ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 – KHỐI 12 I. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: 1. The children’s song ………………….by one of the parents. A. is being taped B. is taping C. are being taped D. are taping 2. ……………never having learned French at school, Maud soon picked it up when she was in Paris. A. Because of B. Despite C. Even though D. Because 3. The aim of this exercises is to practice using will for a future fact or prediction. A B C D 4. The shoes …………… I bought were made in Italy. A. whom B. who C. where D. which 5. It is seven years since we …………… Daisy. A. talked to last B. last talked C. have talked to D. last talked to 6. Thank you very much for your lift. “……………………… ” A. Delighted I was able to help B. I see C. Thank you D. That was all I could make 7. At one time the entire world ………… by dinosaurs. A. was ruled B. was ruling C. has ruled D. will be ruled 8. …………….is used to denote many different kinds of things or people that are included in something. A. Counterpart B. Appearance C. Culture D. Diversity 9. I will never forget what has he done to me. A B C D 10. The new position is a …………….for her. A. promotion B. job C. career D. work 11. The teacher blamed me ……………the accident. A. by B. from C. for D. with 12. London, which was the capital of England, was founded by the Romans in 43 AD. A B C D 13. He said that he ………….a very important person in the next morning. A. will meet B. would meet C. had met D. meet 14. You are not allowed to use this library ……….you are a member. A. provided B. unless C. supposed D. if 15. If I had a typewriter, I …………it myself. A. would type B. will type C. would have typed D. shall be typing 16. After he ………….his English course, he went to England to continue his study. A. finishes B. has finished C. have finished D. had finished 17. Most of the jobs in the manufacturing factories will take over by robots. A B C D 18. The building ………… I used to work has 24 floors. A. which B. in which C. in where D. that 19. Where did you ………… for a holiday last year? A. go B. have C. had D. went 20. A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants ……… degrees at all levels. A. secondary B. optional C. academic D. vocational 21. To express happiness at someone’s success, you say, “…………… ” A. Congratulation B. Oh bother C. You poor thing! D. Cheers 22. I advise you to book tickets early this year. A. I’d rather you booked tickets early this year. B. you had better book tickets early this year. C. You are better book tickets early this year. D. If I were you, I’ll book tickets early this year. 23. A(n) ………….is a person whose job is to repair and work with machine. A. editor B. mechanic C. programmer D. engineer 24. The audience clapped …………………the end of the show. A. for B. at C. to D. in 25. Sydney, …………., is Australia’s largest city. A. a population of more than three million. B. that has a population of more than three million. C. which has a population of more than three million. D. has a population of more than three million. 26. A smile is a sign …………….friendliness and interest. A. from B. on C. about D. of 27. …………… , he wouldn’t have missed the train. A. If he listened to me B. If he had listened to me C. Unless he had listened to me D. If he didn’t listen 28. He invited me a glass of fruit juice. A. “Why don’t you take a glass of fruit juice?” B. “How about have a glass of fruit juice?” C. “Do you want a glass of fruit juice?” D. “Would you like a glass of fruit juice” 29. She’s……………… working there since she left school. A. done B. had C. been D. have 30. “Did Mr. Smith send the letter?” the secretary said to me. A. She asked me that had Mr. Smith sent the letter. B. She asked me if Mr. Smith has sent the letter. C. She asked me whether Mr. Smith sent the letter. D. She asked me if Mr. Smith had sent the letter. 31. He drives to work every day …………….his office is only three- minute walk from his house. A. because of B. because C. so D. although 32. “Don’t keep the door locked”, he said to us. A. He told us that we didn’t keep the door locked. B. He told us not to keep the door unlocked. C. He told us not to keep the door locked. D. He told us the door not to be kept locked. 33. Despite being hungry, he didn’t have anything to eat. A. Though he didn’t have anything to eat, he was hungry. B. He didn’t have anything to eat but he was hungry. C. He didn’t have anything to eat although he was hungry. D. He didn’t have anything to eat however he was hungry. 34. They are building a lot of new houses in Wellington. A. Wellington has to be built a lot of new houses. B. A lot of new houses are being built in Wellington. C. Wellington has to build a lot of new houses. D. They have a lot of new houses to build in Wellington. 35. I shall do the job to the best of my …………… A. knowledge B. ability C. talent D. capacity II. Phonetics:A. Picked out the word whose underlined part pronounced different form the rest. 1. A. worked B. helped C. turned D. dressed 2. A. grows B. tends C. sweeps D. roars B. Picked out the word that has the stress pattern different form the rest. 1. A. secretary B. experience C. interview D. certainly 2. A. economical B. agricultural C. administrative D. productivity 3. A. solution B. supportive C. confident D. obedient III. Reading A. Circle the word among A, B, C or D that best fit the numbered blank in the following. Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best for jobs, yet human beings like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of (1) ……… as it is commonly practiced is that the forms filled in by (2) ………….often fail to show people as they really are. This means that you can follow all the best advice when completing your form and still find that you are (3) ……….at the next stage- the interview (4) ………. In the rare cases where interviews are automatic. A candidate with inadequate form may do surprisingly well. Of course, your form need to show that you have confidence in your ability to do the job, (5) ……… to turn yourself into someone else- a person you have to pretend to be at the interview. Realism and honesty are definitely the best approach. 1. A. selection B. selecting C. select D. selective 2. A. apply B. application C. applying D. applicants 3. A. success B. unsuccessful C. successful D. succeeding 4. A. Similarity B. Similar C. Dissimilar D. Similarly 5. A. but not try B. but no try C. but don’t try D. and try I. Circle the correct answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: My life is always full of activities, so I never have much time for myself. During the week it’s the worst. I usually have to get up at six tough I would really prefer to sleep much later. I don’t usually have time for breakfast because I have to catch a bus to school at half past six. The bus is usually packed with many people. Classes at school start at seven. Getting home at about 12, I have lunch and listen to the radio, watch TV and do my homework then I help my mom with some housework. My family often have dinner at about seven o’ clock. At dinner, we discuss what happened during the day and catch up with each other’s lives. Then I watch the TV news. Weekends are wonderful time for me because I sleep late and do whatever I wish with my free time, I can’t go for a trip with my friends, visit my relatives or devote more time to my hobbies. I think everyone will agree with me that weekends are much better than weekdays. 1. The writer doesn’t have breakfast because ………………… A. he has to catch a bus to school. B. he gets up late C. he doesn’t have time for himself D. he wants to sleep more 2. The word “packed” in line 3 means ………………. A. full B. busy C. crowded D. stuff 3. Which of the following activities is NOT done by the writer in the evening? A. talk to others B. watch TV C. have dinner D. listen to music 4. The word “devote” in paragraph two is closest in meaning to …………… A. spend B. take C. begin D. get 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The writer usually sleeps late on weekdays B. Weekends are better than weekdays C. Weekdays are worse than weekends D. The writer can sleep late on weekends . ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 – KH I 12 I. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: 1. The children’s song ………………….by one of the parents. A. is being taped B. is taping C. are being taped D. are taping 2 productivity 3. A. solution B. supportive C. confident D. obedient III. Reading A. Circle the word among A, B, C or D that best fit the numbered blank in the following. Interviews are an imperfect. better book tickets early this year. D. If I were you, I ll book tickets early this year. 23. A(n) ………….is a person whose job is to repair and work with machine. A. editor B. mechanic C. programmer