Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì II môn Tiêng Anh khối 12

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA KÌ II MÔN TIÊNG ANH KHỐI 12 NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
	Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. head	B. please	C. heavy	D. measure
2. A. comb	B. climb	C. bomb	D. baby
3. A. catched	B. crashed	C. occupied	D. coughed
4. A. champagne	B. chaos	C. scheme	D. chemist 
5. A. helps	B. laughs	C. cooks	D. finds 
6. A. hours	B. fathers	C. dreams	D. thinks
7. A. devoted	B. suggested	C. provided	D. wished
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. believe	B. defeat	C. attack	D. happen
2. A. enter	B. country	C. canal	D. cover
3. A. patient	B. ashamed	C. trouble	D. alter
4. A. person	B. surgeon	C. purpose	D. possess
5. A. catastrophic	B. preservation	C. fertilizer	D. electronic
6. A. arrive	B. harrow	C. repair	D. announce
7. A. attract	B. verbal	C. signal	D. social
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. World Wide Fund for nature was formed to do the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
A. contamination	 B. energy	 C. extinction	 D. development
2. The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.
A. natural environment 	B. diversity	C. generation	D. reserve
3. It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in ares that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.
A. threatened	B. increased	C. disappeared	D. reduced 
4. In this writing test, candidates will not be penalized for minor mechanical mistakes.
A. punished 	B. rewarded 	C. motivated 	D. discouraged
5. In water polo, a player is ejected after committing five personal fouls.
	 A. awarded	B. criticized	C. thrown out	D. defeated
6. We’ve been practising very hard these days because we know that our opponents in the next match are very strong. 
A. people who train us	B. people who try to defeat us	
C. people we work with 	D. people who watch the match
7. The 22nd Sea Games were held in Vietnam in 2003.
	A. organized	B. opened	C. established	D. kept.
8. A plan has been proposed for Vietnam to host the Asia Sports Games at some point in the future.
	A. arrange	B. organized	C. suggested	D. obtained
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. The air is naturally contaminated by foreign matter such as plant pollens and dust.
A. cleaned	B. occupied	C. polluted	 D. concentrated 
2. Imagine that you have found a good story, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it.
 A. necessary 	B. unnecessary	C. compulsory	 D. fundamental
3. During the five – decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
	A.holding at 	B. holding back 	C. encouraging 	D. pushing up	
4. The whole audience objected to their foul play during the football match.
	A. unfair	B. clumsy	C. imperfect	D. fair
5. Suddenly, Julia jumped out of the car and sprinted for the front door.
 	A. walked hurriedly	B. ran very slowly	C. move slightly	D. ran fast
6. During the five-decade history, the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
 A. holding at	B. holding back	C. holding to	 D. holding by
7. There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.
A. ease B. attraction	C. consideration	D. speculation
8. Humans depend on species diversity to provide food clean air and water, and fertile soil for agricuture.
A. limitation 	B. large quantity C. variety 	D. fertilizer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
1. Tom has just come back from the national stadium. He tells Mary about the victory of the host nation happily
Tom: “ Our team has just won the last football match”
Mary: “ ________________________________”
A. Well, that’s very surprising	B. Good idea. Thanks for the news
C. Yes, I guess it’s very good.	D. Yes, it’s our pleasure.
2. Mary and Peter are at the swimming pool. 
- Peter : You are a great swimmer. I wish I could do half as well as you.
- Mary : _______________________. I think I’m an awful swimmer.
A. You’ve got to be kidding	B. Thank you, Mary. That’s a nice compliment
C. I’m glad you say so	D. It’s very kind of you to say so.
3. Nam and Lan are talking about scuba-diving. 
- Lan : I think scuba-diving is a dangerous sport.
- Nam : ____________________________. It’s wonderful for those who love adventure.
A. You can say that again 	B. I can't agree with you more 
C. Yes, you're right 	D. I don’t quite agree with you 
4. Hoa and Mai are at the school gate after class.
 - Hoa:" __________________________" 
- Mai: That’s a great idea.
	A. Would you like me to give you a lift?
	B. Which do you prefer, scuba-diving or water polo ?
	C. Let’s go to the synchronized swimming performance this afternoon.
	D. What do you think of windsurfing?
5. Tom and David are talking about the reasons why peole have hunted animals.
Tom: I think people have hunted animals for food, hides, and ivory. 
David: ____________________
A. I couldn’t agree more	B. Oh, I don’t know
C. Certainly, very good 	D. The same to you
6. Peter is talking to Mary about measures to protect endangered species.
Peter: People should keep endangered species’ habitats clean.
Mary: “__________. The habitats for endangered animals are being seriously damaged and polluted”
A. I think so 	B. I think that 	C. I think too	D. I think not
7. Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
 Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.”
 Jenifer:“______”
 A. I’d love it. 	B. That’s nice of you to say so.
 C. I couldn’t agree more. 	D. Don’t mention it.
8. Sue and Alice are talking about their favorite books.
Sue: “I love comic books.” 
Alice: “__________.”
 A. I do, too	 B. No, I won’t	 C. Yes, I like it	D. Neither do I
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. Passive (A) smoking is (B) define as the exposure of (C) nonsmokers to (D) environmental tobacco smoke.
2. It should not be (A) assume that (B) the lower the price, (C) the happier the (D) buyer.
3. Many (A) disabled children cannot (B) derive full (C) enjoyment from toys (D) make for non-disabled children.
4. The first world championship of windsurfing held in 1973. Windsurfing first became an Olympic sport in 1984 for men and 1992 for women. 
5. In the dessert it’s getting colder and colder when the night comes .
	A	 B	C	D
6. The more careful you drive , the fewer accidents you will have .
	A	 B	 C	 D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1._____ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.
a. Biology 	b. Biological 	c. Biologist 	d. Biologically
2. A / an _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
a. dangerous 	b. endanger 	c. endangered d. endangerment
3. Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal _______.
a. protect 	b. protection 	c. protective 	d. protector
4. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____.
a. extinct 	b. extinction 	c. extinctive 	d. extinctly
5. Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than _______ rates found in the fossil record.
a. nature 	b. natural 	c. naturally 	 	 d. naturalness
6. They eventually realize that reckless _______ of the earth's resources can lead only to eventual global disaster. 
a. exploit 	b. exploitable 	c. exploitation 	d. exploitative
7. Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing _______.
a. fertile 	b. fertility 	c. fertilizers 	d. fertilizable
8. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
a. inform 	b. information 	c. informative 	 	d. informatively
9. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.
a. difficult 	b. difficulty 	c. difficultly 	d. difficulties
10. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.
a. care 	b. careful	 	c. carefulness 	d. carefully
11. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.
a. interest 	b. interested 	c. interesting 	d. interestingly
12. To become a novelist, you need to be ________.
a. imagine 	b. imagination 	c. imaginative 	d. imaginarily
13. Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.
a. romance 	b. romantic 	c. romanticize 	 	d. romanticism
14. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. 
a. deep 	b. depth 	c. deepen 	d. deeply
15. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.
a. penalty 	b. penalize 	c. penal 	d. penalization
16. The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries.
a. participate 	b. participant 	c. participation 	d. participating
17. _______, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts.
a. Surprise 	b. Surprised	 	c. Surprising 	 	 	d. Surprisingly	
18. The second part of the program in the 22nd SEA Games opening ceremony was named "_______ for Peace".
a. Cooperate 	b. Cooperation 	c. Cooperative 	d. Cooperatively
19. The _______ wanted to reduce the breadth of the games, with many events currently having small fields and weak competition.
a. organize 	b. organization 	c. organizable 	d. organizers
20._______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment. .
a. Biodiversity 	b. Conservation 	c. Globe 	d. Individual
21._______ is the protection of environment and natural resources.
a. Survival 	b. Commerce 	c. Conservation 	d. Extinction
22. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the _______ of extinction.
a. wall 	b. fence 	c. verge 	d. bridge
23. All the countries of the area have _______ to protect their wildlife but they are rarely enforced.
a. efforts 	b. laws 	c. results 	d. reserves
24.____ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.
a. Comic 	b. Thriller 	c. Romantic 	d. Science
25. It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to ________.
a. put down 	b. swallow 	c. look up 	d. understand
26. A ________ is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary.
a. pleasure 	b. novel 	c. page 	d. review
27. A ________ is the story of a person's life written by somebody else.
a. romance 	b. fiction 	c. biography 	d. science
28. A ________ is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying.
a. non-fiction 	b. science 	c. thriller 	d. romance
29. In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and underneath the ______.
a. net 	b. crossbar 	c. ball 	d. goalie
30. A defensive player may only hold, block or pull a / an _______ who is touching or holding the ball.
a. audience 	b. referee 	c. goalie 	d. opponent
31. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot.
a. commits 	b. interferes 	c. punches 	d. touches
32. The more′ goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became.
a. marked 	b. made 	c. scored 	d. sprinted
33. Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He _______ it here last night.
a. must have left 	b. should have left 	c. must be leaving 	d. needn't leave
34. Jenny's engagement ring was precious! It _______ have cost a fortune.
a. must 	b. should 	c. can 	d. needn't
35. You _______ take your umbrella along with you today. It _______ rain later on this afternoon.
a. ought to / mustn't 	b. needn't / will	c. will / must 	d. should / might
36. I _______ be at the meeting by 10:00. I will probably _______ take a taxi if I want to be on time.
a. must/ have to 	b. may / must 	c. should / needn't 	d. mustn't / shouldn't
37. You _______ forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying on time.
a. needn't 	b. mustn't 	c. do not have to 	d. may not
38. You _______ touch that switch, whatever you do.
a. mustn't 	b. needn't 	c. won't 	d. wouldn't
39. Susan ___ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
a. mustn't 	b. couldn't 	c. can't 	d. needn't
40. You _______ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a penny to their name.
a. needn't 	b. couldn't 	c. mayn't 	d. mustn't 
41. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later.
a. need typing 	 	 b. needn't be typed 	c. need to type 	d. needn't typing
42. The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm.
a. visits	b. visited 	c. can visit 	d. can be visited
43. The train ________ by bad weather. I am not sure.
a. might delay 	b. might be delaying	c. might have delayed 	d. might have been delayed
44. The room ________ once a day.
a. should clean 	b. should be cleaning	c. should be cleaned 	d. should have cleaned
45. Two tablets ________ twice a day to have you recover from the illness quickly.
a. must take 	b. must be taken 	c. must have taken 	d. must be taking
46. Theresa walked past me without saying a word. She ________ me.
a. can't have seen 	b. can't see	c. can't have been seen 	d. can be seen
47. I think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and you can hear them cheering. 
a. was started 	 b. will be started 	c. must started 	d. must have started
48. Cigarettes ________ at a bakery.
a. most buy 	b. cannot buy 	 	 c. cannot be bought d. should not buy
49. The next meeting ________ in May.
a. will hold 	b. will be held 	c. will be holding 	d. will have held
50. The crowd are becoming __________ excited.
A. less and least B. less and most C. more and more	D. more and most
51. The more I live with her ,the _____ I understand her.
A. more	B. best	C. deeper	 D. most
52. Nowadays everything is getting _________ .
A. more expensive	 B. expensiver	C. more and more expensive 	 D. the most expensive
53. Day by day we are all getting ___________.
A. fatter and fatter	B. older and older	 C. richer	 D. poorer 
54._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
	A. The harder / the better 	B. The more / the much
	C. The hardest / the best 	D. The more hard / the more good
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
1.The apartment is big. The rent is high.
A. The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is. 
B. The higher the rent is, the bigger the apartment.
C. The bigger the rent is, the higher the apartment is.
D. The higher the apartment is, the bigger the rent is.
2. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
A. The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive.
B. We want arrive sooner so we set off sooner.
C. Although we set off soon, we don’t arrive soon.
D. If we set off sooner, we would arrive sooner	
3. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
A. The better the joke is, the louder the laugher is.
B. The laughter is loud beacause the joke is good.
C. If the joke were good, the laughter would be loud.
D. When we are watching a good joke, we laugh loudly.
4. She gets fat. She feels tired.
A. The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels.
B. Because she gets fatter, she feels more tired. 
C. Although she gets fat, she doesn’t feel tired.
D. If she weren’t fat, she wouldn’t feel tired.
5. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
A. The older he gets, the less travel he wants.
B. Although he gets old, he wants to travel.
C. The less he wants to travel, the older he gets.
D. He is too old to travel.
6. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
A. The more you read, the moreknowlege you will have. 
B. The more knowledge you have, the more you read. 
C. If you want to have more knowledge, you have to read more. 
D. You read more books to get knowledge.