Bộ 5 Đề thi cuối kì 2 Tiếng Anh 12 Friends global có đáp án ( Đề 4)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 6.

Today, many poor children in Việt Nam live in better conditions. Over the years, many projects focusing on child protection, education and healthcare have been (1) ______. In 2050, (2) ______ children throughout the country will be (3) ______ access to quality education and nutrition.

As a small country in Southeast Asia, Brunei has also made (4) ______ progress in protecting children’s rights. Free education is provided to children in the first nine years of schooling. Strong (5) ______ are currently being developed to tackle child abuse. A 24-hour, toll-free child helpline is also (6) ______ to ensure children’s well-being.

(Adapted from English Discovery)

Read the following quiz and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 7 to 12.

Do you think you are a dedicated lifelong learner?

1. Are you someone (7) ______ hard to achieve your goals?

2. Are you committed to self-development?

3. Are you a curious mind that often asks questions?

4. Do you (8) ______ proactive initiatives without needing encouragement?

5. Do you have discipline to continue (9) ______ day after day?

6. Are you a high-volume reader who’s capable of reading plenty of books a month?

7. Are you a self-(10) ______ learner that is always trying to perfect your skills?

So how many times did you answer ‘YES’?

1-2. Lifelong learning doesn’t excite you. Try starting with something you already have an interest (11) ______!

3-4. You enjoy learning but it’s not your passion. Pursue other things, just don’t forget about your personal development!

5-7. You are definitely a dedicated learner and will certainly excel in the future! (12) ______ the good work!

(Adapted from Bright)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best arrangement of sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17.

Read the following story and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.

Refugees bring new life to a village

Riace is a small village in Calabria, which is a very pretty region of Italy, but also a poor one. Riace once had a population of 3,000, but in the 1990s a job shortage meant that many people, especially young people, (18) ______. The only school closed. Many houses were empty. But now it’s a different story, owing to one man (19) ______.

One day in 1998, Domenico Lucano, a teacher from Riace, was driving near the sea when he saw a large group of refugees who had escaped their countries. Lucano decided to help these people, and they might save his village. (20) ______. The refugees also had to learn Italian.

It was the beginning of a plan. The idea was simple: Riace needed more inhabitants and there were plenty of people in the world looking for a home. The village began to have refugees from Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and other places. Using buildings which had been empty for years, (21) ______.

Riace is now home to between two and three hundred immigrants, who live happily alongside the locals. Women make handicrafts to sell in local shops, while men renovate houses to rent to tourists. And (22) ______. Lucano, the mayor of Riace since 2004, managed to create jobs and stop the villagers from moving away, while at the same time helping some of the poorest and most desperate people in the world.

(Adapted from THiNK)

Read the following passage about safer streets and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best fits each of the following questions from 23 to 30.

Walking is a great way to get around. For short trips, for exercise, or just for fun, walking can be better than driving or riding. But in many cities, walking can also be hazardous. Cars, trucks, and motorcycles are a danger to pedestrians, sometimes there are accidents.

David Engwicht, an urban thinker from Brisbane, Australia, wants to do something about this. His book, Reclaiming Our Cities and Towns, has a simple message: We need to take back our streets and make them better places for walking.

In the past, Engwicht says, streets belonged to everybody. Children played there, and people walked freely to work or to stores. But today, most city engineers design streets for vehicles. People stay inside buildings to get away from the crowded sidewalks, the noisy streets, and the dangerous traffic. Unfortunately, this gives them less contact with their neighbors.

Many cities are working to make their streets safer for pedestrians. There are new crosswalks on the streets and more traffic lights and bicycle lanes. The city of Florence, Italy, only allows cars and buses with special permits to drive on its historic city streets. In Boston, US, the Slow Streets Program gives some neighborhoods more stop signs and a 20 mph (32 kph) speed limit.

Engwicht travels the world, helping people think differently about pedestrians, streets, and neighborhoods. Whether we live in a small town or a city with a population in the millions, he says we should think of streets as our ‘outdoor living room’. Changing the traffic is just the beginning.

If cities continue these efforts, the future may bring pedestrian-friendly streets where walking will be an even better form of transportation than it is now.

(Adapted from Explore New Worlds)

Read the following passage about images and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best fits each of the following questions from 31 to 40.

THE POWER OF IMAGES

It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. There’s something appealing about images that makes them a powerful tool for communication.

[I] As you scroll through your social media feed or browse a news website, what is it that prompts you to read on? [II] Online content that is accompanied by an image is more likely to evoke engagement, in the form of clicks, likes and shares, than straightforward text [III]. This phenomenon is something digital marketers have really picked up on. [IV]

They will tell you that on average people only read around 20 percent of the text on a web page. When it comes to remembering information, it is said that we retain around 80 percent of what we see versus only 20 percent of what we read and just 10 percent of what we hear. Although these figures are criticised by experts as an oversimplification, visuals do play an important role in how we deal with content in an information-rich world. Producing attention-grabbing visuals to attach to digital content is a decisive step for anyone who wants to get their message across to the maximum number of people.

It’s not only in the commercial world that the power of the image is being recognised. Governments and NGOs such as the World Health Organisation are acknowledging the importance of social media in communicating public health messages. Research into social media engagement during one recent disease outbreak, for example, found that it was image-based platforms such as Instagram that were most effective in conveying imperative health messages. Whilst there is some concern amongst healthcare professionals that what starts off as helpful messages can easily get distorted as they are shared and reshared, specialists say that social media has huge potential for promoting public health.

Political journalists and campaigners have also long understood the power of an image. In a social media age, though, simply posting a striking image that is sure to go viral has been labelled by some as ‘slacktivism’. That is the idea that people will like and share an image without really thinking about the ideas behind it or engaging with the political message. The challenge for activists, journalists, marketers and governments is to develop a social media strategy that includes eye-catching visuals but is also more than skin deep.

(Adapted from English Discovery)