Second Mid
Second Mid
Second Mid
LISTENING
Task 1: Listen to people talking about movies then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Track 05
1. What is the film about?
A. A weird family goes on a European vacation. B. A group of bank robber
C. Car chasing D. A love story
2. What about the effects of the film?
A. The special effects are pretty good. B. The special effects are not good.
C. There are not many effects in the film. D. Those movies that’s full of car chases.
3. What is the film about?
A. It’s about a love story of a nurse and her patient. B. It’s about biography of Julia Roberts.
C. It is about D. It’s about car chasing and bank robbers.
4. The guy turned into a kind of half man, half animal because of ___________.
A. having a changing operation B. taking wrong medicine
C. killing people. D. the moon
5. What can people do when they travel in a time machine?
A. They can choose the places they want to visit. B. They can see ancient people.
C. They can choose which century they want to visit. D. They can visit their relatives.
Task 2: Listen again then put the tick in the kind of movie they describe. Track 06
Science fiction Horror Comedy Romance Action
10.
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
11. A. highlight B. project C. horror D. perform
12. A. documentary B. entertaining C. helicopter D. superstitious
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
13. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health
14. A. they B. Thanksgiving C. than D. those
15. A. indicate B. says C. take D. mistake
Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D.
16. Jack often ____________ jigsaw puzzles in his spare time.
A. do B. does C. doing D. did
17. You should look right and left when you go ____________ the road.
A. along B. up C. across D. down
18. Public ____________ in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.
A. journey B. travel C. vehicle D. transport
19. ____________ is not very far from here to the harbour.
A. There B. It C. This D. That
20. Give a ____________ before your turn left or right.
A. signal B. turn C. sound D. sign
21. The film was so boring. ____________, Jack saw it from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. However C. Although D. Because
22. “____________ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” - “About 50 metres.”
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much
23. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ____________ the rules.
A. remember B. go after C. obey D. take care of
24. The end of the film was so ____________.
A. moved B. moveable C. move D. moving
25. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to ____________ the Rio Carnival.
A. join B. perform C. attend D. appear
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
26. Nam often (play) ____________ soccer in the afternoon.
27. Wait! Miss Mai (have) ____________ breakfast.
28. You shouldn’t (eat) ____________ much junk food.
29. Nam (not / play) ____________ soccer beautifully last Saturday.
30. We are interested in (learn) ____________ English.
READING
Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
Ewan McGregor was (31) _____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (32) ____ when he was only
nine and he (33) ____ his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in (34) _____ different types of
films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has won lots of
awards. He loves acting and when he finished filming the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have (35) ____
been happier to do anything in my life”.
31. A. bear B. born C. bearing D.to bear
32. A. acting B. actress C. actor D. action
33. A. made B. makes C. making D. make
34. A. much B. a C. any D. a lot of
35. A. never B. since C. for D. yet
Read the passage then do the task below.
Kirsten Dunst was born in New Jersey, USA, in 1982. Her acting career began at the age of three when she
appeared in her first TV advert. She made her film debut with a small part in Woody Alien’s New York Stories
(1989). In 1994, she got her big break in Interview with the Vampire, performing with famous megastars Brad
Pitt and Tom Cruise. Her performance as a creepy kid earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the MTV Award
for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn award for Best Young Actress. Over the next few years, she
starred in more hit movies including Little Women (1994), Jumanji (1995), the romantic Get Over It (2001) and
Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts (2003). However, her most successful films are the Spider-Man films (2002
and 2004) with Tobey Maguire, where she plays the part of superhero Spider-Man's girlfriend, Mary Jane.
A. Write (T) for True or (F) for false statement.
Statements True False
36. Kirsten Dunst got her big break in Interview with the Vampire, performing
with famous megastars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in 1994.
37. Her acting career began at the age of four.
B. Answer the following questions.
38. When and where was Kirsten Dunst born?
_________________________________________________________________________________
39. Was her first film the New York Stories!
_________________________________________________________________________________
40. What are her most successful films
_________________________________________________________________________________
WRITING
Choose the best answer that is rearranged from the words below.
41. It/ over/ 100 km/ is/ from/ my/ town/ to/ Ho Chi Minh/ home/ City.
A. It is 100 km from my home town to over Ho Chi Minh City.
B. It over 100 km from my home town is to Ho Chi Minh City.
C. It is over 100 km from my home town to Ho Chi Minh City.
D. It is over 100 km to my home town from Ho Chi Minh City.
42. live /Many / the / people / country I prefer / in / to/.
A. Many people to live in the countryside prefer. B. Many people prefer to live in the countryside.
C. Many people prefer live to in the countryside. D. Many countryside people prefer to live in the.
43. to save/ will reduce/ our energy./ the use of electricity/ We/.
A. We will reduce the use of electricity to save our energy.
B. We reduce the use of electricity will to save our energy.
C. We will save to the use of electricity reduce our energy.
D. We will reduce the use of energy to save our electricity.
44. is / Driving / dangerous / fast / very/.
A. Driving fast is very dangerous. B. Very dangerous is Driving fast.
C. Driving is very dangerous fast. D. Driving is very fast dangerous.
45. when/ ride /used to /I /a bicycle /was /I /a child. /
A. I used to ride a bicycle when I was a child. B. I used to a child when I was ride a bicycle.
C. I ride a bicycle when I used to was a child. D. I used to riding a bicycle when I was a child.
Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each
of the following questions.
46. Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.
A. John did not apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.
B. John applied for the job even though he had no experience in the field.
C. John applied for the job because he has experience in the field.
D. John was unable to do the job because he was inexperienced.
47. I haven’t seen my aunt for years.
A. I haven’t meet my aunt for long ago. B. I last saw my aunt years ago.
C. The last time I met my aunt was since years ago. D. I didn’t see my aunt years ago.
48. In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.
A. Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work.
B. In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.
C. Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.
D. Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work.
49. Walking here is dangerous because this lane is for cycling only.
A. You shouldn’t walking here because this lane is for cycling only.
B. You should walk here because this lane is for cycling only.
C. Because this lane is for cycling only, so you don’t walk here.
D. You shouldn’t walk here because this lane is for cycling only.
50. Every student is required to write an essay on the topic.
A. Every student should write an essay on the topic.
B. Every student must write an essay on the topic.
C. They require every student write an essay on the topic.
D. Every student might write an essay on the topic.