SỞ GD & ĐT ĐỒNG THÁP
TRƯỜNG THPT KIẾN VĂN KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KỲ 2
NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12
18/04/2023
Thời gian: 60 Minutes; (Đề có 50 câu)
(Đề có 6 trang)
Full Name : ............................................................... No : ...................
Code 251
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The "greenhouse effect" is the warming that happens when certain gases in Earth's atmosphere __( 1
)__ heat. These gases let in light but keep heat from escaping, like the glass walls of a greenhouse.
First, sunlight shines onto the Earth's surface, __( 2 )__ it is absorbed and then radiates back into the
atmosphere as heat. In the atmosphere, greenhouse gases trap some of this heat, and the rest escapes
into space. The more greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere, the more heat gets trapped.
Scientists have known about the greenhouse effect since 1824, when Joseph Fourier calculated that
the Earth would be much colder if it had no atmosphere. This greenhouse effect is what keeps the
Earth's climate __( 3 )__. Without it, the Earth's surface would be an average of about 60 degrees
Fahrenheit cooler.
Scientists often use the term "climate change" instead of global warming. This is because as the
Earth's average temperature climbs, winds and ocean currents move heat around the globe in ways
that can cool some areas, warm __( 4 )__ and change the amount of rain and snow falling. __( 5 )__,
the climate changes differently in different areas.
Question1: A. capture B. trap C. seize D. grasp
Question2: A. where B. that C. who D. which
Question3: A. habitat B. inhabit C. habitable D. habitation
Question4: A. the other B. another C. others D. other
Question5: A. On the contrary B. In addition C. However D. As a result
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 sentences.
Question6: Playing video games is funny. It can be detrimental to your health.
A. However funny playing video games is, it can be detrimental to your health.
B. As long as playing video games is funny, it can be detrimental to your health.
C. Not only is playing video games funny but it also can be detrimental to your health.
D. Were playing video games not funny, it couldn’t be detrimental to your health.
Question7: They left their home early. They didn’t want to miss the first train.
A. They left their home early for fear that they wouldn’t miss the first train.
B. They left their home early in order that not to miss the first train.
C. They left their home early so as to not miss the first train.
D. They left their home early so as not to miss the first train.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following sentences.
Question8: A. emotion B. device C. electric D. incredible
Question9: A. thank B. than C. thumb D. think
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question10: Susan is tired now because she got caught in the rain last night.
A. If Susan hadn’t got caught in the rain last night, she wouldn’t be tired now.
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B. Susan got caught in the rain last night and she still felt tired.
C. If Susan hadn’t got caught in the rain last night, she wouldn’t have been tired.
D. If Susan got caught in the rain last night, she would be tired.
Question11: A computer expert is going to install a new program for me next week.
A. I am going to have a computer expert to install a new program next week.
B. I am going to have a computer expert installed a new program next week.
C. I am going to have a new program install by a computer expert next week.
D. I am going to have a computer expert install a new program next week.
Question12: “The secretary said: "Sorry, I will never work on Sunday.”
A. The secretary reminded her boss to work on Sunday.
B. The secretary refused not to work on Sunday.
C. The secretary refused to work on Sunday.
D. The secretary promised not to work on Sunday.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question13: ..........................helps to maintain the balance of nature that we rely on for our well-
being and benefit.
A. Extinction B. Biodiversity C. Evolution D. Habitat
Question14: This afternoon, I’m going to the doctor’s to have my blood
pressure...................................
A. taken B. to take C. take D. is taken
Question15: Don’t be pessimistic if you are not........................the first time you apply for a job
Look for other opportunities.
A. shortlisted B. activated C. approached D. treated
Question16: The more severe climate change becomes,....................................
A. the more serious wildlife is affected
B. the most serious is wildlife affected
C. the more serious is wildlife affected
D the most serious wildlife is affected
Question17: My best friend advised me............................more information about the company
offering the job.
A. found out B. finding out C. to find out D. find out
Question18: Voice ..................technology is a software program or hardware device that has the
ability to decode the human voice.
A. activation B. automation C. recognition D. operation
Question19: I am really worried because the company is going to..........................some workers
because of slow and inefficient business.
A. give up B. drop in on C. cut down on D. put up with
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.
Question20: A. manufacture B. corporation C. artificial D. intelligence
Question21: A. species B. danger C. announce D. wildlife
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question22: Penny...................... a good impression on my parents. She is so polite.
A. made B. built C. did D. caused
Question23:
“Susan, can you remember to photocopy these documents for tomorrow's meeting?" said the line
manager.
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--> The line manager ...................Susan to photocopy those documents for the meeting the
following day.
A. invited B. advised C. reminded D. told
Question24: By the end of today, Kim .................all of the animal rescue centres in the city.
A. visited B. will have visited
C. will visit D. has visited
Question25: A(n) .......................is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction.
A. living species B. extinct species
C. rare species D. endangered species
Question26:
If you have an ambition of working for an international finance corporation, you should learn how
to break the language.................................
A. battle B. competition C. barriers D. diploma
Question27:
After the floods, contaminated water was a serious ..................to public health.
A. threatening B. threatened C. threaten D. threat
Question28: None of our courses are compulsory so all our learners are ..........................
A. voluntarily B. volunteering C. volunteer D. voluntary
Question29: By the time we get to the conference about wildlife protection, the opening
speech..............................
A. will have started B. will start
C. started D. had started
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.
Question30: If I had listened to my parents, I wouldn't have been in so much trouble now.
A. have been B. I had listened C. wouldn't D. my parents
Question31:
This is the largest and most comprehensible study ever made of the city's public transportation
system.
A. comprehensible B. made C. transportation D. study
Question32:
She asked me what the most important thing to remember at an interview is.
A. to remember B. is. C. what the most D. asked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions.
Question33: That is a well-behaved boy whose behavior has nothing to complain about.
A. behaving improperly B. behaving naturally
C. behaving well D. behaving nice
Question34: We greatly respect my teacher for all of the best things that she has brought to us.
A. look down on B. look up to C. look forwards D. look for
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.
Question35: David is talking to Lucy about her pair of trainers.
David: “How fashionable a pair of trainers you have!” - Lucy: “.........................”
A. I know it’s fashionable.
B. Do you want to know where I bought them?
C. Yes, of course.
D. Thanks for your compliment.
Question36: Monica and Mathew are talking about recycling.
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- Monica: “I think we should recycle these bags. It will help protect the environment.”
- Mathew: “.................................”
A. I can't agree with you more.
B. It's rubbish. We shouldn't use it.
C. You can't say that again.
D. Never mind
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 following questions.
Improving girls’ educational levels has been demonstrated to have clear impacts on the health and
economic future of young women, which in turn improves the prospects of their entire community.
The infant mortality rate of babies whose mothers have received primary education is half that of
children whose mothers are illiterate. In the poorest countries of the world, 50% of girls do not
attend secondary school. Yet, research shows that every extra year of school for girls increases their
lifetime income by 15%. Improving female education, and thus the earning potential of women,
improves the standard of living for their own children, as women invest more of their income in
their families than men do. Yet, many barriers to education for girls remain. In some African
countries, such as Burkina Faso, girls are unlikely to attend school for such basic reasons as a lack
of private latrine facilities for girls.
Higher attendance rates of high schools and university education among women, particularly in
developing countries, have helped them make inroads to professional careers with better-paying
salaries and wages. Education increases a woman's (and her partner and the family's) level of health
and health awareness. Furthering women's levels of education and advanced training also tends to
lead to later ages of initiation of sexual activity and first intercourse, later age at first marriage, and
later age at first childbirth, as well as an increased likelihood to remain single, have no children, or
have no formal marriage and alternatively, have increasing levels of long-term partnerships. It can
lead to higher rates of barrier and chemical contraceptive use (and a lower level of sexually
transmitted infections among women and their partners and children), and can increase the level of
resources available to women who divorce or are in a situation of domestic violence. It has been
shown, in addition, to increase women's communication with their partners and their employers, and
to improve rates of civic participation such as voting or the holding of office.
Question37: What can be the best title of the reading passage?
A. Woman's Rights to Lifelong Education
B. Education and Women's Empowerment
C. Female Education and Social Benefits
D. Education and Violence Against Women
Question38: It is stated in the first paragraph that........................................
A. women's education levels have influence on the prospect of their community
B. earning their own living, women take the responsibility of running the household
C. it is the children's schooling that helps their mothers increase their lifetime income
D. women who have little schooling often have no idea of raising their children
Question39: It is implied in the passage that.....................................................
A. the mother in a family makes every effort to raise the children effectively
B. the husband in a family takes little responsibility in rearing the children
C. there are numerous reasons for women not to come to class worldwide
D. the children's standard of living largely depends on their mother's income
Question40: The word "It" in the passage refers to ..................................
A. increasing levels of long-term partnership
B. higher attendance rates of high schools and university education
C. a woman's level of health and health awareness
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D. furthering women's levels of education and advanced training
Question41: The phrase "make inroads into" in the passage can be best replaced
with..............................
A. celebrate achievement in B. destroy the chance for
C. succeed in taking D. make progress in
Question42: According to the passage, furthering women's levels of education and advanced
training does not result in..........................
A. an increased level of health awareness for the husbands
B. higher rates of barrier and chemical contraceptive use
C. improved rates of civic participation among women
D. an increased likelihood to remain single among women
Question43: The word "barriers" in the passage is closest in meaning to.......................................
A. limits B. difficulties C. problems D. advantages
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question44: To keep up with new developments and technology, modern people need to
implement lifelong learning all the time.
A. get on with B. come up with C. face up with D. catch up with
Question45: I’m sorry I can’t go to the movies with you this weekend - I’m up to my ears in work.
A. very scared B. very idle C. very bored D. very busy
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 following questions.
The Singapore Science Centre is located on a six-hectare site in Jurong. At the centre, we can
discover the wonders of science and technology in a fun way. Clap your hands and colorful bulbs
will light up. Start a wheel spinning and it will set off a fan churning. It is a place to answer our
curiosity and capture our imagination.
The centre features over four hundred exhibits covering topics like solar radiation, communication,
electronics, mathematics, nuclear energy and evolution. It aims to arouse interest in science and
technology among us and the general publid. The centre is the first science one to be established in
South East Asia. It was opened in 1977 and it now receives an average of one thousand, two
hundred visitors a day. The exhibits can be found in four exhibition galleries. They are the Lobby,
Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Aviation. These exhibits are renewed annually so as to
encourage visitors to make return visits to the centre.
Instead of the usual “Hands off” notices found in exhibition halls, visitors are invited to touch and
feel the exhibits, push the buttons, turn the cranks or pedals. This is an interesting way to learn
science even if you hate the subject. A Discovery Centre was built for children between the ages of
three and twelve. This new exhibition gallery was completed in 1985. Lately this year a stone-age
exhibit was built. It shows us about the animals and people which were extinct.
Question46: The author mentions all of the following in the passage EXCEPT.........................
A. The centre is the biggest in Asia.
B. The exhibits are renewed every year.
C. The centre is located in Jurong.
D. There are four exhibition galleries in the centre.
Question47: The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to ...................................
A. the centre B. solar radiation
C. the general public D. evolution
Question48: What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Discovery Centre B. Science Centre
C. Singapore Science Centre D. Physical Sciences
Question49: It is stated in paragraph 2 that......................
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