Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN HKII - LẦN 12 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. a. dentist b. chemist c. detail d. ethical 2. a. challenge b. watch c. research d. chemistry Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: 3. a. research b. impure c. storage d. require 4. a. companion b. prescription c. community d. scholarship Make the correct choice : 5. He lost the game because of his ____. a. care b. carelessness c. carefulness d. careless 6. I have to get my picture _____ for my Website. a. take b. taken c. taking d. took 7. Our school library is open ____ all students. a. with b. of c. for d. to 8. Is he serious ____ learning to be a pilot? a. about b. at c. with d. for 9. Don’t give up. Be confident ____ your ability. a. off b. as c. with d. of 10. The house was crowded ____ students. a. over b. with c. of d. for 11. They were safe ____ attack. a. for b. from c. against d. at 12. She is accustomed ____ rising early. a. with b. to c. at d. about 13. I can carry only two of these four boxes. Please carry _____. a. another b. the other c. the others d. others 14. You ought to do some work ____ sitting there reading the paper. a. in spite of b. instead of c. in view of d. irrespective of 15. _____ your house painted last year ? a. Had b. Did c. Was d. Have 16. The police _____ for two men who _____ getting into a black car near the bank at about 1 o’clock last night. a. are looking/saw b. are looking/were seen c. have looked/saw d. had looked/were seen 27. Marie, _____ I met at the party, called me last night. a. that b. who c. which d. whose 18. The provision of food for hungry people is very important. a. protection b. prevention c. supply d. cutting 19. He was not allowed to come in ______he was late. a. so that b. although c. because d. despite 24. Internet cafes allow you _____ your web-based e-mail account. a. to access b. accessing c. access d. be accessed Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 21. Our train was late because the thick fog. A B C D 22. Because of his deeply love for her, he can’t live without her. A B C D 23. She looks more beautifully than she used to. A B C D 24. I wish that he is here now. A B C D Read the following passage and choose the best answer : Page 2 THE GCSE EXAMINATION ollution spoils our environment (25) _____ many ways. The air we breathe, for instance, is constantly (26) _____ by smoke and by chemicals such as carbon monoxide in the exhaust fumes of cars and other kinds of motor vehicles. or wildlife, however, there (27) _____ even greater dangers in the pollution of water of rivers or seas. A good illustration of this is oil released from the tankers (28) _____ sea. It kills all kinds of sea animals, including birds, (29) _____ feathers become covered with oil so they cannot fly, as well as fish and other forms of marine life. Other causes of water (30) ____ include power stations, (31)_____ release warm water into rivers. This kills the fish and plants which live there. These are only (32) _____ examples, there are many more. 25. a. by b. on c. with d. in 26. a. polluted b. dirty c. purified d. cleaned 27. a. is b. are c. come d. become 28. a. at b. in c. on d. by 29. a. that b. which c. whose d. who 30. a. pollution b. purity c. shortage d. project 31. a. they b. that c. which d. where 32. a. little b. a few c. a little d. few Read the following passage and choose the best answer : ne of the most serious problems threatening human life is the dirtying and poisoning of air and water. It is the pollution of our environment. Air pollution occurs when wastes are poured into the atmosphere and the air becomes contaminated and unpleasant to breathe. We depend for life on the air we breathe. As the air becomes more and more polluted, hazards to health increase. Today we have industrial air pollutants from factories and mills and engine-exhaust fumes. That’s why some large cities have to ban cars from the city centre to wipe out smoke and limit the emission of poisonous gases and dangerous chemicals from industrial smoke stacks in order to clean the air in our living environment as much as possible. 33. One of the following is a serious problem threatening human life except_____. a. dirty air b. the poisoning of water c. environmental pollution d. environmental conservation 34. The air becomes polluted when ______. a. wastes poured into the atmosphere b. we breathe c. we depend for life on the air d. hazards to health increase 35. What accounts for air pollution in cities today? {account for sth: explain the cause of sth} a. poor health b. automobiles and industries c. dirty water d. environment 36. In some large cities people clean the air by _____. a. emitting dangerous chemicals into the air b. emitting poisonous gases into the air c. forbidding cars from the city centre d. building more factories Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 37. All the teachers love him because he behaves well. a. Because of his good behaviour, all the teachers love him. b. Because his behaviour, all the teachers love him. c. Because of his behaving good, all the teachers love him. d. Because of behaving well, all the teachers love him. 38. Because of the darkness, he couldn’t read the letter. a. If it had been dark, he couldn’t have read the letter. b. If it hadn’t been dark, he could have read the letter. c. If it were dark, he could read the letter. d. If it were not dark, he could not read the letter. 39. They had converted the major part of the temple into “Lenin’s room”. a. The major part of the temple into “Lenin’s room” had been converted. b. “Lenin’s room” had been converted into the major part of the temple. c. The major part of the temple had been converted by “Lenin’s room”. P F O Page 3 THE GCSE EXAMINATION d. The major part of the temple had been converted into “Lenin’s room”. 40. I’m sorry that I didn’t learnt to type. a. I wish I hadn’t learnt to type. b. I wish to type. c. I wish I had learnt to type. d. I wish I learnt to type. 41. She has to quit smoking or she will die. a. If she quits smoking, she will die. b. If she doesn’t quit smoking, she will die. c. If she quitted smoking, she would die. d. If she didn’t quit smoking, she would die. 42. The tea was too hot for her to drink. a. The tea was so hot that she couldn’t drink it. b. The tea was so hot that she could drink it. c. The tea was so hot that she couldn’t drink. d. The tea was such hot that she couldn’t drink it. 43. “How long will it take us to get there?” she said. a. She wondered how long it would take us to get there. b. She wondered how long it would take them to get there. c. She wondered how long would it take them to get there. d. She wondered that it would take them to get there long. 44. She sings more beautifully than you do. a. You sing as beautifully as she does. b. You don’t sing as beautifully as hers. c. You don’t sing so beautifully as she does. d. You don’t sing so beautifully as she is. 45. I would like you to help me do this English exercise. a. Do you mind to help me do this English exercise? b. Do you mind helping me do this English exercise? c. Would you like helping me do this English exercise? d. Would you mind me doing this English exercise? 46. John doesn’t play tennis. Neither does David. a. Neither John nor David doesn’t play tennis. b. Neither John nor David play tennis. c. Neither John nor David plays tennis. d. Either John or David plays tennis. 47. The last person who leaves the room must turn out the lights. a. The last person to leave the room must turn out the lights. b. The last person to turn out the lights must leave the room. c. The last person to be left the room must turn out the lights. d. The last person leave the room must turn out the lights. 48. My father no longer smokes cigarettes. a. No longer does my father smokes cigarettes. b. No longer my father smokes cigarettes. c. No longer does my father smoke cigarettes. d. No longer my father does smoke cigarettes. 49. They don’t usually drink wine. a. They are not usually used to drinking wine. b. They are not used to usually drinking wine. c. They are not used to drinking wine. d. They are not used to drink wine. 50. Although the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned. a. In spite of the change in the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned. b. In spite of the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned. c. In spite the change in the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned. d. In spite of changing the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned. THE END . Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN HKII - LẦN 12 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:. allow you _____ your web-based e-mail account. a. to access b. accessing c. access d. be accessed Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 21. Our train was late because the. a. over b. with c. of d. for 11. They were safe ____ attack. a. for b. from c. against d. at 12. She is accustomed ____ rising early. a. with b. to c. at d. about 13. I can carry only two