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Trường THPT Chuyên Nguyễn Đình Chiều<br /> ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO HỌC KÌ I KHỐI 12 NĂM HỌC 2016-2017<br /> Người soạn: Huỳnh Việt Minh Thư – 0939804022<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose<br /> underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following<br /> questions.<br /> Question 1: A. stationed<br /> B. belonged<br /> C. established<br /> D. studied<br /> Question 2: A. complete<br /> B. object<br /> C. defend<br /> D. prevent.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs<br /> from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 3: A. biologist<br /> B. generally<br /> C. responsible<br /> D. security<br /> Question 4: A. attract<br /> <br /> B. marry<br /> <br /> C. polite<br /> <br /> D. connect<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part<br /> that needs correction in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 5: No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest<br /> speaker.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Question 6: The native people of the Americans are called Indians because when Columbus<br /> landed<br /> A<br /> B<br /> in the Bahamas in 1492, he thought that he has reached the East Indies.<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Question 7: Because vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of<br /> most of them.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> 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 /> Question 8: By the time you receive this letter, I __________ for Japan.<br /> A. would have left<br /> B. will have left<br /> C. have left<br /> D. will leave<br /> Question 9: I was brought ____________in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had<br /> pass____________<br /> A. on/ over<br /> B. for / on<br /> C. on / off<br /> D. up / away<br /> Question 10: They are wondering what university they should ___________ for.<br /> A. ask<br /> B. attend<br /> C. apply<br /> D. come<br /> Question 11: The factor that you think would help you succeed in a job interview is<br /> ___________<br /> A. wearing casual clothes<br /> B. slight nod<br /> C. feeling self-confident<br /> D. feeling nervous<br /> Question 12: Parents __________ children are in college are working longer hours to pay their<br /> tuition.<br /> 1<br /> <br /> A. who<br /> B. whom<br /> C. whose<br /> D. that<br /> Question 13: The agency will let you know if they have any suitable…………….<br /> A. vacancies<br /> B. abilities<br /> C. activities<br /> D. capability<br /> Question 14: Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn't have enough<br /> _________.<br /> A. confide<br /> B. confident<br /> C. confidence<br /> D. confidential<br /> Question 15: I don’t know _________ told you about it, but they were wrong.<br /> A. who<br /> B. whom<br /> C. that<br /> D. which<br /> Question 16: That’s the bike the engine __________ needs __________.<br /> A. Whose/ to be repaired B. of which/ repairing C. which/ repaired D. that / to be<br /> repairing<br /> Question 17: _______ of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr. Jones for his<br /> talk.<br /> A. On behalf<br /> B. On account<br /> C. In person<br /> D. Instead<br /> Question 18: Don’t forget to dress __________ before the interview.<br /> A. informally<br /> B. clumsily<br /> C. carelessly<br /> D.<br /> neatly<br /> Question 19: He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the ……………….. of<br /> the company.<br /> A. requirements<br /> B. applicants<br /> C. information<br /> D. education<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable<br /> response to complete each of the following exchanges.<br /> Question 20: Tim: “How well you are playing!” Jack: “___________”.<br /> A. I think so. I am proud of myself<br /> B. Say it again. I like to hear your words<br /> C. Thank you too much<br /> D. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment<br /> Question 21: -- “Can I have another cup of tea?”<br /> --“_____________”<br /> A. Have a good time, please!<br /> B. Help yourself, please!<br /> C.It’s not necessary, really!<br /> D. What a nuisance!<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST<br /> in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 22: American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween.<br /> A. readily<br /> B. happily<br /> C. traditionally<br /> D. inevitably<br /> Question 23: Someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future or the success of<br /> something in particular.<br /> A. powerful<br /> B. positive<br /> C. stagnant<br /> D. pessimistic<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)<br /> OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 24: For a decade, Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that<br /> contribute to longevity.<br /> A. who are vegetarians<br /> B. who want to be fruitarians<br /> C.who are extraordinary<br /> D. who live to be less than 100<br /> <br /> 2<br /> <br /> Question 25: My parents always disapproved of my smoking. They said it was bad for my<br /> health.<br /> A. refused<br /> B. denied<br /> C. objected to<br /> D. supported<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is<br /> closest in meaning to each of the following questions.<br /> Question 26: . “Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?” said Tom.<br /> A. Tom asked Mary to believe in what the boy said.<br /> B. Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said.<br /> C. Tom said that Mary believed in what the boy said.<br /> D. Tom asked Mary whether she believes in what the boy says.<br /> Question 27: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.<br /> A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.<br /> B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said.<br /> C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery.<br /> D. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery.<br /> Question 28: When she received the exam results, she immediately phoned her mom.<br /> A. No sooner had she phoned her mom than she received the exam results.<br /> B. She received the exam results immediately after she phoned her mom.<br /> C. No sooner had she received the exam results than she phoned her mom.<br /> D. She immediately phoned her mom that she would receive the exam results.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best<br /> combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.<br /> Question 29: We are living in an old house _________________.<br /> A. was built in 1920<br /> B. that was built in 1920<br /> C. in 1920 that was built<br /> D. that was building in 1920<br /> Question 30: Peter apologised __________________________________.<br /> A. for not phoning me earlier<br /> C. not to phone me earlier<br /> <br /> B. me for phoning not earlier<br /> D. not for phoning me earlier<br /> <br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to<br /> indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.<br /> Speech is one of the most important (31)________ of communicating. It consists of far<br /> more than just making noises. To talk and also to be understood by other people, we have to<br /> speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (32)_________ that everyone agrees<br /> to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made<br /> up their own language.<br /> Learning a language properly is very important. The basic (33)_________ of English is<br /> not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more<br /> ideas you can (34)_________, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.<br /> Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we<br /> (35)__________ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many<br /> emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.<br /> 3<br /> <br /> Question 31: A. ways<br /> Question 32: A. sounds<br /> Question 33: A. word<br /> Question 34: A. grow<br /> Question 35: A. send<br /> <br /> B. reasons<br /> B. languages<br /> B. vocabulary<br /> B. need<br /> B. talk<br /> <br /> C. rules<br /> C. systems<br /> C. grammar<br /> C. pass<br /> C. say<br /> <br /> D. tests<br /> D. talks<br /> D. structure<br /> D. express<br /> D. pass<br /> <br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to<br /> indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.<br /> ARTHUR DOVE<br /> Arthur Dove was an abstract nature painter whose work was radically different and<br /> under appreciated in the American art scene.<br /> In fact, Dove was the first American artist to paint in an entirely abstract manner. He<br /> painted a set of six abstract works around 1910, prior to the European artist Wassily<br /> Kandinsky’s famous abstract compositions. Kandinsky’s abstract work, however,<br /> complemented the cultural context in Europe, and was therefore appreciated. Dove’s work had<br /> no similar cultural context in America.<br /> Overall, Dove’s abstract paintings did nothing to change American art. His work was<br /> not once but twice orphaned: by the general indifference of the American public, and by his<br /> own reclusive nature. Nevertheless, Dove’s abstract paintings remain interesting compositions<br /> on nature.<br /> Dove once wrote, “I would like to make something that is real in itself, or to be real<br /> without looking like something else, that does not remind anyone of any other thing, and that<br /> does not have to be explained, like the letter A for instance.”<br /> Question 36: What is the main purpose of this passage?<br /> A. To discuss the effects of Dove’s work on Europe<br /> B. To compare the works of Dove and Kandinsky<br /> C. To explain why Dove’s work is famous<br /> D. To explain why Dove’s paintings did not change the American art scene<br /> Question 37: According to the passage, why weren’t Dove’s works noticed?<br /> A. Because there were too many abstract nature painters at the time<br /> B. Because his paintings did nothing to change society<br /> C. Because they did not have a cultural context in America<br /> D. Because America was not interested in European painters<br /> Question 38: According to the passage, which of the following is not true about Dove and<br /> Kandinsky?<br /> A. One was popular, while the other not<br /> B. They were both European painters<br /> C.Their works were somewhat similar<br /> D. They were both abstract artists<br /> Question 39: The word “indifference” in the passage is the opposite of _______.<br /> A. dislike<br /> B. interest<br /> C. joy<br /> D. ignorance<br /> Question 40: The word “Nevertheless” in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.<br /> A. However<br /> B. Therefore<br /> C. So<br /> D. Because<br /> Question 41: Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the quotation?<br /> A. Dove wanted to create works of art that were absolutely unique.<br /> 4<br /> <br /> B. Dove wanted people to “read” his paintings as if they were letters.<br /> C. Dove wanted his art to remind people of other artists’ work.<br /> D. Dove wanted to create art that was difficult to explain.<br /> Question 42: The paragraph following the passage would most probably be _________.<br /> A. a discussion of why Dove’s work was orphaned<br /> B. a discussion of the European art scene<br /> C. a discussion of the differences between the works of Dove and Kandinsky<br /> D. a discussion of Dove’s best paintings<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to<br /> indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.<br /> Africa is home to some of the poorest nations in the world. Ironically, many of the<br /> poorest nations in Africa hold some of the world’s greatest natural resources. Sierra Leone,<br /> Liberia, Angola, and Congo are all rich in diamonds, but most of the citizens in these nations<br /> live lives of poverty and fear. This is true because in each case, the nation’s wealth of natural<br /> resources has helped to fuel conflicts which are both brutal and bloody. Both rebel groups and<br /> the governments in these nations use the profits from diamond sales to buy weapons and supply<br /> their armies, and the conflicts are now essentially fought over the control of the diamond trade.<br /> In such a situation, the citizens of these nations are the victims. Not only are many innocent<br /> people killed in the fighting, the conflict also prevents the country from developing. Schools<br /> are destroyed and not rebuilt, and clean water and electricity are often lacking. Without such<br /> basic services, disease and hunger spread throughout the country.<br /> While the governments and the rebels who actually do the fighting hold much of the<br /> responsibility for the suffering of their citizens, developed countries are also to blame. The<br /> diamonds from these countries, often called conflict diamonds, are sold in jewelry shops across<br /> Europe and the United States. The money from these diamond sales simply ensures that the<br /> wars will continue. In an effort to stop this, the United Nations has passed agreements under<br /> which advanced nations agree not to buy diamonds from conflict areas. This way, these terrible<br /> wars will perhaps come to an end.<br /> Question 43: Which of the following would be the best tile of the passage?<br /> A. History of Africa<br /> B. Natural resources<br /> C. Conflict Diamonds<br /> D. Governments and Rebels<br /> Question 44: In stating that natural resources fuel conflict, the author means that natural<br /> resources ___________<br /> A. start arguments<br /> B. support wars<br /> C. add to suffering<br /> D.<br /> help<br /> governments<br /> Question 45: The phrase such basic services in the passage refers to services like ________<br /> A. public education<br /> B. energy and public health<br /> C. the operation of diamond mines<br /> D. supplying the army<br /> Question 46: According to the passage, the diamond trade in some African countries is<br /> important because ___________.<br /> A. its sales are used to buy weapon<br /> B. diamonds are the world’s natural resources<br /> C. it prevents the conflicts between the countries<br /> 5<br /> <br />