TRAN DUY HUNG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SECOND MID-TERM REVISION 2
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored
2. A. break B. bread C. instead D. health
3. A. ear B. dear C. pear D. clear
4. A. their B. heir C. there D. here
5. A. care B. bare C. are D. share
6. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed
II. Circle the word with a different stress position.
1. A. fasten B. traffic C. gather D. invest (x)
2. A. traditional B. decoration(x) C. prohibitive D. predictable
3. A. attend (x) B. harvest C. poster D. festive
4. A. illegal B. impression C. satisfied (x) D. successful
5. A. festival B. Halloween C. celebrate D. decorate
6. A. confusing B. enjoyable C. director D. fantasy
III. Choose the best answer.
1. ________________ careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.
(A. With /B. However / C. Although / D. Despite)
2. If people _______ the rules, there will be no more accidents. (A. prevent / B. take care of /
C. obey / D. remember)
3. You should ________ right and left when you go across the roads. (A. see / B. look / C.
be / D. take)
4. Hurry up or we can’t ____ the last bus home. (A. keep / B. follow / C. go / D. catch)
5. Public _____________ in my town is good and cheap. (A. transport / B. tour / C. journey /
D. travel)
6. When there is a traffic jam, it _____________ me a very long time to go home. (A. costs /
B. takes /C. lasts / D. spends)
7. She's sure that they will find the film _________________ . (A. entertaining / B.
entertain / C. entertainment / D. entertained)
8. _______________ does it take from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City by plane? (A. How far / B.
How much / C. How long / D. How many)
9. _________________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked that film very much.
(A. In spite / B. Despite / C. Although / D. However)
10. Communication around the world has changed a lot thanks to the ________ of the
Internet. (A. invention / B. invent / C. inventor / D. inventive)
11. What _________ of film is The Matrix?” — “Science fiction.” ( A. ranking / B. content /
C. review / D. kind )
12. We were _______ with the latest film of that director. ( A. satisfy / B. satisfying / C.
satisfactory / D. satisfied)
13. The ______ atmosphere is felt around all they ( A. festive / B. festival / C. air / D.
tradition)
14. The film was so ______. I went home before it ended. ( A. dull / B. violent / C. gripping /
D. funny)
15. Rio Carnival is famous for samba music and amazing ______________ . (A. gifts / B.
cakes / C. fireworks / D. costumes)
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. ____________________ (she/eat) a mooncake at the moment? (No) _______________
2. ____________________ (they/celebrate) Easter last year? (Yes) __________________
3. ____________________ (you/always/get) up late at weekends? (No) ______________
4. ____________________ (the girls/be) in the fitting rooms right now? (Yes) ________
5. ____________________ (the boys/perform) lion dances at the festival tomorrow? (Yes)
___________________
6. ____________________ (she/like) reading romantic stories ? (No) ________________
7. ____________________ (Mary and Ann/be) your students 7 years ago? (Yes) _______
_____
8. ____________________ (you/ever/be) to Paris before? (No) _____________________
IV. Fill in the gaps with the correct words (although / though / despite/ in spite of / however)
1. _________ she has a good look, everybody hates her.
2. Jane seldom sees Jim _________ they go to the same school.
3. _________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday.
4. _________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing.
5. Working hard, Peter failed the test. _________
6. _________ the difficulties, Sarah managed to solve the problem.
7. My grandfather was very strong _________ his old age.
8. I go to school by bus every day. _________, I don’t like it much.
9. _________ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.
10. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.
V. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. There are many _________ differences between the two communities. (CULTURE)
2. The streets are decorated with _________ lights and red banners. (COLOR)
3. There were lively New Year _________ all over the town. (CELEBRATE)
4. I don’t think it is good for young kids to see _________ on TV. (VIOLENT)
5. His recent film received a lot of _________ from the public. (CRITIC)
VI. Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
Everybody loves movies. We see them at theaters and we watch them on TV. They are popular
with children and adults, too. We can learn from them or we can have a good time watching
them. We also call movies "motion pictures." Motion is a noun for "moving." People tried to
show motion in pictures for centuries. Even prehistoric artists showed animals running in their
cave pictures. Near the end of the 19th century, several Europeans and Americans tried to make
movies. No one knows who made the first one. New York City had the first movie theater in
1894. People soon looked into it at the movie. By 1900, movies were popular all over Europe
and the United States.
1. Children like movies, but most adults do not.
2. We can learn from motion pictures.
3. Prehistoric artists showed motion in the cave paintings.
4. An American made the first movie.
5. Movies were popular in Europe at the end of the 19th century.
6. Movies are the same today as they were in 1920.
7. Inventors added sounds and colors to movies at the same time.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. Although he was not the winner, he was still happy.
2. In spite of being in a big hurry, Jimmy didn’t take the shortcut to his workplace.
3. I find watching Monster Inc. very interesting.
4. Unless the bus arrives on time, we’ll miss the beginning of the film.
5. Let’s go to the cinema tonight.
6. Could you take me to the airport on Friday morning? (mind)
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