ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH 12 GIỮA KÌ 2 – SỐ 1

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. species/i/ B. chemist C. level D. second
2. A. book/u/ B. food/u:/ C. fruit/u:/ D. tooth/u:/
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. conversation B. literature C. introduction D. publication
4. A. biography B. advantage C. wilderness D. Canadian
5. A. endangerment B. existence C. environment D. conservation
III. Choose the right option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences.
6. Many plant and animal species are now in danger of _________________.
A. extinct B. extinction C. extinguishing D. disappearance
7. “What shall we do this evening?” – “ _________________”
A. I would like to go to the cinema. C. Yes, that’s right.
B. How about going to the cinema? D. I hope so.
8. He ___________ be poor but he is honest.
A. may B. need C. should D. must
9. ___Bởi vì________ my secretary is away at present, I have a great many extra letters to answer.
A. After B. As = since = because = now that C. When D. While
10. A _________ is a long story in which the characters and events are usually imaginary (tưởng
tượng).
A. Science fiction B. thriller C. comic D. novel
11. His first response was to say no. Later, __________, he changed his mind.
A. Therefore B. although C. yet D. however
12. Different activities should be carried out to raise the ____________ of our people about the matter.
Raise awareness: nâng cao ý thức
A. Knowledge B. thought C. awareness D. understanding
13. Hello, Mary. I can’t be sure I’ll be home in time for dinner. I ___________ be late.
A. should B. must C. will D. may
14. Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work.
A. option B. mild C. vital D. insignificant
essential = vital: quan trọng, thiết yếu
15. I _________ to tell him the story. He already knew it.
A. didn’t use to: không từng B. didn’t need C. mustn’t D. ought to:
should
16. A: “I hope the weather will get better”
B: “_______________________”
A. I hope not B. Yes, of course: dĩ nhiên C. Never mind: đừng bận tâmD. So do I
17. There are more than twenty-seven hundred kinds of palm trees. _________ of them cannot grow in
the Middle East because it is too dry.
A. Nearly B. Both: 2 người, 2 vật C. None D. Most
18. You __________ ask a woman about her age. It’s not polite: lịch sự.
A. must B. need C. mustn’t D. needn’t
19. Species that have already lost habitat because of deforestation were given higher priority in the
plan because of their greater risk of extinction.
A. ecology B. natural surroundings C. nature D. domain
20. He ________ very hard to get such a good result.
A. could be studying B. may be studying C. must have studied D. should have studied
21. It’s impossible to ___________ a grammar book. We have to ________ and digest: tiêu hóa it.
A. Taste: nếm/ chew: nhai B. swallow: nuốt/ chew C. chew/ taste D.
chew/ swallow
22. Sherlock Holmes is an important ______________ in detective fiction.
A. Employer: người thuê mướn B. character: nhân vật C. manager: quản lý
D. writer
23. Our math class was canceled today. The teacher ____________ busy of something.
A. should be B. could be C. should have been D. could have been
24. “Gone with the Wind” is a very interesting book. Many people find it _________.
A. hard-to-put-down: khó đặt xuống C. hard-to-pick-up-again: khó nhặt lên
B. hard to read D. hard to remember
25. __________ is the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed.
A. Extinction B. Priority C. Conservation: sự bảo tồn D. Biodiversity
26. The raw sewage needs to be ____adv__________ treated (v).
A. chemically B. chemical C. chemist D. chemistry
27. To tell the truth, I am frightened ____________ ghosts.
Frightened of = afraid of = scared of: sợ
A. for B. on C. with D. of
28. “Harry Potter” has received good comments from __________________.
A. sellers B. editors C. reviewers D. publishers
29. Ben ________ watch TV than go to the party with her.
Would rather V than V: thích cái gì hơn cái gì
A. would like B. isn’t allowed to C. isn’t permitted to D. would rather
30. The explorer crossed ________________ Pacific Ocean in a canoe.
A. an B. a C. the D. no article
IV. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
31. Despite cats cannot see in complete darkness, their eyes are much more sensitive to light than
A => Although B C D
humans’ eyes.
Despite/ in spite of + N/V-ing
Although/ Even though/ Though + S + V
32. Rhino horns, which is crushed to form a powder, are used to cure fevers.
A B => are C D
33. Some books are able to be tasted, other to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.
A B => others C
D
34. I high recommend this book for its beautiful language of description.
A => highly B C D
Highly recommend: đề xuất cao
35. The writer was so successful in making the readers feeling the way her main character did.
A B C => feel D
Make/help/let + S.O + V nguyên mẫu
V. Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank.
These old Movie Goer Magazines in the basemen may be worth: đáng giá, xứng đáng
more than you would (36)______. A 1952 copy featuring Clark gable can be worth over $750, and an
old Lucille Ball is valued (37)_______ $900. But it’s not just the oldies that are worth so much money.
A (38) _____ of twenty-five Lost in Space covers from June, 2001 sells for more than $450 online.
“The Internet has been (39) _______ for collecting and has made it a lot easier to find things,” says
George Boulis, 58, a Boston-based collector (40) ___________ has all the Movie Goer Magazine
covers. They’re worth about $28,000. And what do you think is the most valuable issue? The first one,
of course: A mint-condition copy goes for more than $1,850.
36. A. imagine B. think C. believe D. miss
37. A. on B. at C. in D. about
38. A. collector (n) người sưu tầm B. collecting C. collective D. collection
(n) bộ sưu tập
39. A. terrible B. early C. rich in: giàu, phòng phú D. great
40. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose

VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each of the questions.
THE POLAR BEAR
The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic
Circle near the North Pole. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.
The polar bear lives in the snow and ice. At the North Pole there is only snow, ice, and water.
There is not any land. You cannot see the polar bear in the snow because its coat is yellow-white. It as a
very warm coat because the weather is cold north of the Arctic Circle.
This bear is three meters long, and it is weighs 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back legs
because it has very wide feet. It can use its long legs like arms. The polar bear can swim very well. It
can swim 120 kilometers out into the water. It catches fish and sea animals for food. It goes into the sea
when it is afraid.
People like to kill the polar bear for its beautiful white coat. The governments of Canada, the
United States, and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now. They do not want all of these
animals to die.
41. The polar bear __________________.
A. live at the South Pole B. are big bears
C. live near the North Pole D. don’t want to live on land
42. At the North Pole there is no __________________.
A. ice B. snow C. water D. land
43. The polar bear ________________ for food.
A. catches land animals B. catches sea animals and fish
C. looks for trees D. looks for fruit and vegetables
44. The polar bear can’t _______________.
A. go into the land C. swim
B. go under the snow D. stand up on its wide feet
45. According to the governments of Russia, Canada and the United States ____________
A. people like to kill polar bears because they have beautiful warm, yellow-white coats.
B. polar bears are beautiful and intelligent animals.
C. polar bears have to be protected from poachers.
D. polar bears cannot live near the North Pole.