PTDL NGÔI SAO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – Năm Học 2007-2008 Tổ Tiếng Anh ĐỀ A Môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 – Thời gian làm bài 60 phút __________________________________________________________________________ I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. concern b. protect c. content d. pollute 2. a. conservation b. poison c. desert d. preserve 3. a. environment b. enrich c. enjoy d. element II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from those of the others. 4. a. valuable b. restrict c. resource d. include 5. a. mineral b. continue c. fertilizer d. region III. Choose the best option to complete each of the following unfinished sentences. 6. Her explanation certainly sounded ……………. a. to believe b. believable c. belief d. believer 7. My watch keeps ………… a. to stop b. stopping c. stop d. stopped 8. Very .…………. people know his theory. a. many b. a few c. a lot of d. few 9. ……………. television too much is not a healthy habit for a ………… child. a. To watch / grown b. Watching / grown c. Watching / growing d. Watch / growing 10. The house …………. very quiet when I got home. Everyone ……… to bed. a. were / was going b. was / went c. was / has gone d. was / had gone 11. It was too late to …………… the story from appearing in the national newspapers. a. keep b. hide c. prevent d. help 12. I regret …………… you that your application has been turned down. a. to inform b. informing c. inform d. to be informed 13. The paintings ……… from the museum haven't been found yet. a. to steal b. stealing c. which stole d. stolen 14. We are chiefly concerned ……………… improving educational standards. a. at e. with c. in d. for 15. Three quarters of my money …………… for food. a. is b. are c. has been d. were 16. The children ………… to the circus. a. were enjoyed to take b. were enjoyed taking c. enjoyed being taken d. enjoyed taking 17. …………….water is good for our health. a. Waste b. Sea c. Mineral d. Natural 18. Tet holiday is the festival …………. occurs in late January or early February. a. when b. which c. who d. where 19. "Why you keep ……………. back?" - "oh l I’m afraid of ……………… “ a. looking / following b. looking / being followed c. to look / being followed d. look / to follow 20. One of the girls who ……………. going to Paris ………. my friend. a. is / is b. are / are c. are / is d. is / are 21. Even if you have dark skin, you still need ………… from the sun. a. to protect b. protection c. protector d. protectively 22. Most breakfast cereals are …………… with vitamins. a. rich b. enrichment c. enriched d. enriching 23. In the future, pay increases will be related to ……………… a. produce b. production c. producer d. productivity 24. ……………. is supplying water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow. a. Irrigating b. Irrigation c. Irrigate d. Irrigated 25. Look at the crowd! I wonder what they …………. for. a. are waiting b. will wait c. were waiting d. had been waiting 26. She doesn’t allow ………… in her house. a. to smoke b. smoke c. smoking d. smokes 27. Protect your child …………… direct sunlight by using a sunscreen. a. with b. without c. for d. from 28. Jean sat on the park bench …………… the ducks …………… in the pond. a. watching / swimming b. watching / swim c. to watch / to swim d. watch / swimming 29. The wounded man has lost ……………. _blood and is very weak now. a. a great deal of b. a little c. a number of d. little 30. When Michelle lived in Italy, she always …………… dinner at 9pm. a. has b. had c. is having d. have 31. Have you had your eyes …………… recently? a. tested b. test c. checked d. check IV. Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is closest in meaning to the original one. 32. It is such a long lesson that we can't learn it by heart. a. This lesson is too long for us to learn by heart. b. This lesson isn't short enough for us to learn by heart. c. This lesson is so long that we can't learn it by heart. d. All are correct. 33. We couldn't drive because of the fog. a. The fog made us not driving. b. The fog prevented us from driving. c. We are stopped to drive by the fog. d. Because there is the fog, we couldn't drive. 34. Study hard or you will fail the exam. a. Unless you study hard, you will fail the exam b. If you don't study hard, you won't pass the exam. c. Unless you study hard, you will not pass the exam. d. All are correct. 35. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting . a. I regret not waiting for you. b. I must apologize for having kept you waiting. c. I apologize you to have kept you waiting d. I regret to have kept you waiting V. Choose the underlined part that is NOT CORRECT in each of the following sentences. 36. The air has become more and more pollution because of exhaust fumes from motor vehicles. a. has become b. pollution c. because of a. from 37. Children shouldn't be allowed watching violent programs on TV. a. be b. watching c. programs d. on 38. My only regret is that I didn't study English good enough to get a good job. a. is that b. didn’t study c. good d. to get 39. Some large cities may have to ban cars to city centre to wipe out smoke. a. may b. ban c. to d. out 40. Professor Jones, a man who discovered the new drug that everyone is talking about, refused to give a press conference . a. a b. that c. is d. to give VI. Read the passage. Then choose the best word to finish each of the blanks in the following passage. More than two hundred years ago, the term "environmental pollution" was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed (41) …………. air. In those days, industry was not well- developed. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. The world today is facing with many major threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is pollution. People all over the world are (42) ………… about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man (43)…………… is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of (44) ……………. from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make water and soil (45) …………. but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth (46) ………. a lot about pollution ? 41. a. dirty b. fresh c. contaminated d. polluted 42. a. sad b. serious c. worried d. afraid 43. a. that b. who c. whom d. a and b are correct 43. a. fertilizers b. fumes c. factories d. wastes 44. a. polluted b. pollution c. polluting d. pollute 45. a. to talk b. talking c. talk d. talks VII . Read the passage. Than choose the best answer. Man is a land animal, but he also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world's population lives within 80 kilometers of the sea coast. In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man's needs. The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man's technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exit on the ocean floor ready to be mined. Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy. Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible. The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2010 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved. 46. The see serves the needs of man because ………………… a. it provides man with food. b. it offers oil to man c. it supplies man with minerals d. all of above 47. The best title for this passage is ……………… a. Sea harvest b. Sea food c. Sea exploration d. Technology for exploiting the sea 48. The major things that the sea offers man are ……………. a. fish and oil . b. warm temperature and ocean currents . c. minerals and oil. d. the food, energy sources, and minerals. 49. We can conclude from the passage that a. the sea resources have largely been used up. b. the sea, in a broad sense, has not been developed yet . c. the problems that prevent us from using the food, energy sources, and minerals of the sea have already been solved. d. by the year 2010 all the sea resources will be fully exploited. - The end - . little 30 . When Michelle lived in Italy, she always …………… dinner at 9pm. a. has b. had c. is having d. have 31 . Have you had your eyes …………….. recently? a. tested. recently? a. tested b. test c. checked d. check IV. Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is closest in meaning to the original one. 32 . It is such a long