ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC KỲ II

ĐỀ 2 Môn TIẾNG ANH 12

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The UN Millennium Development Goals (01) _____ specific targets to reduce poverty, including
targets for increased gender (02) ______ in education, work, and representation. UN Women found
that progress was uneven. Globally, more women are now in school and work. Yet girls are still (03)
_____ likely than boys to be out of school (particularly at the secondary level). And although the
number (04) ______ women in elected office has risen, they are still only 21.8 percent of
parliamentarians. What’s more, women’s rights remain at risk in many areas not addressed in the
millennium goals – from violence against women to sexual and reproductive rights. And women (05)
______ are already marginalized because of their race, caste, sexuality, income, or location see the
fewest gains of all.
1. A. set B. help C. provide D. establish
2. A. equal B. equalication C. equality D. equability
3. A. much B. as C. by D. more
4. A. on B. of C. with D. at
5. A. whom B. who C. whose D. which
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.
The 24th SEA Games was held from 6th to 15th December, 2007 in three provinces in Thailand, namely
Nakhon Ratchsima, Bangkok, and Chon Buri. In fact, the 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by
Singapore, but Singapore gave up the chance, as its new national sports stadium is under construction
and will not be completed in time for the next SEA Games. Thailand was then asked by The SEA
Games Federation to host this regional sport event in place of Singapore.
The SEA Games takes place every two years, with 11 countries in Southeast Asia participating. Each
member country, in alphabetical order, takes turn hosting this event. Let’s look at the number of sports
and gold medals in The SEA Games in recent years. The 21st SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia in 2001,
had 32 sports with 391 gold medals. There were 32 sports with 439 gold medals in The 22nd SEA
Games, held in Vietnam in 2003. The 23rd SEA Games, in The Philippines in 2005, had 40 sports with
439 gold medals.
The 24th SEA Games in Thailand this year, featuring 43 sports and 485 gold medals, had the highest
number of sports and gold medals in The Asian Games and The Olympic Games. So The SEA Games
is regarded as the largest regional sporting event in the world in terms of number of sports and medals.
6. How long did The 24th SEA Games last?
A. A week B. 8 days. C. 2 weeks D. 10 days.
7. The word “participating” is meaning to ___________.
A. joining B. hosting C. taking part in D. Both A
and C
8. Which of the following is not stated in the passage?
A. The 24th SEA Games was the largest regional sporting event in the world.
B. The 24th SEA Games was the highest number of sports and gold meadals in the history of the
SEA Games.
C. The 22nd SEA Games was held in Vietnam in 2003.
 D. The 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by East Timor.
9. How many sports were there in The 24th SEA Games?
A. 44 B. 485 C. 43 D. 42
10. How offen does the SEA Games take place? Every ___________.
A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 3 years D. 5
years
11. Where was The 21st SEA Games celebrated?
A. in Philippines B. in Vietnam C. in Malaysia D. in
Singapore
12. The word “take places” is meaning to __________.
A. receives B. joins in C. happens D.
goes on
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.
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe,
recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be
sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto
of the recycling movement is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and
expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging:
usually paper, a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things
that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-
quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new
ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality
appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same
way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message
to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After
customers empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the
bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved.
In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the
garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used
again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one
aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle
aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world's precious resources.
13. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. how to reduce garbage disposal
B. what people often understand about the term 'recycle'
C. what is involved in the recycling movement
D. how to live sensitively to the environment.
14. Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?
A. Europe B. Asia C. Middle East D. South
America
15. What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase 'sensitive to the environment' mean?
A. cautious B. logical C. friendly D.
responding
16. People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT _____.
A. buy high-quality product B. buy simply-wrapped things
C. reuse cups D. buy fewer hamburgers
17. Why is it a waste and customers buy low-quality products?
A. Because people will soon throw them away. B. Because they have to be repaired many
times.
C. Because customers change their ideas all the time. D. Because they produce less energy.
18. What does it mean 'Customers can vote with their wallets'?
A. they can choose the cheapest products B. they can cast a lot to praise a producer.
C. they can ask people to choose products with less packaging
D. they can tell the producers which products are good for environment by buying them.
19. The word 'motto' is closest in meaning to_____.
A. meaning B. value C. belief D. reference
20. What best describes the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
C. The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
corrections.
21. The more rich he is, the more miserable he gets.
A. is B. gets C. more rich D. the more
22. Next month when there will have been a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
A. when B. will have been C. higher D. a
23. The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become
extiction has increased.
A. extiction B. industrialized C. animal species D. has
24. Defensive players is not allowed to interfere with the opponent’s movements unless the player is
holding the ball.
A. is not allowed B. with C. movements D. holding
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
25. The weather is too hot for us to go out.
A. The weather is so hot that we can’t go out. B. The weather is so hot us to go
out.
C. The weather is too hot that we can’t go out. D. The weather is such hot that we
can’t go out.
26. More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.
A. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays.
B. Petrol comsumption is going down nowadays.
C. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays.
 D. We should consume as much petrol as possible.
27. Who took Mary to school?
A. Mary was taken to school by who. B. Who was Mary taken to school
by?
C. By whom was Mary taken to school? D. All are correct
28. Never put off until tommorrow what you can do today.
A. Never do until tommorrow what you can do today.
B. Never let until tommorrow what you can do today.
C. Never delay until tommorrow what you can do today.
D. Never leave until tommorrow what you can do today.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
29. A. elegant B. develop C. enlarge D.
excite
30. A. searches B. edges C. measures D.
colleges
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
31. A. address B. include C. imply D.
cover
32. A. evacuate B. environment C. communicate D
unexpected
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of
the following changes.
33. “________________?”- “No, that’s about it for now”
A. Anything else B. Nothing to declare
C. What’s on your mind D. When can we stop
34. “Do you like reading detective story?” – “_________”
A. What for? B. Of course, I do
C. Why should I? D. No, don’t ask me
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.
35. I truly appreciate your help. Thanks to you, I got a well-paid job at a state-own
organization.
A. lot of money B. highly paid C. poorly paid
D. permanent
36. the end of the movie, the homeless family was reunited after the civil war.
A. separated B. get-together C. joined
D. meet again
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.
37. The president’s compassion for the refugees caused him to admit a very large number of
them.
A. friendship B. respect C. sympathy D.
hostility
38. Tom still went ahead with his ambitious plan despite the fact that it was a risky investment.
 A. unserious B. dangerous C. safe D.
complex
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following question.
39. Children are________ in watching cartoon films.
A. interested B. keen C. fond D.
concerned
40. The room ________once a day.
A. should clean B. should be cleaning
C. should be cleaned D. should have cleaned
41. Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed.
A. Take B. Put C. Set D.
Pick
42. What does WHO stand for?
A. World Health Organization B. Word Health Organization
C. World Healthy Organization D. World Health Organism
43. Children enjoy reading a ________because they don’t have to read much.
A. thriller B. comic C. biography D.
novel
44. The weather is getting ______.
A. hottest B. more and more hot C. hotter and hotter D.
hotter
45. 15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk
_______ extinction.
A. at / of B. on / in C. for / with D. in
/ at
46. “__________ was the first World Cup held?” – “In Uruguay”.
A. When B. What C. Where D.
Why
47. Bill, could you ______ my handbag while I am out?
A. take part in B. take over C. take place D.
take care of
48. The 25th Sea Games will be held in Lao. It’s Lao’s first time as the _______ for the games.
A. host B. competitor C. supporter D.
participant
49. ________, the less she made herself understood.
A. The English she more speaks B. The more she speaks English

C. The English she speaks more D. she speaks the English more
50. Air pollution poses a __________ to both human health and our environment.
A. jeopardy B. difficulty C. problem D.
threat
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