THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Nguyễn Văn Nguyễn High
EXAMINATION
School
Full name:
…………………………………………
…………….
A.

THE SECOND SEMESTER
Time allotted: 45 minutes

PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of others: (1 mark)
1. A. stamped
B. grabbed
C. trapped
D. stopped
2. A. rubs
B. books
C. stops
D. wants
3. A. though
B. cough
C. laugh
D. rough
4. A. wear
B. where
C. here
D. bear
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE:
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence: (2

marks)
1. …………………….is it from your house to the nearest post office? – About two
kilometers.
A.How long
B. How far
C. How fast
D. How often
2. Elvis Presley, …………………….died in 1977, earned millions of dollars.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. x (nothing)
3. All students should be equipped…………………….a pocket calculator.
A. for
B. of
C. in
D. with
4. …………………….the shower…………………….the bath works in the room.
A. Either-nor B. Either-and
C. Neither-nor
D. Neither –or
5. Nobody phoned, did…………………….?
A. he
B. she
C. we
D. they
6. …………………….England won the World Cup.
A. It was in 1966 that
B. It was on 1966 that
C. It was in 1966 when

D. It was 1966 in that
7. The average cell phone user…………………….12 calls a day.
A. are making B. is made
C. have made
D. makes
8. Wine is made…………………….grapes.
A. from
B. of
C. in
D. by
II. Choose the underlined part(A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (1 mark)
1. Both Tim with Ann were late for class.
A
B
C D
2. Neither James or his brothers have come to Paris.
A B
C
D
3. Your father could speak five languages, could he?
A
B
C
D
4. The Great Pyramid of Giza is built around the year 2560 BC.
A
B C
D
III. Fill in the blank with the correct prepositions:(1 mark)
1. My father is fond……………………..reading newspapers every morning.

2. The energy of the sun can be changed……………………..electricity.
3. Forests are useful……………………..man in several ways.
4.Using natural recources wisely depend……………………..everybody’s awareness.

C. READING:


Read the passage below and decide which answer(A, B, C or D) that best fits each
gap: (2.0 marks)
Life in space shuttle is very different from life on earth. Here’s a typical day in an
astronaut’s life in space. Annie usually (1)……………… to the sound of music. Sometimes
she can (2)……………… the music she hears. She always looks out of the window in the
morning to see the sun. (3)………………a shower on the space ship shuttle, so she
washes with a cloth. After that she(4)………………some exercise. The astronauts (5)
……………… eight hours a day. Then they play video games(6)………………cards, talk to
family members on the phone, read a book, or look out of the window and relax. Annie
(7)……………… in the main part of the shuttle, not in one of the beds, because
sometimes other people on the shuttle are noisy. She doesn’t live on the space shuttle
all year. She only(7)………………there for a short time.
1. A. wakes up
B. gets up
C. awakes
D. opens eyes
2. A. pick up
B. choose
C. take
D. catch
3. A. It has
B.It hasn’t
C. There is

D. There isn’t
4. A. plays
B. makes
C. does
D. produces
5. A. work usually B. usually work C. works usually D. usually works
6. A. too
B. or
C. but
D. as well
7. A. is sleeping B. is sleep
C. sleeps
D. is slept
8. A. lives
B. living
C. live
D. is living
D. WRITING:
I. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning stays the same,
beginning as shown: (2 marks)
1. People think that the film is very good.
The
film……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
2. It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
The
prisoner………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………….
3. I was usually tired when I arrived home from school. I was usually hungry too.
(both........ and)

I was
usually………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
4. My cousin can’t draw well. He can’t paint well, too.(neither..........nor)
My
cousin……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………
II. Rewrite the sentences as directed in the bracket: (1 mark)
1. She frightened the children. (Write cleft sentence in the passive)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
2. Some people were arrested. They have now been released.(Combine the pair of
sentences, using a suitable relative pronoun)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
END OF TEST