |
48. | John is a ………………. boy. He always gives new ideas in different situations. |
49. | I never eat lunch in the school ………………. . I eat at home. |
50. | Lan can make a speech in English in front of the class. She feels ………………. when she speaks. |
51. | We are buying two new ceiling fans and three standing lamps for our new ………………. It’s on the third floor. |
52. | How many ………………. are there in your house? |
53. | My favourite subject is ………………. . I like doing experiment. |
54. | There is a ………………. school near my house but I don’t study there. |
55. | She followed him down the ………………. and down the stairs. |
56. | I live in a ………………. with my grandparents. |
57. | They are ………………. nurses. They take care of the patients from dawn to dusk. |
58. | I would like to have a glass of ………………. lemonade each day. |
59. | The ………………. is in the bathroom. |
60. | There is a big ………………. in our kitchen. |
61. | He was described as a ………………. husband as he always cares about his wife. |
62. | It's a really ………………. film, everyone laughs a lot. |
63. | I feel hot. Can you turn on the ……………….?
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Exercise 6: Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences.
64. | Someone (knock) ……………….at the door. Can you answer it? |
65. | A: What………………. you (do) ……………….now? B: I (skip) ……………….with my friends in the schoolyard. |
66. | My brother (go) ………………. to school at 7 o’clock every morning. |
67. | ………………. your cousin (do) ………………. paintings in her free time? |
68. | We can go out now. It (not rain) ……………….very hard. |
69. | My sister (not have) ………………. English lesson on Monday. |
70. | ………………. your mother (cook) ………………. in the kitchen at the moment? |
Exercise 7: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
71. | We had a lot of ………………. at Sandra’s party. (funny) |
72. | Kids are not allowed to use ………………. in Maths classes. (calculate) |
73. | Hoa studies very hard for the exam, so she feels so ……………….. (confidence) |
74. | Children look very …………. while playing games during break time. (excite) |
75. | He’s ………………. and plays basketball very well. (sport) |
76. | Please be……………….with those vases. Don’t break them. (care) |
77. | Phong studies in an ………………. school with English-speaking friends. (nation) |
78. | Mai has a lot of new ideas for the school project. She’s very ……………. (create) |
79. | Is there any ……………….in your new living room? (furnish) |
80. | It’s not easy for Anne to make new friends because she’s ………… (friend) |
Exercise 8: Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition.
81. | The party will start …………. seven o'clock…………. the evening. |
82. | My birthday is …………. September 3rd. |
83. | It's often rainy …………. July. |
84. | The meeting will last…………. 7 a.m…………. 5 p.m. |
85. | There are some books …………. the bookshelf …………. the living room. |
Exercise 9: Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that best fits each numbered blank.
You can’t see our house (86) ……….. here because it is (87) ……….. the church. When you walk up Prince Street, it is (88) ……….. the left, next (89) ……….. the Black Cat Cafe.
My room is upstairs (90) ……….. the right. I have a desk (91) ………..front (92) ……….. the window. And I like looking out because our house is (93) ……….. the park. My desk is (94) ………..the bed (95) ………..the wardrobe.
86. | A. on | B. from | C. in | D. behind |
87. | A. on | B. behind | C. in | D. between |
88. | A. at | B. in | C. on | D. under |
89. | A. in | B. at | C. on | D. to |
90. | A. behind | B. in | C. next | D. on |
91. | A. next | B. on | C. at | D. in |
92. | A. about | B. with | C. on | D. of |
93. | A. next | B. on | C. from | D. near |
94. | A. in | B. between | C. at | D. on |
95. | A. and | B. on | C. in | D. behind |
Exercise 10: Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that best fits each numbered blank.
Vicky Gates is a professional football player. She has (96) ……….. hair and blues eyes. She has long legs and very strong arms. Vicky (97) ……….. American.
Anita Mather is a professional sportswoman. She (98) ……….. basketball. She has very long legs.
Joana Smith is an international (99) ………... She has short, fair hair and green eyes. She's short but she has very big shoulders. She's British.
Jo Kelly is an athlete. She has long, dark hair and blue (100) ………... She has long legs. Jo is from Nigeria.
96. | A. big | B. blond | C. round | D. strong |
97. | A. is | B. are | C. do | D. does |
98. | A. is doing | B. is playing | C. plays | D. does |
99. | A. swimmer | B. swim | C. swimming | D. swims |
100. | A. shoulder | B. nose | C. arms | D. eyes |
Exercise 11: Read the passage and answer the questions.
The Vietnamese students take part in different after - school activities. Some students play sports. They often play soccer, table tennis or badminton. Sometimes they go swimming in the swimming pools. Some students like music, drama and movies. They often practice playing musical instrument in the school music room. They join in the school theater group and usually rehearse 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 after school hours.
101. | Which sports do some students often play?
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102. | How often do they go swimming?
………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
103. | Where do some students often practice playing musical instruments? ………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
104. | What do the members of the stamp collectors’ club often do?
………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
105. | Do Vietnamese students enjoy their activities?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Exercise 12: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.
106. | He /excited / his/ first/ day/ school.
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107. | He/ wear/ new/ uniform/ today.
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108. | They/ often / homework / library.
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109. | Phong / curly black hair/ brown eyes.
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110. | The bed/ between/ wardrobe/ desk.
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Exercise 13: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
111. | The garden is behind Linh’s house.
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112. | My school has 25 classrooms
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113. | There are many flowers in our garden.
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114. | This dress is long.
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115. | Mina likes history most.
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116. | That car is red.
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117. | My house is near the department store.
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118. | He has an oval face.
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119. | Nam has a cousin, Vy.
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120. | Her mother has long hair.
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