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SỞ GD- ĐT ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I - LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2011-2012

TỈNH ĐỒNG NAI MÔN TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài:60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề)

Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest in each set
1. A. dates B. speaks C. groups D. speeds
2. A. caring b. campus C. candidate D. casual
3. A. stopped B. decided c. passed d. talked
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words.
4. A. frankly B. signal C. polite D. instance
5. A. secure B. problem C. parents D. marriage
6. A. appearance B. romantic C. attractive D. ancestor
7. A. mathematics B. philosophy C. economics D. archeology
Make the one option that best completes each of the following sentences or that best substitutes or
explains the underlined part in each sentence.
8. I think the manager and his secretary are ……….. for running the office.
A. responsible B. responsibility C. respond D. responsibly
9. By definition, ……….. jobs are jobs in which people make something or produce things.
A. production B. manufacturing C. full-time D. service
10. They don’t sound …………. about the future of industry.
A. confident B. confidence C. confide D. confidently
11. You may jot down your qualifications and experience that can relate to the job.
A. speak out B. download C. read through D. note down
12. If you had sent the application on time, they may have called for the interview.
A. punctually B. exactly C. lately D. carefully
13. …………… leaves last should turn off the light.
A. Whenever B. Whoever C. Whomever D. Whatever
14. The person ……………. prepared this report has a real talent of writing.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. who
15. While we ………… along the road, we saw our former teacher.
A. were driving B. have driven C. had been driving D. are driving
16. My brother ……………. working on that project for five years now.
A. had been B. has been C. was D. will be
17. Careless campers were blamed …………. starting the forest fires.
A. on B. for C. with D. in
18. Tom said “ Did you see that film last night?”
Tom asked his sister ……………… that film the night before.
A. that she had seen B. that had she seen C. if she had seen D. if had she seen
19. Finally, she could earn a B.A degree with flying colors, ………… pleased her parents.
A. that B. whose C. which D. none
20. The students ………….. not to waste time and money doing such a thing by their teacher.
A. were advised B. should advise C. advised D. have advised
21. A …………. is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or
training.
A. vocation B. subject C. certificate D. grade
22. The grass was yellow because it …………. All summer.
A. does not rain B. has not rained C. had not rained D. would not rain
23. I would send her a fax if I ………… her number.
A. will know B. knew C. had known D. could known
24. If John had had a map, he ……………… the way.
A. would have lost B. wouldn’t lose C. wouldn’t have lost D. didn’t lose
25. The trees ……………………
A. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard.
B. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday.
C. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John.
D. in the backyard by were grown yesterday by John.
26. She is always the first one …………. up in the family.
A. has got B. to be getting C. gets D. to get
27. The monitor told his classmates ……………..
a. in the class not to talk. B. not to talk in the class.
C. not talk in class. D. in the class not talking.
28. Wendy apologized ……………
A. her teacher for being late. B. to her teacher to be late.
C. to her teacher for being late. D. her teacher about being late.
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
29. I think the most basic things is to make use of the tutors and lecturers.
30. A star is a person who work on her life to become famous and then wears sunglasses so people don’t
recognize him or her.
31. The former school system in Vietnam consists of two levels of educators.
32. Thank you for invite me, I’ll definitely be on time.
Read the passage carefully, and choose the best answer.
The way we speak can tell others a lot about our backgrounds. We can guess if someone is from the northern
part of our country or the southern. What happened if a child has a southern accent but uses northern words?
We may guess that the child’s family moved from the north to the south. The child has the accent of his
friends but uses some words only used by his parents. Our social background also affect the way we speak. A
famous sociolinguist, William Labov, try to find a link between accent and social class. He went to three
different shops in New York. The first was used by upper class people, the second by the middle class, and
the third by the lower class. He found that in general, people in the upper class shop did not pronounce “R”
in the same way as customers in the other shops.
33. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The relationship between the way we speak and our background.
B. The relationship between the northern and the southern accents.
C. The relationship among shops in New York.
D. The relationship among classes in New York.
34. According to the passage, what effects the way we speak?
A. Our childhood B Our social background C. Our customers D. Our pronunciation
35. The underlined word “the third” in the passage refer to
A. the accent B. the shop C. the social class D. sociolinguist
36. The word “class” in the passage is closest meaning to
A. a classroom B. a group of people C. a family D. a shop
37. The author discusses the link between accent and social class in order to
A. find a link between accent, childhood, New York, and social class.
B. support the idea that our background influences the way we think.
C. show how accent will change our background if we are not careful.
D. explain the difference between middle class and supper class shops.
Fill in each blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Not long ago people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free time, and be more
relaxed. But sadly this has not happened. Today we work (38) ………… , work longer hours, and are more
stressed than ten years ago. We walked faster, talk faster, and sleep (39) …………… than previous
generations. And although we are obsessed with machines which save us time, we have less free time than
our parents and grandparents had. But what is this doing to our health? An American journalist James Gleick
in a new book, Faster: the acceleration of just about everything, says that people who live in cities are (40)
……….
From hurry sickness – we are always trying to do more things in less time. As a result, our lives are more (41)
…………… He said that if we don’t slow down, we (42) ………..live as long as our parents. For most
people, faster doesn’t mean better.
38. A. more hard B. harder C. more hardly D. hard
39. A. more B. fewer C. less D. least
40. A. preventing B. keeping C. having D. suffering
41. A. stressful B. stressed C. stress D. stressing
42. A. wouldn’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. oughtn’t to
Choose the most suitable response in each conversational exchange below.
43. “- Why don’t we get together next week?” “ - ………………………….”
 A. Sounds good. B. because of the bad weather.
C. I didn’t have time. D. It was due to the weather.
44. “– What a nice cell phone you have!” “ - …………….”
A. Thanks. I’m glad you like it. B. Not at all.
C. No, it is not nice at all. D. No matter what you said I don’t care.
45. A : Can I help you? B : …………..a pen and some envelops please.
A. I like B. I’ve liked C. I’d like D. I can like
46. “- ………………………………” “ - Congratulations! You deserve it.”
A. I’ve passed my final exam. B. I have a headache.
C. Thank for helping me. D. I’m in the café now.
Choose the one option that has the closest meaning to the italic sentence:
47. How long has she learnt English?
A. About what time does she learn English? B. Has she learnt English long?
C. How much does she learnt English? D. When did she start to learn English?
48. She made him study hard.
A. He asked her to study hard. B. He was made to study hard.
C. He got her to study hard. D. He was made study hard.
49. “ Thank you very much for your help, John” said Daisy.
A. Daisy thanked John for helping her.
B. Daisy told John to help her.
C. Daisy wanted John to help her and says thanks
D. Daisy would like John to help her.
50. Our parents joy hands to give us a nice house and a happy family.
A. Our parents work together to give us a nice house and a happy home.
B. Our parents take each other’s hands when they give us a nice house and a happy home.
C. Our parents shake hands when they give us a nice house and a happy home.
D. Our parents hold hands when they give us a nice house and a happy home.
THE END
 SỞ GD- ĐT ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I - LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
TỈNH ĐỒNG NAI MÔN TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài:60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề)

Make the one option that best completes each of the following sentences or that best substitutes or
explains the underlined part in each sentence.
1. In Britain, a ………….. college is a college that provides education for people aged 16 and older, but that
is not a university.
A. high B. tertiary C. community D. secretarial
2. In England, students don’t have to pay tuition fees in …………… schools.
A. public B. independent C. state D. graduate
3. If she ………….. the train last night, she ………… here now.
A. had taken / would have been B. were taking / is
C. took / were D. had taken / would be
4. - I rang about three yesterday afternoon, but you weren’t in. I didn’t know where you were.
- Oh, I ……….. Mike. We ………….. his car. It took ages. We were working on it all afternoon.
A. was helping / had repairedB. was helping / were repairing
C. helped / had repaired D. was helped / were repaired
5. To attract someone’s ……………… so that we might speak to that person, we can use either verbal or non-
verbal forms of communication.
A. attendant B. attentive C. attending D. attention
6. We are a very close-knit family and very ……….. of one another.
A. support B. supportive C. supported D. supporting
7. In a contractual marriage, the parents of the pride and the groom decide ……….. the marriage.
A. to B. of C. on D. about
8. ………….. are people who always expect good things to happen.
A. Pessimists B. Optimists C. Terrorists D. Journalists
9. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of …………. And your resume to the company to express
your interest in the job.
A. invitation B. confirmation C. complaint D. application
10. A : What did the man say to you? B : He ……………..
A. told me that he had seen me the week before B. said me that he had seen me the week
before
C. told to me that he sees me last week d. told me that he saw me next week
11. He asked me …………. his advice.
A. why hadn’t I followed B. why I hadn’t followed
C. why I didn’t follow D. why I not to follow
12. Our tests …………….. by the head teacher but our class teacher told us the results.
A. marked B. did mark C. were mark D. were
marked
13. The academic school year generally commences in September in Vietnam.
A. begins B. ends C. interrupts D. continues
14. A survey was made to find out their attitudes toward love and marriage.
A. determine B. maintain C. change D. take
15. I walked into the restaurant and I saw all of my old friends. Stephan …………. them to join us.
A. invites B. has invited C. had invited D. was inviting
16. My brother is having a party tonight and you ………..
A. are invited B. invite C. have invited D. be invited
17. - Hurry up! If you don’t leave now, the train ………. without you.
- Ok. I’m going.
A. would have gone B. will go C. would go D. would have
gone
18. You never give presents to your friends. If you ……….. presents to your friends, you ………. more
popular.
A. give / are B. had given / would have been
C. gave / would be D. had given would be
19. Mrs. Brown was the first owner …………. dog won three prizes in the same show.
 A. whose B. which C. that D. of who
20. Mary was late for class yesterday, .............. annoyed the teacher.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
Choose the most suitable response in each conversational exchange below.
21. “ ……………….”  “Thank you. That’s a nice compliment.”
A. How much is your new shirt? B. Why do you often wear your new shirt?
C. You look great in your new shirt! D. You have just bought a new shirt.
22. “Shall I give hand with the washing-up?  “No, thanks. …………..”
A. I’m sorry I can’t B. I can manage myself C. You’re welcome D. I don’t want
23. Susan : Congratulations! You played the guitar so well! John : …………..
A. Thank you. You’re kidding.
B. Thanks, I’d love to.
C. Thanks for your compliment. It’s certainly encouraging
D. Thank you, you’re welcome.
24. “Thank you for your help, Linh”  “ ……………………”
A. With all my heart B. Never mind me
C. All it is for you D. It’s my pleasure
Read the passage carefully, and choose the best answer.
Starting university creates both excitement and anxiety about the move, studying and meeting new people.
For some students, this apprehension is quickly quickly overcome after some days, for others the transition
takes longer and sometimes they have to suffer from homesickness. Those who are homesick often feel that
they have no control over their situations. Besides that, a lot of work to do, many lessons to learn and
unhappiness when things are different from their expectations of student life make them feel worse.
What might help to overcome the problem?
Here are some advice from psychologists: make as many friends as possible, take part in the university
activities, remember to get enough food and sleep, and the busier you are, the less time you will have to feel
homesick or lonely: but remember to establish a balance between work and leisure.
25. The word “they” refer to ……………
A. the students who meet new people. B. the students who can overcome their
apprehension.
C. the students who suffer from homesickness. D. the students who can control their
situations.
26. According to the passage at university, ……………….
A. everything is the same as what students have ever expected.
B. students never feel happy.
C. there are a lot of lesson to learn.
D. students have not got a lot of things to do.
27. Psychologists advice students …………. to overcome the problems.
A. not to participate any activities. B. to take leisure all the time
C. to stop studying D. to make may friends as possible
28. Which sentence is true?
A. All students can overcome their anxiety when starting university.
B. University is a place to worry about.
C. Starting university is not only exciting but also anxious.
D. All students at university do not feel homesick.
Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest in each set
29. A. rained B. phoned C. moved D. helped
30. A. bags B. kids C. speeds D. dates
31. A. halves B. churches C. buses D. faxes
Choose the one option that has the closest meaning to the italic sentence:
32. If she didn’t spend hours in the shower, she would not be late for school every morning.
A. She is never late for school because she spend hours in the shower.
B. She is late for school every morning because she spends hours in the shower.
C. She spends hours in the shower because she is late for school every morning.
D. She didn’t spend hours in the shower because she is late for school every morning.
33. People have built a new hospital in this area.
 A. In this area has been built a new hospital. B. A new hospital has been built in this area
by people.
C. A new hospital has been built in this area. D. A new hospital has been built by people
in this area.
34. They asked me “ Did Paul lose the match?”  They asked me ……………
A. If Paul had lost the match B. If did Paul lose the match
C. if Paul lose the match D. if had Paul lost the match
35. Some / the overseas students / bit / shy / take question / problems / tutors.
A. Some the overseas students are a bit too shy to take questions to the problems and the tutors.
B. Some of the overseas students are a bit too shy to take questions or problems to tutors.
C. Some of the overseas students are a bit too shy to take questions to the problems and the tutors.
D. Some the overseas students are a bit too shy to take questions or the problems and the tutors.
36. A chemical company has gone bankrupt. It employed 4,000 people.
A. A chemical company has gone bankrupt which employed 4,000 people.
B. A chemical company has gone bankrupt, it employed 4,000 people.
C. A chemical company which has gone bankrupt employed 4,000 people.
D. A chemical company which has gone bankrupt, employed 4,000 people.
Identify the words or phrase that is grammatically incorrect.
37. When the singer appeared, the stadium was full in excited fans.
38. My family spent an interested holiday in Europe last summer.
39. An old man walked along the road stopped to talk to us.
40. They listened careful when the instructor told them what to do.
41. The number of homeless people have increased dramatically in the past few years.
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words.
42. A. compliment B. terrible C. attention D. finally
43. A. university B. undergraduate C. informality D.
consideration
45. A. nature B. complain C. photo D. soda
46. A. regulation B. expensive C. apologize D. expression
Fill each blank with the most suitable word.
Throughout the world there are different (46) ………….. for people to greet each other. In much of the
world, a handshake is the (47) ……………. form of welcoming and greeting someone. In many countries
around the Mediterranean Sea a (48) …………. kiss on the check is appropriate way to welcome friends and
family. It can be a very (49) …………. Surprise if you expect to shake hands and get a kiss or a hug instead.
At times, it is difficult to tell what sort of greeting (50) ………….. is followed. People may bow, grab
another’s arm or even slap the other person on the back. In some places people just smile, look at the other’s
face and say nothing.
46. A. means B. methods C. ways D. techniques
47. A. difficult B. common C. same D. unique
48. A. light B. superficial C. fast D. heavy
49. A. huge B. large C. great D. big
50. A. habit B. custom C. routine D. tradition