ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 2 – ĐỀ SỐ 1

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I. LISTENING
Part 1. Listen then choose the right answers.
1. What do they need to buy?

A B C
2. Where do they do their activity?

A B C
3. What cannot the speaker borrow?

A B C
4. Which shirt does the speaker prefer?
 A B C
5. Which animal were they able to visit?

A B C
Part 2. Listen and complete questions 6-10. You will hear the conversation twice.
JOB
At: Jones Department Store
6. To sell : ................................
7. Begin work at : ...........................a.m.
8. Days : Tuesday to ................
9. Pay : £................... per hour
10. Write to : Mrs ...........................
II. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY- LANGUAGE FUNCTION
Circle A, B, C or D for each gap in the following sentences.
11. A(n) __________ is a violent tropical storm with very strong wind.
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
12. During __________, shopping centres attract a lot of customers.
A. open hours B. sales C. office hours D. flood
13. There are mainly two __________ of water pollution: man-made and natural.
A. ways B. causes C. reasons D. results
14. We use face __________ systems to identify people in photos, videos, and in real time.
A. identification B. recogntion C. reminder D. confirmation
15. They did a series of laboratory __________ on human sleep patterns in 1960s.
A. experiments B. assignments C. examinations D. discoveries
16. It is __________ easier to prevent harm to the environment than to repair it.
A. always B. never C. sometimes D. rarely
17. I had no idea about the dangers of tsunamis __________ saw the film.
A. as soon as B. while C. when D. till
18. We watched a __________ broadcast of the president’s speech.
A. live B. living C. liveable D. alive
19. I think we will find another habitable planet __________ 15 years.
A. on B. for C. by D. in
20. The teacher __________ me that I should spend more time studying science subjects.
A. said B. told C. asked D. spoke
III. READING
Part 1. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to fill in the blank.
Some volcanoes are always (21) __________. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an
active (22) __________. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (23) __________
extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes no longer have a hot
spot under them. They cannot erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they could
erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant: temporarily inactive)
Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work.
Scientists drill into volcanoes. They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study
volcanoes (24) __________ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (25)
__________ to tell what a volcano might do.
21. A. erupting B. running C. going D. meeting
22. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. earthquake
23. A. named B. thought C. called D. seen
24. A. in B. from C. into D. near
25. A. easy B. difficult C. able D. slow
Part 2. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the questions.
Everyday on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in the world, for
example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains
and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many
people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing
in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and
factory wastes that the fish are dying. This is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who
eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more difficult everyday.
We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.
26. We hear, see and read about problems in the world _________.
A. once a week B. every day C. every week D. every year
27. What causes the air pollution?
A. fumes from vehicles B. poisonous gases from factories
C. waste from everywhere D. All are correct.
28. The sea has become polluted because of _________.
A. oil spills B. factories wastes
C. smoke from factories D. A and B are correct
29. In order to make the world a better place to live, we _________.
A. should not prevent pollution B. must find a good solution
C. should kill the fish D. None is correct
30. The word “This” in the passage refers to _________.
A. pollution B. oil C. factory D. sea
IV. WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite second sentences with the same meaning.
31. Because it rained heavily, we canceled the match.
→ It rained ________________________________.
32. Nick: “I come from a small town in England”.
→ Nick said that ____________________________.
33. Hoa said that she was reading a science fiction book about life on other planets then.
→ Hoa said “______________________________.”
34. We saw an accident on the way home.
→ While we were __________________________.
35. Although the storm was terrible, no one was injured.
→ The storm ______________________________.
V. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that has a different stress pattern from the others.
36. A. referee B. pioneer C. Vietnamese D. committee
37. A. alien B. rocket C. exist D. crater
38. A. gravity B. powerful C. telescope D. unhealthy
39. A. social B. trainee C. private D. crater
40. A. discovery B. unsuitable C. habitable D. identity
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