ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 2 – ĐỀ SỐ 5

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A. LISTENING
You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. For each question,
choose the best answer A, B or C.
1. Which is Sarah’s favourite lesson?

2. Which girl is Sally?

3. Which team is Sarah in?

4. What did Sarah have for lunch?

You will hear some information about My aunt’s job. Listen and complete the questions given. Write
the answers in the blanks.
Homework: About a job
My aunt’s job
Kind of job: cook
6. Where she works: at a _________
7. How she gets there: by _________
8. Time she starts work: _________ a.m.
9. What she makes: _________
10. What she wears at work: _________
B. LANGUAGE
Choose the best option to complete the sentences below.
11. It can’t be denied that English has become an __________ language of the world.
A. national B. international C. cultural D. multicultural
12. This book __________ to the library today.
A. has to return B. has to be returned
C. has to been returned D. has is returned
13. Would you mind if I __________ a photo?
A. takes B. take C. took D. taken
14. Canada is made up _________ 10 provinces and 6 territories.
A. on B. of C. by D. with
15. My father bought this house 2 years ago.
A. This house was bought by my father 2 years ago.
B. This house bought by my father 2 years ago.
C. This house were bought 2 years ago.
D. This house 2 years ago is bought by my father.
16. Could you __________ the salt, please?
A. pass B. passing C. send D. passed
17. Thanks to multimedia, we can have __________ to the latest news in the world.
A. access B. message C. language D. landline
18. I don’t know how __________ the game.
A. to play B. play C. played D. playing
19. She said that they__________to school the following day.
A. will go B. would go C. went D. had gone
20. At 9 o’clock yesterday morning, she__________ in the kitchen.
A. cooked B. was cooking C. would cook D. is cooking
C. READING
Read and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each blank.
Not so long ago, people only used the (21) ________ to make phone calls. Now thanks to computers, people
use their phones to do much (22) ________. They can bank by phone, rent videos (23) ________ phone and
even shop by phone. It is also possible to send letters and reports by faxing them over telephone lines. People
can even use their phone lines to (24) ________ messages from one computer to another computer by (25)
________ mail, or e-mail.
21. A. computer B. printer C. telephone D. fax machine
22. A. more B. many C. most D. the most
23. A. at B. in C. with D. by
24. A. take B. send C. leave D. write
25. A. electronic B. electrical C. electricity D. electric
Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.
Scientists have discovered a new planet, Hero. They are very confident that human beings will be able to
live there, as it has water, light, oxygen and the temperature and air are similar to those on Earth. They are
done tests and known that plants can grow there. They have not seen any alien life there, but they cannot be
sure that it doesn’t exist.
They have decided to send a spaceship of people there form Earth, to start a space colony, and a new human
society. But there is space for only six people. These people will have to stay there for the rest of their lives.
No one else will be able to join the space colony for at least a hundred years. They will take enough food
tablets for five years, together with four guns to protect themselves, and blankets, space – tents, etc. The
spaceship will be controlled from Earth, so there will not be a pilot. The journey will last about ten weeks.
The organizers have asked for volunteers, but fortunately only ten people have volunteered. The spaceship
must leave in two days’ time so there is no time to find new volunteers.
26. Scientists cannot be sure that ________ doesn’t exist.
A. water B. alien life C. plants D. oxygen
27. How many people are ready for the journey to Hero?
A. ten new volunteers B. more than ten volunteers
C. 10 volunteers D. many people
28. It is estimated that the trip to the planet will take ________.
A. more than ten weeks B. around ten weeks
C. as long as five years D. as long as ten weeks
29. The word “alien” in this passage is the closet meaning to ________.
A. planet B. plant C. animal D. strange
30. Which of the following is correct?
A. Scientists have found water, light and oxygen.
B. Scientists have discovered a new hero.
C. Scientists have discovered human beings.
D. A new planet has been discovered.
D. WRITING
Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed above it.
31. “We don’t open the laboratory today” Mr.Minh said.
=> Mr. Minh said ______________________________.
32. “Where does your brother work?” she asked me.
=> She asked me _______________________________.
33. Minh’s school is behind his house.
=> Minh’s house _______________________________.
34. Her bike is blue. My bike is red.
=> Her _______________________________________.
35. It is necessary to brush your teeth before you go to bed.
=> You need __________________________________.
36. Although he was tired, he still went to school.
=> Despite ____________________________________.
E. PRONUNCIATION & COMMUNICATION
Choose the best exchanges to each of the following situations.
37. Tom: You are a great dancer. – Mary: __________.
A. Let’s go for a walk B. Really? I don’t think so
C. That’s very nice of you to say so D. I’m an awful dancer
38. Jenny: Do you think we will travel to other planets for holidays in the future? - Henry:
_______________.
A. No. It probably won’t B. Sounds great! I hope we will be soon
C. We certainly will D. Really
Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part.
39. A. honest B. outstand C. listen D. student
40. A. raspberry B. respect C. spicy D. especially

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