THE SECOND MID-TERM TEST

Trường THPT Thanh Khê, TP Đà Nẵng, 2024 - 2025

Time allowance: 60 minutes

LISTENING (2.0 points)

1. Listen to the recording about Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the speaker. You will hear the recording TWICE. 

Question 1. Known as 'Ha Long Bay on Land', Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is famous for its mountains, caves and archaeological relics.

Question 2. Tourists may come to see Trang An's limestone mountains and lakes.

Question 3. Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel used to be the capital of Viet Nam from 968 to 1019.

Question 4. Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex deserves to be on the World Heritage List because of its distinctive values.

2. Listen to some information about important skills. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE.

Question 5. What is the best title for this talk?

A. Pros and cons of higher education

B. Important habits for a successful student 

C. Independent skills for school-leavers

D. Further education for school-leavers

Question 6. In many universities and vocational schools, who decides which class a student needs? 

A. The students     B. Parents      C. Teachers       D. The headmaster

Question 7. What is the purpose of using a calendar?

A. To choose the most suitable class

B. To develop good habits

C. To manage your activities and time

D. To do the homework

Question 8. What should students do to manage their finance?

A. Make a plan on what to spend in a month

B. Get a part-time job

C. Ask for money from their family

D. Save money monthly

II. LANGUAGE (2.5 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 9. It is very necessary to ______ effective study techniques, such as summarizing and note-taking, to boost your learning experience.

A. come up with     B. make use of      C. carry out       D. get around

Question 10. At the education fair, we collected a lot of ______ from different institutions about their training programmes.

A. answers      B. questions    C. brochures        D. donations

Question 11. Hoi An Ancient Town is quite special among the heritage sites because it is in a good state of ______

A. preserve      B. preservation      C. preservative       D. preservatives

Question 12. My brother wasn't offered the job because he didn't have the right _______

A. qualifications       B. trades      C. apprentices      D. skilled people

Question 13. Tom was accused _______ some top secret documents.

A. to steal       B. of having stolen      C. for stealing       D. to have stolen

Question 14. _______ with my teacher helped me understand the lesson better.

A. Had talked        B. Having talked       C. Have talked        D. Has talked

Question 15. ________ through managing their own money that teens can become more independent.

A. It is      B. It was      C. That is        D. This was

Question 16. The first applicant _______ today doesn't have any experiences.

A. to interview     B. to be interviewed

C. interviewing    D. for interviewing

Mark the letter A, B, C or D indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following questions from 17 to 18.

Question 17.

a. Ms Ha: Yes, of course. Hope you feel better tomorrow.

b. Nam: Thanks so much.

c. Nam: Ms Ha, I'm afraid I'm not feeling well. Can I leave school early today? 

A. c-b-a       B. b-a-c    C. c-a-b     D. a-b-c

Question 18.

a. Ms Ha: Sorry, I have another appointment at that time. But I'm free on Saturday morning.

b. Lan: Ms Ha, Could I meet you on Thursday afternoon? I would like your advice on how to prepare for my university entrance exam next year.

c. Ms Ha: Ok, then. See you on Saturday in the staff room.

d. Lan: That would be good for me. What time suits me to see you?

e. Ms Ha: Would 9 o'clock shall I come?

f. Lan: Yes, sounds good. Thank you, Ms Ha.

A. b-a-d-e-f-c     B. c-a-b-f-d-e        C. b-a-c-e-d-f      D. c-b-f-e-a-d  

III. READING (2.5 points)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 23.

A musical art with both scholarly and folk roots, "Don ca tài tử" is an indispensable part of the spiritual activity and (19) ________ heritage of the people of southern Viet Nam. The music and songs evoke the people's life and work on the land and rivers of the Mekong Delta region. Performed at numerous events such as festivals, death anniversary rituals and (20) ________ occasions, “Đờn ca tài tử” is thus intimately connected (21) ______ other cultural practices and customs, oral traditions and handicrafts. The performers express their feelings by improvising, ornamenting (22) ______ varying the 'skeletal melody` and main rhythmic patterns of these pieces. "Don ca tài tử" is played on a variety of different instruments. including the moon-shaped lute, two-stringed fiddle, sixteen-stringed zither, pear-shaped lute, percussion. monochord and bamboo flute. Its repertoire is based on twenty principal songs and seventy-two classical songs. The art performing is passed on through oral transmission, based on imitation, from master instrumentalists and singers to students. Musicians need to study for at least three years (23) ______ the basic instrumental techniques and master the musical modes to express different moods and emotions. Vocal students study the traditional songs and learn to improvise subtly, using different ornamentation techniques.

https://vietnamdiscovery.com/culture-arts/don-ca-tai-tu

Question 19. A. natural      B. cultural     C. historic     D. historical

Question 20. A. folk       B. trending      C. festive       D ancient

Question 21. A. to       B. for        C. by       D. with

Question 22. A. but       B. or      C. yet        D. and

Question 23. A. learn    B. learning      C. to learn       D. to learning

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 24 to 28.

EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE

Education is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we communicate. Today's college students may not simply sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their field. Through their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in lifelike simulated experiences. Consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology.

For children over the age of 10, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. Some of the older children attend school only once or twice weekly to get tutorial support or instruction from a teacher. For the most part, pupils are encouraged to work online from home. Students must complete a minimum number of study hours per year; however, they may make up these hours by studying at home at times that suit their family schedule. They can log on early or late in the day and even join live classes in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will automatically monitor the number of hours a week each student studies online as well as that students' learning materials and assessment activities. Reports will be available for parents and teachers. The software can then identify the best learning activities and condition for each individual student and generate similar activities. It can also identify areas of weak achievement and produce special programs adjusted to the students' needs.

(Source: http://www.edudernic.corn/technology-pros-cons/

Question 24. What is the topic of the passage?

A. Students can know about their weak aspects to focus.

B. Students don't have to go to school any more.

C. The effect of information technology on education.

D. Computer software will make sure students learn at home.

Question 25. How many times are children who are older than 10 required to go to school weekly?

A. three times      B. no time    C. once or twice     D. four times

Question 26. The word "encouraged" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________

A. diminished        B. permitted      C. stimulated    D. disappointed

Question 27. The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to ________

A. learning activity       B. the software

C. learning material     D. individual student

Question 28. What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students?

A. Students can stay at home to learn.

B. Students' weak achievement can be identified.

C. Students can learn at times that suit their schedule. 

D. Students' learning time won't be monitored.

IV. WRITING (3.0 points)

Rewrite the sentences beginning with the given words or using suggestions. (2.0 points)

Question 29. Minh created a website. He wanted to give more information about local historical sites to visitors. (Using To- Infinitive phrase)

→ ___________________________

Question 30. After I did the course, I got better at managing my study time. (Using perfect participle clause.)

→ ___________________________

Question 31. Community work gave many young people of Gen Z real-life experiences.

(Using cleft sentence focusing on the underlined part)

→ ___________________________

Question 32. Crowdfunding/ be/ good/ way / raise/ money/ heritage projects. (Adding some words or changing the verb forms to make a sentence)

→ ___________________________

Paragraph

Write a letter (140-170 words) to request information about the course in the advertisement below. Use the suggested ideas in the box to help you or your own ideas. (1.0 point)

Suggested ideas:

Need to take a test?

Discounts for poor students?

How much is the daily wage? 

You may begin with:

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I'm writing to ___________________

_____________________________

_____________________________

Yours faithfully,

__________

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