Review 2

I. READING
PART 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Children can learn a lot from doing household chores. Doing chores helps children learn what
they need to do to care for themselves, a home and a family. They learn skills they can use in their
adult lives, like preparing meals, cleaning, organizing, and keeping a garden. Being involved in
chores also gives children experience in relationship skills like communicating clearly, negotiating,
cooperating, and working as a team.
When children contribute to family life, it helps them feel competent and responsible. Even if
they don’t enjoy the chore, when they keep going they get the feeling of satisfaction that comes
with finishing a task.
Sharing housework can also help families work better and reduce family stress. When children
help out, chores get done more quickly, and parents have less to do. This frees up time for the
family to do fun things together.
In order to get children involved in chores, it is best to start by choosing chores that work for
children’s ages and abilities. Chores that are too hard can be frustrating, and chores that are too easy
might be boring. If children are old enough, we can have a family discussion about chores. This can
reinforce the idea that the whole family contributes to how the household runs.
1. Doing chores can have children have some benefits EXCEPT _______.
A. learning life skills B. looking after the family
C. getting a job D. learning relationship skills
2. When children don’t like a task, they also have the feeling of _______ in finishing it.
A. pleasure B. achievement C. desire D. acceptance
3. Sharing housework helps reduce family stress by_______.
A. teaching kids how to communicate clearly
B. helping children to grow up
C. allowing children to work in teams
D. giving family members more free time to spend together
4. Which statement that the author of the text supports most?
A. Children should do as much as they can to help their parents out.
B. Children should be old enough to share the chores.
C. The chores that children do should be based on their abilities.
D. The chores that children do should be hard to develop life skills.
5. The phrase ‘work for’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. do B. suit C. succeed in D. involve
6. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Parents should ask their children to share the housework when they are young.
B. Parents should teach children to do housework.
C. There are many benefits of children sharing housework.
D. There are lots of household chores that children can do.
PART 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Plastics - Harm to Sea Environment
A new report says plastics are responsible (7)___________ $13 billion in damage to the oceans
and the undersea environment.
The report tells about harm to sea life (8)_________________ what should be done to improve
the situation.
If plastic is thrown away carelessly, it will make its way into rivers and other waterways. The
plastic eventually reaches ocean waters. And it never goes away. Scientists say plastic is not
destroyed by (9)_____________ processes. Instead, it just breaks up into smaller pieces over time.
The oceans contain a lot of (10)______________ and other pollutants. The remains of such
products may find their way to plastics floating in seawater. Then, fish may eat the plastics. That
means harmful material may get into our food supply.
Experts say people can make a big difference. They suggest (11)_____________ plastics away
correctly. They also like plastic recycling programs – where old bottles and other plastics are
collected, broken down and used to make new products. When we get rid of plastic, we can recycle
it and reuse it. By putting a new value on plastic, industry can save money, and it also has a special
reason to clean up the environment. But all of society must join to protect the environment. Human
beings cause pollution and they should (12)________________ steps to stop it.
7. A. to B. for C. of D. about
8. A. but B. so C. and D. because
9. A.natural B. naturally C. nature D. unnatural
10. A. materials B. resources C. chemicals D. sources
11. A. cutting B. protecting C. cleaning D. throwing
12. A. take B. took C. taking D. taken
II. USE OF ENGLISH
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
13. A. single B. organic C. grocery D. damaged
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
14. A. singer B. perform C. famous D. common
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
15. My mother _________ the responsibility for running the household.
A. holds B. takes C. runs D. hears
16. My dad is the _________. He goes to work to support the family.
A. homemaker B. housekeeper C. cooker D. breadwinner
17. You can save a lot of energy by turning off household _________.
A. device B. stuffs C. appliances D.chores
18. The participants in this programme are ordinary people who the audience can really identify
_________.
A. with B. to C. for D. about
19. The singer with the lowest of votes is eliminated.
A. admired B. chosen C. accepted D. removed
20. You should answer the questions to calculate your business’s _________ footprint.
A. environments B. environmental
C. environmentally D. environment
21. I _________ my grandparents in the countryside next week. I can’t wait!
A. am going to visit B. will be visiting C. will visited D. visit
22. Anna is an amazing dancer _________ her parents are proud of her.
A. but B. or C. and D. because
23. We manage _________her first album.
A. to find B. finding C. find D. found
24. Jim _________ lemonade or soft drink at night.
A. will drink B. is drinking C. drinks never D. never drinks
25. Their performance was so boring that it made us _________ asleep.
A. fell B. fall C. falling D. to fall
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each
of the following exchanges. (0.2m)
26. - A: Do you think family routines are necessary?
- B: Yes, __________ each family should have some routines to help build strong family bonds.
A. I’m not sure that B. I strongly believe that
C. I disagree that D. I hope that
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions. (0.4m)
27. A carbon footprint is the total amount of CO2 which is producing by human activities.
A B C D
28. American Idol was shown for the first time on television on January 2002.
A B C D
III. LISTENING
PART 1: You will hear a conversation between a boy and a girl at a garden shop. Decide if each
statement is True (A) or False (B). You will hear the recording twice. (1.2ms)
29. The name of the shop is “Your garden center”.
30. The boy is in search of a present for himself.
31. The plant’s flowers come once every year.
32. The boy was advised to move the plant outside after 3 months.
33. The plant can get as tall as 50 centimeters after 2-3 years.
34. The garden is having a special discount this weekend.
PART 2: You will hear part of a radio programme about classical music. For each question,
choose the correct answer A, B, or C. (1.2ms)
35. This week’s prize is ____________.
A. a music cassette B. two concert tickets C. a classical CD
36. The person who wrote the music spent most of his life in ____________.
A. Italy B. Spain C. France
37. What did people do when this piece of music was first performed?
A. Many people walked out before the end. B. All the people clapped and cheered for it.
C. Some people asked for their money back.
38. How do people feel about the music today?
A. They think it is not pleasant to hear. B. They like it.
C. They think it is terrible.
39. This piece of music ____________.
A. is used in music videos B. can be heard on TV
C. is not used for advertising
40. If you know the competition answer you should ring ____________.
A. 0108 937 224 B. 0018 739 242 C. 0018 937 224
IV. WRITING
PART 1: Rewrite the following sentences as directed. (0.5m)
1. More and more people adopt a green lifestyle.
A green lifestyle …………………………………………..….
2. Nam’s father said he couldn’t use his motorbike.
Nam’s father didn’t …………………………………………..
PART 2: Make meaningful sentences using the cues given (0.5m)
3. Doing housework / help / children / learn / take care / themselves.
…………………………………………………………………….
4. I / not think / she / come / tonight / she / have / revise / her exam tomorrow.
…………………………………………………………………….
PART 3: Paragraph writing (1.0m)
Write a paragraph (100-120 words) about ways to reduce your carbon footprint. You can use
these ideas to help you.
- turn household appliances
- use public transport
- plant trees