Đề thi học kỳ 2 tiếng anh 12

ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 2 TIẾNG ANH 12
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Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is different from the others
1. A. endangered
B. destroyed
C. damaged
D. provided
2. A. advice
B. pick
C. might
D. kind
3. A. caps
B. meters
C. swimmers
D. lines

1………...
2………...
3………...

Choose the word A, B, C or D which is pronounced differently from the others
4. A. water
B. football
C. begin
D. meter
4………...
5. A. medal
B. appall
C. devote
D. belong
5………...

Choose the word A, B, C or D to complete following sentences
6. Peter has been working for 10 hours. He………...be very tired now
6………...
A. needn’t
B. must
C. has to
D. should
7. Thanks to the encouragement and support, all Vietnamese athletes competed………...high spirits
A. for
B. of
C. on
D. in
7………...
8. The train………...by bad weather. I am not sure
8………...
A. might delayB. might be delaying C. might have delayed
D. might have been delayed
9. The Sears Tower is………...building in Chicago
9………...
A. taller
B. the more tall
C. the tallest
D. taller and taller
10. The coffee is………...hot that I can drink it
10………...
A. such
B. very
C. too
D. so
11. Animals life is………...with extinction

11………...
A. disappointed
B. crowded
C. threatened
D. threatening
12. I have never taken part in any water sports………...I cannot swim
12………...
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. partly because of
13. In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men’s gold………...
A. present
B. award
C. medal
D. reward
13………...
14. How many………...took part in the 22rd Sea Games?
14………...
A. compete
B. competitors C. competitionD. competitor
15. Would you like………...to the cinema with us tomorrow evening?
15………...
A. to come
B. come
C. coming
D. came
16. ………...you study for these exams, ………...you will do
16………...
A. The harder/ the better

B. The more/ the much
C. The hardest/ the best
D. The more hard/ the more good
17. My uncle has given up………...
17………...
A. to smoke
B. smoke
C. smokes
D. smoking
18. “In my opinion, action films are exciting”
“………...………...”
18………...
A. You shouldn’t have said that
B. What an opinion!
C. Yes, congratulations!
D. There’s no double about it
19. Skating………...becoming more and more popular
19………...
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were

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20. “I got to go, Sarah. So long”
“So long, Jack. And………...”
20………...
A. don’t take it seriously

B. be careful
C. don’t hurry
D. take care
Choose the word A, B, C or D which has the same meaning
21. What may happen if John does not arrive in time?
21………...
A. go along
B. count on
C. keep away
D. turn up
22. In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians,
and prisoners of war
22………...
A. mounted
B. excited
C. devoted
D. interested
23. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red
Cross Societies in 1991
23………...
A. started
B. helped
C. treated
D. dedicated
Choose the word A, B, C or D which needs correcting
24. She has just read the novel writing by Charlotte. It’s very interesting
24………...
A
B
C

D
25. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience
25………...
A
B
C
D
26. My father has retired since three years and he is now living on his pension
26………...
A
B
C
D
27. Nam is tallest student in his class
27………...
A
B
C
D
Choose the word A, B, C or D to complete the passage
The Earth has been getting warmer in the past 100 years. It (28) ………...global warming. (29)
………...1992, the warmest temperatures have been recorded on the Earth each year. Scientist tried to find out
(30) ………...the Earth was becoming warmer (31) ………...they studied the oceans and the air to understand
the reasons. They found out that human beings caused temperatures to go up. People have been burning fossil
fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas. As the world became industrialized and the (32) ………...grew,
people burned more and more fossil fuels
28. A. calls
B. is calling
C. is called
D. has called

28………...
29. A. for
B. since
C. when
D. in
29………...
30. what
B. which
C. who
D. why
30………...
31. A. so
B. because
C. but
D. however
31………...
32. A. popular
B. population
C. populate
D. popularity
32………...
Choose the word A, B, C or D to answer the following questions after reading the passage
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are
teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by
hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky
enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls
learn English at school because it is not one of their subject. Many adults learn English for their higher
studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English
because they want to read newspaper or magazines in English

33. Most people learn English by………...
33………...
A. watching films
B. hearing the language on television
C. working hard on the lessons
D. speaking English to their friends
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34. Many boys and girls learn English because………...
34………...
A. it is included in their study courses
B. it’s useful for their higher studies
C. it’s their own language
D. they are forced to learn it
35. Many adults learn English………...
35………...
A. in order to be able to read newspapers in English
B. because it helps them in their work
C. because of their higher studies
D. to communicate with their colleagues in the office
36. Which if the following is not mentioned?
36………...
A. People of all ages want to learn English
B. Many boys and girls learn English because they want to listen to music
C. English is spoken in the office
D. Teenagers often learn English because some of their books are in English at the college or university
Choose the sentence A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one
37. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai
37………...

A. Mail speaks English more fluently than no one in our club
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club
C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club
D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club
38. I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years
38………...
A. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema
B. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema
C. The last time I went to the cinema was ten years ago
D. I last went to the cinema 10 years
39. I’ve never eaten this kind of food before
39………...
A. It’s the most tasty food I’ve ever eaten
B. It’s the first time I’ve ever eaten this kind of food
C. I’ve never eaten such a good food before
D. The food is so good that I’ve never eaten before
40. People believed that somebody murdered Miss Stone
40………...
A. It is said that Miss Stone was murdered
B. It were said that Miss Stone was murdered
C. It was believed that Miss Stone was murdered
D. People believed that Miss Stone murdered

THE END OF THE TEST

ANSWER KEY
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is different from the others
1. D
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2. B
3. A
Choose the word A, B, C or D which is pronounced differently from the others
4. C
5. A
Choose the word A, B, C or D to complete following sentences
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. D
18. D
19. A
20. D
Choose the word A, B, C or D which has the same meaning
21. D
22. C
23. A
Choose the word A, B, C or D which needs correcting
24. C
25. B
26. B

27. B
Choose the word A, B, C or D to complete the passage
28. C
29. B
30. D
31. A
32. B
Choose the word A, B, C or D to answer the following questions after reading the passage
33. C
34. A
35. B
36. B
Choose the sentence A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one
37. D
38. C
39. B
40. C
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