Đề thi HK2 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2021-2022

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

Câu 1:

A. Although

B. tried to persuade

C. to apply

D. but

Câu 2:

Find the mistake: She is a first teacher of the child who transmits social heritage to the child.

A. is

B. a

C. of

D. transmits

Câu 3:

Find the mistake: Woman devotes her time, labour and thought to the welfare of the members of the family.

A. her

B. and

C. to

D. the

Câu 4:

Find the mistake: There are many reasons why a particular species may become endangering.

A. endangering

B. may

C. a

D. reasons why

Although I left university with a good degree, I suddenly found that it was actually quite hard to find a job. After being unemployed for a few months, I realized I had to take the first thing that came along or I'd be in serious financial difficulties. And so, for six very long months, I became a market research telephone interviewer.

I knew it wasn't the best company in the world when they told me that I'd have to undergo three days of training before starting work, and that I wouldn't get paid for any of it. Still, I knew that the hourly rate when I actually did start full time would be a lot better than unemployment benefit, and I could work up to twelve hours a day, seven days a week if I wanted. So, I thought of the money I'd earn and put up with three days of unpaid training. Whatever those three days taught me - and I can't really remember anything about them today - I wasn't prepared for the way I would be treated by the supervisors.

It was worse than being at school. There were about twenty interviewers like myself, each sitting in a small, dark booth with an ancient computer and a dirty telephone. The booths were around the walls of the fifth floor of a concrete office block, and the supervisors sat in the middle of the room, listening in to all of our telephone interviews. We weren't allowed to talk to each other, and if we took more than about two seconds from ending one phone call and starting another, they would shout at us to hurry up and get on with our jobs. We even had to ask for permission to go to the toilet. I was amazed how slowly the day went. Our first break of the day came at eleven o'clock, two hours after we started. I'll always remember that feeling of despair when I would look at my watch thinking, 'It's must be nearly time for the break', only to find that it was quarter to ten and that there was another hour and a quarter to go. My next thought was always, 'I can't believe I'm going to be here until nine o'clock tonight.'

The most frightening aspect of the job was that I was actually quite good at it. 'Oh, no!' I thought.

‘Maybe I'm destined to be a market researcher for the rest of my life.' My boss certainly seemed to think so. One day - during a break, of course - she ordered me into her office. 'Simon,' she said, 'I'm promoting you. From tomorrow, you're off telecoms and onto credit card complaints. I'm sure you can handle it. There's no extra pay, but it is a very responsible position.'

Three weeks later, I quit. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Câu 5:

Why did the writer become a market research telephone interviewer?

A. He had financial problems.

B. He had the right university degree for the job.

C. It was the first job he was offered.

D. He knew it was only for six months.

Câu 6:

The writer had doubts about the company when ____.

A. they only offered him three days of training

B. they told him he wouldn't receive payment for his training

C. they told him he had to be trained first

D. he was told what the hourly rate would be

Câu 7:

His workplace could be best described as ____.

A. large and noisy

B. silent and dirty

C. untidy and crowded

D. old-fashioned and uncomfortable

Câu 8:

How did he feel when he realized it wasn't time for the break yet?

A. He felt that he would have to go home early.

B. He felt that he wouldn't survive to the end of the day.

C. He felt that the end of the day seemed so long away.

D. He felt that he must have made a mistake.

Câu 9:

What was unusual about Simon's promotion?

A. It showed how good he was at his job.

B. It meant he would be phoning different people.

C. It involved greater responsibility.

D. There was no increase in salary.

The Robots Are Doing the Thinking

Some robots may take care of the dishes, do your laundry, keep the house clean, or even go to the store to do your shopping. Robots that use artificial intelligence are the ones that a lot of people are holding out for. Not only will these robots be able to take care of (10) __________, but they will be able to learn as well.

There are some types of robots that already use a form of artificial intelligence called “swarm intelligence”. As a(n) (11) ___________ of how this works, scientists have created underwater robots that will be used to repair coral reefs that have been damaged. What these robots do is work together to rebuild damaged reefs. As they (12) __________, each one knows what has been done in one area of a reef and can help build other areas or build onto something that another robot has done. Working together, the robots create a new reef that can then be (13) __________ to grow and thrive on its own.

Amazon, the major electronic commerce company, has recently come (14) _________ an ingenious idea. Instead of having a package delivered to a customer via delivery truck, Amazon will send out flying drones that will bring a package to a person’s house for delivery almost immediately. 

Câu 10:

(10) __________

A. jobs

B. chores

C. careers

D. offices

Câu 11:

(11) __________

A. model

B. copy

C. representation

D. example

Câu 12:

(12) __________

A. speak

B. write

C. share

D. communicate

Câu 13:

(13) __________

A. left

B. gone away

C. stayed

D. survived

Câu 14:

(14) __________

A. out

B. out in

C. out with

D. over

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Câu 15:

A. graduate

B. mandatory

C. explode

D. persuade

Câu 16:

Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: chooses, clothes, encourages, boxes

A. chooses

B. clothes

C. encourages

D. boxes

Câu 17:

Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: design, persuade, pursue, increase

A. design

B. persuade

C. pursue

D. increase

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

Câu 18:

A. authentic

B. ultimate

C. graduate

D. personal

Câu 19:

Mark the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress: compulsory, voluntary, initiative, investigate

A. compulsory

B. voluntary

C. initiative

D. investigate

Câu 20:

Mark the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress: optional, primary, selective, national

A. optional

B. primary

C. selective

D. national

Choose the best answer

Câu 21:

A. question

B. realism

C. comment

D. criticism

Câu 22:

If she hadn't been ill yesterday, she (go) ________ to work now.

A. would go

B. gone

C. will go

D. went

Câu 23:

Adults who are ________ enough will overcome the barriers of lifelong learning.

A. motivating

B. motivated

C. motivate

D. motivation

Câu 24:

If your CV is always ____ then you can quite easily fill in those online applications because you have got all that information to hand.

A. out-of-date

B. up-to-date

C. up-and-down

D. up-and-coming

Câu 25:

She ____________ to the university if she had had the opportunity.

A. would go

B. will went

C. went

D. would have gone

Câu 26:

A/ an ____ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.

A. dangerous

B. endanger

C. endangered

D. endangerment

Câu 27:

 Success in this industry depends a lot ____ luck!

A. with

B. from

C. at

D. on

Câu 28:

By 2020, he ______ as the director of this company for thirty years.

A. will work

B. will be working

C. will have worked

D. work

Câu 29:

Ellie asked Stan ____ to look for a new job.

A. did he want

B. do you want

C. whether he wants

D. if he wanted

Câu 30:

By the time she intends to get to the airport, the plane _________ off.

A. will have taken

B. have taken

C. will taken

D. will be taken

Câu 31:

I'll have another key ____.

A. made

B. making

C. to make

D. make

Câu 32:

She's looking for a better position with another ____.

A. association

B. firm

C. house

D. society

Câu 33:

I was only absent ____ the office for a few minutes!

A. for

B. from

C. in

D. about

Câu 34:

Besides, several programmes should be ____ that spreads the world of the conservation of the elephants in the public.

A. told

B. used

C. operated

D. introduced

Câu 35:

Fixed term employment also known as contract work is used for single projects or to replace workers on ____.

A. permission

B. leave

C. goodbye

D. absence

Câu 36:

The ____ for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.

A. wage

B. payment

C. salary

D. tip

Câu 37:

Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the ____ of extinction.

A. wall

B. fence

C. verge

D. bridge

Câu 38:

Let’s meet at eleven o’clock tomorrow. – Sorry, I _____ at eleven o’clock.

A. will be working

B. will have worked

C. will have been working

D. will working

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Câu 39:

A. seemed to be easy in her mind

B. in a tizzy

C. on pins and needles

D. under pressure

Câu 40:

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): Thanks to lifelong learning, people's level of awareness has improved significantly.

A. has increased

B. has declined

C. has gone up

D. has bettered