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Tổ : Ngoại ngữ
KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II Môn : Tiếng Anh 12
Thời gian : 60 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề )
I – Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
1 – A comprises B advances C establishes D dedicates
2 – A booked B advanced C interfered D impressed
3 – A honour B host C honest D hour
4 – A result B potential C mission D official
5 – A own B foul C goal D polo
II – Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer :
EARTH DAY
Earth Day began as a protest In 1963, former U.S Senator Gaylord Nelson worried about our planet He knew that our world was getting dirty and many of our plants and animals were dying
He wanted people to show that they were worried about the environment This was in September,
1969 Senator Nelson wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in magazines It was to tell about the special day he had planned Soon, the New York Times made an announcement that there would be a national day for the environment
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held Gaylord Nelson did not expect Earth Day to
be so popular However, nearly 20 million people attended Since then, Earth Day has continued to change and grow Later, the United Nations decided that Earth Day should be celebrated every year Earth Day became a success because of the ordinary people who were concerned about the environment In 1963, Gaylord Nelson was the only person who talked about the environment But many people in government now pay attention to the environment because of Earth Day
6 – What is the main idea of the passage ?
A What Gaylord Nelson said about the environment
B How Earth Day became a yearly national celebration
C The environmental problems of the United Nations
D How Earth Day protected the environment
7 – The word protest in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to :
A lawyer B politician C support D complaint
8 – Why does the author mention the number of people who attended Earth Day in paragraph 2 ?
A To support the idea of celebrating Earth Day
B To show that Earth Day be held again
C To show that Earth Day was a success
Trang 2D To suggest that more people should have attended.
9 – The word then in paragraph 2 refers to ………
A the day The New York Times announced a national day
B the day Gaylord Nelson announced the protest
C the day Earth Day was first celebrated D the day the United Nations made Earth Day a holiday
10 – It can be inferred from the passage that ………
A Earth Day is celebrated on different days B The United Nations joined in the first Earth Day
C there were few environmental problems in 1963
D the government did not take care of the environment before Earth Day
III – Error Identification :
11 – Water polo is a game in which is played in the water by two teams, each with seven players
12 – Rain falls occasionally in deserts, so desert storms are often violent
13 – Since 1984 the sport has included in the Olympic Games as part of the yachting events
14 – One of the best ways to encourage your children to read are to provide interesting titles
for them to enjoy
D
15 – You mustn’t have borrowed the money ; the course is free anyway
IV - Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the provided one :
16 – He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes
A His protective clothes made him hurt
B Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt
C Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt
D His being hurt made him unable to wear protective clothes
17 – The better you know Anne, the more you like her
A If you know Anne better, you will like her
B When you will know Anne better, you will like her
C When you know Anne better, you like her
D You like Anne because you know her better
Trang 318 – Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting
B Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stayed up all night to finish it
C Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it
D So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it
19 – When I was a child, as we were having dinner, my grandmother always used to say, “…….”
A One must not eat with one’s mouth open B You should have eaten with your mouth open
C Open your mouth and eating D One needn’t open his mouth to eat
20 – The two boys resemble their father
A The two boys take care of their father B The two boys take after their father
C The two boys take off their father D The two boys ‘s father look after them
V – Read the pasage and decide which answer best fits each space :
The Gobi desert is a cold desert, and it is not uncommon to see frost and occasionally snow on its ( 21 ) Besides being quite far north, it is also roughly 900 meters (2,953f t ) above sea level,which further ( 22 ) to its low temperatures An average of approximately 194 millimeters (7.6 in) of ( 23 ) per year in the Gobi Additional moisture reaches parts of the Gobi in winter as snow is ( 24 ) by the wind from the Siberian Steppes These winds ( 25 ) the Gobi to reach extremes of temperature like no other, ranging from – 400C in Winter to + 500C in Summer
21 – A summits B peaks C mounts D dunes
22 – A makes B helps C contributes D assists
23 – A rainfalls B raindrops C rain D rain amount
24 – A created B blown C moved D switched
25 – A make B decide C want D cause
VI – Choose the best answer :
26 – Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia
A dunes B valleys C lands D areas
27 – Those letters ……….now You can do the typing later
A need typing B need to type C A and B D needn’t typing
28 – A………is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things
A famine B catastrophe C tsunami D flood
29 –His house is …………mine
A twice as big as B as twice big as C as two times big as D as big as twice
30 – These pioneer thinkers advocated that women should not be ………on the basis of their sex
A suited B discriminated C believed D gained
31 – WHO is the acronym of ………
Trang 4A.World Healthy Organizing B World Health Organizing
C World Health Organization D World Healthily Organization
32 - …… Sahara of ……… Africa is the world’s largest desert
A X / the B The / X C A / an D The / an
33 – A …… is the story of a person’s life written by somebody else
A romance B fiction C biography D science
34 – The machine ……….on by pressing this switch
A can turn B can be turned C must turn D should be turning
35 – I do not mind at all You ……… apologize
A might B needn’t C mustn’t D must
36 – If you …… a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously
A swallow B digest C dip into D chew
37 – I want to work as an interpreter in the future,……., I am studying Russian at university
A but B so C however D therefore
38 –Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that lead wildlife to
the ……… of extinction
A wall B fence C verge D bridge
39 – There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s liberation movement
A controlled B economic C important D natural
40 – When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exists
A fell B exploded C called D rang
41 – The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private …….institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland
A human B humanity C humanization D humanitarian
42 – It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death
A try out B get over C get up D take on
43 – In some most Asian countries, women are undervalued and they never have the
same ………as men
A formality B basis C limit D status
44 - When she got the news from her family, she could not do anything, …….cry
A but B therefore C so D however
45 – Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken
A damaging B vanishing C polluting D destroying
46 – You ……….forget to pay the rent tomorrow The landlord is very strict about paying on time
A needn’t B mustn’t C do not have to D may not
Trang 547 – We have not yet won ; ………, we will keep trying.
A moreover B however C therefore D so as
48 – Which sentence is used to express a partly agreeing?
A From my point of view, women should go to work after marriage
B In my opinion, women should continue working after they get married
C To a certain extent, yes, but if they stay at home, they have time to look after their children and husbands
D I believe that it’s too boring to be housewives all their lives
49 - ……….is a sport in which you move along the surface of the sea or a lake on a long narrow board with a sail on it
A Water polo B Diving C Windsurfing D Scuba diving
50 – John is not at home He ……….go somewhere with Daisy.I am not sure
A might B needn’t C must D mustn’t
GOOD SUCCESS
ĐÁP ÁN
1D – 2C – 3B – 4A – 5B – 6B – 7D – 8C – 9C – 10D – 11B – 12B – 13B – 14C – 15A – 16C – 17A – 18D – 19 A – 20B – 21D – 22C – 23A – 24B – 25D – 26D – 27D – 28C – 29A – 30B – 31C – 32B – 33C – 34B – 35B – 36C – 37D – 38C – 39C – 40D – 41D – 42B – 43D – 44A – 45B – 46B – 47B 48C – 49C – 50A