Đề kiểm tra Tiếng anh 12 - Học kì 1 - Đề số 2

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ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
Môn : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 12 (2006 – 2007)
Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút
I/ Choose the word or group of words which best completes each sentence:
1- Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of. . . . . . . , so that they can continue to be used and enjoyed.
A/ natural material 	 B/ natural wealth	 C/ natural stocks 	D /natural resources
2- The pollution of our environment is mostly 	. . . . . . . . . .of air and water.
A/ the clearing up	 B/ the dirtying and poisoning
C/ the dishonouring D/ the discharging 
3-Farmers can protect their land by . . . . . . . . .	
A/ monthly protection of crops B/ yearly enrichment of crops	 C/ yearly rotation of crops D / yearly preservation of crops 
4-Farmers can help enrich the soil by . . . . . . . . . . .	
A/ adding fertilizers B/ using manure	C/ both a and b are right	 D/both a and b are wrong 
5-Clean air provides us 	 . . . . . .of oxygen.
A/ of a wealthy supply B/ with a healthy supply 
 C/ at a healthy provision D/ on a healthful stock
6- Water vapour and carbon dioxide 	. . . . . .. . . . . . .
A/ are present in the air artificially	 B/ exist in the air mechanically
C/ occur in the air naturally	 D/ appear in the air separately
7- A large amount of air pollution in cities 	. . . . . .. .other than industry, mainly automobiles . home eating, and garbage disposal.
A / is the source	B/ comes from sources C/ forms the source 	 D/ comes to sources
8- Carbon monox ide is 	which cannot be seen or tasted .
 A/ an odourous material	B/ an odourless gas C/ a smelling thing D/ a pleasant substance
9- My	, the founders of the American nation, reversed the custom after the Revolution out of 	
 A/ forefathers . . . sheer perversity B/ forerunners . . . pure adversity
C/ foretellers ....pure obedience D/ foresters . . . .complete vision
10- 	London I found another 	. . . . . ..in a guidebook.
 A/On coming at ... meaning. . . B/ On arriving in .... explanation . . .	
 C/At arriving in ....explanation .... D/ On arriving at.... explaining 	
11 - I shall do the job to the best of my 	. . . . 
A/ capacity	 B/ ability	 C/ knowledge	 D/ talent
12- Are there enough apples for us to have one 	. . . . . . . . . ?
A/ every	B/ each	C/ individually	 D/ self
13- The judge 	the pedestrian for the accident.
A/ accused	B/ charged	C/ blamed	D/ Sued 
14- Let's just 	our differences and be friends.
A- forget	B leave 	C / stop	D/ rid
15- There has been a great 	. . . . . .in his English.
A/ escalation	 B/ increase	C/ improvement	D/ rise
16- Even after I had washed the coat, it still had some 	. . . . . . . . . marks on it.
A/ weak	B/ faint C/ thin	D/ uncertain
17- The difference between the cost and the selling price is usually the 	. . . . . . . . .
A/ advantage B/ increase	C/ winnings	D/ profit
18- The woman said. "This carpet was made 	.. . . . . . so it is expensive."
A/ by hand	 B/ by the hand	C/ by hands 	D/ by our hands
19- I was wakened by the sound of someone 	. . . . . .on the door.
A/ crashing	 B/ bumping 	C/ knocking	D/ hitting
20- The 	of the poetry competition will be known today.
A/ decision	B/ result	C/ effect	D/ choice
II/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words.
21. A/ tiny
B/ strip
C/ service
D/ still
22. A/ electric
B/ engineer
C/ expensive
D/ election
23. A/ advertise
B/ reserve
C/ deserve
D/ herb
24.A/ alike
B/ sign
C/ billboard
D/ hire
25. A/ possible
B/ produce
C/ product
D/ cost
III/ Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others. 
26. A/ angle
B/ figure
C/ number	'	C' number	LD.projrct ~ ~
D/ project
27. A/ linguistics
B/ protection	B.protection	C. European	D.infec:iwi
C/ European
D/ infection
28. A/ green house
B/ advance
C/ career	C. career	D.machine
D/ machine
29. A/ immediately
B/ sympathetic	B.sN mpathetic	C. development	D.corripetitive
C/ development
D/ competetive
30. A/ element
B/ determine	B.detzrmine	C~candid<<te	~D.multiply
C/ candidate
D/ multiply
IV/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers.
There are several things of spoken English that make it difficult for me to understand. First, many words are not pronounced as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading. I sometimes do not understand them when they are spoken. Second, native speakers have a wide range of accents. A British accent is very different from a Texas one. Third, there are a lot of idioms and slang expressions. These expressions also differ depending on the area a speaker is from. Finally. there are sounds that do not exist in my native language. These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish.
31. Does the writer have any difficulties in learning English ?
A/. Written English makes it difficult for him to understand.
 B/. Spoken English makes difficult for him to understand.
C/ He has no difficulty in speaking English.
D/ He has difficulty in writing English.
32. Many English words are pronounced . . . . . . . .. . they are spelled.
A/. differently from	B/. the same as	C/ similarly	D/ correctly as
33. English native speakers have . . . . . .. . .. 
 A/ the same accents	B/ only one accent
C/ two accents. British and American D/ many different accents
34. English idioms and slang expressions 	
A/ are used by very few people	B/ are only used by the English men
C/ are only used by the Americans	D/ are differently used depending on the area a speaker is from
35. English sounds and the sounds of the writer's native language 	
A/ are the same	B/ are easy for him to distinguish C/ are difficult for him to distinguish D/ a and b 
III. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one .
 36. My brother and I went to that school.
 A/.I went to that school and my brother, too. B/.I went to that school and so my brother did.
C/. I went to that school and so did my brother.	D/.	I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
37. The meeting was put off because o1 pressure of time.
A /.There was not enough time to hold the meeting. B/.People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early. C/. The meeting is planned to start in a short time.	D/.The meeting lasted much longer than usual. 
38. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.
A/.They didn't get good seats because they arrived too late. B/.They arrived late enough to get good seats.
C/. They had to stand for the whole show.	D/.We couldn't get good seats although we arrived early. 
39. I am studying not onIv mathematics but also chemistry.
A/.Mathematics and chemistry are my favourite subjects. B/.I like both mathematics and chemistry. 
C/.I am studying both mathematics and chemistry.
D/.I am not studying mathematics but I am studying chemistry.
40. Tam is not good at English and neither am I..
A/.Neither Tam nor I am good at English.	B/.Either Tam or I am good at English.
C/. I'm not as good at English as Tam is.	D/.Tam isn't good at English but I am.
ĐÁP ÁN :
I. 
1. D	2. B	3. C	4. C	5. B	6. C	7. B	8. B	9. A	10. B	11. B	12. B	13. C	14. A
15. C	16. B	17. D	18. A	19. C	20. B	
II.
21. A	22. B	23. A	24. C	25. B	
III.
26. D	27. C	28. A	29. B	30. B
IV.
31. B	32. A	33. D	34. D	35. C
V.
36. C	37. A	38. A	39. C	40. A