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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II
NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 45 phút

Họ Và Tên: ……………………………………
Lớp 12A……
Mã đề: 101
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. habitat
B. natural
C. mammal
D. danger
Question 2. A. chef
B. chopsticks
C. approachable
D. charity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. machine
B. robot
C. unique
D. apply
Question 4. A. interview
B. relevant

C. graduate
D. employee
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: This river used to have the greatest _____ of freshwater fish in the country, but now very few
species are found here.
A. diversity
B. diverse
C. diversify
D. diversification
Question 6. By the end of today, Kim _______ all of the animal rescue centres in the city.
A. had visited
B. will have visited C. will visit
D. visits
Question 7. We probably won't have left by the time he ______ home.
A. gets
B. hasn’t got
C. won't have got
D. haven't left
Question 8: The man had his new smartphone ______ on the train last week.
A. steal
B. to steal
C. stolen
D. having stolen
Question 9. The better the weather is, ___________.
A. the beaches get the more crowded
B. the beaches get the most crowded
C. the most crowded the beaches get
D. the more crowded the beaches get
Question 10. NASA has had an autonomous spaceship _________ the universe recently.

A.to explore
B. explored
C. exploring
D. explore
Question 11. The old man warned the young boys__________ in the deep river.
A. to swim
B. not to swim
C. don't swim
D. against not swimming
Question 12. The woman asked______ get lunch at school.
A. can the children
B. if the children can
C. whether the children could
D. could the children
Question 13. The biggest fear is that humans might_________ robots.
A. interfere with
B. lose control of
C. make sense of
D. put an end to
Question 14. Old people and children are particularly vulnerable ______ lung diseases in the cold weather.
A. over
B. with
C. to
D. towards
Question 15 : This _________ disease caused a lot of complications during the treatment procedure.
A. exterminated
B. leading
C. malfunction
D. life-threatening
Question 16. People should be told about the things that threaten the safety of wildlife ________ they can

avoid doing them.
A. in case
B. with a view to
C. on account of
D. so that
Question 17. A: “The result of the interview will be released tonight.”
B: “Oh, really? ____________________”
A. Can you wait?
B. Sure.
C. I can’t wait.
D. I’d like it.
Question 18. ~ A: "Hi, Susie, I haven't seen you around much recently." ~ B: "............."
A. I haven't seen you for ages either.
B. Me, neither.
C. Well, me too.
D. No, I've been at home revising most nights.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19. I registered with some online employment agencies, and they found a vacancy almost
immediately.

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A. work
B. career
C. place
D. an available job

Question 20. Internet search engines can help to predict the weather as well as traffic jams in a city.
A. announce
B. expect
C. forecast
D. reveal
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21. Nowadays there has been growing concern about how badly human beings have destroyed the
environment.
A. indifference
B. attraction
C. interest
D. worry
Question 22. The critical issue is whether genuine artificial intelligence can ever be truly realized.
A. authentic
B. fake
C. unpretentious
D. true
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 23. She (A) asked me (B) what was the most important thing (C) to remember (D) at an interview.
Question 24. The owners of (A) modern manufacturing plants had workers (B) doing heavy and (C)
repetitive tasks (D) replacing by robots.
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 25. We cut down many forests. The earth becomes hot.
A. The more we cut forest, the hotter the earth becomes.
B. The more we cut forests, the earth become hotter.
C. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the earth becomes.
D. The more forests we cut down, the earth becomes hotter.

Question 26. My car needed servicing, so I took it to a garage.
A. I took my car to a garage to have it serviced.
B. I took my car, which needed to be servicing, to a garage.
C. I had a garage get serviced my car.
D. My car was taken to a garage to have it serviced.
Question 27: The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.
A. The crowd became very angry because the delay was so long.
B. The more increasingly the crowd became, the longer the delay was.
C. The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became.
D. The more the crowd became angry at the delay, the longer they felt.
Question 28. Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
B. If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D. That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
Question 29. “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police.” Shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
Question 30. “Work hard if you want to succeed.” the teacher said to us.
A. The teacher told us to work hard if we wanted to succeed.
B. The teacher said that we would succeed, and we worked hard.
C. The teacher was told to work hard if we wanted to succeed.
D. We promised to the teacher to work hard so we could succeed.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31-35.
There are some qualifications, like a university (31) ____, for example, that are regarded as relevant
information in most circumstances. Then there are other qualifications, such as a first-aid course, may be
seen as useful and even relevant for some jobs, but would look odd being listed for others (32)____ it is not

relevant to the position. Your number of years you have been working will also help you decide what to
include and what to leave (33) _____. Individuals who are still in their first five years of work should note

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that their (34) _______background is very important and should be listed in reasonable detail. For this with
more than five years of employment experience, you should be a bit more selective about what you use. The
reason is because some qualifications become outdated quickly. Be clear, concise and always use the job
advertisement as (35) _______ to make sure your information is relevant.
31. A. campus
B. degree
C. probation
D. students
32. A. providing
B. otherwise
C. as
D. therefore
33. A. out
B. behind
C. for
D. up
34. A. educate
B. educational
C. educator
D. educated
35. A. writing
B. reference

C. evidence
D. stock
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40.
Robots are useful for exploring and working in space. In particular, many robots have been sent to explore
Mars. Such robots have usually looked like a box with wheels. Though these robots are useful, by their very
nature they are unreliable, extremely expensive, and they break easily. Also, they cannot do very many
tasks. Because of these problems, scientists have been developing a new and unusual kind of robot.
These new robots move like snakes, so they have been given the name "snakebots."
The way a snake is shaped lets it get into very small spaces, like cracks in rocks. It can also push its way
below the ground or climb up different kinds of objects, like high rocks and trees. Such abilities account for
the usefulness of a robot designed like a snake. A snakebot would be able to do these things, too, making it
much more effective than regular robots with wheels, which easily get stuck or fall over. Since they can
carry tools, snakebots would be able to work in space, as well. They could, for example, help repair the
International Space Station.
But how can such a robot shape be made? A snakebot is built like a Chain made of about thirty parts, or
modules. Each module is basically the same in that they all have a small computer and a wheel to aid
movement. The large computer in the "head” of the snake makes all of the modules in a snakebot
work together. The modular design of the snakebot has many advantages. If one module fails, another can be
added easily. Snakebot modules can also carry different kinds of tools, as well as cameras. Since each
module is actually a robot in itself, one module can work apart from the rest if necessary. That is, all the
modules can separate and move on their own, and then later, reconnect back into a larger robot.
Researchers are also trying to develop snakebots made of a special kind of plastic that can change its shape
using electricity, almost like animal muscles. Snakebots made with this plastic will be very strong and hard
to break. Overall, the snakebot design is much simpler than that of common robots. Thus, snakebots will be
much less expensive to build. For example, a robot recently sent to Mars cost over a hundred million dollars,
whereas snakebots can cost as little as a few hundred dollars. With their versatility and affordability,
snakebots seem to be the wave of the future, at least as far as space robots are concerned.
Question 36: What topic does the passage mainly focus on?
A. Similarities between the old robots and the new ones. B. How snakebots were invented.

C. The mission of the first working snakebot.
D. What a snakebot looks like and can do.
Question 37: According to paragraph 1, the following are disadvantages of the common robots which have
been on Mars, EXCEPT___.
A. uselessness
B. high manufacturing cost C. fragility
D. unreliability
Question 38: What does the word “they” in the second paragraph refer to ?
A. wheels
B. regular robots
C. these things
D. snakebots
Question 39.What is the purpose of the second paragraph?
A. To describe the problems with robots that have wheels.
B. To give details of the first successful snakebot.
C. To explain the versatility and usefulness of snakebots.
D. To list places where snakebots have already gone.
Question 40. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about the snakebots?
A. They are easier to get stuck or fall over than other kinds of robots.
B. They can move through myriad difficult areas.
C. They are made of over thirty different modules.
D. They are unable to work in space like a regular robot.
THE END.

Mã đề 101


ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II

NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021

TIẾNG ANH 12
ĐÁP ÁN:
MÃ ĐỀ 101:
1.D
2.A
3.B
4.D

5.A
6.B
7.A
8.C

9.D
10.D
11.B
12.C

13.B
14.C
15.D
16.D

17. C
18.A
19.D
20.C

21.A

22.B
23.B
24.D

25.C
26. A
27.C
28.C

29.A
30.A
31.B
32.C

33.A
34.B
35.B
36.D

37.A
38.D
39.C
40.B

9.C
10.B
11.C
12.A

13.C

14.B
15.D
16.A

17.C
18.D
19.C
20.B

21.C
22.A
23.B
24.C

25.B
26. D
27.A
28.B

29.D
30.C
31.B
32.A

33.C
34.B
35.A
36.C

37.B

38.D
39.B
40.D

9.A
10.C
11.D
12.D

13.B
14.C
15.B
16.A

17.A
18.D
19.C
20.D

21.D
22.A
23.B
24.D

25.C
26. A
27.C
28.C

29.A

30.A
31.D
32.A

33.D
34.D
35.A
36.B

37.C
38.A
39.D
40.B

9.C
10.B
11.C
12.D

13.B
14.C
15.B
16.A

17. A
18.B
19.C
20.B

21.D

22.C
23.B
24.C

25.C
26. D
27.B
28.D

29.B
30.D
31.C
32.A

33.A
34.D
35.B
36.A

37.C
38.A
39.A
40.B

MÃ ĐÊ 102:
1.A
2.B
3.A
4.D

5.D
6.B
7.D
8.A

MÃ ĐỀ 103:
1.B
2.D
3.D
4.B

5.D
6.C
7.A
8.B

MÃ ĐỀ 104:
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.D

5.D
6.A
7.C
8.B