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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐỢT I – HỌC KỲ II MÔN ANH VĂN : LỚP 12 - Năm học 2010-2011
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Read the passage and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) is the most appropriate to each blank
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the (1) _ by which man pollutes his surroundings Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (2) the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and (3) _ Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (4) death Polluted water kills fish and other marine life Pollution of soil (5) _ the amount of land that is available for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world
1/ A roads B ways C streets D paths
2/ A damages B supplies C provides D contaminates
3/ A pesticides B dirty C substances D pollution
4/ A even B therefore C moreover D so
5/ A makes up B increases C grows D reduces
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question
6/ _"Can I carry the bag for you? It seems very heavy."
_" _ I can manage"
A No, thanks B Sorry C You are welcome D Yes, please
7/ This superhighway is about 7000 miles in _
A width B depth C length D weight
8/ Endangered animals should be well protected in their natural _
A situation B habitat C position D status
9/ "Would you mind if I smoked?" - " _"
A Not at all B Yes, please don't C No, please! D Yes, please do
10/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A grew B few C chew D drew
11/ There is still much to discuss We shall, _, return to this item at our next meeting
A so B therefore C already D however
12/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A reduce B depend C leopard D between
13/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ Plant and animal extinct leads to a loss of biodiversity, so maintaining biodiversity is important for us in many ways
A so B a loss C extinct D in many ways
14/ You _ go on diet; but you _ eat sensibly
A should/ needn't B must/ needn't
C don't need/ should D needn't/ must
15/ Many people thought that television with colour, picture and action could replace books, but , , it hasn't kill reading
A because B therefore C however D in fact
16/ They have lived next door to us for years, we hardly ever see them
A however B yet C therefore D so
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A resources B bases C sources D foundation
18/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ This kind of grass can grow only in loosen sand on the crest
A on the B only in C loosen sand D grass
19/ " She will have to correct the mistakes " means that " "
A The mistakes will be had to correct B The mistakes will have to be corrected
C The mistakes will have been to correct D The mistakes will be have to corrected
20/ The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it
A The furniture was very expensive that I didn't buy it
B The furniture was too expensive for me to buy it
C The furniture was too expensive that I didn't buy it
D The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
21/ Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from those of the rest
A accurate B protection C subject D surgeon
22/ There are different of books for people to read in different ways
A types B styles C sizes D models
23/ Different conservation measures so as to save vulnerable species
A can't have been taken B would have taken
C have been taken D must have taken
24/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A Aborigine B digest C type D describe
25/ "You can all come to my party?" - " "
A Yes, already B Excellent ! C Yes, I shall D Thanks a lot
26/ " Do you mind driving?" - " "
A I'm feeling pretty tired B You're welcome
C Yes, please D Never mind, thank you
27/ I didn't meet him yesterday He on business
A must go B must have gone
C should have gone D should go
28/ It's a pity she didn't take her doctor's advice She wishes
A she took her doctor's advice B she had taken her doctor's advice
C she takes her doctor's advice D she would take her doctor's advice
29/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ The tourist guide only has a twenty-dollar bill with her when she landed at the airport
A has B when C twenty-dollar bill D at
30/ Reviewers describes this novel _ " hard-to-put-down"
A resembles B like C about D as
31/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ Some people think that more and more people have television in their homes, less and less people will buy books to read
A will buy B more and more C in their homes D less and less
32/ The scientific study of life and structure of plants and animals is called
A botany B zoology C technology D biology
33/ Who did you help?
A Who helped you? B Who was helped you ?
C Who did you be helped? D Who was helped by you?
34/ Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from those of the rest
A valuable B condition C gorilla D survival
35/ When you are _ holiday, you may "swallow " a good story because of lack of time
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A on B in C at D for
36/ The boss has got angry I more careful when I talked to him
A should have been B need have been
C must have been D can have been
37/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ A lot of articles about the environmental pollution have written by my classmates
A A lot of B about C environmental D have written
38/ The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests, and road and dam construction have destroyed natural habitats
A preservation B urban C conservation D urbanization
39/ The committee of different people of different views
A composes B consists C contains D comprises
40/ You should hand him this letter of recommendation when you _ there tomorrow
A came B are going to come C come D will come
41/ If the pain has gone, you _ take any more of these tablets
A needn't B won't need C should D have to
42/ , I would have learned how to read
A Unless I had been go to school as a child
B Had I been able to go to school as a child
C If I could be able to go to school as a child
D If I been able to go to school as a child
43/ I with my parents here when I was a child
A have lived B had lived C lived D was living
44/ The diesel engine was named its inventor Rudolf Diesel
A along B to C after D with
45/ Inflation and unemployment can some companies to the verge of bankruptcy
A show B cause C drive D led
Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions below
Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to the questions
In the beautiful highlands of Scotland, there is a lake called the Loch Ness In these peaceful surroundings, a sea monster known as the 'Loch Ness Monster' is said to be living in the lake This
creature, affectionately known as 'Nessie', has been reported to be seen by many people around the lake
According to these people, Nessie looked like a creature from the dinosaur age It had a huge body, a small reptilian head and a long neck
Does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? No one can tell for sure Ever since the sighting of the monster, many people have been keeping watch at the lake, hoping to catch a glimpse of Nessie In 1934, a doctor, Colonel Robert Wilson, even managed to photograph the creature The picture revealed a creature with a long neck sticking out of the water
Where could the Loch Ness Monster have come from? One explanation given is that the monster is a pre-historic creature which lived in the days of the dinosaurs While other dinosaurs have died out and become extinct, this creature has somehow managed to adapt to its surroundings and live on !
46/ What is the passage about?
A Loch Ness Lake B The Lock Ness Monster
C The Pre-historical Monster D A sea creature
47/ The sea monster's name is _
48/ It can be inferred from the passage that _
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A Nessie is reportedly a pre-historic creature
B Nessie is very dangerous
C Nessie is a dinosaur
D Nessie has died
49/ Which statement is NOT true?
A According to many people, the Loch Ness Monster had a small reptilian head
B It is explained that the Loch Ness Monster is a pre-historic creature which lived in the days of the dinosaurs
C The Loch Ness Monster like other pre-historic creatures has died out and becomes extinct
D According to many people, the Loch Ness Monster had a huge body
50/ The word ' affectionately ' in line 3 mostly means _
A in an angry way B attractively C in a lovely way D hatefully
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