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SỞ GD-ĐT ĐỒNG NAI<br /> TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN<br /> LƯƠNG THẾ VINH<br /> MÃ ĐỀ THI<br /> 122<br /> <br /> ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ 1 (2017-2018)<br /> MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP: 12<br /> Ngày kiểm tra: 20/10/2017<br /> Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút<br /> (Đề thi có 4 trang, gồm 50 câu trắc nghiệm)<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning<br /> to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 1: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.<br /> A. amicable<br /> B. inapplicable<br /> C. futile<br /> D. hostile<br /> Câu 2: My first impression of her was her impassive face.<br /> A. respectful<br /> B. emotional<br /> C. solid<br /> D. fractious<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 3 to 7.<br /> EXAMS OR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT?<br /> How do you feel when you (3) ___ an exam? Do you always succeed in getting all your ideas down on<br /> paper, or do you sometimes feel that you’re (4) ___ a mess of it? Apart from those lucky few who sail<br /> through exams, most secondary school (5) ___ find them very stressful. Many teachers are aware of the<br /> problems their students face and use a different method for measuring their progress: continuous<br /> assessment. With continuous assessment, students are given various (6) ___ to do through the year. All<br /> their marks are added together to produce a total mark at the end of the year. Students have to take more<br /> responsibility for their education because they can’t rely on doing well on just one day. Also, they have<br /> more time to (7) ___ over their work, meaning that they are able to do their best.<br /> Câu 3:<br /> A. sit<br /> B. give<br /> C. make<br /> D. write<br /> Câu 4:<br /> A. doing<br /> B. taking<br /> C. having<br /> D. making<br /> Câu 5:<br /> A. colleagues<br /> B. students<br /> C. perfects<br /> D. classmates<br /> Câu 6:<br /> A. tasks<br /> B. achievements<br /> C. efforts<br /> D. results<br /> Câu 7:<br /> A. examine<br /> B. consider<br /> C. think<br /> D. imagine<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct answer to each of the questions from 8 to 15.<br /> If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a<br /> disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which<br /> ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will<br /> fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.<br /> However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are<br /> ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very<br /> supportive of their child.<br /> Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him<br /> to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers<br /> twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the<br /> trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is<br /> unwilling.<br /> Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians,<br /> and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so<br /> they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston<br /> is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.<br /> Câu 8: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _________.<br /> A. make their child become a musician<br /> B. push their child into trying too much<br /> C. neglect their child’s education<br /> D. help their child to become a genius<br /> <br /> Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 122<br /> <br /> Câu 9: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?<br /> A. Unrealistic parents.<br /> B. Their children.<br /> C. Successful musicians.<br /> D. Educational psychologists.<br /> Câu 10: Michael Collins is fortunate in that __________.<br /> A. his parents are quite rich<br /> B. his mother knows little about music<br /> C. his father is a musician<br /> D. his parents help him in a sensible way<br /> Câu 11: The phrase "crazy about" in in the paragraph 3 mostly means _______.<br /> A. extremely interested in<br /> B. completely unaware of<br /> C. confused about<br /> D. surprised at<br /> Câu 12: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _______.<br /> A. has won a lot of piano competitions<br /> B. has become a good musician<br /> C. is afraid to disappoint them<br /> D. cannot learn much music from them<br /> Câu 13: The word "They" in the paragraph 3 refers to _______.<br /> A. violin lessons<br /> B. parents in general<br /> C. Michael’s parents<br /> D. concerts<br /> Câu 14: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _______.<br /> A. Winston’s mother<br /> B. Winston’s father<br /> C. Michael’s mother<br /> D. Michael’s father<br /> Câu 15: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _______.<br /> A. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants<br /> B. successful parents always have intelligent children<br /> C. parents should spend more money on the child’s education<br /> D. successful parents often have unsuccessful children<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the<br /> following questions.<br /> Câu 16: These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.<br /> A. solve<br /> B. solvability<br /> C. solutions<br /> D. solvable<br /> Câu 17: I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we _______ up tomorrow morning, the sun<br /> _______.<br /> A. wake / will be shining<br /> B. wake / has been shining<br /> C. wake / shines<br /> D. will wake / will be shining<br /> Câu 18: We are a very close-knit family and very supportive _______ one another.<br /> A. of<br /> B. to<br /> C. in<br /> D. with<br /> Câu 19: Ellie asked Stan _______ to look at the new catalogue.<br /> A. did he want<br /> B. that he wanted<br /> C. whether he wants<br /> D. if he wanted<br /> Câu 20: I’d rather you _______ the kids drop bits of pizza all over my new sofa.<br /> A. didn’t let<br /> B. won’t let<br /> C. aren’t letting<br /> D. don’t let<br /> Câu 21: It is essential that every student _______ the exam before attending the course.<br /> A. passed<br /> B. would pass<br /> C. pass<br /> D. passes<br /> Câu 22: If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees _______.<br /> A. appropriation<br /> B. appropriately<br /> C. appropriating<br /> D. appropriate<br /> Câu 23: He is one of the most _______ bosses I have ever worked with. He behaves rudely to not only<br /> me but also others in the staff.<br /> A. thoughtful<br /> B. attentive<br /> C. impolite<br /> D. communicative<br /> Câu 24: “Why did you get the bus to work?” “I’m having my car _______ at the moment.”<br /> A. serviced<br /> B. servicing<br /> C. to be serviced<br /> D. to service<br /> Câu 25: “Why were you so tired yesterday?” “Because I _______ all morning.”<br /> A. jog<br /> B. had been jogging<br /> C. had been jogged<br /> D. was jogged<br /> Câu 26: Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the floor, _______?<br /> A. do you<br /> B. will you<br /> C. won’t you<br /> D. aren’t you<br /> Câu 27: Gestures such as waving and handshaking are _______ forms of communication.<br /> A. regular<br /> B. direct<br /> C. verbal<br /> D. non-verbal<br /> Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 122<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to<br /> the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 28: Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.<br /> A. make up<br /> B. find out<br /> C. take over<br /> D. put up<br /> Câu 29: Let’s wait for her; I’m sure she’ll turn up before long.<br /> A. enter<br /> B. visit<br /> C. return<br /> D. arrive<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs<br /> correction in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 30: Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily.<br /> A. which<br /> B. is<br /> C. angrily<br /> D. for<br /> Câu 31: Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.<br /> A. usually<br /> B. common disease<br /> C. which<br /> D. are<br /> Câu 32: My mother reminded me to remember to water her house plants.<br /> A. to remember<br /> B. reminded<br /> C. to water<br /> D. house plants<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each<br /> pair of sentences in the following questions.<br /> Câu 33: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sale.<br /> A. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising so that they want to increase their sale.<br /> B. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising, but they want to increase their sale.<br /> C. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising with the aim of increasing their sale.<br /> D. In order that they want to increase their sale, companies spend millions of dollars on advertising.<br /> Câu 34: Joe does a lot of exercise. He’s still very fat.<br /> A. Joe does a lot of exercise, so he’s still very fat<br /> B. Even though Joe does a lot of exercise, he’s still very fat.<br /> C. Joe’s very fat, but he does a lot of exercise.<br /> D. Despite the fact that doing a lot of exercise, he’s still very fat.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other<br /> three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 35: A. attitude<br /> B. terrific<br /> C. summary<br /> D. partnership<br /> Câu 36: A. signal<br /> B. courteous<br /> C. decent<br /> D. attract<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to<br /> complete each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 37: - John: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.” - Laura: “ _______”<br /> A. Sorry to hear that.<br /> B. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging.<br /> C. I’m glad you like it.<br /> D. Never mind.<br /> Câu 38: - Anne: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house”. - John: “ _______”<br /> A. No, dogs are very good, too.<br /> B. Nothing more to say.<br /> C. Yes, I hope so.<br /> D. You can say that again.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning<br /> to each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 39: John told his brother “Report yourself to the police and you’ll get lighter penalty.”<br /> A. John threatened his brother to report himself to the police.<br /> B. John promised his brother a report of himself to the police.<br /> C. John persuaded his brother to report himself to the police.<br /> D. John asked his brother to give up himself to the police.<br /> Câu 40: As soon as they arrived at the beach, it started to rain.<br /> A. They had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain.<br /> B. No sooner had they arrived at the beach than it started to rain.<br /> C. They had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain.<br /> D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.<br /> Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 122<br /> <br /> Câu 41: You must clean the wall before you painted it.<br /> A. The wall must be cleaned before you paint.<br /> B. The wall must clean before you paint it.<br /> C. The wall must be clean before you paint it.<br /> D. The wall must be cleaned before being painted.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part<br /> differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 42: A. composed<br /> B. decreased<br /> C. knocked<br /> D. fixed<br /> Câu 43: A. comprise<br /> B. communicate<br /> C. company<br /> D. compete<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.<br /> Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than<br /> speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language.<br /> Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years;<br /> but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.<br /> When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even<br /> today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before<br /> we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to<br /> talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort<br /> to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and<br /> even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who<br /> learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.<br /> To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage<br /> writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization<br /> must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.<br /> Câu 44: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because __________.<br /> A. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years<br /> B. it has become very important in our culture<br /> C. writing is secondary to language<br /> D. people have been writing since there have been human beings<br /> Câu 45: The author of the passage argues that __________.<br /> A. all languages should have a written form<br /> B. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write<br /> C. writing has become too important in today’s society<br /> D. speech is more basic to language than writing<br /> Câu 46: Normal human beings __________.<br /> A. learn to talk before learning to write<br /> B. learn to talk after learning to write<br /> C. learn to write before learning to talk<br /> D. learn to write and to talk at the same time<br /> Câu 47: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of<br /> __________.<br /> A. severely handicapped children<br /> B. people who learn the rudiments of speech<br /> C. intelligent people who couldn’t write<br /> D. people who speak many languages<br /> Câu 48: According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it__________.<br /> A. affirms the primacy of writing over speech<br /> B. affirms the primacy of speech over writing<br /> C. teaches its children to speak perfectly<br /> D. keeps written records<br /> Câu 49: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means __________.<br /> A. skill<br /> B. benefit<br /> C. domination<br /> D. rudiments<br /> Câu 50: Which of the following is NOT true?<br /> A. Writing has become so important in our culture.<br /> B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.<br /> C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.<br /> D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.<br /> ----------- THE END ---------Trang 4/4 - Mã đề thi 122<br /> <br />