Đề kiểm tra học kì 2 Tiếng anh 12 năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 20)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered 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!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank1.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank 2.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank 3.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank 4.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank 5.

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.”

Hunters poach tigers for their ________.

According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT true?

The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

The Chinese use parts of the tiger as ________.

According to Professor Dillon, ________ to solve the problem.

The more (A) expensive the hotel (B) is, the best (C) the service is (D).

When (A) you will come (B) here tomorrow, I will tell (C) something about (D) Tom.

The (A) World Health Organization (B) was established (C) in (D) 7 April 1948.

The earlier (A) we leave (B), the soon (C) we will (D) arrive.

Remember (A) to take over (B) your shoes when (C) you are in a Japanese (D) house.

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 question.

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 question.

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 question.

If you finish your homework before school, ________.

________ to understand what the professor has explained.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following question.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following question.

Remember to turn _______ the lights when you don’t use them.

Go ________ that report again before we submit it.

The French Quarter is_________ famous and the oldest section of New Orleans.

A: “ Congratulations on your success!” B: “ ________ .”

Will it be necessary for us_________ this accident to the police?

It is considered women are suited for________ childbearing and homemaking rather than social activities.

The homeless people_____story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live.

Mary is ________ her sister.

We were still living there when our father________.

___________ up! The bus is coming.

From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable variety of inventions_________.

These flowers ________ in a warm sunny place.

The_________ you are, the more quickly you learn.

He said that he ________ his homework since 7 o’clock.

The bomb ________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.