ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CUỐI KỲ II
Exercise 1: Phonetics:
1. A. ready B. meat C. defeat D. beat
2. A. psychologist B. duty C. laundry D. grocery
3. A. suggestion B. organization C. application D. communication
4. A. meaningful B. finance C. society D. advice
5. A. process B. competitor C. society D. elicit
Exercise 2: Stress:
1. A. contribution B. disadvantaged C. announcement D. individual
2. A. understand B. newspaper C. volunteer D. interact
3. A. incredible B. advertisement C. successful D. audience
4. A. homeless B. needy C. donate D. remote
5. A. generate B. ability C. complicated D. regularly
Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences with a suitable form of the give
word:
1. She revised her lessons well and could answer all the questions with
_______________. (confident)
2. My brother is quite good at ______________ electrical appliances such as TV
and fridge. (mend)
3. Our neighbours have been very ____________ since we moved to this village.
(support)
4. If you still decide to do it, you should take the ______________ for all the
consequences. (responsible)
5. I don't think _________________ children are less creative than those who are
naughty and stubborn. (obey)
6. Young children need a __________________ environment in which they can
feel the love and care of their parents. (care)
7. It is difficult for ____________ children to integrate and study with other
children. (handicap)
8. Are you going to____________ in the campaign to help poor people organized
by the social workers? (participation)
9. Hai has been working in ____________ areas for several years and finds it
useful to help the people there. (remotely)
10. Many old people enjoy working for a charity after they________________.
(retirement)
Exercise 4: Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions:
1. Acupuncture originated in China and has been used as a traditional medicine
for thousands of years.
A. began B. created C. developed D. introduced
2. There is no evidence at this time that acupuncture can treat cancer itself.
A. clue B. data C. proof D.sign
3. Acupuncture can treat from simple to complicated ailments.
A. acupoints B. disease C. points D. treatments
4. Some people believe that acupuncture can be a cure of cancer.
A. allergy B. practice C. therapy D. treatment
5. Acupuncture can ease nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.
A. increase B. prevent C. reduce D. spoil
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer to each of following question:
1. An extended family consists of more than two _____ living under a roof.
A. members B. siblings C. generations D. offspring
2. Tommy can’t go out with us to see a movie now because he’s ____ dinner.
A. preparing B. making C. arranging D. keeping
3. Jack ____ his clothes on the floor. It looks so messy.
A. always leave B. is always leaving C. always leaves D. always leaving
4. Many young people carry a pair of earbuds as they are small, light, and ______.
A. chargeable B. economical C. portable D. transferable
5. In 1999, the king’s Chaipattana Aerator obtained Thai ____ for his rain-making
techniques.
A. certificates B. charters C. licenses D. patents
6. The invention of airplane was invented thanks ____ the inspiration of wings of
seabirds.
A. by B. for C. of D. to
7. While Tom ____________English to poor children in Phnom Penh last year, he
____________ a lot about Cambodian culture.
A. is teaching – knows B. was teaching – knew
C. taught – was knowing D. was teaching – was knowing
8. Mike is more sociable than Peter.
A. Peter is more sociable than Mike.
B. Peter is as sociable as Mike.
C. Peter is less sociable than Mike.
D. Peter is not more sociable than Mike.
9. She last went for a swim two weeks ago.
A. She has gone for a swim for two weeks.
B. She didn’t go for a swim for two weeks.
C. She hasn’t gone for a swim for two weeks.
D. She went for a swim for two weeks.
10. She started working as a teacher of English ten years ago.
A. She had worked as a teacher of English for ten years.
B. She had been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
C. She has been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
D. She worked as a teacher of English for ten years.
Exercise 6: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the
blank space in the following passage.
Working Mothers
In the United States today, more than half of mothers with young children
work, compared to about one third in the 1970s. Women have been moving into
the workforce not only for career satisfaction but also for the income.
In many families today, mothers continue to work because they have careers
that they have spent years (1) _________. Some women return to work soon after
(2) _________ birth because they know that most employers are not sympathetic to
working mothers who wish to take time off to be with their young children. In
most families with working mothers, each person (3) __________ a more active
role in the household. The children tend to (4) ___________ one another and help
in other ways. The father as a (5) __________ is more likely to help with
household chores and child rearing. These positive outcomes are most likely when
the working mother feels valued and supported by family, friends, and co-workers.
1. A. develop B. to develop C. developing D. developed
2. A. producing B. making C. taking D. giving
3. A. plays B. does C. makes D. takes
4. A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up
5. A. bread B. breadwinning C. breadstick D. breadwinner
Exercise 7: Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions:
1. I sat down to read a magazine and Dylan came in.
While I ___________________________________________________.
2. Jane tries not to watch Tommy race in competitions because she gets nervous.
Jane avoids ________________________________________________.
3. Mary would like to play golf, but she hasn’t got enough money to buy all the
equipment.
Mary would like to play golf, but she can’t _______________________________.
4. They haven’t shown this film in Cannes.
This film __________________________________________________.
5. They are building a new highway around the city.
A new highway _____________________________________________.
