Đề kiểm tra học kì 1

Choose the best option:

Question 1: The concerns of reformers gradually had some impact ____________ the working condition of chil­dren.

A. with                   B. of                  C. upon                  D. about

Question 2: It is no longer a privilege for children to attend school and all children are expected ____________ a significant part of their day in a classroom.

A. to spend                 B. to have spent                   C. spending                 D. being spent

Question 3: Whether childhood is itself a recent invention has been one of ____________ issues in the history of childhood.

A. the more intense debated                                    B. the most intensely debated

C. the less debatably intensive                                 D. the most intensely debatable

Question 4: The reintroduction of flame to the Olympics occurred at the Amsterdam 1928 Games, ___________ a cauldron was lit yet without a torch relay.
A. in which                 B. whose                C. for which                 D. where

Question 5: Humanity ____________ to approximately three billion networked telephones, computers, traffic lights and even fridges and picture frames since these things can facilitate our daily lives.

A. connected                    B. has been connected                    C. has connected                    D. is being connected

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A.  shrine           B.  drink                      C.  uncle                                 D.  blanket

Question 2: A.  stand             B.  ban                         C.  fame                                  D.  mad

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A.  maintain       B.  protect                   C.  install                                D.  happen

Question 4: A.   hospital       B.   solution                C.  memory                             D.  furniture     

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A.  kiss               B.  kite                        C.  hit                                      D.  pink

Question 2: A.  though          B.  throw                     C.  thumb                                D.  thin

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A.  knowledge    B.  fiction                    C.  campaign                          D.  trailer

Question 4: A.  attraction      B.  appearance            C.  apartment                          D.  applicant

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. shut             B. pull                               C. brush                          D. much

Question 2: A. climb          B. club                               C. bless                           D. boost

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. example      B. occasion                        C. allowance                   D. company

Question 4: A. option         B. nature                            C. costume                      D. approach 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A.  choice               B.  change                          C.  chorus                                                    D.  chore

Question 2: A.  shake                B.  game                            C.  land                                                    D.  mate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A.  effort                B.  advice                          C.  culture                                                    D.  banner

Question 4: A.  challenging      B.  forgetful                       C.  terrific                                                    D.  expensive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. shine              B. wish                        C. mice                       D. light                 

Question 2: A. hospital          B. hope                        C. hospitable               D. honest

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. sacrifice        B. chemistry                C. energy                    D. employment

Question 4: A. begin             B. complain                C. ensure                     D. manage

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A.  three             B.  think                      C.  truth                      D.  brother

Question 2: A.  shake            B.  hand                       C.  blame                    D.  mate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A.  abundant       B.  primary                 C.  popular                  D.  various

Question 4: A.  capture         B.  exchange               C.  improve                 D.  upgrade

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1:    A.  cell                        B.  coach                     C.  come                     D.  cook

Question 2:    A.  soft                        B.  note                       C.  close                      D.  comb

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3:    A.  urban                     B.  intact                     C.  legal                      D.  early

Question 4:    A.  appearance            B.  requirement           C.  position                 D.  livelihood

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A.  school                       B.  charm                    C.  child                      D.  choose

Question 2: A.  sane                          B.  plan                       C.  came                      D.  blame

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A.  relieve                      B.  promise                 C.  describe                 D.  distract

Question 4: A.  expensive                 B.  important               C.  popular                  D.  financial

Questions 1-4

Complete the summary using the list of words below.

adult              spatial          academic

practical        inquisitive    plentiful

verbal            uncertain     unfamiliar

Researchers investigating the development of intelligence have shown that (1) Answer skills become more significant with age. One good predictor of (2) Answer intelligence is the degree to which small children are (3) Answer about their surroundings and how much interest they show on finding themselves in an (4) Answer setting.