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(1)SỞ GD - ĐT LÂM ĐỒNG TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN THÁI BÌNH
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II: 2010 – 2011
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 12
Thời gian làm : 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm có 03 trang)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A enrich B enterprise C enlarge D enlist
Question 2: A repeats B classmates C amuses D attacks
Question 3: A advanced B accomplished C watched D averaged Question 4: A call B cup C coat D ceiling Question 5: A question B expectation C investigation D occupation Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 6: We should have been informed Janis about the change in plans regarding our weekend trip to the mountains
A B C D
Question 7: That company sold most complicated computer equipment that we had ever found A B C D
Question 8: When the second World War, almost a third of a million people were killed
A B C D
Question 9: Moby Dick is a nove l that telling the story of a ship captain’s single-minded hatred of a huge white whale
A B C D
Question 10: Our continuously economic growth, the maintenance of our quality of lift, and assurance of A B
our security all depend in an abundant , affordable supply of electricity C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: He asked her how long
A had she studied English B has she studied English
C she has studied English D she had studied English
Question 12: Alex did not very well in class
A therefore he was a good student B because he failed to study properly C although he was not hard-working D as long as he had studied badly Question 13: Those boys took a long ladder
A so they will get the ball from the roof B and then get the ball from the roof
C in order to get the ball from the roof D so that the ball from the roof can be gotten
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one in each of the following questions 14 to 15.
Question 14: As we use more fossil fuel, we pollute the environment more A We use the most fossil fuel and pollute the environment the most
B We use as much fossil fuel as we pollute the environment C We use more fossil fuel so that we pollute the environment
D The more fossil fuel we use, the more we pollute the environment Question 15: He worked hard, so he could earn much money A Although he worked hard, he could earn much money
B He worked hard because he could earn much money C He worked hard but he could earn much money
D If he hadn’t worked hard, he couldn’t have earned much money
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
(2)Question 16: “Is attendance important in this class?’ ‘No but in the last class it _ very seriously.” A has taken B has been taken C was taken D was taking
Question 17: If traffic moves at low speeds, the number of accidents is _
A cut down B pulled back C turned off D put away Question 18: I’ll have to _ to you Otherwise he will hear
A whisper B say C whistle D shout
Question 19: “Those students study a lot “Yes, students are very serious.”
A almost B most C most of D almost of
Question 20: “How long is the flight?” _knowledge It takes about hours.” A To my best B To the best of my C In my best D In best of my Question 21: We have about thirty guests a day in our restaurant _ the average
A at B for C on D in
Question 22: “I haven’t been to New York before” ‘Neither
A haven’t we B we have C have we D we haven’t Question 23: I wrote to the company them for a catalogue
A asking B demanding C enquiring D applying
Question 24: They were very about keeping so much money in the house overnight
A dangerous B risky C nervous D willing
Question 25: “What is Bill going to after the test” “The only thing he can is
A he waited B waiting C he waits D wait
Question 26: They would _ go by air than spend a week travelling by train
A always B prefer C rather D better
Question 27: Some schools have very rules of behaviour which must be obeyed
A strong B solid C strict D straight
Question 28: He’s left his hook at home: he’s always so _
A forgetful B forgotten C forgettable D forgetting Question 29: _ it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat
A Although B In spite of C However D In spite Question 30: He just couldn’t open the jar _ hard he tried
A whatever B moreover C however D even
Question 31: “Did Susan ever graduate?” No, _ in college for two years, she quit to get a job.” A had she been B while being C since being D after having been
Question 32: Remember to come at eight, _ you?
A don’t B won’t C aren’t D haven’t
Question 33: They have just had their room _
A clean B cleans C cleaned D very clean
Question 34: She tried to prevent the children running into the road
A to B from C along D over
Question 35: “We need better traffic rules.” “Yes, wouldn’t be so many accidents.”
A then it B then they C then D then there
Question 36: Every evening since last Christmas, I my dog out for a walk in the park
A take B took C had taken D have taken
Question 37: Columbus was one of _ first people to cross the Atlantic.
A a B an C the D Ø
Question 38: “Do you think you’ll get the job?.” “ ”
A.I know so B Well, I hope so C I think not D Yes, that’s right Question 39: “Thank you for a nice gift” “ _”
A But you know how much it costs? B You’re welcomed C In fact, I myself don’t like it D I’m glad you like it Question 40: Bill :“How are you getting on?”
Alison: “ ”
A It’s very well B Well, take it easy
C Not too bad, thanks D No thanks It’s very kind of you
(3)The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears For some reason people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (41) In truth, the interviewer is as keen for the meeting to go well as you are It is what makes his or her job (42) _
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression So (43) _neatly, but comfortably Make sure that you can deal with anything you are (44) _ Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (45) _ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you considered? What are your interests and hobbies?
Question 41: A perform B C make D have
Question 42: A enjoyable B enjoyably C enjoyment D enjoyed
Question 43: A wear B dress C put on D have on
Question 44: A suggested B questioned C inquired D asked Question 45: A quality B behavior C nature D point
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
In some modern countries it has, for some time, been fashionable to think that by free education for all
-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to what they think “low” work: and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible diseases in your towns
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can whatever work suited to our brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society
Question 46 The writer of the passage thinks that A education can settle most of the world’s problems
B free education for all probably leads to a perfect world C free education won’t help to solve social problems D all the social problems can’t be solved by education
Question 47 The writer wants to prove that _ A our society needs all kinds of jobs
B our society needs free education for all C a farmer is more important than a professor
D people with high education refuse to what they think “low” work Question 48 According to the passage _
A work with hands is dirty and shameful B work with hands is low work
C work with hands is the most important
D we can’t regard work with hands as low work
Question 49 The purpose of education is A to choose a system of education
B to prepare children mainly for their future work C to let everyone receive education fit for him D to build a perfect world
Question 50 The passage tells us about _ of education
A the means B the system C the value D the type
(4)SỞ GD - ĐT LÂM ĐỒNG TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN THÁI BÌNH
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II: 2010 – 2011
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 12
Thời gian làm : 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm có 03 trang)
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
In some modern countries it has, for some time, been fashionable to think that by free education for all
-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to what they think “low” work: and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible diseases in your towns
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can whatever work suited to our brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society
Question The writer of the passage thinks that A education can settle most of the world’s problems
B free education for all probably leads to a perfect world C free education won’t help to solve social problems D all the social problems can’t be solved by education
Question The writer wants to prove that _ A our society needs all kinds of jobs
B our society needs free education for all C a farmer is more important than a professor
D people with high education refuse to what they think “low” work Question According to the passage _
A work with hands is dirty and shameful B work with hands is low work
C work with hands is the most important
D we can’t regard work with hands as low work
Question The purpose of education is A to choose a system of education
B to prepare children mainly for their future work C to let everyone receive education fit for him D to build a perfect world
Question The passage tells us about _ of education
A the means B the system C the value D the type
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.
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears For some reason people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (6) In truth, the interviewer is as keen for the meeting to go well as you are It is what makes his or her job (7) _
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression So (8) _neatly, but comfortably Make sure that you can deal with anything you are (9) _ Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (10) _ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you considered? What are your interests and hobbies?
Question 6: A perform B C make D have
Question 7: A enjoyable B enjoyably C enjoyment D enjoyed
(5)Question 8: A wear B dress C put on D have on Question 9: A suggested B questioned C inquired D asked Question 10: A quality B behavior C nature D point
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: He asked her how long
A had she studied English B has she studied English
C she has studied English D she had studied English
Question 12: Alex did not very well in class
A therefore he was a good student B because he failed to study properly C although he was not hard-working D as long as he had studied badly Question 13: Those boys took a long ladder
A so they will get the ball from the roof B and then get the ball from the roof
C in order to get the ball from the roof D so that the ball from the roof can be gotten
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 14: “We need better traffic rules.” “Yes, wouldn’t be so many accidents.”
A then it B then they C then D then there
Question 15: Every evening since last Christmas, I my dog out for a walk in the park
A take B took C had taken D have taken
Question 16: Columbus was one of _ first people to cross the Atlantic.
A a B an C the D Ø
Question 17: “Do you think you’ll get the job?.” “ ”
A.I know so B Well, I hope so C.I think not D Yes, that’s right Question 18: “Thank you for a nice gift” “ _”
A But you know how much it costs? B You’re welcomed C In fact, I myself don’t like it D I’m glad you like it Question 19: Bill :“How are you getting on?”
Alison: “ ”
A It’s very well B Well, take it easy
C Not too bad, thanks D No thanks It’s very kind of you Question 20: “How long is the flight?” _knowledge It takes about hours.”
A To my best B To the best of my C In my best D In best of my Question 21: We have about thirty guests a day in our restaurant _ the average
A at B for C on D in
Question 22: “1 haven’t been to New York before” ‘Neither
A haven’t we B we have C have we D we haven’t
Question 23: “Is attendance important in this class?’ ‘No but in the last class it _ very seriously.” A has taken B has been taken C was taken D was taking
Question 24: If traffic moves at low speeds, the number of accidents is _
A cut down B pulled back C turned off D put away Question 25: I’ll have to _ to you Otherwise he will hear
A whisper B say C whistle D shout
Question 26: “Those students study a lot “Yes, students are very serious.”
A almost B most C most of D almost of
Question 27: I wrote to the company them for a catalogue
A asking B demanding C enquiring D applying
Question 28: They were very about keeping so much money in the house overnight
A dangerous B risky C nervous D willing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one in each of the following questions 14 to 15.
Question 29: As we use more fossil fuel, we pollute the environment more A We use the most fossil fuel and pollute the environment the most
B We use as much fossil fuel as we pollute the environment C We use more fossil fuel so that we pollute the environment
(6)Question 30: He worked hard, so he could earn much money A Although he worked hard, he could earn much money
B He worked hard because he could earn much money C He worked hard but he could earn much money
D If he hadn’t worked hard, he couldn’t have earned much money
Question 31: “What is Bill going to after the test” “The only thing he can is
A he waited B waiting C he waits D wait
Question 32: They would _ go by air than spend a week travelling by train
A always B prefer C rather D better
Question 33: Some schools have very rules of behaviour which must be obeyed
A strong B solid C strict D straight
Question 34: He’s left his hook at home: he’s always so _
A forgetful B forgotten C forgettable D forgetting Question 35: _ it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat
A Although B In spite of C However D In spite Question 36: He just couldn’t open the jar _ hard he tried
A whatever B moreover C however D even
Question 37: “Did Susan ever graduate?” No, _ in college for two years, she quit to get a job.” A had she been B while being C since being D after having been
Question 38: Remember to come at eight, _ you?
A don’t B won’t C aren’t D haven’t
Question 39: They have just had their room _
A clean B cleans C cleaned D very clean
Question 40: She tried to prevent the children running into the road
A to B from C along D over
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 41: A enrich B enterprise C enlarge D enlist Question 42: A repeats B classmates C amuses D attacks Question 43: A advanced B accomplished C watched D averaged Question 44: A call B cup C coat D ceiling Question 45: A question B expectation C investigation D occupation Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 46: When the second World War, almost a third of a million people were killed
A B C D
Question 47: Moby Dick is a nove l that telling the story of a ship captain’s single-minded hatred of a huge white whale
A B C D
Question 48: We should have been informed Janis about the change in plans regarding our weekend trip to the mountains
A B C D
Question 49: That company sold most complicated computer equipment that we had ever found A B C D
Question 50: Our continuously economic growth, the maintenance of our quality of lift, and assurance of A B
our security all depend in an abundant , affordable supply of electricity C D
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1B 2C 3D 4D 5A 6A 7D 8A 9B 10D
11D 12B 13C 14D 15D 16B 17A 18A 19B 20B
21C 22C 23A 24B 25B 26C 27C 28A 29A 30C
31D 32B 33C 34B 35D 36D 37C 38B 39D 40C
41C 42A 43B 44D 45A 46D 47A 48D 49B 50C
KEY 100
1D A 3D 4B 5C 6C 7A 8B 9D 10A
11D 12B 13C 14D 15D 16C 17B 18D 19C 20B
21C 22C 23B 24A 25A 26B 27A 28B 29D 30D
31B 32C 33C 34A 35A 36C 37D 38B 39C 40B