End of term test 2 (semester 1)

Full name Class School Mark END OF TERM TEST 2 (SEMESTER 2) Duration 90 minutes I LISTENING (2 5 points) TASK 1 Listen to the conversation between Susan and Mr Johnson Circle the best answer A, B, or[.]

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END-OF-TERM TEST 2 (SEMESTER 2)

Duration: 90 minutes

I LISTENING (2.5 points)

TASK 1 Listen to the conversation between Susan and Mr

Johnson Circle the best answer A, B, or C You will listen TWICE.

1 What does the guest do?

A. A counselor

B. A principal

C. A school manager

2 How many years has the school won the best award?

A. One year

B. Five years

C. Seven years

3 What is the most important factor in the school’s success?

A. Teachers’ effort

B. Good facilities

C. Curriculum and extra activities

A. learning art and music is a waste of time

B. students just need to study compulsory subjects

C. extra activities are good for the development of students

5 Why do the students in the school learn to play musical

instruments?

A. To become professional musicians

B. To sharpen their brain function

C. To complete the programme

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TASK 2 Listen to a talk about medicine and complete the

summary Write ONE WORD in each blank You will listen TWICE.

VACCINES

One of the first vaccines was invented in(1) _ Then

Louis Pasteur developed other vaccines with new (2) _

However, not all serious diseases can be cured with vaccines

Therefore, having a good (3) _ is one of the best ways to stay away from illness Hopefully, with the (4) _

advancement, various kinds of vaccines will be invented

successfully to save more children and (5) _ people in

society

II READING (2.5 points)

TASK 1 Read the passage Circle the best answer A, B, or C to

each of the questions.

When the era of digital technology has bloomed all over the

world, human beings have witnessed thousands of wonderful

inventions which can be applied in a variety of fields Among

those, robots are considered as a brilliant human creativity

and have been developed further to serve people Shaped

into human bodies, robots are machines built to do tasks

Normally, they can be controlled by built-in computers so that

they can do a series of automatic actions These human-like

machines help us explore new places, and uncover the

mystery of the deep and cold ocean which is very dangerous

for a normal body They seem to play an unlimited role not

only in exploration, but in medical fields as well In hospitals,

they can do a wide range of jobs in cooperation with doctors

to improve the health care system For instance, robots can

assist physicians remotely to check on patients and even

inspect them They can search around hospitals to collect

information about the sick and transmit it to the doctors

through a screen to help them interact efficiently With

cutting-edge technology they can even do an operation with

a high level of accuracy under professionals’ control Thanks

to robotic assistants, medical workers can save time and save

many lives from fatal diseases It is believed that the number

of robots applied in the medical industry will be expected to

increase dramatically over the next few years

1 What is the passage mainly about?

A. The history of the robot invention

B. The robots used in medical centres

C. The various applications of robots

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D. How convenient a doctor can control a robot

2 The word cutting-edge in line 19 is closest in meaning to

_

A. most precise

B. sharpest

C. most advanced

D. out of date

3 A robot can be operated by _

A. a programmable remote computer

B. an internal computer

C. an automatic machine

D. a tiny remote computer

4 In the field of science, a robot can assist scientists in _

A. preventing the sea level rise

B. controlling the extreme weather events on the ocean

C. looking for mysterious creatures under the sea

D. handling the life-threatening tasks of investigating marine life

5 According to the text, in hospitals robots can _

A. check on patients and send information to the doctors

B. perform an operation by themselves

C. take care of the patients and interact with the doctors

D. suggest an operation plan on patients

TASK 2 Complete the reading passage Write ONE suitable

word in each blank.

Global integration has brought many challenges for nations.

Preserving the cultural identity during the time of

globalization is a matter of concern Taking folk music lullaby

various music (2) _, Hat ru is not heard as much as it

used to The Vietnamese generation 2K seemed not to listen

to many lullabies when they were kids As a result, they hardly

understand how this genre touches listeners’ hearts with its

sweet, soft melodies and rhythms which are taken (3)

_ folklore poems Additionally, every simple and

rustic image of the (4) _ is always clearly depicted in

the lyrics such as a stork, a banyan tree, a wharf or a wooden

boat (5) _ of the value and artistic beauty of Hat ru,

this kind of music needs to be preserved

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III WRITING (2.5 points)

TASK 1 Put the words or phrases in the correct order to make

sentences Write each sentence in the blank.

1. at/ saw/ I/ the local charity centre/ teach/ for/ Last week/ an

advertisement/ finding volunteers/ to/ homeless children/

_

2 rang/ and/ in the kitchen/ while / the doorbell/ I/ were/ Someone/ cooking/ my mother/

_

3. customers/ easily/ their holidays/ can/ Thanks to/ flights/ AI

software,/ and/ hotels/ for/ book/

_

4 the Coronavirus Pandemic/ learn online/ is/ device/ for/ an/ many students/ to/ during/ The smartphone/ indispensable/

_

5 main/ is/ one/ used/ in/ of/ the/ The moon-shaped lute/ Chau Van

Singing/ musical instruments/

_

TASK 2 Write an application letter to apply for volunteering

at a local charitable centre (120 – 150 words).

IV LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 points)

TASK 1 Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in

the underlined part Circle A, B, C, or D.

1 A manner B calculate C carbon D laptop

2 A display B device C driverless D pilot

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

4. A awareness B chemical C spotlessly D gratitude

TASK 2 Choose the best option to complete each sentence

Circle A, B, or C.

1. Parents should teach young children about _ first before joining them in academic works

2. The litter and _ from factories lead human’s lives into

danger

3. Tom was _ from the final round due to a boring

performance

students to develop better

5. With the development of AI, there is lots of fun when students

study with educational _ these days

6. Nowadays, computers and mobile phones are being built with a huge _

7. This educational app can let students learn English and play

exciting games _ the same time

8. We _ over ten million VND to buy moon cakes for poor children at the Mid-Autumn Festival

9. In this talent show, viewers can vote for their _ singers online or through text messaging

10. I’m looking forward _ the local orphanage tomorrow

11. My parents are proud _ my results at school

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A on B in

12. There has been an _ in house prices lately

13. The weather centre must always keep a _ of the weather every day

14. Language is one of human’s greatest

15. A robot can help people _ the cooking, cleaning and

washing

TASK 3 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the

verb in brackets.

1 Tom usually does the laundry after dinner, but he _ (hang

out) today

2 I’m afraid John can’t help us right now He _ (talk) with his

friends on the phone

3 While Ann _ (clean) up litter on the streets, she met an

old friend

4. - Do you think that smartphones _ (invent) in 1992?

- Sorry, I have no idea

5. Vacuum cleaners are very useful for _ (clean) the house

6. Look! That car is running so fast! I think it _ (hit) the

traffic light pole

7. I saw someone _ (throw) a stone at my neighbour’s

window last night

8. Lucas _ (take) part in three autonomous robot design

competitions this year

9 I always try to avoid _ (work) with lazy people

10 She is not confident enough _ (sing) in front of the crowd.

11. Traditionally, household chores (do) by women

12. Miss Hien has a collection of still life pictures She is very keen on _ (draw)

13. An was caught _ (cheat) during the examination

yesterday

14. Food and medicine _ (offer) to those in need

15. Sometimes, a scientist _ (invent) something by accident

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ANSWER KEY

I LISTENING

TASK 1

Script

Johnson, the principal of a famous school in our city.

Mr

Johnson:

It’s great to be here Thanks for having me.

and your school on being the best one for over the five consecutive years since you have run the school about seven years ago as I remember My first question is what makes your school a great achievement

Mr

Johnson:

Thank you very much In fact, the first factor is our teachers and students’ great effort And then it is our good facilities But the most vital factor I think is that we have an excellent and flexible curriculum as well as amazing extra activities.

should only pay attention to academic subjects rather than other ones because it is quite a waste of time to force students to study artistic subjects like art and music What do you think about it?

get to know and practice some other subjects and skills

Our school also pays attention to teaching students to play musical instruments because I highly appreciate its advantages and contribution to the development of teenagers Students don’t need to play them like an extraordinary musician They just learn to play to improve their brain function It’s kind of a physical exercise for the brain, you know It’s very beneficial for their mental health, which helps them improve academic performance…

1 B 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 B

TASK 2

Script

Vaccine is one of the greatest inventions in human history Thanks to

it, millions of lives have been saved One of the first vaccines, released

in 1798, was the smallpox vaccine made by Edward Jenner After that,

Louis Pasteur developed many kinds of vaccines with new

approaches, and he successfully created cholera and anthrax

vaccines However, not all diseases can be prevented with vaccines

like common diseases in tropical countries: dengue fever, hooves,

hand, foot and mouth disease, etc One of the best ways to keep our

bodies from illness, therefore, is to have a healthy and active lifestyle

before we search for a treatment It is hoped that with the current

advancement of the medical field, many vaccines will be completely

developed to save more lives, especially for children and vulnerable

people in society.

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1 1798

2 approaches

3 lifestyle

4 medical

5 vulnerable

II READING

TASK 1

1 C 2 C 3 B 4 D 5 A

TASK 2

1 as

2 genres/ types

3 from

4 countryside

5 Because

III WRITING

TASK 1

1 Last week I saw an advertisement for finding volunteers to teach

homeless children at the local charity centre

2 Someone rang the doorbell while my mother and I were cooking in the kitchen

3 Thanks to AI software, customers can easily book flights and hotels for their holidays

4 The smartphone is an indispensable device for many students to learn online during the Coronavirus Pandemic

5 The moon-shaped lute is one of the main musical instruments used in

Chau Van Singing

TASK 2

Sample writing:

Ly Thuong Kiet Street District 10, Ho Chi Minh City

12 June 2021 Golden Hearts

Charitable Centre

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am writing to apply for a volunteer tutor in Math and Vietnamese for autistic children at Golden Hearts Centre I read the information about the position

on your centre’s official website last night

I’m enthusiastic about being part of your charitable classes, aiming at helping autistic children integrate into our community I’m helpful and hard-working.

I had some practical experience of teaching these two subjects to a couple of street children in my neighbourhood Currently, all my weekend mornings are free, which fits your time requirement

I’m willing to have an interview on any weekday after 3 p.m or on weekends.

If my application is approved, I can start to work immediately

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Yours faithfully,

Nguyen Van A

IV LANGUAGE FOCUS

TASK 1

1 C 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 C

TASK 2

1 B 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 D

6 B 7 A 8 C 9 D 10 A

TASK 3

1 is hanging out

2 is talking

3 was cleaning

4 were invented

5 cleaning

6 is going to hit

7 throw

8 has taken

9 working

11 are done

12 drawing

13 cheating

14 are offered

15 invents

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