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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
18. Minh said that ________ A. I would try his best. B. he would try his best. C. he will try my best. D. I will try my best. 19. Many aquatic animals die ________ the polluted water. A. because B. because of C. Both B&D D. due to 20. In the future, people will probably communicate brain-to-brain, using ________ A. messenger B. holography C. blog D. telepathy 21. If there ________ fewer means of transport on the road, there would be less noise pollution. A. was B. are C. were D. is 22. Mark doesn’t mind ________ up early in the morning. A. get B. to getting C. to get D. getting 23. The Sports Festival ________ in the school centre on April 18 th . It is a day to promote children’s participation in sports. A. will hold B. is held C. is holding D. holds 24. In 50 years’ time, we ________ in flying cars. A. will be travelling B. are travelling C. will be travelled D. are going to travel 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. 25. It’s too dangerous to climb up that mountain. A. normal B. risky C. brave D. unusual 26. There is an enormous gap in technology between developing and developed countries. A. small B. tiny C. huge D. inconsiderable 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. 27. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them. A. allow B. avoid C. stop D. predict 28. The sight of too many telephone poles, advertising billboards, overhead power times, or shop signs may cause visual pollution. A. cleanness B. eruption C. population D. contamination Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 29. A: “Thank you for spending time showing me around”. B: “________” A. I don’t want to spend it. B. I don’t know what time that person come. C. It’s my pleasure. D. Never remind me.

The first four-wheeled gas-powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel. How do cars help you? Computer People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more. How do computers help you? 38.Which of the following are two inventions in the passage that were invented before 1900? A. The airplane and the telephone B. The car and the computer C. The computer and the airplane D. The telephone and the car 39. What do all the inventions described in this text have in common? A. All these inventions have changed how people travel. B. All these inventions have made people’s lives easier. C. All these inventions were invented in the twentieth century. D. All these inventions were invented by Americans. 40. It can be inferred from the passage that ________ A. Alexander Graham Bell wrote many letters in his lifetime. B. someone had the idea to invent the computer in the 1940s. C. Karl Benz didn’t like to walk or ride horses for short trips. D. the Wright Brothers spent a long time trying to invent the airplane. 41. What does the word “anniversary” in the second paragraph most nearly mean? A. a statement of fact B. An event C. a celebrated date D. An interesting idea 42. The primary purpose of this passage is to describe ________ A. Some ways that computers help make our lives easier. B. Some inventions that have made a big difference. C. The invention of the airplane in December 1903. D. The reasons that Karl Benz invented the gas-powered car. D. WRITING Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best sentence that can be made from the words given in each of the following questions. 43. Many/ houses/ this/ village/ destroyed/ the/ storm/ last / week. A. Many houses in this village were destroy by the storm last week. B. Many houses in this village were destroyed by the storm last week. C. Many houses in this village was destroyed by the storm last week.