This is the bank from where we borrowed the money B.This is the bank from which we borrowed the money C.. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year.. Money is spent a lot on
Trang 1NAME: THE FIRST MID-SEMESTER TEST
CLASS: 12/ Time: 45 minutes
I WRITING (2pts)
* Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one
1 Daisy's marriage has been arranged by her family She is marrying a man _
A whom she hardly know B that she hardly know C she hardly knows him D she hardly knows
2 He didn't hurry, so he missed the train
A If he had hurried, he could have caught the train B If he hurried, he wouldn't miss the train
C If he had hurried, he might catch the train D He didn't miss the train if
he hurried
3 This is the bank We borrowed the money from it
A This is the bank from where we borrowed the money B.This is the bank from which
we borrowed the money
C This is the bank which we borrowed the money D This is the bank where we borrowed the money from
4 People spend a lot of money on advertising every year
A Money is spent a lot on advertising every year B A lot of money is spend
on advertising every year
C A lot of money on advertising is spent every year D A lot of money is spent
on advertising every year
* Find an error in each sentence that needs correcting
5 I don't know the reason which he refused such a good job
A B C D
6 Computers are using in many fields such as business, medicine and education
A B C D
7 If he works more slowly, he wouldn't make so many mistakes
A B C D
8 My close friend, that has just got Sacombank's scholarship, is an excellent student
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II READING (1.25pt) Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer
"Where is the university?" is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university The university is the city You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges
Cambridge was an already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called A bridge was built over the river as early as 875
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845 Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000 Many young students want to study at Cambridge Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town It has become a famous place all around the world
9 From what we read we know that now Cambridge is _
A a city without wall B a city that may have a wall around
it
C a city of growing population D visited by international tourists
10 The town really began to develop after _
11 Most visitors come to Cambridge
A to study in the colleges in Cambridge B to find the classroom buildings
C to see the university D to use the libraries of the universities
12 The university began to appear around in the century
13 People named Cambridge the "city of Cambridge " because _
A the river was very well-known B it was a developing town
C there is a bridge over the Cam D there is a river named Granta
III GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY: (4pts)
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence
14 The academic year in Vietnam into two terms
A divides B is divided C will be divided D has divided
15 This is the school my father used to teach
16 There have been a lot of improvements in the state _ system in Vietnam recently
A education B educational C educate D educator
17 If I _ you, I would stop smoking
18 During the _, you should speak slowly and clearly
A interviewer B interviewed C interviewee D interview
19 Some people think that "Pericles" _ by Shakespeare
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20 My form teacher is the person _ advice I always ask for
21 If I had gone to the party last night, I _ tired now
22 If Tuan to Australia, he will have a good opportunity to improve his English
23 Job _ are advertised in Situation Vacant
24 In Britain it is for children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen
25 A new primary school in my village recently
A has been built B has been building C have been building D have been built
26 you study harder, you will fail the final examination
27 People _ can speak English can be understood in many countries
28 The national _ is a programme of study in all the main subjects that children aged five to sixteen in state school must follow
29 She applied the new post of training officer
IV READING (1.25pt) Choose the word - A, B, C or D - that best fits each blank in
the following passage
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression So (30) _ neatly, but comfortably Make (31) that you can deal with anything you are (32) _ Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, (33) example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (34) _ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what others careers have you considered? What are your interests and hobbies?
32 A questioned B asked C enquired D requested
34 A nature B bÿÿavioÿÿ C qualitÿÿ D point
IV PHONETICS: (1.5pt)
* Which word has the different stress from the rest?
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mathematics
* Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest?
39 A student B education C curriculum D tutor