TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI NQH ĐỀ KIỄM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2 NĂM HỌC 2017-2018

12B, Nguyễn Thái Học, P. Tân Thành, Q. Tân Phú MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN PHÚ

ĐÁP ÁN
PART 1: 6MS
Read the text and choose the correct answer to each of the questions below.
We all know that one day there will be no more petrol in the world, or it will simply become too expensive for
us to use. This will be no bad thing, because (5) petrol from cars does a great deal of damage to the
environment. It is unlikely that people will want to give up their cars and use buses or trains, so (2) we will
need a new kind of fuel (hydrogen) which, hopefully, will not create a lot of pollution.

This may sound like an impossible dream, but the good news is that (4) this new fuel is already here, and it is
all around us. It comes from water. Water is made of two gasses- hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen can be
burned or used in a kind of battery to create energy, and the only thing it leaves behind is water, which will
not pollute the environment.
Many of the world’s big car manufacturers are doing research into hydrogen cars. Recently one company built
a new hydrogen-powered car that looked exactly the same as an ordinary car and was just as good. Of course,
(3) cars like these are not practical at the moment because there are no garages where you can fill up, and
hydrogen still costs a lot of to produce. However, experts believe that this will change over the next 20 or 30
years, and then there will be no more environment damage caused by cars.
1. What is the writer trying to do in this text?
A. Tell people about the lack of petrol in the world (này là ý chính của đoạn 1 thôi à)
B. Explain the dangers of pollution
C. Give information about hydrogen (dựa vào toàn bộ bài đọc)
D. Ask people to save water
2. Why is it a good idea to use hydrogen as a fuel?
A. It does not cause any pollution. B. It can be used to create water.
C. It can be used in batteries. D. It is very cheap to produce. (đoạn 3, dòng 4)
3. Why can’t people use hydrogen cars at the moment?
A. They are not safe enough. (NI) B. They are uncomfortable to drive. (đoạn 3, dòng 2)
C. Companies are not interest in them. (P3, L1) D. There aren’t any garages that sell hydrogen.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The byproduct (phụ phẩm) of hydrogen power is water, which can be recycled. (đoạn 2, dòng 3)
B. Hydrogen stands apart as a promising alternative energy source. (đoạn 1, dòng 1)
C. Hydrogen is clean-burning. (đoạn 2, dòng 3-4)
D. Hydrogen is not available.
5. What does the writer say about petrol cars?
A. They use more fuel than other forms of transport. (không được đề cập)
B. They are better than buses and trains. (không được đề cập)

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 C. They pollute the air.
D. They are very expensive. (không được đề cập)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in
each of the following questions.
6. A wind farm produces no air pollution and wind themselves will never run out.
A. themselves B. run out C. wind farm D. air pollution
wind  itself
7. I apologize to the delay in sending your order. We are understaffed at present.
A. to B. sending C. understaffed D. at present
apologize TO SB FOR (doing) sth
Mark the letter A, B, C on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word in the following question.
8. I had to ask my brother install some programs on my computer.
A. fix up B. pick up C. start up D. set up

set up = (1) install; (2) establish

Mark the letter A, B ,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

9. A. aware / ə/ B. charge /ɑː/ C. advantage / ə/ D. adventure / ə/

10. A. androids /z/ B. robots /s/ C. computers /z/ D. smartphones /z/

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Computers are now being used to direct traffic in the sky, find minerals in the soil, control robots at work,
track stars in the heavens, diagnose (chẩn đoán) disease, analyze (phân tích) chemicals, and make movies.
“We are living in a computer society.” a school superintendent (~principal) recently (11) ______.That fact
delights some people. It angers others. The developments within the past five years (12) ______ public
awareness of computers.
A computer is very useful because it has an excellent memory – it can store vast amounts of information. A
computer chip circuit no bigger than a postage stamp can hold the contents of a book and information (13)
______ out of a computer’s vast memory in a fraction of a second. With the help of an encyclopedia in a
computer memory, a librarian can provide information in a (14) ______ minutes that might have taken days of
research before the computer age.
Life in the future is going to see further changes in computer technology. It is likely that all aspects of everyday
life will rely on a computer program, from now how we travel to how our homes are (15) ______.
11. A. remarked B. notified C. told D. interviewed
remark = comment
12. A. increase B. increased C. will increase D. have increased
13. A. drawn B. can draw C. can be drawn D. are drawn

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N + which + be + V3/ed… = N + V3/ed

14. A. few B. some C. little D. many

a few/some/many + N (plural)
a little + N (uncountable)
15. A. heating B. heat C. heated D. hot
be + V3/ed (passive)
Mark the letter A,B ,C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.

16. She wants to ______ her money from a checking account to savings.
A. transmit B. transfer C. deliver D. distribute
transmit a signal
transfer sth
17. A high fat diet is harmful to your health, so you should ______ down on butter.
A. get B. put C. look D. cut
cut down on sth = reduce
18. ______ I retired, I have busied myself with the minimal duty of organic farming.
A. If B. When C. From D. Since
busy oneself with sth (v)
19. Studies show that vitamins C and E protect the skin ______ sun damage and pollution.
A. of B. about C. from D. away
protect sb/sth from sb/sth
20. If we take public transport more often, there ______ fewer cars on the roads, which will result in cleaner
air in your city.
A. will be B. would be C. used to be D. will have
Conditional Type 1
21. She has promised she ______ me create an email account tonight.
A. is going to help B. had helped C. will help D. would help
promise/offer/request/…  will + Vo
22. The government hopes ______ children to respect the environment through new projects in school.
A. to teach B. to be taught C. teach D. teaching
hope + to Vo
23. By the time I got back to the bus-stop, the bus ______.
A. had passed B. had passed C. will have passed D. passes
By the time + Past Simple, Past Perfect
24. You should eat foods containing vitamins A and E ______ build up your immune system.
A. so that B. in order to C. because D. if
in order to /so as to/to + Vo
so that/in order that + S + V…
25. I am on a diet. I have put ______ a lot of weight since last year.
A. off B. on C. up D. away
put on weight = gain weight >< lose weight

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26. If we continue using petrol cars, pollution will get ______.
A. bad and bad B. the worse and the worse
C. worse and worse D. worst and worst
get/become + double comparative
27. Not having a mobile phone, ______ and warn them we should be late.
A. we unable to ring our hosts B. the hosts were not told
C. we were unable to ring our hosts D. not ringing our hosts
As we didn’t have a mobile phone  Not having…
28. He offered me a ______ of chocolate for my birthday.
A. pinch B. clove C. handful D. bar
 a pinch of salt
 a clove of garlic
 a handful of sand/rice
 a bar of chocolate/soap
29. Mary: “Would you like a drink?” – “______”
A. Yes, please. B. Not at all. C. Never mind D. A bit better.
30. Health experts advise ______ five portions of fresh fruit or vegetables daily.
A. us to eat B. us eating C. to eat D. to be eaten
advise sb to do sth
advise doing sth
advise sb against doing sth

PART 2: 4MS
I. Complete teach sentence with a word from the box. (1m)

A. biological B. reduce C. immature D. sprained

E. bruised F. relieve G. eco-friendly

1. If you have a headache, take an aspirin in order to reduce/relieve the pain.

 reduce the pain  aspirin (n) thuốc giảm đau

relieve the pain (relieve: reduce/remove the pain)
2. Ann can’t use her right hand because she’s sprained her wrist.
sprain one’s wrist
3. I always try to buy eco-friendly products that don’t harm the environment.
eco-friendly = environment-friendly

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4. The young footballer interviewed on television last night seemed immature for his age.
mature >< immature (a) còn non, chưa trưởng thành
5. Hospitals need to dispose of a lot of biological waste, and it should be carefully managed because it can be
dangerous.
biological waste

II. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in brackets. (1m)

6. Science has contributed much to modern technology. (scientific)

Scientists + have contributed…
7. When eating in a cafeteria, you have a large selection of food to choose from. (select)
a  selectionS
8. The company was fined for dumping untreated industrial waste into rivers. (treat)
adj + n
untreated: chưa qua xử lý
9. New medicines and medical treatments have offered hope and even life itself to severely ill people.
adv + adj
(severe)
10. Vitamin E is key for strong immunity and healthy skin and eyes. (health)
adj + n
healthy >< unhealthy
healthy # healthful
 healthy: (1) physically strong and not ill; (2) good for your health (=healthful)
 healthful: good for your health

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. (2ms)
11. Acid rain produced by factories is killing trees around the country.
Acid rain which is produced by factories is killing tress around the country.

N + which + be + V3/ed… = N + V3/ed

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12. Teacher: “Leave your boots outside, boys.”
The teacher told the boys to leave their boots outside.
tell + sb + (not) + to Vo…
13. This house makes me think of the place where I grew up.
This house reminds me of the place where I grew up.
Remind somebody of something: gợi ai đó nhờ về
14. We have drawn up a list of guest stars.
A list of guest stars has been drawn up (by us).
S + have/has + been + V3/ed (passive)
15. I’m not able to work more quickly because I didn’t buy a good computer.
If I had bought a good computer, I would be able to work more quickly.
Mixed: If + S + had + V3/ed…, S + would + Vo… (Past condition  present result)

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