Đề thi học kì 2 lớp 12 môn Tiếng Anh sở GD và ĐT Bình Định

Đề thi học kì 2 lớp 12 môn Tiếng Anh sở GD và ĐT Bình Định

I/Choose the best answer

1. The passengers at that stop ...........for ten minutes when the bus finally came

   1. had been waiting B. were waiting C. have waited D. have been waiting

2. Don^'t go by train .It^'s ..................more expensive

   1. very B. much C. lot D. too

3. I couldn^'t sleep ...............being very tired

   1. although B. though C. despite D. in spite

4. I ............television a lot but I don^'t any more

   1. was watching B. was used to watch C. used to watch D. have been watching

5. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

   1. visits B. parks C. walks D. combs

6. Kevin :"How far is it from here to the nearest post office ?" Lan :"............................."

   1. No,it^'s rather far B. yes,it^'s quite near here

C. Two kilometers at least D. Turn left and then turn right

7. After you graduate from university ,you still have to .........studying

   1. go on B. go away C. go off D. go up

8. Peter doesn^'t like scuba -diving .......................does his brother

   1. neither B. so C. tooD. either

9. The more we learn ,.............................

1. we become more wise B. the wiser we become C. we become wiser D. the more wise we become 10. your hair needs ...............

   1. cutting B. cut C. cuting D. to be cutting

11. Tony :"I^'ve just passed my exam " Jim :"....................."

    1. well-done ! B. you^'re welcome C. How do you do ? D. good luck

12. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

    1. identify B. pilot C. ideal D. give

13. He is only sixteen ,and .............., he is not eligible to drive a car

    1. however B. but C. therefore D. nevertheless

14. I ^'m pleased the plan worked so .............

    1. welly B. goodly C. well D. good

15. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

    1. cherish B. chew C. cheer D. chemical

16. The children,...........parents work late ,are taken home by bus

    1. their B. whom C. that D. whose

17. Did Ann get .............she applied for?

    1. a job B. job C. any job D. the job

18. Tom :"I think married women should not go to work " Lindy:".................................It^'s too boring to be housewives all their lives "

A. Perhaps,I^'m not sure B. I can^'t agree with you more C. That^'s right D. I don^'t agree

19. As I .............a book ,I suddenly saw a boy walking into the garden

    1. was reading B. had read C. am reading D. read

20. We became ..............after eating the contaminated food

    1. sickly B. sick C. unsick D. more sick

21/ A child receives his early ……………..from their parents

A.Educate B.education C.educator D.educative

II/ Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning

22/ He asked me ,”what are you going to do this weekend ?”

A.He asked me what I am going to do this weekend

B.He asked me what was I going to do this weekend

C.He asked me what I was going to do that weekend

D.He asked me what I was going to do this weekend

23/Though he tried hard , he didn^’t succeed

1. In spite of trying hard , he didn^’t succeed

B.Even though he tried hard ,but he didn^’t succeed

C.despite he tried hard ,he didn^’t succeed

D.In spite of he tried hard ,he didn^’t succeed

24/”I ^‘m sorry I didn^’t phone you earlier “Mary said

1. Mary apologized for not phoning me earlier

2. Mary apologized that she didn^’t phone me earlier

3. Mary apologized not to phone me earlier

D.Mary said that she didn^’t phone me earlier

25/They are going to build a supermarket in this area

1. A supermarket is being built in this area

B.A supermarket are going to be built in this area

C.A supermarket is going to be built in this area

D.a supermarket is going to be build in this area

26/ He didn^’t hurry so he missed the plane

1. He didn^’t miss the plane because he hurried

B.If he had hurried ,he might catch the plane

C.If he hurried ,he wouldn^’t miss the plane

D.If he had hurried ,he could have caught the plane

III/ Mark the letter A,B,C Or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

27/ Ho Chi Minh ,that has the biggest population ,is also the largest city in my country

A B C D

28/ We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams

A B C D

29/She brought a lot of money with her so that she needed buy some duty-free goods

A B C D

30/ Higher education is very importance to national economies ,and it is also a source of trained

A B

and educated personel for the whole country C D

31/ You have to study hard to keep pace in your classmates A B C D

IV/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 32 to 35

O’Henry’s real name was William Sidney Porter. He was born in North California, the USA in 1862. His father was a doctor. His

father died (32) _ he was a small boy. After finishing school, he worked as a secretary in his uncle’s chemist shop for 5 years. Then he

went to Texas because he wanted to see new places. During that time, he worked in an office and then in a small bank. He became (33) _

in literature. He married and lived happily with his wife and daughter but his happiness didn’t last long. One day, a thousand dollar was stolen at the bank (34) _ he worked. He was put into prison (35) _ he had not taken money. At that time, his wife died to get some money

as present for his daughter on Christmas Day, in prison he wrote the story “Whistling Dick’s Christmas Present” in 1899. He signed under the

penname “O’Henry”. After the prisonment in 1901 he continued writing. He died in 1910.

32. A. while B. as soon as C. when D. until

33. A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly

34. A. where B. when C. why D. which

35. A. despite B. although C. because D. in spite of

V/Read the passage and choose the best answer

Football is one of the world^’s most popular sports .People have played the game for hundreds of years and almost every country has a national football team .A football match consists of two teams with eleven players on each side .Each team is on one half of the pitch at the start of the game .When the referee blows his whistle,the game begins . The object of the game is to score goals to the other team .A goal is scored by putting the ball in the other team^’s net,either with your foot or head .Each football match lasts for ninety minutes .There is a half-time break after forty-five minutes which lasts for about fifteen minutes. The team that has scored the most goals by the end of the match is the winner .If no team has scored a goal ,the match is called a draw .The goalkeeper is the person who stands between the goalposts and tries to stop people scoring goals .He is the only player who can touch the ball with his hands .The ball is not allowed to go outside of the pitch .If it does ,the game stops for a short time .

36.A football match starts when …………………..

A.Both teams are on the pitch

B.the referee blows his whistle

C.each team is on one half of the pitch

D.Everydiv is ready

37.How long does a football game last ?

A.a quarter of an hour

B.three quarter of an hour

C.one hour and a quarter

D.One hour and a half

38.A match is called a nil-draw if ……………….

A.both teams score lots of goals

B.no goals have been scored

C.All the players score goals

D.one team scored more goals than the other

39.what^’s the goalkeeper^’s job?

A.He must score goals for his team

B.He must try to stop goals with his feet

C.He must try to stop the ball going into the net

D.He must not go outside the goalposts

40.which of the following sentences is TRUE about football rules ?

A.The game stops for a while when the ball goes outside the line of the pitch

B.The players are not allowed to go outside the line of the pitch

C.A goal is scored by hitting the ball into the other team ^‘s net with the foot only

D.all players can handle the ball with their hands during the match

KEY

1A	2B	3C	4C	5D	6C	7A	8A	9B	10A
11A	12D	13C	14C	15D	16D	17D	18D	19A	20B
21B	22C	23A	24A	25C	26D	27A	28D	29C	30A
31C	32C	33C	34A	35B	36B	37D	38B	39C	40A