Đề thi học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 Cơ bản - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THPT Châu Văn Liêm

TRƯỜNG THPT CHÂU VĂN LIÊM	 ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II - NĂM HỌC: 2016 - 2017
 TỔ: NGOẠI NGỮ	 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – BAN: TỰ NHIÊN & CƠ BẢN
	 KHỐI: 12 - THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 60 PHÚT
(Đề thi có 04 trang)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. appalled 	B. dedicated 	C. designed 	D. injured 
Question 2: A. decide 	B. spirit 	C. title 	D. surprise
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. extinct	B. product	C. mission	D. athlete
Question 4: A. politics	B. attitude	C. establish	D. penalty
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: In water polo, the home team wears white caps, the 	_____ team the blue ones and the goalies wear red caps with the number 1 in white.
A. defending	B. hosting	C. visiting	D. participating
Question 6: A temporary office 	__ within hours and the injured were being helped after the headquarters of Indonesian Red Cross society was washed by the tsunami in 2004.
A. took place	B. was in place	C. set up	D. was taken care of
Question 7: In the past, women were often excluded from many paid jobs. 	, they were economically dependent on their husbands or fathers.
A. However	B. As a result of	C. Therefore	D. In addition
Question 8: During the Age of Enlightenment, 	 philosophers in Europe argued that people were born freely and equally natural rights.
A. politics	B. politically	C. politician	D. political
Question 9: We benefit greatly 	__ the many medicines and other products that biodiversity provides.
A. with	B. on	C. for	D. from
Question 10: It is possible ________ different types of books in different ways .
 	A. read	B. reading	C. to read 	D. being read
Question 11: When we came to the stadium, the match _________.
	A. already begins 	B. already began	
C. had already begun 	D. have already begun
Question 12: Many young people want to work for a humanitarian organization, _________?
 	A. doesn’t it	B. didn’t they 	C. don’t they	D. does it
Question 13: If you don’t know the meaning of the word, you should look it ______ in the dictionary.
	A. out 	B. in 	C. up	D. on
Question 14: Two tablets __________ twice a day to help the swimmer recover from the injury quickly.
A. must take 	B. must be taken	C. must have taken 	D. must be taking
Question 15: It’s becoming _________ for the writer to finish his novel because of his serious illness. 
	A. most and most difficult 	B. more and more difficult
C. most and more difficult	D. more and most difficult
Question 16: Not until he was 20 _____________ a professional athlete.
A. did John become 	B. John became	C. John becomes	D. John had become. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
Question 17: Karen and Tina are talking about Ted’s environment presentation.
Karen: “What is your opinion about Ted’s presentation?”
Tina: “____________. But he needs to make some small changes.”
A. It is perfect	B. I do have some opinion about it
C. On the whole it is good	D. I have no idea about it
Question 18: Two friends Diana and Anne are talking about a reference book.
- Diana: “The reference book you lent me last week is so helpful for my science report, Anne.”
- Anne: “____________”
A. Keep your nose out of my business.	B. Well, mind your words.
C. I’m happy to hear that.	C. You can’t believe it!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies assume the duties and responsibilities of a national relief society.
	A. take on	B. get off	C. go about	D. put in
Question 20: The ASEAN Investment Area aims to enhance the competitiveness of the region for attracting direct investment which flows into and within ASEAN.
A. produce 	B. combine 	C. found 	D. improve
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: The book is divided into two distinct parts.
A. impressive	B. similar	C. amazing	D. unbelievable
Question 22: This is an outstanding swimmer. He has set a new world record time of 1 minute 58 seconds .
A. ordinary	B. excellent	C. brilliant	D. impressive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 23: Species become extinct or endangerment for a number of reasons, but the primary cause is 
 A 	 B 
the destruction of habitat by human activities. 
 C D
Question 24: The more goals are scored, the most exciting the game becomes.
 A B C D
Question 25: One of the best ways to encourage your children to read are to provide interesting titles for 
 A B C D 
them to enjoy.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: However heavily it rained, thousands of fans still supported the home team.
A. The rain was heavy enough for thousands of fans to support the home team.
B. Although it rained heavily, thousands of fans still supported the home team.
C. It rained too heavily, so thousands of fans still supported the home team.
D. Because it rained heavily, thousands of fans did not support the home team.
Question 27: It was a mistake of you to lose my fascinating comic book
A. You shouldn't have lost my fascinating comic book . 	
B. There must be a mistake in my fascinating comic book .
C. You needn't have brought my fascinating comic book. 	
D. Your passport must be lost my fascinating comic book.
Question 28: Water polo is interesting enough to attract many people in the world.
A. Water polo is interesting so that it can attract many people in the world.
B. Water polo is interesting; however, it attracts many people in the world.
C. So interesting is water polo that it attracts many people in the world.
D. Water polo is interesting and it attracts many people in the world.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 29: If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
A. The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have.
B. The more knowledge you will have, the more books you read.
C. The more you read books, the more knowledge you will have.
D. The more you read books, the more you will have knowledge.
Question 30: The athletes spend much time training. They want to win the championship in the Olympic Games.
A. The athletes spend much time training so that they can win the championship in the Olympic Games.
B. The athletes spend much time training although they win the championship in the Olympic Games.
C. The athletes spend much time training despite the fact that they win the championship in the Olympic Games.
D. The athletes spend much time training. However, they win the championship in the Olympic Games.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy (31) _______ historically revolves around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan Singapore is one (32)_______ the Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on export, refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted twenty six (33) ________ of Singapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well –diversified (thay đổi) into electronic petroleum refining chemicals, (34) _______ engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006, Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world foundry water output. Singapore’s the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is the world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City (35) _______ Tokyo. 
Question 31: A. who 	B. whom	C. why	D. which
Question 32: A. of	B. in 	C. for	D. at
Question 33: A. percentage	B. persuasion	C. perception	 D. percent
Question 34: A. mechanical	B. mechanically 	C. methane	D. Mechanic
Question 35: A. and	B. but	C. or	 D. so
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Pollution emitted in industrial areas represents a threat to human health and the surrounding natural resources. We have a tendency to believe that the production processes are the only source of environmental damage, and often forget about the possible long – term effects of harmful production practices. We may think that the closure of these huge industrial areas would improve the quality of the environment. Unfortunately, this ignores the threat of the remaining waste, which is abandoned and poorly stored. It represents an even bigger danger because it stands neglected as it degrades and leaks into the earth without any control at all.
Changes in the water chemistry due to surface water contamination can affect all levels of an ecosystem. It can affect the health of lower food chain organisms and, as a result, the availability of food up through the food chain. It can damage the health of wetlands and damage their ability to support healthy ecosystems, control flooding, and filter pollutants from storm water runoff. The health of animals and humans are affected when they drink or bathe in contaminated water. In addition water – based organisms, like fish and shellfish, can pile up and concentrate contaminants in their bodies. When other animals or humans eat these organisms, they receive a much higher dose of contaminant than they would have if they had been directly exposed to the original contamnation.
Contaminated groundwater can badly affect animals, plants and humans if it is removed from the ground by manmade or natural processes. Depending on the study of rocks of the area, groundwater may rise to the surface through springs or seeps, flow sideways into nearby rivers, streams, or ponds, or sink deeper into the earth. In many parts of the world, groundwater is pumped out of the ground to be used for drinking, bathing, or household uses, farming, and industry.
Contaminants in the soil can harm plants when they take up the contamination through their roots. Eating, breathing in, or touching contaminated soil, as well as, eating plants or animals that have piled up soil contaminants can badly affect the health of humans and animals.
Air pollution can cause breathing – related problems and other bad health effects as contaminants are absorbed from the lungs into other parts of the body. Certain air contaminants can also harm animals and humans when they contact the skin. Plants depend on breathing for their growth and can be also affected by exposure to contaminants moved in the air.
(Source: adapted from 
Question 36: What is the topic of the passage?
A. The pollution form the cities	B. The quality of the environment
C. Sources of environmental damage	D. Bad effects of industrial waste
Question 37: According to the passage, the industry is likely to be thought as ___________.
A. a threat to human health	B. a danger to the environment
C. the only source of pollution	D. the utmost harmful activity
Question 38: The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to _____________.
A. a danger	B. the remaining waste	
C. the threat of the remaining waste	D. the environment
Question 39: Which of the followings affect an ecosystem as the whole?
A. Surface water contamination	B. Groundwater contamination
C. Soil contamination	D. Air contamination
Question 40: According to the passage, which of the followings supports healthy ecosystems?
A. Lower food chain organisms	B. wetlands
C. Animals	D. water – based organisms
Question 41: Which of the followings is NOT badly affected by contaminated groundwater?
A. Animals	B. Plants	C. Human	D. Rocks
Question 42: Which of the followings has the colsest meaning to the word “absorbed” in the last paragraph?
A. taken in	B. swallowed	C. consumed	D. piled up
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
It is often the case with folktales that they develop from actual happenings but in their development lose much of their factual base; the story of Pocahontas quite possibly fits into this category of folktale. This princess of the Powhatan tribe was firmly established in the lore of early American and has been made even more famous by the Disney film based on the folktale that arose from her life. She was a real-life person, but the actual story of her life most probably differed considerably from the folktale and the movie based on the folktale. 
Powhatan, the chief of a confederacy of tribes in Virginia, had several daughters, none of whom was actually named Pocahontas. The nickname means “playful one”, and several of Powhatan’s daughters were called Pocahontas. The daughter of Powhatan who became the subject of the folktale was named Matoaka. What has been verified about Matoaka, or Pocahontas as she has come to be known, is that she did marry an Englishman and that she did spend time in England before she died there at a young age. In the spring of 1613, a young Pocahontas was captured by the English and taken to Jamestown. There she was treated with courtesy as the daughter of chief Powhatan, while Pocahontas was at Jamestown, Englishgentleman John Rolfe fell in love with her and asked her to marry. Both the governor of the Jamestown colony and Pocahontas’s father Powhatan approved the marriage as a means of securing peace between Powhatan’s tribe and the English at Jamestown. In 1616, Pocahontas accompanied her new husband to England, where she was royally received. Shortly before her planned return Virginia in 1617, she contracted an illness and died rather suddenly.
 A major part of the folktale of Pocahontas that is unverified concerns her love for English Captain John Smith in the period of time before her capture by the British and her rescue of him from almost certain death. Captain John Smith was indeed at the colony of Jamestown and was acquainted with Powhatan and his daughters; he even described meeting them in a 1612 journal. However, the story of his rescue by the young maiden did not appear in his writings until 1624, well after Pocahontas had aroused widespread interest in England by her marriage to an England gentleman and her visit to England. It is this discrepancy in dates that has caused some historians doubt the veracity of the tale. However, other historians do argue quite persuasively that this incident did truly take place.
(Source: “Preparation course” for the TEOFL Test – Deborah Phillips – Longman)
 Question 43: The main idea of the passage is that ___________ . 
A. folktales are often not very factual 	
B. Pocahontas did not really exist 
C. any one of Powhatan’s daughters could have been the Pocahontas of legend 
D. Pocahontas fell in love with John Smith and saved his life. 
Question 44: The expression “arose from” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________ . 
A. developed from 	B. went up with 
C. was told during 	D. climbed to 
Question 45: What is true about the name Pocahontas, according to the passage? 
A. It meant that someone was playful
B. It was the real name of a girl named Matoaka.
C. Only one girl was known to have used this name. 
D. Powhatan was one of several people. 
Question 46: How was Pocahontas treated when she was held at Jamestown? 
A. with harshness	B. with disdain 	C. with surprise 	D. with respect
Question 47: It can be inferred from the passage that Pocahontas ____________ . 
A. never intended to return to Virginia 	B. had a long marriage 
C. suffered from a long illness 	D. did not mean to remain in England 
Question 48: The pronoun “he” in paragraph 3 refers to ______________ . 
A. The governor 	B. Pocahontas 	C. John Smith 	D. powhatan 
Question 49: When did John Smith most likely meet Pocahontas? 
A. In 1612 	B. In 1613 	C. In 1616 	D. In 1624 
Question 50: Why are some historians doubtful about the portion of the Pocahontas folktale dealing with John Smith? 
A. Captain John Smith probably never knew Pocahontas. 
B. Captain John Smith was never actually in Jamestown. 
C. His rescue purportedly happened while Pocahontas was in England. 
D. His account of the rescue did not appear until well after the event supposedly happened.