REVISION FOR SEMESTER TEST 2

A – LANGUAGE FOCUS
UNIT 10: OUR HOUSES IN THE FUTURE
1. Vocabulary: Home appliances, types of houses
2. Grammar: Future simple; Might for possibility
3. Pronunciation: Stress in two – syllable words
UNIT 11: OUR GREENER WORLD
1. Vocabulary: Things that can be reduced, reused and recycled
2. Grammar: Articles (a, an, the); First conditional sentences
3. Pronunciation: Rhythm in sentences
UNIT 12: ROBOTS
1. Vocabulary: Daily activities
2. Grammar: Superlative adjectives
3. Pronunciation: Tones in statements
Note: Don’t forget to review the other units in this semester: unit 7, unit 8 and unit 9 including all
the grammatical points and vocabulary. For example: past simple, conjunctions, possessive
pronouns, exclamatory sentences, Wh-question words, Imperatives, ….
B – PRACTICE
PART I: PHONETICS
A. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other three.
1. A. washes B. watches C. boxes D. drives
2. A. old B. stone C. hope D. come
3. A. plays B. looks C. laughs D. maps
4. A. fear B. near C. really D. wear
5. A. spare B. play C. game D. table
6. A. thing B. father C. healthy D. three
7. A. that B. think C. teeth D. through
8. A. anything B. brother C. father D. mother
9. A. game B. table C. favorite D. animal
10. A. island B. hotels C. stores D. buildings
11. A. gather B. both C. thirsty D. than
12. A. game B. table C. favorite D. animal
13. A. breath B. teeth C. maths D. breathe
14. A. says B. challenge C. many D. said
15. A. snow B. downtown C. narrow D. know
16. A. cold B. historic C. postcard D. boat

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B. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. A. bedroom B. robot C. famous D. alone
2. A. reduce B. palace C. mountain D. bedroom
3. A. award B. season C. kitchen D. actor
4. A. compete B. reuse C. open D. enjoy
5. A. busy B. pretty C. project D. apply
6. A. success B. guitar C. poster D. routine
7. A. police B. machine C. famous D. alarm
8. A. visit B. hotel C. flower D. helpful
9. A. graduate B. appliance C. celebrate D. generous
10. A. disease B. heater C. market D. ocean
PART II: LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer
1. Your car is still in the garage; it___________ ready by next Friday.
A. is B. will be C. was D. were
2. I think the most useful and convenient of all household ___________ is the microwave oven.
A. things B. appliances C. equipment D. applications
3. Do you think all the cars in the future will run on _________.
A. electrical B. electric C. electricity D. electrically
4. If he _________ his homework, his teacher _________ him.
A. finishes - will punish B. finished - won’t punish
C. doesn’t finish - will punish D. don’t finish - punishes
5. Do you think he __________ the match?
A. will win B. wins C. won D. is winning
6. Minh was worried that we ________ miss the train.
A. can B. must C. might D. will
7. No one ________ you if you don’t want to help yourself.
A. will help B. helps C. help D. helped
8. If the weather ________ good, Bella _________ out with us.
A. was - will go B. is - goes C. is – will go D. will be – will go
9. Walking to school will help ________ air pollution.
A. refill B. reuse C. reduce D. recycle
10. We should go to school by bike to ________ the energy.
A. pollute B. protect C. spray D. save
11. If there is an earthquake, the villagers ________ in the shelter.
A. stay B. stays C. will stay D. would stay
12. I hope he ________ his homework before we _______ back.
A. finish - get B. will finish - get C. will finish – will get D. finished - get
13. Home robots will help people do all household _______.
A. waste B. chores C. furniture D. appliances

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14. _____ does your school start? – It always starts in September every year.
A. When B. Where C. What D. How
15. The Great Wall _____ China is one of the wonders of the world.
A. at B. of C. on D. by
16. Your robot is so much __________ than the one I bought last summer.
A. nice B. the nicest C. more nice D. nicer
17. Space robots can explore the _______ planets in the solar system.
A. hotter B. more hot C. hottest D. hot
18. My grandparents ________ very kind. They love to help other people in the neighborhood.
A. are B. is C. am D. be
19. Where can I buy the _________ robot vacuum for pet hair cleanup.
A. best B. better C. good D. gooder
20. Using robots is one of _______ ways to explore this deep cave.
A. safest B. the safer C. safer D. the safest
21. Do you think that robots will _______ our life better?
A. move B. do C. make D. have
22. This latest Samsung _______ TV can do many things like a computer.
A. new B. smart C. high D. big
23. The best way to _______ paper is to use it less.
A. recycle B. protect C. waste D. save
39. The leopard seal is big _____ black.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
40. Some animals are camouflaged _____ they want to hide from the enemies.
A. and B. because C. so D. but
41. Machu Picchu looks new _____ actually it is about 400 years old.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
42. Today is ________ first day of our holiday.
A. a B. an C. the D. 0
43. I’ve finished _______ my homework and I’m going to _______ bed now.
A. the – 0 B. 0 – 0 C. the-the D. the – a
44. If we plant more trees in the schoolyard, the school will become a place.
A. greener B. darker C. dirtier D. more polluted
45. ________ friend of mine has _________ dog and two cats.
A. The – 0 B. An – 0 C. The - a D. A - a
46. My best friend ________ me ________ bunch of _________ flowers on my 20th birthday.
A. gave - a - 0 B. gave – the- the C. give - a - the D. will give - the - a
47. My brother has _________ dog, and _______ dog is very cute.
A. The - 0 B. An - 0 C. the - a D. a - the
48. If we _________ waste paper, we ________ save a lot of trees.
A. repeat B. recycle C. rewrite D. remake
49. This is __________ of the three boxes.
A. good B. better C. the best D. best
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50. These cakes are _______ I can find in the supermarket.
A. cheapest B. the cheapest C. more cheaper D. cheaper
51. It is typical of the cultural life of __________ Thai people.
A. some B. a C. the D. 0
52. Unless you ________ all of my questions, I ________ anything to help you.
A. don’t answer - can do B. answers - do
C. answer - can’t do D. should answer - can do
53. The picnic ______ cancelled yesterday because of her absence. _______ she _______ absent again
tomorrow, the picnic _________ cancelled tomorrow again.
A. is - If - is - will be B. was - If - is - will be
C. was - If - was - would be D. were - If - is - will
54. _______ Alps are one of_______ highest mountain ranges in Europe.
A. 0 - the B. the - a C. The - the D. A – the
55. Danang is ________ third biggest city in Vietnam.
A. 0 B. the C. a D. an
56. Who is _______ girl in blue?
A. 0 B. the C. a D. an
56. Where is _______ hat that I bought yesterday?
A. 0 B. a C. the D. an
57. The deep oceans contain some of ________ of all living creatures.
A. strange B. strangest C. the strangest D. stranger than
58. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ___________?
A. noisier B. more quieter C. more noisy D. quieter
59. The _______ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.
A. baddest B. most bad C. worse D. worst
60. John loves Julie, but does Julie love ______?
A. he B. his C. him D. he’s
61. This is _______ smart vehicle; ________ is over there.
A. hers – our B. her - ours C. her – our D. hers – ours
62. When you go to the zoo, _______ the animals.
A. not to feed B. not feed C. don’t feed D. doesn’t feed
63. He got up late, ________ he missed the bus.
A. although B. so C. because D. however
64. I like living in the city _________ it’s crowded.
A. although B. because C. so D. and
65. ________ milk do you drink every day?
A. How much B. How many C. How far D. How long
66. On her last birthday, we _______ a lot of cakes.
A. eat B. were eating C. ate D. will eat

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PART III. READING
1. Read the text and use the words given to complete the following blanks in the passage.

appliances prefer energy it worry might future but

What kind of houses would you like to live in? Some people like living in simple houses in the
countryside while others (1) _______ living in modern houses in big cities.
John often says that he would like to live in a modern house. Now, he is drawing his (2) _______
house. The house looks like a UFO, (3) _______ it might float on the water as a boat, and he calls it a
boathouse. Because the house is on the water, he will make a special device so that he might get (4)
_______ from water and wind. In his smart house, he will need only a single control which (5) _______
be the same as a smartphone. It will control lights and electric (6) _______ , supply heat, and even lock
doors. He will have a security system in his future house so that he will not (7) _______ about his safe.
The security system will protect the house from thieves and robbers.
He will buy a cute robot so that he will talk to (8) _______ and he will have it do all the
housework. He will buy new and modern furniture. His future house will be modern and comfortable.
2. Read the passage and decide if the statements are True or False. Circle the correct answer.
In a restaurant, robots can serve food just like waiters and waitresses. Besides, it is interesting
to see a robot serving customers. Some fast-food chains have already replaced their kitchen team with
robots. Robots do not only serve foods but also cook. Scientists in San Francisco in the US have
developed a robot that can automatically produce 400 burgers in an hour, carrying out the work of three
humans. Japanese restaurants have used restaurant robots for simple tasks such as collecting or washing
dishes and cleaning the floor.
Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric, a company that develops robots. He says robots
can’t do everything a human can, but they can work without becoming tired. He says robots can’t taste
food or change heating levels. But he says if a dish is easily prepared, a robot can repeat the same
movement to reproduce the same meal. He says people all over the world now eat sushi, but there are
not enough skilled cooks to prepare it. He says his robots can help anyone make sushi. Other robots
have been created to help decorate cakes or cut and peel apples.
1. What can robots do in a restaurant?
A. Robots can work with the kitchen team.
B. Robots can replace waiters and waitresses.
C. Robots can serve food just like waiters and waitresses.
D. Robot can help customers to cook.
2. According to the first paragraph, a robot _______.
A. can carry out the work of three people B. can’t serve food without waiters or waitresses
C. can produce 400 burgers in a day D. can’t replace a kitchen team
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3. Japanese restaurants have used restaurant robots for _______.
A. producing burgers B. simple tasks
C. replacing humans D. serving customers
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second paragraph?
A. Robots can’t do everything a human can.
B. Robots can work and they become tired after that.
C. Robots can’t taste food.
D. Robots can’t change heating levels.
5. In the second paragraph, Akihiro Suzuki says his robot can reproduce a meal if _____.
A. the cook repeats the same movement so his robot can learn it
B. it is easily prepared
C. the dish is hard for the cooks to prepare it
D. there are not enough skilled cooks to prepare it
3. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Our future house will be on the ocean. It will be surrounded by tall trees and blue sea. But we
only have salt water in the ocean. We need fresh water for (1) _______and for growing food (2) _______
farms. Ocean water is too salty to drink. It is also too salty for watering plants. We must have the (3)
_______ to make (4) ________ water from salty water. We should be (5) ________ not to waste water.
1. A. drinking B. drink C. to drink D. drinks
2. A. in B. on C. at D. for
3. A. polluted B. contaminated C. fresh D. salty
4. A. things B. suggestions C. ways D. ideas
5. A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly

PART IV: WRITING

A. Sentence Correction
1. This car run at electricity, so we don’t use gas.
A B C D
Correction: ___________________
2. Jim has the old car. The car is black.
A B C D
Correction: ___________________
3. I will visit his one day.
A B C D
Correction: ___________________
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4. He must to go to the doctor.
A B C D
Correction: ____________________
5. I were born on the eleventh of April.
A B C D
Correction: ____________________
6. Sam won’t graduate if he doesn’t passes all the final tests.
A B C D
Correction: ______________________
7. The bed was very comfortable, so they feel very good.
A B C D
Correction: _______________________

B. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words.

1. People will probably go on holiday in space in the future.
People might ___________________________________________________________________
2. Cities are convenient, but the air in cities is polluted.
Although_____________________________________________________________________
3. Gundam was bigger than any other robots in the world in 2020.
Gundam was __________________________________________________________________
4. You should give some directions, or he won’t understand you.
If you don’t ___________________________________________________________________
5. Home robots become cheaper, so people start to buy them.
Because ______________________________________________________________________
6. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
If you ________________________________________________________________________
7. Eat more vegetables and you will be healthier.
If you ________________________________________________________________________
8. Minh Anh is taller than anyone in my class.
Minh Anh is _______________________________________________________________________

C. Reorder the words to make a meaningful sentence.

1. My / place / is / in / Son Doong Cave / favorite / Quang Binh Province.
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Marry / she/ will/ If/ her grandparents/ stays/ with/ be/ happy.
____________________________________________________________________________

“THE WAY TO GET STARTED IS TO QUIT TALKING AND BEGIN DOING”

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