Đề kiểm tra định kì tháng 6 môn Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12

KIỂM TRA ĐỊNH KỲ THÁNG 6/2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian: 90’
Name: .............................................................................................
Class: ……………………………………………………………...
WRITING
I.

PHẦN VIẾT (2 điểm)

Part I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
 It ............................................................................................................
2. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
 The man is .............................................................................................
3. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.
 If I ..........................................................................................................
4. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
 No sooner ..............................................................................................
5. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
 I’d rather ................................................................................................

Part II. Write about a problem you have experienced at school. (around 140 words)
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II.

PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from

the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 6 to 8.
Question 6: A. elaborately
Question 7: A. entrepreneur
Question 8: A. e-book
collar

B. flamingo
B. extracurricular
B. quick-witted

C. embryo
C. autobiography
C. in-depth

D. gazelle
D. disciplinary
D.
white-

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 9 to 18.
What is meant by the term economic resources? In general, these are all the natural, manmade, and human resources that go into the (9) _________of goods and services. Economic
resources can be broken down into (10) _________ general categories: property resource – land
and capital, and human resources – labor and entrepreneurial skills.
What do economists mean (11) __________land? Much more than the non-economist, land
refers to all the natural resources (12) ________ are usable in the production process: arable
land, forests, mineral and oil deposits, and (13)__________ on. What about capital? Capital
goods are all the man-made aids to producing, storing, transporting, and distributing goods and
(14) __________. Capital goods differ from consumer goods in that (15) __________ satisfy
wants directly, while the former do so indirectly by facilitating the production of consumer

goods. It should be noted that capital as defined here does not (16) ___________ to money.
Money, as such, produces nothing.
The term labor refers to the physical and mental talents of humans used to produce goods and
services (with the exception of a certain set of human talents, entrepreneurial skills, which will
be considered separately because of their special significance). Thus the services of a factory
worker or an office worker, a ballet (17) ___________ or an astronaut all fall (18) __________
the general heading of labor.

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Question 9: A. production
Question 10: A. many
Question 11: A. by
Question 12: A. these
Question 13: A. so
Question 14: A. money
Question 15: A. later
Question 16: A. come
Question 17: A. performance
Question 18: A. into

B. plant
B. six
B. using

B. they
B. come
B. machines
B. lately
B. go
B. director
B. from

C. using
C. two
C. calling
C. what
C. such
C. crops
C. the latter
C. speak
C. writer
C. under

D. doing
D. some
D. with
D. that
D. go
D. services
D. the latest
D. refer
D. dancer
D. to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from
19 to 20.
Question 19: A. punished
B. cooked
C. markedly
D. laughed
Question 20: A. recollect
B. preface
C. restore
D. predator
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet that best completes each sentence from
21 to 25.
Question 21: Only for a short period of time __________ run at top speed.
A. that a cheetah can
B. can
C. cheetahs
D. do cheetahs
Question 22: Manufacturers can help conserve mineral and timber supplies ___________.
A. that recycles materials being left over from production processes
B. which recycling materials left over from production processes
C. by recycling materials left over from production processes
D. recycling materials which left over from production processes
Question 23: ___________ that hunted other animals tended to have very narrow, sharp, curved
claws.
A. For dinosaurs
B. Dinosaurs
C. Like dinosaurs
D. Dinosaurs are known
Question24: ___________ at the Isthmus of Panama, so animals were able to migrate between

North and South America.
A. With a land bridge
B. When a land bridge existed
C. A land bridge
D. A land bridge existed
Question 25: For more than a decade, ___________ that certain species are becoming scarce.
A. the warnings of bird-watchers
B. warn the bird-watcher
C. a warning for bird-watchers
D. bird-watchers have warned
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase
closest in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 26
to 28.

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Question 26: Biogas can be utilized for electricity production, cooking, space heating, water
heating and process heating.
A. generation
B. increase
C. reformation
D. sparing
Question 27: We spent the entire day looking for a new apartment.
A. the long day

B. all day long
C. all long day
D. day after day
Question 28: I used to meet him occasionally on Fifth Avenue.
A. one time
B. in one occasion
C. once in a while
D. none is correct
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 29: A cooperative program between China and Germany on building Yangzhow, a
famous ancient city, into a(n) ________ city has proceeded smoothly since it started in
September last year.
A. friendly ecology
B. ecology-friendly
C. friendly-ecological D. ecologicalfriendly
Question 30: She brought three children up __________.
A. single-minded
B. single-handedly
C. single-mindedly
D. single-handed
Question 31: He left the country __________ arrest if he returned.
A. with fear of
B. with threat of
C. under threat of
D. in fear of
Question 32: “What do you do for a living?” – “___________.”
A. I get a high salary, you know.
B. I want to be a doctor, I guess
C. I work in a bank

D. It’s hard work, you know.
Question 33: “Jane is really conscientious, isn’t she?”
“Absolutely. ___________, she is very efficient”
A. All the same
B. So
C. Still
D. What is more
Question 34: I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in Hanoi. You __________ me.
A. may not have seen B. mustn’t have seen
C. shouldn’t have seen D. can’t have seen
Question 35: With competition from __________ the British coal industry is facing a serious
___________.
A. imports/ crisis
B. import/ crisis
C. import/ crises
D. imports/ crises
Question 36: Joe, remember that I’m __________ you to see that there’s no trouble at the party
on Sunday.
A. believing in
B. relying on
C. depending on
D. waiting for
Question 37: “Excuse me. I’m your new neighbor. I just moved in.”
“__________.”
A. Oh, I don’t think so B. Where to, sir?
C. Sorry, I don’t know D. I’m afraid not
Question 38: The city has __________ of young consumers who are sensitive to trends, and can,
therefore, help industries predict the potential risks and success of products.
A. a high rate
B. a high tendency

C. a high proportion
D. a great level
Question 39: Simple sails were made from canvas __________ over a frame.
A. was stretched
B. stretched
C. a stretch
D. it was stretched
Question 40: Governments shoud __________ international laws against terrorism.
A. bring about
B. bring up
C. bring back
D. bring in

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Question 41: She had just enough time to __________ the report before the meeting.
A. turn round
B. dip into
C. go into
D. get through
Question 42: Students can __________ a lot of information just by attending class and taking
good notes of the lectures.
A. read
B. transmit

C. provide
D. absorb
Question 43: In 1975, the successful space probe to __________ beginning to send information
back to earth.
A. Venus the
B. Venus it was
C. Venus was
D. Venus
Question44: He was a natural singer with a voice that was as clear as_________.
A. a water fall
B. a lake
C. a mirror
D. a bell
Question 45: He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his __________ when he meets
the right girl.
A. shed
B. shell
C. shoe
D. hole
Question 46: The documentary was so __________ that many viewers cried.
A. moved
B. touching
C. moody
D. touchy
Question 47: Some __________ back workers were working hard in the sunshine.
A. empty
B. vacant
C. naked
D. bare
Question 48: Space travel seemed __________ but it has come true now.

A. unable
B. disagreeable
C. disbelievable
D. unthinkable
Question 49: We’d better phone __________ the restaurant to reserve a table.
A. ø
B. for
C. to
D. at
Question 50: “Have you __________ this contract yet?” - “Not yet. I’ll try to read it this
weekend.
A. looked out
B. looked over
C. looked up
D. looked into
Question 51: ___________ giraffe is the tallest of all __________animals.
A. ø/ the
B. A/ the
C. The/ ø
D. A/ ø
Question 52: -“I’m going out now.” - “__________ you happen to pass a chemist’s, would you
get me some aspirins?”
A. Were
B. Should
C. Had
D. Did
Question 53: By the year 2050, many people currently employed __________ their jobs.
A. are losing
B. will have lost
C. will be losing

D. have lost
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) opposite in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 54 to 55.
Question 54: During the five-decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all
aspects.
A. holding at
B. holding to
C. holding by
D. holding back
Question 55: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and
orphans.
A. married
B. divorced
C. separated
D. single
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the answer to each of the questions from 66 to 75.

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Water scarcity is fast becoming one of the major limiting factors in world crop production.
In many areas, poor agricultural practices have led to increasing desertification and the loss of
formerly arable lands. Consequently, those plant species that are well adapted to survival in dry
climates are being looked at for an answer in developing more efficient crops to grow on

marginally arable lands.
Plants use several mechanisms to ensure their survival in desert environments. Some
involve purely mechanical and physical adaptations, such as the shape of the plant's surface,
smaller leaf size, and extensive root systems. Some of the adaptations are related to chemical
mechanisms. Many plants, such as cacti, have internal gums and mucilage which give them
water-retaining properties. Another chemical mechanism is that of the epicuticular wax layer.
This wax layer acts as an impervious cover to protect the plant. It prevents excessive loss of
internal moisture. It also protects the plant from external aggression, which can come from
inorganic agents such as gases, or organic agents which include bacteria and plant pests.
Researchers have proposed that synthetic waxes with similar protective abilities could be
prepared based on knowledge of desert plants. If successfully developed, such a compound could
be used to greatly increase a plant's ability to maintain health in such adverse situations as
inadequate water supply, limited fertilizer availability, attack by pests, and poor storage after
harvesting.
Question 56: This passage deals mainly with ________
A. desertification

B. decreasing water supply

C. factors limiting crop production

D. developing efficient plants

Question 57: The word “arable” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to ________
A. fertile

B. parched

C. barren

D. marsh

Question 58: Which of the following is a mechanical or physical mechanism that desert plants
use?
A. The plant’s shape
water system

B. The small root system

C. The vast leaf size

D. The high

Question 59: The word “extensive” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________
A. spongy

B. shallow

C. widespread

D. comprehensive

Question 60: Which is one of the ways in which the epicuticular wax protects the plant?
A. It helps the plant to avoid excessive moisture intake B. It helps the plant to attack
aggressors.
C. It releases gases against plant pests.

D. It guards against bacteria.

Question 61: The word “It” in the 2nd paragraph refers to________

A. another chemical mechanism
C. an impervious plant like cover

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B. the epicuticular wax layer
D. the loss of internal moisture

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Question 62: The word “aggression” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to_________
A. attack
surroundings

B. agitation

C. conditions

D.

Question 63: What is an example of an inorganic agent that may attack plants?
A. Bacteria

B. Insects

C. Gas

D. Pests

Question 64: It can be inferred that synthetic stimulate waxes________
A. have not been developed yet
B. have not succeeded
C. have been determined to be impervious to organic and inorganic agents
D. have the quality of causing bacteria
Question 65: All of the following are examples of an adverse situation for crops
EXCEPT________
A. inadequate water
storage

B. insufficient fertilize

C. pest aggression

D.

proper

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions from 76 to 80.
Question 66: Because of its ability to survive close to human habitations, the Virginia deer has
actually increased their range and numbers.
A. its
B. their
C. has
D. close to
Question 67: A 1971 U.S government policy not only put warnings on cigarette packs but also

ban television advertising of cigarettes.
A. warnings
B. advertising
C. government
D. ban
Question 68: In the 1920s, Tulsa had a higher number of millionaire than any other U.S. city.
A. higher
B. millionaire
C. city
D. other
Question 69: Snapping turtles are easily recognized because of the large head, the long tail and
the shell that seems unsufficiently to protect the body.
A. unsufficiently
B. easily
C. because of
D. to protect
Question 70: Some of the agricultural practices used today is responsible for fostering
desertification.
A. used
B. fostering
C. practices
D. is
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