Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Học kỳ II năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THPT Thanh Sơn - Sở GD & ĐT Phú Thọ

Sở GD & ĐT Phú Thọ 	ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Trường THPT Thanh Sơn 	Môn: Tiếng Anh 12
 	 ( Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
Full name:.................................................................... Class:... 
( Đề kiểm tra gồm 03 trang )
I. PHONETICS : ( 1,25p )
* Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1.	A. clapped	B. accompanied	C. appalled	D. survived
2.	A. blames	B. struggles	C. initiates	D. defends 
* Pick out the word that has different stress from that of the other words:
3. A. contribute	B. incredible	C. terrorist	D. eternal
4. A. accompany	B. shortcoming 	C. outstanding	D. retail
5. A. apply B. persuade C. reduce D. offer
II . USE OF LANGUAGE: ( 3,75p)
6. John used to be one of the most ________ athletes in my country. 
   A. succeed   B. success    C. successful   D. successfully
* Choose the answer A, B, C or D that has the same meaning with the underlined word in sentence 7 and 8 :
7. Childrearing is the women’s most wonderful role.
	A. Giving birth to a baby	B. Having no child	
	C. Bringing up a child	C. Educating a child
8. The ASEAN Para - Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
	A. organized 	B. impressed 	C. participated 	D. defended
* Choose the answer A, B, C or D that has the opposite meaning with the underlined word in sentence 9 and 10:
9. Be careful ! The dog is running out.
A. Ignore	B. Look up 	C. Go on 	D. Look after
10 .The World Health Organization was founded in 1948.
 A. come around 	B. seperated	C. made out 	D. put	
11.The globe gets ________ because of the changing of the weather.
A. hot and hot 	B. the hottest and hottest 
 C. hotter and hotter 	 D. more and more hot
12. ________ you study for these exams, ________ you will do.
	A. The harder / the better 	B. The more hard / the more good
	C. The more / the much 	D. The hardest / the best
13. Peter has been working for 10 hours. He ________ be very tired now.
      	A. needn’t 	B. must  C. has to  D. should
14. It is a top secret. You ________ tell anyone about it.
      	A. mustn’t 	B. needn’t  C. mightn’t  D. won’t
15. When the lights________ , we couldn’t see a thing. 
  	A. put out   	B. switched of    C. went out    D. turn down
16. “ To give someone a ring ” is to________ 
   	A. call him up   	B. marry him    C. admire him    D. pick him up 
17. The preparations ________ by the time the guests ________ 
	A. had been finished / arrived 	B. have finished / arrived
	C. had finished / were arriving 	D. have been finished / were arrived
18. In 1966, my brother________ at Harvard university.
 A. studies 	B. is studying C. studied D. had studied
19. Hung: "Thank you very much for a lovely party" - Hoa: “___________”
	A. You are welcome	 B. Thanks 	C. Cheers 	D. Have a good day
20.“Has an announcement been made about the eight of o’clock flight to Paris?”
 _ “__________________ ”
 A. Yes, it is	 B. Sorry, I don’t C. I don’t think that D. Not yet
III. Reading : ( 2,5p)
A-Read the following passage then choose the best answer to complete each gap:
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Indian Government agreed to set (21).." Operation Tiger”- a campaign to save this (22) creature. They started by creating nine special parks (23). tigers could live safety. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region which was quickly turning into a desert (24). too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there were just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which meant moving nearly 1, 000 people and 10, 000 cattle so the land (25).. be handed back to nature.
	21. A. on 	B. up 	C. in 	D. down
	22. A. damaged 	B. destroyed 	C. frightened 	D. threatened 
	23. A. in case 	B. for fear 	C. so that 	D. because
	24. A. because 	B. when 	C. if 	D. while 
	25. A. must 	B. can 	C. could 	D. might 
B- Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question:
 Aquatic sports — sports involving playing in or upon the water — take various forms. The main activities include swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo. Swimming is the act of moving through the water by using the arms, legs, and body in motion. It is an integral part of almost all water - based activities. In synchronized swimming, the players perform beautiful maneuvers to music and diving. Water polo, on the other hand, is a game where two opposing teams play against each other, attempting to throw a buoyant ball into the opponent’s goal. 
 	Underwater activities are less varied, the most popular of which are snorkeling and scuba diving. Snorkeling involves swimming face down just below the water surface while breathing through a slender plastic tube called a snorkel, meanwhile scuba divers carry a big tank of 
air that allows them to breathe while deep underwater. 
 	Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercise. Furthermore, practicing them is known to produce both psychological and physical benefits which help to improve mood states and reduce the risk of many serious diseases. This explains why aquatic sports have become very popular forms of exercise among people of all ages. 
26. What is the main idea of the passage? 
	A. Two kinds of aquatic sports 	B. The popularity of aquatic sports 
	C. Aquatic sports — kinds and benefits D. Swimming and breathing 
27.According to the passage, almost all kinds of aquatic sports involve __________ .
	A. scoring 	B. using equipment 	C. music 	D. swimming 
28.According to the passage, which sport includes playing against an opponent team? 
	 A. snorkeling 	B. synchronized swimming C. scuba diving D. water polo 
29. The word acknowledged in line 12 is nearest in meaning to _________ .
	A. accepted B. known C. described D. explained 
30.What can we infer from the passage about aquatic sports ? 
	A. Younger people can play aquatic sports better than older people. 
	B. Playing aquatic sports costs a lot of money. 
	C. Underwater activities are less dangerous than swimming. 
	D. Aquatic sports give people many health benefits. 	
IV. Writing: ( 2,5p)
* Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the original sentences: 
31. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
->  The less ...
32.The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better.
-> The more ....
33. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
-> It took .(get over)
34.They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
-> They decided (put off)
35. You shouldn't lend him so much money.
-> He.. ..
36. Nobody can solve the mystery.
-> The mystery ..
37. Write a paragraph of about 80 - 100 words to talk about an international organization that you would like to work for in the future.
	+ Use some helpful suggestions :
	- Have opportunity to live abroad
	- Use English at work
	- Have high salary
	- Meet different people
	- Travel around the world
	- Do charity and volunteer work
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