KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12 pot

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Đề chính thức KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II
TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12
Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )


( Đề gồm 04 trang )

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. book B. good C. food D. look
Question 2: A. whether B. whenever C. whale D. whose
Question 3: A. north B. thank C. think D. whether

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary stress differs
from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 4: A. company B. history C. disappear D. influence
Question 5: A. destroy B. explore C. remain D. travel

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: Some people are pessimistic ……… others are optimistic.
A. as B. so C. unless D. while
Question 7: I cannot remember if I saw that play……… television or at the cinema.
A. ∅ B. the C. a D. an
Question 8: ……… I moved to my new apartment, my neighbors have come to my house twice.

A. Because B. Since C. When D. After
Question 9: We cannot imagine ……… life would be like without music.
A. what B. when C. where D. how
Question 10: We …………… for an hour when the bus finally came.
A. waited B. have waited C. have been waiting D. had been waiting
Question 11: If John ……… an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his house.
A. to install B. had installed C. have installed D. was installed
Question 12: The windows are dirty. They need ……… .
A. be wash B. to wash C. being washed D. washing
Question 13: The movie itself wasn’t very good, ……… I liked the music.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
Question 14: Many people die ……… cancer.
A/. by B. from C. for D. of
Question 15: SCHOOL NOTICE: The lifts ……… be used in case of fire.
A. must B. mustn’t C. need D. needn’t
Question 16: Did you read ……… book I lent you ……… last week?
A. the - ∅ B. the - the C. a - the D. a - a
Question 17: We don’t know ……… that machine.
A. use B. to use C. using D. how to use
Question 18: I think it ……… , but I’m not sure at all.
A. might rain B. must rain C. needn’t rain D. mustn’t rain
Question 19: The ……… of species extinction is human intervention.
A. cause B. reason C. aim D. result
Question 20: Rhinos are in the Red List. There are only a few left in the wild. We call them ………
animals.
A. danger B. endanger C. endangered D. dangerous
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Question 21: Francis Bacon ………. lived at about the time of Shakespeare, wrote this book.
A. , who B. , whom C. , that D. whose

Question 22: Some people think more and more people have television in their homes, ………. people
will buy books to read.
A. few and few B. fewer and fewer C. much and much D. more and more
Question 23: Do not read a book ………………you really love it. .
A. if B. because C. unless D. as if
Question 24: This desert lies ……… a lake and a range of mountain.
A. among B. between C. away D. within
Question 25: The desert remained unknown ……… he made a survey in 1929.
A. but B. although C. so that D. until
Question 26: He names the desert .…… Simpson.
A. after B. by C. to D. with
Question 27: ……… the computers and robots, we will have a better future life.
A. Instead of B. In spite of C. As a result D. Thanks to
Question 28: Many species become ……… each year.
A. , extinct B. extinctly C. extinction D. extinguish
Question 29: We benefit much ……… biodiversity.
A. from B. for C. of D. to
Question 30: This library belongs ……… a rich old man.
A. about B. in C. to D. with

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
Question 31: A new school for disabled children will be build here next month.
A B C D BUILT
Question 32: I’m afraid I can’t come with you on tomorrow. TOMORROW
A B C D
Question 33: She must have her reasons where she doesn’t want to tell. WHERE
A B C D
Question 34: What would happen if the temperature is warmer? WOULD
A B C D

Question 35: My friend and I were tired, but we went home early. SO
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 40.

It is……(36)…… difficult to know how many elephants once lived in the continent, but there
may have been ……(37)…… at least 3-5 million elephants in Africa in the early part of the
20
th
century. People have always hunted elephants for meat, hides, and ivory. As the human
population grew and weapons became more advanced, elephants were under greater threat. In
the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a huge ……(38)…… decline in the number of
elephants due to the increase in poaching. It is estimated that there are now about 500,000
elephants and they are living in ……(39)…… a small number of countries. A ban was given
on all international trade in ivory in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers
severe punishments. Thanks to such timely actions, some elephant populations, especially
those in southern Africa, have ……(40)…… recovered over the last decade. However,
numerous threats remain for Africa’s elephants.


Question 36: A. able B. difficult C. easy D. uncomfortable
Question 37: A. at least B. by far C. for sure D. of course
Question 38: A. decline B. growth C. increase D. reduce
Question 39: A. a large amount of B. a great deal of
C. a little sum of D. a small number of
Question 40: A. recover B. to recover C. recovering D. recovered
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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 41 to 45.

“ Where is the university? ” is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can
give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university
is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the
university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or
professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already developing town long before the
first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam
was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings.
The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845.
Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young
students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to
visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the world.

Question 41: Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
A. To see the university B. To study in the colleges in Cambridge
C. To find the classroom buildings D. To use the libraries of the university
Question 42: Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A. In the 8
th
century B. In the 13
th
century
C. In the 9
th
century D. In the 15
th
century

Question 43: Why did people name Cambridge the “City of Cambridge”?
A. Because the river was very well-known B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam
C. Because it was a developing town D. Because there is a river named Granta
Question 44: After which year did the town really begin developing?
A. 800 B. 875 C. 1845 D. 1945
Question 45: From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now ……………… .
A. visited by international tourists B. a city without wall
C. a city that may have a wall around it D. a city of growing population

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

Question 1. You shouldn’t tell her the news. It might kill her.
That is ………………………… .
A. The news shouldn’t be told her. It might kill her.
B. The news shouldn’t be told her. She might be killed.
C. She shouldn’t be told the news. It might kill her.
D. She shouldn’t be told the news. She might be killed.
Question 2. Maintaining biodiversity is important for us in many ways.
That is …………………………. .
A. It is important for us to maintain biodiversity in many ways.
B. It is important to maintain biodiversity for us in many ways.
C. It is important to maintain biodiversity in many ways for us.
D. It is important maintaining biodiversity in many ways for us.
Question 3. In spite of the cold water, I went swimming anyway.
That is …………………………… .
A. Despite the water was cold, I went swimming anyway.
B. Although the water was cold, I went swimming anyway.
C. Though the cold water, I went swimming anyway.
D. The water was cold, so I went swimming anyway.

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Question 4. Peter doesn’t read a lot because he can’t find the time. That is
………………………………… .
A. If Peter could find the time, he would read a lot.
B. If Peter can find the time , he will read a lot.
C. If Peter had found the time, he would have read a lot.
D. If Peter had read a lot, he would have found the time.
Question 5. “ If I were you I would stay in bed, Sue,” said Tom.
That is ………………………………………. .
A. Tom said that if he had been Sue he would have stayed in bed.
B. Tom told Sue if he had been her, he would have stayed in bed.
C. Tom advised Sue to stay in bed.
D. Tom said to Sue if he is her he will stay in bed.



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