Khảo Sát 12 CB

How long ____your brother ___ English before going out to work?. Dad never comes home ____ very late at night.. For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have do

TRƯỜNG PTTH ĐẠ HUOAI NĂM HỌC 2008-2009

TỔ ANH VĂN BÀI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM

ANH VĂN LỚP 12

Thời Gian 45 phút

Điểm Họ Và Tên Học Sinh ……… …… … Lớp 12 A …

I PHONETICS Put the words with underlined letters in the right column (1 m.) purse – breakfast – build – mischievous – safe – work – pretty – active – study – many – parents – salt – Mary – bush – value – Southern – key – share /&/ /V/ /@:/ /e/ /I:/ 1 ………

2 ……….

3 ……….

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II WORD FORMS Supply the suitable form of the words in parentheses (1.5 ms.) 11 Thu’s _ from school without any excuse made the teacher angry (absent) 12 She read the letter later in the of her own room (private) 13 Those are all _ behaved students (good) 14 We greatly appreciate her _ (sincere) 15 We arranged to meet in at 6.30 (receive) 16 One of the diseases that mankind has ever had is AIDS (bad) III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Make the option that best fits the gaps (3 ms.) 17 How long your brother _ English before going out to work? A are–learning B had–learned C does–learn D have–learned 18 We wish _ make a trip to the USA A made B making C to make D have made 19 China launched its first _ spacecraft into space A manned B manly C manlike D man–made 20 Before Gagarin’s _ flight, no one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space A historian B historic C historical D history 21 Where _ you _ before you _ to the South? A do–live / moved B did–live / moved C had–lived / moved D have –lived / moved 22 He _ me if we _ each other before A asked / knew B asked / have known C asks / have known D asked / had known 23 _ was that man _ came here this morning A That / that B It / who C It / that D Who / that 24 It is not polite to ask questions _ age, marriage and income in America A for B about C of D at 25 The American are much more concerned than the Indians and the Chinese _ physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband A about B at C of D with 26 It is a “romantic” marriage when a boy and a girl attracted to each other, _ in love, and decide to marry each other A are B get C fall D come 27 Many Asian students agree that a woman has to _ more in marriage than a man A earn B lose C win D sacrifice 28 I always talk to my parents before _ an important decision A doing B making C getting D putting 29 Dad never comes home very late at night A at B for C until D by 30 How much time do you often spend your household chores? A working B to work C doing D to do

31 I try _ with the cooking, but Mum did not let me _it

A to help / to do B helping / do C to help / do D helping / did

32 I am now in my year at the secondary school

IV READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage below then make questions and answers (2 ms.)

For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watch television I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day I was really excited as I hadn’t been to London since I was ten We decided to go by coach as this was, by far, the cheapest means of transport that was available even though it meant that we needed to get up very early Once in London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the others went to the theatre We met up again at 6:30 p.m, and went to a small restaurant in Soho The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than

we had expected We had to get a taxi back to the coach station Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left

33 Why / the writer / feel / bored / stay home?

34 Why / he / excited / about / go / London?

35 What / he and his friends / see / first / be / in / London?

36 What / they / do / in / evening?

V Rewrite each of these sentences in such a way that the meaning in the new sentence is retained (2 ms.)

37 Who was the first man that set foot on the moon? (Use a To–Infinitive in place of the relative clause.)

Who

38 I last visited my home village a long time ago

I haven’t

39 Although my parents are very busy at work, they try to spend as much time with their children as possible

In spite of

40 People say he is the most brilliant student in this school

He is

THE END

ANSWER KEY – GRADE 12

I

1 active

2 value 3 study 4 Southern 5 purse6 work 7 breakfast 8 many 9 mischievous 10 key

II 1 Absence2 Privacy3 Well4 Sincerity5 Reception6 worst

III

17 B had–learned 18 C to make 19 A manned 20 B historic

21 C had–lived / moved22 D asked / had known 23 C It / that 24 B about

25 D with 26 C fall 27 D sacrifice 28 B making

29 C until 30 C doing 31 C to help / do 32 B final

IV.

33 Why did the writer feel bored with staying at home?

Because he did nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watched television

34 Why was he excited about going to London?

Because he hadn’t been to London since he was ten

35 What did he and his friends see first when they were in London?

They wanted to see some of the famous buildings

36 What did they do in the evening?

They went to a small restaurant in Soho

V

37 Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?

38 I haven’t visited my home village for a long time

39 In spite of being very busy at work, my parents try to spend as much time with their children as possible

40 He is said to be the most brilliant student in this school