ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TẬP TRUNG KHỐI 12_MÔN ANH VĂN (2009 – 2010) Thời gian: 45’ I. Phonetics. * Choose the word pronounced differently 1. A. dew B. threw C. flew D. grew 2. A. scheme B. school C. schedule D. scholar * Stress 3. A. imagine B. opinion C. incredible D. wilderness 4. A. personality B. amazingly C. information D. conversation 5. A. recommend B. thoroughly C. travelling D. fascinate II. Grammar and Vocabulary 6. We have had many marvelous achievements in_____ thanks to scientists’ discoveries. A. scientist B. scientifically C. scientific D. science 7. There are 9 big________ in the world nowadays. A. desert B. dessert C. deserts D. desserts 8.________ is a plant that grows in hot dry regions, especially one with thick stems covered in spines but without leaves. A. Rose B. Cactus C. Tulip D. Sunflower 9. The Sahara Desert is 1,610 km in_______ and about 5,150 km in length from east to west. A. widen B. wide C. widely D. width 10. Most beautiful sandy _________ attract a lot of tourists. These are ideal places to spend summer holiday. A. destinations B. tours C. beaches D. arrivals 11. It is very difficult to define the_________ between love and friendship. A. relation B. meaning C. border D. fence 12. After a successful operation, the patient’s condition is_________. A. movable B. steady C. terrible D. excellent 13. ________is an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carry goods. A. Elephant B. Wolf C. Camel D. Seal 14. Development of the area would__________ wildlife. A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. dangerously 15. Migrant workers are______ to exploitation. A. eager B. vulnerable C. available D. considerate 16. He______ great pleasure from his work. A. derived B. survived C. revived D. devised 17. The sea turtle is among the_______ species; it is in danger of extinction. A. common B. normal C. abundant D. rare 18. In times of________ , I know which friends I can turn to. A. pleasure B. joy C. fortune D. crisis 19. We___________ open the lion's cage. It is contrary to Zoo regulations. A. must B. mustn't C. needn't D. should 20. You _______ clean the windows. The window – cleaner is coming tomorrow. A. don’t have B. must C. mustn’t D. needn’t 21. More and more people_________ of food poisoning nowadays. A. exist B. survive C. die D. starve 22. The government________ the flood victims with food, clothes and money. . A. gave B. provided C. offered D. presented 23. Many people_________ that natural resources will never be used up. A. view B. consider C. believe D. regard 24. Conservation is the protection of the________ environment. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalize 25. There are many_________ of pollution in our modern world. A. resources B. sources C. foundations D. bases III. Errors 26. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth, I don’t like having deceived. A B C D 27. Water that has had the minerals removed called “soft” water. A B C D 28. Wine tends to be lost its flavor when it has not been properly sealed. A B C D 29. The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious. A B C D 30. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. A B C D IV. Writing 31. The money must be paid by tomorrow, the office has reminded us. A. The office has reminded us to pay the money by tomorrow. B. The office has reminded paying the money. C. The office has reminded us that the money must be paid by tomorrow. D. A and C are correct. 32. I’d rather do nothing than watch old films on TV. A. There are few old films on TV. B. Watching old films on TV is enjoyable. C. I dislike watching old films on TV. D. Old films on TV are worth watching. 33. Richard must have forgotten about our meeting. A. Richard never forgets when he has a meeting . B. It seems that Richard forget about our meeting . C. Richard should have cancelled the meeting . D. Richard has to come to a meeting . 34. It’s a waste of time to try and explain anything to Tony. A. Tony should be given explanations. B. It’s not worth the time trying to explain anything to Tony. C. To save time, explain it to Tony. D. It’s well worth trying to explain things to Tony. 35. Nancy isn’t used to walking so far. A. Nancy used to walk farther. B. Nancy doesn't like to walk so far. C. Nancy isn’t accustomed to walking very far. D. Nancy needed help to walk so far. 36. The desert is very hot and dry,________________________ . A. so few plants and animals live there B. therefore few plants and animals live there C. however few plants and animals live there D. but few plants and animals live there so 37. He stayed up so late last night,________________________ . A. however he got up very early this morning B. but he got up very early this morning. C. and so he got up very early this morning D. therefore he got up very early this morning 38. John had a headache and a pain in his chest;_______________________ . A. so that, he didn’t go to college yesterday B. but and, he didn’t go to college yesterday C. however, he didn’t go to college yesterday D. therefore, he didn’t go to college yesterday 39. My brother had a lot of studying to do; _________________________ . A. so he went to a movie B. but he went to a movie C. however, he went to a movie D. therefore, he went to a movie 40. To the north of Nullabor Plain__________________________________ . A. the Great Victoria Desert stretches B. stretches the Great Victoria Deserts C. does the Great Victoria Desert stretch D. does stretch the Great Victoria Desert V. Reading. @ The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel's body changes the food into fat. Then it stores the fat in its hump. It cannot store the fat all over its body. Fat all over an animal's body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert. They do not want to be warm during the day. The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool. The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel of Central Asia has two humps. It also has long, thick hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia. There is a lot of sand in the desert. The camel has long eyelashes. Then sand cannot go into the camel's eyes. Arabic has about 150 words to describe a camel. Arabs need all these words because the camel is very important to them. 41. The camel can go without________ for a long time. A. food B. fat C. water D. heat 42. The camel stores________ in its humps. A. water B. food C. heat D. hair 43. Long________ keep sand out of the camel's eyes. A. eyelashes B. thick hair C. humps D. ears 44. The Bactrian camel has long thick hair because__________________ . A. it lives in a hot desert B. it stores fat in its hump C. winters are cold in Central Asia D. the sand gets in its eyes. 45. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Fat keeps the animal warm. B. It is cool in the desert during the night. C. There is a lot of sand in the desert.D. All kinds of the camel have two humps. @ The film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is based on the first of the books by J.K. Rowling. It is an excellent attempt at recreating the magic of the books. The dialogue is just (46)_______ the original, with the actors often using the exact words as they were written. The characters all look very (47)_____and they are dressed in the sort of costumes you imagine when you read the book. Only the soundtrack is truly (48)_____because, of course, there isn’t any music in the book. The scene where the children are learning to (49)_________ their broomsticks has some amazing special effects which create a wonderful magical atmosphere. It also required a number of clever stunts which (50)_______have been quite dangerous. When the film was released, it had record ticket sales at the box office. 46. A. alike B. like C. likely D. as 47. A. real B. reality C. realize D. realistic 48. A. original B. origin C. originate D. originally 49. A. blow B. drive C. ride D. climb 50. A. should B. must C. needn’t D. couldn’t @ ANSWER : 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. D 21. C 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. B 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B . live in the desert. They do not want to be warm during the day. The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are. headache and a pain in his chest;_______________________ . A. so that, he didn’t go to college yesterday B. but and, he didn’t go to college yesterday C. however, he didn’t go to college yesterday D Wolf C. Camel D. Seal 14. Development of the area would__________ wildlife. A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. dangerously 15. Migrant workers are______ to exploitation. A. eager B. vulnerable