NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL MID - TERM TEST 2 (2009 – 2010)
ENGLISH 12 Time allowed: 45 minutes TEST 121
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Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
A. desert B. western C. species D. leopard
A. ocean B. eastern C. increase D. appeal
A. taste B. replace C. amazing D. action
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest
A. survive B. threaten C. impact D. current
A. extinction B. endangerment C. vulnerable D. commercial
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
These areas are to floods. Therefore, we must build more dams. A. vulnerable B. affected C. risky D. endangered
The authority should soon ___ new laws on the protection of wild animals. A. give B. enact C. distribute D. prevent
This region is so .There has been no rain in the past two years. A. fertile B. drought C. moist D. arid
You play loud music at night. The neighbours will call the police. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. might not D. couldn’t
A big shopping mall ……….. in the city center. A. will build B. is going to build C. is going to be built D. must being built
* ………I have a day off tomorrow? * Of course not. We have a lot of things to do. A. Must B. Will C. Need D. May
He is only 16, __________, he isn’t able to drive a car. A. nevertheless B. but C. therefore D. however
Peter has been working for 10 hours. He ____be very tired now. A. needn’t B. must C. has to D. should
I can find my own way there. You ______wait for me. A. cannot B. mustn’t C. may not D. needn’t
By the time we reach New York on Friday, we _____over 60 hours traveling. A. have spent B. will spend C. will have spent D. will be spending
I studied English for 4 years at high school. _____ , I had trouble talking with people when I was traveling in the US. A. However B. So C. Although D. Therefore
After the test papers _____ to the students in class tomorrow, the students ______ their next assignment. A. will return-will be given B. will be returned-are given C. are returning-are giving D. are returned-will be given
* “Would you mind if I smoked?” * “………….” A. Never mind B. Yes, please don’t C. Not at all D. Yes, please do
Fiction is a type of literature what describes ………… people and events. A. imaginary B. real C. historic D. imaginative
His health would be improved ………………………….. A. unless he stopped smoking heavily B. if he gave up smoking C. if only he doesn’t smoke any more D. if he continued to smoke heavily
One of the causes of species extinction is habitat…………. A. destruction B. prevention C. exploitation D. diversity
“You must …………food well before swallowing it,” said the mother to her son. A. chew B. taste C. digest D. eat
* A: Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour? * B:………………………………………… A. I have no idea B. Don’t mention it C. I’m frightened D. Another time, perhaps
Smoking is prohibited in many university classrooms in the U.S.