VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí SỞ GD&ĐT THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016 - MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút Mã đề thi 132 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: SECTION A (8 points) I 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 Câu 1: A established B decreased C endangered D influenced Câu 2: A climate B examine C expedition D interpreter II 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 Câu 3: A explain B purpose C control D involve Câu 4: A interesting B principal C difficult D expression Câu 5: A disappearance B conservation C generation D vulnerable III 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 After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death·, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to humanity Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000 Kiểm tra ngày 24/3/2016 Trang 1/8 - Mã đề thi 132 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes Câu 6: The word "legacy" in the second paragraph means most nearly the same as _ A debt B bequest C prize D legend C 10 D Câu 7: In how many fields are prizes bestowed? A B Câu 8: All of the following statements are true EXCEPT A Awards vary in monetary value B A few individuals have won two awards C ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention D Politics plays an important role in selecting the winners Câu 9: How much money did Nobel leaves for the prizes? A $125,000 B $155,000 C $30,000 D $9,000,000 Câu 10: The Nobel prize was established in order to _ A recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity B spend money C resolve political differences D honor the inventor of dynamite Câu 11: In the first paragraph, "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to _ A economic B trivial C valuable D prestigious Câu 12: The word "foresaw" in the first paragraph is nearest in meaning to A prevented B predicted C postponed D prevailed Câu 13: According to the passage, Nobel's profession was in _ A science B literature C economics D medicine Câu 14: What is the main idea of this passage? A Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite B Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity C Alfred Nobel left all of his money to science D Alfred Nobel made a lasting contribution to humanity Câu 15: In which area have Americans received the least awards? Kiểm tra ngày 24/3/2016 Trang 2/8 - Mã đề thi 132 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí A Science B Literature C Economics D Peace IV 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 from 16 to 25 Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (16) it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea A special room was built and lowered (17) the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea For 29 days, five men lived (18) a depth of 40 feet At a (19) lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house” On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (20) many interesting scientific observations The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (21) the seabed He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (22)) the bottom of the sea On four occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (23) of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (24) of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions They also found out that it was (25) to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer” Câu 16: A which B whether C what D how Câu 17: A down B into C below D underneath Câu 18: A in B at C from D on Câu 19: A any B more C some D much Câu 20: A done B exercised C made D caught Câu 21: A cultivating B transplanting C growing D implanting Câu 22: A enquiring B inquiring C imploring D exploring Câu 23: A systems B forms C breeds D castes Câu 24: A flock B herd C school D pack Câu 25: A capable B possible C hardly D able V 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 form 26 to 35 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS Paul Watson is an environmental activist He is a man who believes that he must something, not just talk about doing something Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and Kiểm tra ngày 24/3/2016 Trang 3/8 - Mã đề thi 132 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí he protects them in controversial ways Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much Other people think that he is a criminal On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd Watson and the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal However, they had a strange prey; instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada Paul Watson and his workers thought that they had been successful The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally The captain and the crew of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict whaling Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient He decided to stop the Sierra and other whaling ships in any way that he could He offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra He acted because he believes that the whales must be protected Still, he acted without the approval of the government; therefore, his actions were controversial Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist Other men and women are also fighting to protect the Earth Like Watson, they not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient Yet, because of their concern for the environment, they will act to protect it Câu 26: According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who _ A is a hero, like Paul Watson B talks about protecting endangered species C does something to protect the Earth D runs into whaling ship Câu 27: When something is controversial, _ A everyone disagrees with it B people protect it C everyone agrees with it D people have different ideas about it Câu 28: The members of a ship’s crew are _ A all of the people on a ship, including the passengers B the people who own the ship C the men and women who work on the ship D the people who work on the airplanes Câu 29: The main idea of paragraph one is that _ Kiểm tra ngày 24/3/2016 Trang 4/8 - Mã đề thi 132 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí A Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist B activists are people who something C Paul Watson does not believe in talking D Paul Watson is a hero to some people Câu 30: The Sea Shepherd was hunting _ A the Atlantic Ocean B Portugal C the Sierra D whales Câu 31: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in _ A the Sierra B a ship on the Atlantic C Portugal D Canada Câu 32: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because _ A they were not obeying international laws B All of the above are correct C they were killing and selling whales D they were whaling Câu 33: In paragraph the phrase “and froze it” refers to _ A whale meat B the Sierra C whales D the Sierra crew Câu 34: The main idea of paragraph is that _ A the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could B whaling is illegal according to international law C the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries D the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws Câu 35: Watson ran into the Sierra because _ A All of the above are correct B he wanted to protect the whales from the whalers C he was impatient with the government’s actions D he wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling VI 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 Câu 36: Several changes have been made for the betterment of the sport A prove B improvement C improving D bettering Câu 37: The designer window treatments in her house, installed 17 years ago, were outmoded A useful B out-of-date C worthless D fashionable Câu 38: Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth A irritations B risks Kiểm tra ngày 24/3/2016 C fears D annoyances Trang 5/8 - Mã đề thi 132 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí VII 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 Câu 39: Take work, for instance Robots will most the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them A so B instance C to work D most Câu 40: Since poaching is becoming more seriously, the government has imposed stricter laws to prevent it A seriously B poaching C stricter D it Câu 41: Robert spent three sleepless nights to try to solve the problem A to solve B to try C sleepless D nights Câu 42: No longer satisfied with the emphasis of the Denishawn school, Martha has moved to the staff of the Eastman school in 1925 A Martha has B satisfied C emphasis D the staff of Câu 43: The major goals of primary education is to achieve basic literacy and numeracy among all students A and B to achieve C of D is VIII 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 Câu 44: The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures A beneficial B damaging C physical D severe Câu 45: During the five- decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects A holding by B holding to C holding back D holding at IX Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Câu 46: The film is about a girl who _disappeared while on a picnic at Hanging Rock A mysteriously B mystery C mysteries D mysterious Câu 47: Everybody who _ a fever must go home immediately A have B have had C are having D has Câu 48: John failed again He harder A should have tried B must have tried C may have tried D can tried Câu 49: Luckily, I _ a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the bottom of a bag Kiểm tra ngày 24/3/2016 Trang 6/8 - Mã đề thi 132 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí A needed not to buy B didn't need to buy C hadn't to buy D needn't have bought Câu 50: High school students should be for their future jobs before leaving school A well-spoken B ill-prepared C ill-spoken D well-prepared Câu 51: Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that lead wildlife to the _ of extinction A fence B wall C bridge D verge Câu 52: _ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars A Swimming B Water polo C Windsurfing D Rowing Câu 53: He came to inspect the house _ buying it A in case of B with a view to C in the event of D with reference to Câu 54: When a fire broke out in the Louver, at least twenty _ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso A valueless B worthless C priceless D worthy Câu 55: He came a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview A off B out of C over D in for Câu 56: No sooner _ at the bus stop the bus came A had he arrived/ than B he had arrived/ than C had he arrived/ when D he had arrived/ when Câu 57: He’s decided to go and teach abroad, _ will be an interesting experience for him A that B when C where D which Câu 58: It is important that he _ to the director of the program A speaks B must speak C speak D can speak Câu 59: It’s time the authorities _ people _ safety helmets whenever they ride their motorbikes A have/ wear B have/ worn C had/ wear D had/ to wear Câu 60: In most _ developed countries, up to 50% of _ population enters higher education at some time in their lives A /  B the/  C  / the D the/ a Câu 61: By the time you come here tomorrow, the work _ A will be finishing B will be finished C will have been finished D will have been finishing Câu 62: There are a lot of children living in this area A disadvantaged B advantage Kiểm tra ngày 24/3/2016 C disadvantages D advantages Trang 7/8 - Mã đề thi 132 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Câu 63: _ the bad weather, we went swimming with our friends A Because B Because of C In spite of D Although Câu 64: Jonny was the last applicant _for a position in that energy station A to be interviewed B interviewing C which is interviewed D to interview SECTION B (2 points) Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Question 1: No one has used that door for 20 years That door That door has not been used for 20 years Question 2: It’s very hard for Alex to get up in the morning Alex has Alex has (great) trouble getting up in the morning Question 3: If only I had taken that job in the bank I regret I regret not taking that job in the bank Question : The coffee was not strong It didn't keep us awake The coffee was not The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake Question It was a mistake for her to marry Peter She shouldn’t She shouldn’t have married Peter Part 2: Paragraph writing (1.5 point) In about 140 words, write a paragraph about measures for protecting endangered animals - 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