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Ly Nhat Quang lower secondary school
The mid-Second semester Test ( Time allowed: 60 minutes)
Name:…………………………………………Class:…………
A. Listening
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.
1. a. thirty b. than c. therefore d. those
2. A. boat B. postcard C. house D. snow
3. A. visited C. needed C. listened D. wanted
4. A. opened B. stopped C. missed D. laughed
B. Vocabulary and grammar
1. ‘Why are you laughing so hard?’ ‘I am watching a ________. It’s really funny!’
a. drama b. news c. comedy d. romance
2. I want to buy a new jacket, _________ I don’t have enough money.
a. and b. so c. but d. because
3. _________ is the most expensive city in the world? – I think it’s Tokyo.
A. What B. where C. when D. how
4. Sports and games __________ an important part in our life.
A. play B. do C. make D. do
5. Where's Dad ? He's taking a nap. Please ____________him up.
A. not wake B. not to wake C. don't wake D. wakes
6. Last summer, I__________ fishing with my uncle in the afternoon.
A. go B. went C. goes D. going
7. __________ computer is a laptop, but __________ is a desktop.
A. Hers – you B. Her – your C. My – yours D. Mine – yours
8. He _______off his hat and _______ into the room.
A. take/ went B. take/ go C. taken /go D. took/ went
9. Why don’t you do ________? It can help you protect yourself.
A. cycling B. karate C. skateboarding D. walking
10. A: _________ do people like watching game shows?
B: Because they are educational and entertaining.
A. When B. Where C. Why D. How
C. Reading
I. Choose the correct word A, B, or C for each of the gaps to complete the following text.
Physical activity is the (1) _______ obvious benefit of sports participation. Children often spend too much time watching television or (2) _______ video games. But sports practices and games provide an opportunity for exercise that can help keep kids in shape and (3) _______.
Sports participation can help children develop social skills that will benefit them for their entire lives. They learn to interact not only with other children their age, (4) _______ also with older individuals in their coaches and sports officials. Kids learn leadership skills, team-building skills and communication skills that will help them in school, their future (5) _______ and personal relationships.
1. A. more B. much C. most D. least
2. A. doing B. playing C. paying D. watching
3. A. healthy B. wealthy C. happy D. funny
4. A. and B. so C. but D. then
5. A. world B. career C. game D. shape
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.
Rebecca Stevens
Rebecca Stevens was the f irst woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in south London.
In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very diff icult. “You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”
Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17, 1993. After that, she wrote a book about the trip, and people often asked her to talk about it. She got a new job too, on a science programme on television.
1.Where was Rebecca Stevens from?
| A.England | B. Asia | C. Everest | D. The South |
2.Before she climbed Everest, Rebecca Stevens was a _______.
| A.climber | B. journalist | C. traveller | D. scientist |
3.Why did Rebecca Stevens become famous?
A.She left her job and her family and travelled to Asia.