Đề thi giữa HK2 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2021

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

Câu 1:

A. the most obvious

B. obviously the most

C. the most obviously

D. most obvious

Câu 2:

Alan and Susie _______ an argument. They are not speaking to each other.

A. might has

B. might had

C. must had

D. must have had

Câu 3:

There are five letters in the word “fresh”. One of the letters is a vowel. ________ are consonants.

A. The others

B. The other

C. Another

D. Others

Câu 4:

The conference was organized for all of the ________ in the state.

A. mathematics teachers

B. mathematics’ teachers

C. mathematic teachers

D. teachers of mathematic

Câu 5:

He drove through the town ________ a hundred miles an hour.

A. with

B. Ø

C. in

D. at

Câu 6:

_______ little we may like it, old age comes to most of us.

A. As

B. However

C. Despite

D. So

Câu 7:

She finds his behavior towards her quite ________. He treats her like an idiot.

A. offending

B. insulting

C. crude

D. ill- mannered

Câu 8:

- “Did you hear that Margaret's plan is snowbound in Chicago?”

- “We suggested that she _____ a train but she wouldn’t listen.”

A. took

B. would take

C. had taken

D. take

Câu 9:

The bus was crammed ________ students who were making ________ the central park where the festival would take place.

A. with/for

B. with/into

C. in/for

D. of/out

Câu 10:

"Where’s that _______ dress that your grandma gave you?”

A. pink long lovely silk

B. lovely long pink silk

C. long pink silk lovely

D. lovely pink long silk

Câu 11:

I’m not keen on ________ control of the project to a relative newcomer

A. alloting

B. charging

C. understanding

D. entrusting

Câu 12:

The rain seems to have set ________ for the evening.

A. about

B. upon

C. in

D. down

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

Câu 13:

A. popular

B. reduction

C. financial

D. romantic

Câu 14:

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: prospect, guidance, involve, future.

A. prospect

B. guidance

C. involve

D. future

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

Câu 15:

A. feminine

B. spine

C. undermine

D. Valentine

Câu 16:

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: without, thank, although, these.

A. without

B. thank

C. although

D. these

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

Câu 17:

A. have found

B. monotonous

C. 2010 - World Cup

D. annoyed

Câu 18:

Choose the underlined part that needs correction: All nations may have to make (A) fundamental changes (B) in their economic, political, and the technological institutions (C) if they are to preserve (D) environment.

A.  have to make

B. changes

C.  the technological institutions

D. preserve

Câu 19:

Choose the underlined part that needs correction: One of (A) the students who are being (B) considered for the (C) scholarship are (D) from this university.

A. One of

B. are being

C. for the

D. are

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

Câu 20:

A. So long

B. Yeah

C. The same

D. So so

Câu 21:

- “My parents got divorced when I was 5.” - “________”

A. How did it happened?

B. They shouldn’t do that.

C. Oh, I’m sorry.

D. You must have been shocked.

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

Câu 22:

A. Giving birth to a baby

B. Bring up a child

C. Educating a child

D. Having no child

Câu 23:

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew 25 years ago.

A. first-year students

B. new students

C. new counselors

D. young professors

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

Câu 24:

A. large

B. unsociable

C. lively

D. cold

Câu 25:

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): I’m sorry I can’t come out this weekend – I’m up to my ears in work.

A. very scared

B. very bored

C. very idle

D. very busy

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

Câu 26:

A. You should think hard before phoning the police.

B. You should never phone the police.

C. You should phone the police as soon as possible.

D. If you can not control the situation, you should phone the police.

Câu 27:

He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee.

A. Swearing at the referee earned him a suspension for two matches.

B. If he hadn’t sworn at the referee he wouldn’t have been suspended for two matches.

C. He sworn at the referee for his suspension for two matches.

D. Both A and B are correct.

Câu 28:

The movie bears little resemblance to the original novel.

A. The movie and the original novel differ in some ways.

B. The movie is quite different from the original novel.

C. The movie is very similar to the original novel.

D. The movie and the original novel resemble in many ways.

Câu 29:

She didn’t want to sell her house. She borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

A. We sold her house, but she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

B. Rather than selling her house, she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

C. In spite of selling her house, she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

D. She didn’t sell her house as she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

Câu 30:

After Jane had seen her best friend off at the air port, she came back to work.

A. Coming back to work, Jane had seen her best friend off at the air port.

B. Came back to work, Jane saw her best friend off at the air port.

C. Having seen her best friend off at the air port, Jane came back to work.

D. Seeing her best friend off at the air port, Jane came back to work.

The British began to take trips to the seaside after the creation of bank holidays in 1871, Coastal towns such as Bournemouth and Blackpool enjoyed great popularity with families seeking the benefits of seawater bathing and (31)_____ air. However, when the airline industry started to offer low (32)_____flights to sunnier destinations in the 1970s, many British people started taking their holidays abroad. This resulted in a lack of investment into seaside resorts and before (33)_____many of them were no longer the attractive, lively places they once were. However, improved water quality, cleaner beaches and warmer British summers have all helped to attract people back to the British seaside. Also, many people are now preferring to take shorter (34)_____and don’t want to waste time queueing at airports.

(35)_____ to say, facilities, attractions, and the quality of hotels and guesthouses in many resorts have improved dramatically.

Câu 31:

(31) .................

A. cool

B. fresh

C. natural

D. pure

Câu 32:

(32) .................

A. expense

B. money

C. price

D. cost

Câu 33:

(33) ..............

A. soon

B. while

C. time

D. long

Câu 34:

(34) ...............

A. intervals

B. stops

C. breaks

D. pauses

Câu 35:

(35) ...............

A. Useless

B. Unnecessary

C. Needless

D. found

Mark the letter to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

Câu 36:

A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.

B. Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

C. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.

D. Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

Câu 37:

People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

A. Jane is believed to have retired because of her poor health.

B. Jane was believed to have retired because of her poor health.

C. It is believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

D. Jane retired because of her poor health was believed.

Câu 38:

The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.

A. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.

B. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.

C. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.

D. The government knows the extent of the problem, or else it needs to take action soon.

Câu 39:

The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

A. Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times.

B. So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

C. The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

D. The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times.

Câu 40:

 John is studying hard. He doesn’t want to fail the exam.

A. John is studying hard in oder not to fail the next exam.

B. John is studying hard in Oder that he not fail the next exam.

C. John is studying hard so as to fail the next exam.

D. John is studying hard in Oder to not to fail the next exam.