Đề cương ôn tập học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 (Chương trình cũ) - Năm học 2020-2021 - Trường THPT Xuân Đỉnh

se underlined part is pronounced 
differently from the other three in each of the following questions. 
1. A. table B. climb C. bomb D. comb 
2. A. penalize B. decision C. defensive D. equipment 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the 
main stress 
3. A. windsurfing B. outstanding C. countryman D. scoreboard 
4. A. canoeing B. eject C. vertical D. enthusiast 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. 
5. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______. 
A. penalization B. penalize C. penal D. penalty 
6. The spirit of the 22nd SEA Games was “ _______ , co-operation for peace and development”. 
A. solidarity B. high spirit C. countrymen D. enthusiasm 
7. In the 22nd SEA Games, many _______ , close to international levels were set. 
A. digits B. grades C. . records D. marks 
8. They came by__________sea and had a lovely journey on ______ Queen Elizabeth II 
A. 0 / the B. the / 0 C. 0 / 0 D. the / the 
9. The higher the octane number octan of gasoline__________knocking occurs in the engine as the fuel isburned . 
A. less B. least C. the less D. the least. 
10. The people __________ must be willing to commute a long distance to work. 
A. who wish to live in rural areas B. wished they live in rural areas 
C. those wishing to live in rural areas D. wished to live in rural areas 
11. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, _______ he is. 
A. The more rich / the more happy B. The richer / the happier 
C. The richest / the happiest D. Richer and richer / happier and happier 
12. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball ________ two hand. 
A. from B. with C. in D. at 
13. The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries. 
A. participate B. participants C. participation D. participating 
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14. . We haven’t got much time. We hurry. 
A. mustn’t B. must C. needn’t D. may 
15. This machine _______ after 5.30 pm. 
 A. must be using B. must use C. mustn’t be used D. mustn’t be use 
16. Your bill before you leave the hotel. 
 A. should pay B. should be paid C. shouldn’t be paid D. should be pay 
17. He picked ....................the book and turned page after page. 
 A. on B. up C. away D. in 
Mark the letter - A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the 
underlined word(s)in each of the following questions. 
18. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside. 
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up 
19. The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place. 
a. organized b. impressed c. participated d. defended 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined 
word(s) in each of the following questions. 
20. My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstances. 
A. be optimistic B. be pessimistic C. be confident D. be smart 
21.An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 
1991. 
A. stopped B. helped C. treated D. dedicated 
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. 
22. Drug addiction has resulted of many destroyed careers, and expulsions from school or college. 
 A B C D 
23. An accident was happened at the station yesterday. 
A B C D 
24. Defensive players are not allowed to interference with the opponent’s movements unless the 
 A B C 
player is holding the ball. 
 D 
25. The Southeast Asian Games, also knowing as the SEA Games, is a 
 A 
biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current eleven countries of Southeast Asia. 
 B C D 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original 
one . 
26. He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do. 
 A. The less he works, the happier he feels. 
 B. The more he works, the happier he feels. 
 C. He feels happier and happier with his work. 
 D. His work makes him feel happy. 
27. I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything. 
 A. The more I learn, the less I remember. 
 B. I learn more and more and remember more and more. 
 C. The more I learn, the less I remember. 
 D. I remember not only what I have learnt. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair ofsentences in 
the following questions. 
28. They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me. 
 A. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me. 
 B. They are my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me. 
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 C. Like me, neither of my two sisters are teachers. 
 D. They are my two sisters, who neither are teachers like me. 
29. The man jumped out of the boat. He was bitten by a shark. 
 A. Bitten by a shark, the man jumped out of the boat. 
 B. After jumping out of the boat, the man was bitten by a shark. 
 C. Biting by a shark, the man jumped out of the boat. 
 D. After bitten, the shark jumped out of the boat. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct question to the following answer. 
 30. Hoa: ? 
 Minh: There are about 600 pandas in the world 
A. What is the population of pandas in the world? 
B. What are the number of pandas in the world? 
C. How many panda there are in the world? 
D. Are there 600 pandas in the world? 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct 
word to each of the blank. 
Working as a novelist is not really a career like being a doctor or a scientist. Although a few well-known ones, like Harry 
Potter author J K Rowling, have become very wealthy, most writers find it difficult even to make a (31) ______ from 
their book sales. Novels take a long time to write, and authors can get into financial trouble if they don’t have money 
coming in regularly from another job. But for those (32) ______ to write novels, it is without doubt one of the most 
enjoyable kinds of work to do. The writer has to be (33) ______ thinking up completely new stories, and dedicated, 
meaning they put all their time and effort into their work. They also need to be able to cope in a crisis, as nobody else can 
write their book for them. For this, a good sense of (34)______ often helps. Or the thought that maybe their novels might 
one day be returned into a film and become a Hollywood (35) ______! 
Question 31: A. life B. living C. being D. use 
Question 32: A. fixed B. agreed C. convinced D. determined 
Question 33: A. dreamy B. fictional C. creative D. imaginary 
Question 34: A. laughter B. joking C. smiling D. humor 
Question 35: A. victory B. attraction C. blockbuster D. best-seller 
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 questionsfrom {36>} to {} 
In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meetings on the human environment to 
study a very serious problem. We humans are destroying the world around us. We are using up all of our natural 
resources. We must learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren. 
There are several major parts to this problem. 
Population Most problems of the environment come from population growth. In 1700 there were 625 million 
people in the world. In 1900 there were 1.6 billion, in 1950 2.5 billion and in 1980 4.4 billion. In the year 2000 there 
were 6.3 billion. More people need more water, more food, more wood, and more petroleum. 
Distribution Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone but some countries have a lot, of water 
and some have only a little. Some areas get all their rain during one season. The rest of the year is dry. 
There are huge forests in. Amazon area of Brazil. In other parts of the world there is only desert. 
Petroleum We are using up the world's petroleum. We use it in our cars and to heat our building in winter. 
Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich. They use them to kill insects that eat plants. These chemicals go 
into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of people also die from these chemicals every. Chemicals also go 
into air and pollute it. Winds carry this polluted air to other countries and other continents. 
Poverty Poor farmers use the same land over and over. The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. Poor 
people cut down trees for firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land becomes desert. However, people 
need wood to cook their food now. Poor people cannot save the environment for the future. 
We now have the information and the ability to solve these huge problems. However, this is not a problem for one 
country or one areas of the world. It is a problem for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work 
together to converse the world's resources. No one controls the future; but we all help make it. 
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36. We are using up all of our _________ 
A. natural resources B. farms C. homes D. oceans 
37. Most environment problems come from_________ 
A. population growth B. too much rain C. forests D. poor distribution 
38. There are about _________ billion people in the world now. 
A. over 6.3 B. 6.3 C. 2.5 D. 4.4 
39. The word "distribution" in the passage most nearly means_______. 
A. supply B. collection C. investment D. discovery 
40. The word "huge" in, the passage most nearly means___________ 
A. very big B. extremely small C. average D. high 
41.Good distribution means _________ 
A. having things in the right places at the right time 
B. cutting down forests and selling them to other countries 
C. building water systems to carry water to farms 
D. conserving our natural resources 
42. Poor farmers don't give their land a rest because _________ 
A. they don't have enough land to let some of it rest each year 
B. they don't have petrochemicals to kill insects 
C. they need more water 
D. they need firewood 
43. Which one of these statements is not true? 
A. We control the future. 
B. We have the ability to solve environmental problems. 
C. People must work together to save the environment. 
D. We help make the future. 
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 following questions. 
 An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such 
quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible 
definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth 
century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of 
harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals 
has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant 
under certain conditions. 
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are 
found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; 
they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the 
compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that 
resulting from human activities. 
However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such a region, human output 
may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased 
concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than 
the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be 
large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase 
this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable 
health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has 
a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm. 
44. What does the passage mainly discuss? 
A. The economic impact of air pollution. 
B. What constitutes an air pollutant. 
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause. 
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D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere. 
45. The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ____. 
A. negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably 
46. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _____. 
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas 
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled 
C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change 
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities 
47. The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____. 
A. the various chemical reactions B. the pollutants from the developing Earth 
C. the compounds moved to the water or soil D. the components in biogeochemical cycles 
48. For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution? 
A. They function as part of a purification process. 
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants. 
C. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants. 
D. They have existed since the Earth developed. 
49. According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions ____. 
A. can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants 
B. can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants 
C. will damage areas outside of the localized regions 
D. will react harmfully with natural pollutants 
50. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if _ . 
A. the other substances in the area are known 
B. it is in a localized area 
C. the natural level is also known 
D. it can be calculated quickly