Although your marks on the tests are not very good Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following question[r]
Trang 1SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THI HỌC KỲ 2 NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Trường THPT Võ Giữ Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (chương trình chuẩn)
Thời gian làm bài 60 phút; 50-câu trắc nghiệm (đề thi có 04 trang)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group
Question 1: A digest B swallow C reserve D survive
Question 2: A precision B advocate C penalty D podium
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
Question 3: The 22nd Sea Games were successful organized although it was the first time Vietnam
hosted
D
Question 4: Dr Harder, that is the professor for this class, will be absent this week
A B C
because of illness
D
Question 5: We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle.
A B C D
Question 6: Our lifestyle changed since running water came to our village.
A B C D
Question 7: The more we work together, the best we understand each other.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from questions 8 to 12
The American family (8) greatly in the last 30 or 40 years I think many of these changes are similar to those in Vietnam and in other parts of the world You know, young people are waiting longer before getting married and women are also waiting (9) to have children My parents have two children, like (10) families here The United States has a high divorce rate, about one in every two marriages ends in divorce One result is that many American children live in single-parent families My grandparents live on their own They live in a different part of the country (11) they are still in contact with their children and grandchildren
You know, our parents treat us equal than parents in the past and we have more freedom to make our own decisions Our father is more involved with the housework because our mother is rather busy (12) her work in the office
Question 8: A had changed B changed C was changing D has changed
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Trang 2Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differently from that of the others in the group
Question 13: A originated B needed C encouraged D eliminated
Question 14: A chocolate B chemistry C chalk D chapter
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the right words/ phrase to complete the sentences.
Question 16: When you have a small child in the house, you _ leave small objects lying
around Such objects _ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death
A should / must B needn't / may C should not / might D mustn't / can't
Question 17: I tried to solve the problem _the noise and interruptions.
A because of B in case of C in spite of D according to
Question 18: The teacher’s explanation was so _ that very few students understood it.
A confuse B confusing C confused D confusion
Question 19: “You look nice in that red shirt”
“ ”
A It’s nice of you to say so B Am I? Thanks
C Oh, poor me D I am interesting to hear that
Question 20: all the papers, Sarah put them back in the file
C She has photocopied D After had photocopied
Question 21: _ my homework, I went to bed
A After I had finished B After finished
Question 22: Many people believe that _ human beings will never used up all _
natural resources on earth
Question 23: She has been promoted three times she started working here
Question 24: Some species of rare animals are in of extinction.
A danger B dangerous C dangerously D endanger
Question 25: Angela is not only a capable reporter a promising writer
Question 26: What a lovely baby! He certainly his father, doesn’t he?
A takes after B try out C go off D get over
Question 27: Alfono: “ I had a really good time Thanks for the lovely evening.”
Maria : “ _”
A No, it’s very kind of you B Oh, that’s right
C I’m glad you enjoyed it D Yes, It is really good
Question 28: This shopping center gets _ with shoppers at the weekend
A always more crowded B more and more crowded
C more crowded and crowded D crowded and more crowded
Question 29: _! Oh, dear Didn’t you see that car coming?
A Catch up B fall down C watch out D wait up
Question 30: Helen: “Thank you very much for your help.”
Tom: “ ”
A You are right B you are welcome
Trang 3Question 31: I distinctly remember _ you I gave you $ 20
A paying B to pay C paid D to have paid
Question 32: I find it _to work in this room It's too small and airless
A comfortable B comfortably C uncomfortable D comfort
Question 33: _ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him
A As soon as B After C No sooner D Since
Question 34: All of the athletes who in this tournament must be under the
age of 18
A participate B take up C take part D A & C
Question 35: The old man is said all his money to an old people's home when he died.
A have left B to leave C to have left D to leaving
Question 36: The exam results are being _on Thursday
A announce B announces C announced D to announce
Question 37: Annie has three brothers, are pilots
A who they all B who all of them C that all of them D all of whom
Question 38: Henry: “Would you like to go out for dinner with me tonight?”
Maria: “ ”
A Thank you B No, thanks C Yes, I’d love toD No, sorry
Question 39: I couldn't use the pay phone _I didn't have any coins with me
Question 40: He lives in a small town
A where is called Taunton B which is called Taunton
C is called Taunton D that called Taunton
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 41: My mother said _ my study results the year before.
A she is satisfied with B.she was satisfied with
C she was satisfied to D she is satisfied to
Question 42: you'll probably get poor marks in the final exam
A Because you're making efforts in your studies
B If you try to work harder
C Unless you pay more attention to your work
D Although your marks on the tests are not very good
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question 43: The boy didn’t eat dinner until his mother came home.
A It was not until his mother came home that the boy eats dinner
B It was not until his mother came home that the boy didn’t eat dinner
C It was not until his mother came home the boy ate dinner
D It was not until his mother came home that the boy ate dinner
Question 44: “I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I got wet.”
A If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet
B If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet
C If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet
D If I had had an umbrella, I'd have got wet
Question 45: 48 I don’t usually drink coffee in the morning.
A I used to drink coffee in the morning
B I’m used to drinking coffee in the morning
C I didn’t use to drink coffee in the morning
D I’m not used to drinking coffee in the morning
Trang 4Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions from 36 to 40
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today Thousands of these How-to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to” One book, may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away
Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it If you fail, however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success” If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire” If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” If you tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions
on how to redecorate or enlarge a house
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve How-to books help people deal with modern life
Question 46: If you often read How-to books, you
A will not become a man in life
B will not know how to help yourself in life
C will be sure to get something useful you need
D needn’t think any more in the world
Question 47: How-to books appear only because
A People meet more problems than their parents
B People may have more choices from How-to books than any other books
C people have more free time to spend than before
D modern life is more difficult to deal with
Question 48: From the first passage, we know How-to books are
A only about four thousand copies B on money
C very helpful in life D needed a lot
Question 49: The passage tells us that How-to books sell well on how
A to succeed in career B to solve personal problems
C to deal with business D to make money
Question 50: The word “step-by-step” would probably mean