Đề thi giữa HK 1 môn tiếng Anh lớp 12 năm học 2017-2018 - THPT Chuyên Lương Thế Vinh - Mã đề 124

SỞ GD-ĐT ĐỒNG NAI<br /> TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN<br /> LƯƠNG THẾ VINH<br /> MÃ ĐỀ THI<br /> 124<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 sentence that best combines each<br /> pair of sentences in the following questions.<br /> Câu 1: Joe does a lot of exercise. He’s still very fat.<br /> A. Even though Joe does a lot of exercise, he’s still very fat.<br /> B. Joe’s very fat, but he does a lot of exercise.<br /> C. Joe does a lot of exercise, so he’s still very fat<br /> D. Despite the fact that doing a lot of exercise, he’s still very fat.<br /> Câu 2: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sale.<br /> A. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising, but they want to increase their sale.<br /> B. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising so that they want to increase their sale.<br /> C. In order that they want to increase their sale, companies spend millions of dollars on advertising.<br /> D. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising with the aim of increasing their sale.<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 3 to 10.<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 3: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _________.<br /> A. push their child into trying too much<br /> B. help their child to become a genius<br /> C. make their child become a musician<br /> D. neglect their child’s education<br /> Câu 4: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?<br /> A. Educational psychologists.<br /> B. Successful musicians.<br /> C. Unrealistic parents.<br /> D. Their children.<br /> Câu 5: Michael Collins is fortunate in that __________.<br /> A. his mother knows little about music<br /> B. his parents are quite rich<br /> C. his father is a musician<br /> D. his parents help him in a sensible way<br /> Câu 6: The phrase "crazy about" in in the paragraph 3 mostly means _______.<br /> A. completely unaware of<br /> B. extremely interested in<br /> C. confused about<br /> D. surprised at<br /> Câu 7: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _______.<br /> A. has won a lot of piano competitions<br /> B. is afraid to disappoint them<br /> C. cannot learn much music from them<br /> D. has become a good musician<br /> Câu 8: The word "They" in the paragraph 3 refers to _______.<br /> A. Michael’s parents<br /> B. concerts<br /> C. violin lessons<br /> D. parents in general<br /> Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 124<br /> <br /> Câu 9: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _______.<br /> A. Winston’s mother<br /> B. Michael’s father<br /> C. Michael’s mother<br /> D. Winston’s father<br /> Câu 10: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _______.<br /> A. successful parents always have intelligent children<br /> B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children<br /> C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants<br /> D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education<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 11 to 15.<br /> EXAMS OR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT?<br /> How do you feel when you (11) ___ an exam? Do you always succeed in getting all your ideas down<br /> on paper, or do you sometimes feel that you’re (12) ___ a mess of it? Apart from those lucky few who<br /> sail through exams, most secondary school (13) ___ find them very stressful. Many teachers are aware of<br /> the problems their students face and use a different method for measuring their progress: continuous<br /> assessment. With continuous assessment, students are given various (14) ___ 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 (15) ___ over their work, meaning that they are able to do their best.<br /> Câu 11: A. write<br /> B. give<br /> C. make<br /> D. sit<br /> Câu 12: A. making<br /> B. doing<br /> C. having<br /> D. taking<br /> Câu 13: A. colleagues<br /> B. classmates<br /> C. students<br /> D. perfects<br /> Câu 14: A. tasks<br /> B. achievements<br /> C. efforts<br /> D. results<br /> Câu 15: A. imagine<br /> B. think<br /> C. consider<br /> D. examine<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: We are a very close-knit family and very supportive _______ one another.<br /> A. in<br /> B. to<br /> C. of<br /> D. with<br /> Câu 17: These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.<br /> A. solvability<br /> B. solutions<br /> C. solvable<br /> D. solve<br /> Câu 18: Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the floor, _______?<br /> A. won’t you<br /> B. do you<br /> C. will you<br /> D. aren’t you<br /> Câu 19: Ellie asked Stan _______ to look at the new catalogue.<br /> A. whether he wants<br /> B. that he wanted<br /> C. if he wanted<br /> D. did he want<br /> Câu 20: “Why were you so tired yesterday?” “Because I _______ all morning.”<br /> A. had been jogged<br /> B. was jogged<br /> C. jog<br /> D. had been jogging<br /> Câu 21: If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees _______.<br /> A. appropriate<br /> B. appropriation<br /> C. appropriating<br /> D. appropriately<br /> Câu 22: I’d rather you _______ the kids drop bits of pizza all over my new sofa.<br /> A. aren’t letting<br /> B. didn’t let<br /> C. don’t let<br /> D. won’t let<br /> Câu 23: I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we _______ up tomorrow morning, the sun<br /> _______.<br /> A. wake / has been shining<br /> B. will wake / will be shining<br /> C. wake / will be shining<br /> D. wake / shines<br /> Câu 24: It is essential that every student _______ the exam before attending the course.<br /> A. would pass<br /> B. pass<br /> C. passed<br /> D. passes<br /> Câu 25: “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 service<br /> D. to be serviced<br /> Câu 26: Gestures such as waving and handshaking are _______ forms of communication.<br /> A. direct<br /> B. verbal<br /> C. non-verbal<br /> D. regular<br /> <br /> Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 124<br /> <br /> Câu 27: 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. communicative<br /> B. impolite<br /> C. attentive<br /> D. thoughtful<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 28: 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 /> Câu 29: You must clean the wall before you painted it.<br /> A. The wall must be clean before you paint it.<br /> B. The wall must be cleaned before you paint.<br /> C. The wall must be cleaned before being painted.<br /> D. The wall must clean before you paint it.<br /> Câu 30: John told his brother “Report yourself to the police and you’ll get lighter penalty.”<br /> A. John promised his brother a report of himself to the police.<br /> B. John threatened his brother to report himself to the police.<br /> C. John asked his brother to give up himself to the police.<br /> D. John persuaded his brother to report himself to the police.<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 31: 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 /> Câu 32: Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.<br /> A. put up<br /> B. find out<br /> C. make up<br /> D. take over<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 33: Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily.<br /> A. which<br /> B. for<br /> C. is<br /> D. angrily<br /> Câu 34: Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.<br /> A. are<br /> B. common disease<br /> C. which<br /> D. usually<br /> Câu 35: My mother reminded me to remember to water her house plants.<br /> A. house plants<br /> B. to water<br /> C. reminded<br /> D. to remember<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 36: My first impression of her was her impassive face.<br /> A. fractious<br /> B. respectful<br /> C. emotional<br /> D. solid<br /> Câu 37: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.<br /> A. futile<br /> B. amicable<br /> C. inapplicable<br /> D. hostile<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 38 to 44.<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 /> Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 124<br /> <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 38: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because __________.<br /> A. it has become very important in our culture<br /> B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years<br /> C. people have been writing since there have been human beings<br /> D. writing is secondary to language<br /> Câu 39: The author of the passage argues that __________.<br /> A. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write<br /> B. all languages should have a written form<br /> C. writing has become too important in today’s society<br /> D. speech is more basic to language than writing<br /> Câu 40: Normal human beings __________.<br /> A. learn to talk before learning to write<br /> B. learn to write before learning to talk<br /> C. learn to talk after learning to write<br /> D. learn to write and to talk at the same time<br /> Câu 41: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of<br /> __________.<br /> A. people who learn the rudiments of speech<br /> B. people who speak many languages<br /> C. severely handicapped children<br /> D. intelligent people who couldn’t write<br /> Câu 42: According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it__________.<br /> A. teaches its children to speak perfectly<br /> B. affirms the primacy of speech over writing<br /> C. affirms the primacy of writing over speech<br /> D. keeps written records<br /> Câu 43: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means __________.<br /> A. rudiments<br /> B. benefit<br /> C. skill<br /> D. domination<br /> Câu 44: Which of the following is NOT true?<br /> A. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.<br /> B. Writing has become so important in our culture.<br /> C. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.<br /> D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.<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 45: - Anne: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house”. - John: “ _______”<br /> A. You can say that again.<br /> B. Yes, I hope so.<br /> C. No, dogs are very good, too.<br /> D. Nothing more to say.<br /> Câu 46: - John: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.” - Laura: “ _______”<br /> A. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging.<br /> B. Sorry to hear that.<br /> C. Never mind.<br /> D. I’m glad you like it.<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 47: A. composed<br /> B. fixed<br /> C. decreased<br /> D. knocked<br /> Câu 48: A. compete<br /> B. company<br /> C. communicate<br /> D. comprise<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 49: A. signal<br /> B. attract<br /> C. decent<br /> D. courteous<br /> Câu 50: A. attitude<br /> B. terrific<br /> C. summary<br /> D. partnership<br /> ----------- THE END ----------<br /> <br /> Trang 4/4 - Mã đề thi 124<br /> <br />