ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II – Test 13
A. Structure
1. Extensive forests, , abundant wildlife, and beautiful waterfalls are among the
attractions of Glacier National Park.
A) it has spectacular mountain scenery
B) the mountain scenery is spectacular
C) spectacular mountain scenery
D) and the spectacular scenery of the mountains
2. A network of railroads to unite the continent and encourage Western settlement
before the Civil War by Asa Whitney.
A) when proposed B) a proposal
C) was proposed D) to propose
3. The chief advantage of using satellites to predict weather can survey vast
regions of the Earth at one time.
A) they B) is that they
C) is that D) that they
4. The small, farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest.
A) self-support B) they supported themselves
C) self-supporting D) supporting themselves
5. art appreciation is an individual matter, no work of art is ever perceived by
two persons in exactly the same way.
A) Since B) According to
C) Because of D) Perhaps
6. a black singer and actor, first came to the public's attention for his role in
Eugene O'Neill's play The Emperor Jones.
A) Paul Robeson was B) Because Paul Robeson
C) It was Paul Robeson, as D) Paul Robeson,
7. Dragonflies remain stationary in the air while their prey to come near.
A) waited for B) they wait
C) waiting for D) to wait
8. Fiction writer Zona Gale wrote about the small Wisconsin town she grew up,

16. (A. Alike) the United States, Canada (B. conducts) a (C. complete) census of its
population (D. every) ten years.
17. (A. Natural) resources provide the raw material (B. are needed) to (C. produce)
finished (D. goods)
18. (A. Because they) are so secretive, blind snakes are (B. seldom) seen, and (C. its)
habits are not (D. well known)
19. The main rotor and tail rotor (A. of a) helicopter (B. make) the (C. same) job as
(D. the wings), propellers, and rudder of an airplane.
20. X-rays are (A. too) powerful that they can penetrate (B. most) solids (C. as easily
as) light passes (D. through) glass.
21. Machines that (A. use) hydraulic pressure (B. including) elevators, dentist (C.
chairs), and (D. automobile) brakes.
22. The Franklin stove, (A. which) (B. became) common in the 1780s, burned wood
more (C. efficiency) than (D. an open) fireplace.
23. The coastline (A. of) Maine (B. is marked) by (C. thousand) of (D. islands) and
inlets.
24. Metals can be (A. beaten) into thin (B. sheets), melted and poured (C. into) molds,
or (D. drawing) into fine write.
25. Stone Mountain, (A. a huge) dome of granite (B. near) the city of Atlanta, is 1,686
feet (C. height) and measures 7 miles around (D. at its base)
26. Since (A. ancient times), some people (B. wore) amulets, objects that (C. are
supposed) to give the wearer (D. magical) powers.
27. Dance notation is a (A. means of) (B. recording) the (C. movements) of dances by
(D. using) of special symbols.
28. Approximately (A. the third) of Alaska's (B. land sea) (C. lies) north (D. of) the
Arctic Circle.
29. (A. No) cactus has flowers (B. most beautiful) or (C. fragrant) than (D. those) of
the night-blooming cereus.
30. The (A. poet) Amy Lowell (B. sometimes) wrote (C. literary) criticism and (D.
biographical)