Môn : ENGLISH 12 Code : 115 Trang : 1 Name: ………………………………… Class: …………………………………. ENGLISH 12 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2011-2011 CODE: 115 Time allotted : 45 mins I/. Choose the best option: 1 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other: A. brings B. days C. coughs D. leaves 2 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other: A. command B. complain C. compose D. comments 3 : Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable? A. compulsory B. category C. optimistic D. academic 4 : Which of the following words has the stress pattern different from that of the others? A. represent B. agricultural C. popularity D. subsequent 5 : Don't worry. I'll _________ you a hand with the washing up. A. take B. return C. give D. borrow 6 : It's not easy to change people's __________ toward a certain problem. A. opinion B. attitude C. thinking D. idea 7 : I'm not opposed to your plan but it needs ________ . A. modifying B. to modify C. being modified D. modify 8 : "What a lovely house you have!" "________ ". A. Thank you B. You're welcome C. I think so D. Of course 9 : : "How are you today?" -“ Not very well, I’m afraid.” - " ________. What’s the matter? ". A. I’ m sorry to hear that. B. Really, that’ s a bad thing C. I’ m afraid to know that. D. Why not? 10 : James________ as a sports journalist for thirty-five years before his retirement last year. A. had worked B. will have worked C. has worked D. has been working 11 : He________ that she had been chosen to play in the national team. A. told B. talked to her C. told her D. said her 12 : They wanted to know __________ in the area. A. if you would stay how long B. how long you will stay C. how long would you stay D. how long you would stay 13 : She asked me ___________ your work on the project. A. you had finished B. whether you had been finished C. if you had finished D. if you have finished 14 : ___________ you cut down your carbohydrate intake, you'd have lost weight by now. A. Were B. Had C. Unless D. If 15 : __________ my father did not hold a well-paying job, he enjoyed his job a lot. A. But B. Although C. Despite D. However 16 : In Vietnam, children start school at the age of 6 and ___________ school at the age of 18. A. go to B. stop C. end D. leave 17 : That's the coffee bar __________ I usually meet my friends. A. which B. that C. where D. in that 18 : Lots of researches _________ to find a suitable solution to the problem. A. has been done B. has done C. has been doing D. have been done 19 : Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? - Sure. By then I _________ my exam. A. will have finished B. will finish C. have finished D. finished 20 : The emphasis ___________ violence has very bad effects ___________ children. Môn : ENGLISH 12 Code : 115 Trang : 2 A. of / for B. on / on C. in / to D. for / at 21 : ___________ money for the handicapped children is always a good cause. A. Borrowing B. Gathering C. Earning D. Raising 22 : Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting Tom said ( A. ) that he is going to ( B. ) leave for ( C. ) London the following ( D. ) day. 23 : _________ birds can fly very high in _________ sky. A. x…… x B. The…… the C. The ………a D. x……… the 24 : Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting Nguyen Du, who wrote ( A. ) Truyen Kieu, was ( B. ) one of most ( C. ) famous poets ( D. ) in Vietnam. 25 : Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting Modems permit ( A. ) computers communicating ( B. ) with one ( C. ) another over ( D. ) telephone lines. 26 : Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. If she had done her homework, she wouldn't have been punished. A. She will be punished because she didn't do her homework. B. She didn't do her homework and was punished. C. She did her homework, so she was not punished. D. She hadn't done her homework, so she had been punished. 27 : Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. It was overeating that caused his heart attack. If _____________ A. he overate, he would have a heart attack. B. he didn't overeaten, he wouldn't have a heart attack. C. he had overeaten, he would have had a heart attack. D. he hadn't overeaten, he wouldn't have had a heart attack. 28 : Choose the best sentence made from the given cues: America / said / discovered / Columbus / 1498. A. America is said to have been discovered by Columbus in 1498. B. America said that Columbus discovered it in 1498 C. America said that Columbus was discovered in 1498. D. America is said that it was discovered by Columbus in 1498. 29 : Choose the best sentence made from the given cues: I / not know / what / she / do / the / moment. A. I do not know what is she doing at the moment. B. I do not know what she is doing at the moment. C. I do not know what she does at the moment. D. I do not know what she is doing on the moment. II/. Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. FURTHER EDUCATION Around the age of sixteen you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (30) ? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (31) ? The decision is yours, but it may be (32) remembering two things: there's more unemployment (33) people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (34) you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (35) you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you're older is (36) possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as getting practical work experience. 30 : A. after B. later C. then D. past 31 : A. school B. class C. course D. term 32 : A. worth B. necessary C. important D. useful 33 : A. between B. among C. with D. through 34 : A. make B. help C. let D. give Môn : ENGLISH 12 Code : 115 Trang : 3 35 : A. where B. while C. when D. what 36 : A. also B. again C. another D. always III/. READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage and choose the best answer: A person writes a resume when seeking employment. It outlines one's skill, education, and experience. It is sent to potential employers. The information included in a resume can be presented in a number of ways. There are three basic types of resumes. The first type is the chronological resume. This is the most popular. It presents information according to time (most recent to least recent). The second type is the functional resume. It highlights a person's experience. The third type is a combination resume. It is a combination of the first two. When writing a resume, the type that can best highlight one's skills, education, and experience should be selected. 37 : It can be inferred from the passage that . A. employers only read combination B. experience is more important than skills C. writing a resume is one of the first steps in looking for work D. a chronological resume is the best 38 : The word "highlights" in the passage is closest in meaning to A. makes bright B. deletes C. includes D. emphasizes 39 : All of the following statements are true about the combination resume except ______ . A. It is organized by experience as well as time. B. It is not an effective type. C. It explains experience from past jobs. D. It is a chronological and functional resume all in one. 40 : According to the passage, the chronological resume ______ . A. is the most difficult to write. B. is not important C. lists information from most recent to least recent D. is not the most popular type Name: Class: Code: 115 ANSWER SHEET : 01. a b c d 11. a b c d 21. a b c d 31. a b c d 02. a b c d 12. a b c d 22. a b c d 32. a b c d 03. a b c d 13. a b c d 23. a b c d 33. a b c d 04. a b c d 14. a b c d 24. a b c d 34. a b c d 05. a b c d 15. a b c d 25. a b c d 35. a b c d 06. a b c d 16. a b c d 26. a b c d 36. a b c d 07. a b c d 17. a b c d 27. a b c d 37. a b c d 08. a b c d 18. a b c d 28. a b c d 38. a b c d 09. a b c d 19. a b c d 29. a b c d 39. a b c d 10. a b c d 20. a b c d 30. a b c d 40. a b c d Môn : ENGLISH 12 Code : 115 Trang : 4 ENGLISH 12 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2009-2010 CODE: 115 BẢNG ĐÁP ÁN : 01. a b C d 11. a b C d 21. a b c D 31. a b C d 02. a b c D 12. a b c D 22. a B c d 32. A b c d 03. a B c d 13. a b C d 23. a b c D 33. a B c d 04. a b c D 14. a B c d 24. a b C d 34. a B c d 05. a b C d 15. a B c d 25. a B c d 35. a B c d 06. a B c d 16. a b c D 26. a B c d 36. a b C d 07. A b c d 17. a b C d 27. a b c D 37. a B c d 08. A b c d 18. a b c D 28. A b c d 38. a b c D 09. A b c d 19. A b c d 29. a B c d 39. a B c d 10. A b c d 20. a B c d 30. a B c d 40. a b C d . Môn : ENGLISH 12 Code : 115 Trang : 1 Name: ………………………………… Class: …………………………………. ENGLISH 12 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2011-2011 CODE: 115 Time allotted : 45 mins. b c d 40. a b c d Môn : ENGLISH 12 Code : 115 Trang : 4 ENGLISH 12 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2009-2010 CODE: 115 BẢNG ĐÁP ÁN : 01. a b C d 11 A. between B. among C. with D. through 34 : A. make B. help C. let D. give Môn : ENGLISH 12 Code : 115 Trang : 3 35 : A. where B. while C. when D. what 36 : A. also B. again C. another