TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯNG VƯƠNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I –NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn : TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ, tên thí sinh: ……………………………Lớp:…… Mã đề thi 209 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 5. Education is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we communicate. Today's college students may not simple sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their field. Through their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in life like simulated experiences. Consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology. For children over the age of 10, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. Some of the older children attend school only once or twice a week to get tutorial support or instruction from a teacher. For the most part, pupils are encouraged to work online from home. Students should complete a minimum number of study hour per year; however, they may make up these hours by studying at home at times that suit their family schedule. They can log on early or late in the day and even join live classes in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will automatically monitor the number hours a week each student studies on line as well as that student's learning materials and assessment activities. Reports will be available for parents and teachers. The software can then identify the best learning activities and conditions for each individual student and generate similar activities. It can be also identify areas of weak achievement and produce special programs adjusted to the students' needs. 1. What is the topic of the passage? A. Students can know about their weak aspects to focus B. Students don't have to go to school any more C. The effect of information technology on education D. Computer software will make sure students learn at home 2. How many times are children who are older than 10 required to go to school weekly? A. Three B. Four C. No time D. Once or twice 3. Who/what counts the number of hours per week that students spend learning? A. Teacher B. Computers C. Virtual reality D. Parents 4. What can't the software do? A. Monitor the time the students learn B. Find out the best activities for the students C. Identify weaknesses of the students D. Design materials for the students 5. What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students? A. Students can stay at home to learn B. Students' learning time won't be monitored C. Students can learn at times that suit their schedule D. Students' weak achievement can be identified. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 6. "You'd better think carefully before decide to get married "said the woman to me. A B C D 7. Ann started studying non-verbal form of communication years ago. A B C D 8. An address is writing on the back of the envelope. A B C D 9. During the school year I'm not allowed to watch TV until I finished my home work. A B C D 10. Although I'm not interested in mathematics but I try my best to get good marks. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 11. He is overweight. He eats too much. A. If he didn't eat too much, he would be overweight. B. He wouldn't be overweight unless he ate too much. C. If he didn't eat too much , he wouldn't be overweight. D. He wouldn't be overweight unless he didn't eat too much. 12 . My teacher said to me "Have you done the exercise?" A. My teacher asked me have you done the exercise. B. My teacher asked me if I had done the exercise. C. My teacher asked me if had I done the exercise. D. My teacher asked me I had done the exercise. 13. The last time I met my youngest sister was ten years ago A. It was ten years since I have met my youngest sister. B. I haven't met my youngest sister for ten years. C. I met my youngest sister ten years ago . D. The last time I met my youngest sister is ten years ago. 14 . The woman was too weak to lift the basket. A. The woman shouldn't have lifted the basket because she was weak. B. The woman couldn't lift the basket so she was very weak. C. The woman was so weak that she couldn't lift the basket. D. Although she was very weak, she could lift the basket 15. They didn't buy anything from the supermarket. A. Nothing wasn't bought from the supermarket. B. They didn't have enough money to buy anything from the supermarket. C. Nothing was bought from the supermarket. D. They didn't want to buy anything from the supermarket. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 16. A. resume B. position C. statistics D. designer 17. A. arrives B. laughs C. likes D. helps 18. A. missed B. filled C. cooked D. watched Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 19. A. attention B. exciting C. impolite D. attracting 20. A. discuss B. visit C. suppose D. attract Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 21. More than ten victims _______ missing in the storm last week. A. are reported to have been B. are reported to be C. are reporting to have been D. are reporting to be 22. We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago. A. have lost / left B. have lost / leave C. lost / have left D. were losing / had left 23. If it had rained heavily last night, the fields________flooded now . A. would be B. had been C. will be D. can be 24. The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to _______ her attention. A. follow B. pull C. attract D. tempt 25. My father phoned me to say that he would come _______ home late. A. a B. Ø C. the D. an 26. Few Asian students agreed _______the American students' view that wives and husbands should share all thoughts. A. with B. on C. for D. to 27. The conical leaf hat is made_____a special kind_______bamboo and young and soft palm leaves A. in / for B. from / of C. on / for D. of / of 28. The young man who lives next door is very kind to my family. A. to live next door B. he lives next door C. lived next door D. living next door 29. Tom's company will almost certainly fire him _______ he improves his attitude. A. otherwise B. or C. unless D. if 30. The teacher told Joe _______. A. stops talking B. stop talking C. to stop talking D. stopped talking 31. _______ want to get a god job have to have certain qualifications and experience. A. Who B. Those who C. Those which D. Those whom 32. _______, he walked to the station. A. Despite tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite being tired 33. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. Although C. Despite D. In spite of 34. When we came to their house , they____________chess. A. played B. are playing C. were playing D. have been playing 35. -How well you are playing! -___________________. A. Say it again. I like to hear your words B. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment C. Thank you too much D. I think so. I am proud of myself Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 40. Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (36) _______at home and in their offices . Despite their husbands’(37) _______ of the housework, women have to do (38) _______of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (39)______children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the single mothers have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the modern conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their (40) _______children alone is not easy. 36. A. hard B. hardly C. fast D. equally 37. A. refusal B. need C. share D. responsibility 38. A. lot B. a little C. fewer D. most 39. A. many B. much C. few D. some 40. A. grown- up B. sick C. teenage D. weak GOOD LUCK TO YOU . TRƯNG VƯƠNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I –NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn : TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 Th i gian làm b i: 45 phút (không kể th i gian giao đề) Họ, tên thí sinh: ……………………………Lớp:…… Mã đề thi 209 Read. then identify the best learning activities and conditions for each individual student and generate similar activities. It can be also identify areas of weak achievement and produce special programs. wonders of virtual reality they can participate in life like simulated experiences. Consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology.