ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 2 – ĐỀ SỐ 8

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. public B. yoghurt C. stuffed D. bulb
2. A. transport B. cable C. baker D. skating
II. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.
3. A. battery B. newspaper C. organic D. organize
4. A. wonder B. statue C. ancient D. canoe
III. Choose the best option to complete each of the following questions.
5. You can help your community by picking up litter in the park doing shopping for elderly
neighbours. Which do you prefer?
A. but B. and C. or D. so
6. Last year, we went on a down the River Thames. It gave us fantastic views of London in the
evening.
A. plane B. express train C. cruise D. tram
7. Last week, we lots of toys and stuffed animals for kids in the hospitals.
A. collected B. picked C. organized D. raised
8. In my city, fares for metro lines are bus fares. They both cost $2.
A. like B. different from C. similar as D. the same as
9. I promise I home in time for dinner.
A. am going to get B. will be C. come D. am going
10. A: Excuse me, is there a post office near hear? - B: Yes, go King Street and turn left
Hill Street. The post office is on your right, next to the florist’s.
A. along / into B. up / across C. down / out of D. through / to
11. It was snowy this morning, so we decided in and play computer games.
A. to stay B. staying C. stay D. to staying
12. My uncle is a(n) . He always helps me fix the hardware or software in my computer.
A. engineer B. IT technician C. designer D. mechanic
13. Students to pay fees to use this learning app. They can install it free of charge.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. don’t have
14. Double-decker buses are way to get around London.
A. the better B. the same C. the best D. the good
15. When I have free time, I often volunteer the local animal shelter.
A. to B. for C. on D. at
IV. Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
16. Volunteers can do a lot of projects, such as planting trees or cleaning up rivers.
(ENVIRONMENT)
17. There are many tourist in Vietnam, such as Hội An Ancient Town, Hạ Long Bay or Huế
Imperial City. (ATTRACT)
18. If you want to become a game , you need to be creative and have strong skills in computing.
(DESIGN)
19. When it’s rainy, I often take the bus to school. It’s more than riding my bike. (COMFORT)
20. If we don’t stop , more than half of our plants and animal species will disappear. (FOREST)
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
My parents gave me a new tablet for my birthday. It’s (21) one on the market right now, so I
can carry it easily in one hand. It has a touchscreen and two cameras, one at the front and one at the back. I
can do lots of things with my tablet. In the evenings, I often spend one hour surfing the Internet or chatting
online with my friends. I hardly ever interact (22) strangers, because my parents keep telling me not to
trust everyone or everything online. Sometimes I (23) my homework to my teachers by email.
Every weekend, I make video calls to my grandparents in the USA. Besides, I often use it on the bus to read
e-books. I also enjoy watching films and TV programmes on my tablet. The (24) lasts for a very
long time. However, I (25) use my tablet in class during lessons. It’s against the school’s rules.
Teachers can take away phones and tablets if students don’t follow the rules. I think I can’t live without my
tablet.
21. A. smaller B. the smallest C. the small D. less small
22. A. for B. to C. with D. about
23. A. send B. post C. upload D. download
24. A. speaker B. connection C. router D. battery
25. A. can B. mustn’t C. have to D. needn’t
VI. Read the passage and write short answers to the following questions.
In January 2007, when Felix Finkbeiner was nine years old, he did a project on climate change at his
primary school in Starnberg, Germany. While preparing for the project, he came across the story of Wangari
Maathai, a Kenyan woman who started a tree-campaign in 1977 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. He
thought her campaign was a great idea, so he decided to talk about it in class. In his presentation, he
suggested that children should plant one million trees in each country of the world. Two months later, Felix
planted his first tree and started a campaign to plant a million trees. He called his campaign ‘Plant for the
Planet’. In 2011, Felix made his speech at the United Nations. He asked world leaders to ‘stop talking – start
planting’. In the same year, his campaign reached its goal of planting one million trees in Germany. Felix
also asked some people to help him make his own chocolate bar, and for every five bars sold, a tree gets
planted. Now, ‘The
Change Chocolate’ bar has become a best-selling chocolate bar in Germany. Today, Felix is 21, ‘Plant-for-
the-Planet’ employs 130 people internationally and has trained more than 81,000 children in 73 countries.
26. How old was Felix when he did the class project on climate change?
=> .
27. Whose idea encouraged Felix to start his campaign?
=> .
28. When did Felix’s campaign reach its goal?
=> .
29. What did he ask the world leaders during his speech at the United Nations?
=> .
30. How can people help the environment when they buy ‘The Change Chocolate’?
=> .
VII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.
31. The whale-watching trip was tiring. However, I enjoyed every minute of it.
=> Although .
32. We were late for our class. There was a lot of traffic on the road. (SO)
=> There was .
33. I think people will ride hoverbikes to work in the future. (BY)
=> I think people .
34. The number of passengers on Airbus A380 is bigger than that on the Boeing 777. (PASSENGERS)
=> The Airbus A380 has got .
35. Simon is really into playing strategy games.
=> Simon loves .
IX. You will hear Tommy talking about his holiday. Choose the correct option.
36. How did Tommy and his family go to San Francisco?
A. by plane B. by car C. by bus D. by tram
37. In San Francisco, .
A. it’s difficult to rent a car
B. there are lots of parking spaces
C. buses are cheaper than other means of public transport
D. people travel around the city by tram
38. What did Tommy do on Saturday afternoon?
A. hiking to the top of a hill B. getting around the city
C. visiting the China Town D. shopping on Grand Avenue
39. On Sunday morning, Tommy’s family .
A. went to the department store B. went on a boat trip
C. bought some souvenirs D. took photos of the Golden Gate Bridge
40. When will Tommy come back to London?
A. on Friday B. on Saturday C. on Monday D. on Tuesday
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