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Sở GD & ĐT Cà Mau
Trường THPT Cái Nước KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II (2010-2011)
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12 – Mã đề: 458
Thời gian : 60 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Phonetic:
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. when B. who C. which D. where
2. A. pens B. books C. phones D. tables
3. A. developed B. delivered C. talked D. washed
4. A. cut B. minute C. lunch D. hundred
II. Grammar, structure and vocabulary:
A. Choose the best answer:
5. Can you please ______ me the way to the post office ?
A. speak B. talk C. tell D. ask
6. If the weather ______ worse, we won’t go to the beach.
A. will get B. got C. gets D. would get
7. The teacher told his students ______ laughing.
A. to stop B. stop C. stopped D. stopping
8. Ann: “______ where the nearest post office is?” - Linda: “Turn left and then turn right.”
A. Could you tell me B. Should you show me
C. Do you tell me D. Will you say me
9. Bicycles ______ in the driveway
A. must not leave B. must not be leaving C. must not be left D. must not have left
10. Do you think a close friend should share joy and sadness ______ you?
A. on B. with C. at D. between
11. Shy people often find difficult to ______ group discussion.
A. take place in B. get on with C. take part in D. get in touch with
12. You have been reading for four hours. This book ______ be very interesting.

A. worst B. better C. likely D. interesting
25. We can’t go along here because the road _______
A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
26. Since he went to university, Son has become interested _______environment issues.
A. on B. with C. in D. of
27. Do you remember Mr. Vinh, _______taught us history?
A. whom B. who C. that D. which
28. He spent all that money last week. He _______ so much.
A. didn
’
t need to spend B. shouldn
’
t spend
C. needn
’
t have spent D. didn
’
t have to spend
29. While my mother ________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March 8
th
yesterday.
A. watched B. was watching C. had watched D. watches
30. _______he did not attend English course, he spoke English so well.
A. Because B. However C. Although D. Despite
B. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected:
31. Look (A) at the man (B) which is (C) teaching (D) in the classroom.
32. Although Nam (A) worked very (B) hard, (C) but he (D) didn’t pass the final exam.
33. (A) The more I live (B) with him, the (C) most I (D) love him.
34. I enjoy (A) to cook (B) for these (C) five (D) hungry children.
35. (A) If we (B) had asked her, she would have (C) sang a song (D) to us

391 gold medals. There were 32 sports with 439 gold medals in the 22nd SEA Games, held in Viet Nam in 2003.
The 23rd SEA Games, in the Philippines in 2005, had 40 sports with 439 gold medals.
The 24th SEA Games in Thailand this year, featuring 43 sports and 485 gold medals, had the highest
number of sports and gold medals in the history of the SEA Games. The number of sports was even greater than
that in the Asian Games and the Olympic Games. So the SEA Games is regarded as the largest regional sporting
event in the world in terms of the number of sports and medals.
41. How long did the 24
th
SEA Games last?
A. A week B. 8 days C. 10 days D. 2 weeks
42. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A. The 24th SEA Games was the largest regional sporting event in the world.
B. The 24th SEA Games was the highest number of sports and gold medals in the history of the SEA Games.
C. The 22nd SEA Games was held in Viet Nam in 2003.
D. The 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by Singapore.
43. How many sports were there in the 24th SEA Games?
A. 44 B. 485 C. 43 D.42
44. How often does the SEA Games take place?
A. Every 2 years B. Every 3 years C. Every 4 years D. Every5 years
45. Where was the 21
st
SEA Games celebrated?
A. In Philippines. B. In Viet Nam C. In Malaysia. D. In Singapore.
B. Choose the best answer to fit each blank:
Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The invention of
the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievement, the 46 of which cannot be overestimated. Books are
very adaptable providing us with both entertainment and 47 The production of books began in Ancient
Egypt, though not in a form that is recognizable to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some
48 to the ones we read now. Until the 49 of the 15
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