KHỐI 12 (10 NĂM) - 4. GIỮA KỲ 2

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 12 – HỆ 10 NĂM Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. systems B. interests C. defends D. interviews Question 2. A. align B. recognise C. unique D. specialise

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. apply B. appear C. protect D. action

Question 4: A. newspaper B. dedicate C. activate D. commercial

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 5: Toxic chemicals in the air and land, contaminated water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction.

A. polluted B. pure C. harmful D. safe

Question 6: Advanced technologies may make humanity insignificant both in life and work.

A. Future B. Radical C. Sophisticated D. Unconventional

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 7: Smart robots have replaced humans in stressful and hazardous jobs and in assembly lines.

A. dangerous B. risky C. safe D. perilous

Question 8: To become a librarian, you need to be really well-organized.

A. in order B. neat and tidy C. compassionate D. messy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 9: John and Smith are talking about solar energy.

- John: “ Solar energy is not only plentiful and unlimited but also clean and safe. Do you think so?”

- Smith: “__________”

A. Thanks for your kind words. B. Thank you, I’m fine at the moment.

C. Thank you for your consideration. D. Yeah. You’re absolutely right.

Question 10: Hoa and Lan are at the party.

- Hoa: “You look very beautiful in that dress, Lan”.

- Lan: “__________”

A. I don’t mind. B. Thanks for your compliment.

C. You tell a lie. D. I’m sorry.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 11: A CV is a concise document which summarizes your past existing professional skills, proficiency and ____.

A. qualifications B. experiences C. reputation D. feelings Question 12: Smartphones are a great example of the ____ of artificial intelligence.

A. application B. request C. programme D. relation

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Question 13: If we don't protect these rare species, they ____ by 2030s.

A. die out B. will die out C. will have died out D. have died out Question 14: The children ____ to bed before their parents came home from work.

A. were all going B. had all gone C. had all been going D. have all gone Question 15: During the flood, army helicopters came and tried to evacuate ____ injured.

A. an B. a C. the D. Ø

Question 16: Unluckily, David's dangerous and incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairy is____ vain.

A. for B. by C. on D. in

Question 17: Nothing is destroyed after the serious flood in this area, ____ ?

A. isn’t it B. is it C. aren’t they D. are they

Question 18: If I were you, I ____ for that English course.

A. would have applied B. will apply C. would apply D. had applied Question 19: If you want a job, you have to ____ for one.

A. applicants B. applicable C. applications D. apply Question 20: She wrote her composition carefully to avoid ____ mistakes.

A. having B. doing C. making D. taking

Question 21: Peter is disappointed at not getting the job, but he will ____ it soon.

A. take on B. get over C. go through D. come over

Question 22: The proposal ____ by the environmentalists to grow more trees has received approval from the council.

A. which suggested B. be suggested C. suggested D. was suggested

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.

Question 23: They were late for the meeting. The snow was heavy.

A. If it snowed heavily, they would be late for the meeting.

B. Had it not snowed heavily, they would have been late for the meeting.

C. But for the heavy snow, they wouldn't have been late for the meeting.

D. If it didn't snow heavily, they wouldn't be late for the meeting.

Question 24: They finished one project. They started working on the next.

A. Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next.

B. Only if they had finished one project did they start working on the next.

C. Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next.

D. Not until did they start working on the next project then they finished one.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 25: It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired.

A. The more tired you are, it’s harder to concentrate.

B. When you are tired, the harder it is to concentrate.

C. The most tired you are, the hardest it is to concentrate.

D. The more tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate

Question 26: “What program did you watch on TV last night?” My friend told me.

A. My friend wanted to know what I watched on TV the night before.

B. My friend asked me what I had watched on TV the night before.

C. My friend asked me what had I watched on TV the night before.

D. My friend wanted to know what did I watch on TV the night before.

Question 27: It wasn’t necessary for him to do all this work in a day.

A. He needn’t have done all this work in a day. B. He must have done all this work in a day.

C. He should have done all this work in a day. D. He could have done all this work in a day.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

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Question 28: The Oxford Dictionary is well known for including many different meanings of words A B C

and to give real examples.

D

Question 29: Economics don’t interest me as much as literature does.

A B C D

Question 30: I am not fond of reading fiction books as they are imaginable ones which are not real.

A B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

As teenagers approach university level, a decision has to be made on what course to pursue. In this world of diversity, (31)______ such a choice is not easy for both children and parents. In the old days, it was not much a problem to do the task because there were not so many diverse learning areas to choose from. Besides, there were only a few distinctive professional careers like doctor, engineer, accountant, nurse, teacher, etc. to think about. Most higher learning usually led to a financially successful life. (32) ______, the cost of education was not so high.

Today’s world is entirely different from the things (33) ______ have just been described. The job market is constantly changing due to innovative technology and new (34) ______. Meanwhile, most teenagers have difficulty in identifying their own interests. There are a variety of well-organized career talks and student counseling workshops to guide and help teenagers (35) ______ what course to take. Furthermore, psychological tests are also used. Certain instruments such as surveys, interviews and computer software can help to find out preferences, interests, or learning styles of the students.

Question 31: A. making B. taking C. giving D. having Question 32: A. In addition B. Otherwise C. For example D. Therefore

Question 33: A. when B. that C. what D. where

Question 34: A. competition B. competitively C. competitive D. compete

Question 35: A. apply B. study C. decide D. employ

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

One of the most important social developments that helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education was the effect of the baby boom of the 1950's and 1960's on the schools. In the 1920's, but especially in the Depression conditions of the 1930's, the United States experienced a declining birth rate – every thousand women aged fifteen to forty-four gave birth to about 118 live children in 1920, 89.2 in 1930, 75.8 in 1936, and 80 in 1940. With the growing prosperity brought on by the Second World War and the economic boom that followed it, young people married and established households earlier and began to raise larger families than had their predecessors during the Depression. Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955. Although economics was probably the most important determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed on the idea of the family also helps to explain this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming into the first grade by the mid- 1940's and became a flood by 1950. The public school system suddenly found itself “overtaxed”. While the number of schoolchildren rose because of wartime and postwar conditions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with the flood. The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built between 1940 and 1945. Moreover, during the war and in the boom times that followed large numbers of teachers left their profession for better-paying jobs elsewhere in the economy.

Therefore, in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system.

Consequently, the "custodial rhetoric" of the 1930's and early 1940's no longer made sense; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high

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priority for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children aged five to sixteen. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic skills and discipline. The system no longer had much interest in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths.

Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Birth rates in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s B. The impact of the baby boom on public education C. The role of the family in the 1950's and 1960's D. The teaching profession during the baby boom Question 37: The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to____.

A. the economic boom B. the Second World War

C. the 1930s D. the United States

Question 38: The public school of the 1950s and 1960s faced all of the following problems EXCEPT_____.

A. an inadequate number of school buildings B. old-fashioned facilities

C. a shortage of teachers D. a declining number of students

Question 39: According to the passage, why did teachers leave the teaching profession after the outbreak of the war?

A. Teaching positions were scarce B. They were dissatisfied with the curriculum.

C. Other jobs provided higher salaries. D. They needed to be retrained.

Question 40: The word "inevitably" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_____.

A. unavoidably B. impartially C. irrationally D. unwillingly

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