THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Time allotted 45 minutes A PRONUNCIATION Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of others (1 mark)[.]

THE SECOND SEMESTER

EXAMINATION Time allotted: 45 minutes

A PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced

differently from that of others: (1 mark)

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

2 Elvis Presley, ……….died in 1977, earned millions of dollars

3 All students should be equipped……….a pocket calculator

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……….?

6 ……….England won the World Cup

7 The average cell phone user……….12 calls a day

8 Wine is made……….grapes

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:

Nguyeãn Vaên Nguyeãn High

School

Full name:

………

………

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

3 A It has B.It hasn’t C There is D There isn’t

5 A work usuallyB usually work C works usually D usually works

7 A is sleeping B is sleep C sleeps D is slept

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