ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II – Năm học 2011 Môn :Tiêng Anh I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words 1. A. tomb B. comb C. dome D. home 2. A. about B. sound C. young D. account 3. A. brother B. thick C. they D. that 4. A. character B.check C. chair D. chalk 5. A. hoped B. asked C. washed D. received II/ Choose the best answer ( A, B, C ,D). 1.This Englishman isn’t…………… on the right hand side of the road in Viet Nam. A. used driving B. used to drive C. used for driving D. used to driving 2. This room is dark. Can I…………… the light? A. turn off B. turn on C turn up D turn down 3. Tom suggested …………………plastic bags to the garbage dump. A. take B. to take C taking D. took 4. Minh failed his Math test…………………he didn’t work hard. A. Because B Therefore C. And D. However 5. The men and the elephants ……………… you saw on TV last night from Africa. A. which B. who C. whom D. that 6. If we plant more trees, we ………………… have more fresh air. A. would B. are C. had D. will 7.Walking is a good form of exercise for……………….young…………….old. A. neither/or B. either/ nor C. both/ and D. both/or 8. If the weather had been nicer, we…………… sailing last weekend. A. would go B. went C. had gone D. would have gone. 9. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February. A. begins B. causes C. happens D. carries 10. There is no ………….that the life exists on the other planets. A. experience B. condition C. creature D. evidence III.Fill each numbered space with an appropriate word. Paper (1) an important place in our lives. The books we read and write are (2) .of paper. Our history and scientific inventions have all been recorded(3) .paper. This,(4) ., is changing. Other (5) . of storing information are becoming common. Computers can (6) . an enormous amount of information in a (7) smaller space. Computer faxes, electronic mail, (8)…………………. Internet are only three examples of technology(9) have replaced paper. Who knows, perhaps one day people (10) not use paper to write at all. IV. Read the passage then answer the questions: Like other languages English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People invent new words, borrow words from other languages, and change the meaning of the words as needed. For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959. The word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico. The word meat once referred to food in general. People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language. Most schoolchildren learn their first language easily – and sometimes other languages as well. 1. How does English change ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. In English people invent new words and borrow words from other languages ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3. Which language was the word tomato borrowed from ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How people learn English and languages in general ? V. Write the second sentence so that it as the same meaning to the first. 1. “What you in your free time?” Ba said to Lan. => Ba asked ………………………………………………………………… 2. Hurry up or we will be late for school. =>If we don’t ………………………………………………………………. 3. If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out. =>Unless…………………………………………………………………… 4. The book was very interesting. I gave him that book. =>The book which …………………………………………………………. 5. I started studying English two years ago. => I have …………………………………………………… ……………… VI. Write complete sentences using the words or phrases given. 1. She/ suggest/ that/ collect/ bag/ old paper/ beach. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I/ surprise/ people/ walk/ grass/ but/ no one/ tell/ them/ it. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. Thousands/ people/ save/ because/ scientists/ warn/ them/ tidal wave. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Hoa/ Trang/ who/ not/ come/ class/ yesterday/ explain/ absent/ teacher. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ********************* . ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II – Năm học 2011 Môn :Tiêng Anh I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced. account 3. A. brother B. thick C. they D. that 4. A. character B.check C. chair D. chalk 5. A. hoped B. asked C. washed D. received II/ Choose the best answer ( A, B, C ,D). 1.This Englishman isn’t……………. the road in Viet Nam. A. used driving B. used to drive C. used for driving D. used to driving 2. This room is dark. Can I…………… the light? A. turn off B. turn on C turn up D turn down 3. Tom suggested