THI HKI-2

ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I – KHỐI lOA

MÔN : ANH VĂN – THỜI GIAN : 45 PHÚT

NĂM HỌC : 2008 - 2009

I. PRONUNCIATION: (1M) 1-2. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others.

1. A. disabled B. mentally C. retarded D.consuming

2. A. technology B. computer C. newspaper D. miraculous

3-5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

3. A. heavy B. reading C. headline D. weather

4. A.subject B. wonderful C. put D. discuss

5. A. wrong B. long C. song D. lose

II. READING: (1M) 6-10. Read the passage then choose the best answer.

THE NEWS MEDIA: PRINT MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC MEDlA

News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and

in the world. The news media include print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to

communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices and public places.

Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspaper. Most newspaper print news daily. The electronic

media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is news that you listen to. In the United States

many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is news that you not only listen to

but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six

o'clock in the evening. In the future new categories of news media will develop. Even today computers are

beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.

6. What do the print media use to communicate the news?

A. TV B. air waves C. radio D. newspaper

7. What do the electronic media use to broadcast news?

A. air waves B. magazines C. newspaper D. all of the above

8. Which of the following electronic media are broadcast?

A. TV programs B. newspaper C. magazines D. none of the above

9. In the United States you can listen to the six o'clock news in the evening on ………………

A. radio B. TV C. computer D. A & B are correct

10. A new kind of news media nowadays is ………………….

A. printer B. electronic media C. TV D. computer

Ill. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (4Ms) 11-30. Choose the best answer.

11. The best of the journey was the …………….

A. scene B. scenery C. scenic D. sight

12. I want to listen to the news …………. before I leave.

A. headlines B. forecast C. film D. cartoon

13. Be quick! I don't want to miss "Wheel of Fortune". This is an interesting …………………

A. drama B. folk song C. news D. quiz-show

14. Mary ………. the dream of becoming an actress when she was a child.

A. liked B. received C. harboured D. fed

15. Bad marks can create a feeling of ……………….

A. humour B. happiness C. passion D. sorrow

16. The miraculous invention of telephone has revolutionized the way people communicate.

A. magical B. interesting C. normal D. surprising

17. You can't camp here without ………………

A. protection B. decision C. permission D. confirmation

18. Nowadays, some of more time-consuming jobs can be done by machines.

A. taking little time B. taking much time C. taking many time D. not affected by the time

19. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.

A. inability to see B. inability to speak C. inability to hear D. being mentally retarded

20. Without the Braille Alphabet, it would be very difficult for …………..

A. the disabled B. the deaf C. the mute D. the blind

21. Mary earned a physical degree with flying colors.