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Đề chính thức KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II

TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12

Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )

( Đề gồm 04 trang )

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions

Question 2: A whether B whenever C whale D whose

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary stress differs from that of the rest in each of the following questions

Question 4: A company B history C disappear D influence

Question 5: A destroy B explore C remain D travel

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 6: Some people are pessimistic ……… others are optimistic

A as B so C unless D while

Question 7: I cannot remember if I saw that play……… television or at the cinema

Question 8: ……… I moved to my new apartment, my neighbors have come to my house twice

A Because B Since C When D After

Question 9: We cannot imagine ……… life would be like without music

A what B when C where D how

Question 10: We ……… for an hour when the bus finally came

A waited B have waited C have been waiting D had been waiting

Question 11: If John ……… an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his house

A to install B had installed C have installed D was installed

Question 12: The windows are dirty They need ………

A be wash B to wash C being washed D washing

Question 13: The movie itself wasn’t very good, ……… I liked the music

A and B or C but D so

Question 14: Many people die ……… cancer

A/ by B from C for D of

Question 15: SCHOOL NOTICE: The lifts ……… be used in case of fire

A must B mustn’t C need D needn’t

Question 16: Did you read ……… book I lent you ……… last week?

A the - ∅ B the - the C a - the D a - a

Question 17: We don’t know ……… that machine

A use B to use C using D how to use

Question 18: I think it ……… , but I’m not sure at all

A might rain B must rain C needn’t rain D mustn’t rain

Question 19: The ……… of species extinction is human intervention

A cause B reason C aim D result

Question 20: Rhinos are in the Red List There are only a few left in the wild We call them ………

animals

A danger B endanger C endangered D dangerous

Question 21: Francis Bacon ……… lived at about the time of Shakespeare, wrote this book

A , who B , whom C , that D whose

Question 22: Some people think more and more people have television in their homes, ……… people

will buy books to read

A few and few B fewer and fewer C much and much D more and more

Question 23: Do not read a book ………you really love it

A if B because C unless D as if

Question 24: This desert lies ……… a lake and a range of mountain

A among B between C away D within

Question 25: The desert remained unknown ……… he made a survey in 1929

A but B although C so that D until

Question 26: He names the desert …… Simpson

A after B by C to D with

Question 27: ……… the computers and robots, we will have a better future life

A Instead of B In spite of C As a result D Thanks to

Question 28: Many species become ……… each year

A , extinct B extinctly C extinction D extinguish

Question 29: We benefit much ……… biodiversity

A from B for C of D to

Question 30: This library belongs ……… a rich old man

A about B in C to D with

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 31: A new school for disabled children will be build here next month

A B C D BUILT

Question 32: I’m afraid I can’t come with you on tomorrow TOMORROW

A B C D

Question 33: She must have her reasons where she doesn’t want to tell WHERE

A B C D

Question 34: What would happen if the temperature is warmer? WOULD

A B C D

Question 35: My friend and I were tired, but we went home early SO

A B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 40

It is……(36)…… difficult to know how many elephants once lived in the continent, but there

may have been ……(37)…… at least 3-5 million elephants in Africa in the early part of the

20th century People have always hunted elephants for meat, hides, and ivory As the human population grew and weapons became more advanced, elephants were under greater threat In the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a huge ……(38)…… decline in the number of

elephants due to the increase in poaching It is estimated that there are now about 500,000 elephants and they are living in ……(39)…… a small number of countries A ban was given

on all international trade in ivory in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers severe punishments Thanks to such timely actions, some elephant populations, especially those in southern Africa, have ……(40)…… recovered over the last decade However,

numerous threats remain for Africa’s elephants

Question 36: A able B difficult C easy D uncomfortable

Question 37: A at least B by far C for sure D of course

Question 38: A decline B growth C increase D reduce

Question 39: A a large amount of B a great deal of

C a little sum of D a small number of

Question 40: A recover B to recover C recovering D recovered

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45

“ Where is the university? ” is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university The university

is the city You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the

university all over the city And most of its members are the students and teachers or

professors of the thirty-one colleges Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called A bridge was built over the river as early as 875

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845 Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000 Many young students want to study at Cambridge Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town It has become a famous place all round the world

Question 41: Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?

A To see the university B To study in the colleges in Cambridge

C To find the classroom buildings D To use the libraries of the university

Question 42: Around what time did the university begin to appear?

A In the 8th century B In the 13th century

C In the 9th century D In the 15th century

Question 43: Why did people name Cambridge the “City of Cambridge”?

A Because the river was very well-known B Because there is a bridge over the Cam

C Because it was a developing town D Because there is a river named Granta

Question 44: After which year did the town really begin developing?

A 800 B 875 C 1845 D 1945

Question 45: From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now ………

A visited by international tourists B a city without wall

C a city that may have a wall around it D a city of growing population

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 1 You shouldn’t tell her the news It might kill her

That is ………

A The news shouldn’t be told her It might kill her

B The news shouldn’t be told her She might be killed

C She shouldn’t be told the news It might kill her

D She shouldn’t be told the news She might be killed

Question 2 Maintaining biodiversity is important for us in many ways

That is ………

A It is important for us to maintain biodiversity in many ways

B It is important to maintain biodiversity for us in many ways

C It is important to maintain biodiversity in many ways for us

D It is important maintaining biodiversity in many ways for us

Question 3 In spite of the cold water, I went swimming anyway

That is ………

A Despite the water was cold, I went swimming anyway

B Although the water was cold, I went swimming anyway

C Though the cold water, I went swimming anyway

D The water was cold, so I went swimming anyway

Question 4 Peter doesn’t read a lot because he can’t find the time That is

………

A If Peter could find the time, he would read a lot

B If Peter can find the time , he will read a lot

C If Peter had found the time, he would have read a lot

D If Peter had read a lot, he would have found the time

Question 5 “ If I were you I would stay in bed, Sue,” said Tom

That is ………

A Tom said that if he had been Sue he would have stayed in bed

B Tom told Sue if he had been her, he would have stayed in bed

C Tom advised Sue to stay in bed

D Tom said to Sue if he is her he will stay in bed

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