SỞ GIÁO DUC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – LỚP 12 THPT BẾN TRE Năm học: 2011 – 2012 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Không kể thời gian phát đề Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
Trang 1SỞ GIÁO DUC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – LỚP 12 THPT
BẾN TRE Năm học: 2011 – 2012
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
Blacken 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
Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
6. -Lan: 'Happy birthday! This is a small present for you '- Hoa: “ _”
7. Mary: 'John had an accident He's been in hospital for 5 days '- Tom: “ _”
8. Mary :'You look nice in that blue shirt '- Tom: “ _”
A It's nice of you to say so B Am I? Thanks
9. My mother's main is to run the household
10. A survey is made to their attitudes toward love and marriage
11. A person who expects bad things to happen is
12. The movie has been highly by critics
A recommend B recommendation C recommended D recommending
13. Schooling is for all English children from the age of five to sixteen
14. I decided to give up smoking
15. my bag anywhere? I can't find it
A Have you seen B Did you see C Are you seeing D Had you seen
16. I very well with my father now; we never have any arguments
17. Everyone is looking forward the coming new year of 2012
18. Asian people's ideas about love and marriage are different American people's
19. The state school system can be divided two levels of education: primary education and secondary education
20. Mr Brown is the first owner dog won three prizes in the same show
21. Much progress on computers since 1950
22. This is the first time I here
23. After she the letter, she put it down and started to cry
Trang 224. He asked me if the film called 'Star Wars'
25. I need time to think about offer you gave me
26. What did you have for breakfast?
27. I don't know told you about it, but they were wrong
28. She will never stop working she is as rich as Rockefeller now
29. If you the GCSE exam, you can take an entrance exam to the university
30. The test is too difficult If it much easier, I it
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each or the blanks from 31 to 35
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult for young people to find a job If they are lucky enough to be asked to go for a(n) (31) _, they may find that there are at least 20 other applicants for the job If a company is thinking of offering you a job, they will ask you for at least one recommendation (32) _ from either your previous employer or someone who knows you well Before taking up your job, you may have to sign a contact You will probably have to do some (33) _, which will help you to do the job more successfully Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work hard to try and get (34) _, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find another job It is also a good idea to pay some money into a (35) _ scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are retired Finally, good luck!
Read the folio wing passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40
We can communicate not only true words but also through body language Body language concludes our posture, facial expressions and gestures Because body language is so important you will want to know what yours is saying and how to interpret other people's, too Here are some examples of body language and its meaning If you posture is slumped and your head is down, this could mean that you are sad or you lack confidence If your posture is straight but relaxed, you are expressing confidence and friendliness A smile is a sign of friendliness and interest But people sometimes smile just to be polite To get another clue from people's faces, notice their eyes Friendliness and interest are expressed when a person's eyes meet yours and then look away and meet yours again A person who doesn't look away is expressing a challenge A person who doesn't look at you is expressing lack of interest or shyness Hand gestures can mean a person is interested in the conversation But repeated movements- like tapping a pencil or tapping a foot- often mean the person is either impatient or nervous Stay away from someone who points at you while talking with you: that person might be angry at you or feel superior to you
36. Which of the options is NOT body language?
37. According to the writer, if you want to express your confidence, you should
C stand straight but relaxingly D Tap your foot repeatedly
38. If someone wants to express their friendliness to you, they usually
A look at your face all time B look at your eyes now and again
C look away from your eyes D look at your face now and again
39. A person who expresses their interest in conversations usually uses their
Trang 3A posture B hand gestures C smiles D facial expressions
40. A person making repeated movements like tapping a pencil often means to be
A shy or nervous B impatient or angry C impatient or shy D impatient or nervous
Blacken tile Letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
41. While they were away at the beach, they allowed their neighbors use their car
42. Computers can be used to forecast the weather or to control robots which makes cars
43. In future, domestic chores will be no longer a burden on Vietnamese women any more
44. If you had taken medicine yesterday, you would had been much better
45. In general , I don't like the noise of the city, I very like living in the country
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
46. It's a long time since we last went to the cinema
A We have been to the cinema for a long time
B We haven't been to the cinema for a long time
C We don't go to the cinema as we used to
D We wish we went to the cinema now
47. "John left here an hour ago, " said Jane
A Jane told me that John had left there an hour before
B Jane said John left here an hour before
C Jane told John to have left there an hour before
D Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before
48. No one has opened this box for a hundred years
A This box has been opened for a hundred years
B This box hasn't been opened for a hundred years
C This box was opened hundred years ago
D This box wasn't opened a hundred years ago
49. I haven't got money, so I'm not going on holiday
A Having money made me go on holiday
B I am not going on holiday although r have got money
C If T have money, I'll go on holiday
D If I had money, I would go on holiday
50. "I will come to see you next Sunday " John said to me
A John promise me that he will come to see me on the following Sunday
B John promise to come to see me on the following Sunday
C John told me that he will come to see me on the following Sunday
D John said that he will come to see me on the following Sunday
Hanoi educational & training service
Van tao high school
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST
Group: 12 - Time: 45 minutes code: 132 Name ……… Class ………
I Choose the word that has the underlined pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others:
4 A university B nationality C examination D application
Trang 45 A economy B relationship C experience D renovation
III Choose the best answer:
6 The new library was built in the centre of the ………
7 If nobody …………., we’ll postpone the meeting till next week
8 Gestures such as waving and handshaking are ……… forms of communication
9 Students usually …… their GCSEs at the age of sixteen
10 Do you remember M.Darnell, …… taught us English Literature?
11 Could you wait for a few minutes until the manager …….back?
12 Lan won’t get any information unless she ……… immediately,
A doesn’t phone B phone C phones D won’t phone
13 Today a lot of important inventions are carried …….by scientists
14 Tom …….Helen the next day
A accused me to help B promised to help C warned to help D reminded helping
15 Mai said that her brother ……… to Paris ………
A had gone / the next day B would go / the next day C will go / tomorrow D went / tomorrow
16 She is bored with doing the ………chores
A household B domestic C work D A and C
17 When my……… for the job was refused , I felt very disappointed
A application B applicable C applicant D apply
18 In July, most students in Vietnam take the National Entrance Examinations to enter higher education institutions
A vocational schools B high schools C language schools D universities
19 I often go to the school………to borrow books in my free time
20 Mrs.White was the first owner …… dog won three prizes in the same show
IV Identify the underlined word or phrase A, B, C, D that must be changed for sentence to be correct:
21 If the little girl knew how to do it, her mother will be pleased
A B C D
22 It is say that learning a foreign language takes a lot of time
A B C D
23 Paul asked Sally when would she go out with him
A B C D
24 When you come to the interview, remember to bring with you your letter of application
A B C D
25 The state school system can divided into two levels of education: primary education & secondary education
A B C D
V Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C o D to answer the question.
When you apply for a job, one of the most important thing is job interview In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for the interview carefully Punctuation is very necessary You should arrive in plenty of time so that you have a little of time to relax and keep calm before the interview You should be well-dressed Do not wear a skirt which is too short or jeans You also need to plan what you are going to say You have to answer a lot of questions about your education and experience You may
be asked many things about yourself and especially about the reason why you decide to apply for the job You can ask the interviewer about the salary you expect, the position you are applying and the duties you have to do
in the job You also must try to find out as much as possible about the company you want to work for
26 When you apply for a job …………
A job interview is not important B don’t make any good impression
C preparation is not necessary D interview is important for you to prepare
27 What about punctuation?
Trang 5A Being late is all right B You should arrive early enough to relax
C Punctuation is not important D If you are late the interviewer will wait
28 What about clothes?
A You can wear whatever you like B Jeans are suggested
C You should be well-dressed D A short skirt makes you more attractive
29 You may be asked about ……….
A your study B the reason why you are interested in the job C your experience D All are correct
30 You can ask the interviewee about ………
A the salary, position and duties B the salary, position and his age
C the salary and the interviewer’s education D the salary, the interviewer’s family and his duties
VI Read the passage and choose the best answers:
A student learning English occasionally meets the following problems when he (31) ……… to talks and lectures It is difficult to decide where one word finishes and the next one starts In speech, many sounds (32)…
……… a student difficulty and he fails to identify them Some words in English, which occur very commonly, have a weak form An overseas student identifies them with difficulty (33) ………addition, many students sometimes do not hear the unstressed syllable in a word This problem never arises in print
The lecturer (34) ……… uses an informal style and who pronounces his vowels with a strong accent will
be difficult to follow A student takes notes more (35) ……… when the lecturer speaks with a BBC accent
33 A On B With C In D For
VII Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that has the same meaning with the given one.
36 Many people think Steve stole the money.
A The money is thought to be stolen by Steve. B Many people think the money is stolen by Steve
C Steve is thought to have stolen the money D It was not Steve who stole the money
37 He didn’t do his homework He gets bad marks now. If he had done his homework,………
A he wouldn’t have gotten bad marks B he would get bad marks now
C he would have gotten good marks D he would get good marks now
38 “ If I were you, I would take a break.”, Tom said to Daisy.
A Tom told Daisy he would have taken a break if he had been her
B Tom advised Daisy he would take a break if he were her
C Tom advised Daisy to take a break
D Tom advised Daisy to take a break if he were her
39 Mary came to Peter’ house during his lunchtime.
A Peter was having lunch when Mary came to his house
B Peter had lunch when Mary came to his house
C Peter was having lunch when Mary was coming to his house
D When Peter had had lunch, Mary came to his house
40 Mr Pike is a farmer I bought his land last year
A Mr.Pike, Whose land I bought, is a farmer last year
B Mr.Pike, Whom I bought his land last year, is a farmer
C.Mr.Pike, who is a famer,whose land I bought last year
D.Mr.Pike, Whose land I bought last year, is a farmer
SỞ GIÁO DUC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – LỚP 12 THPT
LÂM ĐỒNG Năm học: 2011 – 2012 Mã đề 528 A
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
(Đề có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A politics B statistics C primary D chemistry
Trang 6Question 2: A argument B maximum C supportive D vacancy
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 3 to 7.
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history However, life hasn't always been easy for him As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (3) in finding friends, although he really enjoyed taking part
in school plays
(4) he had finished High School Tom went to New York to look for work He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he (5) drama classes In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film Ten years later, he had become (6) successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film Today, Tom still appears in films and is as (7) as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world
Question 5: A prepared B waited C attended D happened
Question 7: A popular B favourite C preferred D approved
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one in each of the following questions.
Question 8: Do you have any plans for Saturday evening?
A What are you doing on Saturday evening?
B What have you done for Saturday evening?
C Is there anything on Saturday evening?
D What do you want to do on Saturday evening?
Question 9: His parents made him study for his exams.
A He was made study for his exams by his parents
B He is made studying for his exams by his parents
C He is made to study for his exams by his parents
D He was made to study for his exams by his parents
Question 10: I didn't know his address so I didn't write to him.
A If I knew his address, I would write to him
B If I know his address, I will write to him
C If I had known his address, I would have written to him
D Unless I didn't know his address, I would write to him
Question 11: I haven't had a Chinese meal for ages.
A It was ages since I have had a Chinese meal
B It's ages since I last had a Chinese meal
C I don't have a Chinese meal very often
D A Chinese meal has not been served any longer
Question 12: "I left my umbrella here two days ago," said Susan.
A Susan said that she had left her umbrella there two days before
B Susan said that she had left her umbrella there two days ago
C Susan said that she had left her umbrella here for two days
D Susan said that I had left my umbrella there two days before
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 13: Children with parents often do better at school than those without.
A support B supportive C supported D supporting
Question 14: I often share my personal secrets my father.
Question 15: She is very timid - completely lacking in
A confident B confide C confidence D confidently
Question 16: The robbers as soon as they left the bank.
A arrested B had arrested C were arrested D have been arrested
Question 17: There are times pointing at someone is perfectly acceptable.
Trang 7A when B which C whose D how
Question 18: David: "Tell me what happened." ~ John : "When I she my drawer."
A entered / was searching C was entering / searched
B enter / is searching D am entering / searches
Question 19: Maria: "Thanks for the lovely evening." ~ Diana:" "
B Yes, it's really great D Oh, that's right
Question 20: John: do you see your parents?" ~ Peter: "Once a month."
Question 21: There are only few seats left for tonight's musical at university.
Question 22: Our parents join hands to give us nice house and happy home.
Question 23: I got the station just in time to see Jack getting the train.
Question 24: Thousands of people came to see the Queen the rain.
A because B owing to C in spite of D according to
Question 25: We must apologize our teacher our lateness.
A for / to B for / about C to / about D to / for
Question 26: The success of a shared holiday depends on you share it with
Question 27: If students want a , they have to pass the final examination.
Question 28: I don't him for getting angry because she's behaving dreadfully.
Question 29: I take it as a(n) when people say I look like my mother.
Question 30: If John had installed an alarm, the thieves into his house.
Question 31: Monkeys belong to the group of animals as primates.
Question 32: I hope you don't mind to come and meet her.
A to be asked B be asked C being asked D to ask
Question 33: An eclipse of the sun when the moon comes directly between the sun and the earth.
A occurs B is occurred C is occurring D occur
Question 34: We each other since we left university.
A don't meet B are meeting C will not meet D have not met
Question 35: enough time to talk over the matter now.
A It hasn't B There isn't C There hasn't D It isn't
Question 36: If I you, I him say such thing.
B were / wouldn't have made D have been you / wouldn't have asked
Question 37: He was more and more impatient as the time passed.
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 38 to 42.
At 32, I have just finished my first year at university As well as attending lectures regularly, I have had to learn
to read books quickly and write long essays I decided to go to university after fourteen years away from the classroom As a secretary, although I was earning a reasonable amount of money, I was bored with doing something where I hardly had to think I became more and more depressed by the idea that I was stuck in the job
I was jealous of the students at the local university, who looked happy, carefree and full of hope, and part of something that I wanted to explore further However, now that I've actually become a student I find it hard to mix with younger colleagues They are always mistaking me for a lecturer and asking me questions I can't answer I also feel separated from the lecturers because, although we are the same age, I know so much less than
Trang 8them But I am glad of this opportunity to study because I know I need a qualification to get a rewarding job, which is really important to me Unlike most eighteen-year-olds, I much prefer a weekend with my books to one out partying Then there are the normal student benefits of long holidays and theatre and cinema discounts I often have doubts about what I'll do after university, but I hope that continuing my education at this late date has been a wise choice
Question 38: What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A help lecturers understand older students C suggest some good methods for studying
B explain her reasons for returning to study D complain about the attitude of young students
Question 39: The writer has finished her first year at university when she is years old.
Question 40: How did the writer feel about her job as a secretary?
A Her salary wasn't good enough C It didn't make use of her brain
B It gave her the opportunity to study D Her colleagues made her depressed
Question 41: In her spare time, the writer likes to…….
A go out to parties B earn some money C travel a lot D do extra study
Question 42: Which of these sentences describes the writer?
A She realises the value of a university degree B She gets on well with the other students
C She is confident about the future D She finds university life easier than she expected
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 43: After George had returned to his house , he was reading a book
A B C D [read]
Question 44: We bought the stereo who had bee n advertised at a reduced price
A B [which / that] C D
Question 45: Peter was having his hair cutting when John called.
A B C [cut] D
Question 46: The chef tasted the meat cautious before presenting it to the King.
A B [cautiously] C D
Question 47: The work performed by these officers are not worth our paying them any longer.
A B [is] C D
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.
Question 49: A believed B allowed C considered D attracted