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BỘ ĐỀ TRẮC NGHIỆM MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12
HỌC KÌ 2
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TEST 1
I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1. A. danger B. habitat C. campus D. cactus
2. A. mechanize B. champion C. character D. chemical
3. A. count B. sound C. found D. country
4. A. eradicated B. defended C. unnoticed D. extended
5. A. construction B. procedure C. masterpiece D. present
6. A. windsurfing B. wilderness C. rhino D. philosopher

II) Choose the word whose stress is different
7. A. environment B. pneumonia C. publication D. equality
8. A. kangaroo B. involvement C. biologist D. accelerate
9. A. parrot B. reserve C. vertical D. master
10. A. traveller B. prevail C. society D. successful
III) Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences
11. More and more trees in the area are found __________ from the effect of
polluted air.
A. died B. to be dying C. having died D. to be dead
12. I get up early ____________ to go work on time.
A. in order to B. so as not to C. so that D. in order that
13. This book provides students ____________ useful tips that help them to
pass the coming exam.
A.
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B. about C. for D. with
14. I ___________ to the author if I thought he would publish the article.
A. write B. am writing C. would write D. had written
15. The children made ___________ a little poem and wrote it in the card.

A. up B. over C. for D. off
16. After Mary ___________ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s
company.
A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D. will have finished
17. “Write to me when you get home”. “________________”
A. I must B. I should C. I will D. I can
18. You _____________ the look on his face when he won the prize.
A. would have seen B. can be seeing
C. must see D. should have seen
19. The water will be further polluted unless some measures ___________.
A. will be taken B. are taken
C. were taken D. had been taken
20. “What do you think of the book?”
“Oh, excellent. It’s worth ____________ a second time”.
A. to read B. to be read C. reading D. being read
21. I hurried ___________ I wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless
22. A football fan is ____________ has a strong interest in football.
A. a thing that B. something that
C. a person that D. what
23. Antarctic ____________ we know very little is covered with thick ice all
the year round.
A. on which B. where C. that D. about which
24. He thought of his childhood ____________ he worked in the country.
A. when B. where C. why D. which
25. Mary is one of the girls who ____________ often late for school.
A. is B. are C. comes D. get
26. I _________ a novel ___________ by O.Henry at seven yesterday
evening.
A. read, written B. would read, to write

C. was reading, written D. was to read, writing
27. My brother told me he was soon going to visit ____________.
A. the United State B. the United States
C. United States D. United State
28. The children are all _________ beautiful clothes on New Year’s Day.
A. in B. on C. of D. by
29. I wonder if he ____________. If he ___________, please let me know as
soon as possible.
A. will come, arrives B. comes, arrives
C. comes, will arrive D. will come, will arrive
30. He died ___________ pneumonia.
A. for B. by C. in D. of
31. Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in the world. They
need protecting.
A. enlightened B. expensive C. endangered D. enlarged
32. Arthur Conan Doyle is the ___________ who writes many exciting stories
about Sherlock Holmes.
A. teller B. author C. editor D. publisher
33. What are the ____________ between women’s in old times and women in
modern times?
A. differs B. different C. difference D. differences
34. In the past people believed that women’s ___________ roles were as
mothers and wives.
A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist
35. In time of peace, the ____________ gives medical aid and other help to
victims of disasters.
A. Red Cross B. Red and Cross
C. Cross Red D. Cross and Red
36. She told him __________ up hope.
A. not give B. do not give C. not to give D. to give not

37. He has arrived, but he talks as if he __________ all about that
A. know B. knows C. known D. knew
38. The Vietnamese boy was regarded as a hero __________ he give his life
to his country.
A. according to B. because of C. on account of D. because
39. Many of the __________ not expect to win.
A. participants in the race do B. participants in the races does
C. participants in the race does D. participant in the race does
40. He came home late, so I asked him where _____________ been.
A. he had B. has he C. he has D. had he
41. Since _____________ to a warmer and less humid climate, I’ve had no
trouble with my asthma.
A. I move B. I moving C. upon moving D. moving
42. If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard
_______________.
A. to pick it up B. to put it down C. to read it D. to enjoy it
43. This novel is __________ than the one I read last week.
A. good B. as good C. more good D. better
44. An endangered species is a species ___________ population is so small
that is in danger of becoming extinct.
A. whose B. which C. what D. who
45. Emily is motivated to study _________ she knows that a good education
can improve her life.
A. therefore B. because of C. because D. so
46. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ____________ he snapped at me
angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet B. so C. for D. and
47. If some people really enjoy swimming, __________ others are afraid of
water.
A. while B. or C. despite D. in spite of

48. She didn’t get ___________ well with her boss, so the left the company.
A. up B. at C. through D. on
49. That is the ____________ interesting novel. I’ve ever read.
A. more B. most C. so D. very
50. The 22
nd
Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003.
A. built B. met C. taken D. held
51. If I _________ cross a desert, I’d probably find a camel and a guide.
A. am to B. have to C. would D. had to
52. _________ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know
______ exact number of them.
A. A / the B. The / an C. The / the D. A / an
53. The master _________ satisfied with his students’ progress that he praised
them in class.
A. was so B. was so that C. was such D. is such a
54. The book I bought yesterday is expensive. ____________, it is not very
useful.
A. Still B. Besides C. Yet D. As a result
55. Come and sit down. Have a cup of tea, _______________?
A. wouldn’t you B. will you C. haven’t you D. do you
56. Warm your ___________ up before you jump into a swimming pool so
that you won’t be cold.
A. head B. arms C. feet D. body
57. Vietnam’s women gymnast were jubilant and Friday afternoon after
__________ bringing home the gold medal in team competition.
A. expectantly B. unexpectedly C. unexpected D. expected
58. When was the Red Cross ___________? – In 1864.
A. founded B. found C. foundation D. founder
59. She has made an ___________ for the job as a nursery teacher because

she likes children.
A. apply B. applicant C. application D. applicated
60. The acronym of WHO stands for _______________.
A. World Healthy Organization B. World Health Organization
C. World Health Organizing D. World Healthful Organization

IV) Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs
correcting
61. The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
A B C D
62. George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t
neither. A B C D
63. Tree squirrels are active, noisy, and lively animals that make its home
in tree trunks. A B C D
64. The Charles Dickens’s character Wilkins Micawber lived in
A B
optimistic expectation of a best fortune.
C D
65. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D
66. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago because of the earth’s
A B C
climate changed drastically.
D
67. My brother has always helped me in time of need, and I wish that he was
here now. A B C
D
68. Many charity organizations have brought food supplies and clothes
A B
to flood-effecting areas in the Mekong Delta.

C D
69. After Tom returned to his house, he read a book.
A B C D
70. Our form teacher told us not talk when the teachers were
A B C
explaining the lesson.
D

V) Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given
71. “Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?” said Tom.
A. Tom asked Mary to believe in what the boy said.
B. Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said.
C. Tom said that Mary believed in what the boy said.
D. Tom asked Mary whether she believes in what the boy says.
72. John is fat because he eats so many chips.
A. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat.
B. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat.
C. John is fat though he eats so many chips.
D. being fat, John eats so many chips.
73. People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
D. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery.
74. He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has learned French for six years.
B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
C. He hasn’t learnt French for six years.
D. It is six years since he has learned French.
75. She is learning English because she wants to get a better job.

A. She is learning English so that she gets a better job.
B. She is learning English so as she gets a better job.
C. She is learning English in order she can get a better job.
D. She is learning English so that she will be able to get a better job.
76. He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.
77. He asked me where I had bought those English books.
A. He asked me, “Where had I bought those English books?”
B. He said to me, “Where did you buy the English books?”
C. He said to me, “Where I bought these English books?”
D. He asked me, “Where did I buy those English books?”
78. Young men tend to work in a big city.
A. Young men tend to working in a big city.
B. Young men have a tendency working in a big city.
C. Young men have a tendency to work in a big city.
D. Young men have a tendency worked in a big city.
79. He came back to the place. He was born there.
A. He came back to the place where he was born.
B. He came back to the place which he was born.
C. He came back to the place that he was born.
D. He came back to the place there he was born.
80. Most of Ann’s friends work less hard than her.
A. Ann works more hard than most of her friends do.
B. Ann works more hardly than most of her friends do.
C. Ann works harder than most of her friends do.
D. Ann works as hard as most of her friends do.

VI)  Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable
words
TEENAGERS AND SPORT
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young,
you know how important (81) __________ to do physical exercise if you want to
be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport
with so (82) _________ enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The
problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At
your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to
university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens
just when you are at the best (83) _________ for many sports, such as gymnastics
and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too
old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (84)
_________ while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very
good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (85) _________ to get
a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.
81. A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are
82. A. keen B. many C. great D. much
83. A. stage B. age C. period D. time
84. A. training B. practice C. exercise D. sporting
85. A. impractical B. unlikely C. improbable D. impossible

2 Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable
words
O’Henry’s real name was William Sidney Porter. He was born in North
California, the USA in 1862. His father was a doctor. His father died (86)
_________ he was a small boy. After finishing school, he worked (87)
_________ a secretary in his uncle’s chemist shop for 5 years. Then he went to
Texas because he wanted to see new places. During that time, he worked in an
office and then in a small bank. He became (88) _________ in literature. He

married and lived happily with his wife and daughter but his happiness didn’t last
long. One day, a thousand dollar was stolen at the bank (89) _________ he
worked. He was put into prison (90) _________ he had not taken money. At that
time, his wife died to get some money as present for his daughter on Christmas
Day, in prison he wrote the story “Whistling Dick’s Christmas Present” in 1899.
He signed under the penname “O’Henry”. After the prisonment in 1901 he
continued writing. He died in 1910.
86. A. while B. as soon as C. when D. until
87. A. to B. for C. of D. as
88. A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly
89. A. where B. when C. why D. which
90. A. despite B. although C. because D. in spite of

 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below
THE WILD LIFE
Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously
threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of
this century. But many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead
to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.
Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced in number that their
role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals
etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.
But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants,
whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the
world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s
needs of timber and paper.
What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished?-
Would our life still exist then?
91. What would happen to the human beings if the wild life vanished?
A. Many species would quickly become extinct.

B. The human life would be seriously threatened.
C. Species would go on dying out.
D. Tropical forests would be cut down.
92. What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?
A. the vanishing of whole habitats.
B. the extinction of many species.
C. the rapid advance of the process of extinction.
D. man’s need of timber and paper.
93. What does the writer caution us against?
A. cutting down the tropical forests.
B. hunting wild animals.
C. draining marshes.
D. destroying our environment.
94. What would happen if we cut down forests?
Cutting down forests would cause ……………
A. the changes of temperature. B. the flood
C. both A and B are correct. D. none are correct.
95. “To threaten” in the passage means …………
A. to pollute B. to give fear to
C. to vanish D. to poison


 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below
WOMEN
In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty
percent of the people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate
doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to
change their lives. They produce more than haft of the food. In Africa eighty
percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to
help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs

provided money and training for men.
In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m, she gets
up, washes and eats. It takes her a haft hour to walk to the fields, and she works
there until 3:00p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the
next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another
hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cook. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the
dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.
International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to
help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments
have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for
Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family
and society.
96. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?
A. by developing countries.
B. by the United Nations Organization.
C. by the World Health Organization.
D. by many African countries.
97. Why do people say women produce more than haft of the food?
A. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women.
B. because 60 percent of women are illiterate.
C. most women are not intelligent.
D. all are correct.
98. Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard?
A. because these women are busy with housework
B. because they work all day in the fields.
C. both A and B are correct.
D. none are correct.
99. What do these women do after dinner?
A. they always go for a walk.
B. they collect water.

C. they collect firewood.
D. they always wash dishes and their children.
100. It is difficult for them to change their lives. Why?
A. because they are illiterate.
B. because they are afraid of changing.
C. because they do eighty percent of agricultural work.
D. all A, B and C are correct.

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