MIDTERM 2 - PRACTICE

1. Circle the word of which the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. open B. flower C. close D. nose
2. A. tables B. watches C. matches D. houses
3. A. apple B. map C. man D. water
4. A. between B. behind C. next D. me
2. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. play ei B. fall o: C. game ei D. always ei

2. A. big i B. time ai C. fine ai D. light ai
3. A. volleyball i B. basketball i C. never e D. packet i

4. A. favorite ơ B. lemonade ơ C. potato ơ D. soda ou

5. A. ear ir B. head e C. heavy e D. bread e
3. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. washes B. beaches C. watches D. goes z
2. A. breakfast B. bread C. tea D. head
3. A. cook B. country C. city D. vacation
4. A. rice B. fine C. drive D. capital
4. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

1. A. round B. shoulder C. mountain D. mouth

2. A. dozen B. potato C. onion D. brother /^/ /ơ/ xét tới dấu nhấn
Choose the word wly
3. A. kite B. skip C. fried D. iced
from that of the others
4. A. thin B. mouth C. thirsty D. their

5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

1. A. both B. teeth C. smooth đ D. fourth

2. A. broad o B. coast C. soap D. boat

3. A. reply B. shy C. worry D. dry

4. A. know B. cow C. slow D. show

5. A. comb B. climb C. suburb D. bomb

6. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1pt)
been
1. How long have you _________ (be) rock climbing?
2. Look at those beautiful
_________ (beauty) clouds in the sky!
played (play) chess since last year.
3. I think she has _________
quieter (quiet) than Liftbot, and Strongbot is _________
4. Cleanbot is _________ heavier (heavy) than Cleanbot.
meeting (meet) at the bookstore and _________
5. What about _________ having (have) a picnic?
broken (break)
6. Oh no, the lamp is _________.
fixed
7. Bill’s watch needs to be _________ (fix) as soon as possible.
jogging (jog) in the park _________
8. Tom goes __________ twice a week. (two)
fifth
9. Do they live on the _________ building (build)?
(five) floor of this _________
10. My cousins are sales _________ (assist). assistants
different (differ) from a cupcake.
11. A muffin is _________
12. Amanda, can you bring two sleeping
_________ (sleep) bags for us?
easily
13. Billy can’t _________ (easy) lift this bag.
Cooking (cook) seafood is __________
14. _________ wonderful (wonder).
15. Hey, do you bring some _________
grilled (grill) pork?
16. The forest is one of the _________
quietest (quiet) places in the world.
17. That book is the _________
best (good) book I have ever read.
drank
18. Yesterday, Kim _________ (drink) two glasses of orange juice.
19. Listen! Andy is _________
playing (play) video games.
able
20. Tom can swim, so he is _________ (ability) to go sailing.
feels
21. He _________ (feel) hot and thirsty. He would like some cold water.
playing (play) football.
22. Look! She is _________
to eat
23. Lan is hungry. She would like _________ (eat) some noodles.
going
24. How about _________ (go) fishing this weekend?
done
25. How long have you _________ (do) martial arts?
climbing (climb) since last year.
26. I think she has been rock _________
27. Strongbot is _________
noisier (noisy) than Smartbot, but Cleanbot is _________ quieter (quiet) than Smartbot.
going
28. What about _________ camping (camp) this weekend?
(go) _________
twice
29. Julie runs in the park _________ a week. (two)
ninth
30. Do they live on the _________ building (build)?
(nine) floor of this _________
31. Anna’s parents are ambulance drivers _________ (drive).
different (differ) from a cupcake.
32. A muffin is _________
33. Amanda, can you bring some _________
bottled (bottle) water for the picnic?
easily (easy) carry this heavy box.
34. Billy can _________
Making (make) sandwiches for the trip is exciting.
35. _________
worst
36. That book is the _________ (bad) book I have ever read.
went
37. Yesterday, Kim _________ (go) to bed at twelve o’clock.
broken (break)
38. Oh no, the dishwasher is _________.
frying
39. Hey, do you have another _________ (fry) pan?
40. The forest is one of the _________
quietest (quiet) places in the world.
7. Reading - True/False and answer the questions.
Some people think robots make our lives easier but others disagree. Robots can work in factories to help workers
lift things, repair broken machines, make toys and cars. Robots can also work in hospitals to operate on sick people.
The cool thing is they can understand lots of languages. It’s useful in hospitals when there are foreigners. Also, robots
don’t get tired and don’t make mistakes so they can do dangerous things like rescuing people. However, robots don’t
have feelings so they don’t understand people who have problems. They just do their jobs. Sometimes robots can run
out of energy, get broken and need to be fixed.
1. People don’t always agree that robots make people’s lives easier. True
2. Robots can be used in hospitals to operate on patients. True
3. Robots can understand and share problems with people. False
4. People rarely need to repair robots. False Adverbs of frequency: never, rarely,
5. What is the best title of the article? sometimes, often, usually, always
A. Good robots B. Bad robots C. Robots: Good or bad? D. Intelligent robots
6. What does the word “rescuing” mean?
A. saving cứu B. avoiding C. having D. taking

9. Rearrange the sentences.

1. new English / going to / buy some / She is / books / .
2. with friends / I always / at break time / chatting / enjoy /.
3. rarely go / winter / Most people / in the / swimming /.
4. of energy / Robots can / out / run / and / break /.
5. need / special clothes / In space, / use / astronauts / special equipment / to put on / and /.
6. than / sometimes / Paris is / but / less noisy / Bangkok / more crowded /.

1. She is going to buy some new English books.

2. I always enjoy chatting with friends at break time.
3. Most people rarely swimming in the winter.
4. Robots can run out of energy and break.
5. In space, astronauts need to put on special clothes and use special equipment.
6. Paris is sometimes more crowded but less noisy than Bangkok.