ÔN THI GIỮA KÌ 1

Exercise 1: Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A. teaching B. speaking C. wearing D. cleaning
1. A. egg B. vegetable C. kitchen D. men
2. A. parks B. groups C. markets D. farmers
3. A. live B. listen C. think D. write
4. A. bus B. fun C. sunny D. busy
Exercise 3: Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. They look around their new apartment with lots of_________ modern devices.
A. interest B. interested C. interestingly D. interesting
2. Your cupboard is too old. Let's_________ a new one.
A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to buy
3. There is a small desk for my_________ and an old wardrobe.
A. television B. homework C. cooker D. picture
4. He hangs a lot of _________ on the wall in his bedroom.
A. lamps B. papers C. hats D. posters
5. My living room is very _________ bright.
A. spacious B. small C. interesting D. careful
6. Nowadays, students often use_________ in mathematics lessons.
A. rubbers B. calculators C. pencils D. dictionaries
7. That book belongs to me. It is __________.
A. mine B. hers C. theirs D. his
8. This chair belongs to my mum. This chair is __________.
A. theirs B. his C. hers D. yours
9. I like__________ because I like reading stories.
A. literature B. math C. physics D. biology
10. We do_________ in the gym every afternoon.
A. table tennis B. football C. judo D. homework
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.
geography novel author drama club math and
subject indoor activities arts and crafts sign up

1. Highsmith's debut ________________was a bestseller in 1949.

2. Why don't you ________________for an outdoor activity? Being outdoors is great for your health.
3. Mary doesn't like ________________. Because she gets a headache every time she does her homework
on it.
4. My favorite ________________at school is literature.
5. We learn about different countries in ________________class.
6. Volleyball and table tennis are ________________.We often play them in the sports center.
7. My favorite book is The Secret Garden. The ________________is Frances Hodgson Burnett.
8. We have English, maths ________________science onTuesday.
9. There are many ________________projects before the holidays. You can learn how to make beautiful
cards and decorations.
10. Jane likes acting. She joined the ________________at school.
Exercise 5: Read the following passage and choose the best answer
It is a small room. There is some (1)_________ in the room. There is a bed on the right of the picture. It is a
bed for one person. (2) _________ the bed there are some pictures on the wall. Next to the door, on the left,
there is a (3) _________. There is another chair(4) _________ the table and the bed. The table and chair are
below the window. On the table (5) _________ some objects - a jug, a glass and a bowl. Next to the door on
the right there is a towel on a peg. Behind the bed there are some more things on the wall but they aren’t
easy to see. Of course, there aren’t any modern things in the room and it isn’t very comfortable.
1. A. furniture B. picture C. people D. tool
2. A. On B. Under C. Above D. Behind
3. A. bed B. chair C. window D. table
4. A. between B. next to C. beside D. in front of
5. A. there is B. there isn’t C. there aren’t D. there are
Exercise 6: Read the text carefully, then answer the questions
Hi, I’m Linda. I’m in the sixth grade. Today is my first day at secondary school. In the morning I put on my
new uniform and get my new bag. My best friend and I walk to school together. We are both very nervous
and excited. When we get school, we are shown into our classroom with our new teacher. It is quite scary
because I don’t know most of the children. Then we go to our first lesson. We have lots of different subjects
and the lessons are really fun. My favourite subjects are art and English. I really like my new school, all my
teachers are lovely, the lessons are really interesting and I enjoy my first day. I can’t wait to go back
tomorrow!
1. What grade is Linda in?
=> __________________________
2. Who does she go to school with?
=> __________________________
3. How does they go to school?
=> __________________________
4. Why does Linda feel scary?
=> __________________________
5. What are her favourite subjects?
=> __________________________
Exercise 7: Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct position of the sentence
1. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)
=> He ______________________________________
2. The weather is bad in November. (always)
=> The _____________________________________
3. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)
=> We ______________________________________
4. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)
=> Peter _____________________________________
5. They watch TV in the afternoon (never)
=> They _______________
Exercise 8: Make sentences, using the words and phrases given.
1. This/the first week/my new school
=> This ___________________________________________
2. I/ usually/ my homework/ the school library
=> I usually _______________________________________
3. I/ lots of friends/ and they/ all nice/ me
=> I have __________________________________________
4. We/ many subjects/ and my favorite subject/ science
=> We have ________________________________________
5. In the afternoon/ I/ sports/ the playground
=> In the ___________________________________________
PART 1: PHONETICS
Exercise 1: Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
in each group.
1. A. sister B. his C. police D. six
2. A. kitchen B. vegetable C. egg D. men
3. A. cake B. village C. make D. paper
4. A. bus B. fun C. sunny D. busy
5. A. lively B. dinner C. fish D. singer
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in
each group.
1. A. drama B. baseball C. suggest D. subject
2. A. literature B. biology C. activity D. geography
3. A. music B. soccer C. physics D. perform
4. A. fantasy B. history C. favorite D. adventure
5. A. novel B. decide C. author D. science
PART 2: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Exercise 3: Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. I’m ………………….fishing with my dad. Do you want to come?
A. getting B. playing C. going D. walking
2. ……………about Sunday?
A. What B. Who C. When D. Which
3. We like to see ………………..movies. They’re about space and the future.
A. drama B. action C. science fiction D. romance
4. That is an…………..…..book. It tells you all about Asia.
A. interesting B. interest C. interested D. best
5. Who was famous ……………… pop music in the 1980s?
A. in B. at C. on D. for
6. ………….! See you on Sunday.
A. Sure B. Here you are C. You are here D. See you tomorrow
7. No, we …………… a camera. We can use our phones to take photos.
A. needs B. don’t need C. must have D. have to
8. What are you doing ………………..?
A. last night B. yesterday C. on Saturday D. last Saturday
9. I want to go…………… to buy some winter clothes.
A. fishing B. shopping C. market D. mall
10. …………people often make their friends laugh.
A. Lazy B. Selfish C. Mean D. Funny
Exercise 4: Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
1. I’m so ___________to have a pen pal. (happiness)
2. It’s very difficult to write a good drama. The movies are about people’s______________. (life)
3. That book was ______________all over the world. (success)
4. I don’t____________ like horror movies. (real)
5. This kind of movie has a lot of ____________and adventure. (exciting)
6. Where did you learn to____________? (cooker)
PART 3: READING
Exercise 5: Read the following text and complete the task below.
Cai luong is a traditional kind of music from southern Vietnam. Cai luong songs are usually stories about
love or family. Many people like listening to Cai luong because of the beautiful music. There are two kinds
of Cai luong. One is about modern Vietnam and the other is about Vietnamese history. V-pop is Vietnamese
pop music. Young Vietnamese people love listening and dancing to V-pop. There are a lot of new young V-
pop singers and you can hear people singing their songs at weddings and parties.
1. Cai luong is from the south of Vietnam. _________
2. Cai luong songs are only about history. _________
3. V-pop is very popular with young Vietnamese people. _________
4. People sing V-pop at weddings. _________
5. Young Vietnamese people like listening and dancing to …………….. .
A. Cai luong B. weddings C. parties D. V-pop
6. The word “kinds” on the third line means:
A. friendly B. types C. good D. places
Exercise 6: Read the following text and complete the task below.
Tet is an important holiday (1)…… Vietnam. Before Tet, people buy fruits and flowers. They also clean and
decorate their houses. On New Year’s Eve, Vietnamese people (2)…….traditional food such as Tet cake or
boiled chicken with their families. During Tet, they wear new clothes and (3)…….. their family and friends.
Children like Tet because they get (4)…….. money and don’t go to school. Tet is a good (5)…….. for
families and friends (6)……… fun together.
1. A. on B. at C. in D. from
2. A. bring B. get C. take D. eat
3. A. have B. visit C. go D. come
4. A. lucky B. good C. fine D. many
5. A. season B. day C. thing D. time
6. A. having B. have C. to have D. had
Exercise 7: Rearrange the words in a correct order to make complete sentences.
1. you/ do/ did/ last night,/ What/ John/?
2. watched/ show/ I/ an/ called/ action/ Broken Arrow/.
3. mother / On / the / my / always / washing / does / Mondays
4. out / once / put / I / dustbins / week / the / a
5. a / go / with / often / walk / dog / for / We / our
6. sister / ironing / sometimes / My / the / does
Exercise 8: Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as
1. My favorite subject is biology.
→ I like____________________________________.
2. What does your mother do?
→ What is__________________________________?
3. Where does he live?
→ What____________________________________?
4. My school has 40 rooms.
→ There____________________________________.
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in
A. adventure B. fantasy C. mystery D. history
1. A. education B. information C. intonation D. television
2. A. drama B. baseball C. suggest D. subject
3. A. literature B. biology C. activity D. geography
4. A. music B. soccer C. physics D. perform