Đề thi HK2 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2021

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

Câu 1:

A. stand

B. understand

C. write

D. interrupt

Câu 2:

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.

A. vanishing

B. damaging

C. polluting

D. destroying

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

Câu 3:

A. lost control of

B. put in charge of

C. made room for

D. got in touch with

Câu 4:

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

A. large quantity

B. excess

C. small quantity

D. sufficiency

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 5:

A. trained

B. proved

C. impressed

D. performed

Câu 6:

Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: attitude, survive, introduce, human

A. attitude

B. survive

C. introduce

D. human

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 7:

A. civilian

B. official

C. temporary

D. tsunami

Câu 8:

Mark the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: injured, famine, earthquake, result.

A. injured

B. famine

C. earthquake

D. result

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the followingquestions

Câu 9:

A.  there will be

B. held

C. will give

D. about

Câu 10:

Mark the underlined part that needs correction: The population of Singapore is approximately 4.59 million. Though Singapore is highly cosmopolitan and diversity, ethnic Chinese forms the majority of the population.

A. is approximately

B. Though

C. diversity

D. forms

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 11:

A. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt.

B. His protective clothes made him hurt.

C. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt.

D. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes.

Câu 12:

"I will ring you up after I get home." Peter said to Mary.

A. Peter promised to give Mary a wedding ring after he got home.

B. Peter asked Mary to pay him a visit after he' got home.

C. Peter promised to visit Mary after he got home.

D. Peter promised to telephone Mary after he got home.

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

Câu 13:

A. Only after his leaving the school did Peter inform us of his arrival at the meeting.

B. Not until Peter told us that he would leave the school did he arrive at the meeting.

C. Hardly had Peter informed us about his leaving the school when he arrived at the meeting.

D. No sooner had Peter arrived at the meeting than he told us about his leaving the school.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences which is closest in meaning to the given one

Câu 14:

A. Tim drives more carelessly than Tom.

B. Tim doesn’t drive as carelessly as Tom.

C. Tim drives less carelessly than Tom. 

D. Tim drives more carefully than Tom.

Câu 15:

I came home and then took a bath immediately.

A. I took a bath as soon as I came home.

B. I had taken a bath when I came home.

C. I took a bath before I came home.

D. As soon as I took a bath, I came home.

Câu 16:

My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

B. It’s a month ago that my father last smoked cigarettes.

C.  It’s for a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.

D. It’s for a month that my father smoked a month ago.

Câu 17:

I am sorry that I have made you so disappointed.

A. I regret to make you so disappointed.

B. I apologize for not making you so disappointed.

C. I apologize for not disappointing you.

D. I regret having made you so disappointed.

Câu 18:

“Cigarette?” he asked. “No, thanks,” I said.

A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.

B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.

C. He offered a cigarette, but I promptly declined.

D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction

Câu 19:

A. giving

B. some

C. whenever

D. a problem

Câu 20:

Mrs. Thatcher became the Prime Minister of  Britain in 1979 after win the elections.

A. became

B. of

C. in

D. win

Câu 21:

John had so interesting and creative plans that everyone wanted to work with him.

A. so interesting

B. plans

C. wanted

D. with him

Câu 22:

Food and supplies are often carrying through desert by camels.

A. supplies

B. carrying

C. desert

D. camels

Câu 23:

Don’t leave the house until I will get back.

A. Don’t

B. leave

C. until

D. will get back

The relationship between students and teachers is less formal in the USA than in many other countries. American students do not stand up (24) ________their teacher enters the room. Students are generally encouraged to ask questions during class, to stop in the teacher’s office for extra help, and to phone if they are absent. Most teachers (25) ________ students to enter class late or leave early if necessary. (26) _______the lack of formality, students are still expected to be polite to their teachers and fellow classmates.

When students want to ask questions, they usually (27) _______a hand and wait to be called on. When a test is being given, talking to a classmate is not only rude but also risky. Most American teachers consider that students who are talking to each other (28) _______ a test are cheating.

Câu 24:

(24) .................

A. when

B. where

C. that

D. whether

Câu 25:

(25) ..............

A. let

B. allow

C. make

D. encourage

Câu 26:

(26) .................

A. Though

B. In spite

C. Despite

D. Because of

Câu 27:

(27) ..................

A. rise

B. arise

C. raise

D. put

Câu 28:

(28) ..............

A. in

B. when

C. while

D. during

The forests of the tropics produce a magnificent growth of trees, but commercial lumbering is inhibited by problems that increase the cost of removal. The proliferation of species that is common to all tropical forests creates difficulties because many species are worthless. The lumberman combs the forests, therefore, removing the valuable trees that are convenient to waterways, and floating them downstream to a saw-mill. Unfortunately, tropical hardwoods tend to grow slowly; an area once cleared needs substantial time to recover, forcing the saw-mill to become mobile. Distance to market tends to be considerable, raising costs of the high costs associated with production. Other trees are left untouched.

Câu 29:

What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The growth rate of hardwoods.

B. The transportation difficulties

C. The number of useless trees

D. The high costs of commercial lumbering in the tropics.

Câu 30:

According to the passage, one of the problems of commercial lumbering is that ______.

A. there is little variety in the types of trees in the forests

B. selecting valuable trees is difficult

C. many of the trees are useless for timber

D. very few hardwoods grow in the forests

Câu 31:

The lumbermen search the forests for valuable trees and choose the ones that ________.

A. are easy to cut down

B. mature very slowly

C. are tropical species

D. are near to rivers

Câu 32:

According to the passage, the saw-mills have to be mobile because they are______.

A. used to transport wood

B. floated up the rivers

C. moved away from clear areas

D. transported near the market

Câu 33:

The word “valuable” in line 4 means­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________

A. precious

B. important

C. major

D. useless

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill in each of the following blanks

Câu 34:

A. injured

B. damaged

C. spoiled

D. wounded

Câu 35:

“Thanks a lot for your wonderful gift, Tom .”

- Tom: “___________.”

A. Thank you.

B. Cheers.

C. Have a good day.

D. You are welcome.

Câu 36:

My father retired in 2004 and _______in a small village since then.

A. had lived

B. lives

C. has lived

D. is living

Câu 37:

A big factory in this area has closed.  ______, unemployment happens to local people.

A. Therefore

B. So

C. But

D. However

Câu 38:

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was a huge incline in the number of elephants_________ the increase in poaching.

A. despite

B. due to

C. because

D.  in spite of

Câu 39:

Alice: “How about having a drive to the countryside this weekend?”

Mary: “____________.”

A. Not at all.

B. That’s a good idea.

C. No, thanks.

D. Let’s go.

Câu 40:

A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for _________ off new clothes.

A. wearing

B. carrying

C. showing

D. putting