ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH HỌC KÌ 2 – 2024

(SỞ GDĐT ĐỒNG NAI)

Complete the conversation between Charlotte and Zara. What does Zara say to
Charlotte? For questions 1 - 5, write the correct letters A - F on your answer
sheet. There is ONE extra letter you need you do not need to use.
A. Yes, I have been there twice.
B. I thought it was for next Thursday?
C. I thought I'd do it about New York.
D. Yes, I've got lots of good ones.
E. Can I include some pictures?
F. Well, I've had lots of other homework to do.
Charlotte: Zara, how is your English project going?
Zara: I haven't started writing it yet.
Charlotte: Oh dear! Why’s that?
Zara: (1) _____________________
Charlotte: I know, but our project is important. We need to hand it in next Monday.
Zara: (2) _____________________
Charlotte: No, it's for the day after tomorrow. So what have you decided to write
about?
Zara: (3) _____________________
Charlotte: Good idea. Have you ever been there?
Zara: (4) _____________________
Charlotte: Perhaps we can use some of the photos you took there.
Zara: (5) _____________________
Charlotte: Well, go and do some work on it now then.
Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that
differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the
following questions.
6. A. explore B. improve C. promise D. protect
7. A. festival B. volcano C. memory D. energy
Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
8. Many people became _____ because of the last storm.
A. homemade B. hometown C. homework D. homeless
9. You should turn _____ the faucet after washing your hands.
A. off B. up C. on D. at
10. _____ energy comes from the Sun and produces electricity.
A. Wind B. Water C. Solar D. Nuclear
11. Choose the word which is CLOSET in meaning to the underlying word in the
following sentence
- The workshop near our house was completely destroyed by the fire two days ago.
A. damaged B. saved C. restored D. polluted
12. The student _____ is staying with me comes from Australia.
A. what B. when C. which D. who
13. If we use less paper, we _____ trees in the forests.
A. to save B. saved C. will save D. saving
14. Anna was very kind _____ the lesson to me again.
A. explained B. to explain C. explains D. explain
15. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in the following sentence:
- Yesterday, my father gave me a interesting book about festivals in Vietnam.
A. gave B. a C. about D. in
Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other three in the pronunciation in each of the
following questions.
16. A. nature B. active C. celebrate D. decorate
17. A. kitchen B. church C. school D. change
Read the following advertisement. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Join our Tennis Club
We are a friendly, local tennis club. We are always looking for new players! Young
players can (18) _____ to play the game with our lessons for children and
teenagers, or you can just use our courts for a game (19) _____ friends. Players
can play for fun (20) _____ take part in local competitions if they want. Last year,
our head coach (21) _____ in an important national competition. You can use his
medal in his office. We have a Fun Day every year with lots of games.
For more (22) _____, visit our website www.tennisatlalaland.com.

18. A. learning B. learn C. to learn D. learned

19. A. with B. in C. of D. on
20. A. however B. so C. therefore D. or
21. A. was B. are C. is D. were
22. A. inform B. informatively C. informative D. information
Read the following texts and write the correct letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

WE’RE HIRING! 23. It is __________

We’re looking for a waiter or waitress A. a job for people of all ages.
to work from Thursday to Sunday at B. a job for children under 12.
our Cafe during the summer. C. a winter job.
D. a summer job.
You must be sixteen or older.

24. Nick is __________

A. asking Matt to lend him something.
B. inviting Matt to go hiking with him.
Hi, Matt, C. going to meet Matt at the weekend.
I'm going hiking in the mountains with D. telling Matt about the tent he is
my brother next weekend. Can we going to buy.
borrow your tent?
Let me know
Nick
NOTICE! 25. Contact the manager if you
When we were cleaning the cinema __________
yesterday, we found a leather jacket. If A. lost something yesterday.
it's yours, please contact the manager. B. have found someone's jacket.
C. want to work at the cinema.
D. are looking for a cleaning job.
Read the article about an unusual school called Summerhill. Decide if the
sentences are true (T) or false (F). Write T or F on your answer sheet.
A school with no rules
Is it possible to have a school with no rules? Lots of “free” schools around the world
say it is. The oldest and best-known of these schools is Summerhill School in
England. About 75 children between the ages of 5 and 17 go there.
The idea behind Summerhill is that children should be confident enough to make
decisions on their own. The students must decide which subjects they’ll study, but
they don't have to go to class if they don't want to. They can hang out in the art room
or garden instead. They don't have to do exams either, but most students take some
exams before they leave school.
Like students in most other schools, students and Summerhill do Maths, English,
Science, etc. What's different is that they have to choose all kinds of activities and
projects. Here, the students - not the teachers - suggest the projects. Suggestions
have included: afternoon walks, magic shows, and gardening.
Teachers do not give marks at the end of the year, and the school does not send
reports to families. If a parent wants a report on their child, first, the child has to say
that it’s OK for the teacher to write one.
26. Summerhill is the oldest school and best-known free school in the USA.
27. Summerhill students never do exams.
28. Students at Summerhill don't have to study Maths, English or science.
29. At Summerhill, the projects are suggested by the students.
30. The child has to agree before a teacher sends a report to their mother or father.
Order the words/phrases to make complete sentences.
31. music/ Listening to/ helps me/ after/ a hard-working day./ relax/
____________________________________________
32. which/ The topic/ we/ is/ and useful./ are discussing/ very interesting/
____________________________________________
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original
one beginning with the given words.
33. It was late, but she decided to finish her work.
> Although it ____________________________________
34. “Let's go to the new Japanese restaurant to enjoy sushi and sashimi,” Laura said.
> Laura suggested that we ____________________________________
35. Don't litter the place around you, or it will be a junkyard.
> If you litter ____________________________________
36. I spent an hour learning English with my sister every day.
> It takes me ____________________________________
Between 90 and 100 words, choose ONE of these two tasks and write ONE task
you choose.
Task 1: Write a letter to the school Authority complaining about one of the school's
environmental problems. You may use the following guidelines.
 Situation: noises/school hours
 Complication: school/near the road/noises from cars, buses, trucks,
motorbikes/cannot/concentrate/lessons
 Resolution: school/ plant more trees/ backyard/reduce the noises/some
students/class/ask traffic authority/ban/vehicles/school hours
 Action: ask/city authority/(not) build school/main road/future
 Politeness
DO NOT write your name and address. begin and end your letter as follows.
Dear Sir/Madam,
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
 Yours sincerely,
Do Ngoc Lan

Task 2: Write a paragraph about your eating habits. You may use the following
questions as cues.
 What do you have for breakfast/lunch/dinner?
 Do you think you have good or bad eating habits? Why/why not?
 Is there anything you should change if you want to be healthier?