Đề cương ôn thi giữa kì 2 lớp 12 môn tiếng Anh năm 2019 - 2020

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2 LỚP 12

MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2019 - 2020

PART A. PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.

1. A. carriage B.dosage C. voyage D. teenage

2. A. modification B. reproduction C. conference D. domination
3. A. chart B. national C. mass D. expand

4. A. revision B. reliable C. revival D. fiber

5. A. archive B. chaos C. Christmas D. challenge
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others

1. A. attire B. deplete C. advent D. maintain

2. A. mindset B. figure C. leaflet D. emerge

3. A. respectable B. affectionate C. replenish D. motivated
4. A. activate B. apprentice C. applicant D. specialize

5. A. academic B. exterminate C. artificial D. navigation

PART B. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences

1. I tried to write the second composition as well, but I ______ time.

A. ran out of
B. ran up

C. ran off

D. ran into

2. Scientists have found a way by which they can convert all blood types into O-type blood,
______?

A. can they

B. has it

C. have they

D. haven’t they

3. No one knows much about her private life because she is quite ______.
A. shy

B. sensitive

C. sociable
D. reserved

4. When she heard the bad news, she broke ______ and cried.

A. up

B. into
C. down

D. in

5. The idea to ______ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.

A. do
B. pay

C. go

D. walk
6. Could you please ______ me to send my cheque to the WWF?

A. remain

B. remember

C. remind
D. recall

7. My parents insisted that my brother ______ to our home village after graduation.

A. returns

B. return
C. returned

D. must return

8. The fans in the football stadium cheered for the players on the ______.

A. pitch

B. ring

C. court
D. rink

9. Carol met her husband while she ______ in Europe.

A. travelled
B. travelling

C. was travelling

D. travels

10. It is vital that people ______ to choose where to live.
A. are allowed

B. allow

C. be allowed

D. should allow
11. Melanie is retiring from her job next summer ______ she can devote more time to

photography.

A. in case
B. until

C. in order that

D. so as to

12. The damage caused by earthquakes and volcanoes is usually great because ______ event
is predictable.

A. either

B. neither

C. any
D. none

13. He had spent ______ time writing an essay on his childhood.

A. a few

B. a large number of

C. a great deal of

D. many
14. Hardly had we started the picnic ______ the rain began pouring down.

A. that

B. than
C. and

D. when

15. You should always have an alternative plan to ______.

A. bring about
B. fall back on

C. ask after

D. feel up to

16. Her doctor suggested that she ______ a short trip abroad.
A. will take

B. would take

C. take
D. took

17. The two men looked so alike that it was possible to ______ between them.

A. discriminate

B. discern
C. distinguish

D. differ

18. Don’t worry. By the time you come back next month, we ______ the work.

A. had completed
B. will have completed

C. have completed

D. would have completed

19. ______ that Columbus sailed to America.

A. That was in 1492

B. It is in 1492
C. In 1492

D. It was in 1492

20. I couldn’t believe that they were brothers. They were as different as ______.
A. Mars from Jupiter

B. milk from honey

C. dogs and cats

D. chalk from cheese
21. More people speak English than any other language, but non-native speakers now

______ native speakers by three to one.

A. Outnumber

B. overtake
C. pass

D. dominate

22. If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at present rate, many animal species
will be extinct.

A. die out

B. die from

C. die of
D. die for

II. Choose the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of

the following sentences

1. The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore-based
enemies.

A. unique

B. new

C. exotic

D. vital

2. Scientists warn of the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals.
A. Irrefutable

B. imminent

C. formidable
D. absolute

3. Only aggressive species of small animal life are likely to survive in the rough waters near

shallow coral reefs.

A. a few
B. strong

C. passive

D. marine

4. The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. almost

B. absolutely

C. comparatively
D. relevantly

III. Choose the word(s) that is OPPOSITE in meaning with the underlined part in

each of the following sentences

1. In 1989, the Soviet Union decided to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. .
A. reduce

B. decrease

C. advance

D. relocate
2. It is important for a teacher to be impartial when determining which students will pass or

fail.

A. hostile

B. biased

C. dislike

D. worried
3. In the 1980 census, New Jersey was the most densely populated state.

A. rigorously

B. heavily
C. wantonly

D. sparsely

4. The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it.

A. energetic
B. forceful

C. half-hearted

D. exhausting

IV. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the language exchanges.

1. Liz: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!”

Jenifer: “____________.”
A. Not at all. Don’t mention it.

B. Welcome! It’s very nice of you

C. All right. Do you know how much it costs?

D. Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it. 2. Tom: “___________”
Mike: “I won’t say no!”

A. How are things with you, Mike?

B. What about playing badminton this afternoon?

C. Mike, do you know where the scissor are?
D. What’s your favourite, tea or coffee? V. Underline word or phrase that needs

correcting in each of the following sentences and provide correction

1. Have you considered to move to another city to find a new job that uses the same skills

but offers a better salary?

2. It is announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high-rising

apartment block in the capital.
3. Today with highly advanced technology, surgeons are operated with a precision

undreamed of twenty years ago.

4. The government suggested that small businesses gave their own ideas on the law.
5. In recent years, automobile emissions have disfigured stone carvings, corroded bronze

monuments and spoil ancient buildings

PART C. READING

I. Fill in each blank with the suitable word to complete the following passage
Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was

also the first female scholar from East and Central Africa to take a doctorate (in biology),

and the first female professor ever in her home country of Kenya. Maathai played an active

part in the 1................ for democracy in Kenya, and belonged to the opposition to Daniel
arap Moi's regime.

In 1977 she started a grass-roots movement aimed at countering the deforestation that was

threatening the means of subsistence of the agricultural population. The campaign
2................ women to plant trees in their local environments and to think ecologically. The

so-called Green Belt Movement spread to other African countries, and 3................ to the

planting of over thirty million trees. Maathai's mobilisation of African women was not

limited in its vision to work 4................ sustainable development; she saw tree-planting in a
broader perspective which included democracy, 5................, and international solidarity. In

the words of the Nobel Committee: "She thinks globally and acts locally."

1. A. fighting B. struggle C. contribution D. action

2. A. made B. took C. got D. encouraged
3. A. caused B. contributed C. urged D. lead

4. A. for B. to C. with D. at