Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest, then mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option.. Choose the word
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Đề thi hết học kỳ I - năm học 2010 - 2011
Mụn Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12
Thời gian: 60’
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Mã đề thi: 112 A: PHONETICS
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest, then mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option
1) A) final B) applicant C) high D) decide
2) A) average B) indicate C) application D) grade
II Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest, then mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option
4) A) university B) application C) technology D) entertainment
5) A) mathematics B) engineering C) scientific D) laboratory
B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
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
6) Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking
7) He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _ of the company
A) education B) requirements C) applicants D) information
8) You should _ more attention to what your teacher explains
9) For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open-door _ and continued
to attract foreign investment
10) The more _ and positive you look, the better you will feel
A) confide B) confidence C) confidently D) confident
11) It is thought that traditional marriage _ are important basis of limiting divorce rates A)
12) A _ is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university
13) A woman can never have a happy married life without _ her husband
A) trusting B) agreeing C) determining D) demanding
14) Higher education _ have risen this year for the first time in more than a decade
A) applications B) applicable C) applies D) applicants
15) After more than a decade of Doi Moi or economic _, the Vietnamese Communist government has achieved diplomatic and economic links with numerous foreign partners
A) relation B) investment C) renovation D) productivity
16) Many children are under such a high _ of learning that they do not feel happy at school
A) pressure B) interview C) recommendation D) concentration
17) Qualifications and _ are two most important factors that help you get a good job
A) attention B) politeness C) impression D) experience
Trang 218) If you are _ for a particular job, someone asks you questions about yourself to find out if you are suitable for it
19) My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _
A) employment B) responsibility C) happiness D) household chores
20) GCSE courses are _ in a variety of subjects, which are usually decided by the students themselves
21) The refreshments _ by Karen
A) are going to prepare B) are going to be prepared
22) John asked me _ in English
23) The preparations _ by the time the guests _
A) have been finished / were arrived B) had been finished / arrived
C) had finished / were arriving D) have finished / arrived
24) Sam _ to change a light bulb when he _ and _
A) had been trying / slipped/ fell B) tried / was slipping / falling
C) was trying / slipped / fell D) has tried / slips / falls
25) When _?
A) are computers first using B) were computers used first
C) were computers first used D) did computers first use
26) He is the man _ car was stolen last week
27) She said she _
A) was very tired the night before B) had been very tired last night
C) had been very tired the night D) had been very tired last night
28) You are not allowed to use the club's facilities _ you are a member
29) Yesterday, I _ for work late because I _ to set my alarm
A) left / had forgot B) had been leaving / would forget
C) had left / forgot D) was leaving / was forgetting
30) _ they are brothers, they do not look like
31) Suppose you want to go out during a lecture, what should you do?
32) I _ complete silence now while I try this experiment
33) Right now, Jim _ the newspaper and Kathy _ dinner
34) She _ working on that manuscript for 2 years now
35) _ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview
A) John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone, B) John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,
C) John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone D) John Robbins I spoke by telephone
C: WRITING
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one then mark the letter A,B,C, or D
on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option
36) Peter doesn't read a lot He can't find the time
Trang 3A) If Peter has the time, he will read a lot
B) If Peter had the time, he would read a lot
C) If Peter had had the time, he would have read a lot
D) If Peter hadn't got the time, he would read a lot
37) She didn't do the test because it was too difficult
A) If the test were not too difficult, she could do it
B) If the test had been too difficult, she could have done it
C) If the test hadn't been too difficult, she couldn't have done it
D) If the test hadn't been too difficult, she could have done it
38) Many people think Steve stole the money
A) Many people think the money is stolen by Steve
B) Steve is thought to have stolen the money
C) Money is thought to be stolen by Steve
D) It was not Steve who stole the money
39) Lan suggested going out for dinner
A) Lan said, "Why don't we go out for dinner?"
B) Lan said, "Will you go out for dinner?"
C) Lan said, "Do you want to go out for dinner?"
D) Lan said, "Must we go out for dinner?"
40) Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit
A) Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking
B) Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice
C) If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking
D) Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do
D: READING
I Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase, then mark the letter A,B,C or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct option
Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (41) _ primary education Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (42) _ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of 5 Primary school is free of charge In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects Primary school (43) _ of 8 groups, thus schooling (44) _ for 8 years During the first two years, which (45) _ kindergarten, children receive
an average of 22 hours of education, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week…
43) A) composes B) includes C) contains D) consists
45) A) also called B) is also calling C) is called also D) is also called
II Read the following passage and choose the best option, then mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option
In Britain, the availability of higher education has increased greatly in the second half of the twentieth century Nevertheless, finding a place in a university in Britain is not easy Universities only take the better students Because of this, and also because of the relatively high degree of personal supervision of students, nearly all university students are not supposed to take a job during term time Unless their parents are rich, students receive a state grant of money that can cover most of their living expenses
The Open University in Britain, which was started in 1969, allows people who do not have the opportunity to go to the university to study for degree Its courses are taught through television, radio, especially written textbooks Students work with their tutors, who discuss their written work, either at
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46 In Britain, the availability of higher education has increased greatly in
A The eighteenth century
B The second half of the nineteenth century
C The second half of the twentieth century
D The twentieth century
47 Why don’t most students work part-time while taking their courses at the universities?
A Because students are highly supervised at the universities and state grants money to students from poor families
B Because they don’t like
C Because their parents are rich
D A & B are correct
48 _ can go to the Open University in Britain
A People who do not have the opportunity to go to a university to study for a degree
B People who have the opportunity to go to a university to study for a degree
C People who are too poor to go to school
D All are correct
49 They take their courses from
A Television B Radio C Written textbooks D All are correct
50 What is the role of tutors in the Open University?
A They discuss their students’ written work, either at meetings or through correspondence
B They sing happily
C They do their research
D They ask their students to read newspapers
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