Đề thi thử học kì II môn Tiếng Anh

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ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC KÌ II
* Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that the other words.
1. A. appall	B. victim	C. appeal	D. devote
2. A. vertical	B. penalty	C. personal	D. defensive
3. A. international	B. federation	C. society	D. dedication
* Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
4. A. poverty	B. emergency	C. quality	D. symbol
5. A. pioneer	B. significant	C. philosophy	D. history
* Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence
6. _______electricity we use, _______our bill will have.
 A. The more/the high	B. The most/the higher	C. more/higher	D. The more/the higher
7. We’ve got plenty of time. We_______hurry.
 A. mightn’t	B. haven’t	C. needn’t	D. mustn’t
8. _______is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment.
 A. Synchronized	B. Rowing	C. Water polo	D. Scuba diving
9. A/an_______species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
 A. endangered	B. endanger	C. endangerment	D. dangerous
10. The more she smiles, _______charming she looks.
 A. more	B. most	C. the more	D. the most
11. Mrs.Hoa_______take early retirement this year. She has decided yet.
 A. may	B. need	C. must	D. has to
12. I walked to the theater, but Jane rode her bicycle.
 A. transitive/transitive	B. intransitive/intransitive	
 C. transitive/ intransitive	D. intransitive/transitive
13. “Are those gloves necessary?” “Yes. You______use this chemical without gloves. It will burn your skin.”
 A. needn’t	B. must not	C. don’t have to	D. could not
14. You must drive slower in built up areas. ___you drive in this city, it is____that you will have an accident.
 A. The faster/the more probable	B. The more fastly/the probable
 C. The faster and faster/the more	D. more fast/the more and more probable
15. I finished my degree at UCLA in 2004 and found a great job in Yokohama.
 A. transitive/intransitive	B. intransitive/intransitive	C. transitive/transitive	 D. intransitive/transitive
16. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become_______
 A. the more and more good	B. better and better	C. more and more good	D. gooder and gooder
17. Helen’s not feeling well today. I’m afraid she_______pass her exam.
 A. might not	B. needn’t	C. must	D. may
18. He never works, _______he gains all the prizes.
 A. since	B. but	C. and	D. therefore
19. The stores were closed, _______I didn’t get any milk.
 A. however	B. and	C. so	D. but
20. My light was delayed until 3.45. _______, I bought a book to read.
 A. Therefore	B. But	C. However	D. And
21. Mary enjoys reading_______, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.
 A. romance	B. romanticism	C. romantic	D. romanticize
22. I_______arrive on time, so please start dinner without me.
 A. may not	B. could 	C. should	D. may
23. _______you study for these exams, _______you will do.
 A. The hardest/the best	B. The more hard/the more good
 C. The harder/the better	D. The more/the much
24. His car is in the park, so he_______be there.
 A. needs	B. ought	C. can	D. must
25. He perform very well in the interview; _______he didn’t get a job.
 A. but 	B. so	C. however	D. therefore
26. It gets_______when the winter is coming.
 A. cold and cold	B. the coldest and coldest	C. colder and colder	 D. more and more cold
27. I’ve always enjoyed traveling. My brother, _______, prefer to stay at home.
 A. however	B. but	C. moreover	D. although
28. Mai eats a lot at dinner. She gets_______
 A. fater and fater	B. fat and fat	C. more and more fat	D. fatter and fatter
29. Endangered animals should be well protected in the natural_______
 A. position	B. condition	C. status	D. habitat
30. How many_______took part in the 22nd SEA Games.
 A. compete	B. competitors	C. competition	D. competitor
* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
31. Anybody who plans to attend the meeting ought send a short note to the chairperson.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
32. People who have drunk alcohol must not to drive at any cost.
	 A	 B C D
33. Michael ran more slow because he had just had an operation.
	 A	 B	 C D
34. A dangerously situation was created by the bad roads.
	 A	 B C	 D
35. Do you remember what time must we be present at the meeting?
	 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
36. More people live in New York than in Washington.
 A. Not as much people live in Washington as New York.
 B. Not so many people live in Washington more than in New York.
 C. Not so many people live in live in Washington than in New York. 
 D. Not so many people live in Washington as New York.
37. If I were you, I would take more exercise.
 A. I think you should take more exercise.	B. I think you must take more exercise.
 C. I think you could take more exercise.	D. I think you can take more exercise.
38. It’s possible that we won’t go camping this weekend.
 A. We will not go camping this weekend.	B. We must not go camping this weekend.
 C. We may not go camping this weekend.	D. We will probably go camping this weekend.
39. It’s not necessary for you to wait.
 A. You had better wait.	B. You don’t have to wait.
 C. You mustn’t wait	D. You don’t need to wait.
40. Most of Ann’s friends work less hard than her.
 A. Ann works more hard than most of her friends do.
 B. Ann works more hardly than most of her friends do.
 C. Ann works harder than most of her friends do.
 D. Ann works as hard as most of her friends do.
* Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
SOCIAL PRESSURE ON WOMEN
	There is a great social pressure for women to be pretty and successful. It causes a lot of stress. They learn from media that they are supposed to look beautiful like a movie star. They learn that beauty is something that other people will decide, not something they decide for themselves. This movie star beauty conflicts with another massage: women are supposed to be independent and successful at their careers. Basically, they are supposed to be strong, smart and very good at their work, most women between the ages of 16 and 25 feel that this causes a lot of pressure. In many cases, they can become depressed. These woman say they do not want to care so much but feel it is impossible not to. By 30, the tress becomes less. Women learn not to care so much what other people think.
31. What created pressure for women?
 A. They feel conflicted about which career to choose. 
 B. They don’t care about their appearance.
 C. They are supposed to be good-looking and succeed in their career.
 D. They want to look like movie stars and become famous.
32. Which of the followings is closest in meaning to “conflict with”?
 A. go against	B. support	C. lead to	D. agree with
33. According to the passage, women’s beauty_______
 A. is decided	 by women themselves.	B. is decided by a movie star. 
34. Why does the stress become less?
 A. Women get very good at their work and earn money.
 B. Women learn not to worry about what people think.
 C. Women decide to be pretty and successful.
 D. Women just stop caring about how they look.
35. According to the passage, what is true about women?
 A. Many young women do not want to be pretty.
 B. They are pretty and successful.
 C. Many young women can become depressed by the social pressure.
 D. They like to be movie star.
* Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that fits the blank space in the following passage
	The 23rd Southeast Asian (36) _______ (also known as the 2005 SEAGAMES) was a biannual multi- sport event held in the Philippines from November 27, 2005 to December 5, 2005. The games were participated by 11 countries located in Southeast Asian.
	The first gold (37) _______of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when the Water Polo team came out unbeaten in the round-robin tournament, with the Philippine team taking the (39) _______medal and the Malaysian (39) _______taking the bronze.
	The games were also considered both a spectacular event and a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition (40) _______ and preparation for the incoming Asian Games and Olympic Games.
36. A. Events	B. Marks 	C. Points	D. Games 
37. A. prize 	B. present	C. award 	D. medal 
38. A. metal 	B. silver 	C. diamond	D. wood 
39. A. team 	B. pair 	C. individual	D. group
40. A. experiences	B. experienced 	C. experiment 	D. experience