Së GD - §T Hµ Néi §Ò kiÓm tra häc kú II n¨m häc 2009 – 2010 Trêng THPT Kim Anh M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi: 45 phót Hä vµ tªn: …………………………… Líp: ………… Sè b¸o danh: ……………………… Phßng thi: ……. I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. A. school B. cheap C. check D. match 2. A. visited B. decided C. remembered D. invited II. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. 1. ‘Wow, this suitcase is heavy.’ – ‘ I ( carry)……………………… it for you. Give it to me.’ 2. She ( borrow) ……………… ………… some books from the library since Monday. 3. If the weather ( be) ………… …………… fine yesterday, they would have gone on a picnic. 4. If you eat this, you ( die) ………….………………… right away. 5. It was not until 2.30 that everybody ( leave)…………………………… the stadium. 6. The kids ( sleep) …………………………………… when the bell rang. 7. The problem ( study) ………………………………… carefully by the scientists now. 8. All the information ( clear) ………………………… before he came back. III. Find out one mistake from the underlined part in the following sentences. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. I often switch off the heating to saving money. A B C D 2. We’re always amazing by John’s travel stories. A B C D 3. It was not until 9.30am that he didn’t arrive at the office. A B C D 4. ‘How many rice do you want?’ – ‘A kilo, please.’ A B C D IV. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. If I had money, I ……………………… a dictionary. A. would buy B. would bought C. will buy D. would have bought 2. They are building a new zoo near my village. A. A new zoo is being built near my village. B. A new zoo will be built near my village. C. A new zoo is built near my village. D. A new zoo is being building near my village. 3. ‘ You look nervous.’ – ‘ This thunder makes me ………………….’ A. scary B. scare C. scaring D. scared 4. ‘ We’d better go. We’ve been here for …………… hour.’ - ‘ That was …………… fastest hour I’ve ever spent.’ §Ò sè 1 A. a/ the B. an/ the C. an/ a D. Ø/ the 5. He turned off the lights …………………… waste electricity. A. to not B. in order to not C. so as not to D. so that 6. The sky is getting really dark and it ………………………. A. stormed B. will storm C. is storming D. is going to storm 7. This medicine should………………………… in a cool place. A. keep B. kept C. be kept D. keeping 8. They didn’t return to the countryside until he ………………… A. retires B. retiring C. retired D. retire 9. ‘………………………… do you take a holiday?’ – ‘Once a year.’ A. How long B. How far C. How much D. How often 10. My city is small with the …………………. of one million. A. people B. population C. citizens D. inhabitants V. Read the passage below and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Put a tick in the right box. The idea of national parks began in the US, which now has 54 of them, covering over 80,000 square miles ( 200,000 square kilometers). The great majority are in the western states. The National Park Service is responsible for protecting the natural state of the parks for the benefit of the public. America’s parks are so popular that they are being harmed by the number of visitors and their cars. To try to stop this, the National Park Service announced in 1997 that people would only be able to visit some parks using public transport. The oldest national park in the world is Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872. The largest US park is Wrangell – St Elias in Alaska with 13,000 square miles ( 34,000 square kilometers). It has few visitors because it is very remote. The most popular park is the Great Smoky Mountains. Many parks are well – known for some special feature, such as the Grand Canyon, the Everglades and the Petrified Forest. Statements True False 1. There are 54 national parks in the United States 2. In the US, most of the national parks are located in the east 3. Yellowstone national park is the first park in the world 4. The Great Smoky Mountains is more well – known than any other national parks in the US VI. Rewrite the following sentences using the suggestions given in the brackets so that the meanings stay the same. 1. She didn’t stop learning German until the age of 24. ( It was not until … that…) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I am very tired so I can’t finish my work. ( If) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Farmers spray the tress twice a week. ( Passive voice) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. My brother talked to her for an hour. ( Wh – question) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Së GD - §T Hµ Néi §Ò kiÓm tra häc kú II n¨m häc 2009 – 2010 Trêng THPT Kim Anh M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi: 45 phót Hä vµ tªn: …………………………… Líp: ………… Sè b¸o danh: ……………………… Phßng thi: ……. I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. A. kicked B. stopped C. talked D. started 2. A. camera B. complete C. because D. centre II. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. 1. ‘ Oh, I haven’t got any money.’ – ‘Well, don’t worry. I ( lend) ……….……………… you some.’ 2. He Lost his job last month and he ( be) …… ……………… out of work since then. 3. If I had had a motorbike, O ( go) …………………………. home immediately. 4. If it ( rain) ……………….……………, I will not go camping. 5. It was not until last summer that we ( have) ……………………………… a holiday. 6. My mother ( wash) ………………….………. the dishes while we were cleaning the floor. 7. The tennis court ( use) ……………… ……………… now, so we can’t play. 8. The accident ( report) ………………….………………… before I phoned. III. Find out one mistake from the underlined part in the following sentences. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. I bought this new software to learning Chinese. A B C D 2. The movie was so thrilled that we couldn’t sleep at night. A B C D 3. It was not until the mother came back when the child went to bed. A B C D 4. How much football teams took part in the last Asian Games? A B C D IV. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. If I were your teacher, I ………………………. You. A. will punish B. would punish C. punish D. would have punished 2. His father gave him a cell phone on his last birthday. A. He is given a cell phone on his last birthday. B. He was given a cell phone on his last birthday. C. He had been given a cell phone on his last birthday. D. He has been given a cell phone on his last birthday. 3. The students all went to the circus yesterday. I heard it was really…………………… A. amused B. amusing C. amuse D. amusement 4. ‘ Would you like …………… ice cream? There’s one in …………… fridge.’ – ‘ thanks.’ A. a/ the B. Ø / the C. Ø/ Ø D. an/ the 5. Mother entered the room quietly ……………… wake up her baby. §Ò sè 2 A. in order not to B. to not C. so as to not D. in order to not 6. The car is slowing down. It ………………………… A. will stop B. stopped C. is going to stop D. stops 7. She ……………………… in bed all day unless she’s ill. A. should stay B. should stayed C. shouldn’t stayed D. shouldn’t stay 8. He didn’t get married until she ………………. back. A. came B. comes C. come D. coming 9. ‘ …………………… is a half of football?’ – ‘ forty – five minutes.’ A. How long B. How often C. How many D. How much 10. How many countries took part in the first World Cup? A. interested B. participated C. competed D. cooperated V. Read the passage below and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Put a tick in the right box. The idea of national parks began in the US, which now has 54 of them, covering over 80,000 square miles ( 200,000 square kilometers). The great majority are in the western states. The National Park Service is responsible for protecting the natural state of the parks for the benefit of the public. America’s parks are so popular that they are being harmed by the number of visitors and their cars. To try to stop this, the National Park Service announced in 1997 that people would only be able to visit some parks using public transport. The oldest national park in the world is Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872. The largest US park is Wrangell – St Elias in Alaska with 13,000 square miles ( 34,000 square kilometers). It has few visitors because it is very remote. The most popular park is the Great Smoky Mountains. Many parks are well – known for some special feature, such as the Grand Canyon, the Everglades and the Petrified Forest. Statements True False 1. The surface area of the US national parks is over 80,000 square kilometers 2. In the US, most of the national parks are located in the west 3. People are not allowed to drive in some parks 4. Yellowstone national park is the biggest park in the US VI. Rewrite the following sentences using the suggestions given in the brackets so that the meanings stay the same. 1. I couldn’t finish my project until Mark helped me. ( It was not until … that…) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. We don’t go on a trip because the weather is bad. ( If) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. They open the zoo from Monday to Friday. ( Passive voice) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. My sister called her boyfriend yesterday. ( Wh – question) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… . C. scaring D. scared 4. ‘ We’d better go. We’ve been here for …………… hour.’ - ‘ That was …………… fastest hour I’ve ever spent.’ §Ò sè 1 A. a/ the B. an/ the C. an/ a D. Ø/ the 5. He turned off the