Đề kiểm tra Học kì II môn Tiếng Anh 12 theo đề minh họa của Bộ GD-ĐT

BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II- LỚP 12 NĂM 2017
THPT LÝ THƯỜNG KIỆT Môn: TIẾNG ANH T
hời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

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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. A. epidemic B. devote C. federation D. medical
Question 2. A. involved B. helped C. offered D. outnumbered

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. vulnerable B. priority C. extinction D. diversity
Question 4. A. intellectual B. contractual C. investigate D. incredible

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 5. We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle.
A B C D
Question 6. Jim and his brother are alike; they both look after their father.
A B C D
Question 7. One of the most serious problems face us now is the need to control population growth.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8. We took part in a sponsored walk _____ to support the poor.
A. organizing B. had organized C. organized D. that organized
Question 9. Heavy rain ______ in cancelling the football match.
A. makes B. results C. causes D. happens
Question 10. Over 8,300 plant species and 7,200 animal species around the globe are threatened with ______ .
A. exploitation B. exhaustion C. explosion D. extinction
Question 11. George Dawson came to see the Director, ______ surprised all of us.
A. whom B. whose C. who D. which
Question 12. As the new year is coming near, consumer goods are getting _______ .
A. expensiver and expensiver B. the more expensive
C. more and more expensive D. the most expensive
Question 13. My mother is always the first one _______ up in the morning.
A. getting B. to have got C. to get D. get
Question 14. It was careless ______ you to leave the door unlocked.
A. for B. of C. to D. about
Question 15. _______ , the more miserable I feel.
A. The weather is getting hotter B. The hotter the weather is
C. Getting hotter the weather is D. When the weather is hotter
Question 16. Poachers should be kept away from national parks for the ______ of rare animals.
A. protection B. safeguarding C. preserve D. isolation
Question 17. Burning forests will lead to the ______ of wildlife habitat.
A. transformation B. destruction C. accusation D. cancellation
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Question 18. The victims of earthquake are _______ from homeless situation.
A. suffer B. initiating C. differing D. appalling
Question 19. Were I to have a vacuum cleaner, I _____ so slow.
A. wouldn't have been B. wouldn't be C. hadn't been D. won't be

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 20. Lan: "You're got a lovely singing voice, Mai!"
Mai: ".................................."
A. Don't mention it B. Congratulations.
C. Thank you. It's very kind of you. D. It's alright!
Question 21. "Shall we go to the cinema this Sunday?"
"..........................."
A. No, we don't B. Yes, let's. C. Yes, we do. D. No, why not?

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 22. Help and supports are rapidly sent to wherever there are victims of catastrophe.
A. diseases and illnesses B. poverty and famine C. warfare D. sudden great disaster.
Question 23. I had a row with my boss and had to quit the job.
A. debated B. discussed C. quarreled D. ignored

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 24. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.
A. uncomfortable B. warm C. dirty D. lazy
Question 25. Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional.
A. voluntary B. free C. pressure D. mandatory

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 26. People don't know what caused the accident.
A. It's not known what has caused the accident. B. It was not known what caused the accident.
C. It's not known what caused the accident. D. The cause of the accident was not known.
Question 27. It was quite unnecessary for you to carry all those parcels home yourself.
A. You wouldn't carry all those parcels home yourself.
B. You haven't carried all those parcels home yourself.
C. You needn't have carried all those parcels home yourself.
D. You can't have carried all those parcels home yourself.
Question 28. " Can I borrow your laptop, Maria?" asked Martin.
A. Martin asked Maria to lend him her laptop.
B. Maria asked Martin to borrow her laptop.
C. Martin asked Maria to borrow her laptop.
D. Martin asked Maria if she could borrow his laptop.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
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Question 29. The next door neighbor is a singer. He often comes home very late at night.
A. The next door neighbor, a singer, come home very late at night.
A.As a singer, next door neighbours often come home late at night.
B. The next door neighbour who is a singer often comes home late at night.
C. The next door neighbour comes home very late at night but he is a singer.

Question 30.. My sister worries very much about fitness. She wastes a lot of time and money.
A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.
B. My sister worries about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.
C. Worrying too much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.
D. Fitness worried, my sister wasted a lot of time and money.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
When people talk about biodiversity, they usually mean the range and variety of species of all living things. There
are about 1,5 million named species on the planet, but we know that many (31)_______ species exist, and the total
number is probably between 5 and 10 million, many of which are now at risk. Most of the evidence for this comes
from studies of (32)_______ forests, where new species of exotic birds, strange insects and fragrant plants are
constantly bringing to light. The tropical rainforests are home to possibly as many as 90 percent of all the species
that exist, but over the last 100 years, almost half of the forests on earth have (33)_______. At the current rate of
destruction, there will be only tiny patches or rainforest left by the middle of the 21st century, and (34)_______
estimate that in the next 75 years, more than half of all species will become (35)_______
Question 31. A. namesake B. unnamed C. nameless D. named
Question 32. A. tropical B. tropically C. tropics D. tropic
Question 33. A. appeared B. disappeared C. appearances D. re-appeared
Question 34. A. physicists B. mathematicians C. biologists D. statisticians
Question 35. A. extinct B. vulnerable C. injured D. destroyed

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 from 36 to 42.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According
to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make.
Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations
can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a
sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts
and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin
lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra.
However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set
too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every
piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will
disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 36: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.
A. neglect their child’s education B. push their child into trying too much
C. help their child to become a genius D. make their child become a musician
Question 37: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
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A. understand and help their children sensibly B. arrange private lessons for their children
C. force their children into achieving success D. themselves have been very successful
Question 38: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians. B. Educational psychologists.
C. Their children. D. Unrealistic parents.
Question 39: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his parents help him in a sensible way B. his parents are quite rich
C. his mother knows little about music D. his father is a musician
Question 40: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "completely unaware of" B. "confused about"
C. "extremely interested in" D. "surprised at"
Question 41: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______.
A. cannot learn much music from them B. is afraid to disappoint them
C. has won a lot of piano competitions D. has become a good musician
Question 42: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ______.
A. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
D. successful parents always have intelligent children

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 from 43 to 50.
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 discover it 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 hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the
world's precious resources.

43. 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
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D. how to live sensitively to the environment.
44. Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?
A. Europe B. Asia C. Middle East D. South America
45. What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase 'sensitive to the environment' mean?
A. cautious B. logical C. friendly D. responding
46. 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
47. 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.
48. 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.
49. What best describes the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
A.The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
B. The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned, filled again and washed.
50. The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because
A.people are ordered to return bottles. B. returned bottles are few.
C. not many bottles are made of glass or plastic. D. each returned bottles is paid.

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