SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH HẬU GIANG ______________ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (50 câu trắc nghiệm) (Đề thi có 04 trang) Họ và tên thí sinh: . Số báo danh: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. A. hosted B. impressed C. finished D. watched 2. A. symbol B. emergency C. poverty D. qualify 3. A. caps B. posts C. players D. roofs Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4. A. improve B. victim D. survive D. react 5. A. entertainment B. information C. difficulty D. understanding Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. 6. The 22 nd SEA Games were well prepared and _________organized. A. success. B. succeed C. successful D. successfully 7. The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss. A. reserve B. generation C. diversity D. natural environment 8. ______ people go to football matches now than twenty years ago. A. Less B. Lesser C. Fewer D. Few 9. What a lovely baby! He certainly resembles his father, doesn’t he? A. takes after B. looks after C. takes off D. turns up 10. Clearing forests for timber has resulted _______ the loss of biodiversity. A. with B. in C. at D. for 11. Where is Mary? _ She _________her homework in her room. A. is performing B. is making C. is doing D. is learning 12. Vietnam _______the 22 nd SEA Games the first time from the 5 th to 13 th December, 2003. A. joined B. hosted C. registered D. controlled 13. People become more interested in the biological _________of the rainforest. A. division B. diversity C. extinction D. existence 14. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946. A. set up B. taken off C. put away D. run up 15. Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It _________rain later. A. need B. should C. might D. must - Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 201 - Mã đề thi 201ĐỀ THAM KHẢO 16. “What’s the price of this bag?” – “_________.” A. In US dollars? B. You have to pay immediately C. VND 50.000 D. It’s much cheaper 17. The acronym of WHO comes from ______. A. World Helping Organisation B. World Health Organisation C. Word Helping Organisation D. Word Health Organisation 18. “I like playing windsurfing”. - “_________” . A. Either do I B. So do I C. Neither do I D. So am I 19. While I _________along the road, I saw a friend of mine. A. was cycling B. have cycled C. cycled D. am cycling 20. Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow. A. romance B. romantic C. romanticize D. romanticism 21. A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, which flows onto the land and destroys things. A. famine B. catastrophe C. tsunami D. flood 22. _______exercises are necessary before swimming. A. Warm-up B. Cool-off C. Heating D. Colding 23. I’m sorry. The book _________by Barrack Obama is out of stock. A. written B. which written C. writing D. was written 24. Have you ever read ______"Oliver Twist", _______interesting novel written by Charles Dickens? A. the / the B. Ø / an C. Ø / Ø D. an / the 25. The Red Cross is a _________organization whose purpose is to help people in war time and disasters. A. commercial B. political C .humanitarian D. military 26. I finished my degree in 2004 and found a great job in Yokohama A. intransitive / intransitive B. transitive / intransitive C. intransitive / transitive D. transitive / transitive 27. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need. A. care B. careful C. carefulness D. carefully 28. “What can I do for you?” – “___________.” A. No, I can’t B. Thanks. I’ll do it C. Thank you. I’m just looking it D. Yes. Do it please 29. _______ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment. A. Synchronized swimming B. Rowing C. Water polo D. Scuba diving 30. “Congratulations! You did great.” – “_________.” A. It’s nice of you to say so. B. It’s my pleasure. C. You’re welcome. D. That’s okay. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting. 31. Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents. A B C D 32. You have to fill up your name and address. A B C D 33. Because of habitat lose, there are fewer Asian elephants than African elephants. A B C D - Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 201 - 34. The more electricity they use, the less money they pay. A B C D 35. I prefer scuba diving than water polo because it is exciting and adventurous. A B C D Choose the best sentence (A, B, C or D) that is the nearest in meaning to the given one. 36. Peter takes after his father in many ways. A. Peter gives way to his father. B. Peter looks very much like his father. C. Peter takes his father away many times. D. Peter hardly resembles his father. 37. The older he grew, the more forgetful he became. A. He grew older when he became more forgetful. B. He became more forgetful and older. C. As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful. D. He grew older and more and more forgetful. 38. They may use this room for the classroom. A. This room may use for the classroom. B. The classroom may be used for this room. C. They may be used for the classroom. D. This room may be used for the classroom. Choose the one option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given. 39. plane / take / hours / late A. Our plane took off late three hours. B. Our plane was taken off three hours late. C. Our plane took off more than three hours late. D. Our plane took off three hours more than late. 40. I / going / give up / smoke A. I’m going to give up smoking. B. I’m going to give smoking up. C. I’m going to give up to smoke. D. I’m going to give up smoke. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D to each questions. Brunei is one of the smallest countries in the world. Its population is only 25,000 and most of them live in Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city with the longest name in the world!). It is also the richest country in Asia and maybe the richest country in the world because it has a lot of oil and natural gas which it exports to Japan. Every week huge tankers carry oil and gas from the oil-fields of Brunei to Japan. The head of the state in Brunei is Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. He is the richest man in the world. He has two wives and each lives in their own beautiful palace. The first wife lives in the biggest palace in the world which has 200 rooms. The Sultan has more than 200 cars and he also has hundreds of horses. - Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 201 - 41. Brunei is ________. A. among the smallest country in the world B. a country with a dense population C. the smallest countries in the world D. is a capital city 42. The population of Brunei is ________. A. over 25,000 people B. approximately 25,000 people C. less than 25,000 people D. 25,000 people 43. According to the passage, Sultan, the head of the state in Brunei, ________. A. is the richest man in the world B. has two wives, each of whom lives in their own beautiful palace C. has more than 200 cars D. A, B & C are correct 44. Brunei is rich in ________ A. only oil B. only natural gas C. oil and natural gas D. exports of every kind 45. Which of the following is NOT true about Brunei? A. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is the head of state in Brunei. B. It exports oil and natural gas to its regional neighbours. C. It may be the richest country in the world. D. Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Fifty percent of the world’s population are women, but nearly (46)________of all working hours are done by women. They do most of the (47)________work like cooking and washing clothes. Millions also work (48)________the home. Women hold forty percent of all the world’s jobs. For this work, they earn only 40 to 60 percent as much as men do, and of course they earn (49)________for their domestic work. In developing countries, where three-fourths of the world’s population lives, women produce more than half (50)________the food. In Africa, 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women. 46. A. two-third B. two-thirds C. two-three D. two-threes 47. A. domestic B. domesticize C. domesticate D. domestication 48. A. inside B. into C. without D. outside 49. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. nobody 50. A. about B. of C. on D. in _HẾT_ - Trang 4/4 - Mã đề thi 201 - . older he grew, the more forgetful he became. A. He grew older when he became more forgetful. B. He became more forgetful and older. C. As he grew older,. domestic B. domesticize C. domesticate D. domestication 48. A. inside B. into C. without D. outside 49. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. nobody 50. A.