ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ 1 NĂM 2013<br />
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ĐỀ SỐ 1<br />
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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12<br />
Thời gian: 60 phút<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to<br />
each of the following questions.<br />
1.<br />
<br />
Mary: “I've never seen such a perfect thing on you.” -Tom: „________‟<br />
A. Many thanks, Mary. That's a nice compliment!<br />
B. Really?<br />
C. I thought it was terrible.<br />
D. Just kidding.<br />
<br />
2.<br />
<br />
Mary: 'Would you like to come to the pool?'- Tom: „________‟<br />
<br />
A. No, I'm not.<br />
doesn't matter.<br />
<br />
B. That'll be lovely.<br />
<br />
C. I'll be back soon.<br />
<br />
D. It<br />
<br />
3.<br />
________, American and Asian people have very different ideas about love and<br />
marriage.<br />
A. Traditionalists<br />
Traditionally<br />
4.<br />
<br />
B. Tradition<br />
<br />
C. Traditional<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
People should be allowed to determine their future.<br />
A. show<br />
<br />
B. decide<br />
<br />
C. discover<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
prove<br />
5.<br />
You share your feelings and secrets with her because you trust her not to tell<br />
others. That means you ________ her.<br />
A. confide in<br />
conceal from<br />
<br />
B. reveal to<br />
<br />
C. gossip about<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
6.<br />
The children, ________ were my students, were playing football in the school<br />
yard.<br />
<br />
A. that<br />
<br />
B. whom<br />
<br />
C. who<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
whose<br />
7.<br />
<br />
I will never believe________ those who let me down despite only once.<br />
A. on<br />
<br />
8.<br />
<br />
C. about<br />
<br />
D. in<br />
<br />
Lan asked________ before working for that company.<br />
<br />
A. what John did<br />
does John do<br />
9.<br />
<br />
B. of<br />
B. what John does<br />
<br />
C. what did John do<br />
<br />
D. what<br />
<br />
Britain imports many cars________ inJapan.<br />
A. are made<br />
<br />
B. were made<br />
<br />
C. making<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
made<br />
10. Tom apologized________ not ringing you earlier.<br />
A. by<br />
<br />
B. to<br />
<br />
C. for<br />
<br />
D. at<br />
<br />
11. I ________ my final exams next month unless this noise stops.<br />
A. would fail<br />
won't fail<br />
<br />
B. will fail<br />
<br />
C. wouldn't fail<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
C. move<br />
<br />
D. is<br />
<br />
12. I________ intoApartment 2C since November.<br />
A. have moved<br />
moving<br />
<br />
B. moved<br />
<br />
13. Marie Curie is famous________ her contribution to science.<br />
A. with<br />
<br />
B. of<br />
<br />
C. for<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
about<br />
14. You should concentrate on what the interviewer is asking you then try to answer all<br />
his questions.<br />
A. mind<br />
pay attention to<br />
<br />
B. notice<br />
<br />
C. consider<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
15. We still enjoyed our vacation________ it rained heavily.<br />
A. because<br />
<br />
B. although<br />
<br />
C. despite<br />
<br />
spite of<br />
16. On Sunday, ________ was my birth day, we went out for a meal.<br />
<br />
D. in<br />
<br />
A. who<br />
<br />
B. that<br />
<br />
C. when<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
which<br />
17. She got married ________ John two years ago.<br />
A. with<br />
<br />
B. by<br />
<br />
C. to<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
on<br />
18. Did you read ________ book that I lent you last week?<br />
A. the<br />
<br />
B. a<br />
<br />
C. my<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
your<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose<br />
underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the<br />
following questions.<br />
19.<br />
allowed<br />
<br />
A. walked<br />
<br />
B. explained<br />
<br />
C. arrived<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
20.<br />
D. river<br />
<br />
A. polite<br />
<br />
B. smile<br />
<br />
C. arrive<br />
<br />
21.<br />
D. lunch<br />
<br />
A. rush<br />
<br />
B. much<br />
<br />
C. such<br />
<br />
22.<br />
mother<br />
<br />
A. homework<br />
<br />
B. going<br />
<br />
C. open<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
23.<br />
posters<br />
<br />
A. friends<br />
<br />
B. tables<br />
<br />
C. sinks<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet<br />
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1to 6.<br />
I live with my parents and two younger brothers. My mother works as a doctor in a big<br />
hospital. She must work from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. and once a week she has to work on a<br />
night shift. My father is a biologist. He also has a full-time job in a lab but sometimes he<br />
doesn't come home until very late at night. Although my parents are very busy but they<br />
try to spend as much time with their children as possible. It is generally said that 'men<br />
build the house and women make it home', but in my family, my parents join hands to<br />
give us a nice house and a happy home.<br />
Being the eldest child and the only daughter in the family, I try to help with the<br />
household chores. My main responsibility is to wash the dishes and take out the garbage.<br />
I also take after the boys, who are quite active and mischievous sometimes, but they are<br />
<br />
obedient and hard-working. They love joining my father in mending things around the<br />
house at weekends.<br />
24. The writer comes from a family of ________ people.<br />
A. two<br />
<br />
B. three<br />
<br />
C. four<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
five<br />
25. The writer's mother has a________ job in a hospital.<br />
A. part-time<br />
nursing<br />
<br />
B. night shift<br />
<br />
C. full-time<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
26. The saying "Men build the house and women make it home" means ________<br />
A. both men and women are good at building houses<br />
B. both husband and wife must join hands to build their house.<br />
C. men are responsible for supporting their family while women's responsibility is<br />
to look after their children.<br />
D. men and women have to live separately.<br />
27. The writer is ________.<br />
A. a girl<br />
eldest son<br />
<br />
B. a boy<br />
<br />
C. the only child<br />
<br />
D. the<br />
<br />
28. The writer is mainly responsible for ________.<br />
A. doing some washing-up<br />
garbage<br />
C. taking after the two brothers<br />
<br />
B. washing up and taking out the<br />
D. taking out the garbage<br />
<br />
29. The writer's brothers are really ________.<br />
A. mischievous<br />
obedient and studious<br />
<br />
B. active<br />
<br />
C. obedient<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet<br />
to indicate the correct word for each or the blanks from 30 to 40.<br />
Asked about life in the future, many people have given different answers to this. Some<br />
are pessimistic while others are optimistic.<br />
Things will be (30)______ than they are nowadays, pessimists say. The whole world will<br />
experience a period of (31)______ depression. Many large corporations (32)______ by<br />
<br />
terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous.<br />
(33)______, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is now. We will be living<br />
in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating (34)______ foods. We<br />
will also be better (35)______ by a more modern medical system. Domestic chores will<br />
(36)______ be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.<br />
For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.<br />
Developments in micro technology- computers and telecommunication are bound to have<br />
a huge influence on various aspects of our lives. Take work, for example. Robots will do<br />
(37)______ the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work<br />
in them. Office, too will go electronic with the result that paper will almost (38)______<br />
disappear. More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office.<br />
Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight<br />
lines, and history is full of unexpected developments. (39)______, we are confident that<br />
the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to (40)______ our own<br />
lives.<br />
30.<br />
A. much worse<br />
much good<br />
<br />
B. much better<br />
<br />
C. much bad<br />
<br />
31.<br />
A. economical<br />
economist<br />
<br />
B. economic<br />
<br />
C. economically<br />
<br />
32.<br />
A. will threaten<br />
are threatened<br />
<br />
B. were threatened<br />
<br />
C. will be threatened<br />
<br />
33.<br />
A. Additionally<br />
On the contrary<br />
<br />
B. On contrast<br />
<br />
C. Opposite<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
B. more healthful<br />
<br />
C. healthier<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
B. looked up<br />
<br />
C. looked after<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
34.<br />
faster<br />
<br />
A. fattier<br />
<br />
35.<br />
A. looked for<br />
looked at<br />
36.<br />
already<br />
<br />
A. yet<br />
<br />
B. no longer<br />
<br />
37.<br />
A. most of<br />
D. several of<br />
<br />
B. lot of<br />
<br />
38.<br />
not<br />
<br />
B. completely<br />
<br />
A. extremely<br />
<br />
C. still<br />
<br />
D.<br />
D.<br />
D.<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />
C. many of<br />
C. quite<br />
<br />
D.<br />
<br />