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Đề chính thức KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II
TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12
Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) ( Đề gồm 04 trang )

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. book B. good C. food D. look
Question 2: A. whether B. whenever C. whale D. whose
Question 3: A. north B. thank C. think D. whether

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary stress differs
from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 4: A. company B. history C. disappear D. influence
Question 5: A. destroy B. explore C. remain D. travel

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: Some people are pessimistic ……… others are optimistic.
A. as B. so C. unless D. while
Question 7: I cannot remember if I saw that play……… television or at the cinema.
A. ∅ B. the C. a D. an
Question 8: ……… I moved to my new apartment, my neighbors have come to my house twice.

Question 22: Some people think more and more people have television in their homes, ………. people
will buy books to read.
A. few and few B. fewer and fewer C. much and much D. more and more
Question 23: Do not read a book ………………you really love it. .
A. if B. because C. unless D. as if
Question 24: This desert lies ……… a lake and a range of mountain.
A. among B. between C. away D. within
Question 25: The desert remained unknown ……… he made a survey in 1929.
A. but B. although C. so that D. until
Question 26: He names the desert .…… Simpson.
A. after B. by C. to D. with
Question 27: ……… the computers and robots, we will have a better future life.
A. Instead of B. In spite of C. As a result D. Thanks to
Question 28: Many species become ……… each year.
A. , extinct B. extinctly C. extinction D. extinguish
Question 29: We benefit much ……… biodiversity.
A. from B. for C. of D. to
Question 30: This library belongs ……… a rich old man.
A. about B. in C. to D. with

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
Question 31: A new school for disabled children will be build here next month.
A B C D BUILT
Question 32: I’m afraid I can’t come with you on tomorrow. TOMORROW
A B C D
Question 33: She must have her reasons where she doesn’t want to tell. WHERE
A B C D
Question 34: What would happen if the temperature is warmer? WOULD
A B C D

correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45.

“ Where is the university? ” is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can
give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university
is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the
university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or
professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already developing town long before the
first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam
was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings.
The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845.
Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young
students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to
visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the world.

Question 41: Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
A. To see the university B. To study in the colleges in Cambridge
C. To find the classroom buildings D. To use the libraries of the university
Question 42: Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A. In the 8
th
century B. In the 13
th
century
C. In the 9
th
century D. In the 15
th
century

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Question 4. Peter doesn’t read a lot because he can’t find the time. That is
………………………………… .
A. If Peter could find the time, he would read a lot.
B. If Peter can find the time , he will read a lot.
C. If Peter had found the time, he would have read a lot.
D. If Peter had read a lot, he would have found the time.
Question 5. “ If I were you I would stay in bed, Sue,” said Tom.
That is ………………………………………. .
A. Tom said that if he had been Sue he would have stayed in bed.
B. Tom told Sue if he had been her, he would have stayed in bed.
C. Tom advised Sue to stay in bed.
D. Tom said to Sue if he is her he will stay in bed.
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