SỞ GD-ĐT NAM ĐỊNH KÌ THI KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG 8 TUẦN HỌC KỲ II
TRƯỜNG THPT TRỰC NINH B NĂM HỌC : 2010 - 2011

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


18. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: He told me that he _______ his house the previous
month.
A. repainted B. would repaint C. will repaint D. had repainted

19. Find one word whose stress pattern is different from others: A. forest B. habitat C.
exploitation D. educate
20. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: No matter _______ he tried, he couldn’t pass the
driving test.
A. so B. how C. however D. but
21. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: They are very poor _______ they couldn’t buy that big
house.
A. so B. however C. but D. although
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each gap.
Desert air (22) ____ little moisture, so few clouds form over the land. Without clouds to block the sun,
temperatures may reach as (23) ____ as 125°F during the day. At night, without the clouds to contain the
heat, the temperature can fall to as low as 125°F.
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.

machine. All, body parts will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human brain with the ability
to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able
to create a machine duplicate of ourselves so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few
decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new
body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible
to do a spirit transfer, they will figure out how to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within
whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.
37. According to the passage, in 20 to 50 years, body parts _______
A. are machines B. can be replaced C. are different D. can’t be replaced

38. According to the passage, computer will function like the human brain because it can _______
A. respond in a feeling wayB. recognize feelings C. have brain D. both A and B

39. The word duplicate means:
A. live longer B. replace C. make an exact copy D. protect
40. According to the passage, we _______ find a way to transfer our spirit, including our memories and
thoughts, to the new body a few decades later
A. may not B. may C. can’t D. must
41. According to the passage, it’s possible for us to _______
A. solve any problems B. choose to live for as long as we want
C. do a spirit transfer cheaply D. All are correct
42. Find one mistake in the sentence: By the year 2012, he will have finish his course in this university.
A. have finish B. By C. the year D. in
43. Find one mistake in the sentence: He is enough intelligent to understand the problem.
A. the B. is C. enough intelligent D. to understand
44. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
A(n) _______is a person who always expects bad things to happen.
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.