Find a mistake (0,4 pt)

31. My motorbike runs on electricity. How about your?

                                A              B            C               Dyours 

32. It's about two women living on different countries and they decide to exchange houses.

               A                                     B in                                C                       D

 Rewrite sentences without changing meanings. (0,4 pt)

33. We couldn't win the match although we played well. 

-- We played  

  34. What's the distance between HCM City and Ha Noi?

--  How

35. Are you interested in watching action movie or romantic movie?

      Do you __________________________________________________________________?

36. It is about 32 kilometres from Vinh Long City to Can Tho City.

      The distance________________________________________________________

REVISION 2 FOR THE 2^ND SEMESTER EXAM

I. Listen and choose the best answer. (1.0 pt)

1. Power stations use fossil fuels like _______ to produce electricity.

    A. coal, oil and gas        B. coal and gas              C. oil and gas

2. Burning fossil fuels produces _______ which cause global warming.

    A. greenhouse gases      B. carbon dioxide          C. methane

3. We can use the _______ to make electricity.

    A. sun and water            B. sun and wind             C. sun, wind and water

4. The renewable sources can be used again and again because they ______ .

    A. can run out                B. cannot run out           C. should run out

5. Renewable sources are _______ harmful to the environment.

    A. much more                B. much less                  C. not less

II. Listen and choose True or False. (1.0 pt)

___ 6. According to the survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident.

___ 7. Generally, older men are likely to drive fast cars with big engines.

___ 8. Passengers have an effect on the driver.

___ 9. When men have their wives or girlfriends in the car, they drive worse.

___ 10. When children are in the car, mothers drive more slowly and safely.

 Read the passage carefully and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the blanks. (1.0 pt)

            When you are in Singapore, you can go about (11)_____ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground because it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (12)______ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road quickly and without many stops, especially on Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (13)______ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult to find the bus you want. You can take a taxi, but it is (14)______ expensive than the underground or a bus. (15)______  the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you how to get to them, so it is easy to find your way.

11. A. by                    B. in                            C. at                            D. on

12. A. few                  B. a lot                        C. many                      D. some

13. A. so                     B. like                         C. than                        D. as

14. A. less                  B. more                      C. most                       D. much

15. A. On                   B. In                            C. At                           D. By

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. (1.0 pt)

My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.

16. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?

    A. His father                      B. His parents           C. His friends            D. His parents’ friends

17. How did he feel at first?

    A. excited                         B. unhappy               C. sad                        D. quite unhappy

18. He was frightened when _______.

    A. there was music                                               B. the lights went out

    C. the train ran                                                      D. his friends saw him

19. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?

    A. under the seat                                                  B. on the screen       

    C. on his friends’ back                                        D. under the train seat

20. How did he feel before the film finished?

    A. very glad                       B. very happy           C. quite happy          D. quite ashamed

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

21. A. plane                           B. traffic                    C. passenger              D. narrow

Choose the word which has the syllable stressed differently from the others

22. A. dangerous                  B. government          C. energy                   D. resources

Choose the best answer

23. You _______ look right and left when you go across the road.

     A. can’t                 B. can                         C. shouldn’t              D. should

24. The film was exciting; _______, Tom fell asleep in the cinema.

     A. But                                B. Although               C. However               D. So

25. He _______ round the lake near his house at the moment.

     A. cycled                          B. is cycling              C. will cycle              D. cycles

26. “How did she get here?”     - “________”

     A. She came by train.                                          B. She came here last night.

     C. The train was crowded.                                 D. Is it far from here?

27. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ________ the rules.

     A. remember                    B. obey                       C. go after                  D. take care of

28. I think you will enjoy Our Holiday. It's quite _______.

     A. enjoyable                     B. enjoy                     C. enjoyably              D. enjoyment

29. The public ________ in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.

     A. journey                        B. travel                     C. vehicle                  D. transport

30. When energy comes from ________, we call it hydro energy.

     A. wind                             B. water                      C. sun             D. nuclear

IV. WRITING: (2,0 pts)

* Task 1: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct (0,4pt)

31. A lot of cultural and artist  activities are held in Dalat Flower Festival.

                          A              B                         C                                   D

32. What   do  people celebrate  New Year around  the world?

          A      B                    C                             D

 * Task 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first: (0.4 pt)

 33. Are you interested in watching action movie or romantic movie?

      Do you __________________?

 34. It is about 32 kilometres from Vinh Long City to Can Tho City.

      The distance ____________.

* Task 3:  Write a paragraph (70-90 words) about the traffic accident in Vietnam, using this information.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently

 A. parade               B. patient                   C. plane                       D. traffic

12. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently

A. beauty                B. success                    C. fireworks                D. harvest

Choose the best words by circling the letter A, B, C or D.

13. Critic say Midnight Run is a must –see ___________ it is funny and exciting.

A. Although                       B. because                   C. however                  D. therefore

14. Day of the Dead is celebrated_______ November 1st in Mexico.

A. on                                  B. in                            C. at                            D. during

15. “____________ “A spy called 007” at Hoa Phong cinema this weekend?”

-“Good idea”

A. How about seeing         B. Do you like seeing      C. Should you see    D. Do you want to see

16. We are all _________ that he became the champion of the competition.

A. interested                       B. surprised                     C. terrified                 D. worried

17. You.................drive carefully. The street is very crowded now.

A. should                           B. shouldn’t                     C. would                   D. mustn’t

18. ……is it from your house to school?

A. How far                       B. How often                    C. How long           D. How

19. Lan enjoys ……………part in Mid – Fall festival.

A. take                                B. taking                     C. took                                    D. taken

20. The Christmas season is also called the …… season.

A. festival                          B. festive                      C.festivals                   D. festives

III.Task 1: Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Look out for yourself and your friends when out on foot and bike. Choose the (21) ________ routes you can like quieter, slower roads, with pavements if you’re walking or cycle paths if you’re going by bike.

It’s easy to get distracted by your phone or by friends, but you need to be (22)________ to traffic. Put your phone away and take your earphones (23)________ when crossing the road. Don’t trust that drivers (24)_______ spot you and be able to stop in time – many drivers go too fast and don’t pay enough attention, (25)________ anything you can do to protect yourself is a good thing.

21. A. safe              B. safer                        C. safest                      D. safely

22. A. risky             B. warning                  C. serious                    D. alert

23. A. off               B. over                                    C. out                          D. down

24. A. must             B. will                         C. could                      D. should

25. A. but               B. so                            C. though                    D. because

Task 2:  Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The theory of the animated cartoon was introduced before the invention of the cinema by half a century. When working to create conversation pieces for Victorian shops, people discovered the principle of persistence of vision. If drawings of the stages of an action were shown in fast succession, the human eye would perceive them as a continuous movement.

One of the first commercially successful devices, invented by the Belgian Joseph Plateau in 1832, was the phenakistoscope, a spinning cardboard disk that created the illusion of movement when viewed in a mirror, in 1834, William Horner invented the zoetrope, a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures. The Frenchman Émile Reynaud in 1876 adapted the principle into a form that could be projected before a theatrical audience. Reynaud became not only animation’s first entrepreneur but also the first artist to give personality and warmth to his animated characters.

26. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Early history of animation                                 B. The reason why animation is popular

C. The invention of Joseph Plateau                        D. The first animation’s entrepreneur

27. When was the theory of animation developed?

A. after the introduction of the cinema                                         B. in 1832

C. about 50 years before the invention of the cinema                   D. in 1876

28. What happens to human eyes when pictures of the stages of an action were shown in fast succession?

A. They will find the pictures more vivid.             B. They cannot see the pictures.

C. They will perceive the pictures as normal.         D. They will see the pictures as a continuous movement.

29. What is a phenakistoscope?

A. a popular form of entertainment                                   B. a spinning cardboard disk

C. a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures      D. a collection of Victorian drawings

30. Who is NOT MENTIONED as an inventor of an animation-making device?

A. Victoria                  B. William Horner        C. Émile Reynaud           D. Joseph Plateau