ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II – Test 10
A. Structure
1. ........ dancer Isadora Duncan played a major role in the revolution in dance that
took place in the early twentieth century.
A) Because the B) The
C) She was a D) Being a
2. Water pressure ......... cracks open small rocks but also breaks great slabs of stone
from the faces of cliffs.
A) either B) not only
C) and so D) moreover
3. ........ types of guitars : acoustic and electric.
A) Basically, there are two
B) Two of the basic
C) Basically, two
D) They are two basic
4. Both longitude and latitude ........ in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
A) measuring B) measured
C) are measured D) being measured
5. New words are constantly being invented ......... new objects and concepts.
A) to describe B) a description
C) they describe D) describe
6. Modern saw blades are coated with a special ......... plastic.
A) reduction of friction B) reduced-friction
C) friction is reduced D) friction-reducing
7. Bricks baked in a kiln are much harder ........ that are dried in the sun.
A) those B) than do those
C) than those D) ones
8. Exactly ......... humans domesticated animals is not known.
A) how B) by means of
C) if D) by which
9. Jerome Kern's most famous work is Showboat, ......... , most enduring musical
comedies.
A) it is one of the finest B) of the finest one
C) the finest one D) one of the finest
10. ........ snowfield on a mountain slope reaches a depth of about 100
feet, it begins to move slowly forward under its own weight.
A) Whenever a B) A
C) That a D) Should a
11. Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust, ..........
made up of electrically charged particles called plasma.
A) one another B) the other
C) other ones D) each other
12. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi River,
........... were quite luxurious.
A) many of them B) which many
C) many of which D) many that
13. ............ in 1772, Maryland's state capitol is still in use and is
one of the most attractive public building in the United States.
A) It was built B) Built
C) To build it D) Building
14. Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts ......... , a
popular summer resort.
A) lies the island of Martha's Vineyard
B) the island of Martha's Vineyard lies there
C) does lie the island of Martha's Vineyard
D) where the island of Martha's Vineyard lies
15. Copperplate, a highly ornate form of handwriting, is ......... longer in
common use.
A) not B) none
C) never D) no
B. Written Expression
16. (A. In an essay) (B. writing) in 1779, Judith Sargeant Murray promoted (C. the
cause of) (D. women's education)
17. A metallic object (A. that) is (B. in contact with) a magnet (C. becomes) a magnet
(D. themselves)
18. The change (A. from) summer to winter (B. occurs) very (C. abrupt) in the tundra
(D. regions) of North America.
19. (A. In) outer space, spacecraft (B. can be) maneuvered (C. by means) small (D.
steering) rockets.
20. Echoes occur (A. when) sound (B. waves) strike a (C. smooth) surface and (D.
bounces) backwards.
21. A good (A. carpentry) must (B. possess) a wide (C. variety) of (D. skills)
22. Grover Cleveland was (A. the only) American president (B. which) (C. served)
two nonconsecutive (D. terms)
23. The American soprano Mary Gardner, (A. who had) one of the (B. greatest)
operatic voices of her era, retired at the (C. height) of (D. the) career.
24. On nights when (A. is the sky) clear and the air (B. calm), the Earth's surface (C.
rapidly) radiates heat (D. into) the atmosphere.
25. Dreams are (A. commonly) (B. made up of) both visual (C. or) verbal (D. images)
26. The trap-door spider (A. makes) a hole in the ground, lines it (B. with silk), and
(C. closing) it with a (D. hinged door)
27. (A. Sleeping) is one (B. symptom) of hypothermia, the (C. extreme) (D. lost) of
body heat.
28. (A. The flute) is the (B. only) woodwind instrument that is not (C. done) of (D.
wood)
29. F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is (A. about) the (B. pursuit) of (C.
wealthy), status, and (D. love) in the 1920s.
30. (A. Whenever) (B. there are) red, orange, or brown coloring in sandstone, iron ore
is (C. probably) (D. present)
31. Feathers keep birds (A. warm) and dry (B. also) enable (C. them) (D. to fly)
32. (A. Some) species of penicillin mold (B. are used) to (C. ripe) (D. cheeses)
33. (A. In) about 1920, experimental (B. psychologists) have devoted more research
(C. to learning) than to (d. any other) topic.
34. Natural asphalt (A. lakes) are (B. find) in (C. many parts) of (D. the) world.
35. All (A. living) creatures (B. pass on) inherited traits (C. from) one generation to
(D. other)
36. Many of the (A. events) that (B. led up to) the American Revolution (C. took
placed) (D. in) Massachusetts.
37. Mass production is the (A. manufacture) of (B. machineries) and other articles in
(C. standard) sizes and large (D. numbers)
38. (A. Not much) people (B. realize) that apples (C. have been cultivated) for (D.
over) 3,000 years.
39. The (A. destructive) force of (B. running) water depends (C. entirely almost) on
the velocity (D. of its flow)
40. The eastern bluebird (A. is considered) the (B. most attractive) bird (C. native of)
North America (D. by many) bird-watchers.
Answer Sheet
1 B) 2 B) 3 A) 4 C) 5 A) 6 D) 7 C) 8 A) 9 D) 10 A)
11 B) 12 C) 13 B) 14 A) 15 D) 16 B) 17 D) 18 C) 19 C) 20 D)
21 A) 22 B) 23 D) 24 A) 25 C) 26 C) 27 D) 28 C) 29 C) 30 B)
31 B) 32 C) 33 A) 34 B) 35 D) 36 C) 37 B) 38 A) 39 C) 40 C)
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II – Test 11
A. Structure
1. In 1793, Charles Newbold designed a cast iron plow that ......... than the wooden
plows then in use.
A) was more efficient B) was of more efficiency
C) had more efficiency D) it was more efficient
2. ........ think of metallurgy as a modern field of science, but it is actually one of the
oldest.
A) Although many people B) Many people
C) Many people who D) In spite of many people
3. Part of Jane Colden's work involved collecting plant specimens, cataloging plants,
and ........... with other botanists.
A) exchanging correspondence B) her exchange of correspondence
C) correspondence exchanging D) correspondence was exchanged
4. The walls of arteries .......... into three layers.
A) they divide B) dividing
C) to be divided D) are divided
5. The art of storytelling is .......... humanity.
A) as old B) old as
C) as old as D) old
6. A cloud is a dense mass of ........ water vapor or ice particles.
A) or B) whether
C) both D) either
7. Centuries of erosion have exposed ......... rock surfaces in the Painted Desert of
northern Arizona.
A) rainbow-colored B) colored like a rainbow
C) in colors of the rainbow D) a rainbow's coloring
8. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman ........ governor in the United States.
A) who elected B) to be elected
C) was elected D) her election as
9. Dry farming is a type of agriculture used in areas ........ less than 20 inches of
rainfall.
A) there are B) in which is
C) where there is D) which has
10. Once known as the "Golden State" because of its gold mines, ............
A) North Carolina today mines few metallic minerals
B) Few metallic minerals are mined in North Carolina today
C) There are few metalli minerals mined in North Carolina today
D) Today in North Carolina few metallic minerals are mined
11. Indoor heating systems have made .......... for people to live and work
comfortably in temperate climates.
A) possible that B) it possible
C) possible D) it is possible
12. .......... of liquids through pipes.
A) The flow controlled by valves
B) For valves to control the flow
C) Valves control the flow
D) Controlled by valves, the flow
13. Honey is the only form of naturally occurring sugar that ......... to be
refined before it can be eaten.
A) has not B) does not have
C) not having D) does not
14. ......... species of wild goats, only one, the Rocky Mountain goat, is
native to North America.
A) The ten B) Ten of the
C) Of the ten D) There are ten
15. Snare drums produce a sharp, ratting sound ............... .
A) as striking B) when are struck
C) struck D) when struck
B. Written Expression
16. (A. Much) (B. superstitions) and symbols (C. are) connected (D. with) Halloween.
17. Luray Cavems in (A. northern) Virginia contain (B. acres) of (C. colorful) rock
formations (D. illumination) by electric lights.
18. Furniture makers use glue (A. to hold) joints (B. together) and (C. sometimes) to
reinforce (D. it)
19. Anthracite (A. contains) a (B. higher) (C. percent) of (D. carbon) than bituminous
coal.
20. (A. Sheep) have been (B. domesticated) for (C. over) 5,000 (D. years ago)
21. The hard , (A. out) surface of (B. of) (C. the tooth) (D. is called) enamel.
22. Aneroid barometers (A. are) smaller (B. than) mercury barometers and are (C.
more easy) to (D. carry)
23. Liquids take (A. the shape) of any container (B. which in) (C. they) are (D.
placed)
24. The earliest form of (A. artificial) (B. lighting) was arc which (C. also) provided
(D. warm) and protection
25. Publishers of modern (A. encyclopedias) employ (B. hundreds) of (C. specialists)
and large (D. editorials) staffs.