practice for 2nd term test

Using ___________ transport is a good way to reduce traffic jams and air pollution.. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?[r]

2011-2012 PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR THE SECOND TERM TEST – GRADE A Complete the sentences with the correct connectives: BECAUSE, SO, HOWEVER, THEREFORE, ALTHOUGH Nam got wet he forgot the umbrella It’s raining we can’t go to the beach he can speak English fluently, he can’t write it well Hoa passed the entrance exam to the high school , her parents were so happy Nga is very tired _, she has to finish her homework before she goes to bed Ba stayed up late watching TV last night he is tired Mrs Thoa helped Tuan with his homework _ she was busy They arrived on time the traffic was bad Hoa didn’t study hard; _, she failed the test 10 Plastic bags can cause pollution _ they are hard to dissolve 11 Water in the lake is polluted no fish can live there 12 I don’t feel tired _ I have been working hard all day  Remember: - BECAUSE, SINCE and AS are replaceable - ALTHOUGH, THOUGH and EVEN THOUGH are replaceable B Complete the type conditional sentences  Remember: - If clause: Present Simple Tense - Main clause: will + infinitive If we pollute the water, we no fresh water to use (have ) If people _ trees in the forest, there will be big floods every year ( cut down ) We will have more shade and fresh air if we _ more trees ( plant ) We will meet with natural disasters if the climate _ ( change ) If they _ dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will die ( use ) They _dynamite for fishing if they are heavily fined ( not use ) If we the pollution, it will be too late ( not control) If you travel by bike, you energy ( save ) C Complete the sentences using ADJECTIVES or ADVERBS  Remember: - An adjective : tells us more about a noun or pronoun usually goes before the noun or after some verbs: be, feel, look, sound, taste, smell, seem - An adverb of manner: tell us more about a verb usually goes after the verb Tuan smiled _ when he heard that he passed the exam ( happy / happily ) Why are you _? I haven’t done anything wrong ( angry / angrily ) Bill drives He is a _ driver ( careful / carefully ) These apples look Can I have one? ( nice / nicely ) He looked at the flowers _ then he drew them ( careful / carefully ) Please be _ I’m reading ( quiet / quietly ) Where is Mary? – She was here, but she left ( sudden /suddenly ) Mr Smith is a teacher He teaches English ( good / well ) Don’t eat your meal so It’s not good for you ( quick / quickly )  Don’t forget: fast, hard, late, early are adjectives and adverbs E.g.: - Ostriches are fast runners They run very fast D Complete each sentence with a suitable relative pronoun: WHO or WHICH The postman _works in this village is very old The egg is in the nest is brown The cowboy _is wearing the red shirt is very funny The radio _ is old suddenly stopped working The students study hard will pass the exam easily Brazil is the country _ will host the 2014 World Cup The man _ first walked on the moon is Neil Armstrong The ASEAN country _ is divided into two regions by the sea is Malaysia  Remember: - Relative pronoun THAT can replace WHO or WHICH in defining clauses ( in these above sentences ) - Relative pronoun THAT must go after: people and things, ( in a group) the superlative ( so sánh ) all, everything/one, something/one, nothing/one, the only, the first, the last, little, few,much E.g.: a The girl and the tigers that were on the show last night come from Thailand b This is the best film that has been made about the students and their everyday life c A tornado can suck up anything that is in it path E Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs  Remember :- turn on: mở turn off: tắt turn up: vặn to turn down: vặn nhỏ - look after : chăm sóc look for : tìm kiếm look up : tra từ điển, sách tham khảo,… - go on : tiếp tục go off : make a loud noise You can’t throwing trash like this We all should keep our school green, clean and nice I was dreaming of my classmates when the alarm clock ; and then I woke up Remember to the faucet after use Can you the volume? I’m doing my homework It was hot, so he the fan I can’t hear the world news Can you _ the volume, please? You can _ the meaning of a word in a dictionary I’ve _ my pen everywhere but I can’t find it _yourselves, please The exam is coming F Choose the correct verb form Listen! Someone on the front door A knocks B knocked C is knocking Yesterday when you phoned me, I in my garden A am working B was working C work These students _English since they was six A learn B learned C has learned Neil Armstrong first on the moon in 1969 A walked B walks C has walked _you _ One – pillar Pagoda when you were in Hanoi? A Do /visit B Did / visit C Did / visited We cannot swim in this part of the river because the water A pollutes B is polluted C are polluted I wish I _ in the country It’s so noisy in the city A lived B live C am living A new bridge next year A will build B will be build C will be built All buildings in this country _by solar energy in 2015 A were heated B heated C will heat D are knocking D worked D have learned D was walking D Have / visited D pollute D have lived D was built D will be heated 10 If the climate , we with natural disasters A change / will meet B changes / will meet C will change / meet D will change / meets 11 I suggest garbage bins around the schoolyard A to put B should put C putting D put 12 My 4-year-old son enjoys _ advertisements on TV A watching B watches C watch D to watch 13 I look forward to from you and good response from your company A hear / see B to hear / to see C hearing / see D hearing / seeing 14 I suggest that we should solar energy instead of other kinds of energy if possible A using B use C to use D uses G Fill in each blank with a suitable word _ are unidentified flying objects We call a man who repairs water pipes and faucets for a living a _ _ means big wind in Chinese A tropical storm is called a in Australia, a _ in Asia, and a _ in North and South America A can suck up anything that is in its path We can usually predict when a volcano will The Pacific Rim is called the “Ring of Fire” because 90% of occur around this area Tsunami is another word for Don’t waste water or you will get an enormous _ _ by the end of the month 10 Don’t forget to _ _ the lights and the fan when you leave the classroom 11 We should use _ bulbs instead of ordinary bulbs to spend less on lighting 12 The _ is a special meal which is eaten on the first and second nights of Passover 13 What I like best about my uncle is his of humor 14 Using _ transport is a good way to reduce traffic jams and air pollution H Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? ( From the recent 2nd - term tests ) A celebrate B compose C carry D congratulate A bulb B plumber C label D waste basket A reduce B pollute C dump D sewage A slavery B battery C damage D flashlight A killed B called C traveled D erupted A.forest B storm C pollute D foreign A slavery B Passover C parade D holiday A outside B ring C predict D scientist I Choose the best answer ( From the recent second- term tests ) This watch is a gift _ was given to me by my mother on my 15 th birthday A that B who C whom D whose They went out with their friends _ it rained heavily A since B but C although D therefore I sent a card to congratulate Hoa _ winning the first prize in the English speaking contest A at B on C in D with _ are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth A Tornadoes B Volcanoes C Tidal waves D Earthquakes Father’s Day a national day in American since 1972 A has been B was C is D will be Nha Trang will _ temperatures between 270C and 350C A have B be C experience D A and C are correct What will you if you _ the exam? A passes B.pass C will pass D passed Everyone must take part in _ deforestation A prevent B to prevent C preventing D prevented 9.I’m that you are working hard A pleased B pleasing C please D to please 10 Mrs Ha suggested showers to save water A to take B take C taken D taking 11 It’s too cold Don’t turn the fan, please A up B, down C on D off 12 Mount Pinatubo, is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991 A which B who C that D it 13 In Australia, a tropical storm is called a _ A typhoon B hurricane C cyclone D thunderstorm 14 Environmental _ is a serious problem facing mankind today A polluting B pollution C pollute D polluted 15 _ are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm A volcanoes B tornadoes C typhoons D earthquakes 16 We should use public transport of motorbikes to avoid traffic jams and save money A because B besides C except D instead 17 I’m really that the people in my neighborhood litter garbage everywhere A disappointing B disappointed C disappoint D disappointment 18 In Asia, a tropical storm is called a A cyclone B hurricane C typhoon D tornado 19 The car she has just bought is very modern A who B whom C that D whose 20 Lan suggested to the cinema tonight A will go B go C went D going 21 We are saving money _ we want to buy a new house A but B or C because D so 22 Where are the photos _ were taken at the Christmas party? A whose B whom C which D who 23 He is the man _ helped me yesterday A whose B which C who D.whom 24 Scientists are thinking of how to use the rise and fall of the to produce electricity A tide B water C sun D moon 25 Our teacher didn’t come late _ the traffic was terrible A however B so C though D because 26 Ba is tired _ he stayed up late watching TV A because B since C as D A,B and C are correct 27 You should get a plumber _ the pipes in your bathroom A to check B check C checking D checks 28 If there is a mechanical problem, we suggest _ the manufacturer directly A contact B contacting C to contact D will contact 29 Tet is a festival _ occurs in late January or early February A it B which C who D when