ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2 – ĐỀ SỐ 1

I. LISTENING
II. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY- LANGUAGE FUNCTION
Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each of the
following questions.
11. A. honest B. outstand C. listen D. student
12. A. raspberry B. respect C. spicy D. especially
Part 2. Choose A, B, C or D for each gap in the following sentences.
13. A: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” – B: “ .”
A. You are very good B. Thanks
C. I'm glad you like the party D. I’d love to
14. A: “Would you like something to eat?” B: – “ . I'm not hungry now.”
A. Yes, I would B. No, no problem C. No, thanks D. I’d love to
15. Hai: "I’ve passed my driving test." - Huy: “ ”
A. Thanks a lot B. Do you like driving test?
C. Really! D. Congratulation!
16. loss can be caused by noise pollution.
A. Sound B. Hearing C. Listening D. Hear
17. Households pollute water sources by waste into ponds, lakes, and rivers.
A. damaging B. causing C. losing D. dumping
18. A lot of fish has died recently because of the water in this lake.
A. contaminated B. contamination C. contaminate D. contaminating
19. In this shop, there is a wide of decorative products that customers can buy before Christmas.
A. range B. sale C. convenience D. access
20. If he trash around his garden, the garden would look very nice now.
A. will throw B. didn’t throw C. doesn’t throw D. don’t throw
21. I find it hard to understand that foreigner because of his .
A. voice B. sound C. accent D. speech
22. Singapore is an ideal destination for worldwide visitors because of its many .
A. tourist attractions B. attraction tours C. attractive tours D. attracted tours
23. I Sydney Harbor twice, so this time I think I to a different place.
A. have visited - will go B. have visited - will be going
C. visited - will go D. visited - would go
24. When she was playing on the beach, she saw the ocean drain away suddenly causing her to think
of an imminent .
A. tornado B. tsunami C. earthquake D. volcanic eruption
25. You shouldn’t bargain at the supermarket because every product has its fixed price its price tag.
A. in B.at C. on D. from
III. READING
Part 1. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blank.
(26) ____ an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water, and medical supplies. The
amount of destruction (27) ____ by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens,
and how strong it is. It also depends on types of buildings, soil conditions and population. Of the 6,000
earthquakes in the world each year, only about 15 cause great damage and many deaths.
If seismologists could (28) ____ earthquakes, we could save about 20,000 human lives each year. Man
can control (29) ____ things about nature, (30) ____ we cannot control earthquakes.
26. A. After B. Before C. Until D. During
27. A. was caused B. is causing C. is caused D. caused
 28. A. is predicted B. predict C. predicting D. was predicted
29. A. less B. more C. much D. many
30. A. so B. but C. and D. too

Part 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Quang Ninh province, in the northeast of Viet Nam.
It has got over 1,600 islands and islets. Among the many ancient fishing villages in Ha Long Bay, only Cua
Van floating village remains. All the houses and buildings in the village float on huge wooden rafts.
The villagers spend their days fishing and looking after the sea life. Then they sail to the mainland to
trade their fish for things like food, drinking water or clothes. Most children go to floating schools and then
spend the rest of their time learning important skills like swimming and fishing. They also help out their
parents as much as they can.
Their lifestyle may seem strange to many people, but it’s so wonderful to live among such natural
beauty and know you are protecting it. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because
they live directly on the water.
31. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. the houses B. the villagers C. the builders D. the schools
32. According to the passage, the villagers’ lifestyle may seem to many people.
A. strange B. dangerous C. tiring D. boring
33. The villagers not only fish but also the sea life.
A. damage B. take care of C. pollute D. look at
34. What does “preserve” mean?
A. to keep up with somebody. B. to keep a particular quality.
C. not to save something. D. to make something worse
35. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because .
A. they live on the land B. they live far from the sea
C. they live directly on the water D. they don’t live directly on the water
IV. WRITING
Part 1. Find out and circle the mistake in each sentence below.
36. While she worked in the field, the tornado came.
A B C D
37. As soon as it rains, we go to club by bicycle.
A B C D
Part 2. Write the sentences, using the words/phrases of words in brackets.
38. My brother taught me how to use the computer. Then he bought one for me. (before)
→ ............................................................................................
39. I am reading a book. My mother is cooking a meal. (while)
→ .. ………………………………………………………….
40. Many Vietnamese students wear uniform. They go to school. (when)
→.............................................................................................
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