Câu hỏi trắc nghiệm và tự luận môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Học kì II

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1. CÂU HỎI TRẮC NGHIỆM VÀ TỰ LUẬN TIẾNG ANH 9 HỆ 7 NĂM - HỌC KỲ II A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: I. Choose the word that that has the underlined part pronounced differntly. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 1. A. comment B. government C. moment D. development 2. A. economic B. equal C. ethic D. evening 3. A. streams B. channels C. springs D. boats 4. A. slow B. throw C. down D. grow 5. A. want B. wall C. walk D. label 6. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide 7. A. when B. what C. who D. why 8. A. city B. notice C. special D. century 9. A. party B. careful C. garden D. garlic 10. A. storm B. tractor C. form D. import 11. A. honey B. donkey C. money D. survey 12. A. sound B. around C. account D. enough 13. A. pain B. air C. hair D. chair 14. A access B. adult C. advance D. amount 15. A. benefit B. internet C. remote D. website 16. A. qualify B. baggy C. grocery D. scenery 17. A. earthquake B. healthy C. thunder D. weather 18. A. house B. hour C. hat D. hamburger 19. A. mosque B. question C. quarter D. queen 20. A. dump B. bulb C. nuclear D. plumber 21. A. posted B. walked C. developed D. watched 22. A. trash B. spray C. wrap D. mass 23. A. scheme B. mechanic C. machine D. chemistry 24. A. country B. would C. could D. should 25. A. beach B. clean C. instead D. leave KEY: 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. C 34. A 25. C
2. II. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 1. If you ___ this book, I will give it to you as my present. A. like B. likes C. liked D. will like 2. If the population continues, what ___? A. happen B. happens C. happened D. will happen 3. She was very happy ___ she was given a new bike. A. though B. so C. because D. but 4. We can’t swim in this part of the river ___ the water is highly polluted. A. although B. so C. because D. but 5. She likes music and art, ___ she loves dance the most. A. but B. or C. and D. because 6. His classmates studied singing, acrobatics, gymnastics ___ martial arts. A. but B. or C. and D. because 7. Stunt actors jump off high buildings, fall off mountains, get shot, crash cars, ___ catch on fire. A. but B. or C. and D. because 8. This is not a martial arts school, ___ stunt acting is risky. A. but B. or C. and D. however 9. When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people ___ her. A. look at B. look after C. look into D. look for 10. Could you please ___ the radio? The music is too loud. A. turn into B. turn on C. turn off D. turn up 11. I suggest ___ a show to raise money. A. organize B. organizes C. organizing D. organized 12. He suggests ___ elderly people and war invalids with their chores. A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping 13. I suggest that we ___ collect used paper, bottles and cans every day. A. can B. could C. would D. should 14. We suggest that you ___ do some reading every day. A. can B. could C. would D. should 15. We should put ___ bins around the schoolyard to make the school cleaner. A. flour B. garbage C. wine D. bread 16. Factories and cars ___ the air. A. make bright B. make fresh C. make clean D. pollute 17. Plastic bottles can be ___ into clothes and rugs. A. changed B. made C. turned D. recycled 18. Saving energy also helps protect the ___. A. world B. atmosphere C. environment D. planet
3. 19. His father was extremely ___ that he got mark 10 for his English test. A. please B. pleased C. pleasing D. pleasure 20. I am ___ that she doesn’t answer my phone. A. disappoint B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappointment 21. ___ she worked hard, she didn’t earn much money. A. Although B. So C. Because D. But 22. She still told a lie ___ she knew that it was not good. A. though B. so C. because D. that 23. ___ we advised Mr. Clause not to buy that car, he bought it. A. Although B. So C. Because D. That 24. We are going to a party tonight ___ we have a test. A. therefore B. so C. because D. though 25. A teacher is a person ___ gives lessons to students. A. whom B. who C. that D. which 26. That’s the hotel ___ is very expensive. A. what B. which C. that D. where 27. The boy ___ I lent my money is very poor. A. which B. who C. whose D. whom 28. The town ___ we are living is noisy and crowded. A. what B. which C. that D. where 29. The Sahara Desert, ___ covers millions of square kilometers, is a huge desert in Africa. A. what B. which C. that D. where 30. ___ book is it, yours or mine? A. What B. Whose C. Which D. Who’s 31. The village ___ we are going to visit is far from here. A. where B. which C. that D. who 32. The Wai, ___ is the traditional greeting, involves putting your palms together. A. what B. which C. that D. where 33. The Thais, ___ are Buddhists, celebrate many different festivals. A. what B. which C. who D. where 34. A boring person is somebody ___ talks about himself when you want to talk about yourself. A. what B. whom C. which D. who 35. Many families across the USA ___ in the living room to watch the lighted ball descend the flagpole at New Year’s Eve. A. celebrate B. gather C. sit D. live
4. 36. People in Mexico wear red underwear to ___ the New Year. A. welcome B. greet C. open D. start 37. We often go to Ha Noi to ___ the parade on the National Day. A. visit B. watch C. look D. hear 38. Once Christmas day ___, it’s over-eating, television, long, lazy walks, and football. A. arrives B. happens C. goes D. starts 39. Judy liked the ___ festival which is celebrated in mid-fall very much. A. full-moon B. early-moon C. late-moon D. round-moon 40. My mom was very ___ with the roses which my dad gave her on her birthday. A. satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfied D. dissatisfy 41. Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms ___ pass overland below a thunderstorm. A. where B. whom C. which D. who 42. A civil servant is a person ___ works for the government. A. where B. whose C. which D. who 43. The oldest part of it is the White Tower, ___ gives the castle its name. A. where B. that C. which D. who 44. The people ___ guard the Tower and work as tour guides are the oldest royal bodyguard in the world. A. where B. that C. which D. who 45. The film, ___ won an Oscar, is based on a motorbike journey. A. where B. whose C. which D. who 46. Rosario is the town in Argentina ___ Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara was born. A. where B. that C. which D. who 47. The photo, ___ was taken in 1960, is probably one of the best-known photos in the world. A. where B. that C. which D. who 48. The novel ___ my friend gave me on my birthday is very interesting. A. where B. that C. whose D. who 49. When people first met my mother they think she ___ be a teacher. A. can B. could C. might D. must 50. He ___ not have my address because he hasn’t written to me. A. can B. could C. may D. must 51. If I ___ my life again, I ___ make the same mistake. A. have; don’t B. have; won’t C. had; wouldn’t D. has; won’t 52. What ___ you do if you ___ the President? A. will; are B. would; were C. do; are D. did; were 53. ___ you do better work than this, you won't pass the exam. A. Although B. If C. Unless D. When
5. 54. I ___ go to her birthday party if she doesn’t invite me. A. will B. won’t C. would D. wouldn’t 55. Hurricane Andrew ___ through southern Florida in August 1992. A. got B. swept C. destroyed D. went 56. A fire ___ thousands of trees in California last week. A. make B. did C. destroyed D. grew 57. It will be ___ along the south-central coast of Vietnam tomorrow morning. A. rain B. rains C. raining D. rained 58. Area around the Red River Delta can ___ clouds during the day. A. be B. expect C. have D. meet 59. In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest ___ in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comet. A. place B. planet C. star D. area 60. There was a strange ___ like a huge wheel above the garden. A. object B. place C. person D. animal 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. D 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. A 34. D 25. B 26.B 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. A 40. C 41. C 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. C 50. C 51. C 52. B 53. C 54. B 55. B 56. C 57. C 58. B 59. B 60. A III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting by circling the best corresponding (A, B, C, D). 1. My friend Nga, that works in the international bank, earns more money than me. A B C D 2. What would you do if you had been a king? A B C D 3. If she wants to get good grades, she mustn’t study hard A B C D
6. 4. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted. A B C D 5. My old car was very slowly but my new one is very fast. A B C D 6. They can not go fishing today because the bad weather. A B C D 7. I’ve looked after my car keys for an hour but I can’t find them. A B C D 8. Did you give the boys the candies whom I bought this morning? A B C D 9. Peter was disappointed that he did so bad on the final test last week. A B C D 10. In spite of they missed the last train, they got there on time. A B C D 11. The car who I bought last week was made in Japan. A B C D 12. If I have twenty million dollars, I would have a trip into space. A B C D 13. Because the light, the city becomes more colorful at night. A B C D 14. The girl whom I usually meet live next to my house. A B C D 15. My sister always watching TV. I suggest she shouldn't watch TV too much. A B C D 16. You did a lot of mistakes in your homework. You were very careless. A B C D 17. They suggest that I took part in the examination as soon as possible. A B C D 18. In spite of they missed the last train, they got there on time A B C D 19. If she have money, she will buy a new car. A B C D 20. Do you know the person whose is wearing a white shirt? A B C D KEY: 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. B
7. 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. B IV. Give the correct form of the words on the right to complete each sentence. 1. John couldn’t give a logical ___as to why he had ( EXPLAIN ) arrived so late. 2. A fairy appeared and ___changed Miss Tam’s (MAGIC) rags into beautiful clothes. 3. He gave a ___description of their trip to Spain. (HUMOR) 4. Many ___come to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day. (VISIT) 5. Nam often gets bad marks for speaking because he speaks English very ( BAD ) ___. 6. The room was too small so it was ___to live there. (COMFORT) 7. This band consists of seven singers and two ___. (MUSIC) 8. Phuong Linh arranged the flowers the most ___. (ATTRACT) 9. Her boring essay is the ___one that I have ever read. (LONG) 10. The jacket my father bought didn’t fit me very ___ . (GOOD) 11. I watch the news every day because it's very ___. ( INFORM ) 12. The Internet has ___ developed in very field. (INCREASE) 13. Our teacher always ___ us to work hard. (COURAGE) 14. He doesn't agree with the ___ that there is life on other planets. (BELIEVE) 15. ___are worrying about the use of dynamite to catch fish. (ENVIRONMENT) 16. A letter should always end with the ___ of the writer. (SIGN) 17. She lives in a ___ area of the country. (MOUNTAIN) 18. He is probably the most ___ tennis player of the time. ( SUCCESS) 19. By recycling we can save ___ resources. (NATURE) 20. We're very impressed by the ___ of your town's people. (FRIEND ) KEY: 1. explanation 2. magically 3. humorous 4. visitors 5. badly 6. uncomfortable 7. musicians 8. attractively 9. longest 10. well 11. informative 12. increasingly 13. encourages 14. belief 15. enviromentalists 16. signature 17. mountainous 18. successful 19. natural 20. friendliness
8. B. READING. I. Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Where does our garbage go? San Francisco garbage collections are made every week. You put your garbage can full of trash out in front of your house on a certain day every week. The garbage collectors empty it into their garbage trucks. What happens to the garbage after that? The trucks take the garbage to a landfill. A landfill is a place where they bury garbage. They try to fix the landfill so the garbage won't leak out. The garbage is covered with earth. Most of San Francisco's garbage is sent to the Altamont Landfill. A landfill can only take a certain amount of garbage. After it is full, it can't take any more. If we send less garbage to the landfill, we will be able to use it longer. Statements T/ F 1. People in San Francisco collect garbage every week. ___ 2. Garbage collectors take your garbage to a landfill and burn it all. ___ 3. In the landfill, they bury garbage. ___ 4. Altamont Landfill is the place where they send most of San Francisco’s ___ garbage. 5. We can use the landfill longer if it is full. ___ KEY: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F II. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the following question. Mexico City is the oldest and most historical capital city in North America. The city is situated at a height of 2,255 metres above sea level and is surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes. For the Aztecs, who first built the city, it was a beautiful, sunny capital, but today Mexico City is almost always covered by an enormous brown cloud of smog which is caused by the pollution coming from hundreds of factories around the city and from over three million cars waiting in endless traffic jams. Just breathing the air is the same as smoking 40 cigarettes a day! One day in the 1980s, the level of population in the air in one part of the city was so high that thousands of birds fell from the sky and died. Since then, the Mexican government and private organizations have worked very hard to clean the air and control the levels of pollution, and the situation is improving. 1. Mexico City is the oldest and most historical capital city in ___. A. Asia B. Europe C. South Mexico D. North America 2. What does “ smog ” mean? A. Smoke and fog. B. Smoke and dirt. C. Fog and dirt. D. Dirt and gas.
9. 3. Mexico City is polluted by ___ brown cloud of smog from hundreds of factories around the city. A. big B. large C. very big D. small 4. There are ___ cars used in Mexico City. A. over 3 million B. 2,225 C. hundreds of D. thousands of 5. It is difficult to breathe in Mexico City ___ the air is badly polluted. A. although B. because C. so D. but KEY: 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B III. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the following questions. In some places, people celebrate New Year’s Day on January first. In other places, they celebrate the Lunar New Year. But in every place, people like to welcome the New Year in special ways. In many Asian countries, children get gifts of money on New Year’s Day. The money is inside special red envelopes. These gifts bring the children good fortune and happiness. People also like to decorate their houses for the New Year. In China, red is the color of good luck, so many of the decorations are red. In Japan, people decorate their houses with pine branches, rope, and bamboo. These things are symbols of good health and long life. Clothes are part of many New Year’s celebrations. In China, children wear new outfits on New Year’s Day. In Korea and Japan, many people put on traditional clothes for the holiday. In South America, people wear yellow underwear for good luck. In Mexico, some people wear red underwear to bring romance in the New Year. People everywhere enjoy celebrating the New Year. It’s time to make a fresh start, change bad habits, and look forward to a future of happiness and good luck. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. New Year’s gift. B. The Lunar New Year. C. Clothes for the New Year. D. New Year’s traditions. 2. Why do people give children money in red envelopes? A. For good luck. B. For heath and long life. C. For happiness. D. For learning better. 3. How do people in Japan celebrate the New Year? A. They eat special food. B. They make a lot of noise. C. They wear special clothes. D. They decorate their houses. 4. People everywhere ___. A. want good fortune in the New Year B. believe that red means good luck C. stay home on New Year D. eat grapes at midnight
10. 5. What does ‘outfits’ mean? A. Underwear. B. Set of clothes. C. Dresses. D. Hats. KEY: 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B IV. Read the passage about natural disasters and choose the best answer in the following questions. Kansas is known for many things: wheat, sunflowers and tornadoes! Tornadoes are storms with rapidly rotating winds that form a funnel cloud. Also known as "twisters," they extend downward from the huge clouds of a severe thunderstorm. The winds that rotate within a tornado usually reach a speed of almost 300 miles per hour! A tornado often sweeps throug h an area quickly, but it can cause considerable destruction. There have been a number of remarkable reports of tornadoes. In one instance, a schoolhouse was demolished while the 85 students originally inside it were carried more than 400 feet with none killed. There was also a case of five railway coaches, each weighing 70 tons, lifted from their tracks. 1. What is Kansas known for? A. Wheat. B. Potatoes. C. Sunflowers. D. Wheat, sunflowers and tornadoes. 2. How fast do the winds rotate within a tornado? A. 70 miles per hour. B. 85 miles per hour. C. 300 miles per hour. D. 400 miles per hour. 3. Tornadoes are also known as ___. A. thunderstorms B. typhoons C. tempests D. twisters 4. How does a tornado sweep through an area? A. Slowly. B. Weakly. C. Strongly. D. Fast. 5. Which of the following statements is true? A. Eighty students died when a tornado struck their schoolhouse. B. Eighty students didn’t die when a tornado struck their schoolhouse. C. A tornado lifted 70 railway coaches from their tracks. D. A tornado lifted five railway coaches from a schoolhouse. KEY: 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B
11. V. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the following questions. Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters. The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The Sun looks very big because it is so close. But the Sun is just a medium-sized star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger than our Sun. The burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm the Earth from 93 million miles away! Even though the Sun is always glowing , the night here on Earth is dark. That’s because the Earth rotates, or turns around, every 24 hours. During the day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth turns away from the Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space. 1. What is the main idea of the article? A. Plants and animals can’t live on the Moon. B. Without the Sun we would have no heat or light. C. We know a lot about the Earth, Moon, and Sun, but there is still more to learn. D. From outer space, the Earth looks tiny, even though it is thousands of miles around. 2. Why did the astronauts bring rocks back from the Moon? A. Because they didn’t know if they would return to the Moon ever again. B. Because they wanted to prove that they went to the Moon. C. Because they wanted to remember how the Moon looked. D. Because they wanted to study them and learn more about the Moon. 3. What causes daylight on Earth? A. The full Moon causes daylight. B. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing away from the Sun. C. The heat of the Sun’s rays causes daylight. D. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing toward the Sun. 4. Which of the following sentences BEST describes the Sun? A. The Sun looks small because it is so far from Earth. B. The Sun is a ball of burning gases that gives the Earth heat and light. C. The Sun is a small star. D. The Sun is not as hot as it looks. 5. What does the word “ glowing ” mean? A. turning B. rotating C. burning D. heating
12. KEY: 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C VI. Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C or D. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians (1) the ao dai in poems, novels and songs. The ao dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women. It (2) a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Traditionally, it was frequently worn by both men and women. The design and material (3 ) men were different from those used for women. Nowadays, women usually wear it, especially on special occasions. (4) , many Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work, because it is more convenient. Now fashion (5) want to change the traditional ao dai. Some have printed lines of poetry on the ao dai, so they look modern and very fashionable. Other designers have taken inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities. They have visited villages and studied traditional designs and symbols such as suns, stars, crosses, and stripes. They have added these patterns to the ao dai, so Vietnamese women can continue to wear the unique dress, which is now both traditional and fashionable. 1. A. had mentioned B. have mentioned C. mentions D. mentioned 2. A. consists of B. consisting C. consist D. consist in 3. A. using B. use for C. used for D. used 4. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Though 5. A. poets B. designers C. writers D. teachers KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 B A C A B VII. Read the passage then circle the best answer. Near the North Pole we have two seasons. Winter and summer. Our winter nights are long. For more than two months we cannot see the sun, even at noon. Our summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never sets and there is no night. Life is not easy here. If we want to eat and keep warm, we have to work hard. We cannot grow many vegetables because it is so cold. We eat mostly fish and seal meat. Sometimes we eat eggs
13. of birds, too. We have to hunt and fish every day. If we don't hunt and fish every day, we don't have enough food. Our clothing is very heavy and warm. We make most of it from skins of animals. From these skins, we make coats, hats, trousers, and even boots. There are very few stores. If we need new clothes, we have to make them. 1. How many seasons are there in the North Pole? A. Two seasons B. Three seasons C. Four seasons D. Five seasons 2. How long do the winter nights last? A. For fewer than months B. For about two months C. For two months D. For more than two months 3. What do we have to do if we want to eat and keep warm? A. Feed fish and seal B. Stay in our hut C. Work hard D. Wear thick sweaters 4. What do we have to do to have enough food? A. Hunt and fish every week B. Hunt and fish every day C. Hunt and fish every month D. Hunt and fish every night 5. What do we make our clothing from? A. From cotton B. From skins of animals D. From feather of births D. From man-made material KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 A D C B B VIII. Read the passage then answer true (T) or false (F). My English teacher is great. She lived in the UK for a year and she often speaks to us about life there. She always speaks to us in English and that really helps us too. We do lots of interesting things in class - sometimes we listen to English pop songs Sometimes our teacher invites her English-speaking friends into our class to talk to us about different things. We can’t always understand everything they say but we enjoy it anyway. Last year she invited a Scottish friend to the classroom - he pronounced words in a very interesting way. I think there are a lot of English words which are difficult to say. Our teacher often asks us to listen and repeat. I think it’s really useful to speak a foreign language because then you can talk to people in their own language. 1. My English teacher often talk about life in UK. 2. She always speaks in English
14. 3. We can always understand everything her English friend say 4. There are a lot of English words which are easy to say. 5. It’s really useful to speak a foreign language. KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 T T F F T IX. Choose the best answer to complete the passage. People have recycled materials thoughout history. Metal tools (1)___ weapons have been melted, reformed, and reused since they came in use thousands of years (2)___. The iron, steel, and paper industries have almost always (3)___ recycled materials. Recycling saves (4)___ by reducing the need to process new material. The amount of energy saved in (5)___ one aluminum can is equal to the energy in the gasoline that same can. 1. A. but B. and C. as D. so 2. A. ago B. along C. last D. since 3. A. use B. using C. to use D. used 4. A. solar B. water C. energy D. oil 5. A. recycling B. recycle C. reuse D. to reuse KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 B A D C A X. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage. In humankind's millions of years (1) ___ Earth, many types ( 2 ) ___ energy resources have been utilized. However, in the last ninety years, petroleum has become (3 ) ___ far the most important. Accounting for over 50 percent of all energy consumed, it is so essential that , without petroleum , we could be faced with economic disaster. Of course , the earth's supply of petroleum will not last forever, and ( 4) ___ fact , it will disappear sooner than most people believe. (5) ___the current rate of consumption , the world's proven oil reserves may be exhausted within forty or fifty years 1. A. on B. in C. with D. of 2. A. of B. since C. for D. to
15. 3. A. in B. between C. by D. for 4. A. on B. in C. for D. at 5. A. At B. For C. To D. With KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 A A C B A XI. Read and answer true (T) or False (F). Sending cards is a wide spread custom in Britain today. The British have been sending cards since Victorian times. When wealthy started to send Christmas greeting. In the 1980s the card industry rapidly expanded as celebrations became more and more commercial. There are cards for every occasion even though getting divorce. More than one hundred million Christmas cards are sold in Britain every year. However, cards are no longer confined to special celebrations such as birthday. STATEMENTS T / F 1. Sending cards is a wide spread custom in Britain today. ___ 2. The British haven’t been sending cards since Victorian times. ___ 3. In The 1990s the card industry rapidly expanded. ___ 4. There are cards for every occasion. ___ 5. More than 100 million Christmas cards are sold in Britain every year. ___ KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 T F F T T XII. Read the passageand answer the questions. It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. Most people use the Internet to get information or for entertainment. A new study, however, says that almost 6% of Internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study says these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet because they have become addicted. Someone who is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an activity. According to Mr. Greenfield, a psychologist, 30% of the Internet users say that they use the Internet to escape from problems or emotions. The study also shows that having discussion with strangers in Internet areas called “chat rooms” is one of the most addictive activities. 1. What do people use the Internet for? => ___.
16. 2. Why do people find it difficult to stop using the Internet? => ___. 3. What is one of the most addictive activities in Internet areas? => ___. 4. What does the word “it” in line 3 mean? => ___. 5. Who carried out the study? => ___. KEY: 1. What do people use the Internet for? (People use the Internet) for getting information and entertainment 2. Why do people find it difficult to stop using the Internet? (People find it difficult to stop using the Internet) because they have become addicted. 3. What is the most addictive activity in Internet areas? One of the most addictive activities in Internet areas/It is having discussion with strangers in Internet areas called “chat rooms” 4. What does the word “it” in line 3 mean? (The word “it” in line 3/It means the Internet 5. Who carried out the study? Mr. Greenfield (carried out the studied) XIII. Read the passage then circle the best answer. The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edinson moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edinson was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system. In that laboratory a year later, Edinson invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he teasted it. He recited " Mary Had a Little Lamb" into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience. 1. What is the best title for the passage ? A. Thomas Edinson's many inventions B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph C. The history of Menlo Park D. An accidental invention 2. In what year did the invention of phonograph occur ? A. 1876 B. 1877 C. 1878 D. the article does not say 3. What was Edinson working on when he created the phonograph ? A. A telegraph repeater B. A telegraph diaphragm
17. C. A telephone repeater D. A telephone diaphragm 4. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made ? A. with a telephone needle and a recorder B. From a recording of a telegraph C. with only a telegraph repeater D. From a combination of telephone and telegraph part. 5. According to the passage, how did Edinson test his new invention? A. he made improvements to the machine B. He used a carbon transmitter C. he read a children's rhyme D. He produced the audience voice KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 D B A D C C. LISTENING: I. Listen and circle the best answer. 1. Peter lives in an old house ___. A. near the sea B. near the city C. in the city 2. There are ___ bedrooms in his house. A. two B. three C. four 3. The garden is ___ the house. A. behind B. to the right of C. in front of 4. Peter's ___ often stay with him. A. uncles B. aunts C. city friends 5. Peter likes ___ from his bedroom window best. A. the fireplace B. the view C. the flowers KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 A A C C B * Transcript Peter lives in a house near the sea. It’s an old house, about 100 years old, and it is very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there’s a living room where there is a lovely old fireplace. There’s a garden in front of the house. The garden goes down the beach and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere. So he has a lot of visitors. His city friends often stay with him. He loves his house for many reasons. the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from his bedroom window.
18. II. Listen to the conversation then make true (T) or false (F) statements. Statements T/F 1. Nga’s studying English for her work. ___ 2. She learnt English at school and University. ___ 3. She works for the national banks in Ha Noi. ___ 4. She needs to improve her writing. ___ 5. Her listening is excellent. ___ KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 T T F T F * Transcript Host. Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s studying English here in London Kate. Hello, please to meet you. Nga. Please to meet you, too. Kate. Where are you from, Nga? Nga. I’m from VN. Kate. Why are you studying English here? Nga. I need it for my job Kate. Really? So, what do you do ? Nga. I work for a bank, an international bank in Ha Noi. Kate. Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school. Nga. Yes, and at university, too But I’ve forget er .forget. Kate. Forgotten. Nga. Yes, of couse. I’ve forget a lot of it. I want to improve my writing skill. You know sometimes I have to write letters in English. Kate. What about listening, Nga? Nga. It’s tttttttterrible. This is my biggest prolem. People talk very quickly and I can’t understand them. Kate. Do you like studying English. Nga. Oh yes, It’s an interesting language and it’s very useful, and can talk to people from over the world and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too. Kate. Well. That’s very good. Good luck to you, Nga. III. Watch the video and circle the best answer.
19. 1. A. Caldera lakes from on the top of a volcano B. Caldera lakes form at the foot of a volcano. 2. A. Heaven lakes is situated between China and Korea. B. Heaven Lake is situated between China and North Korea. 3. A. Natural disasters never bring people any benefits. B. Natural disasters provide people with some benefits. 4. A. Minerals in volcano rocks fertilize the soil. B. Minerals in plants fertilize the volcano rocks. 5. A. Electricity in the volcanic area is generated from solar energy. B. Electricity in the volcanic area is generated from the energy of heated water. 6. A. Normally , tourists do not choose volcanic areas to visit. B. Normally, many tourists still visit certain volcanic areas to admire the landscape. 7. A. Because of these benefits, people still live near volcanoes. B. In spite of these benefits, people don’t want to live near volcanoes. KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A IV. Listen and circle the best answer A, B or C. 1. Tet holiday is the most important ___ for Vietnamese people. A. invitation B. celebration C. limitation 2. Tet ___ in late January or early February. A. happens B. starts C. occurs 3. Families enjoy ___ food such as sticky rice cake. A. special B. important C. fresh 4. Family members who ___ try to be together at Tet. A. live apart B. live in C. live far from 5. Passover is ___ in Israel and by all Jewish people. A. celebrated B. held C. organized 6. Passover is also an ancient ___ festival. A. summer B. winter C. spring 7. Jewish families eat a special ___ called the Seder. A. meat B. meal C. milk 8. Easter ___ at around the same time as Passover. A. finishes B. happens C. starts 9. Children ___ chocolate or sugar eggs. A. receive B. get C. take
20. 10. People crowd the streets to ___ colorful parades. A. See B. look C. watch KEY: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C V. Watch the video and answer T or F. 1. The topic of the talk is how to recover from an earthquake. ___ 2. Suddenly – released forces from the Earth’s core cause earthquakes. ___ 3. Earthquake forecast is rather difficult. ___ KEY: 1 - F. 2 - F 3 - T VI. Listen to the conversation then make true (T) or false (F) statements. 1. Mrs Ha is worried about her water bill ___ 2. Mrs Mi gives Mrs Ha advice on how to save money. ___ 3. Mrs Ha checked the pipes in her house. ___ 4. Mrs Ha suggests getting some tool to check crack in the pipe. ___ 5. Mrs. Mi suggests taking showers to save water ___ KEY: 1 2 3 4 5 T T F F T Mrs Ha : I’m worried about my most recent water bill. It’s enormous. Let me see. 200,000 dong! Mrs Mi: Let me see. 200,000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses. Mrs Ha: How do I do that? Mrs Mi : First of all, get a plumber to make usre there are no cracks in the pipes. Mrs Ha: I’ll do that. Mrs Mi: Baths use as much water as showers, so I suggest taking showers. And remember to turn off the faucets . A dripping faucet can waste liters of water a month. Mrs Mi: I see. Thank you.
21. D. WRITING: I. Use the suggested words to complete each of the following sentences. 1. My brother/ speak/ English/ well. => ___. 2. I/ want/ go to bed/ because/ I/ tired. => ___. 3. My parents/ suggest/ take shower/ save water. => ___. 4. Hung/ go swimming/ although/ it/ cold. => ___. 5. Christmas/ a festival/ which/ celebrate/ in many countries. => ___. KEY: 1. My brother speaks English well. 2. I want to go to bed because I am tired. 3. My parents suggest taking shower to save water. 4. Hung went swimming although it was cold. 5. Christmas is a festival which is celebrated in many countries. II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original sentence. Use the word(s) given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given words. 1. Na is very tired. She tries to go to school. (although) => ___. 2. Na doesn’t have enough money, so she doesn’t buy a new computer. (If) => ___. 3. Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February. (which) => ___. 4. Mr Brown looks very sad. His team has lost the game. (whose) => ___. 5. “Why don’t you meet your boss to ask for a pay increase?” John said to me. (suggested) => ___. KEY: 1. Although Na is very tired, she tries to go to school. 2. If Na had enough money, she would buy a new computer. 3. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
22. 4. Mr Brown, whose team has lost the game, looks very sad. 5. John suggested that I {should) meet my boss to ask for a pay increase. III. Rewrite each sentence beginning with the words given so that it has a similar meaning with the first one. 1. Work hard and you will pass your exam. => If ___ . 2. I don’t like him but I agree that he’s a good manager. => Although___ . 3. Why don’t you buy them this picture as a wedding present, John? => Maria suggested ___. 4. The exam was very difficult. We took the exam last week. => The exam which___ . 5. She worked hard, so she passed the exam. => Because ___. 6. Let’s use public buses instead of motorbikes. => I think we should ___. 7. If I were you, I wouldn’t believe in his words. => My friend advised___. 8. I think we should speak English in class. => I suggest ___ . 9. I can’t understand Linda because she speaks so fast. => If Linda ___. 10. If you don’t apply for the course, you will miss a good chance to improve your English. => Unless ___. KEY: 1. If you work hard, you will pass your exam. 2. Although I don’t like him, I agree that he’s a good manager. 3. Maria suggested buying them this picture as a wedding present. Or Maria suggested John that he should buy them this picture as a wedding present. 4. The exam which we took last week was very difficult. 5. Because she worked hard, she passed the exam. 6. I think we should using public buses instead of motorbikes. 7. My friend advised me not to believe in his words. 8. I suggest speaking English in class. Or I suggest that we should speak English in class. 9. If Linda didn’t speak so fast, I could/ would understand her. Or If Linda spoke slowly, I could/ would understand her. 10. Unless you apply for the course, you will miss a good chance to improve your English.
23. IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete each sentence. (1.0 p) 1. She will tell him about the news if he ___ (phone) her tomorrow morning. 2. Tet is a festival which ___(occur) in late January or early February. 3. If we use more oil and gas, pollution ___ (increase). 4. This is the first time I’ve read a book (write) ___ by a famous English writer. 5. I suggest ___ (prepare) food carefully before we turn on the stove. 6. It is very dangerous for children___ (swim) in the river or lake. 7. There would be fewer accidents if drivers ___ (be) more careful. 8. If we (water) ___ these flowers regularly, they won’t (die) ___. 9. Why (we not/ put) ___the garbage bins around the school yard to keep it clean? 10. I suggest ( go) ___to school by bike instead of motorbike (save) ___ money. 11. The boys (sit) ___ under the banyan tree are Huy and Tuan. 12. (Be)___ I you, I would not tell her the truth. 13. If we ___ (not/ work) so hard, we wouldn’t be so tired all the time. 14. It is difficult for them ___ ( pass ) their exam without practicing. 15. The victim ___ (take) to the hospital after the accident is my closest friend. 16. If she doesn’t pass the exam, her parents (be) ___ very worried. 17. Were I (have) ___ wings, I wouldn’t have to take an airplane to fly home. 18. Let's ___ ( study ) English together. 19. What about ___ ( go out ) for dinner. 20. What would you do if you ___ ( see ) an alien from outer space? KEY: 1. phones 2. occurs 3. will increase 4. written 5. preparing 6. to swim 7. were 8. water - die 9. don't we put 10. going - to save 11. sitting 12. Were 13. didn't work 14. to pass 15. taken 16. will be 17. to have 18. study 19. going out 20. saw V. Fill in the blanks with WHO, WHICH or WHOSE: 1. He arrived with a friend ___ waited outside in the car. 2. The man ___ mobile was ringing did not know what to do. 3. The car ___ the robbers escaped in was a BMW. 4. The woman ___ daughter was crying tried to calm her down. 5. The postman ___ works in the village is very old. 6. The family ___ car was stolen last week is the Smiths. 7. The cowboy ___ is wearing a red shirt looks very funny. 8. A bus is a big car ___ carries lots of people.
24. 9. The volunteers, ___ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly. 10. Children ___ like music are often good at mathematics. 11. The engineers ___ designed the building received an award. 12. The girl ___ recited the poem is my niece. 13. The townspeople, ___ pride in their community is well- known, raised enough money to build a new town hall. 14. The Pacific Ocean, ___ might have been crossed by raft during the Stone Age, is the world’s largest ocean. 15. The newspaper to ___ we subscribe is delivered regularly. KEY: 1. He arrived with a friend ___who___ waited outside in the car. 2. The man ___whose___ mobile was ringing did not know what to do. 3. The car ___which___ the robbers escaped in was a BMW. 4. The woman ___whose___ daughter was crying tried to calm her down. 5. The postman ___who___ works in the village is very old. 6. The family ___whose___ car was stolen last week is the Smiths. 7. The cowboy ___who___ is wearing a red shirt looks very funny. 8. A bus is a big car ___which___ carries lots of people. 9. The volunteers, ___whose___ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly. 10. Children ___who___ like music are often good at mathematics. 11. The engineers ___who___ designed the building received an award. 12. The girl ___who___ recited the poem is my niece. 13. The townspeople, ___whose___ pride in their community is well- known, raised enough money to build a new town hall. 14. The Pacific Ocean, ___which___ might have been crossed by raft during the Stone Age, is the world’s largest ocean. 15. The newspaper to ___which___ we subscribe is delivered regularly. VI.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete each conditional sentence. 1. If we meet at 9:30, we (have) ___plenty of time. 2. If you (find) ___ a skeleton in the cellar, don’t mention it to anyone. 3. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she ( feed) ___ the animals. 4. If you pass your examination, we (have) ___a celebration. 5. Lisa would find the milk if she (look) ___ for it in the fridge. 6. What (happen) ___if I press this button?
25. 7. The door will be unlocked if you (press)___ the green button. 8. I should have voted for her if I (have) ___ a vote then. 9. If you go to Paris, where you (stay) ___? 10. If you (swim) ___ in this lake, you’ll shiver from cold. 11. If someone offered to buy you one of those rings, which you (choose) ___? 12. The flight may be cancelled if the fog (get) ___thick. 13. If the milkman (come) ___, tell him to leave two pints. 14. I (call) ___ the office if I were you. 15. Someone (sit) ___on your glasses if you leave them there. 16. You would hear my explanation if you (not talk) ___so much. 17. What I (do) ___if I hear the burglar alarm? 18. If you (read) ___the instructions carefully, you wouldn’t have answered the wrong question. 19. If Mel (ask) ___ her teacher, he’d have answered her questions. 20. I would repair the roof myself if I (have) ___a long ladder. 21. Unless they turn that radio off, I (go) ___mad. 22. If you were made redundant, what you (do) ___? 23. We’ll have a long way to walk if we (run) ___out of petrol here. 24. If you shake that bottle of port, it (not be) ___ fit to drink. 25. If you spoke louder, your classmates (understand) ___ you. 26. I’ll probably get lost unless he (come) ___with me. 27. You (not have) ___ so many accidents if you drove more slowly. 28. If you (wear) ___ a false beard, nobody would have recognized you. 29. If she (leave) ___ the fish here, the cat will eat it. 30. You (have) ___ no trouble at school if you had done your homework. 31. Unless you (tell) ___ the truth, I won’t help you. 32. You’ll get pneumonia if you (not change) ___ your wet clothes. 33. If I had known that you couldn’t eat octopus, I (not buy) ___ it. 34. If they (hang) ___ that picture lower, people would be able to see it. 35. She (be) ___able to walk faster if she didn’t have such high-heel shoes. 36. I (bring) ___ you some beer if I had known that you were thirsty. 37. If you had touched that electric cable, you (be) ___ electrocuted. 38. If the story hadn’t been true, the newspaper (not print) ___ it. 39. I (not buy) ___ things on the installment system if I were you. 40. What you (do)___ if someone gave you lots of money? KEY:
26. 1 will have 21 will go 2 find 22 would you do 3 had fed 23 run 4 will 24 won’t be 5 looked 25 would have understand 6 will happen 26 comes 7 press 27 wouldn’t have 8 had had 28 had worn 9 will you stay 29 leaves 10 swim 30 would have had 11 would you choose 31 tell 12 gets 32 don’t change 13 comes 33 wouldn’t have bought 14 would call 34 hung 15 will sit 35 would be 16 don’t talk 36 would have brought 17 will you do 37 would have been 18 had read 38 wouldn’t have printed 19 had asked 39 wouldn’t buy 20 had 40 would - do ___ The end ___