Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Học kỳ II - Năm học 2018-2019 - Trường THPT Minh Phú

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1. THPT MINH PHÚ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 2 NĂM 2018-2019 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 12 A,B (Đề có 03 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Họ, tên học sinh: Số báo danh: Mã đề 479 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. design B. persuade C. pursue D. increase 2. A. donate B. imitate C. operate D. private Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. rewarding B. fascinating C. tedious D. challenging 4. A. compliment B. determine C. optimist D. marvellous 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. 5. By the end of the 21st century, scientists are discovering the cure for the common cold. A. the end of B. 21st century C. are discovering D. for 6. The shopkeeper wanted the boys don’t lean their bicycles against his windows. A. shopkeeper B. don’t C. their D. against 7. Although her friends tried to persuade her to apply for the job at a local factory, but Christine refused to make an application. A. Although B. tried to persuade C. to apply D. but Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 8. Have you had any news about that ___ you applied for yet? A. work B. job C. career D. vacancy 9. If my application is successful, I will be able to start work from 15th of August when I finish all my exams. I am ___ my CV with this letter. A. mending B. attaching C. closing D. enclosing 10. Hellen usually ___ her childhood with great pleasure. A. talks back to B. thinks back on C. turns back to D. falls back on 11. Many students ___ school to set up their own businesses and become self-employed. A. move out of B. cut down on C. drop out of D. drop in on 12. By the time Ryan finally graduated from high school, he ___ five different schools because his parents move frequenlty. A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. has been attending 13. Some shops advertise their products and services in the newspaper to ___ customers. A. encourage B. attract C. interest D. promote 14. Why were you acting ___ you hadn’t seen the boss? A. the way B. as though C. like D. as 15. Unless you ___ me about Sue’s new bobhair, I wouldn’t have noticed. A. had told B. hadn’t told C. told D. didn’t tell 16. ___ with passion for teaching help raise the test scores of their students. A. Highly motivated tutor B. Highly motivated tutors C. Tutors are highly motivated D. Being highly motivated tutors 17. It seems that ___ my uncle travels abroad he forgets to take something he needs. A. whenever B. by the time C. not until D. however 18. Hayden spent ___ money buying food that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink. A. such a B. a lot C. too many D. so much 19. A ___ described what he saw moments after the car bomb had exploded. A. passer-by B. by-passer C. pass-by D. by-pass Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
2. 20. Lan: “Do you think your schooldays are the happiest days of your life? - Nam: “___” A. I believe schooldays last forever. B. Were you happy during your schooldays? C. I think so. We are worry-free and full of ambitions in the schooldays. D. We didn’t have schooldays when we were at school. 21. Hung: “How much do you earn in your new job?” - Xen: “ ___” A. That’s a bit nosey of you B. You shouldn’t ask that C. I’m not your slave D. You can be so bossy at times! Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 22. Lucy has just finished her A-levels and she has got a place at university, but she would really like a break from the academic world. Therefore, she decides to take a gap year and travel around the world. A. a year off B. a year out C. a year away D. a year’s trip 23. Nowadays, lifelong learning is facilitated by e-learning platforms. A. insisted B. assisted C. assessed D. accessed Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 24. Thanks to lifelong learning, people’s level of awareness has improved significantly. A. has increases B. has declined C. has gone up D. has bettered 25. I’d go mad if I had to do a dead-end job like to working on a supermarket checkout. A boring B. monotonous C. fascinating D. demanding Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 26. “Why did you apply for the job?” her mother asked. A. Her mother wanted to know the reason she applied for the job. B. Her mother wanted to know the reason she had applied for the job. C. Her mother wanted to know why did she apply for the job. D. Her mother wanted to know why had she applied for the job. 27. I am on the tenth page of the report I am writing. A. I have completed writing ten pages of the report. B. Tonight I’m going to write the tenth page of the report. C. So far I have written ten pages of the report. D. I have finished writng the report on the tenth page. 28. I did far better than Chris in the exam. A. Chris didn’t do as well as me in the exam. B. I did farther than Chris in the exam. C. Chris did worse than me in the exam. D. I didn’t do worse than Chris had done. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 29. I judge by the car he drives. I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. A. Because I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. B. When I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. C. Unless I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. D. Judging by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. 30. Matthew ran away from home. Matthew thought no one loved him. A. Matthew ran away from home as when Matthew thought no one loved him. B. Matthew ran away from home because Matthew thought no one loved him. C. Thought that no one loved him, Matthew ran away from home. D. Matthew thought no one loved him and so that Matthew ran away from home. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35. If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (30)___ with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (31)___ work to look after her children full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to the
3. absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (33)___, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (34)___ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (35)___ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up. 31. A. friendship B. relationship C. scholarship D. membership 32. A. out B. in C. to D. up 33. A. up B. with C. to D. at 34. A. as B. so C. than D. then 35. A. Unless B. If C. Provided D. Even if 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 questions from 36 to 40 In the exploration of the linguistic life cycle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in phonology – hence the ubiquitous foreign accent. Their development often “fossilizes” into permanent error patterns that no teaching or correction can undo. Of course, there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amount of exposure, quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many explanations have been advanced for children’s superiority: they exploit Motherese (the simplified, repetitive conversation between parents and children), make errors unselfconsciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt. Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent at least ten years in the United States. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some grammatical errors. The immigrants who came to the United States between the ages of 3 and 7 performed identically to American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse the later they arrived, and those who arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated to the age of arrival. 36. The passage mainly discusses ___. A. adults differences in learning a foreign language B. children’s ability to learn a language C. the age factor in learning language fast D. research into language acquisition 37. From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology” is the study of ___. A. the grammar of a language B. the rules of a language C. the vocabulary of a language D. the sound system of a language 38. The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___. A. prize B. limit C. covering D. level 39. According to the passage, young children learn language quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ___. A. they make many mistakes B. they want to talk C. their approach is flexible D. they frequently repeat words 40. In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that ___. A. most students had lived in the U.S for more than 10 years B. older students were unable to learn English C. young students learned English best D. students who arrived late were worst of all The end
4. THPT MINH PHÚ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 2 NĂM 2018-2019 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 12 A,B (Đề có 03 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Họ, tên học sinh: Số báo danh: Mã đề 974 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5. If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (1)___ with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (2)___ work to look after her children full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (3)___, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (4)___ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (5)___ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up. 1. A. friendship B. relationship C. scholarship D. membership 2. A. out B. in C. to D. up 3. A. up B. with C. to D. at 4. A. as B. so C. than D. then 5. A. Unless B. If C. Provided D. Even if Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 6. “Why did you apply for the job?” her mother asked. A. Her mother wanted to know the reason she applied for the job. B. Her mother wanted to know the reason she had applied for the job. C. Her mother wanted to know why did she apply for the job. D. Her mother wanted to know why had she applied for the job. 7. I am on the tenth page of the report I am writing. A. I have completed writing ten pages of the report. B. Tonight I’m going to write the tenth page of the report. C. So far I have written ten pages of the report. D. I have finished writng the report on the tenth page. 8. I did far better than Chris in the exam. A. Chris didn’t do as well as me in the exam. B. I did farther than Chris in the exam. C. Chris did worse than me in the exam. D. I didn’t do worse than Chris had done. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 9. Some shops advertise their products and services in the newspaper to ___ customers. A. encourage B. attract C. interest D. promote 10. Why were you acting ___ you hadn’t seen the boss? A. the way B. as though C. like D. as 11. Unless you ___ me about Sue’s new bobhair, I wouldn’t have noticed. A. had told B. hadn’t told C. told D. didn’t tell 12. ___ with passion for teaching help raise the test scores of their students. A. Highly motivated tutor B. Highly motivated tutors C. Tutors are highly motivated D. Being highly motivated tutors 13. It seems that ___ my uncle travels abroad he forgets to take something he needs. A. whenever B. by the time C. not until D. however 14. Hayden spent ___ money buying food that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink. A. such a B. a lot C. too many D. so much
5. 15. A ___ described what he saw moments after the car bomb had exploded. A. passer-by B. by-passer C. pass-by D. by-pass 16. Have you had any news about that ___ you applied for yet? A. work B. job C. career D. vacancy 17. If my application is successful, I will be able to start work from 15th of August when I finish all my exams. I am ___ my CV with this letter. A. mending B. attaching C. closing D. enclosing 18. Hellen usually ___ her childhood with great pleasure. A. talks back to B. thinks back on C. turns back to D. falls back on 19. Many students ___ school to set up their own businesses and become self-employed. A. move out of B. cut down on C. drop out of D. drop in on 20. By the time Ryan finally graduated from high school, he ___ five different schools because his parents move frequenlty. A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. has been attending Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 21. A. rewarding B. fascinating C. tedious D. challenging 22. A. compliment B. determine C. optimist D. marvellous 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. 23. By the end of the 21st century, scientists are discovering the cure for the common cold. A. the end of B. 21st century C. are discovering D. for 24. The shopkeeper wanted the boys don’t lean their bicycles against his windows. A. shopkeeper B. don’t C. their D. against 25. Although her friends tried to persuade her to apply for the job at a local factory, but Christine refused to make an application. A. Although B. tried to persuade C. to apply D. but Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 26. Lan: “Do you think your schooldays are the happiest days of your life? - Nam: “___” A. I believe schooldays last forever. B. Were you happy during your schooldays? C. I think so. We are worry-free and full of ambitions in the schooldays. D. We didn’t have schooldays when we were at school. 27. Hung: “How much do you earn in your new job?” - Xen: “ ___” A. That’s a bit nosey of you B. You shouldn’t ask that C. I’m not your slave D. You can be so bossy at times! Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 28. Thanks to lifelong learning, people’s level of awareness has improved significantly. A. has increases B. has declined C. has gone up D. has bettered 29. I’d go mad if I had to do a dead-end job like to working on a supermarket checkout. A boring B. monotonous C. fascinating D. demanding Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 30. I judge by the car he drives. I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. A. Because I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. B. When I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. C. Unless I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. D. Judging by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job. 31. Matthew ran away from home. Matthew thought no one loved him. A. Matthew ran away from home as when Matthew thought no one loved him. B. Matthew ran away from home because Matthew thought no one loved him. C. Thought that no one loved him, Matthew ran away from home. D. Matthew thought no one loved him and so that Matthew ran away from home.
6. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 32. A. design B. persuade C. pursue D. increase 33. A. donate B. imitate C. operate D. private 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 questions from 36 to 40 In the exploration of the linguistic life cycle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in phonology – hence the ubiquitous foreign accent. Their development often “fossilizes” into permanent error patterns that no teaching or correction can undo. Of course, there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amount of exposure, quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many explanations have been advanced for children’s superiority: they exploit Motherese (the simplified, repetitive conversation between parents and children), make errors unselfconsciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt. Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent at least ten years in the United States. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some grammatical errors. The immigrants who came to the United States between the ages of 3 and 7 performed identically to American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse the later they arrived, and those who arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated to the age of arrival. 34. The passage mainly discusses ___. A. adults differences in learning a foreign language B. children’s ability to learn a language C. the age factor in learning language fast D. research into language acquisition 35.From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology” is the study of ___. A. the vocabulary of a language B. the sound system of a language C. the grammar of a language D. the rules of a language 36. The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___. A. prize B. limit C. covering D. level 37. According to the passage, young children learn language quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ___. A. their approach is flexible B. they frequently repeat words C. they make many mistakes D. they want to talk 38. In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that ___. A. young students learned English best B. most students had lived in the U.S for more than 10 years C. older students were unable to learn English D. students who arrived late were worst of all Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 39. Lucy has just finished her A-levels and she has got a place at university, but she would really like a break from the academic world. Therefore, she decides to take a gap year and travel around the world. A. a year off B. a year out C. a year away D. a year’s trip 40. Nowadays, lifelong learning is facilitated by e-learning platforms. A. insisted B. assisted C. assessed D. accessed The end THPT MINH PHÚ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 2 NĂM 2018-2019 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 12 A,B (Đề có 03 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
7. Họ, tên học sinh: Số báo danh: Mã đề 681 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. pension B. commission C. passion D. decision 2. A. clothes B. couches C. businesses D. advantages Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. compulsory B. voluntary C. initiative D. investigate 4. A. international B. archaeologist C. economical D. qualification 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. 5. The actress, along with her manager and some friends, are going to a party tonight. A. along B. her manager C. are going D. a party tonight 6. Oil and gas price have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some commuters have been forced to alter their travelling habits. A. raised B. so rapidly C. that D. forced to 7. A student at the university should attend class regularly and hand in their assignments on time. A. A student B. attend class C. hand D. assignments Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 8. I think that doing medical research would be really ___ because this job would save people’s lives. A. tiresome B. challenging C. rewarding D. monotonous 9. When the factory closed, over a hundred people were ___ redundant. A. given B. taken C. done D. made 10. One member of the project group ___ the boss and was fired immediately. A. came up against B. came up with C. talked back to D. put up with 11. The job offer was too good for him to ___ down. A. turn B. put C. cut D. shut 12. ___ already busy in February, I would gladly accept your invitation. A. Was I not B. Were I not C. If I am not D. Unless I was not 13. His English teacher recommends that he ___ a regular degree program. A. begin B. begins C. will begin D. is beginning 14. I have two brother, One of them is in high school, and ___ is in college. A. another B. other C. the other D. the another 15. In fact, ___ mobile phone companies deciding to create phone billing plans that oncluded messaging, the service might not be so popular today. A. been for it had not B. had it not been for C. if it haven’t been for D. it had not been for 16. I was really mad! I got ___ until my brother touched my arm and told me to calm down. A. angry and more angry B. angrier and angrier C. angrier and angriest D. more angry and most angry 17. Many English learners say that they are lerning the language ___ pleasure. A. from B. at C. for D. by 18. Dylan’s father was very angry when he knew that he had ___ in the exam. A. lied B. tricked C. deceived D. cheated 19. I took a course at the employment bureau to learn how to organise my resume to best ___ my experience and qualifications. A. show off B. call upon C. bring foward D. set up Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 20. Lan: “What do you think about lifelong learning? - Nam: “___” A. I am thinking about lifelong learning B. Do you like lifelong learning C. Lifelong learning helps us to improve our job prospects. D. What is the definition of lifelong learning, do you think?
8. 21. Hung: “What qualities do you have that make you a suitable candidate for this post?” Xen: “ ___” A. Well, I have a lot of qualifications that match B. I’m highly qualified for the post C. I used to work in a similar position for two years. D. I consider myself to be trustworthy, responsible and punctual. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 22. In fact, learning is not confined to the classroom environment and school subjects. A. defined B. unlimited C. restricted D. designed 23. Finally, Amy decided to quit her job as she couldn’t stand doing the same things days in days out. It’s so monotonous. A. easy B. tedious C. low-paid D. secure Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 24. With so many breakthroughs in robotic science and technology, much manual work will soon be taken over by robots. A. intellectual work B. physical work C. monotonous work D. dull work 25. The teacher asked us to get on with the next exercise and he would be back in a while. A. finish doing B. start doing C. continue doing D. stop doing Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 26. “Would you mind turning down the TV, Tom? I have a headache,” said Jane. A. Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache. B. Jane has a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV. C. Jane refused Tom to turn down the TV if she had a headache. D. Jane would mind Tom turning down the TV as she has a headache. 27. Eating with chopstciks feels strange to Jonathan. A. Eating with chopsticks isn’t what Jonathan used to. B. Jonathan is not used to eating with chopsticks. C. Not feeling strange, Jonathan tries eating with chopstciks. D. Jonathan didn’t used to eat with chopsticks. 28. Hardly had I left the office when there was a power cut. A. I left the office after there was a power cut. B. I left the office long before there was a power cut. C. No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut. D. When I was leaving the office, there was a power cut. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 29. He’s just so flexible. He’ll adapt to any situation. A. Flexible as he is, he cannot adapt to any situation. B. He’s too flexible to adapt to any situation. C. He’s enough flexible that he’ll adapt to any situation. D. He’s so flexible that he’ll adapt to an situation. 30. My younger sister was so excited to learn new things after work. She is in a cake baking class now. A. My younger sister wasn’t so excited to learn new things after work, so she was in a cake baking class now. B. If my younger sister hadn’t been so excited to learn new things after work, she would not be in a cake baking class now. C. My younger sister wasn’t so excited to learn new things after work, but she was in a cake baking class now. D. My younger sister wasn’t in a cake baking class because she wasn’t excited to learn new things after work. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
9. If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (31)___ with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (32)___ work to look after her children full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (33)___, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (34)___ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (35)___ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up. 31. A. friendship B. relationship C. scholarship D. membership 32. A. out B. in C. to D. up 33. A. up B. with C. to D. at 34. A. as B. so C. than D. then 35. A. Unless B. If C. Provided D. Even if 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 questions from 36 to 40 In the exploration of the linguistic life cycle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in phonology – hence the ubiquitous foreign accent. Their development often “fossilizes” into permanent error patterns that no teaching or correction can undo. Of course, there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amount of exposure, quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many explanations have been advanced for children’s superiority: they exploit Motherese (the simplified, repetitive conversation between parents and children), make errors unselfconsciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt. Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent at least ten years in the United States. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some grammatical errors. The immigrants who came to the United States between the ages of 3 and 7 performed identically to American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse the later they arrived, and those who arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated to the age of arrival. 36. The passage mainly discusses ___. A. adults differences in learning a foreign language B. children’s ability to learn a language C. the age factor in learning language fast D. research into language acquisition 37. From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology” is the study of ___. A. the grammar of a language B. the rules of a language C. the vocabulary of a language D. the sound system of a language 38. The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___. A. prize B. limit C. covering D. level 39. According to the passage, young children learn language quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ___. A. they make many mistakes B. they want to talk C. their approach is flexible D. they frequently repeat words 40. In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that ___. A. most students had lived in the U.S for more than 10 years B. older students were unable to learn English C. young students learned English best D. students who arrived late were worst of all THPT MINH PHÚ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 2 NĂM 2018-2019 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 12 A,B (Đề có 03 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
10. Họ, tên học sinh: Số báo danh: Mã đề 186 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 questions from 1 to 5 In the exploration of the linguistic life cycle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in phonology – hence the ubiquitous foreign accent. Their development often “fossilizes” into permanent error patterns that no teaching or correction can undo. Of course, there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amount of exposure, quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many explanations have been advanced for children’s superiority: they exploit Motherese (the simplified, repetitive conversation between parents and children), make errors unselfconsciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt. Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent at least ten years in the United States. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some grammatical errors. The immigrants who came to the United States between the ages of 3 and 7 performed identically to American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse the later they arrived, and those who arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated to the age of arrival. 1. The passage mainly discusses ___. A. adults differences in learning a foreign language B. children’s ability to learn a language C. the age factor in learning language fast D. research into language acquisition 2. From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology” is the study of ___. A. the grammar of a language B. the rules of a language C. the vocabulary of a language D. the sound system of a language 3. The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___. A. prize B. limit C. covering D. level 4. According to the passage, young children learn language quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ___. A. they make many mistakes B. they want to talk C. their approach is flexible D. they frequently repeat words 5. In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that ___. A. most students had lived in the U.S for more than 10 years B. older students were unable to learn English C. young students learned English best D. students who arrived late were worst of all Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 6. Lan: “What do you think about lifelong learning? - Nam: “___” A. I am thinking about lifelong learning B. Do you like lifelong learning C. Lifelong learning helps us to improve our job prospects. D. What is the definition of lifelong learning, do you think? 7. Hung: “What qualities do you have that make you a suitable candidate for this post?” Xen: “ ___” A. Well, I have a lot of qualifications that match B. I’m highly qualified for the post C. I used to work in a similar position for two years. D. I consider myself to be trustworthy, responsible and punctual. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
11. 8. A. compulsory B. voluntary C. initiative D. investigate 9. A. international B. archaeologist C. economical D. qualification Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 10. He’s just so flexible. He’ll adapt to any situation. A. Flexible as he is, he cannot adapt to any situation. B. He’s too flexible to adapt to any situation. C. He’s enough flexible that he’ll adapt to any situation. D. He’s so flexible that he’ll adapt to an situation. 11. My younger sister was so excited to learn new things after work. She is in a cake baking class now. A. My younger sister wasn’t so excited to learn new things after work, so she was in a cake baking class now. B. If my younger sister hadn’t been so excited to learn new things after work, she would not be in a cake baking class now. C. My younger sister wasn’t so excited to learn new things after work, but she was in a cake baking class now. D. My younger sister wasn’t in a cake baking class because she wasn’t excited to learn new things after work. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 12. I was really mad! I got ___ until my brother touched my arm and told me to calm down. A. angry and more angry B. angrier and angrier C. angrier and angriest D. more angry and most angry 13. Many English learners say that they are lerning the language ___ pleasure. A. from B. at C. for D. by 14. Dylan’s father was very angry when he knew that he had ___ in the exam. A. lied B. tricked C. deceived D. cheated 15. I took a course at the employment bureau to learn how to organise my resume to best ___ my experience and qualifications. A. show off B. call upon C. bring foward D. set up 16. I think that doing medical research would be really ___ because this job would save people’s lives. A. tiresome B. challenging C. rewarding D. monotonous 17. When the factory closed, over a hundred people were ___ redundant. A. given B. taken C. done D. made 18. One member of the project group ___ the boss and was fired immediately. A. came up against B. came up with C. talked back to D. put up with 19. The job offer was too good for him to ___ down. A. turn B. put C. cut D. shut 20. ___ already busy in February, I would gladly accept your invitation. A. Was I not B. Were I not C. If I am not D. Unless I was not 21. His English teacher recommends that he ___ a regular degree program. A. begin B. begins C. will begin D. is beginning 22. I have two brother, One of them is in high school, and ___ is in college. A. another B. other C. the other D. the another 23. In fact, ___ mobile phone companies deciding to create phone billing plans that oncluded messaging, the service might not be so popular today. A. been for it had not B. had it not been for C. if it haven’t been for D. it had not been for Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 24. In fact, learning is not confined to the classroom environment and school subjects. A. defined B. unlimited C. restricted D. designed 25. Finally, Amy decided to quit her job as she couldn’t stand doing the same things days in days out. It’s so monotonous. A. easy B. tedious C. low-paid D. secure Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
12. 26. With so many breakthroughs in robotic science and technology, much manual work will soon be taken over by robots. A. intellectual work B. physical work C. monotonous work D. dull work 27. The teacher asked us to get on with the next exercise and he would be back in a while. A. finish doing B. start doing C. continue doing D. stop doing 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. 28. The actress, along with her manager and some friends, are going to a party tonight. A. along B. her manager C. are going D. a party tonight 29. Oil and gas price have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some commuters have been forced to alter their travelling habits. A. raised B. so rapidly C. that D. forced to 30. A student at the university should attend class regularly and hand in their assignments on time. A. A student B. attend class C. hand D. assignments Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 31. “Would you mind turning down the TV, Tom? I have a headache,” said Jane. A. Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache. B. Jane has a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV. C. Jane refused Tom to turn down the TV if she had a headache. D. Jane would mind Tom turning down the TV as she has a headache. 32. Eating with chopstciks feels strange to Jonathan. A. Eating with chopsticks isn’t what Jonathan used to. B. Jonathan is not used to eating with chopsticks. C. Not feeling strange, Jonathan tries eating with chopstciks. D. Jonathan didn’t used to eat with chopsticks. 33. Hardly had I left the office when there was a power cut. A. I left the office after there was a power cut. B. I left the office long before there was a power cut. C. No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut. D. When I was leaving the office, there was a power cut. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38. If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (34)___ with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (35)___ work to look after her children full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (36)___, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (37)___ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (38)___ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up. 34. A. friendship B. relationship C. scholarship D. membership 35. A. out B. in C. to D. up 36. A. up B. with C. to D. at 37. A. as B. so C. than D. then 38. A. Unless B. If C. Provided D. Even if Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 39. A. pension B. commission C. passion D. decision 40. A. clothes B. couches C. businesses D. advantages