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(1)PHÒNG GD & ĐT QUẬN LONG BIÊN
School: Ngo Gia Tu Secondary School Class………… Full name: ……….
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP (Năm học 2017 – 2018) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Học sinh làm vào đề Part A Listening: (20pts)
I) Listen to the passage about a means of transport and choose the best answer: (10pts)
1) This vehicle……….fly
A can B can’t C won’t D couldn’t 2) It doesn’t need………
A a machine B a wheel C a driver D a seat 3) How fast does it travel?
A 200 kph B 250 kph C 300 kph D 350 kph 4) How many seats does it have?
A one B two C three D four 5) Is it easy to learn to drive this vehicle? - ………
A Yes, it is B No, it isn’t C Yes, it does D No, it doesn’t
II) Listen again and tick (√) the benefits of this vehicle that are mentioned in the passage: (10pts) 1) It can avoid traffic.
2) It can avoid bad weather 3) It travels fast
4) You can invite three of your relatives or friends to travel with you in this vehicle at the same time
5) Learning to drive it is simple Part B Phonetics: (6pts)
I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: (4pts) 1) A teacher B children C character D change
2) A plane B station C traffic D pavement
3) A nearest B head C health D bread
4) A watched B laughed C liked D loved II) Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words: (2pts) 1) A seasonal B violent C hilarious D serious 2) A energy B volunteer C dangerous D countryside Part C Language focus: (14pts)
I) Choose the best answer to fill in the blank: (10pts)
1) ……… is not very far from here to the city center
A There B That C This D It
2) I have never felt as ……… as I did when I watched that horror film
A terrible B terrify C terrified D terrifying
3) He thinks elephants are ……… animals
A fascinates B fascinate C fascinating D fascinated 4) Emily is motivated to study ………she knows that a good education can improve her life
A so B because C therefore D because of
5) The white cat is Helen’s and the black cat is ………
A I B my C of mine D mine
6) La Tomatina is a seasonal ……… to celebrate the tomato harvest
A parade B festival C celebration D game
7) With the Segway, the driver pulls the handle to go back or pushes it to go ………
A fly B forward C round D backward
8) often is Burning Festival held? - It's held every year
A How B When C What D Which
9) ……… the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
A Although B However C Despite D In spite of
10) Hoa used to to school by bus
A went B go C gone D goes
II) Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form: (4pts) 1) …………Mai (visit)………Hue last year?
2) A new hospital (build)……… in this town next year
(2)4) Van (not/ finish)……… her homework yet Part D Reading: (20pts)
I) Fill in the blanks with a word/ phrase in the box.
sources believe renewable solar and wind power supplying energy
It’s hard to (1)……… that just 200 years ago our main energy source was wood Now we have a wealth of energy sources to choose from, including a growing range of (2)……….energy technologies
But what does the future hold? How can we keep (3)……… … to an
ever-growing population? How much will it cost? And what impact will the energy choices we make have on our living conditions and our planet?
In a report this year, the International Energy Agency experts electricity generation from renewable energy (4) ……….to increase from 21 percent in 2012 to 33 percent by 2040 Morever, as battery technology improves, it will be better able to support renewable energy sources, such as (5)……….……… Innovation in energy storage has already resulted in graphene technology used in batteries, which may be able to store more energy than existing lithium
batteries
II) Read the following passage and then answer the questions: (10pts)
The Nicolas family is looking forward to their summer holidays They all work very hard at school and college, so the break will be very relaxing and well-needed! The parents are both teachers at the local secondary school and the two children are teenagers They are travelling to Antarctica for a 3-week cruise and are all really excited They are leaving the UK on August 1st and flying to Brazil for a few days in Rio before travelling to Antarctica They are staying in a 4-star hotel with gym, swimming pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts and a golf course. They are planning to relax and enjoy the sun before the colder weather! The children are playing in a tennis tournament at the hotel as they really love tennis Mr Nicolas is taking a video camera to record all those special moments They are stopping at a few populated areas during the cruise to see Antarctica life and experience the food They aren't planning to any swimming on the local beaches though! They are taking a short helicopter flight over some of the icebergs to get a view from above of the breathtaking scenery It's a very different holiday, but an exciting one!
1) Where is the Nicolas family travelling to on their summer holiday? 2) What are the children doing at the hotel in Rio?
3) How are they getting to Antarctica from Rio? 4) Why is Mr Nicolas taking a video camera? 5) Are they stopping anywhere during their cruise?
Part E Write: (20pts)
I) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given:(12pts)
1) Her cooking is really surprising me
→ I am … ………
2) We will minimize the use of electricity to save our energy
→ The use of electricity……… 3) Although Lan was tired, she did all her homework carefully
→ Despite ……… 4) Mr Hung often watched TV late when he was young
→ Mr Hung used ……… 5) This is my chair and that one belongs to you
→ This is my chair and that one is ……… 6) Will people use the sun as the biggest energy source for the future?
People will……… ?
II) Rearrange the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentences: (8pts)
1) Jane/ is / Although / lives/ she/ , /poor / happily
→ ……… 2) tomorrow/ English/ at / They/ will / learning / a.m/ be
→ ……… 3) countryside/ fewer/ problems/ than/ The/ has/ city/ a/ big/
→ ……… 4) is / the / Shanghai/ city / largest / isn’t / in /,/ population/ it/ ?
→ ………
(3)ANSWER KEY Part A: (20pts)
I) Listen to the passage about a means of transport and choose the best answer: (10pts) ( Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm 10 điểm)
) A can 2) C driver 3) C 300kph 4) D four 5) A Yes, it is
II) Listen again and tick (√) the benefits of this vehicle that are mentioned in the passage: (10pts) (Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm 10 điểm)
1) It can avoid traffic. √
2) It can avoid bad weather
3) It travels fast √
4) You can invite three of your relatives or friends to travel with you in this vehicle at the same time √
5) Learning to drive it is simple. √
Part B: Phonetics (6pts)
(Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm điểm)
I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: (4pts) 1) C character 2) C traffic 3) A nearest 4) D loved
II) Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words: (2pts) 1) C hilarious 2) B volunteer
Part C Language focus: (14pts)
I) Choose the best answer to fill in the blank: (10pts) (Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm 10 điểm)
1) D It 6) B festival 2) C terrified 7) B forward 3) C fascinating 8) A How 4) B because 9) A Although 5) D mine 10) B go II) Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form: (4pts) (Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm điểm)
1) Did Mai visit 2) will be built 3) will be installing 4) hasn’t finished Part D Reading: (20pts)
I) Fill in the blanks with a word/ phrase in the box: (10pts) (Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm 10 điểm)
1) believe 2) renewable 3) supplying energy 4) sources 5) solar and wind power II) Read the letter and then answer the questions: (10pts)
(Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm 10 điểm) 1) They are travelling to Antarctica.
2) They are playing a tennis tournament. 3) They are taking a cruise.
4) Mr Nicolas is taking a video camera to record all those special moments./ Because he wants to record all those special moments
5) Yes, they are. Part E Write: (20pts)
I) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given:(12pts) (Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm 12 điểm)
1) I am really surprised at/by her cooking
2) The use of electricity will be minimized to save our energy
3) Despite being tired/ Lan’s tiredness, Lan/she did all her homework carefully 4) Mr Hung used to watch TV late (when he was young)
5) This is my chair and that one is yours
6) People will use the sun as the biggest energy source for the future, won’t they?
II) Rearrange the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentences: (8pts) (Mỗi câu điểm, tổng điểm điểm)
1) Although Jane is poor, she lives happily
2) They will be learning English at a.m tomorrow 3) The countryside has fewer problems than a big city 4) Shanghai is the largest city in population, isn’t it?
(4)Listening:
I’m here at Noi Bai Airport to tell you about this amazing flying car It just landed here at the airport 15 minutes ago
So this vehicle is called TF-XTM It was designed in 2013 But it will take a couple
of years before you can own yours It’s a kind of driverless car and airplane It has many benefits With its automated system, the car can avoid traffic It drives at 300 kph- impressive, isn’t it? It has four seats, so your family or friends can join the ride The coolest thing is learning to drive a TF-XTM is simple: you’ll be able to it
just after a few hours
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