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Grade 12 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-008 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest A laugh B enough C high D cough A likes B lines C rides D lives A allow B below C window D swallow A measure B deal C health D heavy A watching B kitchen C chemistry D Match Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions Madigan named the desert Simpson, The President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia A for B after C by D as A game is divided quarters ranging from five to eight minutes in length A by B into C with D up I don’t want to have a discussion what happened last night Let’s forget it A for B of C about D in I understand your point , I don’t agree with it A But B Although C However D And 10 Books are still a cheap way to get information and So you can keep a book to read many times A entertainment B entertain C entertaining D entertainer 11 A /(An) is someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition A referee B goalie C defender D opponent 12 This woman has her whole life to helping others A spent B dedicated C used D contributed 13 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN was in Bangkok, Thailand in 1967 A find B found C founded D founding 14 I have lived in Ha Noi I was ten years old A since B when C for D after 15 After he from college, he the army A has graduated/ joined B had graduated/ joined C graduated / had joined D graduated/ has joined 16 My mother gave me a letter to post I forget to post it A must B mustn’t C didn’t have to D needn’t 17 Don’t make too much noise You wake the baby up A would B may C must D should 18 Her English is being improved It’s getting A gooder and gooder B badder and badder C better and better D worse and worse 19 I didn’t start to work as a teacher of English A when I was twenty five B since the age of twenty five C for too long D until I was twenty five 20 The man is believed A to have escaped in a stolen car yesterday B to escaped in a stolen car yesterday C having escaped in a stolen car D stole the car yesterday 21 Tom: “I hate shopping” - Mary: “ .” A So I B Certainly C That’s all right D That’s a lot 22 Tom: “Would you like something else?” - Lan: “ ” A Yes, I like everything B Two, please C That’s all Thank you D why not? 23 Tim: “It’s my sister’s birthday tomorrow.”- Jackie: “ ” A Happy New Year! B Is she going to have a party? C How old are they? D Happy birthday to you Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 12 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-008 24 The bomb with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town A went off B got over C went out D turned up 25 What a lovely baby! He really resembles his father A takes for B looks after C takes up D takes after 26 Nowadays, ASEAN cooperation covers many areas including trade, investment, energy and tourism A economical B economic C economy D economist 27 Singapore and Vietnam were the two nations _ participants were presented with the most outstanding Athlete titles in swimming and shooting A which B where C who D whose 28 I’ve applied _ a job but I’m not sure whether I’ll get it or not A in B about C with D for 29 It is _ boring _ housewives for all their lives A so/ to be as B too/ to be C enough/ to be D too/ for being 30 Everybody _ him because of his foolish face A smiled at B laughed at C glanced D stared at 31 The World Health Organization (WHO) _ on April 1948 A established B was established C is established D has been established 32 The purpose of the struggle for women’s rights is _ equality between men and women A bringing B to bring C to bring about D bringing about Choose the underlined part that needs corrections in each of the following questions 33 That resort hotel was bombed seriously while they were staying at there A B C D 34 Tom prefers scuba-diving than water polo because it is quite adventurous A B C D 35 There is a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals from overhunting A B C D 36 I start work in the morning at 7:30, so I had to get up very early A B C D 37 Despite the challenge from other media such as radio or television and computer, but books A B C continue to be a primary means for dissemination of knowledge D Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one 38 Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save endangered species A They have made different conservation efforts to save endangered species B To save endangered species, different conservation efforts have been made C In order to endangered species, different conservation efforts have been made D In order to endangered species, people have been made different conservation efforts 39 Nobody can find out the mystery A The mystery can be found out by anybody B The mystery can’t find out C The mystery can’t be found out D The mystery cannot to be found out 40 I feel better when the weather is getting warmer A The better I feel, the warmer the weather is getting B The warmer the weather is getting, the better I feel C The warmer is the weather getting, the better I feel D The warmer is the weather getting, the better feel I 41 I left school three years ago I have not seen you since then A Since I left school three years ago, I have not seen you B I have not seen you since I left school three years ago C I have not seen you until I left school Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 12 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-008 D I have not seen you since I left school Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to each of the questions The extinction of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants has disastrous effects on the balanced ecosystem on our planet Each year there are over 8,300 plant species and 7,200 animal species all over the world are endangered and many thousands of other species become extinct before biologist can identify them The main causes of species extinction are habitat destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution Nowadays many natural habitats are being seriously destroyed by the drainage of wetlands, deforestation, urbanization and road and dam construction Additionally, since the 1600s worldwide commercial exploitation of animals for food and other products has endangered many rare species Toxic chemicals in the air and land, contaminated water and increased water temperatures have also driven many species to the verge of extinction Luckily, different conversation efforts have been made in order to save endangered species The Red List- a global list of endangered and vulnerable animal species- has been introduced to raise people’s awareness of conversation needs Many governments have enacted wildlife laws and established many wildlife habitat reserves to protect many animal species from overhunting and commercial trade 42 The number of species are threatened with extinction is over A 7,200 B 8,300 C 1,600 D 15,000 43 The natural environment in which a plant or an animal lives is called A habitat B extinction C conversation D ecosystem 44 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of habitat destruction? A The cutting of forests B The drainage of wetlands C Road and dam construction D Water pollution 45 The Red List in which many endangered and vulnerable animal species are introduced aims to A protect animals from overhunting B make governments enacted wildlife laws C increase the awareness of wildlife conversation from people D establish more wildlife habitat reserves Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer for each of the blanks People (46) _know more or less how their children would live, but now things are changing (47) _quickly that we don’t even know what our own lives will be like in a few years What follows is not science fiction It’s how experts see the future In the old days, you usually stopped by somewhere to buy a hamburger or pizza Now you use your diagnostic machine to find out which foods your body needs If you find out you need more vegetables and less fat, your food-preparation machine (48) _you a salad After lunch you go down the hall to your home office Here you have everything you need for doing your work (49) _your information screen and your computer, you almost never go into the office any more The information screen shows an urgent message from a coworker in Brazil You set the screen to translate Portuguese (50) _English, then you read and reply to the message 46 A used to B had to C was used to D got used to 47 A too B very C so D such 48 A makes B could make C would make D will make 49 A Thank to B Thanks to C Thank for D Thanks for 50 A in B for C into D about THE END Page THE SECOND SEMESTER