The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality.. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was
Trang 1English 12 KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT – TEST 1
(Unit 1-2) MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 12
ĐỀ A :
1–5 Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1 A learned B sacred C believed D decided
2 A liked B learned C laughed D stopped
3 A moaned B presented C viewed D robbed
4 A fills B adds C stirs D lets
5 A airports B suitcases C things D calculators
6–10 Choose one word whose stress pattern is different Identify your answer by choosing the corresponding letter A,
B, C, or D
6 A romantic B following C summary D physical
7 A determine B appearance C develop D different
8 A contractual B significant C Asian D demanding
9 A decision B reference C refusal D important
10 A birthday B cowboy C enjoy D pleasure
11-35 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
11 When I last saw him, he ………… in London
A has lived B is living C was living D has been living
12 We ………… Dorothy since last Saturday
A don’t see B haven’t seen C didn’t see D hadn’t seen
13 The train ………… half an hour ago
A has been leaving B left C has left D had left
14 Jack ………… the door
A has just painted B paint C will have painted D painting
15 My sister ………… for you since yesterday
A is looking B was looking C has been looking D looked
16 I ………… Texas State University now
A am attending B attend C was attending D attended
17 He has been selling motorbikes …………
A ten years ago B since ten years C for ten years ago D for ten years
18 Don’t worry ! By the time you arrive tomorrow, we ………… the work
A have finished B would finish C will finish D will have finished
19 While I ………… along the road, I saw a friend of mine
A had cycled B have cycled C cycled D was cycling
20 People often ………… confidence when they are criticized
A lose B fail C drop D omit
21 “Did you meet Ann here at the university ?” “No, we ………… when I started college.”
A have already met B had already met
C had already been meeting D already met
22 “Would you like to go to the pop concert?” “Thanks, but I ………… it already.”
A had seen B have been seeing C have seen D did see
23 “What did you do last night?” “I watched TV, practised the piano, and ………… my homework.”
A made B do C done D did
24 “Why is John so sad?” “Because his bird ………… away.”
A flown B flew C fly D had flown
25 I ………… to the same barber since last year
A am going B have been going C go D had going
26 The electricity failed while she ………… the dinner
A cooked B was cooking C has cooked D had been cooking
27 The bus always ………… here to pick up passengers
A is stopping B stops C has stopped D will stop
28 I saw a bear while I ………… in the forest
A am walking B walked C were walking D was walking
29 Three weeks not enough holiday
A are B were C was D been
30 Each of you a share in the work
A having B has C to have D have
31 Ten pounds too much to pay
A is B being C are D were
32 A number of students volunteered to the job
A have B has C to have D having
Trang 233 There a few flowers in this garden last summer
A being B were C are D is
34 A large number of reporters at the meeting yesterday
A being B were C are D is
35 A number of workers asked for a rise since last month
A have B has C having D to have
36-40 Find out the mistake in each sentence by choosing A,B,C or D
36 Last year my little brother got lost while we had gone shopping
A B C D
37 Is he aware of how long we are waiting for the tour to start ?
A B C D
38 They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them
A B C D
39 The director, as well as his wife and two children, were injured in the accident
A B C D
40 John used to working in Leeds, but his company had him transfer to a better position in London
A B C D
41-45 Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word or phrase:
In the home a dad is very important He is the (41)… … who provides us with money to feed and clothe ourselves
He can decorate your bedroom, mend your radio, make cages for your pets, repair a puncture in your bicycle tyre and help you with maths homework A dad can be very useful for (42) … you in the car to and from parties, music and dancing lessons A dad is the person whom you ask for pocket money He is the one who (43) …… about the time you spend talking on the phone, as he has to pay for the bills Dad is someone who will support you in a(n) (44)… … ,
if he believes you to be right He is someone who reads your school (45) … and treats if it is good A dad likes to come into a nice happy home evening, and settle back in his chair with a newspaper He likes to recall his National Service days
41 A man B someone C person D anyone
42 A bringing B taking C picking D carrying
43 A explains B shouts C complains D groans
44 A talk B discussion C disagreement D argument
45 A report B result C record D review
46-50 Read the following passage, choose the correct answer for each question by choosing A,B, C, or D
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among American groups The most
recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold
and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years old A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one
46 With what topic is the passage mainly concerned ?
A The traditional American family B The nuclear family
C The current American family D The ideal family
47 The author implies that ………
A there have always been a wider variety of family arrangements in the United States
B racial, ethnic, and religious groups have presented the traditional family structure
C the ideal American family in the best structure
D fewer married couples are having children
48 The word “current” in the fourth sentence could be best replaced by which of the following ?
A typical B present C perfect D traditional
49 According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent
………
A 33 percent of households B 20 percent of households
C 7 percent of households D 3 percent of households
50 Who generally constitutes a one-person household ?
A A single man in his twenties B A elderly man
C A single woman in her late sixties D A divorced woman
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