ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG LỚP 12 NĂM 2010- 2011
I. Choose the best answer
1. ------------- amphibians have lungs, they breathe partly throughout their skin.
a. Because b. However c. Despite d. Although
2. Before you establish a small business in your home, you must be sure that you are acting in
compliance with the zoning laws.
a. set down b. set about c. set aside d. set up
3. The burglar was as ------------- as a mouse in the rich man’s house.
a. stealthy b. quiet c. messy d. fussy
4. That man is as ---------------- as an egg.
a. bald b. blind c. bitter d. beige
5. The water in that lake is as -------------- as crystal.
a. dear b. fine c. transparent d. clear
6. Although he was small in stature, he was as ------------------ as a lion.
a. sick b. lazy c. brave d. fierce
7. The businessman is as ----- as a bee and doesn’t return home until eleven o’clock every night.
a. efficient b. busy c. blur d. painful
8. “You are as ------ as a mule” he said
a. silly b. crazy c. spastic d. obstinate
9. Unlike the rest of us who were very nervous, he remained as ---------- as death.
a. inevitable b. scary c. controlled d. calm
10. This drink tastes a little ------------- to me.
a. strong b. strongly c. so strong d. too much strong
11. She wondered ----------- her father looked like now, after so many years away.
a. how b. whose c. that d. what
12. -------------- of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation.
a. According b. On behalf c. Together d. In addition
13. -------------- had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.
a. Never b. Scarcely c. No sooner d. Just
14. ------------- had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off.
a. No longer b. No sooner c. Hardly d. Not until
15. A way of cutting down waste is to ----------- such things as glass and paper.
a. repeat b. recycle c. renew d. redirect
16. Tomorrow morning we are going to -------------- mushroom.
a. pick b. pluck c. select d. choose
17. Mr. Smith is now the fifth wealthiest man in this city.
a. Mr. Smith is wealthier than five people in this city.
b. No one in this city has more wealth than Mr. Smith.
c. Mr. Smith is the wealthiest man in this city.
d. Only four people in this city are wealthier than Mr. Smith.
18. I would rather you stopped talking about her.
a. I would rather stop talking about her.
b. I prefer you not to talk about her any more.
c. I would rather you not talk about her.
d. I want you to talk about her.
19. Please ----------- a message on the answering machine.
a. make b. do c. report d. leave
20. John is so ----------------. He always helps out the poor people in our community.
a. generous b. creative c. reticent d. sociable
II. Rewrite the sentences, keep the meanings the same:
1. Three days passed before we arrived at the first oasis. (Not until)
2. It was only when I stopped that I realized something was wrong. (did I)
3. The money is not to be paid under any circumstances. (no)
4. Hardly had the ship left port when a violent storm developed. (soon after)
5. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race. (too)
6. If the government had acted, the crisis might have been avoided. (Had)
7. You must not leave the door unlocked under any circumstance. (Under)
8. I had hardly sat down when there was another knock at the door. (Hardly)
9. The company did not pay me until I had been working with them for a month. (Not)
10. Three men came into the room. (Into)
11. If you pay me back the money you took, I won’t tell the police. Pay me back ---
12. I have an appointment for a haircut this afternoon. I’m having ---
13. Someone has suggested the resignation of the minister. It ---
14. Brenda is a star because a famous director saw her act in a school play. If a famous ---
15. Everyone knows that taking exercise is good for your health. Taking exercise ---
16. The last time I was in Prague was in 1986. I haven’t ---
17. The number of people who attended the fair exceeded our expectation. More people ----
18. I didn’t know about John’s departure. I didn’t know that ----
19. Parking is permitted here. You are ----
20. If I take the job, I’ll have to move to Paris. Taking ----
III. Find and correct the mistakes
1. Most Canadians live along the boundary between Canada or the United States.
2. When a gas, liquids, or a solid changes to another state, it is said to undergo a change of form.
3. The Katydid, a long-horned grasshopper, make noise by rubbing the edges of the front wings
together.
4. Air travel is fast, safe and it is convenient.
5. Rock music is not only popular in the United States but also abroad.
6. We solved the problem by using a computer rather than to do it all by hand.
7. Dr. Johnson, the first woman elected president of the University, was intelligent, capable, and
awareness of the problems to be solved.
8. The sun supplies the light and the warmth that permit life on Earth existing.
9. There are several races of giraffes, but there are only one species.
10. a number of materials used in manufacture paint are potential dangerous if mishandled.
11. From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable various of inventions was produced.
12. The simplest kind of plant, like the simplest kind of animal, consists in only one cell.
13. Life that we know it is based on the element of carbon.
14. It is about 125 years for the cedar tree to reach its full height.
15. Economics, with their widespread range of practical application, is of great interest to
government leaders throughout the world.
MORE EXERCISE 2
I. Choose the best answer
21. a. expensive b. peninsula c. independent d. participant
22. a. career b. enjoy c. manufacture d. community
23. a. authority b. disadvantage c. photographer d. relationship
24. a. awareness b. average c. ashore d. assume
25. a. athletics b. penalty c. personal d. powerful
26. a. suit b. seven c. sugar d. sun
27. a. accurate b. accept c. accident d. success
28. a. bank b. back c. baggy d. bark
29. a. creative b. creature c. creamy d. crease
30. a. chaos b. charity c. character d. chord
31. ------------- most fruits, cherries must ripen on the vine.
a. Unlikely b. Different c. Dislike d. Unlike
32. Antarctic --------- we know very little is covered with thick ice all the year round.
a. on which b. where c. that d. about which
33. Don’t --------- me for what happened. It wasn’t my ---------------
a. accuse – fault b. accuse – wrongdoing c. blame – wrong d. blame - fault
34. After World War I, Hollywood emerged --------- the movie capital of the world.
a. as b. like c. such as d. in
35. -------------- that made Thanksgiving an official holiday in the United States.
a. Abraham Lincoln c. Abraham Lincoln was
b. He was Abraham Lincoln d. It was Abraham Lincoln
36. Dragonflies remain stationary in the air while -------------- their prey to come near.
a. waited for b. they wait c. waiting for d. to wait for
37. Mary is ----------- with her colorful dress.
a. conspicuous b. conscious c. spacious d. delicious
38. Not taking a difficult exam is worse than failing it.
a. It is better to fail a difficult exam than not to take it at all.
b. If one is going to fail a difficult exam, it’s better not to take it.
c. To fail a difficult exam is worse than not to take it.
d. Because the exam is difficult, it is better not to take it.
39. The coveted Oscar was born by the best performing actor.
a. much desired b. outstanding c. highly regarded d. rewarding
40. Marie and Bill were recipients to the president’s scholarship for fine arts.
a. creators b. donors c. receivers d. instigators
41. The scientist tried to fuse the two tubes but found it impossible to do.
a. straighten b. unite c. bend d. separate
42. By 1820, there were only sixty steamboats on the Mississippi River, ------ were quite
luxurious.
a. many of them b. many of which c. many that d. which many
43. Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.
a. John applied for the job because he has experience in the field.
b. John was unable to do the job because he was inexperienced
c. John applied for the job even though he has no experience in the field.
d. John didn’t apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.
44. ------------ think of metallurgy as a modern field of science, but it is actually one of the oldest.
a. Although many people b. in spite of many people c. Many people who d. Many people
45. His final remarks had a tremendous impact on the audience.
a. effect b. collision c. uplift d. uproar
46. My father hasn’t smoked for three years.
a. My father started smoking three years ago.
b. My father stopped smoking three years ago.
c. My father quit smoking for three years.
d. My father will continue smoking in three years’ time.
47. The densely populated area was a breeding place for infectious diseases.
a. meagerly b. improperly c. sparsely d. heavily
48. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one -------------
a. our b. of ours c. of us d. us
49. Alex couldn’t start his car because --------------
a. of not knowing where to find his key c. where his key was he didn’t know
b. he didn’t know where his key was d. to find his key he didn’t know where
50. Jack would have gone to Chicago ------------- to get a plane reservation.
a. if he hadn’t been able b. would he be able c. if he had been able d. if he were able
51. -------------- received law degrees as today.
a. Never so many women have c. Never have so many women
b. The women aren’t ever d. Women who have never
52. The attorney told his client that ---------
a. the case was of a small chance to win c. they had little chance of winning the case
b. the case had a minimum chance to be won by him d. it was nearly impossible to win him the
case
53. The raccoon is a nocturnal animal.
a. harmless b. night c. marsupial d. diurnal
54. ------------- a liquid changes to a solid, heat is given off.
a. That b. Sometimes c. Whenever d. From
55. I’m tall enough to be policeman, but I don’t have enough ---------
a. qualifications b. diplomas c. certificates d. degrees
56. The captain and the crew were happy when the -------------- was over.
a. trip b. tour c. journey d. voyage
57. I always keep candles in the room ---------- there is a power cut.
a. if b. in case c. unless d. even though
58. If you want to develop inner tranquility, you have to stop ---- by every little things that
happens.
a. bothering b. to bother c. being bothered d. to be bothered
59. I finished my homework a few days ahead --------- the deadline.
a. of b. to c. by d. at
60. Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
a. If you refuse to be arrested, you could give a breath sample.
b. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
c. If a breath sample is not given, the police will refuse to arrest you.
d. The police could cause you to give a breath sample to decide whether to arrest you or
not.
II. Reading
Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. She studied biology in 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 Wild, 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 proved a fascinating look beneath the Ocean’s Surface, emphasizing human history as well as
geology and marine biology. Her imaginary and language had a poetic quality. Carson consulted no
less than 1,000 printed sources. She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussion 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 uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides. She detailed how they poison
the food supply of animals, killed birds and fish, and contaminate human food. At the time, spokemen
for the chemical industry mounted personal attacks against Carson and issued propaganda to indicate
that her finding was flawed. However, her work was vindicated by a 1963 report of the President’s
Science Advisory Committee.
61. The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work --------
a. as a researcher c. at the U.S and Wildlife Service
b. at college d. as a writer
62. According to the passage, what did Carson primary study at Johns Hopkins University?
a. Oceanography b. History c. Literature d. Zoology
63. When she published her first book, she was closet to the age of ----------
a. 26 b. 29 c. 34 d. 45
64. It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the Sea Wild -------------
a. sold many copies c. was outdated
b. became more popular than her other books d. was praised by critics
65. Which of the followings was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information for
The Sea Around Us?
a. Printed matter c. Talks with experts
b. Letters from scientist d. A research expedition
66. The word ‘reckless’ is closet meaning to -----------
a. unnecessary b. limited c. continuous d. irresponsible
67. According to the passage, Silent Spring is primary --------
a. an attack on the use of chemical preservations in food
b. a discussion of the hazards insects pose to food supply
c. a warning about the dangers of misusing insecticides
d. an illustration of the benefits of the chemical industry
68. Which of the following is closet meaning to the word ‘flawed’?
a. faulty b. deceptive c. logical d. offensive
69. Why does the author mention the report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee?
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
III. Correct the mistakes
70. Echoes occurs when sound waves strike a smooth surface and bounces backwards.
71. Natural asphalt lakes are find in many parts of the world.
72. The flute is the only woodwind instrument that is not done of wood.