ĐỀ CƯƠNG CUỐI KÌ 2

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

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. access                             B. farmer                             C. bargain

2. A. erupt                               B. suddenly                         C. tsunami

3. A. develop                            B. epidemic                          C. experiment

4. A. substance                        B. schedule                         C. eruption

II. Choose the word with the different stress pattern.

1. A. national                            B. tropical                            C. provincial

2. A. official                              B. seasonal                          C. violent

3. A. trainee                             B. between                          C. seafood.

4. A. tropical                        B. violent                             C. guarantee

III. Find one word which does not belong to each group.

1. A. volcanic                          B. disaster                           C. earthquake

2. A. communication              B. voice message                 C. group call

3. A. science and technology          B. robot teacher             C. 3D contact lenses

4. A. face recognition           B. voice message           C. convenience store

IV. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

1. Schools will be able to check students' ______ by using facial recognition technologies.

A. attendance                B. platform          C. experiment

2. Language barriers will disappear ______50 years due to translation machines.

A. out                         B. in                         C. away

3. Nick: “An earthquake made many buildings collapse in Japan last night.”

 Mark: “______ I hope the Japanese are safe.”

A. That's awful                     B. Congratulations             C. Great news for us

4. A ______ is a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle.

A. tornado                      B. flood                     C. volcano

5. The earthquake caused a lot of ______ to the infrastructure of this area.

A. disaster                  B. loss                      C. damage

6. During______, shopping centres attract a lot of customers.

A. open hours                    B. sales              C. office hours

7. There are mainly two ______ of water pollution: man-made and natural.

A. ways                   B. causes                 C. methods

8. Please leave a ______ on my phone if you are unable to reach me.

A. message                    B. call                   C. letter

9. Many people think ______ will replace human translators in the future.

A. voice messages            B. translation machines         C. dictionaries

10. We made a(n) ______ to discuss our project.

A. group call                   B. social network        C. emoji

11. I think there will be no language ______ in the future. People will speak a common language.

A. barrier                          B. development                   C. emoji

12. She sent me a(n) ______ message to ask about the homework.

A. warning                   B. heartfelt             C. instant

13. If______becomes popular in the future, it will save communicators a lot of travelling time and money.

A. use                       B. holography           C. langgguae barrier

14. He developed a new medicine after he did many ______.

A. experiments                 B. create                       C. computer

15. Which ______ did your teacher use for your online classes? Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams?

A. telephone                         B. gravity                       C. platform

16. This smartphone uses ______ as a password.

A. technology               B. face recognition          C. Microsoft Team

17. Our school checks ______ using a fingerprint scanner.

A. attendance                B. online class                C. robot

18. ______ allows us to have online meetings and still see and hear others clearly.

A. Science                    B. Technology            C. Video conferencing

19. When the bell rang, everyone raced ______ of the classroom.

A. in                            B. out                       C. on

20. We shouldn't throw ______ single-use products but recycle them.

A. away                         B. into                       C. by

21. How do you and your friends keep ______ contact?

A. at                             B. on                        C. in

22. Let's get ready ______ 10 a.m. We are meeting Dr. Saito at 10:15.

A. by                           B. on                          C. for

23. Mai: “Minh, I have some amazing news! My mum bought me a new calculator.”  Minh: “______”

A. Incredible.               B. Are you sure?       C. Congratulations!

24. Tuan: “The earthquake yesterday destroyed their house.” Hung: “_______”

A. Yes, I know it.          B. That's awful.         C. Yes, I don't like.

V. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the given word in the bracket.

1. Cutting down a lot of trees is very _____________ to the environment. (harm)

2. What are our serious _____________ problems now?  (environment)

3. There are many speciality shops in a ____________ centre.  (shop)

4. Are there__________________ disasters in your hometown in the US?          (nature) 

5. I'll ask them to predict how people will__________________ in the future. (communicate)

VI. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the given verb in the bracket.

1. She rarely (buy) ______________things online, just once or twice a year.

2. They (help) _______________ the flood victims at 10 o'clock last night.

3. While she (work) ___________ the field, the tornado came.

4. Last year, earthquakes (destroy) _______________ a lot of houses in Japan.

5. Do you think translators (lose) _______________ their jobs when machines become popular?

C. READING

I. Read the passage and fill each blank, using the words in the box.

If someone has a home robot, they could (1)___________ across several issues. First off, not every family can afford a robot (2)___________ of their high cost. Second, because the robot does the work for them, people may start to act lazy. Additionally, robots can't perform all tasks (3)___________ well as people can. For instance, while robots can cook, they cannot taste a dish to determine whether it is satisfactory. Furthermore, robots are (4)___________ in their abilities. They are limited to what they can do by their programming. Deliberate thought should be given before purchasing a robot.

II. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list.

Online shopping is one (1) ______ the fastest growing areas of the Net, which offers users many advantages over traditional shopping. Customers don't have to go to the shopping centres, but they have access to a wider range of the best goods than in any shopping centre; there are no queues or parking problems; shops are open 24 hours a day and purchases are (2) ______ to your door. What is more, prices are competitive, and online price comparison services enable you to find the most (3) ______ items. Many sites search the Net for a product and then show you how much different online stores are charging. Once you have decided what you are going to buy, and who you are going to buy it from, simply click on the "add to shopping basket" (4) ______ on your smartphone.

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, or C) for each question.

Nano learning is a learning design trend created to educate learners on a topic through short, formal learning particles, usually less than 2 minutes long. There is no interaction with the instructor as it is carried out via electronic media.

Due to the popularisation of social media platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat, fast-paced content is becoming increasingly prevalent, with generations now learning more from short videos than traditional lesson formats.

Nano learning is self-contained, by offering small, highly targeted nuggets of information with a single objective to learners. It can contain a wide variety of multimedia such as text, video, sound, and images, all of which keep learners engaged. Nano learning is also very responsive as it can be viewed on a range of different devices.

1. According to the passage, what is Nano learning?

A. A social media platform       

B. A learning design trend       

C. A traditional lesson format

2. Why does Nano learning have no interaction with the instructor?

A. Because it is carried out via electronic media

B. Because it isn't carried out via electronic media

C. Because it is carried out via learners

3. Nano learning can_________:

A. not educate learners on a topic through short informal learning particles

B. offer big, highly targeted nuggets of information

C. contain a wide variety of multimedia

4. Which of the followings is NOT TRUE about Nano learning?

A. It is also very responsive

B. It can't be viewed on a range of different devices

C. It is self-contained

IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Saving the Environment: One Home at a Time

Pollution can be seen not only throughout the world, but also in our own homes. It comes from household chemicals, the amount of water people use and the waste people produce and throw away. What can be done to stop this pollution?

First, we need to recycle, which allows products to be used over and over again. Recycling can also reduce the number of trees cut down to produce paper products. Anyone can do it.

Second, we need to watch the amount of water used at home. It can be conserved by taking short showers instead of baths, repairing leaky faucets, using the dishwasher or washing machine only when fully loaded, or simply turning the faucet off while brushing your teeth.

Third, we need to reduce waste. We need to recycle whenever possible, but should also try to use this waste effectively. The average person produces 4.3 pounds of waste every day, but we can reduce that amount by recycling and reusing.

If we do our part in our own homes, we can help keep the planet from becoming more polluted.

1. Pollution is caused from the following sources except _____________

A. water in rivers                  B. wastes                    C. house chemicals

2. Recycling can help us____________

A. never cut down trees

B. produce more paper products     

C. use products again and again

3. In order to save water, we should____________

A. fully use the washing machine                 

B. take baths instead of short showers

C. turn the faucet on while brushing your teeth

4. According to the passage, how many ways are there to keep the planet from becoming more polluted?

A. two                                 B. three                     C. four

D. WRITING

I. Rewrite these sentences, using reported speech.

1. "My students are playing computer games hapily in school yard. " said Ms Hoa.

→ Ms Hoa said _________________________________

2. "We will live much longer in the future." said the scientist.

→ The scientist said that _______________________________

3. "Our school is going to have a new laboratory here," said our teacher.

→ Our teacher said that _________________________________

4. "I am developing technology to monitor students better now," She said.

→ She said that __________________________________

5. "There are no classes tomorrow because our teacher is ill," Tom said. 

→ Tom said that _________________________________

II. Combine each pair of sentences, using the connector given.

1. I often look at a price tag of product, then I decide to buy it. (before) 

→ ______________________________________

2. We were planting trees. Our friends were collecting rubbish. (while)

→ __________________________________

3. The choir practised for half an hour. After that, they went on stage. (before) 

→ _______________________________________

4. I read my favourite book. Then I went to bed. (after)

→ _______________________________________

5. The bell rang. Everyone raced out of the classroom. (when)

→ ______________________________________

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence.

1. Jack is one of her cousins. 

→ Jack is a _______________________.

2. Is this one of his tablets? 

→ Is this a ___________________________?

3. Can I borrow a pencil of yours? 

→ Can I borrow _______________________?

4. Huy is one of my friends.

→  Huy is a ________________________________.

5. Mr Tuan is one of our teachers. 

→ Mr Tuan is a ________________________.

IV. Find ONE mistake in the following sentence and then rewrite into a correct sentence.

1. We gave them (A) our telephone number, and (B) they gave us (C) their. 

2. Tom (A) said the group (B) was working on their project (C) now.                

3. Mi said (A) her teacher (B) will park her car (C) here.

4. I will be (A) in the countryside (B) on two weeks (C) this summer holiday.

5. A friend of (A) my got a (B) virtual reality device as a (C) birthday gift.

V. Complete these sentences

1. Many Vietnamese women wear conical hats when _____________________

2. While she was going to her office, _____________________

3. Before I go to bed at night, ________________________

VI. Rearrange the words to make a sentence

1. TV / We / news /on / were / watching / when / big / we / a / heard / noise /.

→ _________________________________

2. often / Online sellers / you /ask / to / pay / cost / the / for / shipping / of /.

→ _________________________________

3. the earthquake victims / were donating / at this time last week / We / money / for /.

→ _________________________________

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