Đề cương ôn tập kiểm tra học kỳ 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Trường THPT Phúc Thọ

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I haven't got money. I'm not going on holiday.
 	 A. Having no money made me go on holiday.	B. Not having money on my holiday got me down.
 	 C. If I have money, I'll go on holiday.	D. If I had money, I would be going on holiday.
He felt too ill. He was unable to get up.
A. He was such ill that he was unable to get up.	B. He felt too ill because he was unable to get up.
C. He was ill, as a matter of fact, he was unable to get up.D. He was so ill that he was unable to get up.
You should have an early night. You don’t feel tired.
A. You don’t feel tired, so you should have an early night
B. You should have an early night so as not to feel tired.
C. You should have an early night and you don’t feel tired.
D. You should have an early night because you don’t feel tired.
The exercises were very long. Jimmy couldn’t do it in thirty minutes.
A. The exercises were long enough for Jimmy to do it in thirty minutes.
B. The exercises were very long. Jimmy couldn’t do it in thirty minutes.
C. The exercises were very long, so Jimmy had to do it in thirty minutes.
D. The exercises were too long for Jimmy to do in thirty minutes.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non- governmental organization for the (1) _____, research, and restoration of the environment. The organization was formed as a charitable trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson.
It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with (2) ____ 9% of its funding coming from voluntary donations by private individuals and businesses.
The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse the (3 ) _____ of our environment". Currently, much of its work focuses (4) _____ the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species, pollution, and climate change. The organization (5) ____ more than 20 field projects worldwide. In the last few years, the organization set up offices and operations around the world.
a. challenge 	b. keeping 	c. conservation	 d. awareness
a. generally 	b. individually 	c. commercially 	d. approximately
a. destroy 	b. destructive 	c. destruction 	d. destroyed
a. on 	b. by 	c. with 	d. upon
a. goes 	b. walks 	c. reaches 	d. runs
VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer
One step beyond automated machines is the industrial robot, the heart and brain of which is the microcomputer. Unlike most automated machines, industrial robots can be programmed to do a variety of tasks that are usually accomplished by human factory workers. Like their human counterparts, industrial robots can be switched from one job to another and can be programmed to handle new tasks. Thus far, robots have found their greatest use in assembling mechanical components. However, they are swiftly branching from basic assembly operations to construction and mining, and their most glamorous use of all, the exploration of oceans and outer space.
1. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to ..................	
a. describe the industrial robot and its uses.
b. narrate a story about the industrial robot.
c. compare the industrial robot to human factory workers.
d. argue the advantages of the industrial robot.
2. The author's reaction to an innovative form of transportation, such as the electric car, would most likely be ..
	a. positive	b. negative	c. confusion	d. surprise
3. The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about.................
types and uses of automated machines.
how industrial robots are used in exploration.
the uses of the microcomputer.
how robots assemble mechanical components.
4. This passage would most likely be found in ....................	
	a. an entertainment magazine.	b. a medical journal.
	c. a book of short stories	d. a popular science journal.
5. It can be concluded from this passage that....................... 	
robots will never replace human factory workers.
industrial robots are not as versatile as automated machines. 
the microcomputer will soon be used in automated machines.
d. additional uses will be found for the industrial robot.
IX. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 
 All of us have to work to earn a living ourselves and to help our family. However, we work not only for material life but also for many other things we are working to prove our ability. We feel self-confident and proud because we are independent. Anyone who works is regarded as a useful member of society. We're working, that means we're contributing to our country. Working helps us train our minds because we always try our best to do the job. The better we work, the more money we earn and that encourages us to work harder. Without working, a man's life will be empty, purposeless and meaningless and it's easy for a jobless person to do wrongs. 
46. Why should we work? 
A. Because we have to. 	B. It makes our material life worse. 
C. It makes us purposeless. 	 	D. It makes ourselves worse. 
47. What can we get from work besides money? 
A. Many important things 	B. Some salary 	C. Meaningless feeling 	D. Nothing 
48. What will happen if we work more? 
A. We earn more. 	 B. We feel better . 	 C. We contribute more. 	D. None is correct. 
49. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE?
A. We feel self-confident when working.	B. When we work better, we earn more money.
C.We contribute to our country when we work. D.When people don’t have jobs, they may do good things.
50. Without working, how is one's life? 
A. boring 	 	 B. more confident 	 C. prouder 	 D. better
SAMPLE TEST 
Choose the underlined part that is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. discovered 	B. destroyed 	C. developed 	D. opened 
	2. A. tourists	B. computers	C. months	D. blocks
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest
3. A. population 	B. optimistic 	C. effectively 	D. interaction 
4. A. define 	B. produce	C. attract 	D. public 
Choose the best answer for each of the following questions
5. I've been trying to ________ him all day.
	A. fall in love with	B. take track of C. take advantage of D. get in touch with
6. Billy hasn't been working; he won't____________his examinations. 
	A. get off 	B. get through 	C. keep up 	D. come over
7. Qualifications and _______ are two most important factors that help you get a good job.
A. politeness 	B. experience 	C. attention 	D. impression
8. The younger a range of mountains, _____________it tends to be. 
A. higher 	B. to be higher 	C. the higher 	D. higher than
9. If I _____ my wallet at home this morning, I _____ money for lunch now. 
A. leave / will have 	B. didn’t leave / would have 
C. hadn’t left / would have 	D. hadn’t left / would have had 
10. It is___________ to wear jeans at a funeral.
	A. ridicule	B. ridiculous	 C. ridiculed	D. ridiculing
11. She had to pass all her exams, or___________ she would not have a holiday. 
A. instead 	B. else 	C. though 	D. therefore 
12. As soon as Paul______, we can leave.
A. has the car starting 	B. has got the car started C. has got started the car D. got the car started
13. ______________ that she burst into tears.
A. So angry was she	B. Such her anger	C. She was so anger	D. Her anger was so
14. We expected her at nine but she finally ________ at midnight.
	A. turned up	B. came off	C. came to	D. turned out
15. _ anyone wish to access the information on the status of his or her order, the password should be entered.
	A. If	B. Should	C. Whether	D. As though
Choose the word or phrase that is SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
16. Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers.
A. awareness 	B. impact	C. support 	D. preservation 
17. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to 	B. ignore	C. pay attention to 	D. express boredom to
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
18. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago because of the earth’s climate changed drastically.
 A B C D
 19. I want everything in black or white before I sign anything.
 A B C D
20. Our form teacher told us not talk when the teachers were explaining the lesson.
 A B C D
21. Mary said her friends that she would never walk alone in the forest after dark.
	A	B	C	D
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
22. In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
 	A. out of dispute 	 B. out of hand 	C. out of order 	D. out of discipline
23. She thinks they look down on her because she didn't go to university.
A. show up	B. look forward to	C. look up to 	D. play up to
Choose the most appropriate response to the following situation. 
24. - Nam: “ I don’t think English is too hard to study.” - Huy: “____________ “ .
 	A. I do, too B. I don’t, neither 	C. Neither do I D. I do either 
25: Albert: “_________” 	Brian: “Sorry, he’s seeing a patient at the moment.”
A. What’s Dr. Paine doing now?	B. Would you please do me a favour, please?
C. May I speak to Dr. Paine, please? 	D. Could you spare a few minutes, Dr. Paine?
Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
26. But for two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test. 
A. If I didn’t make two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test. 
B. I would have got full marks for the test if there hadn’t been two minor mistakes. 
C. Had I made two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test. 
D. If the mistakes hadn’t been minor, I could have got full marks for the test. 
27. “Let's break for lunch,” said Mathew.
A. Mathew wanted to break for lunch. 	B. Mathew insisted on breaking for lunch.
C. Mathew suggested breaking for lunch.	 	D. Mathew offered us a break for lunch.
28. The sooner children realize the importance of the Internet, the more they’ll enjoy learning English.
A. Realizing the importance of the Internet at an early age, children’ll enjoy learning English better. 
B. As soon as children realize the importance of Internet, they enjoy learning English.
C. Children realize the importance of the Internet when they enjoy learning English.
D. No sooner do children realize the importance of Internet than they enjoy learning English.
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
29. We’d better leave them a note. It’s possible they’ll arrive later.
A. If they arrive late, we’d better leave them a note.
B. We’d better leave them a note as they possibly arrive later.
C. They’ll probably arrive later so that we’d better leave them a note.
D. We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive later.
30. She didn’t want to leave the room. She was afraid that she would miss the beginning of the film.
A. She didn’t want to leave the room because she missed the beginning of the film.
She didn’t want to leave the room for fear that missing the beginning of the film.
C. She didn’t want to leave the room for fear of missing the beginning of the film.
D. She didn’t want to leave the room so that she would miss the beginning of the film.
Read the passage and choose the best answer. 
Amazing Machines!
The deepest diving submarine
The Japanese research submarine Shinkai 6500 can dive deeper than any other submarine. On August 11, 1989, it went down to a depth of 6,526 meters beneath the ocean's surface. The submarine is in 935 meters long, about the size of a bus and can take up to three people. It is used for ocean research all over the world.
The most useful television
The Viera is the name of the world's only digital entertainment device that can go underwater. It is made and sold in Japan. You can listen to your favorite music, or even watch a movie, all from the comfort of your bathtub. And the battery lasts over five hours if you're planning to spend a long time bathing. You can even use headphones with it - all you’ll need is to find a pair that is waterproof!
The smartest monitor
The Japanese company EizoNanao has invented a very special computer monitor, called the FlexScan monitor. The FlexScan monitor can stand up to 23 centimeters high, and it can turn almost 180 degrees left or right. It weighs only 4.3kg. What’s more, it can help save electricity. It senses when you have left your computer and turns itself off when you've been gone for more than 40 seconds. When you come back, it knows to turns itself back on!
31. According to the passage, Viera is special because ________.
	A. it plays very loud music	B. it is made in Japan
	C. its battery lasts five hours	D. you can use it underwater
32. According to the passage, the FlexScan monitor is “smart” because ________.
	A. it knows when you leave your computer	B. it can turn almost 180 degrees
	C. it cleans the air in the room	D. it can be used underwater
33.According to the passage, which machine would a deep-sea photographer probably set?
	A. Shinkai 6500	B. iRobot	C. Viera	D. FlexScan
34. According to the passage, what is true about all the machines in the reading?
	A. They are very small.	B. They contain computers.
	C. They are unique in some way.	D. You can buy them in stores.
35. The word “waterproof” means ________.
	A. under the water	B. water –repellent	C. water-resistant	D. in deep water
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. 
The accumulation of book knowledge is one part of school education but this kind of learning can be and is often carried to excess in many countries so that no time for other interests is (36)_________ to young people. (37)______ must they attend school (38)______ five-hour periods on six days of the week, studying possibly as many as thirteen different subjects, but in addition they may even go to afternoon institutes for further (39)_________. They have almost no chance of taking up any of their own hobbies or becoming familiar with the plants and wild life of the countryside except during their summer holidays. Early youth should be a time of exploration and adventure, of reading books for a living and (40)___________ a family put an end to study, to freedom and only too often to carefree enjoyment. 
36. A. available	B. provided	C. devoted	D. reserved
37. A. Never	B. Not only	C. Only	D. Although
38. A. throughout	B. on	C. toward	D. for
39. A. instruction	B. instructing	C. instructors	D. instruct
40. A. creating	B. building	C. bringing	D. raising
THE END!