Đề thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 12 iLearn Smart World - Đề số 5

PART 1. LISTENING

Harry and Kate are talking about solutions to slums. Listen and decide if each of the statements is T

(True) or F (False).

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1. Kate suggests creating low-cost housing units with periodic maintenance.

A. True

B. False

2. Harry completely disagrees with the low-cost housing solution.

A. True

B. False

3. Kate thinks that local residents should be allowed to contribute to the solutions.

A. True

B. False

4. Harry suggests raising the local quality of life by improving healthcare and sanitation.

A. True

B. False

Listen to the conversation between Mark and Emma. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best

answer to each of the following questions.

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5. What is the conversation mainly about?

A. Benefits and drawbacks of city and country life.

B. The reasons why Emma prefers living in the city.

C. Mark's decision to move back to his hometown.

D. Emma's first impressions of Los Angeles.

6. How does Mark find living in the city?

A. Overwhelming.

B. Dynamic.

C. Fast-paced.

D. Stressful.

7. What does Emma consider one of the biggest drawbacks of city life?

A. Surrounding noise.

B. High costs of living.

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C. Overcrowding.

D. Traffic congestion.

8. What does Mark appreciate in the city?

A. Public transport.

B. The job opportunities.

C. Community events.

D. The infrastructure.

PART 2. READING

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits

each of the numbered blanks.

Singapore's urbanisation

In 2018, the United Nations announced that Singapore was completely (9) ______ as 100 per cent of its

population is defined as urban. Urbanisation has brought both advantages and disadvantages (10) ______ the

small city-state. On the one hand, Singapore has (11) ______ a lot of skilled workers from many other

countries to ensure the economy continues to grow. Migrants have also helped create a more culturally diverse

society in Singapore. (12) ________, urbanisation has caused some serious problems such as deforestation,

overpopulation, and waste management. Since it was first colonised by the British in 1819 and Singapore was

formally founded, over 95 per cent of its vegetation has been (13) ______. In terms of population density, in

many parts of Singapore, there are over 20,000 people living per square kilometre. Waste treatment used to

be (14) ______ problem in Singapore. However, thanks to the development of technology, this problem has

been solved. Singapore has even become a leader in urban waste management.

9.

A. urbanised

B. modernised

C. realised

D. revised

10.

A. for

B. to

C. with

D. along

11.

A. changed

B. caught

C. attracted

D. denied

12.

A. Therefore

B. Moreover

C. As a result

D. On the other hand

13.

A. grown

B. cleared

C. bought

D. taken

14.

A. another

B. other

C. the other

D. others

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.

Earth Hour

Earth Hour is a movement organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event takes (15) ______

annually around the world. It encourages everyone to turn off non- essential electric lights, for one hour, from

8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March. The initiative was proposed in 2004 in Australia, but the idea

of a (16) ______ movement was developed in 2006 under the name The Big Flick. In 2007, the first Earth

Hour was held on 31 March in Sydney, Australia at 7:30 p.m., local time. Later in October 2007, a similar

event called 'Lights (17) ______’ was held in San Francisco.

(18) ______ the success of these events, the organisers decided to hold Earth Hour annually around the world

since then. A study in 2014 claimed that the event (19) ______ electricity consumption by an average …