LE HONG PHONG HIGH SCHOOL FIRST-SEMESTER ENGLISH EXAM CLASS 12D Student’s full name: ____________ Class: …… Choose the best answer to fill in each blank: About 35% of all high school graduates in America continue their education in an institution of higher learning. The word ‘college’ is used to (I)______ to either a college or a university. These institutions offer four-year programs that lead to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (II)______ . Some students attend a junior college before entering a four-year college as a sophomore or junior. It is generally easier to be admitted at a state university than a private one. Most private schools require (III)______ entrance examinations and a high grade point average (GPA), as well as specific college preparation classes in high schools. Private schools cost (IV)______ more than colleges, and famous private schools are very expensive. Poorer students can sometimes attend, however , by earning scholarships. Some college graduates go on to get master or doctoral degrees. Since college costs are very high, most students work at part-time jobs. Although college and work demands (V)______ the great part of a student’s time, most still enjoy social activities. 1. (I) A. refer B. aim C. infer D. denote 2. (II) A. certificate B. qualification C. diploma D. degree 3. (III) A. strict B. arduous C. rough D. intense 4. (IV) A. subsequently B. absolutely C. considerably D. allegedly 5. (V) A. take up B. bring up C. catch on D. account for Read the following passage and choose the correct answers: Strictly speaking, cartography is the drawing or compiling of maps. The explorers and surveyors go out and make measurements and gather the information from which the cartographers draw their maps. Sometimes the fieldwork and the creation of the map are done by the same person. But when the scope is broad and the sources of information many, maps are more often a compilation of that information. They represent the accumulated work of many people, brought together under the supervision of one person, the compiler. The value of maps depends, of course, on the expertise of the compiler, who must sift through available information, select the most accurate data, and come up with a thoughtful and accurate synthesis of the geographic knowledge of the region. 6. What does it mean “scope”? A. range B. problem C. expense D. result 7. Which statement is wrong? A. The compiler is very important. B. Sometimes the fieldwork and the creation of the map are done by the same person. C. Maps are the accumulated work of many people. D. Compilers can come up with the most accurate data. 8. What does a compiler most likely do? A. represent information B. select the information C. correct the information D. draw 9. Which of the following procedures is the most common of cartography? A. The cartographers draw, and the explorers and surveyors go out to check the information of their drawing. B. The cartographers draw from the information the explorers and surveyors collect while going out measuring. C. The explorers and surveyors go out, make measurements, gather information and then draw maps for cartographers. D. The explorers and surveyors collect information and then go out to measure and draw. 10. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The compiler’s task is more important than that of the explorers and surveyors. B. Maps are the product of a group effort brought together usually by one person. C. Not all of the information initially compiled for maps is accurate. D. The definition of cartography is the drawing or compiling of maps. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences: 11. Who will pay _______ the camping trip? The school or the parents? A. to B. in C. at D. for 12. Different cultures ________ dreams in different ways. A. express B. interpret C. interfere D. associate 13. Linda insisted ______ making a trip to the Lake District, but nobody agreed ______ her. A. in-about B. in-with C. on-with D. on-to 14. Parents tend to have little credit ______ their children’s performance. A. for B. with C. by D. in 15. She _______ a small business and _______ a good living. A. put up-made B. did – made C. got – had D. set up - earned 16. Though Helen is much younger than Rita, she is much more _______. A. mature B. attentive C. sympathetic D. respectful 17. Youths are the _______ force behind many social and technological advances. A. pushing B. driving C. encouraging D. processing 18. The boss blamed me _______ the loss of the contract. 1 CODE 122 A. for B. on C. about D. over 19. I read the contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling mistakes. A. with a view to B. in view of C. in terms of D. by means of 20. Everybody working in the bank was ______ suspicion after the robbery. A. on B. in C. of D. under 21. Carla is believed _______through the next round of the interview easily. A. to go B. having gone C. going D. to have gone 22. _______ Mount Everest is _______ highest peak of ______ Himalayas. A. O- the-the B. The-the-the C. The – the – O D. O – the - O 23. If you ________ the teacher’s advice in the first place, things would be different. A. took B. take C. had taken D. have taken 24. It is time we ______ the shopping for Xmas. A. did B. had C. made D. took 25. Talking loudly and staring at someone older than you may mean _______ for him or her. A. informality B. attention C. astonishment D. disrespect 26. Deforestation has resulted _______ floods in many provinces. A. for B. from C. by D. in 27. What a surprise! Rita _______ the chairwoman of the club after 12 years. A. maintains B. sustains C. exists D. remains 28. The people living in the countryside should be stopped _______ burning forests for cultivation. A. off B. from C. at D. by 29. Don’t keep nagging the child _______ his forgetfulness. A. about B. on C. over D. at 30. It is imperative that every parcel on board ______ before the flight. A. were checked B. is checked C. must be checked D. be checked 31. If you _______ such an important appointment tomorrow, we ______ fishing together. A. haven’t had – could go B. don’t have – will go C. didn’t have- could go D. hadn’t had- would have gone 32. ______ yourself in the job and see how well you can do it. A. Do B. Put C. Make D. Set 33. We will try to make different TV programs to _______ the needs of viewers. A. fill in B. answer C. satisfy D. attend to 34. My grandparents are those who ______ the most influences on me. A. make B. impose C. have D. bring 35. The room was too small and I felt as if I ______ in a lift. A. would be B. had been C. were D. was 36. The immigrants, _______ are under 15, are going to be put in this school. A. half of them B. whose half C. half of which D. half of whom 37. You can always rely _____us. We are ready to help. A. with B. in C. on D. by 38. The new painting has ______ wonder for the living room. A. brought B. made C. done D. taken 39. Yolanda just walked into the race ______ what her parents might think of it. A. because of B. as for C. regardless of D. apart from 40. The interviewer asked me ________ for any other job. A. had I applied B. if I have applied C. whether I had applied D. that I applied Identify the mistake in each of the following sentences: 41. A million of tourists from all over the world visit New York every year. A. A B. of C. the D. visit 42. Susan, my best friend, has been chosen being the only representative of this non-benefit organization. A. has been B. being C. of D. non-benefit 43. Unless you know the truth, things would be easier for you, at least for now. A. know B. things C. for D. for now 44. This brochure, which I received from your agency, gives wrong informations about the tour. A. which B. gives C. informations D. the 45. I have never met him before we were put in one group during a field trip for high school seniors. A. have never B. put in C. field trip D. seniors Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different 46. A. peninsula B. economy C. economics D. advisory 47. A. demeanor B. mechanize C. energy D. concentrate 48. A. attribute B. address C. access D. asset 49. A. profound B. witness C. pursue D. career 50. A. individual B. responsible C. environment D. equipment 2 ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HK 1 MÔN ANH – 12D MÃ ĐỀ 122 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. D 21. A 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. C 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. C 39. C 40. C 41. B 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. B 50. A 3 . representative of this non-benefit organization. A. has been B. being C. of D. non-benefit 43. Unless you know the truth, things would be easier for you, at least for now. A. know B. things C. for. pursue D. career 50. A. individual B. responsible C. environment D. equipment 2 ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HK 1 MÔN ANH – 12D MÃ ĐỀ 122 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. A 15 brought B. made C. done D. taken 39. Yolanda just walked into the race ______ what her parents might think of it. A. because of B. as for C. regardless of D. apart from 40. The interviewer asked me