ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II NĂM 2011 - Đề số 4 docx

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II NĂM 2011
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. naked B. stopped C. wanted D. crowded
2. A. idiom B. provide C. typing D. giant
3. A. surgeon B. agent C. engine D. regard
4. A. maths B. thick C. this D. thin
5. A. chemistry B. scholarship C. chorus D. cherish
II. Circle the best option
6. I have nothing ______ you yesterday.
A. tell B. told C. telling D. to tell
7. Have you planned on ____ to Nha Trang this summer?
A. go B. to go C. gone D. going
8. To her great ______, it rained on the day of the picnic.
A. disappointment B. disappoint C. disappointed D. disappointing
9. Neither my gloves nor my hat ____ with this dress.
A. is going B. go C. are going D. goes
10. He ______ his wife by three years.
A. overlived B. outspaced C. outgrew D. outlived
11. Children should be ____ for employment.
A. well-prepared B. employers C. ill-prepared D. good preparation
12. The village was very small. There were only ______ houses.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
13. She is _____ to succeed.
A. determine B. determination C. determined D. determinely
14. English is also the property of _____.
A. the Australia B. Australia C. Australian D. the Australian
15. This land requires ________.
A. fertilizer B. fertilizer C. fertilized D. fertility
16. _____ natural resources is of great importance.
A. Preserve B. To have preserved C. Preserving D. Preserved
17. We stopped _____ hello to her.

A. say B. saying C. to say D. to have said
18. The fight against ______ of our environment is very important.
A. pollution B. polluted C. polluting D. pollute
19. This room was crowded ______ pupils.
A. about B. by C. from D. with
20. Are you ______ of doing the same thing every day?
A. good B. full C. tired D. clever
21. A _____ driver is a danger to the public.
A. careless B. carelessly C. careful D. carefully
22. The teacher said that running in the corridor was dangerous, and he told the pupils to ___ it.
A. take care of B. put a stop C. take a stop to D. put a stop to
23. Smoking is ______ to your health.
A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed
24. My uncle will never forget the day of March 12
th
. _____ he returned to his native land.
A. where B. which C. when D. why
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25. In my school, there are many ____ ping-pong players.
A. left-hand B. hands-left C. hands on left D. left-handed
III. Circle the mistake among A, B, C or D
26. Please give me a few coffee and some peanuts if you have any left.
A B C D
27. Yoko told me about students who has taken the entrance exam 13 times.
A B C D
28. The students were interested to take a field trip to the National History Museum, but they
A B C
were not able to raise enough money.
D
29. My uncle, as well as my father, are going to Canada on business.

A B C D
30. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.
A B C D
IV. Read the passage and circle the best answer
Is there life on Mars? Many people have wondered (31) ______ this question. Some
writers on science-fiction think of people from Mars as little green creatures. Others (32)
_____ “Martians” as monsters with many eyes.
(33) _____ studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars.
The first (34) ______ of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth. In (35) _____ words,
Earth’s seasons, such as spring or summer, occur on Mars too. Because these seasons exist, it
may be possible for vegetation and other higher life (36) ______ to be found on Mars.
Astronomers also think that perhaps a small (37) _____ of water vapour could be found on
Mars. In 1887, an Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, discovered markings on Mars’
surface. These markings looked like canals. This finding (38) _____ astronomers to believe
that since water exists on Mars, life forms could exist as well.
However, there are others who feel that life on Mars is not possible. This is because there
is (39) ____ or no trace of oxygen on planet. In 1965, the Mariner IV capsule managed to
take photographs of the planet. It discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation
like fungi and mosses. (40) _____, people remain fascinated by the idea that there could one
day be life on Mars.
31. A. at B. for C. about D. with
32. A. imagine B. consider C. regard D. draw
33. A. By B. In C. Through D. From
34. A. sign B. signal C. point D. indication
35. A. other B. different C. various D. diverse
36. A. figure B. formations C. forms D. patterns
37. A. sum B. amount C. number D. lot
38. A. made B. caused C. urged D. led
39. A. little B. a little C. a few D. few
40. A. So B. Thus C. Accordingly D. Nevertheless

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1A 2A 3D 4C 5D 6D 7D 8A 9D 10D
11A 12B 13C 14D 15B 16C 17B 18A 19D 20C
21A 22D 23B 24C 25D 26B 27B 28C 29B 30C
31C 32A 33B 34D 35A 36C 37B 38D 39A 40D