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SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯNG VƯƠNG MÔN: TIÉNG ANH
  LỚP 12 – CHƯƠNG TRÌNH CHUẨN
Tên:……………………………………… (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
Lớp: 12……



QUESTIONS 1 - 5: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each
space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work
(1)_____ at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (2)_____ of the housework, women have to do most
of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (3)_____ children to take care of,
but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the
(4)_____ mothers have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers
have all the (5)_____ conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not
easy.
1: A. hardly B. hard C. fast D. equally
2: A. share B. need C. refusal D. responsibility
3: A. less B. much C. many D. some
4: A. dependent B. lonely C. alone D. single
5: A. expensive B. modern C. comfortable D. saving

QUESTIONS 6 - 7: The words in italic below are cues. Make sentences by choosing from the alternatives A, B, C, and D
the one best way to make a meaningful sentence. Identify your answer by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
6: I / one / old friends / meet / I / shop / supermarket / two days ago.
A. I met one of my old friends while I shopping in the supermarket two days ago.
B. I met one of my old friends while I were shopping in the supermarket two days ago.

C. I met one of my old friends while I was doing shopping in the supermarket two days ago.
D. I met my one old friends while I went shopping in the supermarket two days ago.
7: we / now / faced / problem / deforestation.
A. We now faced with the problem in deforestation.
B. We now faced with problem of deforestation.
C. We are now faced with problem of deforestation.
D. We are now facing the problem of deforestation.

QUESTIONS 8 - 10: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
each group. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on
the answer sheet.
8: A. psychology B. activity C. synchoronized D. carry
9: A. review B. science C. client D. variety
10: A. described B. killed C. digested D. enjoyed

QUESTIONS 11 - 14: Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A,
B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A,
B, C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
11: Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity
A B C D
to lease the apartment.
12: Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are
A B C
rarely the ones that fit him or her.
D
13: Different conservation efforts have been made in order to saving endangered species .
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A B C D

14: World temperatures could increased two degrees centigrade by the year 2040.
A B C D
QUESTIONS 15 - 16: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in
the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer
sheet.
15: A. energetic B. solidarity C. excellently D. combination
16: A. escape B. recount C. prepare D. marry

QUESTIONS 17 - 21: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by circling letter A, B, C
or I) as the correct answers and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005.
The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and
closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The
organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and
spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people - during the
opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the
history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals.
Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo events
began on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis on
November 26th.
The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th v/hen their water polo team
came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal in that
event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze.
The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and
preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship,
solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region.
This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hosted the
games were in 1981, and again in 1991.
There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze.

17: Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games times.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
18: According to the first paragraph, .
A. the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people
B. only four of eleven participating countries got medals
C. the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005
D. the opening and closing ceremonies were hold in the stadiums of Manila
19: Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games?
A. Water polo B. Tennis C. Men's football D. Sailing
20: Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games?
A. Peace B. Friendship C. Solidarity D. Understanding
21: Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games?
A. Singapore B. Malaysia C. The Philippines D. Vietnam

Questions 22 - 36: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence
and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
22: Hoa: "I think women should not go to work." Hai: I ______.
A. so agree B. rather agreed C. a little agreed D. quite agree
23: At his last attempt the athlete was successful______ passing the bar.
A. on B. with C. for D. in
24: During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate______ injured.
A. an B. a C. Ø D. the
25: By September next year I ______ here for ten years.
A. work B. will be working C. have been working D. will have been working
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26: The 22nd SEA Games were well prepared and successfully ______ although it as the first time Vietnam
hosted.
A. organization B. organized C. organize D. organizational
27: Eating and living in this country is becoming ______ expensive.
A. so B. less C. more and more D. too

28: Many people used to think that women's ______ are childbearing and home taking.
A. abilities B. roles C. works D. task
29: He kept his job ______ the manager had threatened to sack him.
A. even B. unless C. although D. despite
30: Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look on B. Look up C. Look after D. Look out
31: He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. ______ the food is, ______he likes it.
A. The hotter / the more and more B. The hotter / the more
C. The hottest / the most D. The more and more hot / the more
32: I am sorry that I didn't follow your advice, I ______ what you said.
A. should do B. must do C. might have done D. should have done
33: The spirit of the Asian Games has been ______ over a long period of time, and passed from one Games
to the next spreading messages of unity, warmth, and friendship.
A. put off B. built up C. looked for D. gone over
34: We ______ for an hour when the bus finally came.
A. had been waiting B. have been waiting C. have waited D. waited
35: A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.
A. flood B. tsunami C. famine D. catastrophe
36: The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private ______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva,
Switzerland.
A. humanity B. humanitarian C. humanization D. human

QUESTIONS 37 - 40: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the
original one and mark your choice on the answer sheet.
37: Although she couldn't speak English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
A. Despite of speaking no English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
B. Although no speaking English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
C. In spite of her disability to speak English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
D. Ngo decided to settle in Manchester even she did not speak English.
38: I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything.

A. I remember not only what I have learnt.
B. I learn more and more and I remember more and more.
C. The less I learn, the more I remember.
D. The more I learn, the less I remember.
39: My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.
A. I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.
B. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.
C. My car keys might be in the kitchen
D. My car keys should be put in the kitchen.
40: Jane can swim further than I can.
A. Jane can swim as far as I can. B. I can swim as far as Jane.
C. Jane can't swim as far as I can. D. I can't swim as far as Jane.

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