Question 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the words OPPOSITE in meaning to the italic words in the following question.. failed to pay Question 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2017-2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH Lớp 12 – Chương trình chuẩn Thời gian làm bài: 50 phút
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Question 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the italic word(s) in the following question.
Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.
C had a bad personality D failed to pay
Question 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the italic part in the following question.
The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.
Question 3: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Question 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the italic part in the following question.
Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitute Niagara falls.
C come without knowing what they will see D come in large numbers
Question 5: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Question 6: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the italic word(s) in the following question.
I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A deliberate B accidental C unintentional D unplanned
Question 7: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Question 8: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 9: Mr Robert : What a beautiful hat! ~ Sally : "… "
A What's the matter? B Never mind C It's OK D I’m glad you like it
Question 10: She wants to make a good on her new teacher and classmates.
Question 11: We enjoy taking part in… activities when we have free time.
Trang 2Question 12: Our flight from Berlin to London wouldn't have been delayed there had been
something wrong with the engine
Question 13: If you want to apply for university, you have to pass the GCSE examination.
Question 14: If I had known that you were ill, I you.
A will visit B would have visited C visits D would visit
Question 15: Mike asked me if I to the party with him the following Sunday.
Question 16: Selena: “I dropped my wallet while I was walking along the road yesterday."
Messi : “…… ”
A Nice to meet you! B Poor you! C Congratulations! D What is this?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 17: You have to study hard to keep pace in your classmates
A B C D
Question 18: Anyone where works is regarded as a useful member of our society.
A B C D
Question 19: If my father hasn't encouraged me to take the exam, I wouldn't have done it
A B C D
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
Question 20: They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
A Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
B Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
C Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
D Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
Question 21: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
A It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
B If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
C If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
D If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
Question 22: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week," Tom said to Janet.
A Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
B Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
C Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
D Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
Question 23: We've run out of tea.
A There's not much more tea left B We have to run out to buy some tea.
C We didn’t have any tea D There's no tea left.
Question 24: My friend told me, "If I were you, I would not cut class so often."
A My friend prohibited me from cutting class so often.
B My friend suggested not cutting class so often.
C My friend warned me against cutting class so often.
D My friend advised me not to cut class so often.
Trang 3Read the passage and choose the best answer (A or B, C, D) from 25 to 32
Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18
The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of
his age is finding a job David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer
market each month
But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money
Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments
and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards
He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive
David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew 1 had already written some programs," he said
"I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic I hope it will come to more
than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week But most his spare time is spent working
"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said "But I had been studying
it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway."
David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear."
Question 25: Why is David different from other young people at his age?
A He is not unemployed B He does not go out much.
C He earns an extremely high salary D He lives at home with his parents.
Question 26: The word " releases" in the passage is closest in meaning to _.
Question 27: David's greatest problem is _.
A Making the banks treat him as an adult B learning to drive.
C spending his salary D inventing computer games.
Question 28: The word " tight " in the passage is closest in meaning to _.
Question 29: He was employed by the company because
A he had worked in a computer shop B he had written some computer programs.
C he works very hard D he had learnt to use computers at school.
Question 30: The word " pessimistic " in the passage is opposite in meaning to _.
Question 31: He left school after taking O-levels because
A he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.
B he did not enjoy school.
C he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.
D he wanted to earn a lot of money.
Question 32: Why does David think he might retire early?
A He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
B He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.
C You have to be young to write computer programs.
D He thinks his firm might go bankrupt.
Trang 4Read the passage and choose the best answer (A or B, C, D) from 33 to 40
In addition to the challenge to be excellent, American schools have been facing novel problems They must (33) with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little
or no English They must respond to demands (34) the curriculum reflect the various cultures of all children Schools must make sure that students develop (35) skills for the job market, and they must consider the needs of nontraditional students, such as teenage mothers
Schools are (36) these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the US educational system They are hiring or training large numbers of teachers of English (37) a second language and, in some countries, setting up bilingual schools They are opening (38) the traditional European-centered curriculum to embrace material from American, Asian, and other cultures
Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the (39) 40 percent of American students who do not go on to higher education In the (40) of a recent report by the Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, "A strong back, the willingness to work, and a high school diploma were once all that was necessary to make a start in America They are no longer A well-developed mind, a continued willingness to learn and the ability to put knowledge to work are the new keys to the future of our young people, the success of our business, and the economic well-being of the nation"
(Extracted from Info USA CD Version)
Question 36: A addressing B discharging C delivering D distributing
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