Choose the best answer to complete the sentence _______ is the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed A.. Choose the best answer to complete the sente
Trang 1SỞ GD-ĐT NAM ĐỊNH KÌ THI KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG 8 TUẦN HỌC KỲ II
TRƯỜNG THPT TRỰC NINH B NĂM HỌC : 2009 - 2010
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 12
MÃ ĐỀ 125 (Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
1 Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently: A endangered B bared C reduced D remained
2 Find one word whose stress pattern is different from others: A forest B habitat C educate D exploitation
3 Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently: A goats B animals C humans D gorillas
4 Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently: A future B security C vulnerable D curable
5 Find one word whose stress pattern is different from others: A commercial B hummock C aerial D deserts
6 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
_ is the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed
A Deforestation B Conservation C Destruction D Extinction
7 Choose the word which has the same meaning as the underlined one.
Our grandfather is too old to climb up the crest of the hill.
8 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
A(n) _is a person who always expects bad things to happen
A optimist B pessimist C optimistic D pessimistic
9 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
A(n) _is a person who can live up to or longer than one hundred years
A century B expectancy C centenarian D eternal
10 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
The most important characteristic of a desert is that it receives very little _
A rain amount B rainfall C waterfall D raindrop
11 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
Habitat destruction and _ hunting are some of the main causes of species extinction
A legal B illegal C legally D illegally
12 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The boy _ he took to the zoo is his nephew.
A whom B whose C which D where
13 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
The local people blamed the factory _ the air and the water in the region
A contaminating B to contaminate C of contaminating D for contaminating
14 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The water in the river is _ that no fish can live in.
A too polluted B so polluted C such polluted D such a polluted
15 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
You should buy more food because our parents _ come home this afternoon
A must B need C mustn’t D may
16 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
I’ve check all the documents in this disk You _check again
A mustn’t B may not C needn’t D haven’t
17 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Rare animals in this forest _ for fur, skin and other parts
A hunt B are being hunted C are hunting D hunted
18 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: He told me that he _ his house the previous month.
A repainted B would repaint C will repaint D had repainted
19 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
If they had enough money, they _ their children to college
A sent B would send C would sent D would have sent
20 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: By the end of this century, we _ to Jupiter.
A will have traveled B traveled C are traveling D would travel
21 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Laura works very hard _ her brother is very lazy
A so B but C therefore D so that
22 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: No matter _ he tried, he couldn’t pass the driving test.
23 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: They are very poor _ they couldn’t buy that big house.
A so B however C but D although
24 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The teacher gave me an exercise I _ forget to do it.
A needn’t B must C mustn’t D may not
25 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The desert is too large for us _ across
A to go B going C for going D of going
26 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
There is plenty _ time for you to do that assignment You _ do it tonight
A of - must B of - needn’t C in- needn’t D in - mustn’t
27 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
_ Simpson desert remained _ mystery until Madigan made _ aerial survey in 1929
A Ø - a - an B The - a - an C Ø - Ø - an D A - the - an
28 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: I must go to _ hospital to visit my dearest friend.
29 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: He is going to get married _ a famous pop star.
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30 Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: He is rarely _ time for class.
31 Find one mistake in the sentence
In spite the hot weather in the desert, many plants and animals can survive there
A the B can survive C In spite D in the desert
32 Find one mistake in the sentence: It’s too late I might go now.
33 Find one mistake in the sentence: It began to rain, therefore he didn’t open his umbrella.
A therefore B began C to rain D his
34 Find one mistake in the sentence: He is enough intelligent to understand the problem.
A the B is C enough intelligent D to understand
35 Find one mistake in the sentence: By the year 2012, he will have finish his course in this university.
A have finish B By C the year D in
36 Find one mistake in the sentence
If you show your identity card, you won’t be able to get into the examination room
A into B to get C be able D If
37 Choose the sentence which has the nearest meaning to the given one
He doesn’t like animals, so he doesn’t work at the zoo.
A If he likes animals, he will work at the zoo B If he liked animals, he would work at the zoo
C If he didn’t like animals, he would work at the zoo D If he liked animals, he wouldn’t work at the zoo
38 Choose the sentence which has the nearest meaning to the given one
Margaret was very angry Her bag has just been stolen.
A Margaret was very angry, whose bag has just been stolen
B Margaret whose bag has just been stolen was very angry
C Margaret, whose bag has just been stolen, was very angry
D Margaret who’s bag has just been stolen was very angry
39 Choose the sentence which has the nearest meaning to the given one
Because the environment is destroying, many species have become endangered.
A Because of the destruction of the environment, many species have become endangered
B Although the environment is destroying, many species have become endangered
C Despite of the destruction of the environment, many species have become endangered
D Therefore the environment is destroying, many species have become endangered
40 Choose the sentence which has the nearest meaning to the given one: You needn’t close the windows at night.
A You mustn’t close the windows at night B You to close the windows at night
C You don’t have to close the windows at night D You must close the windows at night
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine All, body parts will be replaceable Computers will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way
They will then produce fake people We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves so we will appear to be alive
long after we are dead Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts,
to the new body Then we can choose to live for as long as we want It might be expensive When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will figure out how to do them automatically So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want
41 According to the passage, in 20 to 50 years, body parts _
A can be replaced B are different C are machines D can’t be replaced
42 According to the passage, computer will function like the human brain because it can _
A recognize feelings B respond in a feeling way C have brain D both A and B
43 The word duplicate means:
A make an exact copy B replace C live longer D protect
44 According to the passage, we _ find a way to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body a few decades later
45 According to the passage, it’s possible for us to _
A do a spirit transfer cheaply B choose to live for as long as we want
C solve any problems D All are correct
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each gap.
Desert air (46) little moisture, so few clouds form over the land Without clouds to block the sun, temperatures may reach as (47) as 125°F during the day At night, without the clouds to contain the heat, the temperature can fall to as low as 125°F
Extreme temperatures (48) with little rainfall make desert life difficult for people, plants, and animals (49) , some life forms have adapted to even the most severe desert environment, Camels are able to survive long periods without food or water Many desert plants have long, shallow root systems This allows the plants to reach out to collect water over great distances Other desert plants have taproots Taproots grow very deep (50) they can tap sources of underground water
46 A contains B comprises C consists D includes
47 A much B far C long D high
48 A locate B combine C explore D separate
49 A Therefore B So C However D But
50 A as B because C but D so
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