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<b>SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH </b>

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<b>ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ 2 NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012-MÔN TIẾNG ANH</b>

<b> TRƯỜNG THPT ĐÔNG HƯNG HÀ</b>

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<i>Họ và tên: ………lớp 12 A……….</i>

<b>Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.</b>

<i><b>1.</b></i>

A. deep-seated

B. advocated

C. limited

<i>D. composed </i>

<i><b>2.</b></i>

<i>A. novels </i>

B. politics

C. rights

D. beliefs

<b>Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.</b>

<i><b>3.</b></i>

A. sociable

<i>B. involvement</i>

C. history

D. vertical

<i><b>4.</b></i>

A. defend

B. wildlife

<i>C. enact</i>

D. eject

<i><b>5.</b></i>

<i>A. civilization</i>

B. personality

C. opportunity

D. intellectual

<b>Choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the original</b>

<i><b>6.</b></i>

<i>How well you'll understand the lesson depends on how much you pay attention.</i>

A. The better you'll understand the lesson, the more you pay attention.

B. The more you pay attention, the worse you'll understand the lesson.

C. The much you pay attention, the good you'll understand the lesson.

<i>D. The more you pay attention, the better you'll understand the lesson.</i>

<i><b>7.</b></i>

<i>Smoking is not allowed here.</i>

<i>A. You mustn't smoke here. B. You needn't smoke here. C. You don't smoke here.</i>

D. You shouldn't smoke here.

<i><b>8.</b></i>

<i>Mary must return the book which she borrowed yesterday.</i>

A. The book must be returned by Mary which she borrowed yesterday. B. The book which Mary borrowed yesterday must return.

<i>C. The book borrowed yesterday by Mary must be returned.</i>

D. Mary borrowed the book which must be returned yesterday.

<b>Choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined part</b>

<i><b>9.</b></i>

Mary gave John money.

A. Mary gave money for John

B. John gave Mary the money.

C. It is Mary who gave John the money.

<i>D. It was Mary who gave John money</i>

<i><b>10.</b></i>

Jean Henri Dunant was appalled by the most complete lack of care for wounded soldier.

A. interested

B. dedicated

<i>C. shocked</i>

D. excited

<i><b>11.</b></i>

The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.

A. landed

B. rang

C. burned

<i>D. exploded</i>

<b>Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence</b>

<i><b>12.</b></i>

I think married women should not go to work. - _____. It's too boring to be housewives all their lives.

<i>A. What nonsense!</i>

B. Absolutely!

C. I quite agree.

D. That's right!

<i><b>13.</b></i>

You needn't do this work right now.

A. This work needn't have done right now.

B. This needn't be done work right now.

<i>C. This work needn't be done right now.</i>

D. This work right now needn't to be done.

<i><b>14.</b></i>

The company expanded rapidly. It grew ___ all the time.

<i>A. bigger and bigger</i>

B. more and more big

C. the bigger and bigger

D. the bigger and the bigger

<i><b>15.</b></i>

room/ clean/ once/ day//

<i>A. The room should be cleaned once a day.</i>

B. The room should clean once a day.

C. The room should have cleaned once a day.

D. The room should be cleaning once a day.

<i><b>16.</b></i>

___ you work, ___you will get.

A. The harder/ the best result

B. The more hard/ the better result

<i>C. The harder/ the better result </i>

D. The hard/ the good result

<i><b>17.</b></i>

What does "WWF" stand ___? "World Wildlife Fund".

<i>A. for</i>

B. over

C. up

D. on

<i><b>18.</b></i>

___ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball.

A. Rowing

B. Swimming

C. Water skiing

<i>D. Water polo</i>

<i><b>19.</b></i>

“____________” “ Anytime”. I mean whenever I have a little free time.

<i>A. When do you often read books?</i>

B. How do you often read books?

C. What do you often do in your free time?

D. What kind of books do you like to read?

<i><b>20.</b></i>

When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ______ it.

A. swallows

B. dips into

C. reviews

<i>D. chews and digests</i>

<i><b>21.</b></i>

___ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.

A. Pollution

B. Conservation

<i>C. Biodiversity</i>

D. Development

<i><b>22.</b></i>

I can't find my book anywhere; I _______ it at home.

<i>A. must have left</i>

B. must leave

C. must be left

D. must have being left

<i><b>23.</b></i>

- " Who wrote this poem?" - " It's said ___________ written by one of the Bronte sisters."

<b>A. to be</b>

<i><b>B.</b></i>

<i> to have been</i>

C. to being

D. to having been

<i><b>24.</b></i>

. " Will you close the door please?" "________________."

A. Yes, I would

B. No, thanks

C. No, I won't

<i>D. No problem</i>

<i><b>25.</b></i>

My father

is in charge

when Mr. Smith is ______. He took over from him on June 1st.

<b> A. off</b>

<i>B. away</i>

<b>C. out</b>

<b>D. in</b>

<i><b>26.</b></i>

It is a biological fact that children ______ their parents.

<i> A. take after</i>

<b>B. take to</b>

<b>C. look up</b>

<b>D. care for</b>

<i><b>27.</b></i>

I can’t ______ who it is. He is too far away.

<b> A. take in</b>

<b>B. stand for</b>

<i>C. make out</i>

<b>D. look for</b>

<i><b>28.</b></i>

- "Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house." - “______.”

<b> A. Nothing more to say B. You can say that again</b>

<b>C. Yes, I hope so D. No, dogs are very good, too</b>

<i><b>29.</b></i>

A bridge must be strong enough to support its own weight _____ the weight of the people and vehicles that use it.

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<i><b>30.</b></i>

- “Shall we go for a swim?” - “______”

<b> A. Yes, please</b>

<b>B. Yes, we shall</b>

<b>C. Yes, we will</b>

<i>D. Yes, let’s.</i>

<i><b>31.</b></i>

- "Can I get you something to drink?" - “______”

<i> A. I'd like some Coke, thanks. B. Thank you. You're welcome. C. Yes, why not? D. Yes, you can, of course.</i>

<i><b>32.</b></i>

- “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?” - “______”

<i> A. Can you? That’s very kind. B. You can’t, I think! C. No, you can’t. D. Yes, you can.</i>

<i><b>33.</b></i>

Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is ______ certain.

<b> A. by all means</b>

<i>B. by no means</i>

<b>C. at any rate</b>

<b>D. by any chance</b>

<i><b>34.</b></i>

. ……… down to dinner than the telephone rang again.

A. No sooner I sat

<i>B. No sooner had I sat </i>

C. Not only I sat

D. Not only had I sat

<i><b>35.</b></i>

The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and ______.

<i> A. neither had the other driver B. neither would the other driver C. neither the other driver D. the other driver neither</i>

<i><b>36.</b></i>

All members of my family are ______ aware of the need to obey the family rules.

<i>A. well</i>

<b>B. much</b>

<b>C. greatly</b>

<b>D. far</b>

<i><b>37.</b></i>

The number of homeless people after the flood ______ dramatically.

<b>A. are increasing</b>

<i>B. has increased</i>

<b>C. increase</b>

<b>D. had increased</b>

<b>Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word </b>

Extinction is a normal process in the course of (26)___. Species have slowly evolved and disappeared throughout geologic time

as the result of climate changes and the (27) ___ to adapt to survive competition and predation. Since the 1600s, however, the rate of

extinction (28)___ rapidly because of human population growth and human resource consumption. Today, most of the world’s habitats

are changing (29)___ than most species can adapt to such changes through evolution, or natural selection. The current global extinction

rate is exponentially greater than the background extinction rate. Many biologists believe that we are in the middle of (30)___ greatest

mass extinction episode since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

<i><b>38.</b></i>

<i>A. evolution</i>

B. evolve

C. evolving

D. to evolve

<i><b>39.</b></i>

<i>A. inability</i>

B. ability

C. danger

D. threat

<i><b>40.</b></i>

A. accelerated

<i>B. has accelerated</i>

C. had accelerated

D. will accelerate

<i><b>41.</b></i>

A. fast

B. fastest

<i>C. faster</i>

D. fasten

<i><b>42.</b></i>

A. a

B. an

C. Φ

<i>D. the</i>

<b>Error identification </b>

<i><b>43.</b></i>

Because there are (A) less members (B) present tonight than there (C) were last night, we (D) must wait until the next meeting to vote.

<i><b>44.</b></i>

Women’s movements (A) ensure the (B) full education, (C) develop and advancement (D) of women.

<i><b>45.</b></i>

(A)Reading can’t make your life (B) longer, but reading really (C) makes your life (D) more thicker.

<b>Read the text carefully and choose the best answer for each question</b>

University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students. High school graduates have to take it and get

high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains very high despite the measures that have been taken to

reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for

young people, especially those

from rural areas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2004, it was estimated that nearly 1 million

Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only 1 out of 5 candidates succeeded. Normally,

candidates take 3 exam subjects, and each lasts; 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of

subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History,

and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics.

In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes; professional secondary schools, and

vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year courses.

According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public universities, accounting for 11% of

the total number of universities. These non-public universities are currently training 119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of

students. The government is planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007.

<b>46.</b>

University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _______.

A. interesting

<i>B. stressful </i>

C. free

D. easy

<b>47.</b>

The word those

refers to _______.

A. exam subjects

<i>B. young people </i>

C. universities

D. examinations

<b>48.</b>

In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was about _______ percent.

A. 5

B. 10

<i>C. 20 </i>

D. 50

<b>49.</b>

Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in Vietnam?

A. Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance Examination.

B. Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination.

C. Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects.

<i>D. There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose.</i>

<b>50.</b>

According to the passage, _______.

A. the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year.

B. the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universities

<i>C. the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities.</i>

D. Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities.

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