ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2

Trường THCS Đỗ Đăng Tuyển, TP Đà Nẵng, 2024 - 2025

A. LISTENING (2.0 points)

PART I.

Listen to some information about water pollution. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). You will listen TWICE. (1.0 point)

PART II.

Listen to the dialogue between the shop assistant and the customer. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE. (1.0 point)

5. What does the customer buy?

A. a black T-shirt           B. a red T-shirt              C. a purple T-shirt                

6. What size does she want?

A. medium                 B. extra large small        C. small

7. How much does she give to the shop assistant?

A. £10.95                      B. £15                       C. £20

8. How does she pay?

A. by credit card            B. with cash              C. by bank transfer

B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.0 points)

PART I. PHONETICS (0.5 points)

9. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. tornado                 B. convenience              C. protect

10. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

A. suddenly               B. volcanic                C. customer

PART II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (1.5 points)

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.

11. Odd one out

A. store                     B. market                  C. shopping

12. It would be very hard to ____ a natural disaster without the help of advanced technology.

A. predict                       B. concentrate                          C. imagine

13. She should call the shipping company to complain ____ the delay.

A. with                           B. on                             C. about

14. Mark: "The landslide destroyed my family's garden last week."      Nam: "____"

A. Yes, I don't like it.                B. I'm sorry to hear that. C. Yes, I know it.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets. (0.5 pts)

15. Were you ____ in Paris when I called you last week? (travel)

16. The volcanic____sent plumes of ash and smoke high into the sky. (erupt)

C. READING (2.0 points)

PART I.

Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list. (1.0 point)

Nothing on earth is more majestic than a tall, spreading tree. Trees are our friends in our fight for a (17)________ planet. This is how they help us. First, trees are the Earth's lungs. They remove pollutants from the air and (18)________  improve air quality. (19)________  shows that with billions of trees, we could remove two-thirds of all the carbon dioxide created by human activities. Second, trees reduce the run off of rainwater, so they can reduce flooding. Moreover, if you enjoy (20)________  in the shade of a tree in the summer, you know that trees can also lower air temperatures too.

PART II.

Read the passage and choose the best answer. (1.0 point)

Cái Răng Floating Market

Can Tho is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. It is well-known for its famous tourist attractions, especially Cái Răng Floating Market. People sell things such as flowers, seasonal fruit, vegetables, food, and many other products on boats. You will be surprised by how lively and crowded this market is in the early morning. Although the market is open all day, its busiest time is from dawn until around 9 am.

In this market, local people have some interesting ways to sell their products. Hanging their products on an upright pole called cây bẹo is the most unique method. They display products on the pole, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, mangoes, and watermelons. Tourists should try some local dishes here for breakfast. Some of the most popular dishes are cơm tấm and hủ tiếu.

Cái Răng Floating Market is an attractive place for tourists because it is not only a market but also a place to learn more about the Vietnamese water culture in the southern region. We hope you can visit the market someday and have a great experience.

21. What is the passage about?

A. A kind of flower                 B. A tourist attraction     C. A kind of vegetable

22. __________ is the busiest time of Cái Răng Floating Market.

A. All day            B. In the early morning         C. In the afternoon

23. For breakfast, visitors should try some local dishes such as __________.

A. cơm tấm and hủ tiếu            B. mangoes and watermelons                 C. carrots and sweet potatoes

24. The word "They" in line 6 refers to __________.

A. Local dishes                        B. visitors                      C. Local people

D. WRITING (2.0 points)

PART I.

Rewrite the sentences using the given cues or as directed. (1.0 point)

25. The coach arrived in Ha Noi at 8 a.m. (Find the mistake in the sentence and rewrite it correctly.)

       A            B                    C

26. often/ free/ entertainment/ Shopping centres/ for/ customers/ of all ages/ offer/

(Reorder the words to make a correct sentence.)

____________________________________

27. She is patient when teaching her children.

(Rewrite the sentence, putting the adverb of frequency "never" in the correct position.)

____________________________________

28. At 7 am yesterday morning, I was ___________________

(Complete the sentence with your own idea.)

PART II.

Write a short news article (about 80-100 words) about a natural disaster you know, using the cues below. (1.0 point)

- What kind of natural disaster it was                                

- When and where it happened

- What its effects were                                           

- How people helped the victims

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