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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 – GDTHPT

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Full name: …………………………….. Class: 12………….
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to the given
sentence in each of the following questions.
Question 1: If only I had taken that job in the bank.
A. I wish I tool that job in the bank

B. I regret not taking that job in the bank

C. I regret not take that job in the bank

D. I don't take that job in the bank

Question 2: Apart from Bill, all the students said they would come to the party.
A. All the students said that they would come to the party with Bill
B. All the students said they would come to the party without Bill
C. Every student said they would come to Bill's party
D. Bill was the only student who wouldn't come to the party.
Question 3: Without my teacher's advice, I wouldn't have participated in the competition.
A. If it hadn't been for my teacher's advice, I wouldn't have participated in the competition.
B. If my tutor hadn't advised me, I would have participated in the competition.
C. Had my teacher not advised me, I wouldn't have participated in the competition.
D. If my teacher didn't advised me, I wouldn't have participated in the competition
Question 4: I left for a two-week holiday as soon as I finished my project
A. Right after I had returned my two-week holiday, I finished my project
B. Scarcely had I left a two-week holiday before I finished my project
C. No sooner had I finished my project than I left for a two-week holiday
D. I had hardly had a two-week holiday when I finished my project
Question 5: Friendly thuogh he may seem, he's not to be trusted
A. He may have a lot of friends, but he's not to be trusted
B. He's too friendly to be trusted
C. However friendly he seems, he's not to be trusted
D. No matter how he seems friendly, he's not to be trusted
Câu 11: “ I'm sorry I gave you the wrong number”, said Paul to Susan.
A. Paul denied giving Susan the wrong number.

B. Paul apologized to Susan for giving the wrong number.

C. Paul thanked to Susan for giving the wrong number.D. Paul accused Susan of giving him the wrong number.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following questions.
Question 6: “You really have a fashionable jacket, Mary! You look great in it” – “______”
A. Really? Thank you, Nam. You must be kidding B. The same to you
C. Thank you, Nam. I think it is not very nice

D. Thank you, Nam. I glad you like it

Question 7: Jonh “Would you like me to get a taxi?” – Mary “____”
A. Well, let's see

B. Yes, please, if it's no bother

C. That would be delightful. Thanks

D. Yes, I see

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 following questions.
Who talk more – men or women? Most people believe that women talk more.

However,

linguist

Deborah

Tannen, who has studied the communication style of men and women , says that this is a stereotype . According to
Tannen, women are more verbal – talk more – in private situations , where they use conversation as the “glue” to hold
relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange
information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these differences even in children. Little girls often play
with one “best friend”, their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups; their play usually
involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, boys are often better at mathematics.
A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied
conversation between children age 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their
son than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their
girls .Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters , they use more descriptive language and more details. There is
also far more talk about emotions, especially sadness, with daughters than with sons.
Question 8: Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Women talk more in private , and men talk more in public.
B. Women talk more than men.
C. Little girls and little boys have different ways of playing.
D. It's stereotype that women talk more than men
Question 9: Which can be used as a synonym of the word emotions?
A. feelings

B. thinkings

C. worries

D. anger

Question 10: Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. An Emory University found that parents talk more with their daughters than with sons
B. Parents do not talk much about sadness with their
C. Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles of boys and girls
D. Researchers have studied the conversations of children and their parents.
Question 12: Which word could best replace "startling" ?
A. surprising

B. annoying

C. beginning

D. interesting

Question 13: Which of the following phrases best explains the meaning of the word "verbal"?
A. being very talkative

B. connected with the use of spoken language

C. deriving from verbs

D. using very loud noise

Question 14: Which of the following statements can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A. A recent study found that parents talk differently to their sons and daughters.
B. Boys don't like to be with their parents as much as girls do.
C. Parents don't enjoy talking with their sons as much as with their daughters
D. Girls have more practice discussing sadness than boys do.
Question 15: The word they in line 4 refers to____
A. men

B. men and women

C. Situations

D. women

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE is meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 16: My friend tends to look on the bright side in any circumstances.
A. be smart

B. be confident

C. be pessimistic

D. be optimistic

Question 17: All children can attend without paying fees at state school.
A. hight schools

B. primary schools

C. independent schools

D. secondary schools

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST is meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 18: They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of epidemic.
A. put off

B. turn round

C. do with

D. carry on

Question 19: In the future many large corporations will be wiped out an millions of jobs will be lost.
A. destroyed

B. developed

C. broadened

D. opened

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate to the word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Traditionally, Americans and Asians have very _____ideas about love and marriage. Americans believe in 'romantic'
marriage – a boy and a girl are ____ to each other, fall in love, and decide to marry each other. Asians, on the other hand,
believe in contractual marriage – the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage; and love – if it ever
develops – is supposed to follow _____, not precede it.

To show the differences, a ______was conducted among American, Chinese and Indian students to determine
their attitudes _____ love and marriage
Question 20:

A. same

B. different

C. strange

D. old

Question 21:

A. loved

B. handed

C. attracted

D. married

Question 22:

A. marriage

B. marry

C. marrying

D. married

Question 23:

A. research

B. investigation

C. survey

D. discovery

Question 24:

A. about

B. towards

C. of

D. for

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 following questions.
The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors the physical location of the restaurant,
e.g., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, e.g., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other
words, some standards 5 of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper
etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it
simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is
10 inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to
tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack
of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable 15 to indiscriminately throw
your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of
restaurants determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurants.
Question 25: With what topic is this passage primarily concerned?
A. instruction in proper etiquette

B. rules of etiquette

C. variable and universal standards of etiquette

D. the importance of good manners

Question 26: Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic”?
A. ancient

B. Urban

C. Unsophisticated

D. agricultural

Question 27: The author uses the phrase “safe to say” in order to demonstrate that the idea is
A. somewhat innocent

B. quite certain

C. very clever

D. commonly reported

Question 28: What is the author's main purpose in this passage?
A. to describe variations in restaurant manners
B. to assist people in learning sophisticatedmanners
C. to simplify rules of restaurant etiquette
D. to compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants
Question 29: What does the word “it” refer to line 5?
A. knowing the type of restaurant

B. clear instruction

C. learning the proper etiquette

D. sensitivity

Question 30: According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?
A. eating in rustic settings

B. tucking a napkin in your shirt

C. reading a magazine at a coffee shop

D. not throwing food on the floor

Question 31: The word “manners” in line 13 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Tact

B. Ceremony

C. Experience

D. Character

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 32: Had I been interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. in

B. try to learn

C. had

D. about

Question 33: The two children tried as hardly as they could to bring about a reconciliation between their parents.
A. children

B. hardly

C. between

D. to bring about

Question 34: With his many theories, Albert Einstein did a great impact on physic, so much so that he is often called the
greatest physicist of all time.
A. did

B. so much so that

C. physicist

D. many

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of
the main stress in each of the following question
Question 35:

A. accompany

B. refusal

C. infamous

D. necessity

Question 36:

A. formal

B. cancel

C. install

D. perfect

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Question 37: It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ____ the changes in the market.
A. touch with

B. track about

C. up with

D. pace of

C. didn't you come

D. didn't I come

Question 38: He asked me why _____ to the meeting
A. you didn't come

B. I hadn't came

Question 39: Will you take care _____ my little dog when I am ___ business?
A. through/ away

B. about/ at

C. of/ on

D. for/ over

Question 40: As children, we were very poor. When my father finally became rich, he told us that he wanted to ____ all
the hardship we had suffered

A. make out with

B. make up for

C. make off with

D. make over to

Question 41: Yesterday, I_____ for work late because I _____ to set my alarm
A. had been leaving/ would forget

B. had left/ forgot

C. left/ had forgot

D. was leaving/ was forgeting

Question 42: They have an apartment______ the park
A. overlooks

B. that overlooking

C. overlooked

D. overlooking

Question 43: Vitamin C _____ by human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly
A. is easily absorbing

B. absorbed easily

C. is easily absorbed

D. absorbs easily

Question 44: Overseas students should make ____ the tuors and lectures.
A. up of

B. use of

C. the most of

D. out of

Question 45: Most young people nowadays believe in ____ marriage- first comes love, the comes marriage.
A. romantic

B. unique

C. contractual

D. arranged

Question 46: In the USA the first stage of compulsory education____ as elementary education.
A. to be generally known B. gerally known
C. is generally known

D. generally knowing

Question 47: Whenever problems____, we discuss them frankly and find out solutions quickly.
A. confide in

B. believe in

C. agree on

D. come up

Question 48: ____ want to get a good job must have certain qualifications and experience.
A. who

B. those which

C. those

D. those who

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose the underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following question
Question 49:

A. approach

B. ancestor

C. apologize

D. attention

Question 50:

A. sliced

B. released

C. increased

D. raised