Đề thi HK2 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2023 - 2024

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

Câu 1:

A. business

B. busy

C. busily

D. busying

Câu 2:

You couldn’t give me a helping hand, _____?

A. could you

B. do you

C. couldn’t you

D. don’t you

Câu 3:

The employees have been working______out to get the job finished ahead of the deadline.

A. narrow

B. big

C. flat

D. large

Câu 4:

If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it ____?

A. by

B. for

C. to

D. with

Câu 5:

The bank will insist you produce a driving________or passport as a form of ID.

A. diploma

B. certificate

C. degree

D. licence

Câu 6:

____ the TRUMPET is the smallest brass instrument, it can play the highest notes of all the brass instruments and often plays in marches or fanfares.

A. Because

B. Although

C. However

D. Since

Câu 7:

His sister is not only a (n) ______________ singer but also a distinguished painter.

A. famous opera Italian

B. opera famous Italian

C. famous Italian opera

D. Italian famous opera

Câu 8:

Mark invented a new game, but it never really _________________ with people.

A. called for

B. caught on

C. cut off 

D. came across

Câu 9:

He fell down when he______towards the pagoda.

A. run

B. runs

C. was running

D. had 

Câu 10:

She will apply for a job _______.

A. when she is graduating from university

B. until she graduated from university

C. after she had graduated from university

D. as soon as she graduates from university

Câu 11:

It ___ without saying that Mrs Ngoc Anh is a very enthusiastic teacher. I love her so much.

A. goes

B. comes

C. appears

D. gets

Câu 12:

As soon as Ferlin came to party, he immediately set his _______on Melin. Maybe he was captivated by her.

A. eyes

B. heart

C. decision

D. feeling

Câu 13:

English ___________in many countries. 

A. are spoke

B. is spoke

C. are spoken

D. is  spoken

Câu 14:

___________ all the lights and other electric devices, we left the classroom.

A. Having been turned off

B. Turning off

C. To have turned off 

D. Having turned off

Câu 15:

___________ you study for these exams, the better you will do.

A. The harder

B. The more

C. The hardest

D. The more hard

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Câu 16:

A. No, I didn’t

B. Yes, I didn’t

C. Let me see

D. I went

Câu 17:

Mother: “How come you didn’t tell me that you would quit your job?”

Lisa: “                                     .”

A. I’d love to tell you now.

B. Because I knew that you would make a fuss about it.

C. I have no idea.

D. Because I’m so bored with it.

Câu 18:

A. attitude

B. manager

C. invention

D. company

Câu 19:

A. carry

B. remove

C. protect

D. consist

Câu 20:

A. finished

B. developed

C. defeated

D. looked

Câu 21:

A. sale

B. chalk

C. date

D. plane

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Câu 22:

A. combine

B. connect 

C. fasten

D. blend

Câu 23:

The police have not had time to complete their investigations, but they have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb.

A. temporally

B. intentionally

C. certainly

D. hesitantly

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 24:

A. in an honest way

B. in a dishonest way

C. for a serious purpose

D. at the wrong time

Câu 25:

Tired of being a tiny cog in a vast machine, he handed in his resignation.

A. an important person

B. a large piece of equipment

C. a small group of people

D. a significant instrument

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Câu 26:

A. Only with united opposition could we eliminate terrorism.

B. Only by united opposition can we eliminate terrorism.

C. Only in this way can world terrorism be eliminated.

D. Only then can we eliminate terrorism.

Câu 27:

Collin is not very good at English. He failed the English exam last week.

A. If  Collin were good at English, he wouldn’t have failed the English exam last week.

B. If Collin were better at English, he would pass the English exam last week.

C. Should Collin be good at English, he would not fail the English exam last week.

D. Had Collin been better at English, he would’ve passed the English exam last week.

Choose the suitable sentence which has the same meaning with the sentence given.

Câu 28:

A. She should have worn the helmet.

B. She must have worn the helmet.

C. She might have forgot to wear the helmet.

D. She needn’t have forgot wearing the helmet.

Câu 29:

Cindy said: “I haven’t seen John since last month.”

A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month.

B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month.

C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month.

D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month.

Câu 30:

He last visited London three years ago.

A. He has been in London for three years.

B. He hasn't visited London for three years.

C. He didn't visit London three years ago.

D. He was in London for three years.

Wuhan Coronavirus Looks Increasingly Like a Pandemic, Experts Say

Rapidly rising caseloads alarm researchers, who fear the virus may make its way across the globe. (31) _________, scientists cannot yet predict how many deaths may result. The Wuhan coronavirus spreading from China is now likely to become a pandemic (32) _________ circles the globe, according to many of the world’s leading infectious disease experts. The prospect is daunting. A pandemic - an ongoing epidemic on two or more continents- may well have global consequences, despite the extraordinary travel restrictions and quarantines now imposed by China and (33) _________ countries, including the United States.

Scientists do not yet know how (34) _________ the new coronavirus is, however, so there is uncertainty about how much damage a pandemic might cause. But there is growing consensus that the pathogen is readily transmitted between humans. Many scientists have found that the Wuhan coronavirus is spreading more like influenza, which is highly (35) _________ than its slow-moving viral cousins, SARS and MERS. “It’s very, very transmissible, and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

(Adapted from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/health/coronavirus-pandemic-china.html)

Câu 31:

(31) _________, scientists cannot yet predict how many deaths may result.

A. So

B. However

C. Because

D. Although

Câu 32:

The Wuhan coronavirus spreading from China is now likely to become a pandemic (32) _________ circles the globe, according to many of the world’s leading infectious disease experts. 

A. who

B. why

C. which

D. where

Câu 33:

A pandemic - an ongoing epidemic on two or more continents- may well have global consequences, despite the extraordinary travel restrictions and quarantines now imposed by China and (33) _________ countries, including the United States.

A. other

B. more

C. another

D. others

Câu 34:

Scientists do not yet know how (34) _________ the new coronavirus is, however, so there is uncertainty about how much damage a pandemic might cause.

A. unhealthy

B. lethal

C. dead

D. wonderful

Câu 35:

Many scientists have found that the Wuhan coronavirus is spreading more like influenza, which is highly (35) _________ than its slow-moving viral cousins, SARS and MERS.

A. legal

B. important

C. necessary

D. transmissible

Martin Luther King, Jf, is well- known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among which is his moving “I have a dream” speech. But fewer people know much about King’s childhooD. M.L., as he was called, was bom in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.’s grandfather purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L was bom. His grandfather allowed the house to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in the atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by  it.

M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventfully. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all black schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a huge barrier keeping black Atlantans from mingling with whites.

Câu 36:

What is the passage mainly about?

A. The prejudice that existed in Atlanta.

B. M.L.’s grandfather

C. Martin Luther King’s childhood.

D. The neighborhood King grew up in

Câu 37:

When was M.L. bom?

A. in 1909

B. in 1929

C. in 1949

D. 20 years after his parents had met.

Câu 38:

What is Martin Luthur King well- known for?

A. His publications.

B. His neighborhood.

C. His childhood. 

D. His work in civil rights.

Câu 39:

According to the author, M.L.______.

A. had a difficult childhood.

B. was a good musician as a child.

C. loved to listen to his grandfather speak.

D. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta.

Câu 40:

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Auburn was a commercial areas.

B. M.L.’s grandfather built their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909.

C. M. L. grew up in a rich, black neighborhood.

D. M.L.’s childhood was uneventful.