Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer: Books are written to provide knowledge and good books enrich the mind.. But good books 58 ___________ us to see not only into the m
Trang 1REVIEW FOR THE SECOND TERM EXAM - ENGLISH 12
Choose the best answer:
1) Everyone would laugh you if you wore that dress to the party
2) You have to _ a medical form when you go to see the doctor
3) I hate asking my parents _ money
4) She tried to explain her husband but he refused to listen
5) He has applied _ a lot of jobs but hasn't got an interview yet
6) She had a glance me while she was passing me
7) The huge fans were screaming and throwing stones the players
8) His father is talking the head teacher _ his behavior at school
9) Salaries have not _ inflation in the last few years
10) Because of heavy rain, the game was _ for a few days
11) You go on ahead and then I’ll catch you
12) He opened the letter, read it and threw it _
13 I understand your point of view ., I don’t agree with it
14 It was pouring with rain, we stayed inside and watched TV
15 My grandfather is 94 years old now, his mind is still active
16 George had a big dinner, he still feels hungry now
17 He failed the interview, he had to do the job he didn’t like
18 I thought I had gone the right direction ., I now realize that I have got lost
19 he had prepared for the interview very carefully, he felt nervous
20 She is no longer my dear friend I don’t, , invite her to my informal party tonight
21 Her performance ended in failure ., she managed to smile
22 I turned on the fan the room was hot
23 A tree had fallen across the road, they had to turn round and go back
24 No one is happy about the new timetable There are, , a number of advantages to it
25 The harder this farmer works, he becomes
A the poorest B the poorer C the more poor D poorer
26 A supermarket is a shopping centre
A less convenient as B not so convenient than C less convenient than D the most convenient as
27 The we start, the sooner we will come back
28 The _ she is, the more miserable she feels
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30 The population of Ho Chi Minh City is bigger than _
31 The softer the butter is, _ it is to spread on bread
32 The basketball games at the university are _ than those of the high school
A interesting B the more interesting C more interesting D more and more better
33 Ann is the _ person I know She learns everything immediately
A more clever B most clever C cleverest D most cleverest
34 I think you should tell me way to do it or it will take me long to finish it
35 - “Have you decided which you like best - the round table or the square table?
- “Of the two, the round one is .”
36 “ Bill and David are careful.” - “Yes, but Jim is _ of the three.”
A the carefulest B carefulest C the most careful D more careful
37 It’s becoming _ to find a job in a big city
A more difficult and more B more and more difficult C more difficult than D most and more difficult
38 The younger you are, _ it is to learn
39 The more she smiles, charming she looks
40 electricity you use, _ your bill will be
A The more / the higher B The most / the higher C More / higher D The more / the high
41 She eats a lot at dinner She gets _
A fat and fat B fater and fater C more and more fat D fatter and fatter
42 The more difficult the lessons are, good marks I get
43 The shopping centres are getting
A more and more crowded B more crowded and crowded C crowder and crowder D more and more crowd
44 I will have finished all the work
A when you cone home tomorrow B by the time you come home tomorrow
C when you will come home tomorrow D by the time you’ll come home tomorrow
45 He came home immediately _
A after he had finished his work B before he had finished his work
C after he finishes his work D as soon as he finished his work
46 They have been good neighbours _
47 She cut herself _
A while she was cooking B while she is cooking C when she cooks D when she cooked
48 His wife has been waiting for him _
A since he left 10 years ago B when he left 10 years ago C since he leaves D when he leaves
II Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
Books are written to provide knowledge and good books enrich the mind By putting (49) _ under the influence of superior mind, we (50) our metal powers (51) _ good books, we learn that people everywhere are the (52) , in all ages, and in all (53) _ This knowledge improves our love (54) others and hepls us to live in peace with them We also (55) _ that the world was made not only for man (56) but for every creature that can feel hunger and thirst, warmth and cold
Though it may be possible for us to travel (57) _ the world and see the things happening today,
it is not possible for us to see the things that happened in the past But good books (58) _ us to see not only into the most remote regions of the world today, but also into the world in which our ancestors lived
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III Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
We are all slowly destroying the earth The seas and rivers are (1)……… dirty to swim in There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world ‘s cities In one well-known city , for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to (2) ……… oxygen masks
We have cut down (3) ………… many trees that there are now vast ares of wasteland all over the world As
a (4) ……… , farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough to eat In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside Wild animals are quickly (5)
……… For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it Join us now Save the Earth This is too important to ignore
IV Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
The American Red Cross( also (6) as the American National Red Cross ) is a humanitarian organization that ( 7) emergency assistance, disaster relief and (8) inside the United States , as ( 9) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Today, (10) to domestic disaster relief , the American Red Cross offers services in five other
areas : community services that help the necessary ; communications services and comfort for military members and their family people ; the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood products ; educational programs on health and safety ; and international relief and development programs
6 A called B known C named D used
7 A provides B brings C delivers D carries
8 A educate B educative C educational D education
9 A body B part C board D portion
10 A besides B moreover C in addition D beside
V Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones They are flat, either; they often have high hills and deep valleys There is some plant life in many parts of the desert There is little rain in the desert But it does fall often enough for most plants.
The desert of the world are not inhabited People also live outside oases, but these people are not farmers They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, ect These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals They usually live in tents When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skin and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit But in bad years, there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people But they are also hospitable No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
1 according to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of
2 The word “ hospitable” has the meaning of being
3 In the desert
A it rains in spring only B there is some rain, but far from enough
C it rains for a short time every month D the rainfall is just enough for the plants
4 People live
A both inside and outside the oases B in places with regular rainfalls
C only inside the oases D only outside the oases.
5 From the passage we know that life
A is impossible in deserts B is hard in deserts
C is happy in deserts D in deserts is much better now
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44B 45A 46B 47A 48A
III 1B 2C 3A 4A 5D