Đề thi học kì 2 Tiếng Anh 12 tỉnh Quảng Nam năm 2020-2021

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO QUẢNG NAM (Đề thi có 04 trang)	KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021 Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12 Thời gian: 45 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề) Mã đề: 501

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. performed B. allowed C. arranged D. recorded

Question 2.A. destruction B. punching C. opportunity D. cultural

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. conserve B. propose C. witness D. reduce

Question 4. A. generation B. enthusiast C. emergency D. biologist

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. Two tablets must ________ twice a day to have you recover from the illness quickly.

A. be taken B. be taking C. take D. have taken

Question 6. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming __________.

A. the more complicated B. more complicatedly

C. more and more complicated D. more and more complicatedly

Question 7. Be careful of that dog. It _______ bite you.

A. need B. might C. should D. must

Question 8. Ted's flight from Britain took more than 11 hours. He _______ be exhausted after such a long flight.

A. will B. might C. must D. can

Question 9.What a lovely baby! He certainly _______ his father, doesn't he?

A. looks after B. takes after C. gets over D. goes off

Question 10. My neighbor is driving me mad. It seems that ________ it is at night, ________ he plays his music.

A. the more lately / the louder B. the later / the louder

C. the earlier / the louder D. the louder /the earlier

Question 11. The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many ________ volunteers.

A. supportive B. supporter C. supportively D. support

Question 12. Clearing forests for timber has resulted ________the loss of biodiversity.

A. at B. in C. for D. with

Question 13. If a defender________ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot.

A. commits B. touches C. interferes D. punches

Question 14.________is a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing.

A. Habitat B. Biodiversity C. Conservation D. Extinction

Question 15. The International Red Cross has its________ in Geneva, Switzerland.

A. buildings B. offices C. headquarters D. factories

Question 16. I couldn’t _______ what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.

A.go out B.put out C.look out D.make out

Question 17. The door ________ open. I had looked it myself and the key was in my pocket.

A. must be B. can't have been C. must have been D.can't be

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 18. If you have any questions, rise your hand and I'll try to help you.

A B C D

Question 19. It is thought that the basketball games at the university are more interesting than that

A B C D

of the high school.

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

Question 20. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.

A. get out of B. get along with C. get away D. get over

Question 21. Henri Davison, president of the American Red Cross war Committee proposed forming a federation of these National Societies.

A. denied B. accepted C. admitted D. suggested

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

Question 22. It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.

A.appeared B.protected C.threatened D.reduced

Question 23. Vietnam has a lot of outstanding players who won many gold medals in the 22nd SEA Games.

A. unimportant B. wonderful C. exceptional D. unremarkable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions.

Question 24. Mr. Brown is talking to his son about a new wildlife park.

Simon: I have a biology assignment about endangered plant species. Can you help me, Dad?

Mr. Brown: _________. But a friend of mine, Tracy might be able to help you.

A. I'm afraid not. B. That's right. C. No problem. D. Sounds good.

Question 25. Mary and her friend, Ensoleill, are in a coffee shop.

Mary: Would you like to have aMatcha ice-cream ?

Ensoleill: _________

A. I like it. B. That's a good idea. C. Yes, I'd love to. D. It doesn't matter.

Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each numbered blank (from 26 to 30).

OLYMPIC GAMES

When hosting the Olympic Games, a country has to take account of several considerations, among which the financial one is by far the most important. The costs (26)_______ hosting the Olympics can exceed tens of billions of dollars, and it is commonplace for budgets to double or even triple. In addition to the direct costs of hosting the Games (the opening and closing ceremonies, athletes' village, security, etc.), cities often must build expensive new venues for lesser-known sports. Once constructed, sports venues often incur (27)_______ maintenance costs long after the Games have ended.

While costs are the primary concern for a host city, there are other factors to consider. For one, an Olympic host city may receive (28)_______ revenue from ticket sales, tourist spending, corporate sponsorship, and television rights. Cities such as Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) actually made a large profit from the Games they hosted. (29)_______ , hosting the Olympic Games confers prestige on a host city and country, which can lead to increased trade and tourism. The Olympics are also an opportunity to invest in projects (30)_______ improve the city's quality of life, such as new transportation systems.

Question 26. A. in B. of C. at D. with

Question 27. A. additional B. additionally C. add D. addition

Question 28. A. supplementary B. influential C. insignificant D. substantial

Question 29. A.BesidesB. Otherwise C. However D. Forexample

Question 30. A. which B. what C. who D. whom

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 31 to 35).

NATURE IN DANGER

Deforestation has important global consequences. Forests sequester carbon in the form of wood and other biomass as the trees grow, taking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When forests are burned, their carbon is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that has the potential to alter global climate, and the trees are no longer present to sequester more carbon.

In addition, the effects of forest clearing, selective logging, and fires interact. Selective logging increases the flammability of the forest because it converts a closed, wetter forest into a more open, drier one. This leaves the forest vulnerable to the accidental movement of fires from cleared adjacent agricultural lands and to the killing effects of natural droughts. As wildfires, logging, and droughts continue, the forest can become progressively more open until all the trees are lost. Additionally, the burning of tropical forests is generally a seasonal phenomenon and can severely impact air quality. Record-breaking levels of air pollution have occurred in Southeast Asia as the result of burning for oil palm plantations.

In the tropics, much of the deforested land exists in the form of steep mountain hillsides. The combination of steep slopes, high rainfall, and the lack of tree roots to bind the soil can lead to disastrous landslides that destroy fields, homes, and human lives. With the significantexception of the forests destroyed for the oil palm industry, many of the humid forests that have been cleared are soon abandoned as croplands or only used for low-density grazing because the soils are extremely poor in nutrients. The vegetation that contains most of the nutrients is often burned, and the nutrients literally "go up in smoke" or are washed away in the next rain.

Although forests may regrow after being cleared and then abandoned, this is not always the case, especially if the remaining forests are highly fragmented. Such habitat fragmentation isolates populations of plant and animal species from each other, making it difficult to reproduce without genetic bottlenecks, and the fragments may be too small to support large or territorial animals. Furthermore, deforested lands that are planted with commercially important trees lack biodiversity and do not serve as habitats for native plants and animals, many of which are endangered species.

(Source: <https://www.britannica.com/science/deforestation>)

Question 31. The passage is mainly about _______ .

A. habitat for wildlife B. effects of deforestation

C. modern deforestation D. history of deforestation

Question 32. When forests are burned, their _______ is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

A. global climate B. greenhouse gas C. carbon D. oxygen

Question 33. The word "This" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. Forest B. Fire C. Selective logging D. Forest clearing

Question 34. The word "disastrous" in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by _______.

A. harmless B. ugly C. catastrophic D. inseparable

Question 35. Landslides destroy fields, homes, and human lives because of_______.

A. disastrous landslides converting the deforested land into the form of steep mountain hillsides

B. the combination of steep slopes, high rainfall, and the lack of tree roots to bind the soil

C. the nutrients contained in vegetation being burned or being washed away by rain

D. the fact that soil in many humid forests becomes very poor in nutrients

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

Question 36. He makes a lot of money. He buys useless things.

A. He buys more useless things when he makes less money.

B. Making little money, he buys more and more useless things.

C. The more useless things he buys, the more money he makes.

D. The more money he makes, the more useless things he buys.

Question 37. My daughter lost her passport last week. It was a mistake of her to do so.

A. My daughter shouldn't have lost her passport last week.

B. My daughter can't have lost her passport last week.

C. My daughter mightn't have lost her passport last week.

D. My daughter needn't have lost her passport last week.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in

meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.

Question 38. It is advisable for you to clean this machine every time you use it.

A. This machine can be cleaned every time you use it.

B. This machine may be cleaned every time you use it.

C. This machine must be cleaned every time you use it.

D. This machine should be cleaned every time you use it.

Question 39. I was delayed by the terrible traffic and arrived an hour late for my appointment.

A. I was held up by the terrible traffic and arrived an hour late for my appointment.

B. I was shocked by the terrible traffic and arrived an hour late for my appointment.

C. I was picked up by the terrible traffic and arrived an hour late for my appointment.

D. I was knocked down by the terrible traffic and arrived an hour late for my appointment.

Question 40. It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.

A. I mustn't submit my assignment today.

B. My assignment must have been submitted today.

C. My assignment was required to submit by today.

D. I needn't have submitted my assignment today.

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CÂU	501
1	D
2	C
3	C
4	A
5	A
6	C
7	B
8	C
9	B
10	B
11	A
12	B
13	A
14	D
15	C
16	D
17	B
18	B
19	D
20	D
21	D
22	B
23	D
24	A
25	C
26	B
27	A
28	D
29	A
30	A
31	B
32	C
33	C
34	C
35	B
36	D
37	A
38	D
39	A
40	D