SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO CẦN THƠ
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ TỰ TRỌNG
THI HỌC KỲ II - NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
Môn: TIẾNG ANH -Lớp 12
Thời gian: 60 phút
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NGUYỄN THỊ YẾN HỒNG
NGÔ MINH CHÂU
ĐỀ GỐC
I. PHONETICS
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
A. seat B. heat C. meat D. great
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
A. match B. chair C. character D. church
3. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A. advance B. disaster C. government D. society
4. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A. collaboration B. possibility C. technological D. probability
5. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A. environment B. impossible C. variety D. valuable
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the correct answer.
6. He________the basic course before he took the advanced one.
A. has taken B. would take C. had taken D. should take
7. I __________ here for hours and I feel tired.
A. stood B. have been stood C. have been standing D. am standing
8. By the time I ______ the city, I ______ here for 20 years.
A. will leave / will have lived B. leave / will have lived
C. leave / will live D. am leaving / will have lived
9. Yesterday, I________TV when my father came back home from work.
A. was watching B. watch C. have watched D. watched

development.
A. operate B. cooperate C. accelerate D. communicate
24. The 22
nd
Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003.
A. built B. met C. taken D. held
25. In the West, the birth of a girl is welcomed with an enthusiasm _______ to that of a boy.
A. equally B. equal C. they are equal D. and equal
26. In the past, women were economically _____ on their husbands or fathers.
A. expected B. demanded C. reliable D. dependent
27. - “Can you help me with my essay?” – “_____”
A. I think that, too. B. Yes, I’m afraid not.
C. Not completely. D. Why not?
28. Tom: “I think married women should not go to work.”
Cindy: “________ . It’s too boring to be housewives all their lives.”
A. Perhaps, I’m not sure B. I can’t agree with you more
C. That’s right D. I don’t agree
29. Which is the SYNONYM of the underlined word?
Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures.
A. same B. adopted C. various D. respected
30. Which is the SYNONYM of the underlined word?
There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s liberation movement.
A. controlled B. economic C. important D. natural
31. Which is wrong?
They will help you whenever you will ask them.
A B C D
32. Which is wrong?
You should apologize to Isabel for coming to her party too lately.
A B C D
33. Which is wrong?

1. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to
work (41)______ at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (42)______ of the housework,
women have to do most of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have
(43)______ children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all
the housekeeping money. Therefore, the (44)______ mothers have to work very hard to earn their living.
Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (45) ______ conveniences at their
homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy.
41. A. fast B. hardly C. equally D. hard
42. A. responsibility B. share C. need D. refusal
43. A. few B. some C. much D. many
44. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. dependent
45. A. comfortable B. saving C. modern D. expensive
2. Read the text and choose the best answer.
The 23
rd
Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27
th
to December 5th in
2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that
the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many
stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number
of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience -
200,000 people - during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the
most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries
received medals.
Events in men's football actually started on November 20
th
, prior to the opening ceremony. Water
polo events began on November 21

rd
SEA Games?
A. Peace B. Friendship C. Solidarity D. Understanding
50. Which country got the first gold medal in the 23
rd
SEA Games?
A. Vietnam B. Singapore C. The Philippines D. Malaysia
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