1 KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I Lớp 12 Chuẩn – Đề 2 Họ và tên thí sinh: Lớp: I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. opens B. paints C. provides D. ploughs 2. A. arrived B. phoned C. walked D. explained 3. A. dates B. speaks C. photographs D. bags Choose the word which has the different stress pattern 4. A. pharmacy B. personal C. injure D. attentive 5. A. economics B. congratulate C. competition D. unemployment 6. When children in England are 5, they will go to __________. A. nursery B. kindergarten C. primary school D. lower secondary school 7. Students in England must pay __________ when they learn at an independent school. A. fine B. bonus C. allowance D. fee 8. An _______ is a meeting in which you are asked questions to see if you are ______ for doing a job. A. applicant / suited B. interview / suitable C. application / available D. interview / keen 9. People usually use more _______ language when they are in serious situations like interviews. A. informal B. formal C. serious D. solemn 10. Metro is a very cheap place to buy_______ goods such as washing powder and other cleaning products. A. home B. house C. home-made D. household 11. I'd choose the small car in _______ to the large one. A. preferable B. preferring C. preference D. prefers 12. The purpose of examination was to __________ the students' knowledge of the subject. A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test 13. If you want to join in History Society, you must first _______ this application form. A. make up B. write down C. fill in D. do up 14. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests _______ when he _______ at the party. A. left/had arrived B. had left/had arrived C. left/arrived D. had left/arrived 15. How many pages _______ so far this week? A. did you type B. have you typed C. are you typing D. do you type 16. _______ you study harder, you won't pass the examination. A. Unless B. Because C. When D. If 17. My classmate, ________ father has been in hospital for a month, looked depressed this morning. A. which B. who C. of whom D. whose 18. _______ he spoke slowly, I found it _______ at times to follow his argument. A. Although / difficult B. Even though / difficultly C. Despite / difficult D. In spite of / difficultly 19. A new course on international relations ________ next term. I'm not sure. A. must be offered B. may be offered C. need be offered D. will offer 20. __________ when it began to rain. A. We were playing in the yard B. We played in the yard C. We're playing in the yard D. We're going in the yard 21. The state school system ________ by the state. A. paid for B. is paid for C. pay for D. was paid for 22. They didn't buy anything from the supermarket. A. Anything was bought from the supermarket. B. Nothing was bought from the supermarket. C. Something was bought from the supermarket. D. Nothing wasn't bought from the supermarket. 23. The building with the yellow walls belongs to Mr Green. A. The building which walls are yellow belongs to Mr Green. B. The building belongs to Mr Green whose walls are yellow. C. The building whose walls are yellow belongs to Mr Green. D. The building has yellow walls belongs to Mr Green. 24. Betty let Karen keep the kitten. A. Karen was allowed to keep the kitten. B. Karen is let to keep the kitten. C. Karen is allowed to keep the kitten. D. Karen was allowed to be kept the kitten. 25. In spite of her hunger, she didn't eat much. A. Although she was hungry, she didn't eat much. B. As she was hungry, she didn't eat much. C. She didn't eat much although she is hungry. D. She didn't eat much despite her hungry. 26. If he wrote to her, she would be happy. A. She isn't happy because he hasn't written to her B. Maybe he'll write to her, and then she'll be happy. 2 C. When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy. D. He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy. II. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence 27. He said that he would make these exercises the day after. A B C D 28. Peter's mother told her son don't leave the house until she got back. A B C D 29. If you had sent the application on time, they might call you for an interview. A B C D 30. I think that twenty people have invited to the party by the host. A B C D III. Read the passage and then choose the best option indicated by A, B, C or D to answer the questions In some places, people celebrate New Year's Day on January first. In other places, they celebrate the lunar New Year. But in every place, people like to welcome the New Year in special ways. In many Asian countries, children get gifts of money on New Year's Day. The money is inside special red envelopes. These gifts bring the children good fortune and happiness. People also like to decorate their houses for the New Year. In China, red is the color of good luck, so many of the decorations are red. In Japan, people decorate their houses with pine branches, rope, and bamboo. These things are symbols of good health and long life. Clothes are part of many New Year's celebrations. In China, children wear new outfits on New Year's Day. In Korea and Japan, many people put on traditional clothes for the holiday. In South America, people wear yellow underwear for good luck. In Mexico, some people wear red underwear to bring romance in the New Year. In Spain, people welcome the New Year with grapes. Precisely when the clock strikes midnight, they eat twelve grapes. They try to swallow them all rapidly before the clock finishes striking twelve. In North America, people welcome the New Year with a lot of noise. At midnight, they use horns and whistles to make as much noise as they can. People everywhere enjoy celebrating the New Year. It's a time to make a fresh start, change bad habits, and look forward to a future of happiness and good luck. 31. What is this passage mainly about? A. New Year's gifts B. The lunar New Year C. Clothes for the New Year D. New Year's traditions 32. In __________, people use pine branches as decorations to celebrate the New Year. A. China B. Korea C. Japan D. Mexico 33. Why do some people wear yellow underwear to celebrate the New Year? A. For money B. For good luck C. For health and long life D. For romance and happiness 34. How do people in North America celebrate the New Year? A. They eat special food. B. They make a lot of noise. C. They wear special clothes. D. They decorate their houses. 35. People everywhere ___________. A. want good fortune in the New Year. B. believe that red means good luck. C. stay home on New Year's Day. D. eat grapes at midnight. IV. Read the passage and then choose the best option indicated by A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Katherine Boudeaux is a computer information specialist. Right now, she is teaching a class about computers. She is teaching the workers (36) to change part of the computer. The computer is upside down, so she is holding on to it. Computer information specialists do many different jobs. They have to (37) ways for computers to help managers and workers in all parts of a company. They also tell their company when to buy new computers and (38) kind to buy. (39) use of computer can make companies more productive. Computers information specialists try to make the whole (40) , human and electronics, work efficiently. 36. A. manner B. way C. how D. what 37. A. use B. move C. set D. invent 38. A. that B. what C. a D. some 39. A. modern B. quick C. efficient D. economical 40. A. machine B. system C. mixture D. office The end . 1 KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I Lớp 12 Chuẩn – Đề 2 Họ và tên thí sinh: Lớp: I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced. An _______ is a meeting in which you are asked questions to see if you are ______ for doing a job. A. applicant / suited B. interview / suitable C. application / available D. interview / keen. slowly, I found it _______ at times to follow his argument. A. Although / difficult B. Even though / difficultly C. Despite / difficult D. In spite of / difficultly 19. A new course on international