PHÒNG GD ĐT HUYỆN KIM SƠN TRƯỜNG THCS Lai Thành THE MID- TEST SEMESTER ENGLISH - TIME: 60 MINUTES SCHOOL YEAR 2022 –2023 A.LISTENING: (2,25pts) Task Listen to the conversation between Kien and Peter Tick (v) T (True)orF(False) foreachsentence.YouwilllistenTWICE.(1,25pts) T Peter wona gold me dalforswimmingonthesportsday Peter plays table tennis every day Kien play schess with his da dat weekends Peter can play chess Kienis a good swimmer F Task2.ListentoaTVguide.Choose the correct answer.YouwilllistenTWICE (1,0pts) A …………….dog protects his owner A small B big C smart D creative Tom and Jerry show follows at ……………… A 25 B 8.25 C 9.25 D 10.25 Finding Dory comes quite late at …………… A nine twenty B nine forty C nine thirty D a quarter past nine A fish finds her ……………….again A friend B teacher C family D school B LANGUAGE: ( 2.75 points) I Choose the words having the underlined letters pronounced differently by circling A, B, C, or D (1,75pts) A mother B theatre C anything D thank A house B townC.crowded D grow …………………………….is your favourite sport? - I like football A Who B What C Where D How I ……… Ho Chi Minh City in 2013 A visit B to visitC visited D visiting This is your room ………… room is next door A my B heC I D she We often go to the karate club …………… Sunday A at B on C in D from I like watching TV, …………my mother doesn’t A and B but C so because II Give correct form of the verbs in brackets (1.0 pt) (not talk)…………………… in class, please (be) therea film on TV last night? Look! Lan (wear) a new dress They usually ( finish ) ……………………… their work at p.m C READING: ( 2.75 points) I Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage: Los Angeles, California is the most exciting city in the USA It’s got Hollywood, Disneyland, fantastic beaches and the LA Dodgers baseball team But (1) ……… was not always exciting In 1900, it was (2)……………… and quieter, and Hollywood was a small village The film studios came; the village of Hollywood changed a lot Today, this city is becoming more popular and famous (3)………… the world It’s got more than 2,000 stars on it In Los Angeles, it’s always sunny and there are (4)…………… attractions: shopping centers, theaters, museums, parks….It (5)…………… one of the best cities in the world A there A.small A in A a A is B it B big B on B any B are C they C smaller C at C lots C be D this D tall D to D many D am II Read the passage and answer the questions (1,5pts) Watching television is an interesting and fun activity The first television broadcast in Australia was in 1956 Back then, the pictures on a TV were black and white only Television has changed a lot since then.There are several channels and they show different TV programmes In Western Australia, the main channels are ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten, and SBS TV guides tell us what programmes are showing on which channel, and at what time on a day.Many programmes on television are episodes They are part of a series These episodes usually last for either 30 minutes or a full hour At the weekend there are interesting films You can watch them instead of going to the cinema 1.Is watching television interesting? ……………………………………………………………………………………… When was the first television broadcast in Australia? ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3.Who tells us what programmes are showing on which channel? ……………………………………………………………………………………… How many progammes on TV are episodes ? ……………………………………………………………………………………… The word “a full hour” in line refersto _ A 60 minutes B 30 minutes C 15 minutes D 50 minutes Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according tothe passage? A The pictures on a TV were black and white only B In Western Australia, the main channels are ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten, and SBS C At the weekend there are boring films D You can watch them instead of going to the cinema D WRITNG: 2,25pts I Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before (1,25 pts) She is interested in watching television => She likes……………………………………………………………………………… She didn’t go to school yesterday, because she was ill => She was ill,…………………………………………………………………………… 3.This is her new car =>This car is……………………………………………………………….…………… He often rides his bike to school => He often goes ………………………………………………………………………… Why don’t you visit Ha Long Bay? => Let’s ………………………………………………………………………………… II Write a short passage about 40-60 words about the sport you like You can use these questions.(1p) - What is the name of the sport ? - How often you play it? - Who you usually play it with? - What equipment you need to play it? - Do you like it? 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