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THI HỌC KỲ II LỚP 12
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI NĂM HỌC
2018 – 2019
Indicate the word
whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
Question 1: A. weather B. third C. breathe D. those
Question 2: A. arrangement B. active C.
application D. passionate
Indicate the
correct anwser to each of the following questions.
Question 3: Endangered trees
and plants ______
A. must be saved B. be saved C. must be save D.
must save
Question 4: Computers solve
problems and complete calculation by following sets of rules called ____
A. destruction B.
automation C. algorithm D.
robots
Question 5: About
15,589 species are now considered ______ risk _____ extinction.
A. on / in B. in / at C. for / with D. at / of
Question 6: Speech
_____ is the ability of the computer to understand a human talking to it.
A. recommendation B. recognition C. realization D.
acceptance
Question 7: We
can no longer attribute the rapid extinction of species _____ natural causes.
A. at B. in C. for D. to
Question 8: Without
your recommendation, we ____ and success last year.
A. wouldn’t get B. didn’t get C. wouldn’t have got
D. hadn’t got
Question 9: The
more he keeps learning and practicing, the ______ he performs his technical
work
A. more skillful B. more skillfully C. less skillful D.
skillfully
Question 10: The
domestic dog is thought to have _____ from the wolf
A. revolted B.
involved .C. resolved D.
evolved
Question 11: I will let you
know after the builders _____ decorating
A. will be
finishing B. finished C.
will have finished D. have
finished
Question 12: We often go
camping when we go on holiday because It’s ____ than staying in a hotel.
A. more cheaper B. much cheaper C. the cheapest D. less cheaper
Question 13: I asked him
_____, but he said nothing.
A. what was the
matter B. what’s the matter
C. the matter was
what D. what the matter was.
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your anwser sheet to
indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question14: “Don’t tell him what happened”, Jim
requested.
A. Jim requested
me not to tell him what had happened.
B. Jim requested
me not to tell him what happened.
C. Jim requested
me don’t tell him what had happened.
D. Jim requested
me don’t tell him what happened
Question 15: Jane recommended
asking someone to mow the lawn
A. It is
recommended by Jane that the lawn was mowed.
B. Jane
recommended mowing the lawn
C. Jane
recommended having the lawn mowed.
D. Someone was
recommended to be mowed the lawn.
Question 16: China is the most
densely populated country in the world.
A. No country in
the world has more population than China
B. China has more
population than most countries in the world.
C. China is much
more densely populated than some countries in the world.
D. China is the
largest country in the world.
** Choose the word
that is in CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word
Question 17: He looks after
the land as a private reserve
for wildlife habitat, running marsupials and theirpredators instead of cows.
A. money reserve B. a protected area
C. booking reservation D. an emergency fund.
Question 18: Changing the
battery has resurrected the
computer’s efficiency.
A. encouraged B. revised D. stimualted D. ruined
** Indicate the
word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress
Question 19: A. predator B. tropical C. organic D. habitat
Question 20: A. global B. wildlife C. protect D.
litter
** Indicate the underlined word that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 21: Do
you realize that by this time next week we have been
in Paris?
Question 22:
The better you are at English, more chance you have to
get a job with international organization
Question 23:
I wish I have a place at university last year.
Question 24:
You should get a professional checking your house for
earthquake damage.
indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 25: Nam: I’d like to
hear your ideas on how to protect vulnerable species.
Lan: _____________________
A. I’d say people’s awareness is very important B. These animals are vulnerable
C. I like your
ideas so much D.
You’re always asking me for advice
Question 26: - Kay: “I wouldn’t
do that if I were you” John: “____________”
A. It is out of
the question B. would you, really?
C. Wouldn’t you?
Why? D. I’d rather you didn’t
Choose the correct
anwser to each of the numbered blanks
The robot (27) _________ is a big business. By the middle of the 1990s, Japan' led the world in robot production with more than 71,000 industrial robots at work. Both the United States and Japan, as well as other countries, continue to develop more advanced robots. Robots can now be made to perform more (28) ______ jobs. Robots can make decisions (29) _____ they are working and learn from their mistakes. Robots can now see (30) ____ TV camera "eyes." They can easily hear and can even speak using a voice made by a computer. But it is difficult to make a robot "understand." Thinking. and understanding are very (31) ______ qualities. The robots of the future will probably be very complex. They will be able to perform many humanlike tasks. Robots and other technology will make the future a very interesting place!
Question 27: A.
industry B. advance C. development D. situation
Question 28: A.
compound B. simple C. ordinary D. complex
Question 29: A.
unless B. after C. if D.
while
Question 30: A.
at B. with C. for D.
in
Question 31: A.
humanism B. humane C. human D. humanitarian
** Choose the word
that is in OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word
Question 32: Professor
Stephen Hawking thinks the primitive
forms of A.1. which have been developed so far have already proved very useful.
A. basic B. modern C. original D. recent
Question 33: Smart robots have
replaced humans in stressul and hazardous
jobs and in assembly lines.
A. risky B. perilous C. dangerous D. safe.
Read the passage
and choose the best anwser to each of the following questions
Humpback whales are a favorite of whale watchers everywhere, they swim
in ocean areas close to land, and are active at the surface. They are known to
be intelligent animals and can be seen working together to hunt schools of
small fish. And, if you listen closely, you might even hear one singing.
Marine biologist Jim Darlig has
studied the songs of Humpback whales for more than 25 years. While recording whale
songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback.
In the water, the way Chadwick heard the whale’s songs changed completely.
“Suddenly, I no longer heard the whale’s voice in my ears. I felt it inside my
head and bones.”. Up in the boat, Darling recorded the whale’s song. Humpback whales songs can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30
minutes or more. They are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.
Darling says that only
male whale humpbacks sing, but for unknown reasons. It was previously thought
that they sang to attract females, but scientists showed this was incorrect
when they played recordings of whale songs in the ocean and the female whales
did not respond.
Humpack whales songs are also
different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national anthems.
They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time – from one to
year to the next, or even over a single breeding season.
There is still so much scientists who
don’t know and years of study lie ahead for whale researchers like Jim Darling.
“why do I do it?” he wonders aloud. “Human beings like puzzles, I want to know.
Period!”
Photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment
he had while interacting with a humpack. While he was snorkeling some distance
from the huge animal, It
approached him until it was just a few meters away. It then gently carried
Nicklin toward its eye with a flipper, as if examining him. Apparently, the urge to understand a different
species goes both ways.
Question 34:
In paragragh 5, why does Darling say
“Period!”
A. to emphasize the previous sentence
B. to stress a long period of time
C. to let the listener know he plans to say more
D. to compare humans and
puzzles.
Question 35: The
word “urge” in paragragh 6 is
closest in meaning to ____
A. difficulty B. way C.
ability D. need
Question 36: What
do Chadwick and Nicklin have in common?
A. They were afraid of whales. B. They are marine biologists studying whales.
C. They swam with the whales D. Their jobs are to take photos of the whales.
Question 37: We can
infer that the passage compares humpback songs to hit tunes on the radio
because ____
A. the whales change their songs B. the whales sing
songs very often
C. the whales’ songs are beautiful D. the songs can last
over 30 minutes
Question 38: when
the scientists played whales songs in the ocean, _____
A. the songs attract fish B. no female
whales came
C. male and female whales sang together D. male whales became angry
Question 39: The
word “it” in paragragh 6
refers to _____
A. the moment B.
the song C. the
distance D. the whale
Question 40: What
is the reading mainly about?
A. The career of a man who is interested in humpbacks.
B. Humpbacks songs and what they might mean
C. How to record humpbacks in the ocean.
D. How humpbacks communicate with people.
