ENGLISH - REVISION FOR THE SECOND - TERM TEST (2021 - 2022) Name: _ PART B USE OF ENGLISH I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A exciting B mine C noisy D expensive A lying B eye C my D study A fold B close C cloth D hold A mountain B mouse C round D cousin A snow B crowded C town D tower II Choose the word that has different stress pattern in each line A planet B machine C houseboat D solar A picture B robot C bedroom D effect A housework B exchange C pollute D reduce A repair B career C wireless D reuse A palace B recycle C village D kitchen III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence Lan: What type of future house you think it will be? Hoa: ………… A Itll be a palace B Itll be palace C It be a villa D Itll a villa Thanh: We shouldnt have robots in our lives Nam:………… A I not agree B I agree C What about you D No, definitely no The opposite of “dangerous” is…………………………… A polluted B good C safe D dirty The three Rs………………… for Reduce, Reuse and Recycle A stand B sit C make D explain What is your favourite……………….? “ I like swimming” A subject B game C sport D match The……………………… will help me to feed the dogs and the cats A helicopter B super smart TV C robot D smart clock If we cut down more forests, there……………… more floods A are B were C have been D will be They …………… to the moon by a super car in the future A travel B will travel C be travel D travels I like this gym ……………………… equipment here is new and cool A An B A C φ D The 10 I have……………………umbrella in my car A an B a D φ C the 11 He is………………………… robot designer A an B a C φ D the 12 Lake Baikal is the …………………… freshwater lake in the world A large B larger C largest D more large 13 He is the……………………… in our class A tall B taller C more tall D tallest 14 The Moon is the………………… Natural object to the Earth in close system A closest B close C closer D more close 15 Nguyen Du is one of the ……………… Vietnamese poets A great B greater C more great D greatest PART C READING I Read and choose the best answer A, B or C: Passage 1: Our greener world How Singaporeans go green? First, Singaporeans drink NEWater – recycled water NEWater is suitable for (1) _ Second, they go green in (2) _ They can now produce more organic goods Stores have more friendly options for (3) _ Third, buildings in Singapore can be “green” too They use ceramic tiles to reduce (4) _ in the air Now 25% of their buildings get Green Mark By 2030, 80% of their (5) _ will get this Singapore can also (6) _ “eco-friendly” cars They also encourage people to walk or travel by public (7) _ Finally, they now have more green-collar workers These are people who manage buildings, (8) _ in green industry, or plan green events A drinking B drink C to drink A playing B shopping C watching A sellers B students C buyers A water B pollution C smoke A works B trees C buildings A produce B C go A cars B train C transport A play B work C go Passage 2: I live in (1) _ small village called Henfield There are about 600 people here I love the village because it is very (2) _ and life is slow (3) _ easy The village is always clean – people look (4) _ it with great care The air is always clean, (5) _ It is much more (6) _ here than in a city because everyone knows everyone, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help There are only a few things that I don't like about Henfield One thing is that we have not many things to in the evening We have not got any (7) _ or theatres The other thing is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows what everyone is doing But I still (8) _ village life to life in a big city A a B an C the A noisy B quiet C.difficult A but B and C or A after B for C at A also B too C so A friend B friendship C friendly A cinemas B school C house A like B prefer C love II Read the passage, then answer the questions: Passage 1: Life in the future will be far better than it is today People will be able to live in a cleaner environment, breathe fresher air and eat healthier food Robots will be able to most of the work in factories and they will be able to all the dangerous things for us More people will be able to work from home on computers so there won't be any traffic jams Cars will be with us but they will be able to run on solar energy instead of petrol Robots will be able to interact with people They will be able to almost everything for us at home What will life in the future be like? - Will people be able to live in a cleaner or dirtier environment? - Will robots be able to most of work in factories for us? - Why won't there be any traffic jams? - Will robots be able to talk to people? - II Read the passage, then answer the questions: A robot cannot think or things alone People use a computer to control it Today, robots are becoming useful in our lives They can help us to save a lot of time and work A robot can the same work for 24 hours, and yet, it does not complain or get tired In the US, people use robots as security guards in some important places These robots can listen for certain noises and send signals for help if there’s trouble or danger In Japan, people use robots in factories to build cars In the future, scientists will design many types of intelligent robots Their robots will help us to many more complicated things However, some people not like robots They fear that one day robots will be too powerful Why people use a computer to control a robot? A Because it cannot think or things alone C Because it is too expensive B Because it is very useful D Because it can save time and work Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text? A Robots cannot the same work for 24 hours B People use computers to control robots C Robots not get tired of working D People use robots as security guards in The word “it” in the text refers to A a robot B the US C a computer D work In Japan, people use robots in factories to _ A listen to certain noises B guard important places C many more complicated things D build cars Some people fear that one day robots _ A will make too much noise B will complicated things C will have too much power D will be busier than humans PART D WRITING I Do as directed (Làm theo yêu cầu) A Choose “a/ an/ the” to fill in the blanks in the following sentences My mother is professional athlete He has unusual name I want cup of tea I know she isnt engineer _Sun rise in _East and sets in _ West I like this book book is about wifelife largest city in Australia is Sydney My son is studying in USA B Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense (Chia thì) It's Sunday tomorrow so I (not go) to school I (live) in the city centre in the future I (plant) a lot of trees around my house next week I (travel) around the world in the future I think he (marry) her next year C Fill in each blank with comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets This film has a (happy) _ ending than that one These book are (good) _ than that one Hoa is (tall) _ than her sister The Nile is (long) _ river in the world Travelling by train is (cheap) _ than travelling by plane My bedroom is (tidy) _ than my brothers’ bedroom D Combine these pair of clause to make the first conditional sentence type 1 We walk or cycle We are healthy You resure paper You save trees I see a used bottle on the road I put it in the bin The water is dirty A lot of fish die People use public transport There is less pollution I see him I give him a lift I find your passport I telephone you at once He read in bad light He ruins his eyes Someone steal your car You leave it unlocked 10 11 He washes my car I give him £10 They are very angry She makes any more mistakes II Write a paragraph 50 – 60 words about ONE of the topics below Viết đoạn văn ngắn về chủ đề sau Topic 1: What things you will if you become the president of the 3Rs Club What is your name? SPEAKING TOPICS – ENGLISH – SECOND SEMESTER Name: _ Topic 1: Nói mơn thể thao/game mà em thích My favorite sport is playing football I often play football in my spare time I spend my lot of free time in playing football I was so interested in playing football with my friends I started learning to play it when I was years old We often play football after school in the playground near our school Sometimes, our class team plays agains the others It’s so much fun I think playing football is good because it is an interesting and healthy sport Topic 2: Nói nhà mơ ước tương lai My future house will be a villa It will be by the sea because I like a quiet place and sea views It will be surrounded by blue sea and tall trees It will have eleven rooms: a living room to watch TV, two bedrooms to sleep, a gym to exercise in the morning, a library to read books and stories in the afternoon, a kitchen to cook, a dinning room to eat food and drinks, bathrooms to relax, a cinema to watch new movies and a music room to play the instruments in my free time My future house will have solar energy and wind energy There will have two robots in the house They will help me to the housework such as: cooking meals, watering the flowers, cleaning our house, I will have a super smart TV in my house It will help me to self-study at home, contact my friends and order food from the supermarkets I think I will live comfortably and happily in my future house I hope my dream will come true soon I'd like to have a hi-tech house by the sea because I want to see the beach I love beautiful scenes at the beach and enjoy the atmosphere there There will be a lot of trees and flowers surrounding my house In my house, there will be rooms: two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom The appliances in my house will be modern I will have a smart TV to surf the Internet and watch interesting programmes, a smart car to move around, a hi-tech robot to help me my housework and a smartphone to phone and exchange emails with my friends Topic 3: Nói mơi trường Rubbish is not good for health and the environment We should reduce the rubbish in the activities daily Firstly, we need to reuse things such as: we use the bottles of milk, juice, mineral water to fill up water If we don't fit up the clothes, we can give for younger sister or younger brother, Secondly, we can recycle the cans to make school things We also recycle the paper boards to make useful things Thirdly, we open a book festival We swap books, stories, magazines, newspapers with each other Finally, we use the reusable things such as: paper bags, reusable bags So we not need use plastic bags Topic 4: Nói chương trình TV u thích My favorite TV program is Hello Jadoo - a famous program I like this program because it is very funny and entertaining It's on Disney Channel at 5pm from Tuesday to Saturday every week I always watch it This program is about a cute girl, funny and intelligent but quite lazy and friends good-hearted, genial of jadoo Through cartoon, I developed communication skills, perseverance and life skills I wish cartoon will premiere viewers or more episodes and more meaningful Topic 5: nói sản phẩm cơng nghệ u thích Smart watches Today, smartwatches with amazing functions are becoming more popular in the digital world The first digital watch was invented in 1972 with the ability to store 24 digits and equipped with user-programmable memory However, the latest smartwatches have many different functions that users can enjoy First, they can connect to your phones from afar so you can send messages and access emails During your flights, you can easily reply to your messages Next, these smartwatches can help you update information like news and weather conditions It is amazing that you can play music, go shopping online or book a flight with these small devices In addition, you can also change the colour of watchbands to match with your clothes or suite your tastes