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.. 1,25 pts Many big cit[r]
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ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 1 NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)
1 Đề số 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1 A informality B appropriate C situation D entertainment
2 A decision B different C physical D summary
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
3 A neighbors B friends C relatives D photographs
4 A wanted B booked C stopped D laughed
Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence
5 With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _ pressure now
8 I recognized my grandmother as soon as she got _ the plane although we had not
seen each other for more than 10 years
A over
B off
C away
D of
9 The policeman asked us _
A had any of us seen the accident happen
B whether any of us had seen the accident happen
Trang 2C if had any of us seen the accident happen
D that if any of us had seen the accident happen
10 “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said
A Mary said that she didn’t phone me earlier
B Mary apologized for not phoning me earlier
C Mary apologized that she didn’t phone me earlier
D Mary apologized not to phone me earlier
11 Long: I didn’t know you could play badminton so well, Tram Tram: Thank you, Long
_
A That’s a nice compliment
B That is a nice completion
C You’re welcome
D I certainly play very excellent
12 Jane: “Wow! You look great with your new hair ” – Jack: _
A You’re welcome
C Congratulations!
B It’s a pleasure
D Thanks It’s nice of you to say so
13 He has lived here since he here
A came
B has came
C comes
D come
14 The police for the thieves at the moment
A have been looking
A arrived / realized / were breathing
B were arriving / realized / breathed
C arrived / had realized / breathing
D were arriving / were realizing / were/
16 By this time next summer, you _ your study
A complete
B will complete
Trang 3C had completed
D will have completed
17 Peter: Your hairstyle is really _, Mary! Mary: I’m glad you like it, Peter Thanks so much
A terrific
B terrible
C horrified
D terrorist
18 I asked him _ ,but he said nothing
A what the matter was
B what was the matter
C the matter was what
D what’s the matter
19 “I’ll come to see you next Sunday,” Bill said to you
A Bill told me to come to see him the following Sunday
B Bill promised to come to see me the following Sunday
C Bill promised coming to see me the following Sunday
D Bill promised that he will come to see me the following Sunday
20 Tomorrow at 7 a.m I an old friend who has just come back from Africa
Trang 4D the quite difficult
24 A number of stores closed today because of the holiday
A is
B.are
C had
D was
25 My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she one before
A had never seen
B has never seen
C never seen
D never seen had
26 When we got home, dinner so we had a drink first
A was preparing
B was being prepared
C was prepared
D had been prepared
27 "All of the students but Peter went to the meeting." is closest in meaning to " "
A Except for Peter, all of the students went to the meeting
B Peter went to the meeting, and so did all of the students
C All of the students, especially Peter went to the meeting
D All of the students including Peter went to the meeting
28 He started working as a teacher five years ago
A He has been working as a teacher for five years
B He has worked as a teacher since five years
C He is working as a teacher since five years
D He had been working as a teacher for five years
29 The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving license, please ”
A The traffic policeman asked to show me your driving license, please
B The traffic policeman suggested to show him your driving license
C The traffic policeman suggested showing him my driving license
D The traffic policeman asked to show me his driving license
Choose the underlined part need correcting
30 It’s very polite (A) to shout at (B) the waiter (C) in a restaurant (D)
31 The car whose (A) quality is (B) very good has been used (C) a long time ago (D)
32 That victim has died (A) before (B) the doctors arrived (C) at the place (D) there was an
accident
Read the text and choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage
Trang 5The United States has many different types of families While most American families are
traditional, (33) _ a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman In a few families in the United
States, there are no children These (34) _ couples may believe that they would not
make good parents; they may want freedom from responsibilities of childbearing; or, perhaps
they (35) _ physically able to have children Other families in the United States have one adult who is a stepparent A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying
a father or a mother
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families In the United States people
have right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of
family group they must belong to They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups
Families are very important (36) _ Americans
33 A consist of B consisting of C consisting D including of
34 A childish B childlike C childless D childhood
35 A are not B can’t C couldn’t D weren’t
36 A for B of C in D to
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great
damage to him According to several leading educational psychologist, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make Generally the child will understand very well the parents
expect and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to their children However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children
Michael Li is very lucky He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons Although Michael’s play the trumpet in
a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling
Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky Although both his parents are
successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as
successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held They are very
unhappy when he does not win “ when I was your age, I used to win every competition I enter,” Winton’s father tells him Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy
37 The main idea of the passage is
A how parents should make a child a musician
B how parents should bring up a child
C what differences there are between two kinds of parents
D what aim of a child can be much earlier to reach
38 Michael is lucky because
A His parents help him in a sensible way
B His family is rich enough to have a car
ĐÁP ÁN
1 - B; 2 - A; 3 - D; 4 - A; 5 - D; 6 - A; 7 - C; 8 - B;
Trang 6Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (0,75 pts)
1 A hear B bear C wear D there
2 A right B recipe C write D ripe
3 A tomb B bombard C comb D climb
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (0,5 pts)
4 A progressive B congestion C urbanised D creation
5 A populated B industrialise C environment D inhabitant
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence (2,5 pts)
6 We are thinking about providing poor people more cheap social services
A to B by C with D for
7 Marco Polo was born in 1254, in _Venice, Italy, into wealthy merchant family
A Ø - a B the - a C the - the D Ø - the
8 Beethoven’s talent for music quickly became evident and he gave his first public at
the age of eight
A show B audition C demonstration D performance
9 At the age of 15, Pele reputation as the powerful goal scorer
A was gaining B gained C would gain D had gained
10 His father left New York The doctor suggested he _ there
A not stayed B won’t stay C not stay D not go to stay
11 Dr Jane Luu the huge telescope at the University of Hawaii while she for
any bodies beyond Neptune
A was using - searched B used - had searched
C used - was searching D had used - searched
12 According to the graph, Germany reported the largest total number of (884.9
thousand) in 2014, followed by the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy, respectively
A relocation B achievement C immigrants D anonymity
13 It is imperative that environmental protection in all development policies
A prioritize B be prioritized C not prioritize D be prioritizing
14 Considered the greatest composer of all time, _
A Beethoven who combined vocals and instruments in a new way
B vocals and instruments were combined in a new way by Beethoven
C it was Beethoven who combined vocals and instruments in a new way
Trang 7D Beethoven combined vocals and instruments in a new way
15.It is difficult for young people to find jobs in rural areas
A I love playing sports
B Yeah! Sounds good!
C Really? I’m not that keen on watching films
D Me too!
17 Are there any flats to rent in the city center? - _
A Yes, but they are expensive
B Nice There are some shops nearby
C Well, I’ve got it
D That’s fine I will take 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 blanks (1,25 pts)
Many big cities today are facing problems relating to homelessness, mainly because there
is(18) shortage of housing and the market is (19) _ with demand Yet, there are many empty properties in the cities,(20) could be used to ease the situation Along with
(21) _, the problem can be considered two most thorny issues of urbanization, which
can lead to social evils and environmental (22) _
19 A overcrowded B overwhelmed C overthrown D overloaded
21 A employment B unemployment C unemployed D employed
22 A improvement B impoverishment C impact D impression
Read an article about Elizabeth Taylor and choose the best answer (1,25 pts)
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born on February 27, 1932, in London, England One of film's
most celebrated stars, Elizabeth Taylor has fashioned a career that's covered more than six
decades, accepting roles that have not only showcased her beauty, but her ability to take on
emotionally charged characters
Taylor's American parents, both art dealers, were residing in London when she was born Soon after the outbreak of World War II, the Taylors returned to the United States and settled into
their new life in Los Angeles
Trang 8Performance was in Taylor's blood Her mother had worked as an actress until she married At the age of 3, the young Taylor started dancing, and eventually gave a recital for Princesses
Elizabeth and Margaret Not long after relocating to California a family friend suggested the
Taylors' daughter take a screen test
She soon signed a contract with Universal Studios, and made her screen debut at the age of 10
in There's One Born Every Minute (1942) She followed that up with a bigger role in Lassie
Come Home (1943) and later The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Her breakout role, however, came in 1944 with National Velvet, in a role Elizabeth Taylor spent four months working to get The film subsequently turned out to be a huge hit that pulled in
more than $4 million and made the 12-year-old actress a huge star
23 Taylor _
A only accepted the roles to show her beauty
B gave a performance to the royal when she was small
C had some roles when she was at the age of 3
D moved to Los Angeles when World War II broke out
24 Which of the following is NOT true about the Taylors?
A Her mother used to be an actress before getting married
B Not until Taylor grew up, her family encouraged her to start with art
C They lived in London at Taylor’s birth
D They were originally American
25 The word ‘fashioned’ in the passage is closest in meaning to
A adapted B ended C shaped D changed
26 Her role in National Velvet
A took her little time of working
B didn’t help to make a huge amount of money
C marked the first enormous success of Taylor
D was taken when she was old
27 The word ‘that’ in the passage refers to
A the age of ten B.Universal Studios
C.There's One Born Every Minute D.the contract
Circle one option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions (0,75 pts)
28 A dolphin is a very intelligent and lovely animal
29 Last night, while I studied with my tutor, Jane called and asked me out
30 His friends suggested that he chooses Hanoi University rather than National University
For each question, complete the new sentence so that it means the same as the given
one Use the CAPITAL word Write the missing words in the given spaces (2,5 pts)
An example has been done for you
0 The number of young people working on farms has decreased sharply DECREASE
Trang 9> There has been a sharp decrease in the number of young people working on farms
31 The house is so spacious that the children can run up and down ENOUGH
31 The house is spacious enough for the children to run up and down
32 You should ask the teacher
33 There has been a rapid increase in the air pollution since the previous century
34 Health problems can result from harmful chemicals released into the environment
35 Nowadays, many young boys are addicted to computer games
3 Đề số 3
Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1 A fluctuate B sanitation C established D steadily
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
4 A initiative B necessary C discriminate D authority
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
5 He died _ heart failure on Thursday night His children are still suffering _
shock
A of - for
B of –from
Trang 1010 He is -influenced by his father and grandfather His behaviors and decisions are
exactly the same
Trang 11D switch off
13 The first wave of urban _ took place in more developed countries, especially in
Europe and North America
A migration
B immigration
C emigration
D evacuation
14 What are the socio-economic impacts of relocation as the result of the process of
urbanisation and _ on individuals and their livelihoods in Viet Nam?
18 We _ touch with each other since we _ school three years ago
A lost/ have left
B have lost/ leave
C have lost/ left
D were losing/ had left
19 number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know exact number
of them
A A/the
B The/an