TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯNG VƯƠNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I –NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn : TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ, tên thí sinh: ……………………………Lớp:…… Mã đề thi 657 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 5. Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (1) _______at home and in their offices . Despite their husbands’(2) _______ of the housework, women have to do (3) _______of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (4)______children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the single mothers have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the modern conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their (5) _______children alone is not easy. 1. A. hardly B. fast C. hard D. equally 2. A. responsibility B. need C. refusal D. share 3. A. lot B. a little C. fewer D. most 4. A. many B. much C. few D. some 5. A. grown- up B. weak C. sick D. teenage 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 form 6 to 10. CAMBRIDGE "Where is the university?" is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. In the fourteen and fifteen centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteen century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the world. 6. Why do most people come to Cambridge? A. To find the classroom buildings. B. To read books in the libraries. C. To study in the colleges. D. To see the university. 7. When was more land in Cambridge used for college buildings? A. In the 14th century. B. In the 15th century. C. In the 19th century. D. Both A & B. 8. When did the town really begin developing? A. In 800. B. In 1845. C. In 1951. D. In 875. 9. Why did people name Cambridge the "city of Cambridge"? A. Because the river was very well-known. B. Because it was a developing town. C. Because there is a bridge over the Cam. D. Because there is a river named Granta. 10. Why do many visitors to Cambridge ask "Where is the university"? A. Because it is very difficult to find the way to the university. B. Because the university looks like a library . C. Because the university looks like a museum. D. Because there is no wall to be found around the university. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 11. Ann started studying non-verbal form of communication years ago. A B C D 12. During the school year I'm not allowed to watch TV until I finished my home work. A B C D 13. Although I'm not interested in mathematics but I try my best to get good marks. A B C D 14. "You'd better think carefully before decide to get married "said the woman to me. A B C D 15. As soon as Martha will get a good job , she is going to buy a house. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 16. A. helps B. arrives C. likes D. laughs 17. A. statistics B. position C. resume D. designer 18. A. watched B. missed C. filled D. ploughed Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 19. A. exciting B. attention C. impolite D. attracting 20. A. discuss B. visit C. suppose D. attract Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 21. If it rained heavily, the fields___________flooded now . A would be. B. had been C. will be D. can be 22. When we came to their house , they____________chess. A. were playing B. are playing C. played D. have been playing 23. My father phoned me to say that he would come _______ home late. A. a B. an C. Ø D. the 24. We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago. A. lost / have left B. have lost / leave C. have lost / left D. were losing / had left 25. The conical leaf hat is made_____a special kind_______bamboo and young and soft palm leaves A. in / for B. from / of C. on / for D. of / of 26. The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to _______ her attention. A. follow B. pull C. attract D. tempt 27. Tom's company will almost certainly fire him _______ he improves his attitude. A. unless B. or C. otherwise D. if 28. Few Asian students agreed _______the American students' view that wives and husbands should share all thoughts. A. to B. on C. for D. with 29. _______ want to get a god job have to have certain qualifications and experience. A. Who B. Those who C. Those which D. Those whom 30. The young man who lives next door is very kind to my family. A. living next door B. he lives next door C. lived next door D. to live next door 31. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 32. The teacher told Joe _______. A. stops talking B. stop talking C. to stop talking D. stopped talking 33. -How well you are playing! -___________________. A. Say it again. I like to hear your words B. I think so. I am proud of myself C. Thank you too much D. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment 34. _______, he walked to the station. A. Although to be tired B. Despite being tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 35. More than ten victims _______ missing in the storm last week. A. are reported to be B. are reporting to be C. are reporting to have been D. are reported to have been Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 36. The woman was too weak to lift the basket. A. The woman shouldn't have lifted the basket because she was weak. B. Although she was very weak, she could lift the basket C. The woman couldn't lift the basket so she was very weak. D. The woman was so weak that she couldn't lift the basket. 37 . My teacher said to me "Have you done the exercise?" A.My teacher asked me have you done the exercise. B. My teacher asked me if had I done the exercise. C. My teacher asked me I had done the exercise. D. My teacher asked me if I had done the exercise. 38. They didn't buy anything from the supermarket. A. Nothing wasn't bought from the supermarket. B. They didn't have enough money to buy anything from the supermarket. C. Nothing was bought from the supermarket. D. They didn't want to buy anything from the supermarket. 39 . He is overweight. He eats too much. A. He wouldn't be overweight unless he didn't eat too much. B. He wouldn't be overweight unless he ate too much. C. If he didn't eat too much, he would be overweight. D. If he didn't eat too much , he wouldn't be overweight. 40. The last time I met my youngest sister was ten years ago A. I haven't met my youngest sister for ten years. B. I met my youngest sister ten years ago . C. It was ten years since I have met my youngest sister. D. The last time I met my youngest sister is ten years ago. GOOD LUCK TO YOU . TRƯNG VƯƠNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I –NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn : TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 Th i gian làm b i: 45 phút (không kể th i gian giao đề) Họ, tên thí sinh: ……………………………Lớp:…… Mã đề thi 657 Read. That is a nice compliment 34. _______, he walked to the station. A. Although to be tired B. Despite being tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 35. More than ten victims _______ missing. Because it is very difficult to find the way to the university. B. Because the university looks like a library . C. Because the university looks like a museum. D. Because there is no wall