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 whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1:

u

u

   A. mddy        B. pnctual

u

u

   C. stdious      D. clture

Question 2:

a

a

   A. lnd      B. sndy

a

a

   C. mny      D. cndy

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 3:

   A. adventure      B. attendance

   C. opponent       D. penalty

Question 4:

   A. represent      B. permanent

   C. continent      D. sentiment

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 5:

dumbfounded

When the protestor entered the meeting clad only in a beach tower, the audience was .

   A. speechless

   B. excited

   C. content

   D. applauding

Question 6:

review

His new work has enjoyed a very good from critics and readers.

   A. opinion

   B. viewing

   C. look

   D. regard

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 7:

unwarranted

The motorist felt that the ticket for infraction was .

   A. conscientious

   B. inadvertent

   C. inevitable

   D. justified

Question 8:

abandon

On November 25 1972, something dreadful happened on board of the brigantine Mary Celeste, causing all crew members to hastily the ship.

   A. hold on

   B. stay on

   C. take care of

   D. save for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 9:

Humans

have done

advances

at the expense

(A) (B) great (C) in technology (D) of the environment.

Question 10:

did he enter

when

the lights

went

   Hardly (A) the room (B) all (C) (D) out.

Question 11:

Publishing in the UK

has won

in

book fairs

(A), the book (B) a number of awards (C) recent regional (D).

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Question 12:

Labor unions and the company______ in a confrontation over plans to curb benefits.

   A. carried away

   B. faced off

   C. caught up

   D. showed up

Question 13:

What university will you take an_________ examination into?

   A. entrance

   B. entry

   C. admission

   D. attendance

Question 14:

At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon _______ novelty.

   A. died out

   B. wore off

   C. went off

   D. died out

Question 15:

Although he claimed to have left his job voluntarily, he was actually__________ for misconduct.

   A. released

   B. dismissed

   C. resigned

   D. dispelled

Question 16:

______ the fifth largest among the night planets that make up our solar system.

   A. The Earth is

   B. The Earth being

   C. That the Earth

   D. Being the Earth

Question 17:

________ but he also proves himself a good athlete.

   A. Not only did he show himself a good student

   B. Not only he showed himself a good student

   C. He did not show himself only a good student

   D. A good student not only showed himself

Question 18:

It is recommended that he__________ this course.

   A. took

   B. take

   C. takes

   D. taking

Question 19:

Our boss would rather_________ during the working hours.

   A. us not chat

   B. we didn’t chat

   C. we don’t chat

   D. us not chatting

Question 20:

The sky was cloudy and foggy. We went to the beach, _________.

   A. so

   B. yet

   C. however

   D. even though

Question 21:

Do you think doing the household chores is the__________of the women only?

   A. responsibly

   B. responsible

   C. responsibility

   D. responsive

Question 22:

He did some odd jobs at home__________.

   A. disappointment

   B. disappointedly

   C. disappointed

   D. disappoint

Question 23:

“I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!” –“__________”

   A. What a lovely toy! Thanks.

   B. Have a nice day!

   C. The same to you!

   D. What a pity!

Question 24:

My sister is often sick because she doesn’t do physical exercise.

   A. If my sister does physical exercise, she won’t often be sick.

   B. If my sister isn’t physical exercise, she does sick.

   C. If my sister did physical exercise, she wouldn’t often be sick.

   D. If my sister wasn’t physical exercise, she would do sick.

Question 25:

He read The Old Man and The Sea, a novel__________by Ernest Hemingway.

   A. written

   B. writing

   C. which written

   D. that wrote

Question 26:

If you don’t work much harder, you won’t pass the exam.

   Unless you__________much harder, you__________the exam.

   A. work / will pass

   B. don’t work / will pass

   C. don’t work / won’t pass

   D. work / won’t pass

Question 27:

It was nice of you to give me the present. Thank you” Ben said to Mary. Ben thanked Mary__________the present.

   A. of giving him

   C. for giving him

   B. it had been nice of her to give him

   D. that she had been nice to give him

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 28:

“You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane.

   A. Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press.

   B. Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press.

   C. Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report.

   D. Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report.

Question 29:

“Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.

   A. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

   B. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

   C. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

   D. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

Question 30:

“If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us.

   A. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.

   B. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.

   C. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.

   D. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.

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.

fit

prone

   The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are more to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.

these carcinogenic

   That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging label of processed food are helpful or harmful.

additives

   The that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.

   Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.

   A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge.

Question 31:

How has science done to disservice to people?

   A. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food

   B. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetable

   C. It caused a lack of information concerning the value of food

   D. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated.

Question 32:

prone

The word “” is nearest meaning to_________.

   A. healthy

   B. unlikely

   C. supine

   D. predisposed

Question 33:

carcinogenic

The word “” is closest in meaning to_________.

   A. trouble-making

   B. money-making

   C. cancer-causing

   D. colorretaining

Question 34:

What are nitrates used for?

   A. They preserve the color of meat

   B. They preserve flavor in package food

   C. There are objects of research

   D. They cause the animals become fatter

Question 35:

FDA means____________.

   A. Federal Dairy Additives

   B. Food and Drug Administration

   C. Final Difficult Analysis

   D. Food Direct Additives

Question 36:

All of the following statements are TRUE except

   A. Drug are always given to animals for medical reasons

   B. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world

   C. Researchers have known about the potential hazard of food additives for more than 45 years

   D. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals

Question 37:

What is best title for this passage?

   A. The food you eat can affect your health

   B. Harmful and Harmless substances in food

   C. Avoiding injurious substances in food

   D. Improving health through a Natural Diet

Question 38:

fit

The word “” could be best replaced by which of the following?

   A. suitable

   B. tasty

   C. athletic

   D. adaptable

Question 39:

these

The word “” refers to___________?

   A. researchers

   B. nitrates and nitrites

   C. meats

   D. colors

Question 40:

additives

The word “” is closest meaning to__________.

   A. begin substance

   B. natural substance

   C. dangerous substance

   D. added substance