ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HK I NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 TIẾNG ANH 12 – TEST 12 ppt

1 ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HK I NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 TIẾNG ANH 12 – TEST 12 I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 1. a. education b. compulsory c. academic d. independent 2. a. secondary b. primary c. category d. certificate 3. a. Algebra b. History c. Statistics d. Chemistry 4. a. Geography b. university c. technology d. methodical 5. a. general b. separate c. educate d. October II. LANGUAGE FOCUS A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences. 6.The state school system can be divided ______two levels of education: primary education and secondary education. a. in b. into c. up d. with 7. ________________ the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject. a. On b. To c. In d. At 8.Children are required to be in full-time education _________________ the ages of 5 and 16. a. at b. from c. between d. by 9. In Britain it is __________ for children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen. a. enforced b. compulsory c. obliged d. made 10.This school has the highest ___________ ____ standards in the area. a. learning b. intelligence c. academic d. study 11.In spite of his poor __________ , he was a most articulate speaker. a. education b. appearance c. condition d. performance 12.Students usually __________ their GCSEs at the age of sixteen. a. pass b. make c. take d. follow 13.By the age of twenty-five he had _____________ his ambition of becoming a pianist. a. reached b. completed c. obtained d. achieved 14.The school day is divided into 6 - 7 lessons in different _____________ . a. curriculums b. subjects c. schedules d. syllabuses 15.The school year normally has three _____________ , with exams at the end of the year. a. terms b. semesters c. seminars d. systems B. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences. 16.Rarely _____________ attracted so much media attention. a. a debate has b. a debate was c. has a debate d. was a debate 17.The world's population_____________considerably since 1950. a. is increasing b. increased c. has increased d. has been increased 18.Police _____________ illegal drugs in a secret hiding place in the star's home. a. reported to have found b. are reported to have found c. are reported having found d. are reported they have found 19.As soon as the supplies arrive, they will _____________ to the starving people. a. distribute b. be distributing c. be distributed d. have distributed 20.When are you going to get the roof _________________ ? It leaks quite badly. a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. repaired 21.It's a long time since London _____________ in one of its infamous pea-souper fogs. a. enveloped b. was enveloped c. has enveloped d. has been enveloped 2 22. Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings ___________ masterpieces all over the world. a. consider b. are considering c. are considered d. had considered 23.If the smoke from burning fuels ___________ into the atmosphere, it_________ pollution. a. releases - causes b. will release - causes c. are released - will cause d. releases - would cause 24.The number of people affected by the devastating earthquake ___________ ___________with certainty. a. have not yet determined b. has not yet determined c. have not yet been determined d. has not yet been determined 25.Frozen food must be packed, _____________ and stored when the fruit is ripe. a. be frozen b. must be frozen c. frozen d. it must be frozen 26.Roberta was the' first person ______________ to speak at the meeting. a. asked b. to ask c. to be asked d. who asked 27.If the level of VAT ____________ this year, small business will be affected. a. raises b. will raise c. raised d. is raised 28.There are believed ______ over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico. a. to be b. being c. there are d. they are 29.The students _____________ off the land when they tried to camp there. a. have warned b. warned c. were warned d. had warned 30. As soon as a base______________ with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed. a. will react b. reacts c. is reacting d. is reacted C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 31. Education is a subject which many British people deeply care about it. 32. Most people believe that the state should provide education free in charge and to a high standard. 33. Recently, there has been a lot of debate about students have to pay their own fees at university. 34. Some people are afraid that poorer students will not be received enough financial help and will be discouraged from going on to higher education. 35. A smaller percentage of British students go on to farther or higher education than in any other European country. III. READING A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box. Vietnam's education system can be divided into 5 (36)______________preprimary, primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education. Public Kindergartens usually admit children from the age of 18 months to 5 years. Children at 4 or 5 years of age are sometimes taught ABC and basic math. This level of education is only (37)_______________in major cities. Children normally start their primary education at the age of six. Education at this level lasts 5 years and it is (38)___________for all children. Middle schools teach students from grade 6 to 9. This educational level is generalized (39)_____________most of the country - except in very remote provinces, which expect to popularize and standardize middle education fully within the next few years. (40)______________is also a non compulsory schooling popular certificates graduation Intermediate admission entrance categories throughout compulsory education uniform graduates 3 form in Viet nam. High school, which consists of grades 10, 11 and 12 is standardized in all major urban regions, but is not (41)_______________in rural provinces. After 3 high school terms, all students must attend a (42)______________test, held by Province's education service. This test often consists of 6 subjects differently selected each year but has to contain the 3 compulsory ones: Foreign Language (mostly English), Mathematics and Literature. The Vietnamese government intends to merge this test with the university (43)_____________test in 2009. University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students' lives. High school (44)____________have to take it after the SGE and get high results to be admitted to universities. In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes, professional secondary schools, and vocational schools which offers (45)_______________from a-few-month to 2-year courses. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer. In Britain, children are required to be in full-time education between the ages of 5 and 16. Different areas of Britain have different school systems. In some areas, children receive their primary education at an infant school and then a junior school, or at a primary school that combines the two. At about 11 they begin their secondary education at a comprehensive school, a grammar school or a high school. In other areas children go to a first school at age 5, a middle school at 8 and an upper school from 13 onwards. Most children go to state schools. Until 1988 these were all responsible to a Local Education Authority (LEA). LEAs obtain their funding from central government and the council tax. In 1988 secondary schools and larger primary schools were encouraged to opt out of LEA control and become grant-maintained. Some children go to independent school run by private organizations, for which their parents have to pay fees. A few go to public schools, such as Eton and Harrow. Younger children may attend a private preparatory school until the age of 13. Some parents may send their children to private schools, even if this is against their principles, because they think that their children will receive a better education. The British education system aims to educate the whole person, so that each child develops his or her personality as well as gaining academic knowledge. Most primary and secondary schools offer a range of extra-curricular activities,· including sports, music, community service and trips to places of interest. Secondary schools also give careers advice and help student to pre pare for having a job by arranging short periods of work experience with local businesses. 46.According to the passage, English children _____________. a. start their compulsory education at the age of 5 b. are required to go. on to comprehensive schools c. don't go to nursery schools d. receive different school education 47.Since 1988, state schools _________________ . a. were all responsible to a Local Education Authority b. have been under the control of the local government c. have received money direct from central government d. have received money from a Local Education Authority 48.Some people believe ____________ . a. tuition free of private schools is rather expensive b. private schools provide a better education than state schools c. the quality of education in state schools is higher 4 d. it's not necessary to send children to private schools 49. What is the purpose of the British education system? a. To offer children a range of extra-curricular activities b. To encourage children to develop their personality c. To provide academic knowledge for children d. b & c are all correct 50. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. There are two parallel school systems in Britain. b. Local government is responsible for education of students between the ages of 5 and 16. c. Many activities outside normal lessons are offered at schools in Britain. d. School education system in Britain varies from area to area. IV. SPEAKING What questions could you ask to get these answers? Choose the correct answers. 51. A: _________ B: No, they have to finance their own studies. a. Are children in your country compulsory for school education? b. Do students in your country get a grant to study? c. On whom are students in your country financially dependent? d. Do students in your country have to pay for their study? 52. A: __________________________________ B: It's just the one gets money from the government and the courses are free, the other depends on free-paying students. a. What's the difference between a state school and a private school? b. Where does the money for education come from? c. Which school gets money from the government: a state school or a private school? d. Is a state school different from a private school? 53. A: ____________________________ B: It's sixteen, but a lot of kids stay on until eighteen. a. What age do children in Britain start school at? b. What's the school age in Britain? c. What's the school-leaving age in Britain now? d. What age do children in Britain start their further education? 54.A: ______________ ______________________________ B: They are exams taken in England at 18 years old, which you need in order to get into university. a. When do student take their exams in England? b. What do children do in order to get into university? c. What are the GCSE examinations? d. What are 'A levels'? 55. A: _________________________ B: No, ours are given in grades, you know, B+, C, A, that sort of thing. a. Do you get marks for your exams? b. Do you usually get good grades in your exams? c. Do you get full marks for your exams? d. Which grades do you have in your exams? V. WRITING 5 Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one. 56. It is said that two men were arrested after the explosion. a. People said two men be arrested after the explosion. b. Two men are said to be arrested after the explosion. c. Two men are said to have been arrested after the explosion. d. Two men were said to be arrested after the explosion 57. The court found the man innocent of murdering his wife. a. The court found a murdered man and his wife. b. The court decided that the man had killed his wife. c. The man was found murdered by his wife. d. The man was judged not guilty of killing his wife. 58. "Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks," I said. a. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused. b. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him. c. He offered a cigarette, but I promptly declined. d. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once. 59. Don't let her treat you like that. a. She isn't let treat you like that. b. You are not let be treated by her like that. c. Don't allow you to be treated like that by her. d. Don't let yourself be treated by her like that. 60. Only customers with coupons may use the service. a. The service is available for coupons only. b. The service is restricted to customers in possession of coupons. c. Only rich customers can use the service. d. Only customers with coupons are serviced here. . 1 ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HK I NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 TIẾNG ANH 12 – TEST 12 I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 1. a. education. Vietnamese government intends to merge this test with the university (43)____________ _test in 2009. University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students' lives. High. (44)____________have to take it after the SGE and get high results to be admitted to universities. In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes, professional secondary