DE THI HK2 - 12CB (DB)

Đề dự bị
đề thi học kỳ II năm học 2008 2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 12 - Thời gian: 60 phút
(Đề thi gồm: 03 trang - 50 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm)
Mã đề thi: 101
Họ tên thí sinh: ............................................ SBD:........ Phòng thi:................
Chữ kí giám thị. GT số 1: .......................................... GT số 2............................................
I. Choose a word having the underlined part pronounced differently the rest by circling A,B,C or D.
1. a. gold b. region c. organize d. game.
2. a. trained b. proved c. impressed d. performed
3 .a. competitor b. medal c. level d. development
4 .a. honor b. high c. host d. hold
5.. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played
II. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D.
6. How many players are there in _______ water polo team?
a. a b. an c. the d. ỉ
7. _______ swimming is considered to be good way of losing weight.
a. ỉ / a b. The / a c. A / the d. The / the
8. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.
a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply
9. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.
a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization
10. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______.
a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot
11. _______ defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and prevent a goal
a. About b. Over c. Without d. On
12. Players can move the ball by throwing it _______ a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in front
of them.
a. for b. into c. to d. from
13. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out _______ position.
a. into b. for c. of d. off

14.In _______ 22
nd
SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals.
a. ỉ / the b. the / ỉ c. a / the d. the / the
15._______ logo of the 22nd SEA Games is the stylization of Lac bird, the ancient bird pictured of the face of
Ngoc Lu kettledrum, _______ most special and typical relic of the ancient Vietnamese culture.
a. A / the b. The / the c. ỉ / ỉ d. The / ỉ
16._______ symbol of the SEA Games Federation is to emphasize the solidarity, friendship, and nobility.
a. A b. An c. The d. ỉ
17.The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _______ November
2008.
a. on b. in c. during d. from
18.Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing _______ official sports at the
games.
a. at b. with c. as d. in
19.She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her horse.
a. injure b. injured c. injuries d. injurious
20.According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______.
a. poor b. poorer c. poorly d. poverty
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21.Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no _______ and well established army nursing systems
for casualties.
a. organize b. organized c. organizational d. organizers
22.The AIDS ___ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are infected with the HIV virus
every single day.
a. treatment b. epidemic c. tsunami d. damage
23.During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance for _______ and wounded soldiers and
administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons.
a. civilians b. governments c. authorities d. members
24.A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake that flows onto the land and destroys things.

a. famine b. catastrophe c. tsunami d. flood
25. .“How many pages so far?” “Fifty-seven.”
a. do you type b. have you typed c. did you type d. will you type
26.The International Red Cross works as _______ impartial, neutral, and independent organization.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
27. The room ________ once a day.
a. should clean b. should be cleaning c. should be cleaned d. should have cleaned
28.The International Red Cross and Red Crescent _______ occurs once every four years.
a. Globe b. Society c. Conference d. Nations
29..The mission of the Red Cross is also to supervise the _______ of prisoners of war.
a. education b. encouragement c. treatment d. runaway
30.The total number of national Red Cross societies from all over the world has mounted to 186.
a. protected b. devoted c. increased d. aimed
III. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.
Some people believe that soon schools will no longer (31) _____ necessary. These people say that (32)
_____ the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, formal classes,
or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard (33) _____ me to imagine a world without schools.
In fact, we need to look at (34) _____ we can use new technology to make schools better not to eliminate them.
We should invent a new kind of school that is (35) _____ to libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories,
and even corporations.
31.a. open b. close c. be d. make
32.a. in spite of b. because c. although d. because of
33.a. for b. of c. about d. with
34.a. what b. how c. if d. which
35.a. connected b. opened c. linked d. communicated
IV. Find mistakes in the following sentences.
36. Mary looks more prettier than she used to be
A B C D
37. Peter can play table tennis better more than I can
A B C D

38. “What is the most long river in the world ?” asked the teacher.
A B C D
39. She’s as good at tennis so her friends are
A B C D
40. Summer nights in Cairo are much more warmer than in London.
A B C D
V. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers:
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Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers of his age. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois,
in the family of a doctor. In his schooldays, Ernest became an excellent sportman. He played football, swam,
and boxed. At school he was a successful pupil. He wrote poems for the school library magazine and edited the
school newspaper. In 1918, he joined the army and was given a job of driving American Red Cross ambulances
on the Italian front. Two months later, he was badly wounded in the leg. He was taken to a hospital in Milan
where he had twelve operations. In 1923, his first work, “Three stories and Ten Poems” was written.
Hemingway’s last novel, “The Old Man and the Sea” (1952), is about the courage of an old fisherman, who
was fighting with a big fish and the sea for many hours and won the victory over them. In 1954 the author was
awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and “The Old Man and the Sea” was mentioned as one of his best
works. Ernest Hemingway died in 1961 when he was 62 years old.
41. When was Hemingway born ?
a. 1899 b. 1900 c. 1901 d. 1982
42.He was a _______ pupil at school.
a. bad b. slow c. naughty d. good
43. What did he do when he joined the army in the World War I ?
a. a taxi driver b. an ambulance driver c. a bus driver d. a lorry driver
44. What was Hemingway’s last work ?
a. For Whom The Bell Tolls b. A Farewell to Arms
c. Three stories and Ten poems d. The Old Man and the Sea
45. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for _________.
a. medicine b. physics c. literature d. chemistry
VI. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :

46. When did Mike start learning French?
a. How long has Mike started learning French? b. How long has Mike been to learn French?
c. How long has Mike been learning French? d. How long was Mike starting to learn French?
47. “Let’s have dinner out this evening!” said Tom.
a. Tom wanted to have dinner out alone b. Tom suggested having dinner out.
c. Tom invited them having dinner out. d. Tom let others have dinner out.
48. I have never seen him play so well.
a. He has never seen so well at a play. b. He has never been seen to play so well
c. He has never played so well for me to see it. d. He has never seen such a good play.
49. learn / speak English / difficult / than / learn/ write it.
a. Learning to speak English is more difficult than to learn to write it.
b. Learning to speak English is so difficult as learning to write it.
c. Learning to speak English is more difficult than learning to write it.
d. Learning to speak English is not so difficult as to learn to write it.
50. house / white wall / my uncle’s.
a. The house whose wall is white is my uncle.
b. The house where wall is white is my uncle’s.
c. The house which wall is white is my uncle’s.
d. The house whose wall is white belongs to my uncle.


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