KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II (2010-2011) Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12 – Mã đề: 365 pot

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Sở GD & ĐT Cà Mau
Trường THPT Cái Nước KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II (2010-2011)
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12 – Mã đề: 365
Thời gian : 60 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Phonetic:
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked
2. A. manages B. laughs C. photographs D. makes
3. A. nature B. native C. natural D. nation
4. A. field B. belief C. brief D. friend
II. Grammar, structure and vocabulary:
A. Choose the best answer:
5. My grandfather died after he _______________ ill for a long time.
A. had been B . was C. is D. have been
6. Our teacher came in when we _______________ exercises quietly.
A. had done B. were doing C. are doing D. have been doing
7. He spent a lot of money _______________his new car.
A. for B. on C. to D. by
8. The girl _______________work got the price is the youngest in her class.
A. whose B. which C. whom D. who
9. The teacher told his students _______________laughing.
A. to stop B. stop C. stopped D. stopping
10. _______________I were you, I would take a taxi to the airport.
A. If B. Because C. When D. Unless
11. Books are a cheap way to get _______________ and entertainment.
A. information B. news C. action D. inventions
12. Swimming and water skiing are both _______________ sport.
A. aquatic B. field C. freestyle D. blood

13. John put _______________ his best clothes for the interview.
A. on B. in C. at D. with
14. You _______________a motorbike until you are 17.
A. are allowed to ride B. allow to be ridden C. are not allowed to ride

D. do not be allowed to ride
15. He asked me _______________from my house to school.
A. how far was it B. how it was far C. how far it was D. how far it is
16. “You look nice today. I like your new hairstyle.” _ “______________________ .”
A. It’s nice of you to say so

B. Shall I? Thanks. C. Oh, we done! D. I feel interesting to hear that.
17. Water polo is played in _______________ pool 1.8 meters deep.
A. a B. an C. the D. about
18. Mary was _______________ of the two sisters.
A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest
19. If we had known your new address, we_______________ to see you.
A. came B. will come C. would come D. would have come
20. Dien Bien Phu is the place _______________ our army won a resounding victory in 1954.
A. what B. that C. which D. where
21. We got plenty of time. We_______________ leave now.
A. must B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. might

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22. The faster we finish, _______________ .
A. the sooner we can leave
C. the sooner can we leave
B. we can leave sooner and sooner
D. we can leave the sooner

23. _______________ I have a day off tomorrow? - Of course not. We have a lot of things to do.
A. Must B. Will C. May D. Need
24. “What’ s your hobby , Hoa?” - “_______________ .”
A. Well, I like collecting stamps
C. Well, I want stamps
B. Oh, with computers
D. Oh, on the phone
25. They _______________ time and money doing such a thing.
A. were advised not to waste
C. were advising not to waste
B. advised not to be wasted
D. were advised not wasting
26. A water polo match _______________ into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes.
A. is dividing B. is divided C. divides D. dividing
27. He now feel sorry _______________ what he has done.
A. of B. for C. at D. with
28. The football match was postponed _______________ the bad weather.
A. despite B. in spite of C. because D. because of
29. “Bye!”- Lan “________________.”
A. See you lately B. See you later C. Thank you D. Meet you again
30. Nam was absent from class yesterday _______________ he felt sick.
A. so B. because C. although D. but
B. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected:
31. (A) If you show your identity card, you won’t (B) be able (C) to get (D) into the examination room
32. (A) Because a pain in(B) his leg, he (C) walked (D) slowly.
33. We (A) met a (B) deaf student (C) which (D) is very intelligent .
34. New York is originally (A) called New Amsterdam (B) although it was (C) founded by (D) the Dutch.
35. (A) The more faster you (B) drive, (C) the greater (D) danger you get.
III. Writing:
Choose the answer that have the same meaning to the origin:

36. Because the street was crowded with people, I couldn’t drive fast.
A. If the street were crowded with people, I couldn’t drive fast.
B. If the street had been crowded with people , I couldn’t have driven fast.
C. If the street hadn’t been crowded with people , I could have driven fast.
D. If the street weren’t crowded with people, I could drive fast.
37. “When did you leave school?” the interviewer asked me.
A. The interviewer told me when I had left school.
C. The interviewer asked me when you had left school
B. The interviewer asked me when I had left school.
D. The interviewer asked me when I left school.
38. My classmate gives this book to me.
A. This book is given my classmate by me.
C. This book is given to me by my classmate.
B. This book is given to my classmate by me.
D. This book is given me by my classmate.
39. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.
A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.
C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.
B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.
D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.
40. No one in the class is taller than Dave.
A. Dave is the tallest student in the class
C. Dave is the taller student in the class
B. Dave is taller student in the class.
D. Dave is tallest student in the class.

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IV. Reading:
A. Read the passage carefully, then choose the best answer for each question:

Aerobic exercise can help you lose weight. It can help you stay at a healthy weight. Aerobic exercise
burns calories. A calorie is a unit of measurement. It measures the amount of energy in foods. It measures the
amount of energy your body uses. When you take in the same number of calories that you burn every day,
your weight stays the same. If you take in more calories than you burn, you gain weight. If you take in fewer
calories than you burn, you lose weight. Regular exercise helps you burn calories. Strength training may also
help with weight control. Lifting weights burns calories. Lifting weights also makes more muscle in your
body. Muscles burn more calories than fat. Stretching exercises can make your body more flexible. There are
stretches for your arms, legs, neck, and trunk. Many people do slow exercises and stretches called yoga to
make their bodies more flexible. A physical education teacher can show you how to do stretches. You should
do warm-up stretches before you do aerobic or anaerobic exercises. You should do cool-down stretches when
you are finished exercising. Warm-up and cool-down stretches can help prevent muscle injuries.
41. Your weight will be the same _____________.
A. by doing aerobic exercise. B. when the number of calories you take is every day in burnt.
C. by lifting weights D. when you measure the amount of energy in foods every day.
42. You put on weight ______________.
A. when you take in less calories than you burn. B unless you do exercise regularly
C. by doing regularly exercise to burn calories. D when you take in more calories than you burn
43. Strength training like lifting weights may help with weight control because _____________.
A. it burns calories by making more muscles. B. it makes fat burn calories
C. weight are always heavy to lift D. you are too tired to take in calories
44. Yoga, which makes your bodies more flexible, is _______________.
A. warm-up stretches B. only for people who need weight control
C. included in weight lifting D. slow exercises and stretches
45. Warm-up and cool-down stretches ______________.
A. are needed before you do aerobic exercise B. help you finish exercising feeling better
C. should be done if you want to avoid muscle injuries D. prevent muscles from burning calories.
B. Choose the best answer to fit each blank:
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non - governmental organization for the
conservation, research, and restoration of the environment. The organization was (46) _______ as a charitable
trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative

of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over
5 million (47) ________ worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and
environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with (48) _______ 9% of its funding coming from
voluntary donations by private individuals and businesses. The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse
the (49)________ of our environment". Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three
biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts.
Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species, pollution, and climate change. The
organization (50) _______ more than 20 field projects worldwide. In the last few years, the organization set up
offices and operations around the world.
46. A. produced B. discovered C. used D. formed
47. A. supporters B. residents C. inhabitants D. citizens
48. A. generally B. individually C. commercially D. approximately
49. A. organization B. construction C. destruction D. completion
50. A. goes B. walks C. reaches D. runs



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