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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Khối: 12 Ngày kiểm tra: 16/3/2018 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
D. recommend D. defensive
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. C. wilderness B. understand 1. A. reunite 2. A. opponent C. gymnastic B. windsurfing Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 3. Books help broaden the mind. Books also provide a good source of entertainment. A. Books help broaden the mind, but they provide a good source of entertainment. B. Books help broaden the mind, or they provide a good source of entertainment. C. Books help broaden the mind, for they provide a good source of entertainment. D. Books help broaden the mind, and they provide a good source of entertainment. 4. Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship. A. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table tennis championship. B. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of inter-school table tennis champion. C. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship. D. Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of champion. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 5 to 11.
Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. This sport has an artistic effect, and really relates to those three sports. It consists of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate and dramatic moves in the water, accompanied by music. Synchronized swimming demands first-rate water skills, and requires strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing, not to mention exceptional breath control while upside down underwater. Developed in the early 1900s in Canada, it is a sport performed almost exclusively by women, although there is some participation by men. In its early form, it was sometimes known as "water ballet".
B. modernization D. combination C. succession It is a Summer Olympic Games sport. First demonstrated in 1952, it has been an official event since 1984. Olympic and world Championship competition is not currently open to men, but other international and national competitions allow male competitors. Both USA Synchro and Synchro Canada allow men to compete with women. Competitors point to the strength, flexibility, and aerobic endurance required to perform difficult routines for the judges, one technical and one free. 5. The world “hybrid” in the first line could be best replaced by… A. continuity 6. All of the following are required in Synchronized swimming EXCEPT … A. good sense B. breath control C. flexibility D. water skills 7. It’s UNTRUE to say that …
A. Men can also take part in synchronized swimming. B. Synchronized swimming used to be known as "water ballet". C. The requirements for synchronized swimmers are strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing. D. Synchronized swimming has completely influenced by ballet. 8. According to the passage, men have been banned from competing in …
A. Canada C. regional competitions B. the World Championship competition D. the U.S 9. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. Besides demanding strength, endurance, flexibility, grace and artistry, synchronized swimming requires exceptional breath control.
B. Competition consists of only difficult technical routines. C. Synchronized swimming emerged as an exhibition sport at the Olympic Games in 1984.
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D. Olympic and World Championship competitions allow male synchronized swimmers.
10. In a Synchronized swimming competition, competitors … A. show off their technique and their freedom B. are sometimes required to perform difficult routines C. have a choice between technical routine and free routine D. have to perform both technical routine and free routine 11. The best title for the passage is…
A. History of Synchronized Swimming B. Synchronized Swimming C. The Requirement of Synchronized Swimming D. Competition of Synchronized Swimming
D. penniless D. tasting C. penalize C. sleep B. penalty B. subject
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 12. A. penny 13. A. pleasure Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 14. I’m sure Luisa was very disappointed when she failed the exam.
A. Luisa must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam. B. Luisa must be very disappointed when she failed the exam. C. Luisa may be very disappointed when she failed the exam. D. Luisa could have been very disappointed when she failed the exam. 15. Walking on the grass in the park is not permitted.
A. You can walk on the grass in the park if you want to. B. People like walking on the grass in the park. C. We do not have to walk on the grass in the park. D. We must not walk on the grass in the park.
C. Shall B. Will D. Would
B. swallow C. chew D. dip into
B. sold / reprinted D. sold / was reprinted 16. It is possible that the fire in the ship was started by a bomb. A. They say that a bomb started the fire in the ship. B. The fire in the ship is known to have been started by a bomb. C. It shall be said the fire in the ship had been started by a bomb. D. The fire in the ship might have been started by a bomb. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. 17. . …… I show you the way? ~ Oh, thank you. A. Do 18. I have only had time to …… the report before going to the meeting. A. taste 19. The book …….. well, and it …… many times. A. was sold / was reprinted C. was sold / reprinted 20. The burglar _______.
A. has been disappeared with the cash C. disappeared the cash B. disappeared with the cash D. was disappeared with the cash
B. can C. might D. must 21. I wonder if this is the right way. It ..... not be. A. could 22. The ship _______ during the night.
A. remained in the harbor C. remained the harbor B. was remained the harbor D. has remained the harbor
B. could be C. must have been D. ought to be
D. should B. had to
23. Larry drove all night to get here for his sister’s wedding. He …… exhausted by the time he arrived. A. should have been 24. “Why are you so late?” – I _________ take my aunt to the airport. The traffic was terrible!” A. might C. could 25. …… players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball. A. Defense B. Defender C. Defensive D. Defend
26. Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal …… A. protective B. protection D. protector C. protect
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C. with B. at D. from 27. Clearing forests for timber has resulted …… the loss of biodiversity. A. in 28. 200,000 spectators ________ to witness the three-hour ceremony.
A. were gathered at the park C. gathered the park B. have been gathered at the park D. gathered at the park
C. awareness D. impact B. affect
C. organization B. production D. success
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 29. Being listed as an endangered species can have a negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers. A. support 30. The primary causes of species extinction are habitat destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution. A. use Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Many of the world's plants are in danger of (31) ………. . A scientist, Dr. Paul Smith, said one (32) ………. five of the world's plants is in danger of extinction. Botanic gardens contain about 100,000 species, (33) ………. a third of all the world's endangered plants. Botanic gardens help to protect around 40 per cent of endangered species of plants. They contain many of the rarest plants. Dr. Smith said: "This is the first time that we (34) ………. a global assessment to look at the wide range of plants (35) ………., managed and conserved in botanic gardens. For the first time we know what we have and, perhaps more importantly, what is missing from botanic gardens."
31. A. extinction 32. A. by 33. A. including 34. A. carry out 35. A. grown B. extinctive B. out B. to include B. have carried on B. to grow C. extinct C. in C. included C. carry on C. growing D. extinguish D. from D. include D. have carried out D. growth
B. terrible C. extraordinary
C. prevented D. executed B. passed
Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 36. Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure. A. terrific D. remarkable 37. Governments have enacted laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting. A. enforced Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 38. Tom: “…………….detective stories?” Daisy: “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A. What do you think about C. How about B. Are you fond of D. What do people feel about?
39. Havy: “Thanks for your help, July” July: “ ………….”
A. With all my heart C. Never remind me B. It’s my pleasure D. Wish you
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 40 to 47.
Reading to oneself is a modern activity, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be careful, however, when thinking that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others. It became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in nature.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, the old
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shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other.
B. for everybody's use
B. the printed mass media D. the specialised readership
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term "reading" implied. 40. Reading aloud was more common in the past because ______. A. silent reading had not been discovered B. there were few places available for private reading C. few people could read to themselves D. people relied on reading for entertainment 41. The word "commonplace" in the first paragraph mostly means "______". A. widely used C. most preferable D. attracting attention 42. The development of silent reading during the last century showed ______. A. an increase in the number of books B. a change in the nature of reading C. a change in the status of literate people D. an increase in the average age of readers 43. The phrase "a specialised readership" in paragraph 4 mostly means "______". A. a status for readers trained in mass media B. a reading volume for particular professionals C. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge D. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge 44. The phrase "oral reader" in the last paragraph mostly means "a person who ______". A. takes part in a test of ability B. is interested in spoken language C. is good at public speaking D. practises reading to an audience 45. Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______. A. the increase in literacy B. the development of libraries C. the decreasing need to read aloud D. the decreasing number of listeners 46. All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture EXCEPT ______. A. the diversity of reading materials C. the unsuitable reading skills 47. The writer of this passage is trying to ______. A. show how reading methods have improved B. change people's attitudes to reading C. explain how reading habits have developed D. encourage the growth of reading
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 48. If a defender commits a foul within the five metre area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team A B C will award a penalty shot. D 49. Researchers said reading keeps the mind active, reduces stress and makes us to take better care of our health. A B C D 50. The Red List − a global list of endangered and vulnerable animal species − has been introduced to rise A B C people's awareness of conservation needs. D
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