FIRST SEMESTER TEST 1Duration: 60 minutes I. LISTENING (2.5 points) TASK 1 Listen to the conversation between Liam and Chau. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE. 1. What time will Liam be free on Sunday? A. Before 10 a.m. B. After 4 p.m. C. At 3.30 p.m. 2. What does Liam hope to see in the water puppet show? A. The puppeteers’ control of the puppets on the water. B. The smooth movements of the puppeteers. C. The rural scenes of old Vietnamese villages. 3. What will the water puppet show be about? A. A Vietnamese palace. B. A Vietnamese festival. C. A Vietnamese folk tale. 4. How will Chau and Liam go to Thang Long theatre? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike. 5. What food will Chau and Liam have before the show? A. Beef noodle soup. B. Hot dogs. C. Hamburgers. TASK 2 Listen and complete the student’s note. Write ONE WORD in each blank. You will listen TWICE. Student’s note BENEFITS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC · Develop (1) ___________ and language ability · Help newborn babies in developing (2) ___________ intelligence · feel relaxed and (3) ___________ during pregnancy · Help mothers relieve stress and (4) ___________ anxiety· Help babies become intelligent by listening to Mozart’s and Beethoven’s (5) ___________ II. READING (2.5 points) TASK 1 Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions. Josh is one of the gifted seventh graders at an international lower secondary school with over 800 students aged from 11 to 15. It also has modern facilities and well-qualified teachers, which can provide Josh and his friends with the best learning conditions. Josh has a great passion for science. He likes doing interesting experiments in the science laboratory under the guidance of his teacher. He finds these experiments about electricity or light quite useful and practical. The computer room is also a place where he often goes after class to search for necessary information about safe, funny and simple experiments on the Internet. He also does many science projects with his partners there. With great efforts, he hopes he will become a scientist in the future. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. An international school with hundreds of students. B. A gifted student’s dream. C. A good learning environment for a gifted student. 2. Who helps Josh to conduct the science experiments in the school lab? A. Josh’s teacher. B. Josh’s partner. C. Josh’s classmate. 3. What does Josh think about the science experiments? A. They are safe and practical. B. They are useful and practical. C. They are funny and practical. 4. What does the word there in line 11 mean? A. On the Internet. B. In the science laboratory. C. In the computer room. 5. How can he achieve his dream of becoming a scientist? A. Try his best. B. Read many physics books. C. Watch science programmes on TV.