Chu Van An Secondary school
Name:…………………………
Class:………………………….
Marks:

THE MID-TERM TEST N0.1 2023-2024
Subject: English 6
Duration: 60 minutes
(Không tính thời gian phát đề)
Teacher's remark:

I. LISTENING: (2.0pts)
A. Listen to a conversation twice and fill in blanks with the words/ numbers you hear.  (1.0pt)
Alison lives in Sunley. It's a small town and the people here are (1) ________. It's about
30 km from London. There's a train station in Sunley and getting to London takes (2) ________
minutes. She likes London but she (3) ________ Sunley because it's quieter and cleaner. The
streets in London are really dirty. Here there are also some places for young people such as
cinemas, a modern sports centre with a swimming pool. It has also got a big (4) _______ centre
and there are some nice shops in the high street. I still love my little town although London is
more exciting.
B. Listen to a conversation twice and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer
to each question. (1.0pt)
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A busy day
B. A special day
C. A normal day
D. A holiday
6. People in the USA and in the UK celebrate Mother's Day at _______ times.
A. the same
B. similar
C. different
D. many
7. Which activity don't the boy and his sister do on Mother's Day?
A. Buy chocolate for their mom.
B. Give their mom a nice picture.
C. Do the housework for their mom.
D. Buy flowers for their mom.
8. What does the boy's mother do on Mother's day?
A. She does nothing all day.
B. She does the chores all day.
C. She goes out all day.
D. She sleeps all day.
II. PHONETICS: (1.0pt)
A. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation. (0.5pt)
9. A. brushes
B. studies
C. matches
D. relaxes
10. A. cinema
B. café
C. carnival
D. cabin
B. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress. (0.5pt)
11. A. monument
B. carnival
C. barbecue
D. pollution
12. A. noisy
B. pretty
C. alive
D. modern
III. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: (2.5pts)
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each question.
13. People usually _____ money as a present at Tet holiday.
A. take
B. go
C. give
D. watch
14. The new ship has got a _____ with a lot of books.
A. cabin
B. library
C. swimming pool
D. park
15. How many _____ are there on the ship? – There are 250.
A. chefs
B. schools
C. swimming pools D. restaurants
16. The river is _____. They should clean it up.
A. clean
B. dirty
C. small
D. large
17. My mother _____ dinner in the kitchen at the moment.
A. cook
B. cooking
C. cooks
D. is cooking
18. Vinpearland, Tri Nguyen Aquarium and Cham Temple are some _____ to visit in Nha Trang.
A. nice quite places B. nice quite place
C. quite nice places D. places quite nice
19. My brother _____ up late so he _____ late for school.
A. gets often-sometimes is
B. gets often-is sometime

C. often gets-sometimes is
D. often gets-is sometimes
20. Ho Chi Minh city is _____ than Ha Noi.
A. big and modern
B. more big and modern
C. bigger and moderner
D. bigger and more modern
21. Which is not correct in the following sentence?
I think that the climbing is an exciting sport.
A. that
B. the
C. is
D. an
22. The underlined part could best replaced by ______ .
He's done a fantastic job.
A. great
B. comfortable
C. safe
D. useless
IV. READING: (2.5pts)
A. Read the passage and indicate the correct word that best fits each blank. (1.25pt)
Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand with about 10 million people.
Bangkok is also one of the world's top tourist (23) _______. It's very (24) _______ with visitors,
so it's often crowded. The city has beautiful, old houses (25) _______ modern office (26) _____.
There's also a lot of traffic so sometimes the (27) _______ is not very clean. For cleaner air and
quieter places, go to the parks and to the river.
(Adapted from https://phuongnamedu.vn/resource/sample-test)
23. A. destinations
B. cities
C. places
D. villages
24. A. strange
B. famous
C. clean
D. unsafe
25. A. so
B. or
C. and
D. also
26. A. towns
B. hotels
C. buildings
D. rooms
27. A. city
B. river
C. engine
D. air
B. Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of questions. (1.25pt)
David and John are close friends, but they enjoy different activities after school hours.
David likes sports very much. Sometimes he plays badminton with his younger brother after
school. Sometimes he plays football with his classmates in the school yard at recess or on
Sunday afternoons when he doesn't have any lessons.
John is not very sporty. He often read books and watches TV after school. When he has free
time, he usually helps his mother with the housework. He never plays games.
(Adapted from https://phuongnamedu.vn/resource/sample-test)
28. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The friendship between David and John B. David's hobbies
C. David and John's after school activities D. John's daily routines
29. What is David like?
A. sporty
B. friendly
C. lazy
D. kind
30. The word “recess” in line 3 is closest meaning to ______.
A. weekend
B. break
C. holiday
D. sunset
31. What does John do in his free time?
A. He often reads books or watch TV.
B. He plays video games.
C. He does his homework.
D. He does the chores.
32. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. David and John have the same after-school activities.
B. David and John have the unlike after-school activities.
C. David is into sports.
D. John is a hard-working person.
V. WRITING: (2.0pts)
A. Use the clues and finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the given sentence. (1.0pt)
33. The weather yesterday was worse than it is today. (rewrite the sentence with “comparative”)
 ……...………………………………………………………………………………………..….
34. Ho Chi Minh City is a big city with about 9,320,000 people. (use “population”)
 …..….….....…………………………………………………………………………………….

35. That car belongs to the principal. (use 's)
 …..….….....…………………………………………………………………………………….
36. Susan sometimes walks home. (use “go”)
 …..….….....…………………………………………………………………………………….
B. Finish the sentences with your own words. (1.0pt)
37. Nha Trang is ……………………………………………………………………………………
38. On International women's Day, ………………………………………………………………..
…………………THE END………...…..

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TRƯỜNG THCS CHU VĂN AN
KEYS FOR THE MID-TERM TEST N0.1 2023-2024
ENGLISH 6
I. LISTENING: (2.0pts)
A. Listen to a conversation twice and fill in blanks with the words/ numbers you hear.  (1.0pt)
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
1. friendly
2. 15 (fifteen)
3. prefers
4. shopping
Alison lives in Sunley. It's a small town and the people here are friendly. It's about 30 km
from London. There's a train station in Sunley and getting to London takes 15 minutes. She likes
London but she prefers Sunley because it's quieter and cleaner. The streets in London are really
dirty. Here there are also some places for young people such as cinemas, a modern sports centre
with a swimming pool. It has also got a big shopping centre and there are some nice shops in the
high street. I still love my little town although London is more exciting.
Tapescript
Man: You live in Sunley right, Alison?
Woman: Yes, that's right. I live in a flat near the town centre.
Man: Do you like Sunley?
Woman: Yes, it's a small town and the people are friendly.
Man: How far is Sunley from London?
Woman: It's about 30 km from London. There's a train station in Sunley and getting to London
takes 15 minutes. I like London but I prefer Sunley. It's quieter and it's cleaner too. The streets
in London are really dirty.
Man: Are there any places for young people in Sunley?
Woman: Well, there are two cinemas and there's a modern sports centre with a swimming pool.
Man: What about shops?
Woman: Sunley has got a big shopping centre and there are some nice shops in the high street.
But the shops in London are better. And London is more exciting, but I still love my little town.
B. Listen to a conversation twice and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer
to each question. (1.0pt)
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
5. B. A special day
7. D. Buy flowers for their mom.
6. C. different
8. A. She does nothing all day.
Tapescript
Girl: Tell me Tony, when is Mother's Day in the UK?
Boy: Well, I know that in the USA, Mothers Day is in May. But here – in the UK, we celebrate
Mother's Day In March or April. It's always on a Sunday.
Girl: How do you celebrate Mother's Day in your family, Tony?
Boy: We give mom a lot of presents. I usually buy chocolate, she love chocolate. My little sister
– Angela is only four years old. She doesn't buy a present of course, she draws a nice picture for
mom.
Girl: And what does your mom do on Mother's Day?
Boy: She relaxes all day. At lunch time, my dad and I cook a special meal for her. In the
evening, she goes out with dad to the cinema or the theater.
Girl: What about the housework?
Boy: Well, I help with the housework every day. But on Mother's Day, dad and I do all the
housework. We cook, we clean, we wash the dishes… I never go out on Mother's Day because
I'm always busy.
PHONETICS: (1.0pt)

A. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation. (0.5pt)
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
9. B. studies
10. A. cinema
B. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress. (0.5pt)
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
11. D. pollution
12. C. alive
III. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: (2.5pts)
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each question.
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
13. C. give
18. C. quite nice places
14. B. library
19. D. often gets-is sometimes
15. A. chefs
20. D. bigger and more modern
16. B. dirty
21. B. the
17. D. is cooking
22. A. great
IV. READING: (2.5pts)
A. Read the passage and indicate the correct word that best fits each numbered blank. (1.25pt)
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
23. A. destinations
26. C. buildings
24. B. famous
27. D. air
25. C. and
B. Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of questions. (1.25pt)
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
28. C. David and John's after school activities
29. A. sporty
30. B. break
31. D. He does the chores.
32. A. David and John have the same after-school activities.
V. WRITING: (2.0pts)
A. Use the clues and finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the given sentence. (1.0pt)
(0.25pt for each correct answer)
33.  The weather today is better than it was yesterday.
34.  Ho Chi Minh City is a big city and it has got a population about 9,320,000 people.
35.  That is the principle's car.
36.  Susan sometimes goes home on foot.
B. Finish the sentences with your own words. (1.0pt)
(0.5pt for each correct answer)
37. Nha Trang is a coastal city of Khanh Hoa Province.
38. On International women's Day, I always help my mom with the housework.
…………………………THE END…………………….