TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯNG VƯƠNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II –NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Môn : TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ, tên thí sinh: ……………………………Lớp:…… Mã đề: 896
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of
the blanks
Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of Western China. Today, they are (1) ____extinct. The reason is that they can
not find enough food. Pandas eat (2) ____leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10
years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas (3)
____wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat.
China and World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) are trying to save the panda. In 1979 they began to set up special parks (4)
____pandas live. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits . By learning more about the panda’s habits,
scientists can save it from (5) ____.
Câu 1: A. being B. becoming C. making D. having
Câu 2: A. banana B. bamboo C. grass D. cabbage
Câu 3: A. should B. must C. ought D. might
Câu 4: A. when B. where C. what D. because
Câu 5: A. damage. B. destruction C. extinction D. appearance
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 6: Endangered species should ……… from being extinct.
A. protect B. be protecting C. be protected D. are protected
Câu 7: “Would you like to go out with me tonight." - "Yes…… .Where shall we meet?”
A. I'd love to B. Of course C. I like too D. So do I
Câu 8: She got up as soon as the alarm went off.
A. explore B. rang C. shout D. turned off
Câu 9: ______ the country joined the WTO, it has made big economic achievements.
A. As soon as B. After C. When D. Since
Câu 10: The water will be further polluted unless some measures ___________.
A. were taken B. had been taken C. will be taken D. are taken
Câu 11: The development of wildlife habitat reserves helps save a large number of ______ species.
A. risk B. endangered C. endangerous D. endanger

Câu 25: Smoking is not good to health
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions
There is very little documentation about the origins of water polo. It is known, however, that the sport originated in the rivers and lakes of
mid-19th century England as an aquatic version of rugby. Early games used an inflated rubber ball that came from India known as a "pulu"
(the single Indian word for all "balls"). Pronounced "polo" by the English, both the game and the ball became known as "water polo." To
attract more spectators to swimming exhibitions, the London Swimming Association designed a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming
pools in 1870. At first, players scored by planting the ball on the end of the pool with both hands. A favorite trick of the players was to place
the five-to-nine inch rubber ball inside their swimming suit and dive under the murky water, they would then appear again as close to the goal
as possible. The introduction of the rules by Scottish players changed the nature of water polo. It became a game that emphasized swimming,
speed and passing. Scottish rules moved from a rugby variant to a soccer style of play. Goals became a cage of 10x 3 feet and a goal could be
scored by being thrown. Players could only be tackled when they "held" the ball and the ball could no longer be taken under water. The small
rubber ball was replaced by a leather soccer ball. If the player came up too near the goal, he was promptly jumped on by the goalie, who was
permitted to stand on the pool deck. Games were often nothing more than gang fights in the water as players ignored the ball, preferring
underwater wrestling matches that usually ended with one man floating to the surface unconscious. Water polo was first played in the USA in
1888. The game featured the old rugby style of play which resembled American football in the water. "American style" water polo became
very popular and by the late 1890's was played in such venues as Madison Square Garden and Boston's Mechanics Hall, attracting 14,000
spectators to national championship games.
Câu 26: According to the text, _______.
A. the origins of water polo are written thoroughly in a lot of documents
B. people have played water polo since the early 19th century.
C. water polo is an aquatic version of rugby
D. water polo first appeared somewhere outside England
Câu 27: The present rules of water polo were invented _______.
A. by Indian players B. in 1870 C. by Scottish players D. the London Swimming Association
Câu 28: In water polo, the players score a goal by _______.
A. throwing B. swimming C. catching D. passing
Câu 29: The present water polo ball is made of _______.
A. leather B. rubber C. bone D. wood

A. Thanks to the rain outside, we couldn’t go out. B. We couldn’t go out because of the rain outside.
C. We went out in spite of the rain outside. D. If it didn’t rain outside, we could go out.
Câu 40:

"They had to postpone the meeting because of the chairman's illness." means_________.
A. The meeting had to because of the chairman's illness be postponed.
B. The meeting had to be postponed because of the chairman's illness.
C. The meeting had to postponed by them because of illness.
D. The meeting because of the chairman's illness had to be postponed.
ĐÁP ÁN
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B
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B
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B
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B

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11

B
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12

D
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13

D
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14

C
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B
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16

A

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23

C
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24

B
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C
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26

C
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27

C
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28

A

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35

A
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36

B
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37

A
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38

C
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39

B
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40

B