SỞ GD&ĐT HẢI DƯƠNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

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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.
Question 1. A. present B. decrease C. increase D. mouse
Question 2: A. played                B. worked          C. watched        D. hoped

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. party                      B. workforce C. accept                    D. student
Question 4: A. graduate B. develop C. consider D. enable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: Personal ____ devices are useful for students to find the information on the Internet and widen
their knowledge.
A. electricity B. electrical C. electronic D. electrify
Question 6: On the web you can read ____ newspapers or magazines; you can watch videos, download music
or buy anything.
A. virtual B. online C. digital D. offline
Question 7: Reducing gender ________ improves productivity and economic growth of a nation.
A. equality B. inequality C. possibility D. rights
Question 8: We all need to cooperate to fight against racism and gender _______________.
A. inequality B. hatred C. discrimination D. intolerance
Question 9: In the past, the ____ and engagement ceremonies took place one or two years before the
wedding.
A. propose B. proposing C. proposal D. proposed
Question 10: Viet Nam has kept a variety of superstitious ____ about daily activities.
A. believe B. believing C. beliefs D. believable
Question 11: We _______stop discrimination against people coming from the rural area because this is against
the law.
A. could B. won’t C. needn’t D. must
Question 12: Gender discrimination must ………. in order to create a better society.
A. eliminate             B. be eliminating             C. be eliminated            D. eliminated
Question 13: This is ________first time I have travelled across ________Pacific Ocean.
A. the / the B. a / the C. the / a D. a / a
Question 14:. People in ____ Western countries are often surprised to learn that ____ Japanese celebrate
Christmas.
A. Ø - Ø B. the - the C. the - Ø D. Ø - the
Question 15: Her voice is __________ than her sister's.
A. beautifully B. more beautiful C. beautiful D. the most beautifully
Question 16: Chocolates and flowers are by far ____ presents for mothers on Mother's Day in the UK.
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 A. more popular B. the more popular C. less popular D. the most popular
Question 17: Dr. Fleming, ______ discovered penicillin, was awarded the Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1945.
A. whom B. who C. which D. that
Question 18: Notebooks, tablets and cellphones are all technology students are accustomed to
and can use as learning aids.
A. it B. this C. that D. one
Mark the letter A. B. C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of
the following questions.
Question 19: You can download free lessons and put them in your media player or other similar mobile
devices. Then you can listen and study anywhere because these devices are portable.
A. affordable B. available C. feasible D. carriable
Question 20: She thinks that unfortunately they may not understand the benefits of online information.
A. advantages B. points C. features D. amounts
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
Question 21: To an American, success is the result of hard work and self-reliance.
A. devotion B. industry C. laziness D. enthusiasm
Question 22: Electronic dictionaries are now common in English classes. They can be very easily downloaded
into your personal electronic devices.
A. individual B. public C. private D. possessive

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
Question 23: We didn’t realize that it was the most fastest way to go to school.
A. realize B. it C. most fastest D. to go to
Question 24: Nguyen Du, that wrote "Kieu Story", was a great Vietnamese poet.
A. that B. wrote C. was D. poet
Question 25: This discrimination against women and girls must be abolishing.
A. This discrimination B. against C. must be D. abolishing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
The future role of women can be looked at more optimistically. Nowadays, there seems
(26)_________ recognition of the vital role women play in society and more status is given to women. Overall,
excellent progress has been made (27)_________education. This has played a powerful role for women self-
esteem. It demonstrates women’s intellectual abilities to gain expertise in the field of their choice. However,
this progress has still to be reflected in the job market. Since a more educated society is good for industry and
society (28)_________a whole, it is even more urgent for women to gain an acceptable status in their
profession. The message is that women have the ability to change their roles and that they will demand to
have the means to do it. It is (29)_________ accepted by the new generation of young men and women that
co-operation and mutual aid are far more productive than the divider camp of men and women. Society is
changing and with it the role of men and women. In many fields women have come a long way from just their
roles as mothers and homemakers. They no longer think that children rearing and home management are
their (30)_________duties.

26. A. be B. being C. to being D. to be

27. A. in B. at C. on D. for
28. A. to B. as C. out D. for
29. A. general B. generally C. generality D. Generalize

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30. A. sole B. lonely C. alone D. own

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and
hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect
students to their classroom.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork
anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The
laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with
laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use emails to "speak" with their
teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that
students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a
fast food restaurant or under the trees - anywhere at all!
Because of many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and
universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers.
In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other
resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students and testing laptop
programs at other universities.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers
to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and
we're giving students a window on the world. They can see and learn many things."

Question 31. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. Using laptops in higher education B. Teachers’ technological world
C. Youngsters has the Internet access D. Differences among types of computers
Question 32. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ________.
A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet
C. work at home D. connect them to libraries
Question 33. Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College?
A. Half of teachers use computers. B. 60 percent of the students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America. D. Students there can do everything they want.
Question 34. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can ____
A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world D. have free laptops
Question 35. What can we infer from the passage about the program?
A. The program is successful B. The program is not workable.
C. The program is too expensive D. We haven’t known the result yet.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best COMBINES of each pair
of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 36: They may feel sad and bad about themselves. This might affect their performance at school.
A. They may feel sad and bad about themselves, this might affect their performance at school.
B. They may feel sad and bad about themselves which might affect their performance at school.
C. They may feel sad and bad about themselves, which might affect their performance at school.
D. They may feel sad and bad about themselves, that might affect their performance at school.
Question 37: Electronic devices are bad for your eyes. Their radiation is very harmful.
A. Electronic devices that their radiation is very harmful are bad for your eyes.
B. Electronic devices which their radiation is very harmful are bad for your eyes.

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C. Electronic devices, whose radiation is very harmful, are bad for your eyes.
D. Electronic devices whose radiation is very harmful are bad for your eyes.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 38: The government should create more job opportunities for women in rural areas.
A. Women in rural areas should create more jobs for the government.
B. More job opportunities should be created for the government by the women in rural areas.
C. More job opportunities should be created for women in rural areas by the government.
D. Rural areas should be created more job opportunities by women in the government.
Question 39: You must clean this machine every time you use it.
A. Whenever you use this machine, you should clean it.
B. You need cleaning this machine whenever it is used.
C. This machine must be cleaned whenever it is used.
D. Every time you use this machine, you should clean it.
Question 40: No one in the team can play better than John.
A. John plays well but the others play better.
B. John is the worst player of the team.
C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well.
D. John is the best player of the team.

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