THE 1^st SEMESTER TEST - ENGLISH 12                                TIME: 60’

 

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in the following questions.

Question 1 A. laughs                          B. coughs                              C. ploughs                             D. enoughs

Question 2 A. explored                      B. entered                              C. remained                          D. balanced

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in the following questions.

Question 3 A. example                      B. consider                            C. several                                              D. attention

Question 4 A. minority                       B. independent                               C. celebration                                       D. optimistic

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 5.   All emplyers needs workers who ________ a sense of responsibilty.

A. take                                           B. do                                      C. make                                                 D. have

Question 6 Because of the coming examination, I am under a lot of study__________.

            A. responsibility                       B. pressure                            C. confidence                                       D. activities

Question 7 Qualifications and ____ are two most important factors that help you get a good job.

A. politeness                         B. experience                        C. attention                                           D. impression

Question 8 Constant ________ of attack makes eveyday life dangerous here.

                A. threat                                                B. threaten                            C. threatening                                       D. threateningly

Question 9.  They have just found the girl and her car ______ were swept away during the heavy storm last week.

A. that                                      B. which                                                C. whose                                D. when

Question 10.  The first student ___________the room is Peter.

A. leave                                   B. leaving                                              C. to leave                             D. left

Question 11.  _______ carefully, he wouldn’t  have had the accident yesterday:

A. Had Peter driven             B. Unless Peter had driven                 C. If Peter drove                 D. A & B

Question 12: My mother works _______a nurse in a big hospital. She examines the patients.

            A. for                                              B. at                                               C. in                                                D. as

Question 13:  He has been working there _________he graduated from college.

            A. since                                          B. before                                       C. when                                         D. after

Question 14:  The last time I _______________to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful.

            A. go                                               B. have gone                                C. went                                          D. had gone

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 15   My mother is in charge of running the household.  

            A. pays much attention to     B. takes care of                    C. takes responsibility for                  D. get on well with

Question 16   Let’s put off that meeting to next tomorrow.

            A. postpone                              B. schedule                           C. arrange                                             D appoint

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 17   In colonial times in early America, a popular type of social gathering was the quilting bee.

            A. political                                     B. communal                               C. individual                                 D. fastidious

Question 18.  English, Maths and science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system in England.

          A. optional                                     B. benifcial                               C. constructive                          D. mandasory

Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 19:  Mrs. Steven, along with her coursins from Mexico, are planning to attend the festiviyies

                                                     A                                     B            C                       D

Question 20:  Since they study in the same primary school, they have known each other.

                                             A              B                                      C                 D

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 21: Two friends Mai and Nam are talking about Nam’s new cell phone.

            - Mai: “Wow, I’ve never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam.”     - Nam: “__________”

                A. Thank you. I’m glad you like it.                                  B. I agree with you.             C. You’re welcome.             D. Oh, I don’t know.

Question 22:   Tom:   You're a great dancer, Tim. I wish I could do half as well as you.      Tim: _______________.

          A. You've got to be kidding!                                    B.  Thanks, Tom. You're welcome

          C. You're terrible                                                        D.  Thanks, Tom. That’s very nice of you to say so

Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Traditional British food has often been criticized for being a little boring and not very tasty. It is true that traditional British food has often been made from simple ingredients, (23)_________when cooked well, a traditional British meal can be very delicious indeed. One meal that is made from simple ingredients, but can be very delicious is the Sunday roast. The Sunday roast is a British main (24)__________ that used to be served on Sundays

Although it was a meal (25)_________ served on Sundays, it is now eaten on any day of the week. It usually consists (26)______ roasted meat (usually beef) and potatoes. It is usually served with vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Although Yorkshire pudding might sound like a dessert, it is not. It is made from mixing eggs, flour, and milk to make a batter. This is then cooked until it is crispy. Gravy is a kind of sauce made from the fat and juices that come out of the meat when it is cooked. When cooked properly, these simple ingredients come together to (27)_______ a truly delicious traditional British meal.

Question 23: A. but                                B. and                                            C. so                                               D. because

Question 24: A. menu                            B. meal                                          C. food                                          D. dish

Question 25: A. tradition                       B. traditional                                C. traditionally                             D. traditions

Question 26: A. in                                   B. on                                              C. with                                           D. of

Question 27: A. make                            B. do                                              C. produce                                    D. manufacture                                                                  

 

Read the passage and then decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

University Entrance Examination is very important to Vietnamese students. High school graduates have to take it and get high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains very high despite the measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for young people, especially those from rural areas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2004, it was estimated that nearly 1 million Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only 1 out of 5 candidates succeeded. Normally, candidates take 3 exam subjects, and each lasts 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics.

In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes; professional secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year courses.

          According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities. These non-public universities are currently training 119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of students. The government is planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007.

Question 28:  According to the passage, _______.

          A. the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year.

          B. Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities.

          C. the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universities.

          D. the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities.

 Question 29:  University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _______.

          A. easy                                           B. free                                        C. interesting                                  D. stressful

 Question 30:  Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in Vietnam?

          A. Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination.

          B. There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose.

          C. Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects.

          D. Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance Examination.

Question 31: The word those refers to _______________.

          A. exam subjects                          B. young people                       C. universities                            D. examinations

 Question 32:  In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was about _____ percent.

          A. 10                                               B. 5                                             C. 20                                           D. 50          

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 33: The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.

            A. I have not been to the museum for a year                   B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.

            C. My going to the museum lasted a year.                         D. At last I went to the museum after a year.

Question 34: They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.

A. Their parents want them to go out in the evening.            B. Their parents never let them go out in the evening.

C. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.                    D. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening

Question 35: “You should stay in the shade and wear a hat, Mrs Bent," said the doctor.

            A. The doctor allowed Mrs. Bent to stay in the shade and wear a hat.

            B. The doctor advised Mrs. Bent to stay in the shade and wear a hat.

            C. The doctor warned Mrs. Bent against staying in the shade and wearing a hat

            D. The doctor reminded Mrs. Bent to stay in the shade and wear a hat.

Question 36: John speaks Chinese fluently because he used to live in China for ten years.

A. Suppose John has lived in China for ten years, he can speak Chinese fluenntly.

B. Provided that John lived in China for ten years, he could speak Chinese fluenntly.

C. Unless John had lived in China for ten years, he could not have spoken Chinese fluenntly.

D. John could not speak Chinese fluently if he had not lived in China for ten years.

Mark the letters A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 37          I am strong-minded and independent. I still feel emotionally attached to my family.

                A. As a strong-minded and independent person. I never feel emotionally attached to my family.

                B. I thought I was strong minded and independent until I feel emotionally attached to my family.

                C. Feeling emotionally attached to my family makes me less strong-minded and more confident.

                D. Despite being strong-minded and independent person I still feel emotionally attached to my family.

Question 38 She shouted and screamed for an hour. Then she walked out in tears.

                A. Before he shouted and screamed for an hour, she walked out in tears.

B. After shouting and screaming for an hour, she walked out in tears.

C. She shouted and screamed for an hour, yet she walked out in tears.

D. In spite of shouting and screaming for an hour, she walked out in tears.

Question 39          The rain was so trong. We couldn’t climd the mountains.

A. We couldn’t climb the mountains because the rain was so strong.          B. The rain was so strong that we could climb the mountains.

C. The rain was so trong because we could climd the mountains.           D. We could climb the mountains so the rain was so strong.

Question 40          I met the workers. Reporters interview them last week.

A. I met the workers who interviewed reporters last week.                        B. I met the workers because reporters interview them last week.

C. I met the workers who were interviewed by reporters last week.         D. I met the reporters who interviewed workers last week.

 

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I - TIẾNG ANH 12 THAM KHẢO

NĂM HỌC 2017-2018

 

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