People believed that the Egyptian built the Great Pyramid in a period of more than 10 years.. The Great Pyramid was believed to build in a period of more than 10 years by the Egyptian..
Trang 1ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC: 2010-2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 – ĐỀ 09
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể phát đề
Choose the best option (in A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences
1 I am always under _ and it is affecting my health
2 The academic year in Vietnam is over _ the end _ May
3 The school library is open _ all of the students and the teaching staff of the school
4 I have never seen such a beautiful dress _ you before
5 When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need assistance
6 Economic reforms are often carried to promote the developing of a country
7 Being aware the importance of economic reforms, the Vietnamese
Communist Party initiated an overall economic reform policy
8 Someone who is is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular
9 Bad driving often many accidents
10 Since we came here, we a lot of acquaintances
11 Vitamin C is believed by the human body It gets into the blood stream quickly
12 They allow us on our choice of the elective subjects in school and our hobbies
13 The preparations _ by the time the guests _
A had been finished / arrived B have finished / arrived
C had finished / were arriving D have been finished / were arrived
14 - _ by the police
A The stealing car has just been found B The stolen car has just been found
C The stealing car has just found D The stolen car has just found
15 In spite , the baseball game was not cancelled
A the rain B of the rain C it was raining D there was a rain
Trang 216 Marie, _ I met at the party, called me last night
17 The architect _ Mario works is brilliant
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the
sentence correct
18 The chair breaking two days ago has now been repaired
19 I had my motorbike repair yesterday but now it still does not work
A B C D
20 Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet
A B C D
21 Maria: “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.” Sarah: “ _”
22 Hung: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” Hoa: “ _”
A You are welcome B Cheers C Have a good day D Thanks
23 Laudra: “What a lovely house you have!” Maria: “ _”
A Of course not, it’s not costly B Thank you Hope you drop in
24 -“Would you like a chocolate?” _ “ _”
I am on a diet
25 – “Would you mind lending me your bike?” – “ _”
A Yes, here it is B Yes, let’s C Not at all D Great
26 - “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” _ “ _”
A Thank you very much I am afraid… B You are telling a lie
C Thank you for your compliment D I don't like your sayings
27 -“ More coffee? Anybody?” ~ “ _.”
A I don’t agree, I’m afraid B I’d love to C Yes, please D It’s right I think
Pick out the word that has different stress from that of the other words:
28 A physical B achievement C government D national
29 A situation B appropriate C informality D entertainment
30 A consider B similar C actually D carefully
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other words:
31 A reasonable B argument C leaving D receive
32 A minutes B dinner C compulsory D begin
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
33 Although she is intelligent, she does not do well at school
A In spite of intelligent, but she does not do well at school
B Despite being intelligent, but she does not do well at school
C Even though her intelligent, but she does not do well at school
D In spite the fact that she intelligent, but she does not do well at school
34 He was very kind to help me with my English
A It was very kind of him for helping me to learn English
B It was very kind of him to help me learning English
Trang 3C It was very kind of him to help me learn English
D It was very kind of him because he helped me to learn English
35 I have not finished reading this book yet
A I have read this book before B The book I am reading has not finished
C I am still reading this book D I will read this book some day
36 We are finding the man He saved the baby from the fire yesterday nigh
A We are finding the man who he saved the baby from the fire yesterday nigh
B We are finding the man whom saving the baby from the fire yesterday nigh
C We are finding the man saved the baby from the fire yesterday nigh
D We are finding the man saving the baby from the fire yesterday nigh
37 If he’d had my address with him, he’d have sent me a postcard
A He sent me a postcard because he had my address with him
B He did not send me a postcard because he did not have my address with him
C He sent me a postcard because he does not have my address with him
D He sent me a postcard although he had my address with him
38 The doctor advised me to rest
A The doctor wanted to rest
B The doctor suggested that I should rest
C The doctor’s advice is that I have to rest
D The doctor suggested me to rest
39 People believed that the Egyptian built the Great Pyramid in a period of more than
10 years
A The Great Pyramid was believed to build in a period of more than 10 years by the Egyptian
B The Great Pyramid was believed to have built in a period of more than 10 years by the Egyptian
C The Great Pyramid was believed to have been built in a period of more than 10 years by the Egyptian
D The Great Pyramid was believed to be built in a period of more than 10 years by the Egyptian
40 “How long have you been interested in jazz?” Nick asked me
A Nick asked me how long I had been interested in jazz
B Nick asked me how long have I been interested in jazz
C Nick asked me how long I have been interested in jazz
D Nick asked me how long had I been interested in jazz
Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers
This is a story that Charlie Chaplin liked to tell about himself It happened after the great actor had become internationally famous A theatre announced that a competition would be held to see who could act like Charlie Chaplin Those taking part in it had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of the roles in a Chaplin's film
When Charlie Chaplin heard about the competition, he decided to take part in the competition himself Naturally, he kept his plan a secret from everybody When the
results of the competition were announced, Charlie said: "I didn't win the first prize But after thinking about it, I decided that it would be best to laugh"
41 People who took part in the competition had to _
Trang 4A imitate Chaplin's walking, dressing and acting B be a great actor
people
42 When learning the news he decided _
competition
43 When the results of the competition were announced, _
A he learnt that his new film was a success
B he was very surprised and angry
C he learnt that he had won the first prize
D he learnt that somebody else had won the first prize
44 This is a story which _
A was told by Charlie's friends B was announced at the competition
C Charlie was fond of telling D happened when Charlie was not a great actor
45 Charlie didn't _
A like the competition B tell anybody about his plan
C take part in the competition D allow this competition to be held
Read the text and choose the best word to fill in the blank
In the western customs (46) hands is the customary form of greeting, but
in China a nod of the head or slight bow is sufficient Hugging and kissing when greeting
are uncommon Business cards are often (47) and yours should be printed in
your own language and in Chinese Also, it is more respectful to present your card or a gift or -any other article using (48) _ hands The Chinese are (49) applauders You may be greeted with group clapping, even by small children When a person is applauded in this practice, it is the custom for that person to return the applause
or a "thank you." When walking in public places, direct eye contact and staring is
uncommon in the larger cities, especially in those areas accustomed to foreign visitors (50) _, in smaller communities, visitors may be the subject of much curiosity and therefore you may notice some stares
46 A shaking B grasping C hugging D taking
47 A changed B transferred C converted D exchanged
48 A double B pair C both D couple
49 A enthusiastic B enthusiasm C enthusiast D enthusiastically
50 A Moreover B However C Whatever D
Furthermore
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ANSWER KEYS
1 B 6 A 11 B 16 B 21 D 26 C 31 B 36 D 41 A 46 A
2 D 7 C 12 B 17 C 22 A 27 C 32 C 37 B 42 D 47 D
3 C 8 B 13 A 18 C 23 B 28 B 33 B 38 B 43 D 48 C
Trang 54 B 9 D 14 B 19 B 24 D 29 B 34 C 39 C 44 C 49 A
5 C 10 A 15 B 20 A 25 C 30 A 35 C 40 A 45 B 50 B