Modern life is more difficult to deal with D.Today people are more interested in modern life Đáp án: 30 - D; 31- D; 32 - A; 33 - D; 34 - C Read the following passage and mark the letter [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
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 groom B bamboo C choose D blood
Question 2: A motorbikes B determines C involves D cultures
Đáp án: 1 - D; 2 - A
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 pleasant B famous C suppose D mother
Question 4: A integrate B recognize C accurate D attractive
Đáp án: 3 - B; 4 - 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 5: Peter _ for thirty minutes before Mary arrived
A had been waiting B would be waiting
C was waiting D has been waiting
Question 6:If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she it
A wouldn't have accepted B would have accepted
C would accept D wouldn't accept
Question 7 : His handwriting is so bad that can’t make what he has written
A up B off C out D down
Question 8: : , he had no intention of waiting for three hours
A As for he was patient B As he was patient
C Patient as he was D He was patient through
Trang 2Question 9: Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on the farm like
their _ parents So they leave their home villages to find well-paid jobs in the
fast-growing industrial zones
A long-term B up-to-date C weather-beaten D wide-ranging
Question 10: Remember that things such as language, food and clothing are simply
expressions of our cultural _
A solidarity B identity C assimilation D celebration
Question 11 Susan has achieved great _ in her career thanks to her hard work
A successfully B successful C succeed D success
Question 12: The house in the storm has now been rebuilt
A destroyed B destroying C which destroyed D that is destroyed
Question 13: Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _
A yesterday B two days ago C the day before D the next day
Question 14: United State is a prosperous country
A a B an C the D Ø (no article)
Question 15: Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be young people
are allowed to decide on their marriage
A despite B but C even though D in spite of
Question 16: : I _ home when I met my former teacher
A was walking B would walk C walked D had walked
Question 17: My son plays basketball for fun He doesn’t take practice sessions
A seriously B definitely C clearly D reasonably
Question 18: Many young people have objected to _ marriage, which is decided by the
parents of the bride and groom
A agreed B shared C contractual D sacrificed
Đáp án:
Trang 3Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 19: To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans
as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower
salary
A rewards B opportunities C motives D encouragements
Question 20 The burglar has got cold feet, when the dog started barking
A angry B surprised C fightened D excited
Đáp án: 19 - D; 20 -C
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 21: In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation
A irresponsible B discourteous C insecure D informal
Question 22: Computer technology plays a crucial role in providing medical care, having
become a key component of modern hospitals
A significant B necessary C redundant D basic
Đáp án: 21 - B; 22 - C
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best
completes each of the following exchanges
Question 23 Two students are talking about the school curriculum
- Ted: “Swimming should be made part of the school curriculum.”
- Kate: “ _ It is an essential life skill.”
A Not at all B You can make it
C I can’t agree with you more D Oh, that’s a problem
Question 24 John and Alice are talking about going to the movie
~ John: "I was wondering if you’d like to go to a movie tonight."
~ Alice: " _ What’s playing?"
A Sure, I’d love to! B No, I don’t like it C Yes, I did D No, thanks
Đáp án: 23 - C; 2 4 - A
Trang 4Read 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 25 to
29
When hosting an Olympic Games, a country has to take account of several considerations,
among which the financial one is by far the most important The costs of hosting the Olympics
can (25) _ tens of billions of dollars, and it is commonplace for budgets to double or
even triple In addition to the direct costs of hosting the Games (the opening and closing
ceremonies, athletes’ village, security, etc.), cities often must build expensive new venues (26) _ lesser-known sports Once constructed, sports venues often incur additional
maintenance costs long after the Games have ended
While costs are the (27) _ concern for a host city, there are other factors to consider For one, an Olympic host city may receive substantial revenue from ticket sales, tourist spending,
corporate sponsorship, and television rights Cities such as Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul
(1988) actually made a large profit from the Games they hosted (28) _, hosting the
Olympic Games confers prestige on a host city and country, which can lead to increased trade
and tourism The Olympics are also an opportunity to invest in projects (29) _ improve
the city’s quality of life, such as new transportation systems
(Adapted from “Skillful Reading & Writing 4” by Mike Boyle and Lindsay Warwick)
Question 25 A surmount B outnumber C overcharge D exceed
Question 26 A on B for C at D in
Question 27 A influential B primary C supplementary D instrumental
Question 28 A Otherwise B However C For example D In addition
Question 29 A what B which C whom D who
Đáp án: 25- B; 26 - C; 27 - C; 28 - D; 29 - B
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 30 to 34
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today
Thousands of these how-to books are useful In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to” One book may tell you how to earn more money
Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away
Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and now to
succeed in it If you fail; however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success” If
you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire” If you
never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you
want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your
Life” If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-
by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house
Trang 5Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex
Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to
solve How-to books help people deal with modern life
Question 30: What is the passage mainly about?
A How to succeed in love B How to turn failure into success
C How to make a millionaire D How-to books
Question 31: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to
A advice B instruction C how-to book D.career
Question 32: Which of the following is NOT the book giving information on careers?
A “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”
B How to Live on Nothing”
C “How to Make a Millionaire”
D “How to Turn Failure into Success”
Question 33: The word “step-by-step”in paragraph 3 is closet in meaning to
A littlebylittle
B.gradually
C slowerandslower
D A and B
Question 34: It can be inferred from the passage that_
A Today people are more bored with the modern life
B.Today people have fewer choices to make
C Modern life is more difficult to deal with
D.Today people are more interested in modern life
Đáp án: 30 - D; 31- D; 32 - A; 33 - D; 34 - C
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
We are descendants of the ice age Periods of glaciations have spanned the whole of human
existence for the past 2 million years The rapid melting of the continental glaciers at the end of
Trang 6the last ice age spurred one of the most dramatic climate changes in the history of the planet
During this interglacial time, people were caught up in a cataclysm of human accomplishment,
including the development of agriculture and animal husbandry Over the past few thousand
years, the Earth’s climate has been extraordinarily beneficial, and humans have prospered
exceedingly well under a benign atmosphere
Ice ages have dramatically affected life on Earth almost from the very beginning It is even
possible that life itself significantly changed the climate All living organisms pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and eventually store it in sedimentary rocks within the Earth’s crust If too much carbon dioxide is lost, too much heat escapes out into the atmosphere This can cause
the Earth to cool enough for glacial ice to spread across the land
In general the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been equalized by the input of carbon dioxide from such events as volcanic eruptions Man, however, is upsetting the equation by burning fossil fuels and destroying tropical rain forests, both of which release
stored carbon dioxide This energizes the greenhouse effect and causes the Earth to warm If
the warming is significant enough, the polar ice caps eventually melt
The polar ice caps drive the atmospheric and oceanic circulation systems Should the ice caps melt, warm tropical waters could circle the globe and make this a very
warm, inhospitable planet
Over the past century, the global sea level has apparently risen upwards of 6 inches, mainly
because of the melting of glacial ice If present warming trends continue, the seas could rise as much as 6 feet by the next century This could flood coastal cities and fertile river deltas, where half the human population lives Delicate wetlands, where many marine species breed, also
would be reclaimed by the sea In addition, more frequent and severe storms would batter
coastal areas, adding to the disaster of the higher seas
The continued melting of the great ice sheets in polar regions could cause massive amounts of ice to crash into the ocean This would further raise the sea level and release more ice, which
could more than double the area of sea ice and increase correspondingly the amount of
sunlight reflected back into space The cycle would then be complete as this could cause global temperatures to drop enough to initiate another ice age
Question 35 According to the passage, carbon dioxide is stored in each of the following
EXCEPT
A polar ice caps B sedimentary rocks C rain forests D fossil fuel
Question 36 What does the final paragraph of the passage mainly discuss?
A The relationship between the ocean and the sun
B A rise in global temperatures
C The amount of sunlight reflected into space
D The conditions that could lead to an ice age
Question 37 According to the passage, what is the relationship between carbon dioxide and
the Earth’s climate?
Trang 7A Carbon dioxide, which is trapped in glacial ice, is released when warm temperatures cause
the ice melt
B The greenhouse effect, which leads to the warming of the climate, is result of too much
carbon stored in the Earth’s crust
C Rain causes carbon dioxide to be washed out of the atmosphere and into the ocean
D An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in the warming of the climate
Question 38 The word "beneficial" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A calm B inviting C thoughtful D favorable
Question 39 It can be inferred from the passage that the development of agriculture
A preceded the development of animal husbandry
B withstood vast changes in the Earth’s climate
C did not take place during an ice age
D was unaffected by the greenhouse effect
Question 40 The word “this” in the third paragraph refers to
A man’s upsetting the equation B the melting of the polar ice caps
C a volcanic eruption D the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide
Question 41 The word “inhospitable” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to
A imperfect B uninhabitable C unlikable D cruel
Question 42 What is the main topic of the passage?
A The possibility that the popular ice caps will melt
B Man’s effect on the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere
C The climate of the Earth over the years
D The coming of another ice age
Đáp án: 35 - A; 36 - D; 37 - A; 38 - D; 39 - D; 40 - C; 41 - B; 42 - A
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 43: It is the night of 5th November (A) that people in Britain (B) light bonfires and
have fireworks (C) as a national (D) tradition
Trang 8Question 44: Jonh helps usually (A) his mother (B) with the (C) household (D) chores
Question45: Most workers seems (A) to be happy with (B) their new (C) working conditions
(D)
Đáp án: 43 - A; 44 - A; 45 - A
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 46: In my class, Nam is the most intelligent student
A In my class, no one is as intelligent as Nam is
B In my class, everyone is more intelligent than Nam
C In my class, Nam is as intelligent as others
D In my class, no one is less intelligent than Nam
.Question 47: I arrived at work The assistant knocked at the door
A Hardly had I arrived at work then the assistant knocked at the door
B No sooner had I arrived at work than the assistant knocked at the door
C I hardly knew the assistant knocked at the door as I just arrived at work
D I had to arrived at work as the assistant knocked at the door
Question 48 It is said that the man was having business difficulties
A The man was having business difficulties is said
B The man is said to be having business difficulties
C People said that the man was having business difficulties
D The man is said to have been having business difficulties
Đáp án: 46 - A; 47 - B; 48 - D
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 49:Joe has finished his first-aid course He proves extremely helpful as a rescue
worker
A Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid
course
Trang 9B Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker
C Without finishing his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker
D However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course
Question 50 : She tried very hard to pass the driving test She could hardly pass it
A Although 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 No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test
D She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily
Đáp án: 49 - B; 50 - C
2 Đề số 2
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the other words:
Đáp án: 1 - D; 2 - D
Read the passage below and choose the correct answer to each of the following
questions:
DON'T CALL ME
You can't go anywhere these days without hearing the buzz of mobile phone If that noise isn't
enough to drive you mad, have you noticed that people who use mobile phones have louder
voices than everyone else? When you shout that loudly, you don't need a phone, the person
you are calling will probably hear you anyway
People who have mobile phones say that they can't live without them, but they managed quite
well before they had them You cannot escape them; you hear them on buses and trains, in
street, at the supermarket, even in places where you expect it to be quiet, like cinemas, theaters and libraries Is there anything more annoying than having to listen to unnecessarily loud voices talking to people who aren't there, while you are trying to enjoy a pleasant diner at a "quiet"
restaurant? I find it rude and antisocial Even school kids have mobile phones now A teacher I know told me not long ago that lessons were often interrupted by phones ringing
More seriously, mobile phones can be dangerous According to the police, about a quarter of all road accidents are caused by people driving while using mobile phones
3 What is the writer's aim in the article?
A To say what the police think about mobile phones
B To express his/her dislike of mobile phones
C To describe the benefits of mobile phones
Trang 10D To give information about mobile phones
4 What is the writer's main complaint?
A Mobile phones are antisocial
B Mobile phones are very dangerous
C You cannot have private conversations
D We cannot live without mobile phones
5 How does the writer feel about using mobile phones in public places?
A worried
B excited
C annoyed
D sick
6 What does the writer think?
A Children do not go to lessons anymore
B Children should not talk on the phone
C Children shouldn't talk loudly during lessons
D There are interruptions to lessons because of mobile phone
7 Which of the following signs would the writer like to see in restaurant?
A Do not disturb People are eating
B Using a mobile phone is dangerous
C Do not eat and talk at the same time
D Please turn your mobile phone off
Đáp án
Choose the underlined part that needs correction:
8 Life expectancy has increased a great deal in spite of modern medicine and technology
Trang 1112 A bridge has been built across the river This is very convenient
A Once a bridge has been built across the river, it is very convenient
B A bridge has been built across the river, which is very convenient
C A bridge has been built across the river which is very convenient
D A bridge has been built across the river, so this is very convenient
13 Mary loves learning English, but she is not very good
A Although Mary enjoys learning English, she doesn't learn well
B Mary likes learning English because she is not very good at it
C Mary enjoys learning English, but she doesn't practice
D Although she doesn't learn English well, but Mary enjoys it
14 The alarm went off just as they came out of the building
A Hardly had they come out of the building than the alarm went off
B No sooner had they come out of the building when the alarm went off
C Scarcely had they come out of the building when the alarm went off
D The alarm had gone off before they came out of the building
15 The bus left before she got to the bus stop
A By the time she got to the bus stop, the bus had already left
B She got to the bus stop before the bus left
C The bus left as soon as she got to the bus stop
D When she got to the bus stop, the bus has left
Đáp án:
Read the passage and choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space:
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE INTERNET!