SỞ GD&ĐT CÀ MAU
TRƯỜNG THPT PHAN NGỌC HIỂN
KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I - NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút; (Đề có 40 câu)
Mã đề 168
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. threaten B. healthy C. breathe D. earth
Question 2: A. looked B. naked C. hooked D. booked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. instance B. person C. attract D. signal
Question 4: A. graduation B. understanding C. accommodation D. international
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5: The saturated, dripping dog ran in the house after swimming in the lake.
A. dirty B. wet C. smelly D. old
Question 6: This puzzle is a piece of cake; I can do it with my eyes closed.
A. easy enough B. quite understandable
C. very difficult D. rather boring
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 7: I must have a watch since punctuality is imperative in my new job.
A. Being late B. Being efficient C. Being courteous D. Being cheerful
Question 8: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to
study.
A. got in touch with B. lost control of C. made room for D. put in charge of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 9: "I'm sorry. I didn’t do the homework." said the boy.
A. The boy refused to do the homework.
B. The boy apologized for not doing the homework.
C. The boy permitted not doing the homework.
D. The boy denied not doing the homework
Question 10: The soccer team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Hardly had the soccer team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
B. No sooner had the soccer team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
C. Not only did the soccer team lose the match but they blamed each other as well
D. As soon as they blamed each other, the soccer team knew they lost the match.
Question 11: You can stay in the flat for free as long as you pay the bills.
A. Without the bills paid, you can stay in the free flat.
B. Unless the flat is free of bills, you cannot stay in it.
C. Whether you pay the bills or stay in the flat, it is free.
D. Provided you pay the bills, you can stay in the flat for free.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 12: Kate: “Thank you for the lovely present. ” - Peter: “ ____ ”
A. Not at all B. Come on
C. I’m pleased you like it D. Go ahead
Question 13: Alice: “How about having a drive to the countryside this weekend?”
Mary: “____. ”
A. Not at all B. Let’s go
C. No, thanks D. That’s a good idea
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 14: Peter is trying his best to study in hope that he will ____ fame and fortune in the near future.
A. run B. lose C. move D. achieve
Question 15: In the future, the number of tiny but ____ computers you encounter every day will number
in the thousands, perhaps millions.
A. power B. powerfully C. powerful D. powered
Question 16: I would send her a fax if I ____ her number.
A. could know B. knew C. had known D. know
Question 17: If she ____ the train last night, she _____here now.
A. were taking / is B. took / were
C. had taken / would have been D. had taken / would be
Question 18: You can meet Mr. Pike, who is ____ behalf ____ the university to solve the problems of
foreign students.
A. with / at B. on / of C. in / for D. for / at
Question 19: I hate ____ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends.
A. being asked B. be asked C. of asking D. to be asking
Question 20: Someone who is ____ thinks that bad things are going to happen.
A. pessimistic B. threatened C. optimistic D. hopeful
Question 21: On ____ Internet and with cable television w e can select information from ____ wide
variety of sources.
A. Ø / the B. an / the C. the / a D. the / Ø
Question 22: A university is an -institution of higher education and research, which grants ____ degrees
at all levels in a variety of subjects.
A. academic B. vocational C. secondary D. optional
Question 23: Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good ____ on your interviewer.
A. impression B. pressure C. effectiveness D. employment
Question 24: In the US elementary education ____ as the first stage of compulsory education.
A. generally know B. is generally knowing
C. generally knows D. is generally known
Question 25: Elevators in tall building make the top floors accessible ____ everybody
A. at B. with C. about D. to
Question 26: Reagan ____ an actor years ago.
A. was said being B. is said to have been
C. is said to be D. was said have been
Question 27: Advances in computing ____, from processing speed to network capacity and the internet,
have revolutionized the way scientists work.
A. technology B. technologically C. technological D. technologist
Question 28: Will you take care ____ my little dog when I am ____ business?
A. through / away B. of / on C. about / at D. for / over
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 29: Do you ever feel that life is not being fair to you because you cannot seem to get the job
A B C
where you want or that really suits you?
D
Question 30: Higher education is very importance to national economies, and it is also a source of
trained
A B
and educated personnel for the whole country.
C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Dear Parents,
The exams of your children are to start soon. I know you are all really anxious for your child to do well.
But, please do remember, amongst the students who will be (31)______ for the exams there is an artist,
who doesn’t need to understand Math. There is an (32)______, who doesn’t care about History or English
literature. There is a musician, whose Chemistry marks won’t matter. There’s an athlete, whose physical
fitness is more important than Physics. If your child does get top marks, that’s great! (33)______ if he or
she doesn’t, please don’t take away their self-confidence and dignity from them. Tell them it’s OK, it’s just
an exam! They are cut (34)______ for much bigger things in life. Tell them, no matter (35)______ they
score, you love them and will not judge them.
Please do this, and when you do, watch your children conquer the world. One exam or a low mark won’t
take away their dreams and talent. And please, do not think that doctors and engineers are the only happy
people in the world.
(Source: https://www.inspiremore.com/principals-test-letter-to-parents/)
Question 31: A. sitting B. making C. doing D. taking
Question 32: A. business B. entrepreneur C. venture D. enterprise
Question 33: A. And B. Also C. So D. But
Question 34: A. down B. off C. out D. away
Question 35: A. what B. how C. which D. when
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their
knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils.
It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both
the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top
grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one
aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not
just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability
teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope
with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, to
communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, they can
do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We
encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively.
An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils
to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
(Source: Business English Integrated Course 1)
Question 36: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of
the pupils’ _________.
A. learning ability and communicative skills
B. intellectual abilities
C. personal and social skills
D. total personality
Question 37: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
B. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
C. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
D. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability.
Question 38: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
C. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
Question 39: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______.
A. will help the pupils learn best
B. is quite discouraging
C. is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities
D. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
Question 40: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______.
A. its aim at developing the children’s total personality
B. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
C. formal class teaching is appropriate
D. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
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