Đề kiểm tra giữa học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

 	 SECOND MIDTERM TEST 12
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part 
A. ploughed	B. established	C. stayed	D. recognised
A. caps	B. medals	C. swimmers	D. lines	
A. conserve	B. preserve	C. service	D. consider
Choose one word whose stress patterns is different from the others
A. commit	B. eject	C. threaten	D. divide
A. competitor	B entertainment	C. interfere 	D. conservation
.Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
He spent two hours to translate this text into English yesterday morning.
 A B C	 D
It was not until the end of the 1500s that vehicles appearing.
 A B C	 D	
 “Which is busiest city in Vietnam?” asked Tom.
 A B C D
Could you send me some information about a possibly course that I can take?
 A B C D
People respected him because he was a honest man.
 A	 B	 C	D
Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
An endangered species is a species of organisms that will likely become (11) ______ Over 40% of species are estimated to be at risk extinction. Dolphins, rhinos, elephant, marine turtles and great apes belong (12)_______ this group .Internationally, 199 countries have signed an accord to create many plans that will protect endangered and other(13)________ species. In the United States this plan is usually (14)_______ Recovery Plan. Many nations also have  many laws  for example( 15)______ hunting, restricting land development, or creating preserves.
A. extinction	B. extinct	C. extinctive	D. extinctly
A. for	B. with	C. to	D. from
A. threat	B. threaten	C. threatening	D. threatened
A. To call	B. calling	C. called	D. calls
A. forbidding	B. encouraging	C. protecting	D. fighting
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
There are books with fairy tails in many countries. Often the same stoties are known and repeated in many languages. Some of the things that happens in these stories are remarkable, although not as remarkable as things that are truly happening in medicine and science today.Most fairy tails begin with “Once upon a time” and end with “They lived happily ever after”, so we will begin in the same way.Once upon a time there was a girl calles Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sister did nothing.
One night, her sister went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball- but to return home by midnight.
So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress in a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. She and the price were married and lived happily ever after.
Books with fairy are found in ________________.	
	A. our country only 	B. few countries 	C. all countries except ours 	D. many countries
According to the passage, things truly happening in medicine and science today are_________ things that happenes in some fairy tails,
	A. More remarkable than B. less remarkable than 	C. as remarkable as 	D. not as remarkable as
The word “ball” in the first sentence means ________________.
	A. a sport equipment 	B. a dancing hall 	C. a balloon 	D. sphere
Cinderella was very sad because ________________.
	A. her sister did nothing 	C. her sister went to a ball and left her at home 
	C. she did all the work in the kitchen 	D. her sister was invited to a hall
At the end of the story ________________.
	A. Cinderella could go to the ball and it was so happened that she and the prince was married
	B. Cinderella’s godmother came to comfort her	C. one of Cinderella’ sisters was married to the prince
	D. the prince invited Cinderella to the hall
Choose the word (A,B,C or D ) that best fits each of the blank spaces :
Jack : “What’s wrong with you? Jill: “______.”
	A. I’m having a slight headache B. No, I don’t care 	
	C. Yes, I was tired yesterday	D. Thank you very much
"More coffee? Anybody?" – “________” 
	A. I don't agree, I'm afraid B. I'd love to	C. Yes, please D. It's right, I think
 "Oh, I'm really sorry!"- “________”
	A. It was a pleasure. B. That's all right.	C. Thanks. 	D. Yes, why? 
In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
	A. took 	B. had taken 	C. had taken 	D. was taking
The results of ________ were satisfactory.
	A. competitions	B. competitor	C. competitive	D. compete.
Conservation is the protection of the _________ environment. 
	A. nature	B. natural	C. naturally	D. naturalize
 ________ is a person who is very interested in something and spends a lot of time doing it.
	A. Enthusiast	B. Economist	C. Commentator	D. Worker 
In water polo, a player is _______after committing five personal fouls.
	A. ranked	B. criticized	C. ejected	D. defeated
You should change your wet shoes,________ you’ll catch cold 
	A. therefore	B. or	C. if	D. unless
____________ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe. 
	A. After 	 B. When 	C. Since 	D. Unless 
 If he ______ a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post.
	A. had had	B. had	C. has	D. has had 
They are having their house______ by a construction company.
	A. to paint	B. painted	C. being painted	D. painting
Would you be........to hold the door open?
	A. too kind 	B. as kind 	C. kind enough 	D. so kind
Beach is beautiful __________ it was cleaned yesterday.
	A. but 	B. On account of	C. though	D. Because
Vietnam prepared carefully _____ the 22 nd Southeast Asian Games.
	A. on 	B. with	C. for 	D. about
Many books are ___ danger of disappearance because they are hard to be picked ____ again
	A. in / for	B. with/ to	C. in / up	D. Up/ for
She is ____ sixth daughter and can play_______ baseball 
	A. the/the	B. _/ _	C. a / the	D. the/ _
_______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
	A. The harder / the better 	B. The more / the much	
	C. The hardest / the best	D. The hard / the good
They never graduated from a famous university ________ ?
	A. don’t they	B. didn’t they	C. didn’t used they	D. did they
Her mother, ______ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month.
	A. whose	B. who	C. whom	D. that
Bob ______ the first prize in this race, is my roommate.
	A. winning	B. won	C. who wining	D. who win
 He advised that I _____to take an English course. 
	A. should	B. needn’t	C. must	D. ought
The environment is not as pure as it ______.
	A. is used to be	B. used to be C. used to being	D. is used to being
She was ______ angry that she could not say a word.
	A. so	B. such	C. too much	D. so many
We decided to take a late flight _______ we could spend more time with our family.
	A.in order 	B. so as to	C. in order to	D. so that
The 24th SEA Games ____ from 6th to 15th December, 2007 in three provinces in Thailand
	A was hosting 	B. was held	C. held	D. was holding
John asked me _______ in English.
	A. what does this word mean 	B. what that word means	C. what did this word mean 	D. what that word meant
Despite her age, she gets about easily.
A. She is too old to do anything easily.	B. Because she is old, she cannot go anywhere.
C. Although she is old, she can travel easily.	 D. Her age prevents her from going from place to place.
“ I’ll pay back the money, Gloria,” said Ivan.
Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money. 	C.Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.	D.Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.
Tom began playing the trumpet 3 years ago.
Tom has played the trumpet 3 years ago.	C.Tom has been playing the trumpet for 3 years.
Tom played the trumpet for 3 years ago. 	D.Tom had played the trumpet 3 years ago.