Hanoi Education and Training Department Ung Hoa B Upper Secondary School SECOND FINAL SEMESTER TEST Time: 45 minutes Code: Name: Student’s number: Question 1-4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D 1. A. inhabitants B. politics C. questions D. kidnaps 2. A. flood B. good C. livelihood D. foot 3. A. synchronize B. charity C. childbearing D. challenge 4. A. caused B. promised C. decreased D. practised Question 5-7: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 5. A. solidarity B. determination C. enthusiastic D. organization 6. A. appeal B. human C. suffer D. mission 7. A. defend B. event C. athlete D. perform Question 8- 22 : Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the responding letter A, B, C or D 8. Every year, thousand of acres of forest are being cut down and the natural……….of many animals are being destroyed A. habits B. habitats C. habitants D. habiting 9. He broke the world 100 meter… and became the first man to get 3 gold medals in that Olympic. A. medal B. reward C. record D. award 10. When they ……….home for the concert, they found that somebody……….into it A. came/ had broken B. come/ breaks C. came/ broken D. came/ breaking 11. Never in my life……….such a beautiful sunset A. I have seen B. I do see C. have I seen D. do I see 12. The 22 nd Sea Games were well prepared and successfully …….although it is the first time Vietnam hosted A. organization B. organize C. organized D. organizational 13. Eating and living in this country is becoming…………… A. the more and more expensive B. the most expensive C. more and more expensively D. more and more expensive 14. Charles Dicken,…… books are read all over the world, was not very successful with his career at first A. which B. whom C. whose D. who 15. ………our poor living conditions, we all feel happy. A. However B. Although C. Despite D. Because 16. A. The WHO is the United Nations specialized agency for………. A. help B. health C. human D. happiness 17. What time does the train leave………HoChiMinh City? A. to B. into C. up D. for 18. Hai: “ I think women should not go to work.” Ba:” I………….with you” A. so agree B. a little agree C. quite agree D. rather agree 19. …………between men and women should be minimized so as to build up a fair society for everyone A. equal B. equality C. unequal D. inequality 20. You ………stand up. There are a lot of seats available on the bus A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. may not 21. Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help,……… I helped him anyway A. but B. besides C. however D. so 22. The Government will spend more money……….education and transportation A. for B. about C. on D. in Question 23- 32: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D Around the age of sixteen, you must (23)……… one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later ? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (24)………? The decision is yours, but it may be (25)……….remembering two things: there is more unemployment (26)………….whom haven’t been to university, and people who have good (27)……….will have big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (28)……….into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (29)……….you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (30)………you are working. Starting working and taking a break to study when you are older is (31)……… possibility. This way, you can save (32)……… money for your student days, as well as getting practical work experience. 23. A. do B. make C. get D. hold 24. A. school B. class C. course D. term 25. A. worth B. necessary C. important D. useful 26. A. between B. among C. with D. through 27. A. notes B. papers C. arts D. skills 28. A. straight B. just C. direct D. rather 29. A. make B. help C. let D. give 30. A. where B. while C. when D. what 31. A. also B. again C. another D. always 32. A. on B. in C. up D. for Question 33- 36: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 33. Some species will become extinct if we do nothing for preserve their habitat A B C D 34. They had been lost in the mountains for three days, but they looked strongly and healthy A B C D 35. George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without any help A B C D 36.This gold ring costs much more than that silver one.Can you tell me why is gold more expensive than silver? A B C D Question 37-40: Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D 37. Mary didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got a cold A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a cold B. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold C. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold D. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have get a cold 38. John said: “ You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy” A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money B. John said to Daisy not lend them any money C. John advised Daisy not lend them any money D. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money 39. He got over his illness in three months A. It took to get over his illness in three months B. It took three months to him to get over his illness C. It took him three months to get over his illness D. It took three months for his illness to get over 40. Despite feeling tired, we kept working A. Although we felt tired, but we kept working B. Although we felt tired, we kept working C. However tired we felt, but we kept working D. However we felt tired, we kept working . Hanoi Education and Training Department Ung Hoa B Upper Secondary School SECOND FINAL SEMESTER TEST Time: 45 minutes Code: Name: Student’s number: Question 1-4: Choose