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Đ KI M TRA H C KÌ II – TI NG ANH 12Ề Ể Ọ Ế
NĂM H C: 2017-2018Ọ
Th i gian: 60 phútờ
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 1. A. habitat B. inflation C. disease D. remove
Question 2. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
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 3. A. educate B. engineer C. acceptable D. department
Question 4. A. missed B. stopped C. talked D. arrived
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
Question 5. Those who don’t get ______their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their
jobs.
A. up with B. on to C .by with D. along with
Question 6. When I ______to visit her yesterday, she ______ a party.
A. come / was prepared B. came / prepared
C. came / was preparing D. came/has prepared
Question 7. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. optimistic B. disappointed C. pessimistic D. keen
Question 8. If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read
____and make any necessary changes.
A. out B. through C. over D. with
Question 9. I ______Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with
each other.
A. won’t bring B. didn’t bring C. hadn’t brought D. wouldn’t have brought
Question 10. Last year Matt earned _____ his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice as much as B. twice more than
C. twice as more as D. twice as many as
Question 11. Reagan _______ an actor years ago.
A. is said to be B. was said being
C. was said have been D. is said to have been
Question 12. No sooner ______ the feast will start tomorrow.
A. will the bell ring than B. the bell will ring than
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C. the bell will ring when D. will the bell ring when
Question 13. A (n) ____________ child means a child who behaves badly and saddens
his parents.
A. active B. hard – working C. obedient D. insubordinate
Question 14. Much progress on computers ________ since 1950.
A. has been made B. has done C. has been done D. has made
Question 15. : It looks like they’re going to succeed ______ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. because of C. even though D. yet
Question 16. Everyone likes ________ when they have got some success.
A. to congratulate B. to be congratulating
C. to be congratulated D. being congratulated
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 17. : Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a
system to classify stars according to brightness.
A. record B. shine C. categorize D. diversify
Question 18. She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. strict B. outspoken C. firm D. tactful
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 19. The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few
months now.
A. constant B. objective C. changeable D. ignorant
Question 20. In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of dispute B. out of hand C. out of order D. out of discipline
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 21. John was in Hanoi and wanted to send a parcel to his parents. He asked a
local passer-by the way to the post-office. Choose the most suitable response to fill in
the blank in the following exchange.
- John : “ Can you show me the way to the nearest post office, please ? ”
- Passer-by: “_______ ” .
A. Not way, sorry. B. Just round the corner over there.
C. Look it up in a dictionary! D. There’s no traffic near here.
Question 22. Lan is talking to a taxi driver at the airport.
- Taxi driver : “ Shall I help you with your big suitcase ? ”
- Lan : “______”
A. Not a chance. B. That‘s very kind of you
C. I can‘t agree more D. What a pity!
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 23 to 27.
BRINGING THE LEARNING OUTDOORS
Kindergarten is a fun place (23)________ young children learn. In some special
kindergartens, children learn outside most of the day!
Some kindergartens are (24)_____ the forest. In these "forest kindergartens," children
play freely. They're outside in all kinds of weather. At forest kindergartens, children learn
by climbing trees and picking fruit. They also learn about and (25) ______ animals. For
example, they collect chicken eggs and feed baby mice.
Little Flower Kindergarten is in Dong Nai, Vietnam. At this school, children learn
about farming. They also learn that it is important (26)_____ healthy food. They grow
vegetables in gardens - on the roof! They eat the vegetables they grow in their lunches.
At Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo, Japan, trees grow inside the building! The classroom
windows and sliding doors (27)______ open to the outside most of the year. The roof is a
big, wooden circle. Children love to play and run on it.
(Source: Discoveries magazine April 2016)
Question 23: A. which B. where C. when D. why
Question 24: A. in B. on C. at D. by
Question 25: A. take on B. take over C. take after D. take care of
Question 26: A. to eat B. eating C. ate D. eaten
Question 27: A. make B. stay C. do D. be
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 28 to 34.
Whales are the largest animals in the world, and the gentlest creatures we know.
Although the whale is very huge, it is not hindered at all by its size when it is in the
water. Whales have tails that end like flippers. With just a gentle flick, it can propel
itself forward. The skin of a whale is so smooth that it does not create any friction that
can slow the whale down. A whale’s breathing hole is located on the top of its head, so
it can breathe without having to completely push its head out of the water. Whales are
protected from the cold sea water by body fat that is called blubber.
Whales live in the ocean but, in terms of behaviors, they are more similar to
humans than fish. They live in family groups and they even travel in groups when they
have to migrate from cooler to warmer waters. The young stay with their parents for as
long as fifteen years. Whales are known not to desert the ill or injured members;
instead, they cradle them.
When whales are in danger, there are people who go to great lengths to help
them. One such case occurred in 1988, when three young whales were trapped in the
sea. It was close to winter and the sea had begun to freeze over. Whales are mammals
that require oxygen from the air, so the frozen ice was a great danger to them. All they
had then was a tiny hole in the ice for them to breathe through. Volunteers from all over
soon turned up to help these creatures. They cut holes in the ice to provide more
breathing holes for the whales. These holes would also serve as guides for the whales so
that they could swim to warmer waters.
(Adapted from http://www.englishdaily626.com?reading_comprehension)
Question 28: Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
A. Successful attempts to rescue whales all over the world
B. Some remarkable similarities of whales to humans
C. Whales as the largest, gentlest but vulnerable creatures
D. Whales as the only animals to live in warm water
Question 29: Whales can move easily in water thanks to their ________.
A. tail and blubber B. size and head C. tail and skin D. skin and head
Question 30: Where is the whale’s breathing hole located?
A. On its head B. On its back C. On its face D. On its tail
Question 31: According to paragraph 2, the author mentions all of the following to
show that whales “are more similar to humans” EXCEPT __________.
A. they do not desert the ill or injured members
B. they do not migrate from cooler to warmer waters
C. they live in family groups and travel in groups
D. the young stay with their parents for almost fifteen years
Question 32: The word “tiny” in paragraph 3 probably means________.
A. very small B. very deep C. very fat D. very ugly
Question 33: The word “they” in paragraph 3refers to________.
A. guides B. holes C. the whales D. warmer waters
Question 34: According to the passage, why was the frozen ice on the sea surface a
danger to whales?
A. Because they couldn’t swim in icy coldwater.
B. Because they couldn’t eat when the weather was too cold.
C. Because whales couldn’t breathe without sufficient oxygen.
D. Because the water was too cold for them as they were warm-blooded.
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 35 to 42.
Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springsdale, Pennsylvania. She studied
biology at college and zoology at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her
master’s degree in 1933. In 1936, she was hired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
where she worked most of her life.
Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941. It received
excellent reviews, but sales were poor until it was reissued in 1952. In that year she
published The Sea Around Us, which provided a fascinating look beneath the ocean’s
surface, emphasizing human history as well as geology and marine biology. Her
imagery and language had a poetic quality. Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printed
sources. She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussions with experts in
the field. However, she always realized the limitations of her nontechnical readers.
In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable
controversy. It proved how much harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of
insecticides. She detailed how they poison the food supply of animals, kill birds and
fish, and contaminate human food. At the time, spokesmen for the chemical industry
mounted personal attacks against Carson and issued propaganda to indicate that her
findings were flawed. However, her work was proved by a 1963 report of the
President’s Science Advisory Committee.
(Source: TOEFL Reading)
Question 35. The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work ____ .
A. as a researcher B. at college
C. at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service D. as a writer
Question 36. According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns
Hopkins University?
A. oceanography B. zoology C. literature D. history
Question 37. When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of
A. 26 B. 29 C. 34 D. 45
Question 38. It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the
Sea Wind ____ .
A. was outdated B. became more popular than her other books
C. was praised by critics D. sold many copies
Question 39. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of
information for The Sea Around Us?
A. printed matter B. talks with experts
C. a research expedition D. letters from scientists
Question 40. The word “reckless” in line 11 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. unnecessary B. limited C. continuous D. irresponsible
Question 41. The word “flawed” in line 14 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. faulty B. deceptive C. logical D. offensive
Question 42. Why does the author of the passage mention the report of the President’s
Science Advisory Committee (lines 14-15) ?
A. To provide an example of government propaganda.
B. To support Carson’s ideas.
C. To indicate a growing government concern with the environment.
D. To validate the chemical industry’s claims.
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 43.
They asked me how long did it take to get to Paris by train.
A B C D
Question 44. A number of applicants has already been interviewed but none of
A B C
them are qualified enough.
D
Question 45. If you think carefully before making your decision, you will avoid to get