ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1 LỚP 12 MÔN TIẾNG ANH

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. A. interview B. impression C. company D. formally
2. A. environment B. experience C. optimistic D. technology
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
3. A. plants B. animals C. seasons D. trees
4. A. character B. chemist C. church D. scholar
5. A. expected B. decided C. attracted D. engaged
III. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences .
6. A letter of ……… is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview.
A. recommend B. recommended
C. recommender D. recommendation
7. Her job was so ……… that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting B. satisfactory C. stressful D. wonderful
8. Can you please tell me some information that ……… to the job?
A. indicates B. expresses C. interests D. relates
9. At first year at college was probably the best and most ……… year of my life.
A. challenge B. challenged C. challenging D. challenged
10.If I were offered the job, I think I ……… it.
A. take B. will take C. would take D. would have taken.
11.He is the man ……… car was stolen last week.
A. whom B. that C. which D. whose
12.I would like to know the reason ……… he decided to quit the job.
A. why B. which C. that D. when
13. Many people believe that ……… human beings will never used up all ……… natural resources
on earth.
A. the/ a B. / the C. a/ the D. the/ 
14. My parents ……… their favourite show on TV when Daisy ……… last night.
A. watched/ was calling B. have watched/ called
C. were watching/ called D. watched/ had called
15. "Congratulations! You did great." - " ……… ."
A. It's nice of you to say so B. It's my pleasure
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 C. That's okay D. You're welcome
16. ……… large number of Indian men agreed that it was unwise to confide in their wives.
A.  B. An C. The D. A
17."Would you like to go to the movies tonight?" - "……… ."
A. No, I don't like B. Of course C. I'd love to D. Yes, I'd like
18."What a lovely house you have!" - " ……… ."
A. You're welcome B. Thank you C. Of course D. I think so
19. Emily said that her parents ……… to Paris ……… .
A. would go/ the next day B. had gone/ the day after
C. will go/ tomorrow D. went/ tomorrow
20. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by
……… fee-paying schools.
A. independent B. independently C. independence D. depended
21. School uniform is required in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. divided B. depended C. compulsory D. paid
22. Are you fond ……… newspapers and magazines?
A. of having read B. of reading C. of read D. reading
23. Learning English, I find prepositions very ……… .
A. interested B. interestingly C. interest D. interesting
24. He advised ……… too far.
A. she did not go B. her do not go C. her did not to go D. her not to go
25."Thank you for the nice gift." - " ……… ."
A. You're welcomed B. I'm glad you like it
C. But do you know how much it costs? D. In fact, I myself don't like it
26. I ……… there once a long time ago and ……… back since.
A. have been/ will not be B. was/ have not been
C. had been/ was not D. would be/ had not been
27. ……… the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite of
28. I saw a bear while I ……… in the forest.
A. am walking B. walked C. were walking D. was walking
29. ……… he has a lot of money, he still feels unhappy.
A. Despite B. Although C. Because D. Because of

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30. Renovation (Doi Moi) was officially initiated in 1986 ……… the Vietnamese Communist
Party.
A. at B. in C. by D. for
IV. Choose the best sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
31. Hung didn’t call Lan because it was too late.
A. Hung will call Lan, if it is early.
B. If it were not late, Hung would call Lan.
C. Hung didn’t plan to call Lan, but he changed his mind at the last minute.
D. If it hadn’t been so late, Hung would have called Lan.
32. He said "If I had enough money, I could buy that dictionary."
A. He said if he had enough money, he could buy that dictionary
B. He said if he had had enough money, he could buy that dictionary.
C. He said if he had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary.
D. He said if he had had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary.
33. "Good morning, Mary! How are you?" Henry said
A. Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was.
B. Henry greeted Mary and asked how is she.
C. Henry said good morning Mary and asked how was she.
D. Henry said good morning and asked Mary how she is.
34.Tom bought that book yesterday.
A. That book was bought yesterday by Tom.
B. That book was bought by Tom yesterday.
C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom
D. That book was bought yesterday.
35. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
A. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month.
B. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month.
C. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month.
D. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month.
V. Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting.
36. She wanted to know what company I worked for the previous year.
A B C D
37. They wondered if Jane would come to the party the next day or not
A B C D
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38. Either you or your friend are on charge today
A B C D
39. Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job that you would like to
A B C D
have.
40. I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money.
A B C D
VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage:
Around the age of eighteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. "Do I stay
on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or begin a training
(41) …….……?"
The decision is yours, but it may be (42) …….…… remembering two things: there is more
unemployment among people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right skills
will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there
are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you get (43) …….…… more
quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (44) …….…… you earn. Starting
work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. By this way, you can
save up money for your student days as well as (45) …….…… practical work experience.
41.A. class B. course C. term D. school
42.A. useful B. worth C. important D. necessary
43. A. in B. to C. on D. in to
44.A. when B. what C. where D. while
45.A. doing B. making C. getting D. taking
VII. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the questions about the passage:
In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look at a person in the eyes when you
are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is
talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This of course,
is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear hiding
something, that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will
sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But
they always turn immediately back to look the listener in the eyes. These social rules are the same
for two women, two men, a woman and a man, or an adult and a child.
46. These social rules are used for …….…… .
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 A. two men B. a man and a woman
C. everybody D. two women
47. When you are talking to an American or Canadian, you should …….…… .
A. look directly at him or her B. look to the side
C. avoid looking directly at him or her D. look down
48. Looking down or to the side when you are spoken to means …….…… .
A. you respect him or her B. you are afraid of him or her
C. you are paying attention to him or her D. you feel bored with his or her words
49. It is very …….…… of you not to look in the eyes of the listener while talking.
A. impolite B. polite C. honest D. dishonest
50. People can look away for a few words while speaking …….…… .
A. to find something B. to find the correct word
C. to hide something D. to hide their feelings

ĐÁP ÁN
1. B 2. C 3.A 4. C 5. D 6D 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. B
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C
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32. D 33. A 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. A
41. B 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. A 50. B