THPT Lương Văn Chánh KIỂM TRA MỘT TIẾT LẦN 1-HỌC KỲ 1-NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

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Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.
1. A. decent B. recent C. celebrate D. even
2. A. begged B. canned C. booked D. buttoned
Indicate the word that differs part from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the
following questions.
3. A. talented B. waver C. division D. figure
4. A. centralize B. overload C. mindset D. custom
Indicate the part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. The phone rang suddenly while Jane did the gardening.
A B C D
6. The moment I was seeing him, I realized I had met him somewhere before.
A B C D
7. My uncle was a community leader whom everyone in our town admires him very much.
A B C D
Indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. Could you please close ____ window? I don’t think it is necessary to open all the four.
A. a B. the C. some D. Ø
9. What ___ at 9 o’clock last night? I phoned you but couldn’t get through to you.
A. did you do B. were you doing C. would you do D. had you done
10. He has the _________face and skin of an old traveller.
A. thought-provoking B. weather-beaten C. high-cost D. old- fashioned
11. Hard-working and ____ students should be given more opportunities to develop their skills.
A. talented B. worldwide C. easy - going D. good - looking
12. There are some reports on ___ oil slick in ___ Mediterranean Sea.
A. a/the B. a/a C. the/the D. Ø/a
13. His English teacher recommends that he ___ a regular degree program.
A. begin B. begins C. will begin D. is beginning
14. They leave their home villages to find _____ jobs in the ______ industrial zones.
A. long-term/ weather-beaten B. up-to-date / year-round
C. well-paid/ fast -growing D. downmarket / worldwide
15. It’s important we ___ about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems.
A. focus B. talk C. be D. provide
16. The government urged that people ____ natural resources.
A. not waste B. not establish C. not employ D. not attend
17. The lecture was two hours long and boring, so by the end of it, I completely _____.
A. took up B. went on C. switched off D. brought up
18. Before the Industrial Revolution in England, the majority of the population were employed as ____laborers.
A. agricultural B. agriculture C. agriculturalist D. agriculturally
19. It is essential that young people from rural areas _____ the truth about city life.
A. be told B. be searched C. be obeyed D. be lived
Indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
20. - Anna: “Personally, I love peaceful and quiet life in rural areas.” - Jenny: “_____”
A. Neither do I B. No, I won’t C. So do I D. Yes, I like it
21. - “What do you think about Steve Jobs?” - “____________.”
A. That’s right B. I doubt it. It is not true C. Well, he is talented D. I agree with you about him
Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words(s) in each of the following questions.
22. Her courage not only inspired her followers but moved her rivals as well.
A. depressed B. motivated C. overlooked D. rejected
23. Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose paintings are extraordinary sophisticated.
A. old-fashioned B. basic C. primitive D. complex
Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words(s) in each of the following questions.
24. I propose that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.
A. approve B. recommend C. reject D. suggest
25. Unemployment is a massive problem for the government at the moment.
A. main B. major C. minor D. primary
Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
26. Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?
A. He advises me putting my luggage under the seat. B. He wondered why I don’t put my luggage under the seat.
C. He offers me to put my luggage under the seat. D. He suggests that I put my luggage under the seat
27. When I was young, I wasn’t allowed to watch much TV.
A. When I was young, my parents did not make me watch much TV.
B. When I was young, my parents did not let me watch much TV.
C. When I was young, my parents did not ask me to watch much TV.
D. When I was young, my parents did not take me to watch much TV.
28. I haven’t met her for three years.
A. The last time I met her was three years ago. B. It is three years when I will meet her.
C. I did not meet her for three years ago. D. During three years, I met her once.
Indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
29. It was cold. Minh and his friends still went swimming.
A. Because Minh and his friends still went swimming, it was cold.
B. It was cold while Minh and his friends still went swimming.
C. Minh and his friends still went swimming though it was cold.
D. Until it was cold, but Minh and his friends still went swimming.
30. We didn’t go to the concert. The tickets had sold out.
A. No tickets had been sold for the concert, so it didn’t take place.
B. There were no tickets left, so we couldn’t go to the concert.
C. We didn’t go to the concert because the tickets cost too much.
D. We had bought tickets for the concert, but we decided not to go.
Indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Seeking a new life and hoping for a significant (31) ____ in their standard of living, foreign workers began
flocking into Western Europe during the 1950s. In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving from the West
Indies and the Indian subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a new life soon (32) ___ sour
for many.
Attracted by the promise to earn good money and learn new skills, the reality they found was often one of
low wages and, in many cases, unemployment. Some did not adapt (33) ___ to life in a country of cold weather,
cold welcomes and discrimination. The (34) ____ of West Indian immigrants moved into the inner cities, areas that
were already fraught with social tensions caused by poverty and poor housing. There were cases of open hostility
towards the newcomers; in 1958, riots (35) ____ out in Notting Hill, West London, when gangs of white youths
began taunting immigrants.
31. A. switch B. change C. modification D. variation
32. A. turned B. converted C. switched D. changed
33. A. closely B. greatly C. easily D. normally
34. A. most B. percentage C. majority D. number
35. A. broke B. carried C. came D. started
Indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
THE MAGICAL MIND OF LEONARDO DA VINCI
When someone shows great skills in a certain field, we call them a genius. In particular, the term is most
associated with two people. One is the famed scientist Albert Einstein, and the other is Leonardo Da Vinci.
However, unlike Einstein, whose achievements were essentially all related to science, Leonardo Da Vinci was a
master at art, architecture, invention, and several other areas.
Da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452. He took to art at an early age and at age 14, he went to study as an
apprentice in Florence under the artist Verrocchio. For the next six years, Da Vinci picked up drawing, carpentry,
sculpting, and many other techniques from his master and his talent was evident. In fact, Da Vinci was such a good
painter that his talent frustrated his master. Eventually, Verrocchio was so frustrated by his student’s genius that he
stopped painting altogether. By the age of 20, Da Vinci was considered a master artist and set up his own
workshop. It was there that Da Vinci was approached to create a painting for the Duke of Milan. The Duke was so
impressed by his work that he would bring him under his service. In addition to creating paintings and sculptures,
the Duke also had him design innovative buildings, machines, and weapons. Da Vinci would draw up plans for
several futuristic inventions including tanks, submarines, and flying machines. He also mastered the art of drawing
every muscle and detail of the human body. The only criticism one could make of Da Vinci is that his brilliant mind
jumped so quickly from subject to subject that he rarely completed the works he started. The ones he did finish
were often spectacular masterpieces, such as his paintings The Last Supper and the timeless Mona Lisa. The latter,
which is on display at the Louvre in Paris, is arguably the most famous painting of all times because of its
incredible detail and realism.
Although Da Vinci died in 1519, his effect on the art world has never waned. He helped coin the term
“Renaissance man” which refers to someone who excels in many different areas. Perhaps the greatest present Da
Vinci left behind was his journals. Admirers and students of his work can examine 13,000 pages of his notes,
drawings, and ideas to better understand what made this genius tick.
36. How is Einstein different from Da Vinci?
A. He was much more intelligent. B. He was a slightly better painter.
C. He lived many years before Da Vinci. D. He mainly specialized in one subject.
37. In paragraph 2, what does the phrase “The latter” refer to?
A. Da Vinci’s paintings B. Mona Lisa C. The Last Supper D. The final years of Da Vinci’s career
38. What could replace the word “waned” in paragraph 3?
A. increased B. decreased C. stayed the same D. made people angry
39. All of the following are what Da Vinci did in his life EXCEPT that _____.
A. he painted some masterpieces B. he put most of his plans into practice
C. he drew up plans for futuristic inventions D. he was a master at architecture
40. What does the passage say about Da Vinci’s journals in paragraph 3?
A. Only thirteen of them still exist today.
B. They prove that anyone can be an artist if they don’t give up.
C. People can read them to try and understand how he thought.
D. They probably won’t teach his fans anything they don’t already know.