KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM (2010-2011) Môn: Tiếng Anh 12 cơ bản (45 phút) I-Listening: Listen to four people being interviewed for job, then choose the best answer. Person 1: 1/ Did she go to college? A. No, just secondary school. B. Yes, she did. C. No, just primary school. D. No, just high school Person 2: 2/ What foreign languages does he speak ? A. Spanish and English. B. French and English C. Spanish and Chinese. D. French and Spanish 3/ How long did he work in a small hotel once in the summer ? A. for three months. B. for three weeks C. for a summer. D. for a year Person 3: 4/ Who do they sell to in this shop ? A. to villagers. B. to foreigners C. to most people. D. to tourists Person 4: 5/ What college did he graduate from in 1980? A. Ealing Training college. B. Ealing Technology college C. Ealing Technical college D. Ealing Medical college 6/ Where did he work in India? A. In a library. B. In a hospital C. In a post office. D. In a company II. PRONUNCIATION * Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced from the others. 7. A. cooks B. enjoys C. loves D. hands 8. A. frankly B. parent C. active D. family 9. A. obliged B. determined C. believed D. kissed 10. A. diversity B. sacrifice C. impolite D. signal * Pick out the word which has the stress pattern different from that of the others. 11. A. confide B. reject C. precede D. marriage 12. A. conical B. diversity C. attractive D. determine 13. A. culture B. maintain C. unwise D. decide 14. A. majority B. partnership C. America D. importance III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the one word or phrase A,B,C, or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 15. Parents are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _by law to send their children to school. A. confided B. obliged C. preceded D. sacrificed 16. When my parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _to visit us tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time. A. will come B. came C. will have come D. come 17. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _our hands to get the person’s attention is considered to be impolite or even rude. A. Raising B. Shaking C. Clapping D. Nodding 18. A: “What did the man say to you?” B: “ He told me that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _” A. he would come to visit me the day before B. he met me before C. he went to London the year before D. he’d marry me if I agreed 19. When the teacher wants to get someone’s attention in class, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is perfectly acceptable. A. smiling B. waving C. pointing D. speaking 20. Verbal or non-verbal forms of communication is a way to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ someone’s attention. A. attract B. attracted C. attractive D. attraction 21. Our teacher wants us to feel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ about asking questions when we don’t understand any lesson. A. confident B. confidence C. confidential D. confidently 22. A ring that a man gives to a woman when they agree to get married is called a(n) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ring. A. love B. married C. important D. engaging 23. Are children taught to respect different _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at school? A. times B. fields C. aspects D. cultures 24. Although the children are rather mischievous, they always get good marks in their subjects at school. A. enjoy being rude to the others B. enjoy playing tricks and annoying people C. enjoy meeting and helping the others D. dislike playing games annoying people 25. A: “The boss was angry with Tommy, wasn’t he ?” B: “ Yes . He asked Tommy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ computer games in the office.” A. to learn to play B. not to play C. if he could play D. not to give up playing 26. A: “How _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ since we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from university?” A. have you been – had graduated B. will you be – had graduated C. have you been – graduated D. are you – graduated IV. READING COMPREHENSION * Choose the one option A,B,C or D-that best fits each of the numbered blank. A gesture is an action that sends a message from one person to another(27) _ _ _ _ using words. We use gesture to communicate with others. There are some gestures that have completely different meaning (28) _ _ _ _ on when and where they are used. When an American wants to show that something is OK or good, he (29) _ _ _ his hand and make a circle with his thumb and forefinger. The circle sign has only one meaning for him. He might be surprised to learn that in other countries it can mean something very (30) _ _ _ _. In Japan, for instance, it is the gesture for money. In France it means “zero” or “worthless”. (31) _ _ _ _ differences can lead to all kinds of misunderstanding when foreigners meet. 27. A. by B. with C. without D. as 28. A. basing B. counting C. depending D. mentioning 29. A. raises B. uses C. keeps D. waves 30. A. attractive B. interesting C. extraordinary D. different 31. A. Many B. Such C. From D. For * Choose the best answer according to the passage. In Britain wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the wedding day. The guests reply as soon as possible to say if they can or can not come. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their presents for the wedding. They send them to the woman’s house before the wedding day. Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon. Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s family sits on the right Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men often do not. 32. If you receive a wedding invitation, you ought to give _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. A. no reply B. a polite reply C. an immediate reply D. a formal reply 33. People usually send their presents_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. A. to the groom’s house B. to the church C. to the woman’s house D. to the house of the matchmaker 34. “Bride” refers to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. A. a man who is engaged to a woman B. a woman who is engaged to a man C. a man who is on his wedding day D. a woman who is on her wedding day 35. Many people like to hold their wedding ceremony _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. A. at home B. abroad C. in church D. in a park 36. According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE? A. The couple sent out their invitations weeks before they get married. B. People who accept the invitations have to send presents to the couple. C. Woman with a ring on the third finger of her right hand must have been married . D. It is difficult to choose the present for the couple. V. WRITING: Choose the sentence A,B,C, or D that best rewrites the root one. 37. It’s two months since I last met Peter. A. I met Peter since two months ago. B. Two months is a long time for me to meet Peter. C. I didn’t meet Peter two months ago. D. I haven’t met Peter for two months . 38. Jack said to me “ I’ll be a better climber than Tom.” A. Jack told me that he would be a better climber than Tom was. B. Jack told me that I would be a better climber than Tom was. C. Jack told me that Tom would be a better climber than he was. D. Jack told me that I would be a better climber than he was. 39. “ Where on the earth have you been all this time?” said Linda A. Linda asked me where I had been on earth all that time. B. Linda wondered where on the earth you have been all this time. C. All that time Linda asked me where on earth I had been. D. Linda demanded to know where on the earth we had been all that time. 40. These students became doctors after six years’ training. A. Before these students became doctors, they had trained for six years. B. Becoming doctors had taken these students for six years’ training. C. After these students had been trained for six years , they became doctors. D. In order to become doctors, these students had been trained for six years. The end . KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM (2010-2011) Môn: Tiếng Anh 12 cơ bản (45 phút) I-Listening: Listen to four people being interviewed. communication is a way to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ someone’s attention. A. attract B. attracted C. attractive D. attraction 21. Our teacher wants us to feel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ about asking. doctors after six years’ training. A. Before these students became doctors, they had trained for six years. B. Becoming doctors had taken these students for six years’ training. C. After these