ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I Năm học 2010 – 2011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 doc

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I Năm học 2010 – 2011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 – TG:60’ Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part i

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I

Năm học 2010 – 2011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 – TG:60’

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

Question 3: A thumb B think C themselves D thorough

Question 4: A confided B obliged C determined D agreed

Question 5: A signal B slightly C polite D excited

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 6: Yesterday she ……… to go to the cinema with me

A promised B promise C promises D promising

Question 7: Tell her friends ………… her at lunch time

A not phone B not to phone C don’t phone D to not phone

Question 8: My uncle is a famous photographer He ………….thousands of pictures since 1990

Question 9: Unless the noise from my neighbours stops, I will ………… the exams

Question 10: Her parents gave her ………because she was the top student in her class

A a prize B a price C a present D a gift

Question 11: The American are much more ………… than the Indians and the Chinese with physical

attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband

A satisfied B responsible C concerned D delighted

Question 12: A majority of the Indian students agree that a woman has to ……… more in the

marriage than a man

A sacrifice B attend C contribute D control

Question 13: In many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon meeting as a

……… of good will

Question 14: In England, national ……… is a program of study that all children age 5 to 16 in

state schools must follow

A syllabus B curriculum C course D project

Question 15: ……… year is a period of the year when students go to school or university

A Education B Academy C Educational D Academic

Question 16: Higher Education (HE) is the term used to describe the education and training that

………… at universities, colleges, and institutes

A take away B take place C take over D take part in 1 Question 17: The government has tried to encourage ……… for the past few years

A interference B interrupt C investment D intervene

Question 18: By Christmas, I ……… for the BBC for five years

A was working B would work C have been working D worked

Question 19: If you ……… a choice, which country would you visit?

A have B will have C had D have had

Question 20: “did you meet my daughter here last night?”

The woman asked Andy ………

A if he had met her daughter there the night before

B if he had met her daughter here the night before

C if he met her daughter there the night after

D if he met her daughter there last night

Question 21: If you had taken that English course, you ……….much progress

A had made B would make C would have made D made

Question 22: Several of these chairs ………

A need to be repaired B need to be repairing

C need being repair D need repair

Question 23: The man wanted to know ……… I left my country

Question 24: Prague is the finest city ……… I’ve ever visited

Question 25: This is a man ……… paintings are being talked about

Question 26: lots of things have happened since she last ……… to you

A wrote B have written C write D was writing

Question 27: This is the first time we ……… in Hanoi

Question 28: My parents like a quiet life ……… They moved to this house about two years ago

Question 29: Tomorrow we ………… a birthday party Can you come?

A can have B will have C are having D could have

Question 30: Thank you for your gift ……… arrived yesterday

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 31 to 35

If you want to do your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one of the best things to do is to take regular breaks even if they are only for a few minutes During revision time, you (31) take some time off to go for a walk or play your favorite sport It is a mistake to (32) up all physical activity Exercise can (33) _ you to relax You should spend at least twenty minutes doing something different everyday Parents don’t like it when their teenage children spend hours on the phone, but, in fact, (34) _ to a friend is very good for you; parents think that children are (35) time and money; but research says talking to friends gives you a chance to relax, and this will make the time you spend studying more effective

Question 34: A saying B telling C communicating D chatting

Question 35: A wasting B losing C spending D missing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions

Question 36: A terrorist B subsidy C inflation D vacancy

Question 37: A accompany B minority C eliminate D document

Question 38: A reform B keenness C legal D sector

Question 39: A supportive B attention C counterpart D eternal

Question 40: A implication B infuriate C unexpected D satisfaction

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs

correction

Question 41: Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily

A B C D Question 42: In the end of the party, she found herself washing the dishes alone again, as usual

Question 43: We have learned English since we are in the sixth form

A B C D Question 44: It is easy for him to find more time to spend with his children because of he has no longer

To work in the evening

D Question 45: In Spite of it is raining, he goes out without his raincoat

A B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer from 46 to 50

The train I was traveling on was already half an hour late I had arranged to arrive in Vienna at 7.15 in time to catch the 7.25 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now I explained the situations to the ticket collector who advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Central Station and take a taxi When the time came, he even helped me with my luggage He wished me good luck as I jumped off, and a few minutes later I was racing towards the centre of the city in a taxi It was almost

7.25 when we stopped outside the station I paid the driver quickly, seized my bags and hurried inside

“Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the first official I saw You could imagine my disappointment when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station at great speed

Question 46: What time had the writer arranged to arrive in Vienna?

A at 7.00 B at 7.15 C at 7.25 D at 7.30

Question 47: How did the writer arrive at Vienna Central Station?

A by train B by bus C by taxi D by car

Question 48: Who helped the writer with his luggage?

A the train driver B the taxi driver

C a passenger D the ticket collector

Question 49: What does the word “seized” in this passage mean?

Question 50: Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A The train the writer was traveling to Vienna was thirty minutes late

B The writer wanted to catch the 7.25 train to Paris

C The writer got off the train before reaching Vienna Central Station

D Finally, the writer caught the train to Paris at 7.25

KEYS

11C 12A 13C 14B 15D 16B 17C 18C 19C 20A

21C 22A 23B 24A 25D 26A 27D 28B 29C 30C

31C 32A 33D 34D 35A 36C 37D 38A 39C 40B

41D 42A 43C 44C 45A 46B 47C 48D 49A 50D