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ENGLISH SECOND TERM TEST 2 A. LISTENING Listen to a talk about pollution and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Track 10 1. Our sky, air, rivers, beaches and countryside are becoming ________ A. global warming B. dumping C. rubbish D. rubbish dumps 2. The polluted air causes children ________ A. breathing problems B. hear problems C. air problem D. dangerous 3. Some rivers have no fish because of ________ A. no water B. garbage C. pollution D. global warming 4. Beaches are too _________ to walk on because of the garbage everywhere. A. safe B. beautiful C. dangerous D. clean 5. The companies are more interested in ________ than pollution. A. health B. profits C. fines D. pollution Listen again then fill in the gap with suitable words. Track 10 Eventhough, there are warnings about (6) ________, companies don’t do anything to reduce (7)________ Our sky, air, rivers, beaches and countryside are becoming rubbish dump. The polluted rivers have no (8) ________ left and beaches are unsafe to walk on. It seems a lot of people don’t care. There should be big fines for (9) ________ We have only just started looking at our (10) ________ B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 11. A. style B. butterfly C. technology D. sky 12. A. leather B. thermal C. further D. mother Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 13. A. climatography B. geography C. zoology D. ecology 14. A. responsibility B. infinitive C. majority D. insensitive Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 15. The teacher ________ me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology. A. talked B. spoke C. said D. told 16. The family succeeded in running out of the house before the walls ________ A. felt B. collapsed C. damaged D. erupted 17. If you pass your examination, we ________ a celebration. A. have B. would have had C. will have D. would have

30. A: “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”. B:“ ________!” A. Oh dear B. That’s shocking C. That’s a relief D. How terrible Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 31. Nick said that he wants to stay in Viet Nam longer. A B C D 32. The teacher told us that we will have a lesson in the language lab the following day. A B C D C READING Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blank. I’m Linh and now I (33) ________ at a high school in the United States. My biggest challenge in the United States is the language (34) ________ I (35) ________ English for five years but I still face difficulties in communication. For all the time, I feel nervous to understand what other people were saying and why they were laughing. (36) ________ I go to see an American movie, I still can’t understand the actors. Maybe because spoken English has a lot of idioms and communication (37)________ may happen due to cultural differences. 33. A. will be studying B. study C. am studying D. studies 34. A. difficulties B. world C. barrier D. communication 35. A. studied B. studies C. study D. have studied 36. A. When B. Why C. Who D. Which 37. A. interaction B. distance C. barrier D. breakdown Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Inventions That Change Our World People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier. Airplane The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December 1903. That makes 2003 the 100 th anniversary! Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster. How do airplanes help you? Telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another. How do telephones help you? Automobile