Trang 1/3 - Mã đề thi 132 SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯNG VƯƠNG MÔN: TIÉNG ANH LỚP 12 – CHƯƠNG TRÌNH CHUẨN Tên:……………………………………… (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) Lớp: 12…… QUESTIONS 1 - 5: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (1)_____ at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (2)_____ of the housework, women have to do most of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (3)_____ children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the (4)_____ mothers have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (5)_____ conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy. 1: A. hardly B. hard C. fast D. equally 2: A. share B. need C. refusal D. responsibility 3: A. less B. much C. many D. some 4: A. dependent B. lonely C. alone D. single 5: A. expensive B. modern C. comfortable D. saving QUESTIONS 6 - 7: The words in italic below are cues. Make sentences by choosing from the alternatives A, B, C, and D the one best way to make a meaningful sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 6: I / one / old friends / meet / I / shop / supermarket / two days ago. A. I met one of my old friends while I shopping in the supermarket two days ago. B. I met one of my old friends while I were shopping in the supermarket two days ago. C. I met one of my old friends while I was doing shopping in the supermarket two days ago. D. I met my one old friends while I went shopping in the supermarket two days ago. 7: we / now / faced / problem / deforestation. A. We now faced with the problem in deforestation. B. We now faced with problem of deforestation. C. We are now faced with problem of deforestation. D. We are now facing the problem of deforestation. QUESTIONS 8 - 10: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 8: A. psychology B. activity C. synchoronized D. carry 9: A. review B. science C. client D. variety 10: A. described B. killed C. digested D. enjoyed QUESTIONS 11 - 14: Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet. 11: Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity A B C D to lease the apartment. 12: Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are A B C rarely the ones that fit him or her. D 13: Different conservation efforts have been made in order to saving endangered species . Mã đề thi 132 Trang 2/3 - Mã đề thi 132 A B C D 14: World temperatures could increased two degrees centigrade by the year 2040. A B C D QUESTIONS 15 - 16: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 15: A. energetic B. solidarity C. excellently D. combination 16: A. escape B. recount C. prepare D. marry QUESTIONS 17 - 21: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by circling letter A, B, C or I) as the correct answers and then mark your choice on the answer sheet. The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people - during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals. Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo events began on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis on November 26th. The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th v/hen their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze. The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region. This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991. There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze. 17: Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games times. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 18: According to the first paragraph, . A. the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people B. only four of eleven participating countries got medals C. the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005 D. the opening and closing ceremonies were hold in the stadiums of Manila 19: Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Water polo B. Tennis C. Men's football D. Sailing 20: Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Peace B. Friendship C. Solidarity D. Understanding 21: Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Singapore B. Malaysia C. The Philippines D. Vietnam Questions 22 - 36: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 22: Hoa: "I think women should not go to work." Hai: I ______. A. so agree B. rather agreed C. a little agreed D. quite agree 23: At his last attempt the athlete was successful______ passing the bar. A. on B. with C. for D. in 24: During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate______ injured. A. an B. a C. Ø D. the 25: By September next year I ______ here for ten years. A. work B. will be working C. have been working D. will have been working Trang 3/3 - Mã đề thi 132 26: The 22nd SEA Games were well prepared and successfully ______ although it as the first time Vietnam hosted. A. organization B. organized C. organize D. organizational 27: Eating and living in this country is becoming ______ expensive. A. so B. less C. more and more D. too 28: Many people used to think that women's ______ are childbearing and home taking. A. abilities B. roles C. works D. task 29: He kept his job ______ the manager had threatened to sack him. A. even B. unless C. although D. despite 30: Be careful! The tree is going to fall. A. Look on B. Look up C. Look after D. Look out 31: He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. ______ the food is, ______he likes it. A. The hotter / the more and more B. The hotter / the more C. The hottest / the most D. The more and more hot / the more 32: I am sorry that I didn't follow your advice, I ______ what you said. A. should do B. must do C. might have done D. should have done 33: The spirit of the Asian Games has been ______ over a long period of time, and passed from one Games to the next spreading messages of unity, warmth, and friendship. A. put off B. built up C. looked for D. gone over 34: We ______ for an hour when the bus finally came. A. had been waiting B. have been waiting C. have waited D. waited 35: A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things. A. flood B. tsunami C. famine D. catastrophe 36: The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private ______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. A. humanity B. humanitarian C. humanization D. human QUESTIONS 37 - 40: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one and mark your choice on the answer sheet. 37: Although she couldn't speak English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester. A. Despite of speaking no English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester. B. Although no speaking English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester. C. In spite of her disability to speak English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester. D. Ngo decided to settle in Manchester even she did not speak English. 38: I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything. A. I remember not only what I have learnt. B. I learn more and more and I remember more and more. C. The less I learn, the more I remember. D. The more I learn, the less I remember. 39: My car keys are possibly in the kitchen. A. I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen. B. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen. C. My car keys might be in the kitchen D. My car keys should be put in the kitchen. 40: Jane can swim further than I can. A. Jane can swim as far as I can. B. I can swim as far as Jane. C. Jane can't swim as far as I can. D. I can't swim as far as Jane. The end . Trang 1/3 - Mã đề thi 132 SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II – NĂM HỌC 201 0-2 011 TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯNG VƯƠNG MÔN: TIÉNG ANH LỚP 12 – CHƯƠNG TRÌNH CHUẨN. endangered species . Mã đề thi 132 Trang 2/3 - Mã đề thi 132 A B C D 14: World temperatures could increased two degrees centigrade by the year 2040. A B C D QUESTIONS 15 - 16: Choose one. years. A. work B. will be working C. have been working D. will have been working Trang 3/3 - Mã đề thi 132 26: The 22nd SEA Games were well prepared and successfully ______ although it as