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Mã đề A121
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
MÔN ANH - KHỐI 12- NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 60 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề - Đề có 2 trang)
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8ms)
I. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.
1. All the luggage will certainly____________ before departure.
A. checked
B. has checked
C. be checked
D. have checked
2. _____ is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully planned movements in water in time to music.
A. Rowing
B Windsurfing
C. Diving
D. Synchronized swimming
3. This book provided students __________ useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam.
A. on
B. about
C. for
D. with
4. Many plant and animal species are now on the________ of extinction.
A. danger
B. border
C. margin
D. verge

5. Bill: “Let’s stop for a drink.”
Bruce:“_______”
A. Nice to meet you.
B. Sorry, we’ve got little time. C. Long time no see.
D. You’re welcome.
6. If you ________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
A. put down
B. put away
C. pick up
D. dip into
7. As young students, you ___________ smoke or drink.
A. needn’t
B. might not
C. mustn’t
D. oughtn’t
8. Do not go anywhere ___________ I come back.
A. since
B. until
C. while
D. as long as
9. SEA Games 22 were held in Vietnam ___________ December, 2003.
A. since
B. in
C. at
D. on
10. Remember to ___________ your best clothes for the interview.
A. wear out
B. put on
C. show up
D. fill in

11. Nowadays women have the same legal and ___________ rights as men do.
A. politics
B. politician
C. political
D. politicians
12. Brian arrived at our dinner party 20 minutes late, as usual.
A. wore out
B. showed off
C. turned up
D. tried out
13. Vietnam has become ____to foreign tourists.
A. most and most attractive B. much and more attractive C. the more attractive
D. more and more attractive
14. X: “Our living standards have been improved greatly.”
Y: “________________”.
A. Thank you for saying so B. Sure. I couldn’t agree more C. No, it’s nice to say so
D. Yes, it’s nice of you to say so
15. X: “Do you feel like going to the stadium this afternoon?
Y: “________________________”.
A. That would be great
B. I feel very bored
C. You are welcomed
D. I don’t agree. I’m afraid
16. These students are wondering which university they should__________ to.
A. go
B. ask
C. apply
D. attend
17. _________ people come, __________ we are.
A. More / merrier

B. The more / merrier
C. The more / the merrier
D. More / the merrier
18. Did you learn to play _________?
A. a violin
B. the violin
C. violin
D. one violin
19. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
A. held up
B. went off
C. turned round
D. tired of
II. Choose the answer (A, B, C, D) that is nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them:
20. We needn’t go to school this afternoon.
A. Let’s not go to school this afternoon.
B. It is impossible for us to go to school this afternoon.
C. This afternoon, we don’t have to go to school.
D. This afternoon it is necessary that we go to school.
21. People say that the soldier died in the battle ten years ago.
A. The soldier is said to have died in the battle ten years ago.
B. It was said that the soldier died in the battle ten years ago.
C. It is said that the soldier has died ten years ago.
D. It is said that the soldier had died in the battle ten years ago.
22. When the exam comes near, the students work very hard.
A. The nearer the exam comes, the harder the students work.
B. The exam comes nearer, the students work harder.
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C. The more near the students comes, the harder the students work.
D. The exam comes nearer and nearer, the harder and harder the students work.

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III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
23. Old people in my country always looks forward to their retirement so that they can travel.
A
B
C
D
24. Golden eagles are in danger of becoming extinction because their eggs are stolen.
A
B
C
D
25. School children in the same grade in Vietnamese schools are usually the same old as their classmates.
A
B
C
D

26. Happy people find it easily to get to sleep and they sleep soundly.
A
B
C
D
IV. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
27. A. biscuits
B. magazines
C. newspapers
28. A. call
B. cup
C. coat

D. vegetables
D. ceiling

V. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
29. A. civilize
B. disbelieve
C. limitation
30. A. nature
B. consider
C. involve

D. suitability
D. employ

VI. Read the passage bellow and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, was (31)_____ by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11,
1946, to provide emergency Food and healthcare to children in the countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953,

UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from (32)_____original United Nations
International Children's Emergency Fund but it has continued to be known by the popular acronym based on this old name. (33)_____
in New York City, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mother in
(34)__________ countries. UNICEF is currently focused (35)_____ five primary priorities.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

A. paid on
A. no article
A. Headquartered
A. developed
A. on

B. taken off
B. a
B. Led
B. developing
B. at

C. set up
C. an
C. Managed
C. develop
C. with

D. pushed back
D. the

D. Committed
D. development
D. in

VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
In 776 B.C. the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus. The Greeks
emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin
throwing, boxing and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount
Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their head and having poems sung about their deeds.
Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.
The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads” dating
from 776 B.C.
36. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.
B. The games were held in Greece every four years.
C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
D. Poems glorified the winners in song.
37. Why were Olympic Games held?
A. to stop wars
B. to honor Zeus
C. to crown the best athletes D. to sing songs about the athletes
38. The word “emphasized” in the passage is closest meaning to ________?
A. stressed
B. defined
C. modified
D. certified
39. Which of the following contests was NOT mentioned?
A. discus throwing
B. boxing
C. running

D. skating
40. What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?
A. They liked to fight
B. They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates.
C. They were very athletic
D. They liked a lot of ceremony
B. WRITING: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (2ms):
1. Daisy writes slowly. She makes few mistakes.
 The more ...............................................................................................................................................................................
2. People are using computers in all kinds of work.
 Computers .............................................................................................................................................................................
3. You can look up this word in the dictionary.
 You can find .........................................................................................................................................................................
4. I started working here in 2010.
 I have ....................................................................................................................................................................................
5. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
 My mother cooks ..................................................................................................................................................................
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