ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA HỌC KÌ I

Trường THPT Liên Chiểu, TP Đà Nẵng, 2024 - 2025

I. NỘI DUNG ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ I: từ Unit 1 > Unit 3

1. READING & LISTENING: 

Topics: Family Life, Humans and the Environment, Music. 

2. LANGUAGE

* Pronunciation: Consonant blends /br/, /kr/, /tr/, /kl/, pl/, /gr/, /pr/, Stress in two-syllable words. 

Vocabulary: Topics: Family Life, Humans and the Environment, Music.

* Grammar

+ Present simple, Present continuous

+ The future with will and be going to

+ Passive voice

+ Compound sentences

+ To-infinitives and bare infinitives

3. WRITING: Unit 1 → Unit 3

II. BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG

A. LISTENING

1. Listen and choose the best answer.

1. Why does Uncle Long make a phone call to Nam's father?

A. to split the household chores.

B. to ask him to prepare dinner.

C. to ask him out for a game of tennis.

D. to do the heavy lifting.

2. Today, Nam's sister can't help with cooking because of _______

A. studying for exams.          B. working late.

C. shopping for groceries.    D. sleeping early.

3. Household chores are divided ________ among the members of Nam's family. 

A. heavily      B. equally    C. unfairly      D. randomly

4. Who does all the laundry in Nam's family? 

A. Nam's father       B. Nam's mother     C. Nam's sister      D. Nam

5. In Mr. Long's family, he is responsible for the _______

A. chores around the house         B. study of children

C. sorting waste                           D. household finances

2. Listen to Jason and Mia talking about music and musical instruments and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE

B1. Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

1. Residents have called for a clean-up campaign to keep their streets free from rubbish.

A. garbage     B. bin     C. material      D. resource

2. Her kitchen counters were spotless.

A. lovely      B. modern      C. dirty     D. clean

3. These improvements will cut down on traffic noise. 

A. increase      B. reduce     C. strengthen      D. develop

4. We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident.

A. improved     B. reused      C. removed        D. contained

5. The development of talented employees is critical for ensuring organizational performance. 

A. embarrassed       B. gifted       C. excited       D. candied

6. She's won a prestigious singing competition.

A. contest    B. condition    C. quality    D. television

7. Verdi was a prolific composer of operas.

A. dancer      B. pianist     C. singer      D. songwriter

B2. Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 

1. Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease/

A. receives      B. declines      C. decreases      D. Increases

2. France won by six goals to two against Denmark. 

A. lost      B. competed     C. kept      D. remained

3. My father carried a heavy burden of responsibility.

A. strong     B. light       C. narrow      D. crowded

4. Downloading music from certain websites is against the law.

A. Receiving     B. Hesitating     C. Uploading     D. Preventing

5. Instead of plastic bags he takes an eco-friendly reusable canvas shopper. 

A. harmful    B. organic     C. sustainable      D. natural

6. I still find this reality show exciting.

A. interesting     B. boring      C. cultural      D. tremendous

7. It takes years for the material to break down into small pieces. 

A. tiny     B. big    C. dangerous     D. hard

B3. Choose the option that completes each of the following exchanges. 

1. People usually consider men the _______ to support the family with finance. 

A. character      B. manner    C. breadwinner      D. supporter

2. The benefit from sharing housework is increasing family _______

A. routine      B. Bonds      C. value        D. chores

3. In order to decrease global warming, humans should reduce the 

A. human resources      B. natural disaster       

C. natural resource        D. carbon footprint

4. Children should be taught to raise the ________ of using paper bags instead of plastic bags.

A. energy     B. awareness    C. waste     D. recycling

5. Tom has a talent for playing the ______ and other musical instruments. 

A. performance      B. trumpet       C. stage       D. band

6. The _______ of the school's singing contest will be voted by students next week.

A. dancer      B. judges       C. competition     D. manner

7. Do you have to ______ the rubbish out?

A. take      B. make    C. empty    D. do

8. Van Cao's Tien Quan Ca was made into the national _______ of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. 

A. song      B. music     C. melody      D. anthem

9. Our parents ________ hands to provide for the family and make it happy.

A. were joining    B. are always joining    C. join     D. joins

10. It's nearly midnight, but our upstairs neighbours _______ karaoke loudly.

A. are singing      B. have sung        C. sing      D. should sing

11. Nick and Dave _______ their parents twice a month.

A. visit    B. visited    C. are visiting     B. will visit

12. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We ______ Paris, Nice and Grenoble.

A. visited       B. will visit     C. are going to visit      D. have visited

13. A tree ________ by my father yesterday.

A. planted    B. was planted    C. plant    D. is planted

14. Many "American Idol" contestants went on to become huge stars, _______ the popularity of "American Idol" began to decrease.

A. and     B. but    C. so    D. or

15. Her teachers and schoolmates noticed her _______ a deep love of music during her childhood.

A. to be developed     B. to develop    C. developing     D. developed

C. READING

Read the text and choose the best answers.

Family time is when family members do things (1) ________. Ways of spending family time are different for different families, from taking a family holiday in a nice place every year, or planning a family movie night every week, to having one (2) ________ together every day. Some families spend time together just by having regular family meetings. Family members can sit together to discuss important issues and make decisions, or just have casual chats. Some people may think it is (3) _______ for everyone in the family to get together. However, in many case, parents as well as children have to adjust their own timetables to make (4) _______ to be with their family. Family time is important as it helps make the bonds between

family members (5) _________ and creates fond memories of happy experiences.

1. A. together      B. differently      C. similarly     D. for others

2. A. lunch     B. dinner      C. breakfast       D. meal

3. A. easy      B. interesting      C. hard      D. funny

4. A. excuses      B. friends       C. time      D. money

5. A. special      B. stronger     C. weaker      D. natural

Read the text about the blues and choose the best answers. 

Blues is a kind of slow sad music with strong rhythms. It was developed by African-American musicians in the American South. Early blues often took the form of a story about the unkind treatment experienced by African Americans. Many elements of the blues have grown from the music of Africa and religious music.

The blues started at the end of the 19th century and the first blues sheet music appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, it has developed into many styles such as country blues and urban blues. Several decades later. electric blues with electrical equipment replaced traditional blues. At the same time, the blues also reached a wider audience, especially white listeners. A mixture of blues styles and rock music, called blues rock appeared in the 60s and 70s of the last century.

1. What is the text mainly about?

A. The meaning of the blues.

B. The start of the blues

C. Different styles of the blues.

D. The start and development of the blues

2. According to paragraph 1, the blues is a type of slow, sad music created by ________

A. African-American musicians in the southern United States

B. African Americans who like African and religious music

C. musicians in the American South

D. African Americans who experienced unkind treatment

3. The word "elements" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______

A. roles      B. forms    C. parts     D. sheets

4. The phrase "sheet music" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______

A. performed music    B. printed music    C. recorded music    D. electric music

5. The word it in paragraph 2 refers to ______

A. the first blues sheet music

B. the end of the 19th century

C. the blues

D. the beginning of the 20th century

D. WRITING

D1. Supply the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses.

1. I (leave) _________ home at 7 o'clock every morning.

2. She (work) _______________ in the Sales Department in London, but at the moment she (do) ___________ a training course in Bristol.

3. My car (steal) ___________ while I was gardening. 

4. A new house (to build - be going to) __________ by my parents next month. 

5. Look at the clouds - it (rain) _________ in a few minutes.

D2. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. What's important for meeting the (GROW) _________ need for water?

2. We turned off all the (ELECTRIC) _________ devices in the house before we went out.

3. They collect the rubbish in the (NEIGHBOUR) __________ three times a week.

4. Living a green lifestyle is not difficult, but these small changes will make a big (DIFFERENT) _________

5. On the final night, the most popular singer becomes the (WIN) __________ of the show.

D3. Change the sentence, using Passive voice

1. Somebody breaks into our bungalow on Friday.

→ Our bungalow ________________________

2. Nobody tells John about the changes of the plan.

John ________________________

3. They are going to build a new school here.

→ A new school ________________________

4. We will organise more activities to raise local people's awareness of environmental issues. 

→ More activities ________________________

5. Peter invited Susan to be a judge in a popular TV talent show.

→ Susan ________________________

D4. Write one compound sentence using SO, BUT, AND, OR

1. John didn't understand the homework assignment. He asked the teacher for help.

________________________

2. Mark drove to visit his friend. They went out for dinner.

________________________

3. Sue thinks she should stay home and relax. She also thinks she should go on vacation.

________________________

4. The doctors looked at the X-rays. They decided to operate on the patient.

________________________

5. We went out on the town. We came home late.

________________________

D5. Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about one of the following topics: 

1. family routines

2. ways to improve the environment

3. experiences at a music event

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