Ben Tre Department of Education and Training The 2 nd 45 Minute -Test - School Year : 2009 -2010 Nguyen Ngoc Thang High School Subject: General English 12 - Second Term YOUR FULL NAME:…………………………….CLASS: 12A……………… Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three Câu 1: A. profit B. hero C. product D. photography Câu 2: A. food B. shoot C. boot D. book Câu 3: A. thesis B. health C. thus D. ethnic Câu 4: A. informed B. amused C. invented D. evolved Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank. Câu 5: My shoes need ________ A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaned D. B and C are correct Câu 6: Last night, before I _________here, everyone___________to the party A. came _have gone B. had come - went C. came _had gone D. came _was going Câu 7: Had you turned off the computer ________ you left the office ? A. since B. by the time C. shortly after D. as Câu 8: I always listen to ________radio every morning. A. a B. an C. the D. Câu 9: Please stop______________me in the middle of a sentence . A. interrupt B. interrupting C. to interrupt D. being interrupted Câu 10: He seldom goes fishing, ________? A. doesn’t he B. does he C. is he D. isn’t he Câu 11: “ Thank you for a lovely evening.” – “ ________” A. Don’t mention it B. Yes, that is nice. C. I`m glad you enjoyed it D. Yes, I`d like that Câu 12: Tom doesn’t like going fishing and ________ A. neither I like B. neither I am C. neither do I D. neither go I Câu 13: Each nation___________its own culture, and our nation has___________ own culture, too. A. has/its B. have/our C. have/its D. has/their Câu 14: The football match was cancelled ________ the heavy rain. A. because of B. instead of C. in spite of D. because Câu 15: Up to the present, she ________20 novels. A. have written B. had written C. has written D. is writing Câu 16: The government made serious attempts to raise the ________ of living. A. level B. standard C. cost D. made Câu 17: Because of an accident, my train was___________ for several hours. A. got over B. held up C. gone off D. turned off Câu 18: It`s very kind ________you to help me. A. by B. to C. at D. of Câu 19: The farmers felt very exhausted. ________, they went home earlier than usual. A. However B. Although C. Never D. Therefore Câu 20: The car runs___________and____________ A. slow - slow B. slowly _slowly C. slower_ slower D. more _ more slowly Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the origional one or which . Câu 21: Someone is going to serve the meal at six. Trang 1/3 - Mã đề thi 132 Mã đề thi 132 A. Someone is going to have meal serve B. Someone is going to have meal served C. The meal is going to be served . D. The meal is going to have someone serve Câu 22: “Well done, Jerry, you`ve passed the driving test !” A. I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test. B. I told that Jerry had passed her driving test C. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test. D. I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test. Câu 23: Nam is very friendly . He comes from Phuoc Long A. Nam is very friendly, who comes from Phuoc Long B. Nam, who comes from Phuoc Long , is very friendly C. Nam who comes from Phuoc Long is very friendly D. Nam is very friendly who comes from Phuoc Long Câu 24: But for his help, she couldn’t have passed the exam. A. Although he had helped her ,she didn’t pass the exam B. Had he not helped her, she couldn’t have passed the exam. C. If he he had helped her , she would have passed the exam D. He had helped her but she didn’t pass the exam Câu 25: The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it. A. It was such a cold water that the children couldn’t swim in it. B. The water was too cold for the children to swim in it. C. The water was cold enough for the children to swim in. D. The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in. Indentify the word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct : Câu 26: Our neighbors complained with us about the noise we made last night. A B C D Câu 27: Either you or she have to clean the class. A B C D Câu 28: Everybody was surprised to his success. yesterday A B C D Câu 29: The more you study, the smartest you will become. A B C D Câu 30: Plenty of water are consumed everyday A B C D Read the suitable word to fill in each blank : The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat (31) __________. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum (32) _______all nations meet as equals (33)_________negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure (34) ____________nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have (35)______________special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people. Câu 31: A. hungry B. hungrily C. hung D. hunger Câu 32: A. which B. where C. when D. who Câu 33: A. to B. in C. for D. at Câu 34: A. bad B. good C. exciting D. enormous Câu 35: A. mentioned B. attracted C. focused D. paid Trang 2/3 - Mã đề thi 132 Read the passage and choose the best answer : The 24 th SEA Games was held from December 6 to 15/ 2007 in three provinces in Thailand, namely Nakhon Ratchasima, Bangkok, and Chon Buri. In fact, the 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by Singapore, but Singapore gave up the chance, as its new national sports stadium is under construction and will not be completed in time for the next SEA Games. Thailand was then asked by the SEA Games Federation to host this regional sport event in place of Singapore. The SEA Games takes place every two years, with 11 countries in Southeast Asia participating. Each member country, in alphabetical order, takes turn hosting this event. Let's look at the number of sports and gold medals in the SEA Games in recent years. The 21st SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia in 2001, had 32 sports with 391 gold medals. There were 32 sports with 439 gold medals in the 22nd SEA Games, held in Viet Nam in 2003. The 23 rd SEA Games, in the Philippines in 2005, had 40 sports with 439 gold medals. The 24 th SEA Games in Thailand this year, featuring 43 sports and 485 gold medals, had the highest number of sports and gold medals in the history of the SEA Games. The number of sports was even greater than that in the Asian Games and the Olympic Games. So the SEA Games is regarded as the largest regional sporting event in the world in terms of the number of sports and medals. 36.How long did the 24th SEA Games last? A. A week. B. 8 days. C. 2 weeks. D. 10 days. 37.Which of the following is not stated in the passage? A.The 24th SEA Games was the largest regional sporting event in the world. B.The 24th SEA Games was the highest number of sports and gold medals in the history of the SEA Games. C.The 22nd SEA Games was held in Viet Nam in 2003. D.The 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by East Timor. 38.How many sports were there in the 24th SEA Games? A. 44 B. 485 C. 43 D.42 39.How often does the SEA Games take place? Every _____________ A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 3 years D. 5 years 40.Where was the 2pt SEA Games celebrated? A. In Philippines. B. In Viet Nam C. In Malaysia. . D. In Singapore. HẾT Trang 3/3 - Mã đề thi 132 . and Training The 2 nd 45 Minute -Test - School Year : 20 09 -2 0 10 Nguyen Ngoc Thang High School Subject: General English 12 - Second Term YOUR FULL NAME:…………………………….CLASS: 12A……………… Circle. years. The 21 st SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia in 20 01, had 32 sports with 391 gold medals. There were 32 sports with 439 gold medals in the 22 nd SEA Games, held in Viet Nam in 20 03. The 23 rd . closest in meaning to the origional one or which . Câu 21 : Someone is going to serve the meal at six. Trang 1/3 - Mã đề thi 1 32 Mã đề thi 1 32 A. Someone is going to have meal serve B. Someone is