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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH GIỮA KÌ 1 – ĐỀ SỐ 1
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
Question 1: A. soot B. mood
C. school D. moon
Question 2: A. clutter B. slum
C. bulb D. urban
Question 3: A. mindset B. handsome
C. medium D. industrial
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
Question 4: A. down-market B. organic
C. replenish D. dedicate
Question 5: A. perseverance B. preservation
C. environment D. eco-friendly
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
Question 6: By 1906, Phan Chu Trinh’s goal was modernization and economic development.
A. elementary B. comparative
C. primary D. relative
Question 7: We admire her to the cause of humanity.
A. achievement B. dedication
C. awareness D. concentration
Question 8: This is a(an) business, so we can’t afford holidays.
A. all-round B. year-round
C. all-year D. yearly
Question 9: There will be a sharp in the urban population of Africa and Asia between now and 2050.
A. rise B. raise
C. promotion D. development
Question 10: In less developed countries, slums form both on thee and within the largest cities.
A. heavily populous B. densely populated
C. thinly populated D. most populous
Question 11: This building is architect’s crowning .
A. story B. goal


C. event D. achievement
Question 12: There was a knock on the door while we the game show on TV.
A. were enjoying B. enjoyed
C. had enjoyed D. had been enjoying
Question 13: Nguyen Hue made surprise attack against Chinese during
Tet, ________ Vietnamese and Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.
A. a – Ø – Ø B. the – Ø – Ø
C. a – the – the D. a – the – Ø
Question 14: Babara is motivated to study she knows that a good education can improve her life.
A. therefore B. because of
C. because D. so
Question 15: It was essential that we the lease before the end of the month.
A. sign B. signed
C. had signed D. were signing
IV. Complete the conversation about urbanisation in Ho Chi Minh City, using the
responses (A-G) given. There are two extra ones.
A. The intense economic development of the city was under pressure of transport networks.
B. So we have to build more and even metro lines.
C. The authorities have to control the urban sprawl.
D. Priority was given to the development of insfrastructure and highways.
E. The city has also planned to develop electric taxis to reduce the enviromental effect on
the roads and reduce transportation costs.
F. There are also workers who live and sleep at their place of work.
G. We also have to improve the transport system.
Mai: I’ve seen a lot of high buildings are under construction in out city, Mr. Tan. It’s an
example of urbanisation in your lecture.
Mr. Tan: That’s right. Ho Chi Minh is the biggest city in our country with an urban area of 10 million inhabitants.
Mai: Wow, really? Is it the official figure of our city’s population?
Mr. Tan: Of course not. There are so many people who come to work in the city but their
residence certificates is in the countryside. (16) . It is called “the floating population”.
Mai: “The floating population”? Does our city have the highest rate of economic growth?


Mr. Tan: Yes, it does. It’s the most major economic centre of our country?
Mai: I guess our city faces several issues, such as housing. Is that right, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: You’re right. (17) . Work has begun on the construction
of the new district of Thu Thiem on the other bank of the Saigon River, and soon in Thanh Da.
Mai: Fantastic. It’ll become a new center of our city.
Mr. Tan: Like Pudong in Shanghai, Mai. (18) .
Mai: The traffic is always so heavy. The number of road accidents is on the rise and has
affected the young population. Mr. Tan: The present bus lines only meet 7% of the need transport. (19) .
Mai: When will the metro lines be finished, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: By the year 2020. (20) .
V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The Emergence of Megacities
The urban shift over time has led to the emergence of the megacity – a city with a
population of 10 million or more. New York City and Tokyo were the
first (21) megacities, both (22) an urban population of over 10
million by the 1950s. But today they are (23) alone in their size. In 2014, there
were 28 megacties across the planet – from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Lagos, Nigeria and
London, England to Shanghai, China – and all major global regions except Oceania
are (24) with megacities.
Most of the megacities in recent years are located in Asia and Africa. In fact, it is where
seven of wight newest megacities can be found and where 10 of the
12 (25) megacities in 2030 will be located. From 2010 to 2015, Kinshasa’s
population grew (26) over 23 percent, and today over half of 11.6 million
residents are under 22 years old. A (27) of factors has led to this growth
including migration from rural areas, high fertility rates, and widening of the city’s
boundaries. The population is (28) almost all support structure in the
city (29) the threat of food shortages, traffic (30) , and insufficient
education facilities have become an obvious reality.
Question 21: A. knew B. known
C. familiar D. acquainted
Question 22: A. touching B. coming


C. getting D. reaching
Question 23: A. far from B. far from it
C. from far and wide D. so far
Question 24: A. indicated B. marked
C. shown D. described
Question 25: A. projected B. aimed
C. potential D. arranged
Question 26: A. with B. to C. about D. by
Question 27: A. set B. combination
C. mixture D. arrangement
Question 28: A. outrunning B. outgrowing
C. outnumbering D. outplaying
Question 29: A. that B. which
C. what D. where
Question 30: A. concentration B. police
C. congestion D. control
VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
A Tale of Two Cities: Seoul and Dhaka
The city of Seoul, with a population of 10.3 million on 1998, forms part of South Korea’s
capital region. As the capital city, Seoul has been at the center of South Korea’s
remarkable economic transformation over the last four decades.
In the 1960s, much of South Korea’s industrial growth was focused on greater Seoul,
which by 1970 had 52 percent of the country’s industrial workers. The major contributor
to this growth was rural-urban migration, which accounted for 50 percent of the country’s
urban increase in the 1960s. This very rapid growth of Seoul’s population placed pressure
on the city’s infrastructure, leading to marked growth in new settlements,
increasing traffic congestion, and growing air pollution. This led the government to adopt
a national decentralization strategy in the 1970s that attempted to divert industry to other
areas of the country. In the 1980s, continuing efforts were made to decentralize economic activity.
Dhaka’s population of 6.5 million is crowded into 360 square kilometers, creating one of
the highest urban densities in the world. Unlike South Korea, Bangladesh has not
experienced rapid economic change, and agriculture remains the major component of