Đề thi học kỳ II – năm học 2008 – 2009 môn: tiếng anh lớp 12 - Thời gian: 60 phút

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đề thi học kỳ II – năm học 2008 – 2009 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 12 - Thời gian: 60 phút
(Đề thi gồm: 03 trang – 50 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm)

Mã đề thi: 101


Họ tên thí sinh: ............................................ SBD: ……........ Phòng thi:................
Chữ kí giám thị. GT số 1: .......................................... GT số 2............................................

I. Choose a word having the underlined part pronounced differently the rest by circling A,B,C or D.
1. A. enjoyed	B. booked 	C. rained 	D. climbed
2. A. stops	B. desks	C. lends 	 	D. maths
3. A. both	 	B. month	C. son	D. none
4. A. teacher	B. child	C. chair	D. chemist
5. A. heat	B. break	C. meat 	 	D. teach
II. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D.
6. Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant weather pattern.
A. geographical 	B. aerial 	C. sandy 	D. facial
7.The Simpson Desert was named _______ Mr. Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia.
A. with 	B. at 	C. after 	D. for
8. I want to work as an interpreter in the future, ________, I am studying Russian at university. 
A. but 	B. and	C. however 	D. therefore
9.My fingers were injured ________ my sister had to write the note for me.
A. and 	B. however 	C. so	D. but
10. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death
A. turn off 	B. take on 	C. get over 	D. keep up with
11. In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are separated by ________ of low, open shrubland.
A. streets 	B. ways 	C. corridors 	D. lines
12. Economic _______ are very necessary in a certain time to help develop a country.
A. reforms 	B. transformations 	C. changes 	D. conversion
13.We are tired _______ doing the same work day after day.
A. of 	B. up 	C. for 	D over
14.We sometimes have _______ pizza for _______ lunch.
A. the / a 	B. ỉ / ỉ 	C. a / the 	D. the / the
15. I sometimes read _______ fictions in my spare time.
A. science 	B. scientific 	C. scientist 	 	D. scientifically
16. People enjoy a book ________ different ways.
A on 	B. with 	C. upon 	D. in
17. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
A. inform 	B. information 	C informative 	 	D. informatively
18. It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to ________.
A. put down 	B. swallow 	C. look up 	D. understand
19.If you ________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
A. dip into 	B. put away 	C. pick up 	D. put down
20.The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm.
A. visits	B. visited 	C. can visit 	D. can be visited
21.There is plenty of money in our account so those cheques ________ to the bank today.
A. needn't be taken 	B. needn't be taking 	C. needn't take 	D. needn't taking
22.The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
A. will cancel 	B. will be cancelling 	
C. will be cancelled 	D will have cancelled
23.The International Committee Red Cross has about 12,000 staff members worldwide, about 800 of them working in its Geneva _______.
A. factories 	B. companies 	C. headquarters 	D. buildings
24.The Red Cross on white background was the original protection _______ declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention.
A. poster 	B. billboard 	C. symbol 	D. signal
25.The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on _______, race, religion, class or political opinions.
A. national 	B. nationally 	C nationality 	D. native
26.Helen has gone out and she will not be _______ till midnight.
A. off 	B. along 	C. back 	D. away
27.It gets _______ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold 	B. the coldest and coldest
C. colder and colder 	D. more and more cold
28.Robert does not have _______ Peter does.
A money more than 	B. as many money as 
C. more money as 	D. as much money as
29.On behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an oath of "_______, Honesty and Fair Play".
A. Performance 	B. Delegation	C. Participation 	D. Solidarity
30.In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _______.
A. present 	B. award 	C. medal 	D. reward

III. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.
	Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family or on short business trips. People are………(31) to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to get a form which explains what they ………(32) do if they fall ill or………(33) an accident, and what arrangements exist in each country for ………(34) treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but people not have this information, they may find that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unusual for people to discover that they do not have………(35) money with them to pay the total costs and in such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
31. A. advised	B. suggested	C. said	D. spoken
32. A. ought	B. will	C. should	D. may
33. A. have	B. get	C. happen	D. take
34. A. medicine	B. medical	C. medicines	D. medication
35. A. enough	B. little	C. few	D. many

IV. Find mistakes in the following sentences.
36. We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle
	A	 B	 	C D	
37. Please come in and sit away. 
 A	 B C	 D
38. Children do not allow to drive a motorbike until they are 18.
	 A	 B	 C D
39. When summer comes the day becomes more longer and longer
 A	 B C	 D
40. It began to dark but I turned on the light
	A	 B C	 D

V. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The Asian Games owes its origins to small Asian multi-sport competitions. The Far Eastern Championship Games were created to show unity and cooperation among three nations: Japan, the Philippines and China. The first games were held in Manila, the Philippines in 1931. Other Asian nations participated after it was organized.
After World War II, a number of Asian countries became independent. Many of the new independent Asian countries wanted to use a new type of competition where Asian dominance should not be shown by violence and should be strengthened by mutual understanding. In August 1948, during the 14th Olympic Game in London, India representative Guru Dutt Sondhi proposed to sports leaders of the Asian teams the idea of having discussions about holding the Asian Games. They agreed to form the Asian Athletic Federation. A preparatory was set up to draft the charter for the Asian amateur athletic federation. In February, 1949, the Asian athletic federation was formed and used the name Asian Games Federation. It was formed and used the name Asian Games Federation. It was decided to hold the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi the capital of India. They added that the Asian Games would be regularly held once every four years.

41. The text is about ____.
A. the origin of the Asian Games B. the Far Eastern Championship Games
C. the Games in Manila	 D. the relationship of Japan, the Philippines, and China
42. The Far Eastern Championship Games ____.
A. were held in Manila after World War II	B. were held in Japan
C. were attended by all countries in Asia	D. had the participation of only three nations
43. The 14th Olympic Games took place ____.
A. in 1913 B. in August 1948 C. before the World War II D. In February 1949
44. The Asian Games ____.	
A. were suggested establishing by a Londoner 
B. were first held in China
C. were first held in India 
D. were held in the same year of the 14th Olympic Games
45. The Asian Games were first held in ____.	
A. 1931 B. 1941 C. 1948	 D. 1951

VI. Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning with the given one
46. They are repairing our car at the garage.
A. Our car is repairing at the garage.	B. Our car is being repairing at the garage.
C. Our car is being repaired at the garage	D. They are being repaired our car at the garage.
47. They went out in spite of the heavy rain.
A. Although it rains heavily, they went out.	B. Although it rains heavy, they went out.
C. Although it rained heavily, they went out.	D. Although it rain heavily, they went out.
48. The house is for sale. I was born in it.
A. The house in where I was born is for sale.	B. The house that I was born is for sale..
C. The house in which I was born is for sale..	D. The house whose I was born is for sale..
49. We will finish the report in time.
A. The report will finish in time. 	B. The report will be finish in time.
C. The report will be finished in time.	D. The report is finished in time.
50. I broke his vase. He got angry with me..
A. He got angry with me unless I broke his vase. 	 
B. He got angry with me because I broke his vase.
C. He got angry with me although I broke his vase. 
D. He got angry with me however I broke his vase





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