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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA KỲ II
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH12
(Thời gian 60 phút)
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I. 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.
1. A. son B. busy C. easy D. reason
2. A. sure B. shop C. sense D. sheer
3. A. physical B. design C. basic D. preserve
4. A. roll B. grow C. comb D. come
5. A. most B. property C. also D. those
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
6. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he _____ it
A. tastes B. chews and digests C. swallows D. dips into
7. Who does the book belong _____?
A. for B. to C. on D. through
8. He picked _____ the book and turned page after page.
A. up B. on C. away D. in
9. Read the book _____ and you will find the information you need.
A. care B. careful C. carefulness D. carefully
10. Not many people find reading more _____ than watching TV.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly
11. Great apes are in _____ of becoming extinct.
A. crisis B. threat C. danger D. warning

24. We have to apply effective measures to save many plant and animal species _____ extinction.
A. from B. in C. for D. on
25. It started to rain; _____ we decided to stay at home to watch TV.
A. but B. however C. though D. therefore
26. You can _____ the new word in the dictionary.
A. look up B. look after C. look at D. look forward to
27. Everybody who _____ a fever must go home immediately.
A. have B. has C. are having D. have had
28. He isn’t at home now. He _____.
A. must go out B. must have gone out C. may go out D. should have
gone out
29. _____ the bad weather, we went swimming with our friends.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
30. Sally _____ the phone if she were in the room now.
A. will answer B. shall answer C. would answer D. answered
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 31 to 35.
For a long time the image most people had of a gorilla was a dangerous-looking animal with big, bared
teeth. But researchers studying gorillas show a very different picture of mountain gorillas. The animals are
peaceful, gentle, __31___, and mainly plant-eating creatures
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Gorillas live in family groups. A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male gorilla.
He is__32___ a silverback because the hair on a male’s back turns from black to silvery grey as he grows
up. A silverback’s group usually includes one or two sub-adult males and a few females and their young.
Mountain gorillas spend much of __33___ time eating. Their food includes a variety of plants, along
with a few kinds of insects and worms. At night the animals make a nest __34___ in. Many lightweight
gorillas nest in trees. The heavier ones may nest in grasses on the ground. Babies sleep with their mothers at
night.
Life for mountain gorillas is not always peaceful. They are endangered and threatened by civil wars in


D. If I had enough money, I would buy the dictionary.
40. Because she was ill, she couldn’t go to school.
A. Because of she was illness, she couldn’t go to school.
B. Because of her ill, she couldn’t go to school.
C. Because of was ill, she couldn’t go to school.
D. Because of her illness, she couldn’t go to school.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
41. A child of (A) noble birth, his name(B) was famous among(C) the children in that(D) school.
42. Helen likes to listen to music(A), to go to the cinema(B), to chat on the phone(C) and going
shopping(D).
43. Unlike many writings(A) of her time(B), she was not preoccupied(C) with morality(D).
44. Both(A) Mr. and Mrs. Smith(B) are(C) explaining the children the rules of the game(D).
45. You can enjoy(A) a sport without(B) joining in(C) a club or belonging to(D) a team.
VI. 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 from 46 to 50.
It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV,
books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves
concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading
for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information.
Books tell the whole story. Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration.
Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory
muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and
characters.
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at
elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other
words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to
many new words.
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why?


A
2.

C
3.

C
4.

D
5.

B
6.

B
7.

B
8.

A
9.

D
10.

C
11.


B
22.

A
23.

C
24.

A
25.

D
26.

A
27.

B
28.

B
29.

D
30.

C
31.


B
42.

D
43.

A
44.

D
45.

C
46.

C
47.

B
48.

A
49.

A
50.

D