Đề thi HK2 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2022-2023

Choose the word whose underlined word is pronounced differently from the others.

Câu 1:

A. horn

B. vehicle

C. hippo

D. habitat

Câu 2:

Choose the word whose underlined word is pronounced differently from the others: computer, communication, command, complicated

A. computer

B. communication

C. command

D. complicated

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

Câu 3:

A. applicable

B. automation

C. artificial

D. evolution

Câu 4:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others: workforce, high-flyer, handshake, headhunt

A. workforce

B. high-flyer

C. handshake

D. headhunt

Câu 5:

A. money reserves

B. booking reservations

C. protected areas

D. emergency fund

Câu 6:

Thanks to the A.I. applications, Internet users ____________into a new language in
real time.

A. can translate webpages

B. can have webpages translate

C. can have webpages translated

D. can get webpages to translate

Câu 7:

Employers always want job ___________to be able to demonstrate their skills and qualities

A. employees

B. workers

C. staff

D. applicants

Câu 8:

Being a flight attendant is a _________job. You may have to work long hours on
long haul flights and not get enough sleep.

A. tedious

B. demanding

C. rewarding

D. fascinating

Câu 9:

When the factory closed, about a hundred people were __________redundant.

A. made

B. given

C. taken

D. done

Câu 10:

If I had a computer, I ___________the assignment last night.

A. finished

B. will finish

C. would have finished

D. would finish

Câu 11:

The young boy denied________the women's money.

A. having stolen

B. being stolen

C. to steal

D. steal

Câu 12:

He has an ________response to water and feel very calm when he's underwater.

A. emotional

B. emotionally

C. emotion

D. emotions

Câu 13:

It is ________ book that just  some people like it.

A. such old

B. such an old

C. so old

D. so an old

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.

Câu 14:

A. leave

B. arrive

C. sooner

D. early

Câu 15:

Find the mistake: This is the girl for which I am waiting.

A. am

B. This is

C. the

D. for which

Câu 16:

Find the mistake: An increased number of city dwellers has made the obsolete infrastructure worse and required a lot of repairs in these days.

A. required

B. obsolete infrastructure

C. repairs

D. has made

Câu 17:

Find the mistake: By the time we will arrive, everybody will have left.

A. By

B. we will

C. everybody

D. will have left

Câu 18:

Find the mistake: He complained with his friends about the terrible working condition at that factory.

A. with

B. about

C. working

D. at

Câu 19:

Find the mistake: Oil and gas prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some commuters have been forced to alter their travelling habits.

A. raised

B. rapidly

C. that

D. to alter

LEARNING HOW TO LEARN AND THINK

What is the point of the education system? Although this question may seem ridiculous at first glance, it is actually not stupid as it sounds. The reason it is (20)__________trying to answer is that schools and university clearly emphasise academic achievement, passing exams and gaining (21)________much more than acquiring skills such as raising children or car maintenance. But why is it? Why do they neglect to teach practical skills at school? One answer may be that schools don't exist to help us gain useful knowledge about the world. At school, what we are (22) ________learning is how to learn effectively. The idea is that we can then make use of that ability later on in life when we come to deal (23)_______ more practical aspects of day-to-day living. However, some people argue that the current system is in fact a failure because it doesn't actually teach children how to become good thinkers. Learning how to learn is one thing. Learning how to think is quite (24)_______.

Câu 20:

(20)__________

A. cost

B. value

C. worth

D. price

Câu 21:

(21)________

A. qualifications

B. skills

C. qualities

D. personalities

Câu 22:

(22) ________

A. actually

B. factually

C. gradually

D. virtually

Câu 23:

(23)_______ 

A. at

B. to

C. on

D. with

Câu 24:

(24)_______

A. other

B. another

C. the other

D. others

Baseball evolved from a number of different ball-and stick games (paddle ball, trap ball, one-old-cat, rounders, and town ball) originating in England. As early as the American Revolution. It was noted that troops played “baseball” in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbockers’ version of the game: a diamond shaped infield, with bases ninety feet apart, three strikers – you’re – out , batter out on a caught ball , three outs per inning , a nine man team. “The New York Game” spread rapidly , replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban – industrial society. At its inception it was it was played by and for gentlemen. A club might consists of 40 members. The president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing a lavish evening’s entertainments for the winners During the 1850- 70 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism (charging admission), under – the – table payments to exceptional to players, and gambling on the outcome of games. By 1868 it was said that a club would have their regular professional ten, an amateur first - nine , and their” muffins “ (the gently duffers who once ran the game) . Beginning with the first openly all – salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870- 1890 period saw the complete professionalization of baseball, including formation of the National Association of Professional baseball players in 1871. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed in 1876, run by business-minded invertors in joint-stock company clubs. The 1880s has been called Major League Baseball’s “Golden Age”. Profits soared, player’s salaries rose somewhat, a season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “ The sporting News” came into being, wooden stadiums with double-deck stands replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became hot dogs, soda pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Mid-west proclaimed itself the American League.

Câu 25:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of the 1880s “ Golden Age”?  

A. wooden stadiums replaced open fields 

B. a weekly periodical commenced

C. the National Association of Professional Baseball Players was formed  

D. profits soared

Câu 26:

The word” somewhat”  in line 21 is closest in meaning to ____.  

A. to a significant extent

B. to a minor extent

C. to not the same extent   

D. to some extent

Câu 27:

The word “ inception” in line 8 is closest in meaning to ____.  

A. requirements 

B. beginning

C. insistence

D. rules

Câu 28:

The word “ lavish “ in line 11 is closest in meaning to____.

A. prolonged 

B. very generous

C. grand

D. extensive

Câu 29:

What is the passage mainly about?

A.  the origin of baseball

B. the commercialization of baseball

C. the influence of the “New York Game” on baseball

D. the development of baseball in the nineteenth century

Câu 30:

Which of the following is true of the way the game was played by wealthy gentlemen at its inception? 

A. a team might consist of 40 members 

B. the president would choose teams from among the members

C. they didn’t play on weekend 

D. they might be called “duffers” if they didn’t make the first nine