NAME: ……………………….

ÔN THI HỌC KỲ 2
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the
following sentences.
1. Drivers have to__________ their seatbelt whenever they drive.
A. put B. tie C. fasten D. put on
2. We should wait for the traffic lights__________ before we cross
the street.
A. turn green B. to turn green C. turn yellow D. to turn yellow
3. All of us have to obey__________ strictly.
A. traffic rules B. traffic C. traffic jam D. regular
4. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a__________ when they ride
a motorbike.
A. hard hat B. cap C. mask D. helmet
5. He forgot to give a__________ before he turned left and got a
ticket.
A. signal B. sign C. light D. hand
6. __________does it take you to get to Ho Chi Minh City by plane?
- About 2 hours.
A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How many
7. If people __________ the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
8. You should__________ right and left when you go across the
roads.
A. see B. look C. be D. take
9. “__________ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” -
“About 50 meters’
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much
10. We should__________ the street at the zebra crossing.
A. walk B. walk on C. walk through D. walk across
11. John often goes to school __________ with his friends.
A. with bicycle B. by foot C. in car D. by bus
12. Public __________ in my town is good and cheap.
A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel
13. _______ is not very far from here to the city center.
A. That B. This C. It D. There
14. When there is a traffic jam, it__________ me a very long time to
go home.
A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends
15. It is about three kilometers from my house __________ the
hospital.

A. with B. on C. in D. to
B. Exercise 2. Make question about distance.
1.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 300 metres from here to the nearest post office.
2.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 3,900 kilometers from New York to California.
3.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 200 metres from my house to my family store.
4.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 4576.89 miles from Beijing to Berlin.
5.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 1 kilometer from my hotel to the beach.
6.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 500 metres from here to the place where I live.
7.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 200 kilometers from his hometown to the place where
he lives now.
8.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is just 200 metres from the park to the parking lot.
9.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is approximately 4 kilometers from here to the airport.
10.
_____________________________________________________
_________?
It is about 60 kilometers from my parent’s house to mine
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with “should” or
“shouldn’t”.
1. You ________stay up too late because it’s not good for your
health.
2. No one ________ be late for school tomorrow because we will
have an exam.
3. I think there ________be a garbage dump in front of the
restaurant.
4. You ___________ go for a check-up regularly.
5. I think you _________ be more tactful.
6. __________you have any questions, please write me an email.
7. What ____________ I do to learn better?
8. My father thinks that I __________be so into computer games.
9. The candidates_________ be here before 10am, or they will be
disqualified.
10. You _______learn about some cultural features of the country
you are going to visit.
11. Mary ___________take any pills befor seeing the doctor.
12. __________James apply for the job at this company? Yes, he
should.
13. How much time __________ I spend on this task?
14. Old people _______work too hard. They need an abundance
of time to relax.
15. Parents_________ let their children expose to smartphones at
an early age.
Exercise 4. Give the correct form of the given word to
complete the sentences.
1. It’s bad for young kids to see __________ on TV. (violent)
2. This is a __________ story, you shouldn’t read it alone.
(frighten)
3. Titanic is a __________ movie. It has a sad ending and
everyone cries watching it.
(move)
4. Paul Walker has won Oscar for the best __________. (act)
5. This girl sings __________ although she is a ____________.
(bad/sing)
6. This film made a strong__________ on me. (impress)
7. Have you ever seen this comedy? It’s really__________. (fun)
8. The film was__________ though they spent millions of dollars
making it. (succeed)
9. I love action films. The/re very__________. (excite)
10. Big Ben Down is about a group of__________ who take
control of Big Ben. (terror)
11. We were__________ with the service at the cinema.
Everything was terrible. (satisfy)
12. The film is a big__________. It is boring from beginning to
end. (disappoint)
Exercise 5. Complete these sentences with although or in spite
of.
1. __________ all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
2. __________ I had planned everything carefully, a lot of things
went wrong.
3. I love music__________ I can’t play a musical instrument.
4. __________ being very tired, we carried on walking.
 5. The heating was on, but__________ this the house was still
cold.
6. Keith decided to give up his job__________ I advised him not
to.
7. I couldn’t sleep__________ I was tired.
8. __________ it rained a lot, they enjoyed themselves.
9. I didn’t get the job__________ my qualifications.
10. __________ what I said last night, I still love you.
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in
spite of, however, or
nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.
1. ________________________ it was raining heavily, he went
out without a raincoat.
2. My father is very busy. ________________________, he is
always willing to give a
hand with the housework.
3. Some English words have the same pronunciation
________________________ they
are spelled differently, for example, dear and deer.

4. I was cold and wet. ________________________, Bob put on his

swimming suit and
went to the beach.
5. I think I did OK in my speech last night
________________________ I’d had almost
no sleep for 24 hours.
6. Carol arrived at the meeting ________________________ I
asked her not to be there.
7. The sky was grey and cloudy. , we went to the beach.
8. It looks like they’re going to succeed
________________________ their present
difficulties.
9. ________________________ there was no electricity, I was able
to read because I had
a candle.
10. ________________________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t
answer it.
Exercise 7. Fill each blank with a word from the box. There are
two unnecessary
words.
seasonal culture greasy chaos perfect
celebrations parade superstitious festivals feast
1. Christmas is considered the most famous ______________
festival of the world.
2. Korean New Year’s ______________begin with everyone
wearing traditional
dresscalled
hanbok.
3. Rock in Rio is one of the world’s biggest music
______________.
4. Pongal is a ______________ festival celebrated to mark the
harvest of crops and offer
aspecial thanksgiving to God.
5. The Samba ______________ is the main attraction of the Rio
Carnival celebration.
6. Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated with a ______________
among family and
friends.
7. “Ham up a ______________ pole” is one of the traditions of La
Tomatina.
8. The ______________ of Carnival is the Samba Parade which is
not to be missed!
9. When a loud signal goes off, trucks loaded with tomatoes enter
and then begins the
____________
10. According to ______________ belief, Friday the 13th is an
unlucky day.
Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with the correct question word.
Your options are Am, Is,
Are, Do, and Does.
 9. ________ your dog sleep in
1. ________ the shoes in the
the
closet?
house?
2. ________ your father work
10. ________ I the tallest
in a
person on the
factory?
team?

Exercise 9. Complete the questions with an auxiliary verb then

answer them.

Questions Answers

1. _________ you students? 1. Yes, ___________.

2. _________ they play soccer after 2. No, ___________.
school? 3. Yes, ___________.
3. _________ his father a doctor? 4. No, ___________.
4. _________ there a well to the left your 5. Yes, ___________.
house? 6. No, ___________.
5. _________ she in the classroom? 7. No, ___________.
6. _________ the trees behind their 8. Yes, ___________.
house? 9. Yes, __________.
7. _________ Lan have Literature on 10. No, __________.
Monday and Tuesday? 11. Yes, __________.
8. _________ her parents get up at 5 12. No, __________.
o’clock?
9. _________ there any stores near
Minh’s house?
10. _________ Ba’s apartment on the
third floor?
11. _________ it a beautiful house?
12. _________ her books expensive?

Exercise 10. Give the correct form of the given word to complete
the sentences.
1. Tidal energy is renewable, _________ and clean. (plenty)
2. Wind will be used as an _________ friendly sources of energy.
(environment)
3. There are many ways will be used to solve the problem of
_____________. (pollute)
4. Solar power can be used to _________ or cool our houses. (hot)
5. _________, fossil fuels are harmful to the environment.
(fortunate)
6. We should use them_________ and try to find out alternative
sources of power.
(economy)
7. Solar energy is_________, plentiful and clean. (renew)
8. I think that solar energy can be an_________ source of energy
in the near future.
(alter)
9. We should reduce the use of_________ at home. (electrical)
10. It’s a clean source of energy. Sailboats couldn’t move
without this_________.
(powerful)
11. Waves will be used as an_________ friendly source of
energy. (environment)
12. Limit car trips by relying on biking, walking,
public_________. (transport)