Kiểm tra 1 tiết lần 2 kỳ 2 lớp 12 Cơ bản

Tran Quy Cap Senior High School THE 2nd ENGLISH TEST FOR THE SECOND TERM
Full name: ...................................................... Class: 12/…… School-year: 2008-2009 (code 022)


I. Error Correction
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
1. John and Nora said that they would attend their aunt’s birthday party, but none of them turned on.
A B C D
2. About two third of my students wish to win scholarships to study in the UK.
A B C D
3. In my opinion, nowadays married women do more houseworks than they did before.
A B C D
4. The old man sat opposite me on the train kept staring at me.
A B C D
5. My father put off the fire with a full bucket of water that he got from the stream nearby.
A B C D
II. Vocabulary and Grammar
Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option for each of the following sentences.

6. “My application was held up by the postal strike.” The word held up means:
A. delayed. B. kept C. cancelled D. quit
7. You haven’t had breakfast yet, …………. you?
A. do B. did C. have D. hadn’t
8. There is still much to discuss. We shall, ………………, return to this item at our next meeting.
A. therefore B. so C. but D. however
9. Mr. Smith, ……………. you met yesterday, is one of the famous philosophers of the country.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
10. The recent severe hurricane has …………….. many thousands of deaths.
A. caused B. led to C. resulted in D. All are correct
11. By the time we left the hall, we ………………. the lights and the ceiling fans.
A. will turn off B. would turn off C. have turned off D. had turned off
12. You will get sick ……………….. you stop working so hard.
A. until B. when C. unless D. if
13. There are very big rooms with …………….. in that villa.
A. beautiful decorated walls B. beautifully decorated walls
C. beautiful walls decorating D. beautiful decorating walls
14. The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the United Nations ………… agency for health.
A. speciality B. specialized C. specializing D. specialist
15. “I’m taking my GCSE examination tomorrow.” - “…………………………..”
A. Good luck! B. Take care! C. That’s great! D. Congratulations!
16. What’s the name of the man ………………….. car you borrowed?
A. whom B. which C. that D. whose
17. I prefer scuba-diving …………… water pole because it is adventurous.
A. to B. more than C. better than D. rather than
18. Matthew broke his leg while he ……………….. football.
A. was playing B. had played C. is playing D. played
19. In water pole, no player except the …………… can hold the ball with both hands.
A. goal-keeper B. defender C. goalie D. A and C are correct
20. Did you have to fill …………….. a form when you applied ……… a job?
A. at/ for B. in/ of C. in/ for D. out/ for
21. Neither Kathy nor Maria likes sticky rice cakes.
A. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice, and Maria doesn’t neither.
B. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice cakes, and either does Maria.
C. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice cakes, and neither likes Maria.
D. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice cakes, and neither does Maria.

22. Many species of animals and plants are now in …………… of extinction.
A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger
23. The soup was