…………… SECONDARY SCHOOL
NAME: _______________________
CLASS: _______
 WRITTEN ENGLISH TEST NO.2
School year: 2018-2019
Time: 45 minutesCode:A




MARK



REMARKS


I. LISTENING: (2.5 pts)
Part 1: Listen to the passage about Picasso and circle the words you hear.



Part 2: Listen again and choose true (T) or false (F).
1. Picasso is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. …………….
2. He was born in 1896 in Malaga, Spain. …………….
3. He was admitted to a school of Fine Arts in Barcelona at thirty. …………….
4. He produced about 50.000 paintings. …………….
5. His paintings is among the most expensive in the world. …………….
6. He died in Malaga. …………….
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 pts)
Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. decision B. vision C. measure D. sure
2. A. ocean B. cinema C. musician D. delicious
3. A.chicken B. cheap C. architect D. chair
4. A. cheeks B. stops C. corrects D. shelves
Part 2:Circle the correct answer.
1.We sometimes ……………experiments in physics class.
A, make B, work C, do D, get
2.Sam is a terrible footballer – he’s ………….. player in the team.
A, the best B, the worst C, the baddest D, the goodest
3.A library in Washington D.C, America ……………….over 100 million books.
A, has B, reads C, gets D, borrows
4.“ …………………………is it to the bookshop, please?”
A, How much B, How often C, How long D. How far
Part 3: Give the correct form of the words.
1. There is a saying in English:” (Act) …………………… speak louder than words”
2. You will need a lot of (strong) …………………. To lift this heavy cupboard by yourself.
III. READING: (2.5 pts)
Part 1: Use the given words in the box to complete the following passage. There is TWO word you don’t need to use.



nicemorenever love friends share help

My family lives in this area for more than 15 years. This is a quiet, safe place with great neighbours. They are all (1)……………… people. If anyone has problems, they are always there to (2)……………... him (her). Besides, we are (3)…………… worried about losing things. For example, my mother sometimes locks our dog outside when she goes to work. Miss Lan, who lives next to our house, always takes care of it and gives the dog back in the evening. I also have many (4)…………….., too. We play all kinds of games every evening. My neighbourhood is really safe and nice place to live, and I (5)……………….. it so much. 
Part 2: Read the text and answer the questions.
I live in Cairo, which is the capital of Egypt. There are more than ten million people here. A lot of them come from the countryside because there are more jobs here, I live in an apartment near the city center. It is a busy, exciting place. It has cinemas and shops, but unfortunately there is a lot of traffic too. Many tourists come from all over the world to see the Pyramids, which are near the city.
I like Cairo because it is big and exciting. I have a lot of friends and it is easy to meet new people. I am glad that I live here, but my mother doesn’t like it. She used to live the countryside, and she would like to go back one day.
1, How many people are there in Cairo?
( ........................................................................................................................................................
2, What do tourists come here to do? (.............................................................................................
3, Why does the writer like Cairo? ( ...............................................................................................
4, Does he have a few friends? ( .....................................................................................................
5, Why doesn’t his mother like Cairo? ( .................................................................................
IV. WRITING: (2.5 pts)
Part 1: Rewrite the sentences.
1. How many times a week do you go to your painting club.
→ How often …………………………………………………?
2. Please tell me something about your neighborhood.
→ Can ………………………………………………………..?
3. Hoa is the best at English in her class.
→ Nobody ……………………………………………………?
4. Do you find it easy to make friends?
→ Are you good ………………………………………………?
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