transportation and public ideas 37 According to the passage, the main purpose of the Post Office is ____ A.. to subsidize every new mode of transportation 38 Which means of transportatio
Trang 1Trường THPT Bắc Trà My ĐỀ CƯƠNG KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II
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UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE
I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1) A facsimile B transfer C spacious D fax
2) A equipped B delivered C transferred D received
3) A helps B provides C documents D texts
4) A spacious B advance C shape D favourite
5) A recipient B secret C procedure D relative
II Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
6) A courteous B subscribe C service D customer
7) A technology B distribution C delivery D facsimile
8) A advanced B technology C express D spacious
9) A notify B provide C original D subscribe
10) A document B possible C messenger D convenient
III Circle the best answer for each sentence
11) He came with a friend _ waited outside in the car
A who B whom C whose D which
12) A woman _ daughter was crying tried to calm her
who B whom C whose D which
13) She wore a mask _ made him look like Mickey Mouse
who B whom C whose D which
14) If you to your favorite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your house early in the morning
Trang 2A buy B book C pay D subscribe
15) Post offices offer a special mail service which is called
A ESM B EMS C SEM D MES
16) Your EMS mail will be in the shortest possible time
A provided B delivered C taken D caught
17) The message introduces the provided by the National Post Office
A parcels B messengers C expresses D services
18) I cannot tell you all I heard
A which B that C as D because
19) I can answer the question you say is very difficult
A which B whom C who D whose
20) This is Mr Jones, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people
A which B that C whose D whom
21) Tom, sits next to me, is from Canada
22) The volunteers, enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly
A who B whom C whose D that
23) Many scientists have claimed that like music are often good at mathematics
A children B children who C children whom D whose children
24) My friend, I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon
25) The doctor re examining a patient was taken to hospital last night
26) A pacifist is a person believes that all wars are wrong
A who B whose C whom D which
27) My friend, hated horror film, refused to go to the cinema with me
A whom B which C whose D who
Trang 328) The hotel staff is friendly and
A unhelpful B courteous C discourteous D impolite
29) We are proud our staff, who are always friendly and efficient
A well-done B well-appointed C well-behaved D well-trained
30) EMS stand for
A Electronic Mail Service B Express Mail Service C Economic Mail Service D Environment management Service
31) If someone want to send a document and does not want to lose its , facsimile service will help you
A beginning B last C original D recent
32) People can buy daily in many local post office in early morning
A newspapers B books C postcards D letters
33) All post offices in Viet Nam are equipped with advanced
A knowledge B machines C science D technology
34) Fax transmission has now become a cheap and way to transmit texts and graphics over distance
A inconvenient B convenient C uncomfortable D comfortable
35) He put the letters into the wrong envelope _ mistake
IV Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer
Between the Revolutionary period and the World War I, the United States post office was set out to improve transportation of the post office mails From those early days to the present, the post office has helped develop and subsidize every new mode transportation in the United States Transportation has been the most important element in mail delivery Even when the general public had still suspected of the security of a new means of transportation, the post office experimented with inventions that offered potential for moving the mail faster, occasionally suffering embarrassment, ridicule, or even abuse in the process As mail delivery evolved from foot to horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, railroad, automobile, and airplane, with intermediate and overlapping use of balloons, and helicopters, post office mail contracts ensured the income necessary to build the great highways, rail lines, and airways that eventually spanned the continent By the turn of the 19th century, the U.S Post Office had purchased a number of
Trang 4stagecoaches for operation on the nation’s better post roads – a post road being any road on which the mail travels – and continued to encourage new designs to improve passenger comfort and carry mail safely
36) The passage is about
A transportation of the Post Office in the US B the Post Office in the Revolutionary period
C the Post Office in the World War I D transportation and public ideas
37) According to the passage, the main purpose of the Post Office is
A to develop transportation B to apply new mean of transportation
C to deliver mail as safely and fast as possible D to subsidize every new mode of transportation
38) Which means of transportation used in the Post Office is NOT referred in the passage?
A train B car C plane D motorcycle
39) The Post Office
A contributes income to build highways, railroads, and airways B has never used helicopters in delivery
C has never been the first to use a new means of transportation D makes no contribution to build roads
V Read the passage and choose the best answer
Can you…(40)… what life would be if there were no telephone? You…(41)…call up your friends
on the phone and talk to them If the fire…(42)… out in your house you could not …(43) the fire
department If somebody…(44)…sick, you could not call a…(45)…
40) A imagine B show C provide D deliver
41) A could B can C would D couldn’t
42) A communicate B contact C address D tell
45) A farmer B teacher C mailman D doctor
VI Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
46) The waiter whom served us yesterday was polite and friendly
Trang 5I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
II Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others
6 A condition B pollutant C however D influence
III Choose the best answer
11 Human beings have a great influence our environment
12 All national parks are in danger of
Trang 6A to be destroyed B being destroyed C destroying D destroyed
13 This is Bob, sister works for my father’s company
14 The little girl I borrowed this pen has gone
A whose B from who C from that D from whom
15 The number of rare animals is decreasing rapidly
A dangerously B quickly C mostly D gradually
16 It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain in wild
17 The farmers and their cattle had been trapped in the storm were fortunately rescued
18 More and more rare animals are danger of extinction
19 The movie we are talking about is fantastic
20 Garbage is considered to be some kind of
A pollute B pollutants C pollution D polluting
21 The people in our village are leading a life
A peace B peaceful C peacefully D peacefulness
22 Those villagers near the forest chop down hardwoods to sell for high prices
A live B who live C whom live D for whom to live
23 I will never forget the time I first visit Cat Tien National Park
24 The Earth is one of the in the solar system
A planets B resources C environments D results
25 People are changing the environment building cities and villages forests once stood
Trang 7A by-where B with-which C by-which D where
26 Human beings have great influence on world
27 Laws have been introduced to prohibit the killing of endangered animals
28 was very kind of him
29 Dinosaurs became millions of years ago
30 The chemical from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty
A pollution B polluted C pollutants D pollute
31 Human beings are for the changes in the environment
32 Mary species of rare animals are in of becoming extinct
A dangerous B dangerously C endanger D danger
33 Human beings can’t exist without water and air
34 The movie is fantastic They are talking about it
A The movie is fantastic which they are talking about B The movie which they are talking about
is fantastic
C The movie about that they are talking is fantastic D The movie about which they are talking
it
35 people / destroying / air / pollutants / it
A People are destroying the air to add pollutants to it B People are destroying the air by adding pollutants to it
C People are destroying the air with added pollutants to it D People destroying the air by adding pollutants to it
Trang 8III Choose the underlined part that needs correcting
36 The song to that we listened last night was beautiful
IV Read the passage and choose the best answer
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous value Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts There was a great abundance of very fertile soil Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife So vast were these resources to make way for farmland Grassland and prairies were ploughed and harrowed Minerals and soil were used in great quantities to supply power companies Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport
Within a short time, the results were obvious Floods caused millions of dollars` worth of damage yearly The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish Several species of birds disappeared and some mammals seemed on the verge of going Future timber shortages were predicted
41 It seemed to the early American settlers that
A food was scarce B forests should be cut
C the natural resources were inexhaustible D there was a shortage of minerals
42 The use of America’s natural resources by the early settlers was
Trang 9A careless B scientific C unbelievable D
predicted
43 One reason many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that
A too many fish have been caught B floods have caused much damage
C a conservation program has been set up D factories have dumped wastes into the river
44 Another word for fertile is
45 The sentence that best expresses the main theme or subject of this reading is
A What the first white men found in America B The causes of timber shortages
C The loss of topsoil D The story of America’s natural resources
V Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space
The world is divided (46) two main parts: one part is poor and the other is rich The poor countries (47) "the developing countries" The big problem that they have to encounter
is lack of food and medical care A lot of people do not have (48) food to eat and medicine to cure illnesses In some parts, children are even starving The land of those countries is too poor to cultivate anything on They do not know (49) new farming methods
as well as inventions and discoveries of science and technology Moreover, they do not have
enough money to do it They certainly need help from (50) rich country
46 A into B onto C in D from
47 A call B have called C called D are called
48 A too B enough C very D many
49 A to apply B applying C how to apply D how applying
UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY
I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
Trang 101) A heat B nuclear C feat D clean
2) A power B slow C snow D show
3) A plenty B energy C only D hydropower
II Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
4) A electric B potential C plentiful D alternative
5) A alternative B geothermal C environment D expensively
6) A potential B exhausted C pollution D infinite
III Circle the best answer for each sentence
7) Non-renewable energy sources are running
8) In some countries people use wind or sea as the environment friendly energy sources
A waves B water C products D weeds
9) People have used coal and oil to electricity for along time
A generation B generated C generate D generates
10) Coal and oil are non-renewable sources
A engineer B energy C engineering D energetic
11) The natural environment consists all natural resources
12) energy uses natural sources of energy such as the sun, wind, or water for power and fuel, rather than oil, coal, or nuclear power
A Alternative B Solar C Hydropower D Electricity
13) Oil, coal and natural gas are fuels made from decayed material
A unleaded B smokeless C solid D fossil
14) All fossil fuels are resources that cannot be replaced after use
A unlimited B renewable C available D non-renewable
Trang 1115) We should develop such sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy
A tradition B alternative C revolutionary D surprising
16) Increased consumption will lead to faster of our natural resources
A exhaust B exhausting C exhaustion D exhaustive
17) heat comes from deep inside the earth
A Geothermal B Solar C Nuclear D Hydro
18) “Have you ever met the man over there?” “No Who is he?”
A stands B is standing C standing D who he is standing
19) The boy the piano is my son
A who is playing B that is playing C playing D All are correct
20) by his parent, this boy was very sad
A Punished B Punishing C To be punished D Be punished
21) We have an apartment the park
A overlooking B overlooks C to overlook D overlooked
22) A nuclear reactor releases which is dangerous to the environment
A radiation B heat C energy D carbon dioxide
23) Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe
A boundless B unlimited C uncountable D inflexible
24) in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit
it brought
A Discovering B Discovered C Which was discovered D That when
discovered
25) She is the only in the discussion to using nuclear power
A objects B objected C to object D whom objects
26) Johnny was the last applicant for a position in that energy station
A to interview B interviewing C to be interviewed D which is
interviewed
Trang 1227) The instructions by Professor Johnson helped us know more about the danger of energy
pollution
A that explained B explained C explaining D which explained
28) It’s important for the developed countries to reduce energy as much as possible
A exhaustion B destruction C consumption D waste
29) is produced from the heat stored in the earth’s core
A Geothermal energy B Nuclear energy C Solar energy D water energy
30) Solar energy can be changed electricity
IV Circle the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage
Energy is fundamental to human beings, especially to poor people – the one- third of humanity that does not have modern energy supplies like electricity, with which their life could be improved Many people who live in countryside have to gather fuel wood This takes a lot of time Moreover, it causes indoor air pollution because of heavy smoke For many people living in rural areas in developing countries of the world, biogas is the large energy resources available and costs almost nothing The main use of biogas is for cooking and heating As biogas is smoke-free, it helps solve the problem of indoor air pollution Moreover, plant waste and animal manure cost almost nothing The tendency to use renewable energy sources is on the increase when non-renewable ones are running out In the near, people in the developing countries may use wind or sea waves as the environment-friendly energy sources
31) What is the role of energy to human beings?
A unimportant B unnecessary C necessary D fundamental 32) What do poor people in countryside do to have energy?
A They look for coal B They gather fuel wood C They look for oil D They use gas
cookers
33) How long does it take to gather fuel wood in the countryside?
A Not much time B A lot of time C Very little time D Half an hour a day 34) According to the passage, what energy sources do poor people often use for fuel?
Trang 1335) What is the main use of biogas?
A It is used mainly for cooking and heating B It is mainly used for lighting
C It is mainly used for operating D It is mainly used for producing in factories 36) According to the passage, what is the most awful effect of using fuel wood?
A It causes indoor air pollution B It may cause fire C It damages their houses D It affects the local scenery
37) Why according to the passage, is biogas introduced to poor people?
A Because it is easy to use B Because it is not harmful
C Because they like it D Because it is the largest energy resources available in the countryside and cheap
38) According to the passage, what are the main advantages of using biogas?
C It is clean because it is smoke-free and costs almost nothing D It is clean
39) The tendency to use renewable energy sources
A goes up B goes down C fluctuates D levels
40) What according to the passage, may be used as the environment-friendly energy sources
A Nuclear energy B Coal C Wind and sea energy D Oil
V Circle the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
41) The man to speak to me is John’s brother
Trang 1445) A dam is wall building across river to stop the river’s flow and collect the water
A B C D
VI Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
We need energy to live and work Our major source of (46) _is oil Oil is one kind of fossil fuel The amount of fossil fuel in the world is (47) _ Therefore, we must save it, and at the time, we must find new sources of energy Geothermal heat and nuclear power are (48) _sources of energy They can give us electricity Other alternative (49) _are sun, waves and water These sources are not only unlimited and available but also clean and safe for the (50) _ People should develop and use them more and more in the future
47) A available B clean C limited D exhausted
48) A alternative B main C major D limited
49) A methods B sources C potentials D advantages
50) A human B water C environment D sun
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES
I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1) A screw B screechy C scream D screen
2) A rugby B nearby C cycling D apply
3) A strength B event C athlete D wrestling
II Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
4) A official B cycling C become D aquatic
5) A advance B gymnasium C solidarity D variety
6) A nation B gather C facilities D stadium
III Circle the best answer for each sentence
7) The Vietnamese participants took in the 14th Asian Games with great enthusiasm
Trang 15A notice B notes C part D role
8) from several countries competed in many Asian Game
A Spectators B Athletes C Audience D Viewers
9) How many sports are there the 14th Asian Games?
10) The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling The word “cycling” is closest in meaning to “ ”
A driving a car B riding a bicycle C kicking a ball D playing football
11) The Olympic Games is one of the biggest sporting all over the world
A problems B athletes C cultures D events
12) Swimming is one of the sports
A mountainous B aquatic C racing D running
13) can help an athlete to improve the strength of muscles and the appearance of the body
A Shooting B Table tennis C Weight-lifting D Playing chess
14) On some special occasions, people often march and demonstrate to show their
A nation B event C culture D solidarity
15) Vietnam won 3 gold in the 15th Asian Games
A degrees B medals C awards D boards
16) Nearly 500 from 11 nations took part in the first Asian Games in New Delhi, Indian
A viewers B spectators C athletes D passers-by
17) There were many scientists at the meeting, several of were very young
18) This is the novel I’ve been expecting
A that B which C x (nothing) D All are correct
19) I’m not the man you are looking for?
20) Fencing was first introduced at the 13th Asian Games, in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998
A to be held B holing C when was held D which was held
Trang 1621) Each country sends its best athletes participation expresses the friendship and solidarity
22) He rang James, a good friend as well as his trainer
A who was B that was C being D to be
23) came from France were really more friendly than any others
A The athletes, that B The athletes whom C The athletes who D The athletes which 24) That is Mr Pike, a referee, I told you about
25) This is a picture in the newspaper of a high jumper leg was seriously hurt
26) I like the book you lent me last week
27) volleyball players, footballers cannot use their hands in the game
28) I know the man Miss White is talking to
29) No one took part in the competition, _?
A did they B didn’t they C did he D didn’t he
30) Many young people are fond of _ football and other kinds of sports
31) Dr Smith is a person
A) in whom I don't have much confidence B) in that I don't have much confidence
C) whom I don't have much confidence in him D) I don't have much confidence
32) My writing has been improved a lot in this class.- Mine has, too All the students do well in writing
A) Mr Davis teaches B) which Mr Davis teaches them
C) whom Mr Davis teaches them D) that Mr Davis teaches them
Trang 1733) The publishers expect that the new biography of Simon Bolivar will be bought by people in Latin American history
A) interested B) are interested C) they are interested D) who are interested
34) Only 489 athletes took part in the 1st Asian Games
A) gave up B) participated in C) got rid of D) added to
35) The Asian Games have been advanced in all aspects since the first Games was held in 1951
A) taken place B) competed C) decreased D) developed
V Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
36) This year, that is for the first time, the event is open to all amateur athletes along with the traditional professional
VI Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
The 15th Asian Games(41) _from December 1 through December 15, 2006, in Doha, Capital of Qatar More than 10,000 athletes, who(42) _45 countries and regions, took part in 39 sports and 424 events of the Games, the most important event in Asia Some new events such as chess and triathlon were also(43) _in the Games The 15th Asian Games were organized at 34 sporting stadiums, including Khalifa Stadium, which(44) _the opening and closing ceremonies The Opening Ceremony of the 15thAsian Games, Doha 2006, at Khalifa Stadium, was the most(45) _opening of any Games with 50,000 people to get into Khalifa Stadium and more than one billion television viewers
41 A set up B took part C brought about D took place
Trang 1842 A symbolized B represented C expressed D typified
43 A included B contained C competed D consisted
44 A held B occurred C took D hosted
45 A colorful B formal C spectacular D elaborate
IV Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer
The Asian Games owes its origins to small Asian multi-sport competitions The Far Eastern Championship Games were created to show unity and cooperation among three nations: Japan, the Philippines and China The first games were held in Manila, the Philippines in 1931 Other Asian nations participated after it was organized After World War II, a number of Asian countries became independent Many of the new independent Asian countries wanted to use a new type of competition where Asian dominance should not be shown by violence and should be strengthened by mutual understanding In August 1948, during the 14th Olympic Games in London, India representative Guru Dutt Sondhi proposed
to sports leaders of the Asian teams the idea of having discussions about holding the Asian Games They agreed to form the Asian Athletic Federation A preparatory was set up to draft the charter for the Asian amateur athletic federation In February, 1949, the Asian athletic federation was formed and used the name Asian Games Federation It was decided to hold the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi the capital of India They added that the Asian Games would be regularly held once every four years
46) The text is about
A the origin of the Asian Games B the Far Eastern Championship Games
C the Games in Manila D the relationship of Japan, the Philippines, and China 47) The Far Eastern Championship Games
A were held in Manila after World War II B were held in Japan
C were attended by all countries in Asia D had the participation of only three nations
48) The 14th Olympic Games took place
A in 1913 B in August 1948 C before the World War II D In February 1949
49) The Asian Games
A were suggested establishing by a Londoner B were first held in China
C were first held in India D were held in the same year of the 14th Olympic Games 50) The Asian Games were first held in A 1931 B 1941 C 1948 D 1951
Trang 19UNIT 13: HOBBIES
I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1) A admired B looked C missed D hoped
2) A admire B avid C variety D while
3) A engrave B pastime C undertake D spectator
II Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
4) A envelope B album C usually D accompany
5) A admire B regular C mountain D corner
6) A hobby B campaign C collect D myself
III Circle the best answer for each sentence
7) My father is an guitarist
A accomplishing B accomplished C accomplish D accomplishment
8) He is very good at people singing with his guitar
A making B getting C accompanying D having
9) My uncle is interested in stamps
A collect B collecting C collected D to collect
10) She is a very accomplished pianist The word “accomplished” is closest in meaning to “ ”
A skilled B beautiful C interesting D admired
11) A is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember
A musical instrument B guitar C practice D tune
12) If you a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune
A accomplish B accompany C collect D admire
13) My for my mother is infinite
A admire B admirer C admiration D admirable