Class : 12A KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HKI MÔN TIẾNG ANH Name : …………………………… Thời gian : 45 phút Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. picked B. learned C. stayed D. received 2. A. scary B. apply C. vacancy D. category Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 3 . A. education B. compulsory C. academic D. independent 4. A. provide B. confide C. determine D. sacrifice Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. 5. Maths, Vietnamese literature, English are the ……………….subjects in national exams. A. center B. additional C. core D. favourite 6. His…………… makes his parents happy. A. success B. successful C. succeed D. succeeded 7. Mary ……… with her friend in a apartment in Hanoi since last Sunday A. is living B. has lived C. lived D. lives 8. She has learned English for 3 years, and she is good ………… English now. A. by B. in C. for D. at 9. They took her to the hospital, …………. is only a mile away. A. which B. where C. in which D. that 10. Would you like the doctor ………….? A. coming B. to come C. come D. comes 11. If I know her address. I …… tell you. A. will B. would C. could D. should 12. I would like to apply ……… the vacancy that you advertised in the Sunday newspaper. A. for B. to C. with D. in 13. Bill didn't go to school ……… his illness. A. although B. because C. despite D. because of 14. When I came home, my father ………… a magazine. A. read B. reads C. was reading D. has read 15. An : “ Would you like something to eat ? ” – Minh: “ …… , I’m not hungry now.” A. Yes, it is B. No, thanks C. No, I don’t D. Good idea 16. To enter that school, you will have to fill in the ……………… form. A. apply B. application C. applied D. applying 17. Jane: "You look great in that red skirt, Lora!" _ Lora: “…………… ” A. No, I don't. B. Oh, you don't like it, do you? C. I bought it at Nam's. D. Thanks, it's my mum's present on my birthday. 18. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in ……… families and in preserving their cultures. A. wealthy B. secure C. safe D. close-knit 19. He went back to work in his country after he ………. his course on Advanced Engineering . A. finishes B. had finished C. has finished D. was finishing 20. Students usually …………… their GCSEs at the age of sixteen. A. pass B. make C. take D. follow 21. I still can’t believed it! My bicycle……………… last night. A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. Stole 22. You would fail the exam ………… you didn’t study harder. A. and B. so C. if D. but 23. He often …………… so nervous before his exams. A. feels B. felt C. was feeling D. had felt 24. I have not seen her for two months. A. It’s two months since I last saw her. B. It’s two months after I last saw her. C. It’s two months before I last saw her. D. It’s two months when I last saw her. 25. The storm blew a lot of trees down last night. A. A lot of trees were blown down by the storm last night . B. A lot of trees were cut down last night. C. The storm could have blown a lot of trees down. D. The storm was strong enough to blow down old trees. 26. People say that he was born in London. A. That is said he was born in London. B. It was said that he was born in London. C. He was said to be born in London. D. He is said to have been born in London. Errors : 27. Tom used to going (A) to a lot of (B) parties when (C) he was a student (D) . 28. I was listening (A) to the radio (B) when (C) the bell rings (D) . 29. The (A) coffee was too (B) hot that I couldn’t (C) drink it (D). 30. These (A) shops have (B) goods for (C) sale at attractively (D) prices. Cloze test : The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father and their (36)……, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied (37) …….we had been lead to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class and religious customs among different American groups. The most recent survey shows that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mould and another third consists of married couples who either have no children (38) …… have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households (39)…… single people, usually women over sixty years of age. A small percentage , about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried parents (40) …….choose to live together, and the rest, about seven percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. 36. A. children B. daughters C. sons D. neighbour 37. A. from B. as C. than D. that 38. A. nor B. or C. also D. and 39. A. were B. was C. are D. is 40. A. who B. they C. whose D. whom Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the question. All of us have to work to earn a living ourselves and to help our family. However, we work not only for material life but also for many other things we are working to prove our ability. We feel self-confident and proud because we are independent. Anyone who works is regarded as a useful member of society. We're working, that means we're contributing to our country. Working helps us train our minds because we always try our best to do the job. The better we work, the more money we earn and that encourage; us to work harder. Without working, a man's life will be empty, purposeless and meaningless and it's easy for a jobless person to do wrongs. 36. Why should we work? A. Because we have to. B. It makes our material life worse. C. It makes us purposeless. D. It makes ourselves better. 37. What can we get from work beside money? A. Many other important things. B. Some salary. C. Meaningless feeling D. Nothing 38. What will happen if we work more? A. We feel better B. We earn more C. We contribute more D. All are correct. 39. What helps us work harder? A. good way B. good pay C. good life D. None are correct. 40. Without working, how is one's life? A. better B. more confident C. prouder D. boring THE END . Class : 12A KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HKI MÔN TIẾNG ANH Name : …………………………… Thời gian : 45 phút Choose the word whose underlined. attractively (D) prices. Cloze test : The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father and their (36)……, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional. at Nam's. D. Thanks, it's my mum's present on my birthday. 18. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in ……… families and in preserving their cultures. A. wealthy B. secure