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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐỢT I – HỌC KỲ II
MÔN ANH VĂN : LỚP 12 - Năm học 2010-2011
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
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MÃ ĐỀ: 723

Read the passage and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) is the most appropriate to each
blank.
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the (1) _____ by which man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (2) ______ the water with chemicals and other
substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and (3) _______. Man also pollutes his
surroundings in various other ways. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing
mankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can
cause illness, and (4) _____death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil (5)
_______ the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings
ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world.
1/ A. roads B. streets C. ways D. paths
2/ A. damages B. supplies C. provides D. contaminates
3/ A. pollution B. dirty C. substances D. pesticides
4/ A. even B. moreover C. therefore D. so
5/ A. makes up B. grows C. increases D. reduces

Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to the questions.
In the beautiful highlands of Scotland, there is a lake called the Loch Ness. In these peaceful
surroundings, a sea monster known as the 'Loch Ness Monster' is said to be living in the lake. This
creature, affectionately known as 'Nessie', has been reported to be seen by many people around the lake.
According to these people, Nessie looked like a creature from the dinosaur age. It had a huge body, a small
reptilian head and a long neck.
Does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? No one can tell for sure. Ever since the sighting of the monster,
many people have been keeping watch at the lake, hoping to catch a glimpse of Nessie. In 1934, a doctor,

11/ You _____ go on diet; but you _______ eat sensibly.
A. needn't/ must B. should/ needn't C. don't need/ should D. must/ needn't
12/ "You can all come to my party?" - " __________ "
A. Yes, I shall B. Yes, already C. Thanks a lot D. Excellent !
13/ You should hand him this letter of recommendation when you _____ there tomorrow.
A. came B. come C. are going to come D. will come
14/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A. describe B. Aborigine C. type D. digest
15/ _"Can I carry the bag for you? It seems very heavy."
_" _____________. I can manage"
A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. You are welcome D. Sorry
16/ Who did you help?
A. Who was helped you ? B. Who did you be helped?
C. Who was helped by you? D. Who helped you?
17/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ This kind of grass can grow only in loosen sand on the crest.
A. on the B. loosen sand C. only in D. grass
18/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ Plant and animal extinct leads to a loss of biodiversity, so maintaining biodiversity is
important for us in many ways.
A. so B. in many ways C. a loss D. extinct
19/ The diesel engine was named ________ its inventor Rudolf Diesel.
A. to B. after C. along D. with
20/ I ________ with my parents here when I was a child.
A. had lived B. have lived C. lived D. was living
21/ The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests, ______ and road and dam construction have
destroyed natural habitats.
A. preservation B. urban C. urbanization D. conservation
22/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A. drew B. chew C. grew D. few

34/ Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from those of the rest
A. subject B. protection C. surgeon D. accurate
35/ The committee ____________ of different people of different views.
A. composes B. contains C. comprises D. consists
36/ This superhighway is about 7000 miles in _______ .
A. depth B. width C. length D. weight
37/ I didn't meet him yesterday. He ________ on business.
A. should have gone B. should go C. must go D. must have gone
38/ It's a pity she didn't take her doctor's advice. She wishes ________.
A. she would take her doctor's advice B. she had taken her doctor's advice
C. she took her doctor's advice D. she takes her doctor's advice
39/ Reviewers describes this novel _____ " hard-to-put-down".
A. about B. as C. resembles D. like
40/ Different conservation measures ______ so as to save vulnerable species.
A. must have taken B. have been taken
C. would have taken D. can't have been taken
41/ The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.
A. The furniture was too expensive that I didn't buy it.
B. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.
C. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy it.
D. The furniture was very expensive that I didn't buy it.
42/ There is still much to discuss. We shall, ______, return to this item at our next meeting.
A. however B. already C. therefore D. so
43/ ________________, I would have learned how to read.
A. Had I been able to go to school as a child
B. If I could be able to go to school as a child
C. If I been able to go to school as a child
D. Unless I had been go to school as a child

44/ They have lived next door to us for years, ______ we hardly ever see them.