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(1)THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Name :……………………………………………… (KNOWHOW 2) Class Time allotted : 45 minutes Mark(s) Teacher’s remark A.LISTENING: (1,5 ms) B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (4ms) Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling a, b, c or d: 1.This restaurant isn’t ………… as that one a cheap b cheaper c as cheap d cheapest 2.Nam ……………his homework when I came in a b was doing c is doing d does Nga is only ten years old, so she depends ……… her parents a at b in c for d on 4.Is Mr Binh’s house bigger …………Mr Ba’s ? a than b so c as d that Steven ………….hasn’t finished his chores a yet b still c already d just 6.What is the noun of the verb “ explore”? a explorement b exploreness c explority d exploration She ……………………….this text a don’t understand b is not knowing c doesn’t understand d not understand Henry has known Tina …………2000 a for b in c since d at They have ……… heard this CD a yet b still c already d since 10 My brother needs …………… the floor a clean b to clean c to cleaning d to cleaned 11.This soup ……………………….wonderful a smell b is smelling c seem d smells 12 I am not very good at …………… a swim b to swim c swam d swimming 13 Tom doesn’t like cities, and …… I a neither am b so c neither d so am 14 Computers…………… faster all the time a are getting b have gotten c to get d getting 15 We use this for ……… texts a write b to write c writing d written (2) 16 I have a new TV, but I can’t ………… a turn on it b turn it on c turn on d to turn on C READING : (1,5ms) Read the passage below and the tasks: Like several great inventions, Dr Percy Spencer made his most famous discovery by accident He was testing a new radar technology called “magnetron” in a laboratory in 1946 when the candy bar in his pocket started to cook This interested him, so he put some corn next to the magnetron – and that cooked, too! The next day , Dr Spencer and a colleague placed an egg near the magnetron Dr Spencer’s curious colleague took a step closer to check the egg- just in time for it to explode and cover his face! Fortunately, he wasn’t seriously hurt by the cooked egg After a short time, the company Dr Spencer worked for was trying to find a more controlled way to use this microwave energy to cook food In 1947, the first microwave oven became available It was almost two meters tall and weighed over 350 kilos! At first , the oven was only used by restaurants, railroad cars, and other places where people needed large quantities of food cooked quickly But not everyone liked them Microwave cooking didn’t turn meat brown and left French fries soft and pale In fact, the head chef of the company that produced the microwave oven left his job because the director wanted him to use a microwave! Finally, in 1966, technology became advanced enough to produce microwaves for everyday domestic use By then, they were much smaller and easier to control Nowadays, millions of homes all over the world have one of these appliances You can use them for heating a cup of coffee or preparing a meal Microwave ovens are here to stay! *Write the year next to each event Dr Spencer discovered that the magnetron could cook food The first microwave ovens for use at home were available ………………… ………………… *Find the word in the text to match the definitions below a room where some scientists usually work (1) of or in the home (5) ………………… ……………… * Choose True or False : The magnetron cooked a candy bar, some corn, and an egg Everyone loved microwave cooking at first ……………… ……………… D.WRITING: (3ms) I Complete the sentences with your own ideas.(1m) When I was a child, I had ……………………………………………………………… Today I must…………………………………………………………………………… II Combine each pair of sentences using “who” or “which” (1m) The house is very old It was built in 1980 ……………………………………………………………………………………………… I like the man He sat next to me at the party last night ……………………………………………………………………………………………… III Write the sentences by using the words given: (1m) Someone/ knock/ on the door/ while/ they/ watch TV/ last night ……………………………………………………………………………………………… The movie/ already/ start/ 15 minutes ……………………………………………………………………………………………… The end (3) Tapescript Galileo was one of the first modern scientists He was born in Pi Sa, Italy, in 1564 He studied philosophy, mathematics and astronomy He was very interested in the way the earth and other planets move around the sun He was famous for his study of how things fall Before, people used to think that heavy things always fell faster than light things He did experiments about this problem and discovered that both heavy things and light things fell at the same speed Many religious people did not agree with him because his scientific ideas were different from theirs He even went to prison for a while; but no one could stop him from thinking He continued to look for scientific answers (4)