ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI KÌ II

Trường THCS Nguyễn Lương Bằng, TP Đà Nẵng, 2024 - 2025

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

SECTION A: LISTENING (2.0ms)

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I. Listen to Sam talking to Nga about his summer holiday and choose the word/ phrase you hear A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. You will hear the recording TWICE. (1.0m) 

1. Ha Giang is a picturesque __________ province in the northern part of Viet Nam.

A. urban      B. mountainous     C. central       D. rural

2. Sam and his family travelled from Noi Bai airport to Ha Giang by _______

A. plane       B. train       C. car     D. bus

3. His family _________ up staying in Ha Giang for one wonderful week.

A. finished      B. ended      C. looked      D picked

4. Their favorite part of the trip was ________

A. Nho Que River     B. Ma Pi Leng Pass     C. Meo Vac Market    D. Dong Van Town

5. They even had an adventurous ________ along Ma Pi Leng Pass.

A. hike       B. trip      C. tour      D. walk

II. Listen again and fill in each blank with ONE word/ number you hear. You will hear the recording TWICE. (1.0m)

1. Sam and his family had a stop in Tuyen Quang for ___________ actually.

2. The scenery was so beautiful that they couldn't ___________ taking photos along the way.

3. ___________, the homestay in an ethnic village was not expensive.

4. At first, they planned to stay in Ha Giang for ___________ days.

5. They experienced a scenic boat _____________ on the Nho Que River.

SECTION B: USE OF ENGLISH (2.0ms)

I. Choose the word(s) or answer A, B, C or D which best completes each sentence or do as directed. (1.0m)

1. One way to _________ people's awareness of the need to protect our Earth is to follow the 3Rs.

A. rise        B. preserve       C. hesitate      D. raise

2. Many human activities cause _________, which is also called habitat destruction.

A. ecological balance    B. habitat loss     C. climate change     D. global warming

3. Tourists couldn't help admiring the ________ view of the Trang An Landscape Complex.

A. magnificent      B. beneficial     C. unpleasant     D. conservative

4. Humans also rely ________ the plants and animals for food, medicine, and water.

A. at      B. on      C. to      D. in

5. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern:

A. domestic        B. ambitious       C. ruinous       D. concentric

II. Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete each sentence. (0.4ms)

1. The __________ of Alaska started in the 18th century. (explore)

2. Water bodies and landforms are ____________ habitats for plants and animals. (essence)

III. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses to complete each sentence. (0.6ms)

1. My friends called me while I ___________ some medicinal plants in the lab. (study)

2. I can't remember his name because I ___________ him for a long time. (not/ see)

3. Nick wanted to know if Mai ____________ Ban Gioc Waterfall the following week. (visit)

SECTION C: READING (2.0ms)

I. Read the text and choose the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the option that best fits each gap. (1.0m)

British English and American English differ in some ways. The most (1) ___________ difference between the two varieties is vocabulary. British people call the place where people take their car to buy petrol or oil, a petrol station. (2) __________, Americans call it a gas station. The British live in small flats while the Americans live in modern apartments. Another difference between these two varieties of English is the (3) ________. There are hundreds of minor differences of this type in daily communication . Some common words (4) ________ humour, flavour or neighbour exist in British English while in American English these words are written without ‘u’ before ‘r’. Besides, (5) ________ ending in -se in British English are written with the ending -ze in American English. Some of these verbs are analyse - analyze, organise - organize, and minimise - minimize. People can easily understand each other, but these differences are very interesting to study for all language learners around the world today.

1. A. remarkable         B. remarkably     C. remark    B. remarking

2. A. Otherwise       B. Therefore        C. Moreover      D. However

3. A. meaning      B. speaking      C. spelling     D. reading

4. A. as       B. like       C. with      D. for

5. A. verbs       B. nouns      C. adjectives     D. adverbs

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1.0m)

Climate Change and Our Planet

Climate change is one of the biggest problems for Planet Earth today. It means that there are long-term changes in world temperatures and weather. Since the 1800s, human activities have been the main cause of climate change. This is mostly because people burn coal, oil, and gas to run factories or cars. When we burn these things, they create dirty air which stays around the Earth like a thick blanket. This blanket traps the sun's heat and makes our planet much warmer.

The results of climate change are very serious. In many places, there is not enough water for people and animals. There are also more dangerous fires, rising sea levels, and big floods. Many people think climate change only means hotter weather, but it is actually much more than that. On our planet, everything has a link to each other, so a change in one place will cause changes everywhere else. To protect our home, we should use cleaner energy like wind or solar power. Every student can save electricity and reduce waste to help our planet have a sustainable future.

(Adapted from United Nations (UN) - Climate Action: What Is Climate Change?)

1. Is burning coal, oil, and gas the main cause of climate change?

_______________________________

2. What do coal, oil, and gas release when we burn them?

_______________________________

3. Does climate change only mean that the weather is hotter?

_______________________________

4. Which types of clean energy does the writer mention in the text?

_______________________________

5. How can students help to protect the planet?

_______________________________

SECTION D: WRITING (2.0ms)

Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word(s) given or do as directed. (2.0ms)

1. "Are you sure about the quality of these English courses?" Lan asked her friends.

(Rewrite the question in reported question.)

____________________________________

2. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. His trip to the moon marked a giant leap for mankind.

(Combine each pair of sentences, using a relative pronoun.)

____________________________________

3. Sarah hasn't visited her grandmother since last Christmas. 

(Write a complete sentence from the words given.)

The last time _________________________

4. It is necessary for the class to follow the factory regulations while visiting.

(Rewrite, using "must")

____________________________________

5. Each/ us/ lend/ a hand/ preserve/ the/ nature/ environment.

(Write a complete sentence from the words given.)

____________________________________

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