4 Đề kiểm tra chất lượng học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2011-2012 - Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Đồng Tháp (Có đáp án)

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ II ĐỒNG THÁP Năm học: 2011-2012 ____________ Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 11/04/2012 (Đề gồm có 04 trang)

Họ và tên thí sinh: _______________________

Số báo danh: ____________________________

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 1 to 5.

For many young people, sport is a popular part of school life and being in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. (1)________ someone is in a team, it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (2)________ home, as many matches are played then.

It can also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (3)________ on after the match for a meal or drink. Sometimes parents, friends or other friends will travel with the team to support their own side.

When a team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, (4)________ only the players. It can also mean that a school (5)________ well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing for national and international teams so that the school has some really famous names associated with it!

Question 1: A. If B. So C. Then D. As Question 2: A. on B. at C. from D. for Question 3: A. leaving B. being C. staying D. spending Question 4: A. however B. not C. and D. but Question 5: A. does B. makes C. becomes D. comes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Question 6: That student studied hard, and as a result he passed the exams the better of all. A B C D Question 7: When you will come here tomorrow, I will tell something about Tom. A B C D Question 8: After I fill the application form over, sign and date it, whom will I send it to? A B C D Question 9: The earlier we leave, the soon we will arrive. A B C D Question 10: There is a language course on offer. May you give me some advice about it? A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 11: A. school B. chemist C. synchronized D. church

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Question 12: A. level B. medal C. development D. competitor Question 13: A. allow B. swallow C. slowly D. below

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 14 to 18.

The scarcity of tigers and African elephants is more and more serious. They are endangered because poachers hunt them in order to sell tiger pelts and elephant ivory.

At least 4,000 elephants are killed each year in order to meet the global demand for ivory, which is used to make carvings, jewelry and other products although it is illegal to sell ivory since 1989 anywhere.

“Americans should be aware that there is still a problem with elephant poaching and loss to the illegal ivory trade,” Ginette Hemley, Fund’s vice president for species conservation, told the Washington Post in September. And so our message is “Don’t buy it, and don’t take that chance.”

A Wildlife Fund report states that the United States seized 8,300 illegal ivory items between 1995 and 2002. Each week there are about 1,000 ivory auctions, the report said.

As for tigers, their parts are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Tiger bones are used as a pain reliever in traditional medicine. Even tiger’s whiskers are sold because some people in Asia think they are a good-luck charm – like a rabbit’s foot in the United States. “Part of our job is education,” said Professor Dillon. “The other part is law enforcement. So we have more than one strategy.”

Question 14: Hunters poach tigers for their …