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(1)KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II – NIÊN KHÓA 2011-2012 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 12 Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút Mã đề 111 I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A status B establish C natural D famine A treatment B headquarter C leader D peaceful II Choose the word which has the stress pattern differently from that of the others A combine B adopt C product D control A energy B employment C position D disaster A competitor B political C technology D conservation III Choose the best option to complete the sentences Governments have laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting A carried B acted C conducted D enacted Commercial exploitation has driven many species to the _ of extinction A bank B verge C limit D possibility The 22nd SEA GAMES consisted of athletes from eleven _ countries A participate B participation C participating D participant _, the athlete broke the world’s record with two attempts A Surprisingly B Surprised C Surprise D Surprising 10 In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men’s gold A present B medal C award D reward 11 The main uses of books are to provide entertainment and A inform B information C informative D informer 12 According to World Bank figures, 41 percent of Brazilians live in A poverty B poor C poorly D poorer 13 It is against the law to _ on the basis of sex, material status or race A suit B believe C discriminate D gain 14 2007 was the 40th anniversary of the of ASEAN A found B foundation C founder D founding 15 X: “What shall we this evening?” – Y: “ _” A No problem B I went out for dinner C Oh, that’s good! D Let’s go out for dinner 16 X: “ I have got an interview for scholarship application tomorrow” – Y: “ _” A Well done B Good luck C Congratulation! D Take care 17 Why you have to _ the form? A look up B hold up C fill in D put on 18 He is too tired to _ working A give up B go on C try out D look after 19 He is said _ 100 years old A being B that he is C to be D be 20 As I a book, I suddenly saw a boy walking into the garden A was reading B am reading C had read D read 21 Are you going to repair the car yourself or are you going to ? A repair it B have it repaired C get it repair D get repair it 22 I _ to New York three times this year A was B had been C have been D were 23 The more we learn, A we become wise B we become wiser C the wiser we become D the more wise we become 24 She practices playing the piano than I A more regular B regularly C as regularly D more regularly 25 X: “ _ I have a day off tomorrow?” – Y: “Of course not We have a lot of things to do.” A Must B May C Will D Need 26 The computer _ reprogramming There is something wrong with the software A needs B must C should D may 27 Keep quiet You talk so loudly in here Everybody is working A may not B don’t have to C mustn’t D needn’t 28 Who was responsible all that noise last night? A with B for C of D about 29 My present job isn’t wonderful, but I prefer it _ what I did before A than B more than C rather than D to IV Choose the word which the closest meaning with the underlined word 30 The ASEAN Para- Games are hosted by the same country where the Sea Games took place A organized B impressed C participated D defended 31 Not all women can two jobs at the same time: rearing children and working at office A educating B homemaking C taking care of D giving a birth V Read the following passage and then choose the best answer It has been thought that women are the second class in citizen, and men are the first There is not a real equality of opportunity for men and women Years ago, people were living in a man-dominated society Women had to obey their husbands and fathers absolutely Women’s place was in the kitchen and women’s work was housework In many places, women were not allowed to go to school Women had no rights, even the right to choose husband for themselves Men usually occupied high positions in Đề thi HK2 môn Anh Văn Khối 12 năm 2012 – Mã đề 111- Trang (2) society so they thought they were more intelligent than women Men often considered women as their property Sometimes, they were mistreated by their husband and suffered the problem as a fate Many parents did not even want to have daughters Despite the progress, there remain outdated beliefs about women’s roles, traditionally passed down from generation to generation Men are commonly seen as the strong bodies, bread-winners in the family and key leaders in society, while women are restricted to being housewives and child bearing and care, and housework such as washing and cooking According to social survey, many women in the 21 st century still have to work over 12 hours a day including working in offices and doing countless household chores without any help from their husbands In some regions, the labor of women is not recognized despite the hardships they endure to support the whole family Moreover, women are the direct victims of family violence, especially in rural areas Thanks to the women’s liberation movement, nowadays women have proved that they are equal to men in every aspect An average woman had weaker muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent as he is Women can everything that men can, and women can one thing that no man can: they produce children 32 Which is not women’s role in the former days? A Working in authority B Doing housework 33 Years ago, women are not allowed …… A to work in the kitchen C to housework 34 The outdated beliefs about women’s role …… A have been eradicated completely C still exist at present C Doing cooking D Bearing and rearing children B to choose husband for themselves D to stay at home with their parents B disappeared soon after the women’s liberation movement D was forced to change after the women’s liberation movement 35 According to the text, women in the 21st century …… A not have to housework any more B are still the victims of family violence in some rural areas C get help from their husbands with all housework D spend less than 12 hours working outside the home and doing housework VI Choose the best option to fill in each blank What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (36) … to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (37) … each other Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive interaction between kings, presidents and other officials A neutral forum was, (38) …, a very useful development for all of those countries ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok Declaration of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (39) … Philippines and Singapore Brunei subsequently joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995 After several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999 The only (40) … state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor It is still too vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future 36 A set up B made C done D discovered 37 A in B on C for D with 38 A nevertheless B moreover C therefore D however 39 A a B an C the D no word is needed 40 A dependent B independent C independently D independence VII ERROR RECGNITION 41 The World Health Organization was established in April 1948 A B C D 42 To prepare for the 22nd SEA GAMES, Vietnam carried out intensive programs for their athletes A B C D 43 To attract someone’s attention for a conversation, we can use not only verbal or non-verbal forms of communication A B C D 44 A water polo game divided into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes in length A B C D 45 French is a most difficult language to learn than English is A B C D VIII Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning with the given one 46 Dickens died without finishing his last novel A Dickens wanted to finish his last novel before he died B After Dickens had died, the last novel continued to be finished C Before Dickens died, he tried his best to finish his last novel D Dickens’ last novel was unfinished when he died 47 No one in the team can play better than John A John plays well but the others play better B John as well as other players of the team plays very well C John is the best player of the team D Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well 48 I can’t cook as well as my mother A My mother cooks as well as I B My mother cooks better than I C My mother’s cooking is better than me D My mother can cook the best in my family 49 Not as many people turned out at the meeting as we had anticipated A We had anticipated more people to come to the meeting B More people turned out at the meeting C The meeting was very crowded D There were a larger crowd at the meeting than our expectation 50 The last time when I saw her was three years ago A I have often seen her for the last three years B About three years ago, I used to meet her C I have not seen her for three years D I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again -/ - Đề thi HK2 môn Anh Văn Khối 12 năm 2012 – Mã đề 111- Trang (3)