Đề thi học kì 2 Tiếng anh 10 TEST 2

Test 2

I. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question

Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world's energy resources are limited. No div knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and try to find out alternative sources of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institude of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late; and nuclear power is the only alternative.

   However, many people don't approve of using nuclear power because it is very dangerours. What would happen if there were a serious nuclear accident ? Radioactivity causes cancer and may badly affect the future generations.

The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economical as possible

1. According to the passage, using nuclear power is ................

a. dangerous b. interesting c. safe d. cheap

2. Radioactivity from nuclear power ......................

a. the future generations do nothing with it b. alters a new kind of energy

c. are necessary to cure diseases d. causes cancer and has bad effect on the future generations

3. How much fuel is left ?

a. No one know exactly b. Let's use it as much as we would like

c. It will never be used up d. There is a lot of fuel

4. We should use coal, oil and gas .................

a. as economically as possible b. carelessly c. as much as possible d. all are incorrect

5. According to Professor Marvin Burnham, .................

a. Nuclear power is the only alternative coal, oil and gas and we have to conserve it.

b. Coal, oil and gas are unlimited.

c. We have to conserve coal, oil and gas.

d. We have to conserve nuclear power.

II. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

6. a. bomb         b. comb c. climb       d. about   

7. a. disease       b. threaten c. feature     d. sea 

8. a. cleaned    b. stopped    c. played d. prepared     

9. a.  bulb         b.  tomb         c. black        d.  cab

10. a. pubs           b. caps     c. cooks       d. cuts

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

11. Many animals are ........... for their fur or other valuable parts of their bodies

a. dying b. killing c. killed d. died

12. Wildlife all over the world is in ................

a. death b. danger c. threat d. risk

13. This scientific theory .......... to be false

a. has now been proving b. has now to be proved c. has now proved d. has now been proved

14. Hydroelectric dams in  Vietnam have provided power ..........  million of homes and businesses.

a. with b. to c. of d. for

15. Many plants and animals can be used as medicine .......... cancer, AIDS and other sicknesses.

a. against b. by c. with d. for

16. The ..........of forest is destroying the earth's plants and animals

a. lost b. lose c. loose d. loss

17. Without plants, most water would ........... as soon as it falls

a. run by b. run after c. run away d. run off

18. About 5000 species of plants and animals ............ each year

a. are already been eliminating b. has already been eliminated

c. are eliminated d. have already eliminated

19. We can't clean up our .......... rivers and seas overnight

a. polluting b. pollute c. pollution d. polluted

20. Many laws .............. in nature's defence

a. were being passed b. are passing c. are passed d. have passed

21. Water ............ most of the earth's surface

a. is covering b. being covered c. covers d. is covered

22. The situation is serious. Something .......... before it's too late

a. must be doing b. must do c. must have done d. must be done

23. We managed to climb over the wall without ...........

a. being seen b. to see c. to be seen d. seeing

24. John Aspinal is famous for his progrmame of  breading ...............

a. dangerous b. dangered c. endangered d. dangerously

25. The earth is being ........... and the future looks bad

a. threatened b. threat c. threatening d. threaten

IV. Choose is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B,C or D)

26. Have (A) the students be told (B)  about the changes (C) of their timetable yet (D)?

27. Campers must be used (A) earth to put (B)  out their (C) campfire completely (D)

28. Man and most (A) animals need a constantly (B) supply of (C) water to live (D)

29. Modern zoos (A) want to see (B)  as places where (C) rare animals can develop(

30. These trees (A) grown (B)  well (C) on this soil (D)

V. Rewrite the sentences with the words given:

31. Someone was cleaning the room when I arrived

When I arrived, the room was being cleaned

32. People must not leave bicycles in the hall

Bicycles must not be left in the hall

33. They haven't stamped the letter

The letter hasn't been stamped

34. I don't like people telling me what to do

I don't like being told what to do

35. Dangerous driving causes many accidents

Many activities are caused by dangerous driving