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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
1 A hosted B impressed C finished D watched
2 A symbol B emergency C poverty D qualify
3 A caps B posts C players D roofs
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
4 A improve B victim D survive D react
5 A entertainment B information C difficulty D understanding
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
6 The 22nd SEA Games were well prepared and _organized
A success B succeed C successful D successfully
7 The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss
A reserve B generation C diversity D natural environment
8 people go to football matches now than twenty years ago
9 What a lovely baby! He certainly resembles his father, doesn’t he?
A takes after B looks after C takes off D turns up
10 Clearing forests for timber has resulted _ the loss of biodiversity
11 Where is Mary? _ She _her homework in her room
A is performing B is making C is doing D is learning
12 Vietnam _the 22nd SEA Games the first time from the 5th to 13th December, 2003
A joined B hosted C registered D controlled
13 People become more interested in the biological _of the rainforest
A division B diversity C extinction D existence
14 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946
A set up B taken off C put away D run up
15 Take an umbrella with you when you go out It _rain later
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Trang 216 “What’s the price of this bag?” – “ _.”
A In US dollars? B You have to pay immediately
17 The acronym of WHO comes from
A World Helping Organisation B World Health Organisation
C Word Helping Organisation D Word Health Organisation
18 “I like playing windsurfing” - “ _”
A Either do I B So do I C Neither do I D So am I
19 While I _along the road, I saw a friend of mine
A was cycling B have cycled C cycled D am cycling
20 Mary enjoys reading , adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow
A romance B romantic C romanticize D romanticism
21 A _ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, which flows onto the land and destroys things
A famine B catastrophe C tsunami D flood
22 _exercises are necessary before swimming
A Warm-up B Cool-off C Heating D Colding
23 I’m sorry The book _by Barrack Obama is out of stock
A written B which written C writing D was written
24 Have you ever read "Oliver Twist", _interesting novel written by Charles Dickens?
A the / the B Ø / an C Ø / Ø D an / the
25 The Red Cross is a _organization whose purpose is to help people in war time and disasters
A commercial B political C humanitarian D military
26 I finished my degree in 2004 and found a great job in Yokohama
A intransitive / intransitive B transitive / intransitive
C intransitive / transitive D transitive / transitive
27 Read the book and you can find the information you need
A care B careful C carefulness D carefully
28 “What can I do for you?” – “ _.”
A No, I can’t B Thanks I’ll do it
C Thank you I’m just looking it D Yes Do it please
29 _ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment
A Synchronized swimming B Rowing
30 “Congratulations! You did great.” – “ _.”
A It’s nice of you to say so B It’s my pleasure
C You’re welcome D That’s okay
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.
31 Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents
A B C D
32 You have to fill up your name and address
A B C D
33 Because of habitat lose, there are fewer Asian elephants than African elephants
A B C D
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A B C D
35 I prefer scuba diving than water polo because it is exciting and adventurous
A B C D
Choose the best sentence (A, B, C or D) that is the nearest in meaning to the given one.
36 Peter takes after his father in many ways.
A Peter gives way to his father
B Peter looks very much like his father
C Peter takes his father away many times
D Peter hardly resembles his father
37 The older he grew, the more forgetful he became.
A He grew older when he became more forgetful
B He became more forgetful and older
C As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful
D He grew older and more and more forgetful
38 They may use this room for the classroom.
A This room may use for the classroom
B The classroom may be used for this room
C They may be used for the classroom
D This room may be used for the classroom
Choose the one option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given.
39 plane / take / hours / late
A Our plane took off late three hours
B Our plane was taken off three hours late
C Our plane took off more than three hours late
D Our plane took off three hours more than late
40 I / going / give up / smoke
A I’m going to give up smoking
B I’m going to give smoking up
C I’m going to give up to smoke
D I’m going to give up smoke
Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D to each questions.
Brunei is one of the smallest countries in the world Its population is only 25,000 and most of them live in Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city with the longest name in the world!) It is also the richest country in Asia and maybe the richest country in the world because it has a lot
of oil and natural gas which it exports to Japan Every week huge tankers carry oil and gas from the oil-fields of Brunei to Japan
The head of the state in Brunei is Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah He is the richest man in the world He has two wives and each lives in their own beautiful palace The first wife lives in the biggest palace in the world which has 200 rooms The Sultan has more than 200 cars and he also has hundreds of horses
Trang 441 Brunei is .
A among the smallest country in the world
B a country with a dense population
C the smallest countries in the world
D is a capital city
42 The population of Brunei is .
A over 25,000 people B approximately 25,000 people
C less than 25,000 people D 25,000 people
43 According to the passage, Sultan, the head of the state in Brunei, .
A is the richest man in the world
B has two wives, each of whom lives in their own beautiful palace
C has more than 200 cars
D A, B & C are correct
44 Brunei is rich in
C oil and natural gas D exports of every kind
45 Which of the following is NOT true about Brunei?
A Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is the head of state in Brunei
B It exports oil and natural gas to its regional neighbours
C It may be the richest country in the world
D Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Fifty percent of the world’s population are women, but nearly (46) of all working hours are done by women They do most of the (47) work like cooking and washing clothes Millions also work (48) the home Women hold forty percent of all the world’s jobs For this work, they earn only 40 to 60 percent as much as men do, and of course they earn (49) for their domestic work
In developing countries, where three-fourths of the world’s population lives, women produce more than half (50) the food In Africa, 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women
46 A two-third B two-thirds C two-three D two-threes
47 A domestic B domesticize C domesticate D domestication
48 A inside B into C without D outside
49 A everything B anything C nothing D nobody
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