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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian: 45 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Họ và tên: ...................................................................Lớp ..............................
Số báo danh: ............................................................. Phòng thi: ....................
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
(Học sinh làm phần Trắc nghiệm vào Tờ giấy thi)
LISTENING
* Listen and then mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option to
answer the following questions. (1.0p)
Question 1. Who does Wang live with in Beijing?
A. her husband B. her daughter C. her husband and her daughter
Question 2. What does Wang do first after she wakes up in the morning?
A. To make breakfast for the whole family.
B. to wash her face.
C. To check her child to make sure she is breathing clean air.
Question 3. There is a thick layer of ________ in China’s capital city.
A. smog rolls B. air C. factory
Question 4. What causes her daughter’s chronic cough?
A. unclean air B. cold weather C. cigarette smoke
* Listen again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) (1.0p)
Question 5. Lincoln, born in 1909, was President during the greatest ordeal that ever faced the United
States-the Civil War.
A. True B. False
Question 6. Abraham's parents were poor farmers.
A. True B. False
Question 7. Abraham’s mother was ill and died when he was 19 years old.
A. True B. False
Question 8. When Lincoln was in his mid-20s, he was interested in politics.
A. True B. False
LANGUAGE
* Mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to complete each unfinished
sentence. (2,0ps)
Question 9: The tiger is _________ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.
A. on the wing B. on the rocks C. on the verge D. on the ground
Question 10: The children ________ their homework when their parents arrived.
A. were doing B. had done C. do D. did
Question 11: In cities, two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come together:
poverty and environmental ________.
A. protection B. poisoning C. degradation D. progression
Question 12: Her father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him..
A. distinct B. distinctive C. distinguishing D. distinguished
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Question 13: Green technology uses renewable resources, _____ can help to create eco-friendly products.
A. which B. they C. what D. which they
Question 14: Take advantage the chance to do some sightseeing while you are here.
A. in B. on C. from D. of
Question 15: The children show some hatred towards him, ____ he was really nice to them.
A. because B. before C. unless D. even though
Question 16: I requested that first-year students ____ to change their courses in the first two weeks.
A. would be permitted B. be permitted C. were permitted D. are permitted
* Mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others. (0,25p)
Question 17: A. dear B. gear C. fear D. pear
* Mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three
in the position of the main stress. (0,25p)
Question 18: A. biology B. environment C. geography D. scientific
* Mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. (0,25p)
Question 19: It’s quite disappointing that some people still turn a blind eye to acts of injustice they witness on
the street.
A. show respect for B. pay attention to C. have no feeling for D. take no notice of
* Mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. (0,25p)
Question 20: The speaker paused. He hesitated to answer the direct question raised by the audience.
A. decided B. continued C. determined D. wavered
READING
* Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1,25ps)
Amy Tan was born on February 19th, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California,
(21)________when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her
mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She
returned to (22) _______ United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development
consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a
writing workshop, which laid the early (23) _______for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in
1989, the book explored the (24) _______between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters,
and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received
numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages,
including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (25) _______Tan co-wrote the
screenplay. Tan's other works have also been adapted into several different forms of media.
Question 21. A. and B. moreover C. so D. but
Question 22. A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
Question 23. A. preparation B. base C. source D. foundation
Question 24. A. relate B. relative C. relationship D. relatively
Question 25. A. whom B. that C. what D. which
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* Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions. (1,25ps)
Urbanisation programmes are being carried out in many parts of the world, especially in densely
populated regions with limited land and resources. It is the natural outcome of economic development and
industrialisation. It has brought a lot of benefits to our society. However, it also poses various problems for
local authorities and town planners in the process of maintaining sustainable urbanisation, especially in
developing countries.
When too many people move to a small area, urban infrastructure can't be effective. There will be a
lack of livable housing, energy and water supply. This will create overcrowded urban districts with no
proper facilities.
Currently, fast urbanisation is taking place predominantly in developing countries where sustainable
urbanisation has little relevance to people's lives. Their houses are just shabby slums with poor sanitation.
Their children only manage to get basic education. Hence, the struggle for survival is their first priority
rather than anything else. Only when the quality of their existence is improved, can they seek for other high
values in their life.
Thus, sustainable urbanisation in different regions should start from different levels. For more
developed regions, the focus could be on achieving a more sustainable urban life. But for less developed
regions, urban development should really start with the provision of the basic human needs such as suficient
energy, clean water, housing with proper sanitation, and access to effective social infrastructure.
Question 26: What could be the best title of the passage?
A. Urbanisation history. B. Causes and effects of urbanisation.
C. Challenges of sustainable urbanisation. C. Benefits of urbanisation.
Question 27: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Urbanisation is the natural product of economic development and industrialisation.
B. The struggle for survival is the most important thing for poor people in developing countries.
C. Urbanisation has brought not only benefits but also problems to our society.
D. Urban infrastructure will be effective as many people move to a small place.
Question 28: The word seek in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. search B. see C. know D. watch
Question 29: The word It in paragraph 1 refers to ____.
A. urbanisation B. region C. land D. resource
Question 30: Which of the following can be inferred in the last paragraph?
A. Every region does nothing to achieve sustainable urbanisation.
B. Different regions should deal with different tasks to achieve sustainable urbanisation.
C. Developed regions should access to effective social infrastructure.
D. The basic human needs should be provided in more and less developed regions.
* Mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following sentences. (0,5p)
Question 31. Minh was reading out the data while Mary wrote it down carefully.
A B C D
Question 32. After a hard-working day, I went to the bed and had the most beautiful dream ever.
A B C D
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PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
(Học sinh làm Phần tự luận vào Tờ giấy thi)
WRITING
* Combine these sentences, using the words in the brackets (0,5p)
Question 33. The street I live in is very noise at night. That makes it difficult to sleep. (which).
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 34: Rubbish can cause air pollution. Rubbish can make water polluted. (and)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
* Write the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning with the first one, using the words given. (0,5p)
Question 35. The urban population ratio rose by over 25% between 1950 and 1980.
- There was a ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 36. It is important for Mai to do the household chore.
- It is important that Mai …………………………………………………………………………………..…
* Write a paragraph of 120 words to talk about the advantages of of living in big cities. (1.0p)
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