Đề kiểm tra Tiếng anh 12 - Học kì 1 - Đề số 10

 KRONGBONG HIGH SCHOOL	The final test of the first semester	 
	Name: 	Time: 45 minutes
 Class: 12 	 school year : 2006-2007
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
	1. A. naked	B. stopped	C. wanted	D. crowded
2. A. idiom	B. provide	C. typing	D. giant
3. A. surgeon	B. agent	C. engine	D. regard
4. A. maths	B. thick	C. this	D. thin	
5. A. chemistry	B. scholarship	C. chorus	D. cherish
II. Circle the best option
6. I have nothing ______ you yesterday.
	A. tell 	B. told	C. telling	D. to tell
7. Have you planned on ____ to Nha Trang this summer?
	A. go 	B. to go	C. gone	D. going
8. To her great ______, it rained on the day of the picnic.
	A. disappointment 	B. disappoint	C. disappointed	D. disappointing
9. Neither my gloves nor my hat ____ with this dress.
	A. is going	B. go 	C. are going	D. goes
10. He ______ his wife by three years.
	A. overlived	B. outspaced	C. outgrew	D. outlived
11. Children should be ____ for employment.
	A. well-prepared	B. employers	C. ill-prepared	D. good preparation
12. The village was very small. There were only ______ houses.
	A. few	B. a few	C. little	D. a little	
13. She is _____ to succeed.
	A. determine B. determination	C. determined	D. determinely
	14. English is also the property of _____.
	A. the Australia	B. Australia	C. Australian	D. the Australian
	15. This land requires ________.
	A. fertilizer	B. fertilizer	C. fertilized	D. fertility
	16. _____ natural resources is of great importance.
	A. Preserve	B. To have preserved	C. Preserving	D. Preserved
	17. We stopped _____ hello to her.
	A. say	B. saying	C. to say	D. to have said
	18. The fight against ______ of our environment is very important.
	A. pollution	B. polluted	C. polluting	D. pollute
	19. This room was crowded ______ pupils.
	A. about	B. by	C. from	D. with
	20. Are you ______ of doing the same thing every day?
	A. good	B. full	C. tired	D. clever
	21. A _____ driver is a danger to the public.
	A. careless	B. carelessly	C. careful	D. carefully
	22. The teacher said that running in the corridor was dangerous, and he told the pupils to ______ it.
	A. take care of 	B. put a stop	C. take a stop to	D. put a stop to
	23. Smoking is ______ to your health.
	A. harm	B. harmful	C. harmless	D. unharmed
	24. My uncle will never forget the day of March 12th. _____ he returned to his native land.
	A. where	B. which	C. when	D. why
	25. In my school, there are many ____ ping-pong players.
	A. left-hand	B. hands-left	C. hands on left	D. left-handed
	III. Circle the mistake among A, B, C or D
	26. Please give me a few coffee and some peanuts if you have any left.
 A B C D
	27. Yoko told me about students who has taken the entrance exam 13 times. 
 A B C D
	28. The students were interested to take a field trip to the National History Museum, 
 A B C 
but they were not able to raise enough money.
 D
	29. My uncle, as well as my father, are going to Canada on business.
 A B C D
	30. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.
 A B C D
	IV. Read the passage and circle the best answer
	Is there life on Mars? Many people have wondered (31) ______ this question. Some writers on science-fiction think of people from Mars as little green creatures. Others (32) _____ “Martians” as monsters with many eyes. 
	(33) _____ studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars. The first (34) ______ of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth. In (35) _____ words, Earth’s seasons, such as spring or summer, occur on Mars too. Because these seasons exist, it may be possible for vegetation and other higher life (36) ______ to be found on Mars.
	Astronomers also think that perhaps a small (37) _____ of water vapour could be found on Mars. In 1887, an Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, discovered markings on Mars’ surface. These markings looked like canals. This finding (38) _____ astronomers to believe that since water exists on Mars, life forms could exist as well.
	However, there are others who feel that life on Mars is not possible. This is because there is (39) ____ or no trace of oxygen on planet. In 1965, the Mariner IV capsule managed to take photographs of the planet. It discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation like fungi and mosses. (40) _____, people remain fascinated by the idea that there could one day be life on Mars.
	31. A. at	B. for	C. about	D. with
	32. A. imagine	B. consider	C. regard	D. draw
	33. A. By	B. In	C. Through 	D. From
	34. A. sign	B. signal	C. point	D. indication
	35. A. other	B. different	C. various	D. diverse
	36. A. figure	B. formations	C. forms	D. patterns
	37. A. sum	B. amount	C. number	D. lot
	38. A. made	B. caused	C. urged	D. led
	39. A. little	B. a little	C. a few	D. few
	40. A. So	B. Thus	C. Accordingly	D. Nevertheless
_____ The end _____
	ANSWER KEY
	1A 	11A	21A	31C
	2A	12B	22D	32A
	3D	13C	23B	33B
	4C	14D	24C	34D
	5D	15B	25D	35A
	6D	16C 	26B	36C
	7D	17B	27B	37B
	8A	18A	28C	38D
	9D	19D	29B	39A
	10D	20C	30C	40D