SỞ GD-ĐT NAM ĐỊNH KÌ THI KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG 8 TUẦN HỌC KỲ II
TRƯỜNG THPT TRỰC NINH B NĂM HỌC : 2009 - 2010

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 12
MÃ ĐỀ 354 (Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

1. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
_______ Simpson desert remained _______ mystery until Madigan made _______ aerial survey in 1929.
A. Ø - a - an B. Ø - Ø - an C. The - a - an D. A - the - an
2. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: I must go to _______ hospital to visit my dearest friend.
A. a B. Ø C. the D. an
3. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
If they had enough money, they _______ their children to college.
A. would send B. sent C. would sent D. would have sent
4. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Laura works very hard _______ her brother is very lazy
A. so B. so that C. therefore D. but
5. Find one mistake in the sentence: It began to rain, therefore he didn’t open his umbrella.
A. his B. began C. to rain D. therefore
6. Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently: A. future B. security C. vulnerable D. curable
7. Choose the sentence which has the nearest meaning to the given one
Because the environment is destroying, many species have become endangered.
A. Because of the destruction of the environment, many species have become endangered.
B. Although the environment is destroying, many species have become endangered.
C. Despite of the destruction of the environment, many species have become endangered.
D. Therefore the environment is destroying, many species have become endangered.
8. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
_______ is the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed
A. Deforestation B. Conservation C. Destruction D. Extinction
9. Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently: A. reduced B. bared C. endangered D. remained
10. Choose the word which has the same meaning as the underlined one.
Our grandfather is too old to climb up the crest of the hill.

Extreme temperatures (24) ____ with little rainfall make desert life difficult for people, plants, and animals. (25) ____, some
life forms have adapted to even the most severe desert environment, Camels are able to survive long periods without food or water.
Many desert plants have long, shallow root systems. This allows the plants to reach out to collect water over great distances. Other
desert plants have taproots. Taproots grow very deep (26) ____ they can tap sources of underground water.
22. A. comprises B. includes C. consists D. contains
23. A. long B. high C. much D. far
24. A. separate B. combine C. explore D. locate
25. A. But B. Therefore C. So D. However
26. A. because B. but C. so D. as
27. Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently: A. goats B. animals C. humans D. gorillas
28. Choose the sentence which has the nearest meaning to the given one
Margaret was very angry. Her bag has just been stolen.
A. Margaret was very angry, whose bag has just been stolen.
B. Margaret whose bag has just been stolen was very angry
C. Margaret, whose bag has just been stolen, was very angry
D. Margaret who’s bag has just been stolen was very angry
29. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The teacher gave me an exercise. I _______ forget to do it.
A. needn’t B. must C. mustn’t D. may not
30. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The desert is too large for us _______ across
A. to go B. going C. for going D. of going
31. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
There is plenty _______ time for you to do that assignment. You _______ do it tonight.
A. of - must B. of - needn’t C. in- needn’t D. in - mustn’t
32 Find one word whose stress pattern is different from others: A. commercial B. hummock C. aerial D. deserts
33. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: He is going to get married _______ a famous pop star.
A. with B. Ø C. to D. for
34. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: He is rarely _______ time for class.
A. at B. of C. to D. on
35. Find one mistake in the sentence: It’s too late. I might go now.
A. It’s B. go C. might D. too

A. optimist B. pessimist C. optimistic D. pessimistic
45. Find one mistake in the sentence
If you show your identity card, you won’t be able to get into the examination room.
A. into B. to get C. be able D. If
46. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
A(n) _______is a person who can live up to or longer than one hundred years.
A. century B. expectancy C. centenarian D. eternal
47. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
The most important characteristic of a desert is that it receives very little _______
A. rain amount B. rainfall C. waterfall D. raindrop
48. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
Habitat destruction and _______ hunting are some of the main causes of species extinction.
A. legal B. illegal C. legally D. illegally
49. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The boy _______ he took to the zoo is his nephew.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. where
50. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
The local people blamed the factory _______ the air and the water in the region.
A. contaminating B. to contaminate C. of contaminating D. for contaminating
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