REVISION FOR THE SECOND MID TERM TEST- ENGLISH 12

I. PHONETICS: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. temperature B. serious C. awareness D. chemical
2. A. ability B. agriculture C. development D. contaminate
3. A. government B. agency C. benefit D. diversity
4. A. disappearance B. vulnerable C. conservation D. generation
5. A. current B. global C. crisis D. mankind
6. A. extinction B. animal C. classify D. primary
7. A. biologist B. seriously C. commercial D. identify
8. A. habitat B. different C. industry D. introduce
9. A. medicine B. endanger C. addition D. survival
10. A. derive B. provide C. modern D. depend

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: Choose the best answer.

1. If I don’t feel well, I ……… take a rest.
A. are B. will C. had D. have
2. What would you have done if you ……… a lot of money?
A. had B. had had C. have had D. have
3. The movie was sad and she wept. If it ……… sad, she ………
A. hadn’t been/ wouldn’t have wept B. wasn’t/ wouldn’t weep
C. wasn’t/ would weep D. had been/ would have wept
4. I’ll be very disappointed if you ……… the exam.
A. don’t pass B. won’t pass C. aren’t passing D. wouldn’t pass
5. If he ……… harder, the results would be better.
A. has worked B. works C. will work D. worked
6. If I had had free time, I ……… shopping.
A. would have gone B. can go C. will go D. will have gone
7. I’m not tired enough to go to bed yet. I wouldn’t sleep if I ……… to bed now.
A. go B. went C. had gone D. would go
8. If it ……… warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach.
A. was B. were C. had been D. could be
9. If it ……… an hour ago, the streets ……… wet now.
A. were raining / will be B. had rained / would be C. rained / would be D. had rained / would have been
10. ……… here, he would help us with these troubles.
A. Were Peter B. If were Peter C. Unless were Peter D. Unless Peter were
11. Who is ……… girl over there with Jimmy?
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
12. We are having ……… terrible weather which is quite strange. Usually ……… weather in UK is not this bad.
A. the – the B. a – the C. Ø - the D. the - a
13. After a hard-working day, I went to ……… bed and had ……… most beautiful dream ever.
A. the - the B. a – the C. a – a D. Ø - the
14. I have visited ……… Portugal but I have never been to ……… Netherlands.
A. the – the B . Ø - the C. a – the D. a - a
15. ……… he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Notwithstanding D. Despite
16. I have never taken part in any water sports ……… I cannot swim.
A. because B. because of C. due to D. partly because of
17. They cancelled the match ……… his badly injured leg.
A. due to it rained heavily B. because of the heavy rain
C. because of it rained heavily D. because the heavy rain
18. Due to industrialization, we have to cope ……… the fact that many species are ……… danger ………
extinction.
 A. over / at / for B. at / upon / over C. for / on / with D. with / in / of
19. He is very worried ……… his new job because he is not quite prepared ……… working.
A. on / over B. to / off C. about / for D. in / at
20. Probability of extinction depends ……… both the population size and fine details of the population
demography.
A. on B. in C. from D. for
21. Many modern medicines are derived ……… plants and animals.
A. on B. for C. from D. in
22. 15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered ……… risk ………
extinction.
A. at / of B. on / in C. for / with D. in / at
23. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out ……… position.
A. into B. for C. of D. off
24. ……… the start of each period, both teams line up on their own goal line.
A. In B. For C. From D. At
25. ……… is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their
environment.
A. Biology B. Biological C. Biologist D. Biologically
26. A / an ……… species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangered D. endangerment
27. Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ……… .
A. protect B. protection C. protective D. protector
28. This book is not really ……… . It is a waste of money buying it.
A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively
29. Sometimes it is ……… to find suitable books for our children.
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. difficulties
30. I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few ……… left.
A. pieces B. pages C. slices D. sheets
31. A ……… is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal
activities or spying.
A. non-fiction B. science C. thriller D. romance
32. In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and underneath the
………
A. net B. crossbar C. ball D. goalie
33. A defensive player may only hold, block or pull a/ an ……… who is touching or holding the ball.
A. audience B. referee C. goalie D. opponent
34. If a defender ……… a foul within the five-meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is
awarded a penalty throw or shot.
A. commits B. interferes C. punches D. touches

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Choose the part that needs correcting.

1. Windsurfing, which is a water sport combining elements of surfing and sailing first developed in
A B C
the United States in 1968 and also called boardsailing.
D
2. The windsurfer stands on a board that is propelled and steering by means of a sail attached to a mast that
A B C D
is articulated at the foot.
3. Since 1984 the sport has included in the Olympic Games as part of the yachting events.
A B C D
4. The sport was became very popular in Europe and by the late 70's there was windsurfing fever in Europe
A B C
with one in every three households having a sailboard.
D
5. Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading teaches us to think in a logically
A B C
connected way, and cultivating a sustained attention span.
D

IV. WORD FORM: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The main task of a defender in a sport game is to ............................... the opponents from scoring (prevention)

2. Many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is ............................... adventure)

3. I ............................... think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure. (personalize)
4. After leaving school, many of us only read for ............................... please)
5. Mary enjoys reading ............................... adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.
(romantic)
6. They eventually realize that reckless ............................... of the earth's resources can lead only to eventual
global disaster. (exploitable)
7. Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing ............................... fertile)
8. Chemical wastes from factories are ............................... that cause serious damage to species habitats. (pollute)
9. The referee's ............................... is the most important in any sport competition. (decide)
10. ............................... players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is
holding the ball. (Defense)

V. WRITING
A. Rewrite the following sentences using the guided suggestion to make meaningful sentences.
1. Visitors to the zoo are not allowed to feed the animals. (must)
 The animals ........................................................................................
2. Why don’t they tell me about these changes earlier? (should)
 I .....................................................................................……………..
3. By law, all rear-seat passengers are obliged to wear seat-belts. (have)
 By law, seat-belts ................................................................................
4. Somebody has to pick the visitors up from the airport. (be)
 The visitors .........................................................................................
5. The film I saw last week was better than this one. (good)
 This film .................................................................... ………………
6. My house is as big as Peter’s. (same)
 Peter’s house .......................................................................................
7. I can’t believe this is the best room there is. (better)
 There must ..........................................................................................
8. There are very few buildings in the old city higher than this (one)
 This is ..................................................................................................
9. He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do.
 The less ………………………………………………………………
10. As he grows older, he becomes increasingly intelligent.
 The …………………………………………………………………..
11. The children are excited with the difficult games.
The more…………………………………………………………….
12. It is impossible to solve this problem immediately.
 This problem …………………………………………………………
13. It was wrong of you not to call the doctor at once.
 You .....................................................................................................
14. The truck is practically as cheap as a van.
 The truck is little .................................................................................
15. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
The more…………………………………………………………….
16. Mary is the most intelligent girl in my group.
 No one ……………………………………………………………….
17. It’s not neccessary for you to do the test.
 You ......................................................................................................
18. It is essential that no one be told about our plans.
 You ......................................................................................................
19. My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.
 My car key ................................................................................................
20. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
She is …………………………………………………………………
B. Write a paragraph
In about 140 words, write a paragraph about:
- a book you have read
- your favorite sport / a sport event
- the causes/ measures for protecting endangered animals

V. LISTENING
Xem lại các bài nghe trong các Units 10, 12, 13 (TA 7 năm) và Units 6, 7 (TA 10 năm)
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