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THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
Student’s name: ……………………………….. Class: ……….

I.PRONICIATION
A.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A. practised B. stamped C. indulged D. accomplished
2 A. friends B. tunes C. clubs D. stamps
3 A.technology B.chemistry C.charity D.machine
4 A.sword B.sweet C.switch D.swallow
B.Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others
5 A.prevention B.computer C.disappear D.survive
6 A.nature B.endangered C.pollute D.environment

II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
7.The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous.
A. efficient B. polite C. helpful D. perfect
8.We continue to ………..rainforests nad increase the danders of global warming.
A. cut off B. cut in C. cut down D.cut out
9.A nuclear reactor releases ………… which is dangerous to the environment.
A. radiation B. heat C. energy D. carbon dioxide
10.The World Cup is a football …………which is open to all countries.
A. participation B. involvement C. occasion D. competition
11.The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. busy B. relaxed C. comfortable D. free
12.Neil Armstrong, an American ………….., was the first man to step on the moon`s surface.
A. scientist B. cosmonaut C. astronaut D. astronomer
13.We should do something immediately to save many kinds of rare animals …………extinction.
A. from B. away C. about D. in
14.Everybody congratulated the astronauts …………their successful trip into space.
A. for B. on C. with D. of
15…………Linh ……….his sister like listening to classical music.
A.Both-and B.Not only-but also C.Either-or D.Neither -nor
16…………gave that picture book..
A.It was Mary B.It was Mary whose
C.Mary D.It was Mary whom
17.I don’t think Jones can get the job. He is ………….hard working ………..honest
A.both… and… B.either…or… C.neither …nor… D.not only…but also…
18.The boy are talking about the match ………..on T.V.
A.they saw B.seeing C.whom they saw D.to see
19.Fencing was first introduced at the 13th Asian Games, …………in Bangkok,Thailand in 1998.
A.which held B.to be held C.holding D.which was held
20 Do it right now, …………..?
A. will you B. shall you C. do you D. don`t you

III.WORDFORM (1 Mark)
21.The number of ……………………in the Asian Games has been increasing. (athlete)
22.The ………………..are worried about the deforestation and killing of rare animals. (environment)
23.Many efforts have been made to protect …………….animals from extinction. (danger)
24.When you travel into space, you can eat and drink in ………………. (weigh)

IV.WRITING - Rewrite the following sentences as guided (2 Marks)
25.Parents are being asked to take part in this survey. Their child are between for and six. (use a relative pronoun)

26.The solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way. (Reduce relative clauses)

27.Did Thomas Edison invent the telephone? (Cleft sentence in passive).

28.My uncle is working in New york so are my brothers. (Not only-but also)


V.READING- Read the passage and answer these questions. (2 Marks)
Is there life on Mars? Many people have wondered about this question. Some writers of science-fiction think of people from Mars as little green creatures. Others imagine `Martians` as monsters with many eyes.
In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars. The first indication of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth. In other words, Earth`s seasons, such as spring or summer, occur on Mars too. Because these seasons exist, it may be possible for vegetation and other higher life forms to be found on Mars.
Astronomers also think that perhaps a small amount of water