Mã đề: 153 KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II Môn: Tiếng Anh 12 Thời gian: 60 phút A MULTIPLE CHOICE: (6ms) 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 If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive him 50 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling Winston Smith, Michael's friend, however, is not so lucky Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy (1) _ Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents? A Unrealistic parents B Educational psychologists C Their children D Successful musicians Michael Collins is fortunate in that A his parents help him in a sensible way B his father is a musician C his mother knows little about music D his parents are quite rich All of the following people are musicians EXCEPT A Winston's mother B Winston's father C Michael's mother D Michael's father The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means A "extremely interested in" B "surprised at" C "completely unaware of" D "confused about" Winston's parents push their son so much and he A has won a lot of piano competitions B cannot learn much music from them C has become a good musician D is afraid to disappoint them Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country A permanent B complicated C guess D Soak He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week A understanding B disobedient C obedient D fresh Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Seldom cactus plants are found outside of North America A B C D She is not really friendly She does not get on well her classmates A from B for C with D to 10 Jack: " I've got to go, Sarah So long " So long, Jack And " A don't hurry B take care C don't take it D be careful 11 You go on ahead and then I'll catch you A on to B up with C along with D forward to 12 We make the same mistake again A mustn't B may not C needn't D can't 13 It was _ that we had gone for a walk A such a nice weather B such a beautiful weather C so nice a weather D so beautiful a night 14 Vietnam has a lot of players who won many gold medals in The 22nd SEA Games A outstanding B outlying C outstretching D outgoing 15 I can't remember the name of the boy last Monday A whom I met B that I met her C who I met her D which I met 16 Could you please show me how getting to the airport from here? A B C D 17 Frankly speaking, your daughter does with not take you at all A along B after C up D over 18 Nowadays, women have gained significant legal _ A responsibilities B wrongs C rights D works 19 The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is the largest than any other lakes in the world A B C D 20 Is her health getting and ? A more / more B good / good C worse / worse D bad / bad 21 I would like to thank my supervisor, I would never have finished my work A with whom B with his help C with him D without whom 22 I knew they were talking about me they stopped when I entered the room A so that B because C despite D therefore 23 If I had enough money, I abroad to improve my English A would have gone B will go C should have to go D would go 24 A: Thanks a lot for your wonderful gift - B: A Thank you B You are welcome C Have a good day D Cheers 25 They told their parents that they their best to the test A are trying B try C will try D would try 26 He tried to to everyone to support him A advise B make C persuade D appeal 27 If you had taken my advice, we our way A will not lose B would not lost C will not have lost D would not have lost 28 The score in the game or competition is shown on A score draw B scoreboard C scorecard D score line Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions 29 A comment B achieve C include D replace 30 A vulnerable B generation C conservation D disappearance Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35: Wild animals and wild places where they live are (31) _ threatened almost everywhere One species has become (32) _ in each year of this century, but many hundreds are now (33) _ Lack of preservation would lead to the rapid advance of the process of (34) _ Already many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten But even more important, perhaps, the individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially the tropical forests are being cut down to (35) _ man's need of timber and paper 31 A hard 32 A extinction 33 A danger B seriously B existence B dangerous C bad C extinct C endangered D hardly D exist D endanger 34 A preservation 35 A satisfy B existence B get C extinction C look D preserve D reduce Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions 36 A removed B washed C missed D hoped 37 A bits B pages C types D subjects 38 A scoreboard B science C scanner D schedule Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions 39 Both Ann and her sister resembles her mother A take after B take place C take away D take only 40 Jean Henri Dunant was appalled by the almost complete lack of care for wounded soldiers A dedicated B shocked C excited D interested B WRITING: (4ms) I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (1m) : After he (fill) …… ………………the basket, he went to the checkout I (work ) … ……………………for the bank for years I’m still looking for a job but I hope………… ………………… ( find ) something soon You must promise… ………………………………………….( not / be ) late again My mother can’t stand…… ………………………………( stay ) at home without doing anything II Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets (WORD FORM ) (1m) Going to university has made her more …………………… (confide) Is military service ……………………in your country? (compulsion) France is……………………for its wine (fame) The traffic here is very……………………for children (danger) d Many……………………children live in the slums (advantage) III Rewrite these sentences as required (2ms): My uncle has built many new houses for years Many new houses I know the man His son broke your windows I know He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exam If he He waited long, he became much impatient The THE END MÃ ĐỀ 153 B A C A D A C A C 10 B 11 B 12 A 13 D 14 A 15 A 16 B 17 B 18 C 19 C 20 C 21 D 22 B 23 D 24 B 25 D 26 D 27 D 28 B 29 A 30 A 31 B 32 C 33 C 34 C 35 A 36 A 37 B 38 B 39 A 40 B A WRITING: (4ms) I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (1m) : After he (fill) HAD FILLED…… ………………the basket, he went to the checkout I (work ) HAVE WORKED… ……………………for the bank for years I’m still looking for a job but I hope TO FIND………… ………………… ( find ) something soon You must promise NOT TO BE… ………………………………………….( not / be ) late again My mother can’t stand STAYING………………………( stay ) at home without doing anything II Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets (WORD FORM ) (1m) Going to university has made her more ……CONFIDENT……………… (confide) Is military service ……COMPULSORY………………in your country? (compulsion) France is………FAMOUS……………for its wine (fame) The traffic here is very………DANGEROUS……………for children (danger) Many……DISADVANTAGED………………children live in the slums (advantage) III Rewrite these sentences as required (2ms): My uncle has built many new houses for years Many new houses HAVE BEEN BUILT BY MY UNCLE FOR YEARS I know the man His son broke your windows I know THE MAN WHOSE SON BROKE YOUR WINDOWS He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exam If he HAD WORKED HARD, HE WOULDN’T HAVE FAILED THE EXAM He waited long, he became much impatient The LONGER HE WAITED, THE MORE IMPATIENT HE BECAME ... correct form of the word in brackets (WORD FORM ) (1m) Going to university has made her more ……CONFIDENT……………… (confide) Is military service ……COMPULSORY………………in your country? (compulsion) France... take only 40 Jean Henri Dunant was appalled by the almost complete lack of care for wounded soldiers A dedicated B shocked C excited D interested B WRITING: (4ms) I Put the verbs in brackets... hope………… ………………… ( find ) something soon You must promise… ………………………………………….( not / be ) late again My mother can’t stand…… ………………………………( stay ) at home without doing anything II Fill each gap with