SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐĂK LĂK Trường THPT BC CHU VĂN AN ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I Môn : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 12 (2006 – 2007) Thời gian làm : 45 phút I/ Choose the word or group of words which best completes each sentence: 1- Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of , so that they can continue to be used and enjoyed A/ natural material B/ natural wealth C/ natural stocks 2- The pollution of our environment is mostly .of air and water A/ the clearing up C/ the dishonouring D /natural resources B/ the dirtying and poisoning D/ the discharging 3-Farmers can protect their land by A/ monthly protection of crops C/ yearly rotation of crops B/ yearly enrichment of crops D / yearly preservation of crops 4-Farmers can help enrich the soil by A/ adding fertilizers B/ using manure C/ both a and b are right D/both a and b are wrong 5-Clean air provides us of oxygen A/ of a wealthy supply B/ with a healthy supply C/ at a healthy provision D/ on a healthful stock 6- Water vapour and carbon dioxide A/ are present in the air artificially B/ exist in the air mechanically C/ occur in the air naturally D/ appear in the air separately 7- A large amount of air pollution in cities other than industry, mainly automobiles home eating, and garbage disposal A / is the source B/ comes from sources C/ forms the source D/ comes to sources 8- Carbon monox ide is which cannot be seen or tasted A/ an odourous material B/ an odourless gas C/ a smelling thing D/ a pleasant substance 9- My , the founders of the American nation, reversed the custom after the Revolution out of A/ forefathers sheer perversity B/ forerunners pure adversity C/ foretellers pure obedience D/ foresters complete vision 10- London I found another in a guidebook A/On coming at meaning B/ On arriving in explanation C/At arriving in explanation D/ On arriving at explaining 11 - I shall the job to the best of my A/ capacity B/ ability C/ knowledge D/ talent 12- Are there enough apples for us to have one ? A/ every B/ each C/ individually 13- The judge the pedestrian for the accident A/ accused B/ charged C/ blamed D/ Sued D/ self 14- Let's just our differences and be friends A- forget B leave C / stop D/ rid 15- There has been a great .in his English A/ escalation B/ increase C/ improvement D/ rise 16- Even after I had washed the coat, it still had some marks on it A/ weak B/ faint C/ thin D/ uncertain 17- The difference between the cost and the selling price is usually the A/ advantage B/ increase C/ winnings D/ profit DeThiMau.vn 18- The woman said "This carpet was made so it is expensive." A/ by hand B/ by the hand C/ by hands D/ by our hands 19- I was wakened by the sound of someone on the door A/ crashing B/ bumping C/ knocking D/ hitting 20- The of the poetry competition will be known today A/ decision B/ result C/ effect D/ choice II/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words 21 A/ tiny B/ strip C/ service D/ still 22 A/ electric B/ engineer C/ expensive D/ election 23 A/ advertise B/ reserve C/ deserve D/ herb 24.A/ alike B/ sign C/ billboard D/ hire 25 A/ possible B/ produce C/ product D/ cost III/ Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others 26 A/ angle 27 A/ linguistics 28 A/ green house B/ figure B/ B/ advance C/ number protectionC/ European C/ career 29 A/ immediately B/ sympatheticC/ development 30 A/ element B/ determineC/ candidate ' D/ project D/ infection D/ C machine D/ competetive D/ multiply IV/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers There are several things of spoken English that make it difficult for me to understand First, many words are not pronounced as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading I sometimes not understand them when they are spoken Second, native speakers have a wide range of accents A British accent is very different from a Texas one Third, there are a lot of idioms and slang expressions These expressions also differ depending on the area a speaker is from Finally there are sounds that not exist in my native language These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish 31 Does the writer have any difficulties in learning English ? A/ Written English makes it difficult for him to understand B/ Spoken English makes difficult for him to understand C/ He has no difficulty in speaking English D/ He has difficulty in writing English 32 Many English words are pronounced they are spelled A/ differently from B/ the same as C/ similarly D/ correctly as 33 English native speakers have A/ the same accents B/ only one accent C/ two accents British and American D/ many different accents 34 English idioms and slang expressions A/ are used by very few people B/ are only used by the English men C/ are only used by the Americans D/ are differently used depending on the area a speaker is from 35 English sounds and the sounds of the writer's native language A/ are the same B/ are easy for him to distinguish C/ are difficult for him to distinguish D/ a and b III Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one 36 My brother and I went to that school A/.I went to that school and my brother, too B/.I went to that school and so my brother did C/ I went to that school and so did my brother D/ I went to that school and so my brother did, too 37 The meeting was put off because o1 pressure of time A /.There was not enough time to hold the meeting B/.People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early C/ The meeting is planned to start in a short time D/.The meeting lasted much longer than usual 38 When they arrived, the good seats were already taken A/.They didn't get good seats because they arrived too late B/.They arrived late enough to get good seats C/ They had to stand for the whole show D/.We couldn't get good seats although we arrived early 39 I am studying not onIv mathematics but also chemistry A/.Mathematics and chemistry are my favourite subjects B/.I like both mathematics and chemistry DeThiMau.vn C/.I am studying both mathematics and chemistry D/.I am not studying mathematics but I am studying chemistry 40 Tam is not good at English and neither am I A/.Neither Tam nor I am good at English B/.Either Tam or I am good at English C/ I'm not as good at English as Tam is D/.Tam isn't good at English but I am ĐÁP ÁN : I D B 15 C 16 B II 21 A 22 B III 26 D 27 C IV 31 B 32 A V 36 C 37 A C C B C B 17 D 18 A 19 C 20 B B 23 A 24 C 25 B 28 A 29 B 30 B 33 D 34 D 35 C 38 A 39 C 40 A DeThiMau.vn A 10 B 11 B 12 B 13 C 14 A ... B 15 C 16 B II 21 A 22 B III 26 D 27 C IV 31 B 32 A V 36 C 37 A C C B C B 17 D 18 A 19 C 20 B B 23 A 24 C 25 B 28 A 29 B 30 B 33 D 34 D 35 C 38 A 39 C 40 A DeThiMau.vn A 10 B 11 B 12 B 13 C 14 .. .18 - The woman said "This carpet was made so it is expensive." A/ by hand B/ by the hand C/ by hands D/ by our hands 19 - I was wakened by the sound of... are sounds that not exist in my native language These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish 31 Does the writer have any difficulties in learning English ? A/ Written English makes it difficult