Đề kiểm tra Tiếng Anh 12 - Học kì 2

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 1:

are entitled to

It is such a prestigious university that only excellent students a full scholarship each year.

   A. have the right to refuse

   B. are given the right to

   C. are refused the right to

   D. have the obligation to

Question 2:

commercials

The repeated on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite films.

   A. economics      B. businesses

   C. contests        D. advertisements

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.

Question 3:

associated with

In some societies, language is social class and education. People judge one’s level in society by the kind of language used.

   A. connected with

   B. not allowed by

   C. separated from

   D. dissimilar to

Question 4:

ong period without rain

There was a in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.

   A. epidemic

   B. drought

   C. famine

   D. flood

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.

Question 5:

   A. matched      B. worked

   C. cleaned      D. stepped

Question 6:

   A. digestion      B. suggestion

   C. question      D. perfection

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Question 7:

was so intelligent

could

exam

He a student that he pass the final easy.

   A. was        B. so intelligent

   C. could      D. easy

Question 8: Hadn’t you

of

have

the

informed the change in the timetable, I would rushed to office yesterday.

   A. Hadn’t you

   B. of

   C. have

   D. the

Question 9:

I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous.

   A. I’d prefer

   B. on myself

   C. other

   D. make

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

   Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.

those forms

emaciated

them

   Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not . Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.

Question 10:

The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT

   A. they are watchful and quiet

   B. they sleep during the day

   C. they dig home underground

   D. they are noisy and aggressive

Question 11:

We can infer from the passage that

   A. healthy animals live longer lives

   B. living things adjust to their environment

   C. desert life is colorful and diverse

   D. water is the basis of desert life

Question 12:

According to the passage, creatures in the desert

   A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals

   B. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest

   C. live in an accommodating environment

   D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world

Question 13:

those forms

The phrase “” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT

   A. moist-skinned animals

   B. many large animals

   C. water-loving animals

   D. the coyote and the bobcat

Question 14:

them

The word “” means

   A. animals      B. minutes

   C. people        D. water

Question 15:

emaciated

The word “” in the passage mostly means

   A. wild

   B. unmanageable

   C. cunning

   D. unhealthy

Question 16:

Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as

   A. water is an essential part of his existence

   B. very few large animals are found in the desert

   C. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert

   D. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things

Question 17:

The title for this passage could be

   A. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”

   B. “Desert Plants”

   C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment”

   D. “Life Underground”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 18:

   A. ability        B. sympathetic

   C. political      D. significant

Question 19:

   A. postpone      B. specialize

   C. purpose        D. summarize

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 20:

He is coming _______a cold after a night out in the rain.

   A. down with

   B. across with

   C. up with

   D. away from

Question 21:

New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and _______

   A. competition

   B. competitiveness

   C. competitive

   D. competitor

Question 22:

In a formal interview, it is essential that the interviewee _____ good eye contact with the interviewers.

   A. maintain

   B. is maintained

   C. must maintain

   D. maintains

Question 23:

The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it_____warmer.

   A. had been

   B. has been

   C. were

   D. was

Question 24:

The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water .

   A. poverty

   B. shortage

   C. plenty

   D. abundance

Question 25:

As a(n) girl, she found it difficult to socialize with other students in the class.

   A. industrious

   B. dynamic

   C. reserved

   D. ashamed

Question 26:

It is interesting to take ____ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.

   A. over

   B. up

   C. in

   D. on

Question 27:

After the car crash last night, all the injuried ____ to the hospital in an ambulance.

   A. were rushing

   B. was rushing

   C. was rushed

   D. were rushed

Question 28:

Working as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal skills, promote friendship, and _____ her own talent.

   A. discovering

   B. discover

   C. discovered

   D. to discover

Question 29:

Scientists have ____ a lot of research into renewable energy sources.

   A. carried

   B. done

   C. solved

   D. made

Question 30:

Before going to bed, he wanted some tea but there was left.

   A. a few        B. no

   C. nothing      D. any

Question 31:

When Peter was a child, there______ a cinema near his house.

   A. used to be

   B. used to have been

   C. used to have

   D. used to be being

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 32:

- Mary: “I will never go mountaineering again.” – Linda: “Me______.”

   A. so       B. either

   C. too      D. neither

Question 33:

- Mary: “Thanks a lot for your help.” – John: “_________.”

   A. My excitement

   B. My delight

   C. My happiness

   D. My pleasure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 34:

“I was not there at the time” said he.

   A. He denied that he was there at the time.

   B. He denied that he wasn’t there at the time.

   C. He denied being there at the time.

   D. He denied not being there at the time.

Question 35:

I’m sure Jessica was very upset when you left.

   A. Jessica could have been very upset when you left.

   B. Jessica must be very upset when you left.

   C. Jessica may be very upset when you left.

   D. Jessica must have been very upset when you left.