Đề kiểm tra lần 1 học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mã đề 123 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THPT Tây Nam

Sở GD-ĐT Binh Dương	ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TẬP TRUNG –HK2 – Lần I 
Trường THPT Tây Nam 	Môn : Anh 12
MÃ ĐỀ: 123.	Ngày : 19/01/2017
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
Question 1:	A. pretty	B. penalty 	C. style	D. typical
Question 2:	A. marked 	B. played	C. managed 	D. penalized
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
Question 3:. 	A. disappearance 	B. generation	C. conservation 	D. vulnerable 
Question 4: 	A. action	B. aware	C. reduce	D. enjoy
Question 5 :	A. wonderful	B. interest	C. personal	D. decision
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 6 : He ‘s the painter who’s last exhibition was such a failure 
was	B. the 	C. who’s	D. such
Question 7 : The doctor advises me staying in bed, but it’s just so boring.
staying in bed 	B. The	C. but 	D. boring
Question 8 : Because of the high costs of living, life is difficult for an unemployed these days.
 	A .life	B . Because of 	C. an unemployed	D . for
Question 9 : Many people think that this novel writing by Ngo Tat To.
A. that B . many 	 C. this novel 	 D. writing 
Question 10 : He is so a good student that he can do all the exercises easily.
 	A. can 	B . so	C. easily	D. the exercises
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 11: My parents always disapproved of my smoking. They even told me once it would stop me growing taller.
A. objected to	B. refused	C. denied	D. supported 
Question 12: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. full 	B. rich 	C. poor 	D. hungry 
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 13:World Wide Fund for Nature was formed to do the mission of the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
A. energy	B. contamination	C. extinction 	D. development
Question 14:The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.
A. reserve 	B. generation 	C. diversity	 D. natural environment 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question 15: “Don’t forget to lock the door before leaving”, my father said.
	A. My father didn’t forget to lock the door before leaving. 
	B. My father reminded me to lock the door before leaving	
	C. My father left home without locking the door.
	D. My father remembered to lock the door before leaving.
Question 16: Tom didn’t begin to read until he was eight.
A. It was not until Tom was eight that he began to read. 	
B. When Tom was eight, he didn’t know how to read
C. Tom had read when he was eight  to read.	
D. Not until Tom read, he was eight.
Question 17 : I haven’t met old English teacher since I left school.
A. I didn’t have a chance to meet my old English teacher because I left school.
B. This is the last time I met my old English teacher at shool.
C. I last met my old English teacher when I left school.
D. My old English teacher hasn’t met me since I have left school.
Question18: The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road.
A. The gate was closed so the children running into the road.
B. The gate is closed so that children don’t run into the road.
C. The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the road.
D. The gate is closed that the children couldn’t to run into the road
Question 19: _____________, we would be rich by now.
	A. If we invest in the telecommunications industry
	B. Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry
	C. Had we invested in the telecommunications industry
	D. Did we invest in the communications industry
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:They were often ______ illustrated and always rare and expensive
 	A. beautify	B. beautifully	C. beautiful	D. beauty
Question 21 :Books that give facts about real events, things or people are called ............... 
	A. novel	B. biography	C. romance	D. non-fiction
Question 22:Her husband __________ unemployed since they _________ to the countryside.
A. was / move	B. was / have moved	C. has been / moved	D. has been/have moved
Question 23: “Romeo and Juliet” ............... one of Shakespeare’s best books.
	A. is considered	B. considered	C. are considered	D. considered
Question 24 :Peter and Paul are very keen ............... books.
	A. on read	B. in reading	C. on reading	D. at reading
Question 25 : The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of ________
A. university	B. biology	C. biodiversity	D. diversity
Question 26 :Charles Dickens, ...books are read all over the world, was not very successful with his career at first.
	A. which	B. whom	C. whose	D. who
Question 27 : Books are still a cheap ............... to get knowledge and entertainment.
	A. means	B. way	C. method	D. measure
Question 28:This road is very narrow. It _________to be widened.
	A. needs	B. might	C. mustn’t	D. may
Question 29 :We decided to join the English speaking club _________improve our English.
	A. to	B. so that	C. so to	D. in order
Question 30 :Unlike football, a water polo game is _________into quarters.
	A. divided	B. played	C. cut	D. separated
Question 31 :–Laura: “What a lovely house you have!”	-Maria: “____________.”
	A. Of course not, it’s not costly	B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
	C. I think so.	D. No problem
Question 32: Trung: “I’m getting married next week.” -Nguyen: “__________”
	A. Thanks, the same to you.	B. Congratulations!	C. Sorry to hear that.	D. Well done!
Question 33 : When he _________, he will tell us about the match.
A. arrives	B. will arrive	C. arrive	D. is arrive
Question 34 : Peter doesn’t like scuba- diving. _________ does his brother.
A. Too	B. Neither	C. Either	D. So
Question 35 :__________, he would go bushwalking.
	A. If today is Sunday	B. If today were Sunday
C. Unless today was Sunday	D. Unless today would be Sunday
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions 
	Aquatic sports — sports involving playing in or upon the water — take various forms. The main activities include swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo. Swimming is the act of moving through the water by using the arms, legs, and body in motion. It is an integral part of almost all water-based activities. In synchronized swimming, the players perform beautiful maneuvers to music and diving. Water polo, on the other hand, is a game where two opposing teams play against each other, attempting to throw a buoyant ball into the opponent’s goal. 
	Underwater activities are less varied, the most popular of which are snorkeling and scuba diving. Snorkeling involves swimming face down just below the water surface while breathing through a slender plastic tube called a snorkel, meanwhile scuba divers carry a big tank of air that allows them to breathe while deep underwater.
 	Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercise. Furthermore, practicing them is known to produce both psychological and physical benefits which help to improve mood states and reduce the risk of many serious diseases. This explains why aquatic sports have become very popular forms of exercise among people of all ages. 
Question 36: According to the passage, almost all kinds of aquatic sports involve .
A. scoring B. using equipment 	C. music	D. swimming 
Question 37 : According to the passage, which sport includes playing against an opponent team? 
A. snorkeling B. synchronized swimming C. scuba diving D. water polo 
Question 38: The word acknowledged in line 12 is nearest in meaning to .
A. accepted B. known 	C. described	D. explained 
Question 39 : What can we infer from the passage about aquatic sports? 
A. Younger people can play aquatic sports better than older people. 
B. Playing aquatic sports costs a lot of money. 
C. Underwater activities are less dangerous than swimming. 
D. Aquatic sports give people many health benefits. 
Question 40 : What is the main idea of the passage? 
A. Two kinds of aquatic sports 	B. The popularity of aquatic sports 
C .Aquatic sports — kinds and benefits 	D. Swimming and breathing
Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer
The first system of communication of animals is natural. Many kinds of animals have ways of communicating with each other. And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees. These insects communicate with each other by dancing. The most important kind of dance that they do is concerned with food. They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees. When a bee has found some food, it returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous.
The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial. It means animals learn it; in this case, they learn from man. Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them human language.
One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah. Sarah was taught to understand a system of symbols which represented words. The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different shape stood for a different word. For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit. Soon Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences. She could obey orders: if her human friends put down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup. Later, she began giving the scientists orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her. We do not yet know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility.
Question 41: According to the passage, bees ____________________________________.
	A. learn to communicate	B. are born to be able to communicate
	C. are the most interesting animals	D. communicate with each other by flying
Question 42: From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _____________________.
	A. so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food	B. so selfish as to look for food for themselves
	C. so hardworking that they dance all the time	D. so smart that they know where the food is
Question 43: The experiment done with Sarah is an example of ____________________.
	A. animals with natural system of communication	
	B. animals possible to use language as humans 
	C. animals able to communicate with humans
	D. animals with a system of communication worked out by humans
Question 44: The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _____.
	A. how to understand words and sentences	B. how to give orders
	C. how to obey orders	D. how to use language freely
Question 45: The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to ________________.
	A. interested in	B. related to	C. responsible for	D. joined to
Read the passage carefully, and then choose the best option of words to fill in the blanks:
	Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements, the (1) ............... of which cannot be overestimated. Books are very adaptable providing us with both entertainment and (2)................ The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form that is recognizable to us today.
	The books read by the Romans, however, have some (3) ............... to the ones we read now. Until the (4) ............... of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, making (5)................ more widespread and accessible.
Question 46 :A. importance	B. importantly	C. important	D. more important
Question 47: A. news	B. data	C. information	D. facts 
Question 48: A. alike	B. similarities	C. likeness	D. same
Question 49: A. middle 	B. center	C. heart	D. core
Question 50: A. mind	B. knowledge	C. brain	D. awareness
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