Bộ 5 đề thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 6 English Discovery có đáp án - Đề 5

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

II. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

II. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

III. Choose the best answer for each question.

In the 1990s, people didn’t __________ television much.

When I was your age, I often __________ to the radio at noon.

In the 1990s, Google quickly __________ the most popular search engine on the Internet.

“Technology is getting better and better these days.” - “__________. I think they are more useful than in the past.”

Lance Amstrong is one of the most famous international __________. He inspired a lot of people to ride bikes.

“When was your school’s swimming competition?” - “It was 3 months ________.”

When she was a child, she often _____ chess with her father.

These people are __________. They don’t go to school and they cannot read or write.

In China, you have to __________ a present with two hands.

It is rude to __________ the queue. You __________ wait for your turn!

IV. Read the interview and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).

Life in a Nineteenth-Century House

As part of a recent TV programme, a twenty-first-century family spent one month living in the same way as people in the 1850s. Two weeks after that, we talked to Albert, one of the children, about his experience.

Q: What was the best thing about the experience?

A: I think it was finding lots of exciting things to do. I climbed a lot of trees and made lots of things. I really enjoyed doing these things and didn’t really think about using my laptop or smartphone.

Q: And what about the worst thing?

A: The education! We learnt everything at home with Mum and Dad. Not all children had to go to school until 1880. Most young people my age already had jobs. I felt very happy to have a good school! My mom wasn’t very happy because she had to do a lot of things at home. She felt great to return back to the twenty-first century!

The family lived like people in the 1800s.                       

The family lived like people in the 1800s.                       

Albert really missed playing on the computer.                 

Albert liked education in the 19th century.                      

Albert’s mum preferred life back then to life now.

V. Complete the passage below by using the modal verbs given in the box.

Cultural rules in Việt Nam

If you want to travel to Việt Nam, you should know about some cultural rules in this country. In Việt Nam, elders are respected, so you (21)__________ be careful when you talk to them. But with younger people, you (22)__________ be too respectful. You also (23)__________ waste food if you go to a restaurant. This is because food is an important part of Vietnamese culture. What’s more, you (24)__________ be late when you have a meeting with someone in Việt Nam, because Vietnamese people are punctual. Isn’t it cool?

In Việt Nam, elders are respected, so you (21)__________ be careful when you talk to them.

But with younger people, you (22)__________ be too respectful.

You also (23)__________ waste food if you go to a restaurant.

What’s more, you (24)__________ be late when you have a meeting with someone in Việt Nam, because Vietnamese people are punctual. Isn’t it cool?

VI. Read the letter and choose the best answer to complete each blank.

Dear Mary,

I’m very glad (25) ______ that you are going to visit Ha Noi this summer. Would you like me to tell you something (26) ______ Ha Noi before you go?

Well, Ha Noi is a cultural and political center of Viet Nam. In Ha Noi, you can find ancient houses and modern buildings. Ha Noi is a large city now, and there are many places worth (27) _____. You can visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, One-Pillar Pagoda, Kiem Lake and West Lake. Besides, you can enjoy the Vietnamese food, (28) _____________, grilled fish, spring rolls, steamed rolls and “pho” - a special dish of Viet Nam. However, I would like to recommend that you (29) _______visit Ha Long Bay and Sa Pa because these places attract a lot of visitors due to their magnificent caves, beautiful limestone islands and natural landscapes in Ha Long Bay and their tribal villages, nice mountain slopes and jungles streams in Sa Pa. 

I am looking forward to seeing you in Ha Noi and I hope you (30) _______ have a nice holiday in Viet Nam.

Love

Lan

I’m very glad (25) ______ that you are going to visit Ha Noi this summer.

Would you like me to tell you something (26) ______ Ha Noi before you go?

Ha Noi is a large city now, and there are many places worth (27) _____.

Besides, you can enjoy the Vietnamese food, (28) _____________, grilled fish, spring rolls, steamed rolls and “pho” - a special dish of Viet Nam.

However, I would like to recommend that you (29) _______visit Ha Long Bay and Sa Pa because these places attract a lot of visitors due to their magnificent caves, ...

I am looking forward to seeing you in Ha Noi and I hope you (30) _______ have a nice holiday in Viet Nam.

VII. Make questions for the following answers.

_____________________________________________.

=> I’m not really into sports.

_____________________________________________.

=> I play video games in my free time.

_____________________________________________.

→ There were twelve players in each team.

_____________________________________________.

→ No, I don’t want to be a professional sportsperson in the future.

_____________________________________________.

→ My favourite sports star is Messi.

VIII. Listen to a radio program about sports with two callers and decide if the sentences below are True (T) or False (F). 

The programme is about famous sportspeople.                                       

Keira beat Serena Williams in a tennis match.                            

The match was to make money for charity.                                 

Emmanuel did a long running race last month.                           

Emmanuel finished the race in 2 days and 13 hours.