my father used to be taken to the circus 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 from 31[r]
(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO AN GIANG THPT CHU VĂN AN -ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề gồm có 04 trang) KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ II Năm học: 2013-2014 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Ngày thi: 09/03 /2014 Họ và tên thí sinh: _ Số báo danh / Lớp: MÃ ĐỀ THI: 013 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 1: Bill: “What’s your responsibility in your family?” – Mary: “ _.” A I work on a night shift B We are a very close-knit family C I take out the garbage D I’m studying hard to win a place at university Question 2: “When _?” _“In 1928.” A penicillin was discovered B did penicillin discovered C was penicillin discovered D did penicillin discover Question 3: Everyone loves little John because he is always _ A obey B obedient C obediently D obedience Question 4: Swimming and water skiing are both sports A freestyle B aquatic C field D blood Question 5: Tom: “I think it’s a good idea that old-aged parents live in nursing homes.” Bob: “ _” A For me, it’s not polite to so B It’s very kind of you to say so C I agree that parents shouldn’t live in nursing homes D I don’t agree with you Question 6: I don’t enjoy _ care of as if I were a child A taking B being taken C to take D to be taken Question 7: More than 10,000 athletes _ in the 15th Asian Games A took place B took part C took care D took action Question 8: When I was a boy, I _ hours playing with a tin box A spend B spent C have spent D had spent Question 9: Linda: “What a beautiful dress you are wearing!” - Jane: “ _.” A I’m very sorry to hear that B I’m glad you like it C Thank you very much for the advice D I don’t like your saying Question 10: It is the first time I _ snow A saw B see C have seen D had seen Question 11: Be careful of that dog It _ bite you A may B should C would D must Question 12: I am sorry I didn’t see her yesterday I wish I _ her A saw B have seen C had seen D didn’t see Question 13: A _ is a person who studies about living creatures A biology B biological C biologist D biologically Question 14: “What if the earth stopped moving?” A happened B will happen C happens D would happen Question 15: I’ve read the of Nelson Mandela That’s amazing! A botany B biologist C biography D biology (2) Question 16: That is the new teacher about _ the students are talking A that B who C whose D whom Question 17: Because of the heavy snowfall, the semi-final match had to be _ until the next week A put off B taken away C put away D taken off Question 18: Things will be worse than they are now, according to _ A pessimists B optimists C optimistic D pessimistic Question 19: They have lived in this city _ twenty years of their life A at B during C since D for Question 20: Since 1989, the trade in ivory all over the world A prohibited B has prohibited C was prohibited D has been prohibited Question 21: James _me to wake him up when the bus reached the square A told B made C said D suggested Question 22: There are many planets in the universe we cannot count them A so / that B such / that C too / to D enough / too Question 23: Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving does his brother A Too B Neither C So D Either Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 24: Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices A Foreign B Household C Official D Schooling Question 25: As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand A Quickly B slowly C easily D directly Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 26: “You damaged my bicycle, John.” Said Margaret A Margaret persuaded John to damage her bicycle B Margaret accused John of damaging her bicycle C Margaret forbade John to damage her bicycle D John regretted damaging Margaret’s bicycle Question 27: They said that the president had arrived in the city A The president was said to have arrived in the city B It is said that the president had arrived in the city C The president was said to arrive in the city D It was said that the president arrived in the city Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 28: The more you talk about this situation, _ A it seems the worse B the worse does it seem C the worse it seems D it seems worse Question 29: , he could answer the questions today (3) A If Thomas prepared his lesson carefully last night B Had Thomas had a careful preparation for his lesson last night C If only Thomas prepared his lesson carefully last night D Did Thomas have a careful preparation for his lesson last night Question 30: As a little boy, _ A I used to take my father to the circus B my father is used to taking me to the circus C I used to be taken to the circus D my father used to be taken to the circus 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 from 31 to 35 There is very little documentation about the origins of water polo It is known, however, that the sport originated in the rivers and lakes of mid-19th century England as an aquatic version of rugby Early games used an inflated rubber ball that came from India known as a "pulu" (the single Indian word for all "balls") Pronounced "polo" by the English, both the game and the ball became known as "water polo." To attract more spectators to swimming exhibitions, the London Swimming Association designed a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools in 1870 At first, players scored by planting the ball on the end of the pool with both hands A favorite trick of the players was to place the five-to-nine inch rubber ball inside their swimming suit and dive under the murky water, they would then appear again as close to the goal as possible The introduction of the rules by Scottish players changed the nature of water polo It became a game that emphasized swimming, speed and passing Scottish rules moved from a rugby variant to a soccer style of play Goals became a cage of 10 x feet and a goal could be scored by being thrown Players could only be tackled when they "held" the ball and the ball could no longer be taken under water The small rubber ball was replaced by a leather soccer ball If the player came up too near the goal, he was promptly jumped on by the goalie, who was permitted to stand on the pool deck Games were often nothing more than gang fights in the water as players ignored the ball, preferring underwater wrestling matches that usually ended with one man floating to the surface unconscious Water polo was first played in the USA in 1888 The game featured the old rugby style of play which resembled American football in the water "American style" water polo became very popular and by the late 1890's was played in such venues as Madison Square Garden and Boston's Mechanics Hall, attracting 14,000 spectators to national championship games Question 31: According to the text, _ A water polo is an aquatic version of rugby B the origins of water polo are written thoroughly in a lot of documents C water polo first appeared somewhere outside England D people have played water polo since the early 19th century Question 32: The present rules of water polo were invented _ A in 1870 B the London Swimming Association C by Scottish players D by Indian players Question 33: In water polo, the players score a goal by _ A passing B swimming C throwing D catching Question 34: The present water polo ball is made of _ A wood B leather C rubber D bone Question 35: The phrase “the game” in line 19 refers to _ A Water polo B gang fight C wrestling match D Rugby Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined (4) part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question 36: A challenged Question 37: A know Question 38: A machine B disappointed B grow B character C applied C now C headache D improved D blow D scholarship Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions Question 39: A bamboo B wildlife C reserve D cartoon Question 40: A opponent B confident C different D compliment Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 41: The traffic warden asked me why had I parked my car there A B C D Question 42: The man with who I spoke in the meeting used to work here A B C D Question 43: Please meet me at the train station in a hour from now A B C D Question 44: If we waste time when the conditions are good at work, we shall probably A B C suffer later D Question 45: Water polo is played in a pool 1.8 metres deep, 30 metres length and 20 metres wide A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 46 to 50 WEDDING IN VIETNAM Not all books are interesting Reviewers sometimes ……(46)…… books as “hard-toput-down “or “ hard-to-pick-up-again” As for good books, some books are for “swallowing” They are so good you can’t put them down Some books are for reading slowly and carefully If it is a book on a subject that you are ……(47)……in, you will want to “chew and digest it” Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes, ……(48) …… people will buy books to read Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with colour, picture and action? But, ……(49)…… , , television has not killed reading Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever and read it ……(50)…… times Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure Question 46: A arrange Question 47: A available Question 48: A a few Question 49: A besides Question 50: A much B describe B fond B fewer B despite B many THE END C share C interested C few and few C in fact C little D wrap D popular D fewer and fewer D however D a lot (5) (6)