Đề thi Học kì 2 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Hồ Chí Minh năm 2022 (3 đề)

Đề thi Học kì 2 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Hồ Chí Minh năm 2022 (3 đề)

Đề thi Học kì 2 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Hồ Chí Minh năm 2022 (3 đề) - Đề số 1

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 12

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one. (from 1 to 25)

1. room/ clean/ once/ day//

A. The room should be cleaning once a day.       

B. The room should have cleaned once a day.

C. The room should clean once a day.                

D. The room should be cleaned once a day.

2. You needn't do this work right now.

A.  This work needn't have done right now.         

B. This work needn't be done right now.

C. This needn't be done work right now.            

D. This work right now needn't to be done.

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

A.politics                     

B. novels                       

C. rights                        

D. beliefs

4. Mary must return the book which she borrowed yesterday.

A. The book which Mary borrowed yesterday must return.

B.The book borrowed yesterday by Mary must be returned.

C. Mary borrowed the book which must be returned yesterday.

D.The book must be returned by Mary which she borrowed yesterday.

5. ___ you work, _ you will get.

A. The harder/ the best result

B. The harder/ the better result

C. The more hard/ the better result

D. The hard/ the good result

6. How well you'll understand the lesson depends on how much you pay attention.

A. The better you'll understand the lesson, the more you pay attention.

B. The more you pay attention, the worse you'll understand the lesson.

C.  The much you pay attention, the good you'll understand the lesson.

D. The more you pay attention, the better you'll understand the lesson.

7. Smoking is not allowed here.

A. You shouldn't smoke here.                                                                      

B. You don't smoke here.

C. You needn't smoke here.                                                                          

D. You mustn't smoke here.

8. ___ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball.

A.Water skiing             

B. Swimming                

C. Rowing                     

D. Water polo

9. After going over the combine harvester, the mechanic advised the farmer to buy it.

A. using                       

B. running                     

C. starting                     

D. examining

10. Jean Henri Dunant was appalled by the most complete lack of care for wounded soldier.

A. excited                     

B. shocked                    

C. dedicated                 

D. interested

11. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

A. involvement            

B. history                      

C. vertical                      

D. sociable

12. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

A.enact                        

B. eject                          

C. defend                      

D. wildlife

13. The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.

A.exploded                  

B. landed                      

C. rang                          

D. burned

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

A.composed                

B. advocated                

C. limited                      

D. deep-seated

15. Women are considered to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics.

A.recognition               

B. education                 

C. achievement             

D. participation

16. The company expanded rapidly. It grew _ all the time.

A.the bigger and bigger             

B. bigger and bigger      

C. more and more big     

D. the bigger and the bigger

17. What does "WWF" stand ___? - "World Wildlife Fund".

A.over                          

B. for                            

C. on                             

D. up

18.       Anytime. I mean whenever I have a little free time.

A.When do you often read books?   

B. What kind of books do you like to read?

C. How do you often read books?   

D. What do you often do in your free time?

19. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

A.intellectual               

B. civilization                

C. opportunity               

D. personality

20. - I think married women should not go to work.

-       . It's too boring to be housewives all their lives.

A.What nonsense!       

B. That's right!              

C. Absolutely!               

D. I quite agree.

21. Water polo balls          with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player.

A. are being covered         

B. is covered                 

C. cover 

D. are covered

22. What a lovely baby! He certainly takes _ his father, doesn't he?

A.part in                      

B. away                        

C. off                            

D. after

23.          is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.

A. Conservation           

B. Pollution                   

C. Development            

D. Biodiversity

24. I can't find my book anywhere; I             it at home.

A. must leave                

B. must be left               

C. must have being left 

D. must have left

25. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he _ it.

A.chews and digests    

B. dips into                   

C. swallows                   

D. reviews

Error identification (from 25 to 30)

26. Because there are less(A) members present(B) tonight than there were(C) last night, we must(D) wait until the next meeting to vote.

27.  Should children received(A) early injections against(B) diseases, they might have a lower(C) risk of inflection in late preschool and early(D) school age. 

28. Windsurfing, which(A) is a water sport combining(B) elements of surfing and sailing, first developed(C) in the(D) United States in 1968 and also called boardsailing.

29.  Women’s movements ensure(A) the full(B) education, develop(C) and advancement of (D)women.

30.   Reading(A) can’t make your life longer(B), but reading really makes(C) your life more thicker(D).

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (from 31 to 35)

Extinction is a normal process in the course of (31)         . Species have slowly evolved and disappeared throughout geologic time as the result of climate changes and the (32)          to adapt to survive competition and predation. Since the 1600s, however, the rate of extinction (33)          rapidly because of human population growth and human resource consumption. Today, most of the world’s habitats are changing (34)          than most species can adapt to such changes through evolution, or natural selection. The current global extinction rate is exponentially greater than the background extinction rate. Many biologists believe that we are in the middle of (35)          greatest mass extinction episode since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 millions years ago.

31.

A.evolution          

B. evolve        

C. evolving     

D. to evolve

32.

A. inability                           

B. ability                       

C. danger                     

D. threat

33.

A. accelerated                      

B. has accelerated         

C. had accelerated         

D. will accelerate

34.

A. fast                                  

B. fastest                      

C. faster                        

D. fasten

35.

A. a                                     

B. an                             

C. Φ                              

D. the

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. (from 36 to 40)

    Today, more and more women are actively participating in social activities both in urban and rural areas. Specially, they have shined brightly in even many fields commonly regarded as the man’s areas such as business, scientific research and social management. In some areas, women even show more overwhelming power than men. The image of contemporary Vietnamese women with creativeness, dynamism, success has become popular in Vietnam’s society. The fact reveals that the gender gap has been remarkably narrowed and women enjoy many more opportunities to pursue their social careers and obtain success, contributing to national socio-economic development. According to Ms Le Thi Quy, Director of the Gender and Development Research Centre under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University, gender equity in Vietnam has reached a high level over the past decade. The rate of Vietnamese women becoming National Assembly members from the 9^th term to the 11^th term increased 8.7%, bringing the proportion of Vietnamese women in authority to 27.3%, the highest rate in Southeast Asia. There is no big gap in the level of literacy and schooling between men and women. Women account for about 37% of university and college graduates, 19.9% of doctoral degree holders and 6.7% of professors and associate professors.

    The legitimate rights of women and children are ensured more than ever before with more complete legal documents including laws, conventions and national action plans, among which the laws on “gender equity” mark a turning-point in the empowerment of women.

    Mass media also highlights the continued success of women in every field and horrors their great importance in modern society, helping to do away with out-dated perceptions about traditional women’s duties. Many projects on reproductive health care, children protection, and family income improvement jointly conducted by various mass organizations, sate agencies and non-governmental organizations have created favorable conditions for women to become involved.

36. The text is about              .

A.  the changes in the status of Vietnamese women       

B. the Vietnamese women’s liberation

C. the Vietnamese sex discrimination

D. the discrimination that Vietnamese women have to face

37. Which adjective is not used to describe Vietnamese women?

A.  successful                           

B. creative                     

C. narrow                      

D. dynamic

38. According to the data in the text,         .

A.  Vietnamese women do not take part in authority

B.  the level of literacy and schooling between men and women in Vietnam is the same

C.  there are more women in authority in Vietnam than those in any other countries in Southeast Asia

D.  there are no female professors in Vietnam

39. Vietnamese women            .

A.  have few opportunities to develop their intellectual ability 

B. have only shined brightly in doing housework

C. can’t do any scientific research 

D. are ensured their rights with laws, conventions and national action plans

40. Which is NOT mentioned in the text as a project to create condition for Vietnamese women?

A.  Traditional women’s duties

B. Reproductive care                                                    

C. Children protection           

D. Family income improvement 

KEY

1D	2B	3B	4B	5B
6D	7D	8D	9D	10B
11A	12D	13A	14A	15D
16B	17B	18A	19B	20A
21D	22D	23D	24D	25A
26A	27A	28C	29C	30D
31A	32A	33B	34C	35D
36A	37C	38C	39D	40A

Đề thi Học kì 2 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Hồ Chí Minh năm 2022 (3 đề) - Đề số 2

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 12

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I/Choose the best answer

1.  The passengers at that stop ...........for ten minutes when the bus finally came

A. had been waiting    

B. were waiting            

C. have waited              

D. have been waiting

2.  Don't go by train .It's ..................more expensive

A. very                         

B. much                        

C. lot                             

D. too

3.  I couldn't sleep ...............being very tired

A. although                  

B. though                      

C. despite                      

D. in spite

4.  I ............television a lot but I don^'t any more

A. was watching          

B. was used to watch   

C. used to watch          

D. have been watching

5.   Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A.  visits                            

B. parks                        

C. walks                    

D. combs

6.  Kevin :"How far is it from here to the nearest post office ?" Lan :"............................."

A.  No,it^'s rather far                    

B. yes,it^'s quite near here

C. Two kilometers at least      

D. Turn left and then turn right

7.  After you graduate from university ,you still have to .........studying

A.  go on                       

B. go away                   

C. go off                       

D. go up

8.  Peter doesn^'t like scuba -diving .......................does his brother

A. neither                     

B. so                             

C. tooD. either

9. The more we learn ,.............................

A. we become more wise    

B. the wiser we become     

C. we become wiser         

D. the more wise we become

10. your hair needs ...............

A. cutting                     

B. cut                            

C. cuting                       

D. to be cutting

11.  Tony :"I^'ve just passed my exam " Jim :"....................."

A. well-done !              

B. you're welcome        

C. How do you do ?     

D. good luck

12.  Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A.  identify                         

B. pilot                          

C. ideal                    

D. give

13.  He is only sixteen ,and .............., he is not eligible to drive a car

A. however                  

B. but                            

C. therefore                   

D. nevertheless

14.  I 'm pleased the plan worked so .............

A. welly                        

B. goodly                      

C. well                          

D. good

15.  Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. cherish                           

B. chew                        

C. cheer                   

D. chemical

16.  The children,...........parents work late ,are taken home by bus

A.  their                         

B. whom                       

C. that                           

D. whose

17.  Did Ann get .............she applied for?

A.  a job                         

B. job                            

C. any job                     

D. the job

18.  Tom :"I think married women should not go to work " Lindy:".................................It^'s too boring to be housewives all their lives "

A. Perhaps,I'm not sure 

B. I can't agree with you more    

C. That's right        

D. I don't agree

19.  As I .............a book ,I suddenly saw a boy walking into the garden

A.  was reading             

B. had read                   

C. am reading               

D. read

20.  We became ..............after eating the contaminated food

A.  sickly                       

B. sick                           

C. unsick                       

D. more sick

21. A child receives his early ……………..from their parents

A. Educate              

B. education              

C. educator         

D. educative

II/ Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning

22/ He asked me ,”what are you going to do this weekend ?”

A.He asked me what I am going to do this weekend

B.He asked me what was I going to do this weekend

C.He asked me what I was going to do that weekend

D.He asked me what I was going to do this weekend

23/Though he tried hard , he didn^’t succeed

A.In spite of  trying hard , he didn^’t succeed   

B.Even though he tried hard ,but he didn^’t succeed

C.Despite he tried hard ,he didn^’t succeed         

D.In spite of he tried hard ,he didn^’t succeed

24/”I ‘m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier “Mary said

A.  Mary apologized for not   phoning me  earlier                       

B.  Mary apologized that she didn^’t phone me earlier

C.  Mary  apologized not to phone me earlier     

D.Mary said that she didn^’t phone me earlier

25/They are going to build a supermarket in this area

A.A supermarket is being built in this area     

B.A supermarket are going to be built in this area

C.A supermarket is going to  be built  in this area 

D.a supermarket is going to be  build in this area 

26/ He didn’t hurry so he missed the plane

A.He didn’t  miss the plane because he hurried           

B.If he had hurried, he might catch the plane

C.If he hurried, he wouldn’t  miss the plane     

D.If he had hurried, he could have caught the plane

III/ Mark the letter A,B,C Or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

27/ Ho Chi Minh, that(A) has the biggest(B) population, is  also the largest(C) city in my(D) country  

28/ We are going to(A) visit our(B) grandparents when(C) we will(D) finish our final exams

29/She brought(A) a lot of money with(B) her so that she needed buy(C) some duty-free goods(D) 

30/ Higher education is very importance(A) to national economies(B) ,and it is also a source of trained and educated(C) personel for the whole country(D)

31/ You have to(A) study hard(B) to keep pace in(C) your classmates (D)

IV/  Read  the  following  passage  and mark the letter A,B,Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s)  for each of the blanks from 32 to 35

    O’Henry’s real name was William Sidney Porter. He was born in North California, the USA in 1862. His father was a doctor. His father died (32)            he was a small boy. After finishing school, he worked  as  a secretary in his uncle’s chemist shop  for 5 years. Then he went to Texas because he wanted to see new places. During that time, he worked in an office and then in a small bank. He became (33)           in literature. He married and lived happily with his wife and daughter but his happiness didn’t last long. One day, a thousand dollar was stolen at the bank (34) _          he worked. He was  put into prison (35)        _ he had not taken money. At that time, his wife died to get some money as present for his daughter on Christmas Day, in prison he wrote the story “Whistling Dick’s Christmas Present” in 1899. He signed under the penname “O’Henry”. After the prisonment in 1901 he continued writing. He died in 1910.

32. 

A. while                  

B. as soon as          

C. when               

D. until

33.  

A. interest              

B. interesting          

C. interested        

D. interestingly

34. 

A. where                 

B. when                  

C. why                 

D. which

35. 

A. despite               

B. although            

C. because           

D. in spite of

V/Read the passage and choose the best answer

Football is one of the world’s most popular sports. People have played the game for hundreds of years and almost every country has a national football team .A football match consists of  two teams with eleven players on each side .Each team is on one half of the pitch at the start of the game. When the referee blows his whistle, the game begins. The object of the game is to score goals to the other team. A goal is scored by putting the ball in the other team’s net, either with your foot or head .Each football match lasts for ninety minutes. There is a half-time break after forty-five minutes which lasts for about fifteen minutes. The team that  has scored the most goals by the end of the match is the winner. If no team has scored a goal, the match is called a draw. The goalkeeper is the person who stands between the goalposts and tries to stop people scoring goals. He is the only player who can touch the ball with his hands. The ball is not allowed to go outside of the pitch. If it does,the game stops for a short time.

36. A football match starts when …………………..

A.Both teams are on the pitch        

B.the referee blows his whistle

C.each team is on one half of the pitch     

D.Everybody is ready

37. How long does a football game last ?

A.a quarter of an hour          

B.three quarter of an hour

C.one hour and a quarter     

D.One hour and a half

38. A match is called a nil-draw if ……………….

A.both teams score  lots of goals      

B.no goals have been scored

C.All the players score goals             

D.one team scored more goals than the other

39. What’s the goalkeeper’s job?

A.He must score goals for his team   

B.He must try to stop goals with his feet

C.He must try to stop the ball going into the net

D.He must not go outside the goalposts

40. Which of the following sentences is TRUE about football rules ?

A.The game stops for a while when the ball goes outside the line of the pitch

B.The players are not allowed to go outside the line of the pitch

C.A goal is scored by hitting the ball into the other team ^‘s net with the foot only

D.all players can handle the ball with their hands during the match

KEY

1A	2B	3C	4C	5D
6C	7A	8A	9B	10A
11A	12D	13C	14C	15D
16D	17D	18D	19A	20B
21B	22C	23A	24A	25C
26D	27A	28D	29C	30A
31C	32C	33C	34A	35B
36B	37D	38B	39C	40A

Đề thi Học kì 2 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Hồ Chí Minh năm 2022 (3 đề) - Đề số 3

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 12

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1:

A. attacks       

B. repeats                       

C. roofs                      

D. trays

Question 2:

A. stomach     

B. watch            

C. change                   

D. church

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 questions.

Question 3:

A. appear           

B. destroy                 

C. visit                       

D. attempt

Question 4:

A. tomorrow      

B. construction       

C. relation                     

D. pessimist

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.

Question 5: The mother aksed her little(A) daughter studying(B) harder(C) for the final(D) exam    

Question 6: Alice in Wonderland, first published(A) in 1865, has(B) being(C) translated into thirty languages(D).

Question 7: Are(A)  you sure Tereshkova was(B) the first woman traveling(C) in space(D)?

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

Question 8: You have to study hard to__________your classmates.

A. keep pace with           

B. get in touch with        

C. catch sight of             

D. look out for

Question 9: There are many people__________lives have been spoilt by that factory.

A. whom                      

B. who                            

C. whose                         

D. when

Question 10: He __________for that company since he arrived here.

A. has been worked        

B. has worked                

C. had been working      

D. was working

Question 11: Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of_________.

A. enthusiastic                

B. enthusiasm                 

C. enthusiastically          

D. enthusiast

Question 12: Many plants and endangered species are now endangering of __________.

A. expression                  

B. expulsion                    

C. extinction                   

D. extension

Question 13: The article analyzes the impact of the tax based_________real estate prices and sales.

A. in                                

B. on                               

C. at                                

D. with

Question 14: “I think Jane is at home”_ “No, she _______ be at home, for she phoned me from the airport just ten minutes ago.”

A. mustn’t                       

B. needn’t                       

C. can’t                           

D. won’t

Question 15: She is wearing a ________ dress. She is said to be the most beautiful girl in the party.

A. short pink wedding          

B. pink wedding short

C. wedding pink short          

D. pink short wedding

Question 16: Mary will have finished all her work __________.

A. as soon as her boss returned     

B. until her boss will return

C. by the time her boss returns 

D. when her boss will return

Question 17: Most ________ people in __________Vietnam are preparing for the Lunar New Year.

A. the / Ø                        

B. Ø / the                        

C. Ø / Ø                          

D. the / an

Question 18: The more you talk about the matter, __________.

A. the situation seems the worse   

 B. the situation seems worse

C. the worse seems the situation 

D. the worse the situation seems

Question 19: Mary enjoys __________ to music when she has her free time.

A. to listen                     

B. listening                    

C. listen                           

D. being listened

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 20:  - Lucy: What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!            

- Sue:_______

A. Thank you very much. I am afraid  

B. You are telling a lie

C. Thank you for your compliment  

D. I don't like your sayings

Question 21: Mike and Lane are neighbors. They are talking about Lane’s party.

Mike: “Thank you for a lovely evening”   

Lane: “__________”

A. It depends on you 

B. Thank you very much indeed.

C. Yeah. I’m really looking forward to it 

D. You are welcome

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946

A. set up                         

B. found out                   

C. run through                

D. put away

Question 23: Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.

A. destroy                   

B. discover                 

C. endanger                 

D. drain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 24: "Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight."

A. turn down                

B. slow down                

C. hurry up                  

D. put forward

Question 25: We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.

A. uninterested               

B. unsure                        

C. open                        

D. slow

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.

Question 26: I haven’t met old English teacher since I left school.

A. I didn’t have a chance to meet my old English teacher because I left school.

B. This is the last time I met my old English teacher at shool.

C. I last met my old English teacher when I left school.

D. My old English teacher hasn’t met me since I have left school.

Question 27: They think that the owner of the house has gone abroad.

A. The owner of the house is thought to go abroad.

B. The owner of the house is thought to have been going abroad.

C. The owner of the house is thought to have been gone abroad.

D. The owner of the house is thought to have gone abroad.

Question 28: Without this treatment, the patient would have died.

A. If it hadn’t been for this treatment, the patient would have died.      

B. Unless the patient hadn’t had this treatment, he would have died.

C. Had not the patient had this treatment, he would have died. 

D. But for the patient had had this treatment, he would have died.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: If you need my advice, I'm against your buying that car.

A. If it were me, I'll buy that car.             

B. If I were you, I wouldn't buy that car.

C. If it were me, I hadn't bought that car.            

D. If I were you, I would buy that car.

Question 30: She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

A. Because she didn‘t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn‘t pass it.

C. Although she did her best, she could hardly pass the driving test.

D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

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 31 to 35.

English is the __(31)__important language in the world today. A very large number of people understand and use English in all parts of the world. Indeed, English is very useful language. If we know English, we can go to any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to __(32)__people understand what we wish to say.

English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are written in English everyday in all__(33)__ to teach people many useful things. The English language has therefore helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be learned in the English language.

As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries of the world become more__(34)__ with one another. The leaders of the world use English to understand one another. The English language has therefore also helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. Lastly, a person __(35)__  knows English is respected by people. It is for all these reasons that I want to learn English.

Question 31:

A. most            

B. mostly                    

C. chiefly                   

D. best

Question 32:

A. get                           

B. let                          

C. persuade                

D. make

Question 33:

A. places                      

B. sites                       

C. countries                

D. scenes

Question 34:

A. friend                      

B. friendly                  

C. friendship              

D. friendliness

Question 35:

A. what            

B. whom                    

C. who                       

D. whose

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 36 to 40.

If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

Question 36: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _____.

A. push their child into trying too much 

B. help their child to become a genius

C. make their child become a musician 

D. neglect their child’s education

Question 37: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.

A. his father is a musician   

B. his parents are quite rich

C. his mother knows little about music

D. his parents help him in a sensible way.

Question 38: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.

A. "surprised at"    

B. "extremely interested in"

C. "completely unaware of"  

D. "confused about"

Question 39: The word “They” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A. competitions     

B. concerts     

C. Michael’s parents    

D. Michael’s lessons

Question 40: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _______.

A. successful parents always have intelligent children

B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children

C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants

D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education

KEY

1D	11B	21D	31A
2A	12C	22A	32D
3C	13B	23B	33C
4D	14C	24B	34B
5B	15A	25B	35C
6C	16C	26C	36A
7C	17C	27D	37D
8A	18D	28A	38B
9C	19B	29B	39C
10B	20C	30C	40C