SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NAM ĐỊNH<br />
TRƯỜNG THPT MỸ LỘC<br />
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017<br />
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 12<br />
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút<br />
Họ và tên thí sinh: ………………………………………SBD:………………….Lớp 12……….<br />
Mã đề thi: 345<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the<br />
following questions.<br />
Question 1: When we came to their house, they ______ chess.<br />
A. played<br />
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B. are playing<br />
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C. were playing<br />
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D. have been playing<br />
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Question 2: My husband and I both go out to work, so we share the ______<br />
A. happiness<br />
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B. household chores<br />
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C. responsibility<br />
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D. employment<br />
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Question 3: Tom looks so frightened and upset. He ______ something terrible.<br />
A. must experience<br />
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B. can have experienced<br />
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C. should have experienced<br />
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D. must have experienced<br />
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Question 4: It is suggested that he ______ back home as soon as possible to meet her.<br />
A. comes<br />
<br />
B. come<br />
<br />
C. would come<br />
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D. is coming<br />
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C. broke out<br />
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D. took out<br />
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Question 5: The Second World War ______ in 1939.<br />
A. brought about<br />
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B. turned up<br />
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Question 6: Physical ______ plays a vital role in people’s choices of their partners.<br />
A. attract<br />
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B. attractively<br />
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C. attractiveness<br />
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D. attractive<br />
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Question 7: What ______ nice weather! Let’s go for a picnic.<br />
A. a<br />
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B. an<br />
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C. the<br />
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D. Ø<br />
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Question 8: It is very cold here. Can I turn the fans ______?<br />
A. on<br />
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B. at<br />
<br />
C. off<br />
<br />
D. in<br />
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Question 9: Her main ______ in the family is to take out the garbage.<br />
A. responsibility<br />
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B. responsible<br />
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C. responsibly<br />
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D. response<br />
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Question 10: In the 1960s, Vietnamese parents didn’t often ______ their children choose their wife or<br />
husband.<br />
A. allow<br />
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B. permit<br />
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C. let<br />
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D. want<br />
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Question 11: Did he tell you ______?<br />
A. was what the problem<br />
<br />
B. the problem was what<br />
<br />
C. what was the problem<br />
<br />
D. what the problem was<br />
<br />
Question 12: She has three brothers, all of ______ are working in Ho Chi Minh City.<br />
A. which<br />
<br />
B. whom<br />
<br />
C. that<br />
<br />
D. whose<br />
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on our answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.<br />
These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear very formal clothes. But<br />
sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.<br />
Many British people don't think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable.<br />
When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas and<br />
concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters.<br />
Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.<br />
But in Britain, as well as the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear<br />
dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes.<br />
And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.<br />
In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful<br />
with their clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But<br />
when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men<br />
have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles.<br />
It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the US,<br />
because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and<br />
then do the same. You'll feel more relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else.<br />
Question 13: If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear<br />
______<br />
A. strange clothes<br />
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B. as the people there do<br />
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C. your native clothes<br />
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D. comfortable clothes<br />
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Question 14: What do you think the passage is mainly about?<br />
A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.<br />
B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in the UK and USA.<br />
C. When we should wear in a formal way.<br />
D. Where we should wear in a formal way.<br />
Question 15: The word “elegant” in line 5 in the passage is closet in meaning to ______<br />
A. graceful<br />
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B. formal<br />
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C. informal<br />
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Question 16: The word “they” in line 11 refers to ______<br />
2<br />
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D. rude<br />
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A. American people<br />
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B. British people<br />
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C. informal clothes<br />
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D. sporty clothes<br />
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Question 17: Nowadays the British and American people like wearing ______<br />
A. formal clothesB. informal clothes<br />
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C. suits and ties<br />
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D. dresses or skirts<br />
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Question 18: Many British people wear freely when they ______ .<br />
A. attend meetings<br />
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B. attend lectures<br />
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C. spend their spare time<br />
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D. meet their friends<br />
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Question 19: Who doesn't usually wear suits and ties?<br />
A. Lawyers<br />
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B. Doctors<br />
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C. Drivers<br />
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D. Accountants<br />
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Question 20: If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend<br />
wears<br />
______<br />
A. pretty clothes<br />
<br />
B. plain clothes<br />
<br />
C. formal clothes<br />
<br />
D. informal clothes<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs<br />
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 21: A. says<br />
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B. dates<br />
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C. photographs<br />
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D. jokes<br />
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Question 22: A. obliged<br />
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B. needed<br />
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C. believed<br />
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D. determined<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three<br />
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 23: A. believe<br />
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B. succeed<br />
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C. waving<br />
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D. today<br />
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Question 24: A. successful<br />
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B. solution<br />
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C. beautiful<br />
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D. advantage<br />
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on our answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.<br />
In Japan, (25) _____ and good manners are very important and business meetings are very<br />
formal. Business cards are also important and they (26)_____ these at the beginning of a meeting. They<br />
always look at them carefully, so you should do the same as they might think you’re rude if you don’t. A<br />
lot of communication is non-verbal. They are very good listeners and may ask a lot of questions to check<br />
they understand everything. In a conversation they wait longer before they reply than westerners do, so it’s<br />
important (27)_____ in those long pauses but to wait (28) ______ their reply. In their culture it’s rude to<br />
ask direct questions or to say “No” or “I disagree”. In business it takes a long time to make a decision<br />
because they have to ask everyone in the company. When they say “Yes” it may mean “I understand”, not<br />
“I agree”, and when they smile it might be because they don’t know (29)_____ to say.<br />
Question 25: A. polite<br />
Question 26: A. change<br />
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B. impoliteness<br />
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C. politeness<br />
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B. exchange<br />
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C. purchase<br />
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Question 27: A. to not speak B. not speaking<br />
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C. don't speak<br />
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Question 28: A. for<br />
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C. in<br />
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B. on<br />
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D. politely<br />
D. barter<br />
D. not to speak<br />
D. about<br />
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Question 29: A. when<br />
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B. what<br />
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C. that<br />
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D. who<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction<br />
in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 30: It was suggested that Tuan studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass<br />
the exam.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
Question 31: Though my parents are very busy at work, but they try to spend much time for their children.<br />
A<br />
<br />
B<br />
<br />
C<br />
<br />
D<br />
<br />
Question 32: Lan asked me how long did it take to get to Ho Chi Minh city by train.<br />
A<br />
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B<br />
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C<br />
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D<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete<br />
each of the following exchanges.<br />
Question 33: Sue: “Your hairstyle is really terrific.”<br />
Robert: “______”<br />
A. Yes, I’m afraid not.<br />
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B. I think that, too.<br />
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C. Not completely<br />
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D. Thanks. That is a nice compliment.<br />
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Question 34: Minh: “Congratulations to you on passing the math exam.”<br />
Nhi: “______”<br />
A. You’re welcome<br />
<br />
B. Never mind<br />
<br />
C. Don’t mention it<br />
<br />
D. Thanks a lot<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) closet in meaning to the<br />
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 35: She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.<br />
A. came into<br />
<br />
B. went leisurely<br />
<br />
C. went quickly<br />
<br />
D. dropped by<br />
<br />
Question 36: Billy, come and lend me a hand with cooking.<br />
A. help<br />
<br />
B. prepared<br />
<br />
C. be busy<br />
<br />
D. attempt<br />
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on our answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
answer to each of the questions from 37 to 43.<br />
Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed<br />
“ character” or “social” “skills” through extracurricular activities, including organized sports. Because most<br />
schools start at around 8 o’clock every morning and classes often do not finish until 4 o’clock in the<br />
afternoon, such activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening. There is<br />
usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available. Most schools, for instance, publish their<br />
own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations. Almost all have student orchestras,<br />
bands, and choirs.<br />
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Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities- swimming pools, tennis<br />
courts, tracks, and stadiums with the public. Often the students themselves organize and support school<br />
activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns. Parents and local<br />
business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to<br />
compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip. Such activities not only give pupils a chance<br />
to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of “school spirit” among the<br />
students and in the community .<br />
Question 37: What do the students do to support school activities ?<br />
A. sell newspapers<br />
<br />
B. look after a baby<br />
<br />
C. repair cars<br />
<br />
D. sell lawn movers<br />
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Question 38: How many hours a day do the children stay at school?<br />
A. eight<br />
<br />
B. six<br />
<br />
C. five<br />
<br />
D. four<br />
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Question 39: The best title for the passage could be ______<br />
A. British activities outdoors.<br />
<br />
B. The U.S.A organized sports<br />
<br />
C. American schools’ extracurricular activities<br />
<br />
D. Extracurricular activities in Britain<br />
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Question 40: Which extracurricular school activities are NOT MENTIONED ?<br />
A. singing in a choir<br />
<br />
B. helping old people<br />
<br />
C. writing newspapers<br />
<br />
D. working in a radio station<br />
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Question 41: The word “they” in line 14 refers to ______<br />
A. activities<br />
<br />
B. pupils<br />
<br />
C. normal classes<br />
<br />
D. parents<br />
<br />
Question 42: Which activities are NOT helped by parents and local business ?<br />
A. performing at a state music competition.<br />
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B. playing in a sport competition.<br />
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C. working in a TV station.<br />
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D. having a camping trip.<br />
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Question 43: Almost all schools have student orchestras, bands, and ______ as a range of extracurricular<br />
activities.<br />
A. lawns<br />
<br />
B. books<br />
<br />
C. cars<br />
<br />
D. choirs<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) opposite in meaning to the<br />
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 44: It is optional for students in Vietnam to go to kindergarten.<br />
A. legal<br />
<br />
B. obligatory<br />
<br />
C. requiring<br />
<br />
D. free<br />
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Question 45: He is satisfied with his well-paid job.<br />
A. high<br />
<br />
B. high-paying<br />
<br />
C. low-paid<br />
<br />
D. low-paying<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closet in meaning to<br />
each of the following questions.<br />
Question 46: “Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?” said Tom.<br />
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