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SỞ GD&ĐT TỈNH HẬU GIANG
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HKI
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN VỊ THANH
NĂM HỌC : 2010 - 2011
-------------MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12
Thời gian : 60 phút ( không kể phát đề )
Mã đề: 401
I. Phonetics
Câu 1. Choose the word of which the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others .
A. tense
B. fence
C. chance
D. learns
Câu 2. Choose the word of which the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others .
A. short
B. force
C. donate
D. form
Câu 3. Choose the word of which the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others .
A. thin
B. this
C. thick
D. thought
Câu 4. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others.
A. certificate
B. applicant
C. argument
D. counterpart
Câu 5. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others.
A. campaign

B. dynamics
C. buffalo
D. concept
II. Choose the letter A,B,C, or D to show the underlined part of each sentence that needs
correction.
Câu 6. When it was first establish in 1973, it consisted of only two hectares of land.
A
B
C
D
Câu 7. He works at Heathrow Airport, that is one of the biggest airports in the world
A
B
C
D
Câu 8. The pupils failed the exam because of they were very lazy.
A
B
C
D
Câu 9. What would happen if the temperature is warmer?
A
B
C
D
Câu 10. Sandra has rarely missed a play or concert when she was 17 years old.
A
B
C
D

III. Choose the best word to complete the text.
All men should study. We study to widen our (11)_______ and develop our intelligence.
Education plays an important role in our life. First of all, we have to learn (12)_______ to observe
accurately, to think truthfully, to speak correctly and to write clearly. Education gives us knowledge
of things around us and it preserves (13)_______ national noble traditions and customs from
generation to generation. Education makes a person more perfect. An educated man is (14)_______
talented and virtuous. In every country, the government always considers education as the most
important policy. Some of us sometimes (15)_______ that we " have finished" our education when
we leave school or graduate from a university. Actually, real education should never finish.
Câu 11. A. promotion
B. education
C. development
D. knowledge
what
when
why
Câu 12. A.
B.
C.
D. how
Câu 13. A. an
B. a
C. the
D. no article
Câu 14. A. both
B. too
C. so
D. either
Câu 15. A. think
B. guess

C. know
D. show
IV. Read the passage and choose A,B,C,or D to answer the question or to complete the sentence.
Do you ever give excuses that are not really true? When and why? It seems that everybody tells lies
- well, not big lies, but what we call "white lies". The only real questions are about when we lie and who
we tell lies to. A recent study found that in conversation people frequently stretch the truth. Here are
some ways they do it. People often lie because they want to hide something from someone. For example,


a son doesn't tell his parents that he is dating a girl because he doesn't think they will like her. In stead,
he says he is going out with the guys. Sometimes people lie because they don't want to do something.
For example, someone invites you to a party. You think it will be boring so you say that you are busy
and can't come. Often we stretch the truth to make someone feel good. For example, your friend cooks
dinner for you, but it tastes terrible. Do you say so? No! You probably say "Hmm, this is delicious!".
Other times we don't want to tell someone bad news. For example, you have just had bad day at
work, but you don't want to talk about it. So, if someone asks about your day, you just say everything
was fine.Telling "white lies" isn't really bad. Most of the time people do it because they want to protect a
friendship.
Câu 16. Your friend cooks you a terrible dinner but you say you like it because ............
A. you want to encourage him/ her
B. you want to protect your friendship.
C. you like telling lies
D. you want him / her to cook for you more.
Câu 17. Everyone sometimes tells lies because ....................
A. it is a habit of human beings
B. it isn't really all bad
C. it makes him/ her fell happier
D. it is very good
Câu 18. A son doesn't want to tell his parents that he is dating a girl because he ............. so he tells lies.
A. is ashamed

B. is afraid that his parents don't like her
C. wants to keep it secret
D. is very reserved
Câu 19. Why do people often tell lies?
A. Because they like it.
B. Because they don't like the person who asks them about their stories.
C. Because they want to hide something.
D. Because they feel amused
Câu 20. Sometimes people lie by ....................
A. saying something quite new
B. making someone feel good
C. giving false excuse
D. telling stories
V. Choose the best option A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
Câu 21. Can you play .....................piano?
A. an
B. a
C. no article
D. the
If
our
department
.....................another
typist,
we'd
get
this
report
done quickly.
Câu 22.

A. have
B. will have
C. had
D. had had
Câu 23. It rained all day yesterday, .....................?
A. didn't it
B. did it
C. doesn't it
D. is it
Câu 24. I .....................breakfast when the telephone rang.
A. had
B. was having
C. have
D. will have
Câu 25. English is one of .....................subjects in Viet Nam.
A. national
B. educational
C. compulsory
D. useful
Câu 26. She wore warm clothes .....................get cold.
A. so as to
B. so that
C. so as not
D. in order not to
Câu 27. Boys and girls may behave..................... in this situation.
A. difference
B. different
C. diffeences
D. differently
Câu 28. .....................the rain, the stadium was full of football fans.

A. despite
B. because of
C. although
D. because
Câu 29. The simplest way to apologize is to say .....................
A. "I'm fine, thanks"
B. " Thank you"
C. "You're welcome" D. "I'm sorry"
Câu 30. I want to apologize .....................disturbing you.
A. to
B. of
C. for
D. in
Câu 31. I .....................anything else but study for ages.
A. didn't do
B. don't do
C. wasn't doing
D. haven't done
Câu 32. Children are required to be in full-time education ..................... at the age of 5 to 16.
A. at
B. by
C. between
D. from


Câu 33. I'll take no steps....................you arrive.
A. while
B. and
C. until
D. when

Câu 34. He is neither my uncle .....................my cousin.
A. nor
B. or
C. but
D. and
Câu 35. My friend often shows her ..................... whenever I have troubles.
A. sympathize
B. sympathetically
C. sympathetic
D. sympathy
Câu 36. The US has many students .....................voluntarily take care of old people.
A. who
B. what
C. whom
D. which
Câu 37. The Vietnamese hat is made ..................... a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm
leaves.
A. with
B. of
C. in
D. from
Câu 38. Last year , she .....................an international prize for nature photography.
A. wins
B. would win
C. has won
D. won
I.....................Carl
since
I
.....................a

little
child.
Câu 39.
A. had known / was
B. knew / was
C. knew / have been D. have known / was
Câu 40. She wants .....................a higher salary.
A. to pay
B. pay
C. paying
D. to be paid
Câu 41. I suggest _____ different kinds of waste in different places.
A. can put
B. put
C. putting
D. to put
Câu 42. Alice : What a nice gift you've brought us! - Tom : .....................
A. Don't mind
B. Have a good party C. I'm glad you like it D. Good luck
Câu 43. I'm going to visit the school .....................my father taught maths ten years ago.
A. whose
B. that
C. which
D. where
Câu 44. High school education .....................three years, from the tenth to the twelfth forms.
A. takes
B. lasts
C. prolongs
D. has
Câu 45. The sun is .....................bright to look at directly.

A. so
B. such
C. too
D. enough
VI.Choose the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following sentences.
Câu 46. " I'll come to see you next Sunday,"Bill said to Mary.
A. Bill said to Mary that he would come to see Mary the following Sunday.
B. Bill told Mary that he came to see Mary the following Sunday.
C. Bill promised to see Mary the following Sunday.
D. Bill promised to come to see Mary the next Sunday.
Câu 47. I have not met her for three years.
A. I did not meet her three years ago.
B. It is three years when I will meet her.
C. During three years, I met her once.
D. The last time I met her was three years ago.
Câu 48. Tom said to a small boy. " Don't play in the street . "
A. Tom said to a small boy not to play in the street .
B. Tom told a small boy not to play in the street .
C. Tom said to a small boy don't to play in the street .
D. Tom said that a small boy didn't play in the street .
Câu 49. You must clean the wall before Christmas.
A. The wall must cleaned before Christmas. B. The wall must be clean before Christmas.
C. The wall must clean before Christmas.
D. Before Christmas, the wall must be cleaned.
Câu 50. Shall we go for a picnic this weekend ?
A. Would you like to consider go for a picnic this weekend ?
B. Do you consider went for a picnic this weekend ?
C. Do you consider going for a picnic this weekend ?
D. What about to go for a picnic this weekend ?
THE END

SỞ GD-ĐT THÁI BÌNH
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA KỲ II
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH12
(Thời gian 60 phút)
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I. 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.
1.

A. son

B. busy

C. easy

2.

A. sure

B. shop

C. sense

3.

A. physical

B. design

4.

A. roll

B. grow

C. comb

5.

A. most

B. property

C. also

C. basic

D. reason
D. sheer
D. preserve
D. come
D. those

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6.

When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he _____ it
A. tastes

7.

B. chews and digests
B. to

C. on

D. through

C. away

D. in

He picked _____ the book and turned page after page.
A. up

9.

D. dips into

Who does the book belong _____?
A. for

8.

C. swallows

B. on

Read the book _____ and you will find the information you need.
A. care

B. careful

C. carefulness

D. carefully

10. Not many people find reading more _____ than watching TV.
A. interest

B. interested

C. interesting

D. interestingly

11. Great apes are in _____ of becoming extinct.
A. crisis

B. threat

C. danger

D. warning

12. This road is very narrow. It_____ to be widened.
A. might

B. needs

C. mustn’t

D. may

C. to know

D. to knowing

C. open it up

D. put it down

13. Reading helps us to _____ many things.
A. know

B. knowing

14. This book is so interesting that I can’t _____.
A. pick it up

B. let it down

15. If you enjoy reading stories about love affairs, a _____ is the right book for you.
A. romance

B. thriller

C. cartoon

D. novel

16. A _____ is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying.
A. non-fiction

B. science

C. thriller

D. romance

17. _____ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars.
A. Rowing

B. Windsurfing

C. Swimming

D. Water polo

18. The fire _____ by lightning.
A. must cause

B. must be causing C. must have caused

D. must have been caused

19. He’s decided to go and teach abroad, _____ will be an interesting experience for him.
A. that

B. where

C. when

D. which

20. I must say that you have done very well. _____, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn.
A. Therefore

B. So

C. But for

D. However

21. A _____ is a small raised area of ground, like a very small hill.
A. slope

B. hummock

C. dune

D. shrub

22. My aunt is looking _____ some one to _____ her little boy when she’s at work.
A. for/ look after

B. for/ take after

C. after/ look for

D. for/ look at

23. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that lead wildlife to the _____ of extinction.
A. wall

B. fence

C. verge

D. bridge

24. We have to apply effective measures to save many plant and animal species _____ extinction.
A. from

B. in

C. for

D. on
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25. It started to rain; _____ we decided to stay at home to watch TV.
A. but

B. however

C. though

D. therefore

C. look at

D. look forward to

26. You can _____ the new word in the dictionary.
A. look up

B. look after

27. Everybody who _____ a fever must go home immediately.
A. have

B. has

C. are having

D. have had

C. may go out

D. should have gone out

28. He isn’t at home now. He _____.
A. must go out

B. must have gone out

29. _____ the bad weather, we went swimming with our friends.
A. Because

B. Because of

C. Although

D. In spite of

30. Sally _____ the phone if she were in the room now.
A. will answer

B. shall answer

C. would answer

D. answered

III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from
31 to 35.
For a long time the image most people had of a gorilla was a dangerous-looking animal with big, bared teeth. But researchers studying
gorillas show a very different picture of mountain gorillas. The animals are peaceful, gentle, __31___, and mainly plant-eating creatures
Gorillas live in family groups. A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male gorilla. He is__32___ a silverback
because the hair on a male’s back turns from black to silvery grey as he grows up. A silverback’s group usually includes one or two sub-adult
males and a few females and their young.
Mountain gorillas spend much of __33___ time eating. Their food includes a variety of plants, along with a few kinds of insects and
worms. At night the animals make a nest __34___ in. Many lightweight gorillas nest in trees. The heavier ones may nest in grasses on the

ground. Babies sleep with their mothers at night.
Life for mountain gorillas is not always peaceful. They are endangered and threatened by civil wars in the smaller parts of Africa. Hunters
kill them for food. Their forests __35___ cut down for farmland, fuel, and housing. But many scientists, forest rangers and other concerned
people are working hard to protect mountain gorillas and their habitats.
31. A. sociable
32. A. call

B. social
B. calling

C. sociably
C. called

D. sociability

D. calls

33. A. their

B. its

C. his

D. her

34. A. sleep

B. sleeping

C. to sleep

D. slept

35. A. was

B. be

C. is

D. are

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
36. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow”.
A. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow.
B. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
C. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
D. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
37. They started working for that firm ten years ago.
A. They have worked for that firm for ten years ago.
B. They have worked for that firm for ten years.
C. They have started working for that firm for ten years.
D. They have working for that firm for ten years.
38. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
A. The computer is being used at the moment.
B. The computer at the moment is being used.
C. The computer was being used by somebody at the moment.
D. The computer is used at the moment.
39. I didn’t buy the dictionary because I didn’t have enough money.
A. If I had had enough money, I would have bought the dictionary.
B. If I hadn’t had enough money, I would have bought the dictionary.

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C. If I had had enough money, I wouldn’t have bought the dictionary.
D. If I had enough money, I would buy the dictionary.
40. Because she was ill, she couldn’t go to school.
A. Because of she was illness, she couldn’t go to school.
B. Because of her ill, she couldn’t go to school.
C. Because of was ill, she couldn’t go to school.
D. Because of her illness, she couldn’t go to school.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
41. A child of (A) noble birth, his name(B) was famous among(C) the children in that(D) school.
42. Helen likes to listen to music(A), to go to the cinema(B), to chat on the phone(C) and going shopping(D).
43. Unlike many writings(A) of her time(B), she was not preoccupied(C) with morality(D).
44. Both(A) Mr. and Mrs. Smith(B) are(C) explaining the children the rules of the game(D).
45. You can enjoy(A) a sport without(B) joining in(C) a club or belonging to(D) a team.
VI. 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 46 to 50.
It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain.
By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to
focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information.
Books tell the whole story. Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use
your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in
literature, plot lines, themes and characters.
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer
the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will
find yourself exposed to many new words.
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult
subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and
more of an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you

for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better.
Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can
expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them.
46. Books have great influence on _____.
A. TV

B. friendship

C. brain

D. muscles

47. When you are reading a book, _____.
A. you have to read small pieces of information B. you use your brain in concentration and focus
C. you have to read during a very long time

D. you lose your memory

48. A challenging book _____.
A. helps you to improve your vocabulary
C. can translate all new words

B. is only for primary pupils
D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary

49. Books _____.
A . are compulsory every course
C. contain less information than class discussions

B. are not needed in most of course

D. make a sick patient feel better

50. Books cannot give you _____.
A. knowledge

B. information

C. self-esteem

D. muscles
The end

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHÂT LƯỢNG GIỮA KỲ II
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MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12 NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

1.

A

11. C

21. B

31. A

41. B

2.

C

12. B

22. A

32. C

42. D

3.

C

13. A

23. C

33. A

43. A

4.

D

14. D

24. A

34. C

44. D

5.

B

15. A

25. D

35. D

45. C

6.

B

16. C

26. A

36. B

46. C

7.

B

17. A

27. B

37. B

47. B

8.

A

18. D

28. B

38. A

48. A

9.

D

19. D

29. D

39. A

49. A

10. C

20. D

30. C

40. D

50. D

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