SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I KHỐI 12 TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 MÔN: ANH VĂN Thời gian làm bài:60 phút Mã đề thi 132 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: I Pick out the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the other words Mark your choice on the answer sheet Câu 1: A church B check C chemist D changeable Câu 2: A autumn B money C native D know Câu 3: A started B stopped C looked D laughed II Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words Mark your choice on the answer sheet Câu 4: A teacher B student C notebook D receive Câu 5: A physical B politics C compulsory D cinema III Choose the best answer among (A, B, C or D ) that best completes each sentence Mark your choice on the answer sheet Câu 6: I enjoy my job as a baker, but it’s taken me over five years to _ to working at night A get used B getting used C be use D used Câu 7: My sister isn’t enjoying her job Actually, I think she regrets not to university A gone B to go C go D going Câu 8: Tom prefers staying at work late _ the housework with me A doing B to C than D to doing Câu 9: In England schooling is compulsory all children from the age of to 16 A over B for C with D to Câu 10: In Vietnam a school year lasts for nine months and is divided _ two terms A from B to C into D on 19 Câu 11: There is a wide range of _ in the education system of the USA A selective B selected C selection D select Câu 12: Gold _in California in the 19th century A was discovered B was discovering C they discovered D has been discovered Câu 13: He refuse to comment before he had seen all the information A total B relevant C whole D wholly Câu 14: Can you tell me how _the feeling of pressure before an interview? A reduce B reducing C to reduce D to be reduced Câu 15: You should wear neatly and formally you come to the interview A which B how C when D where Câu 16: _ yet? A Have been the letters typed B Had the letters typed C Have the letters typed D Have the letters been typed Câu 17: He is the man _ car was stolen last week A whom B which C whose D that Ngày kiểm tra 14/10/2011 Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 132 Câu 18: The National Curriculum is _ by the government and must be followed in all state schools A setting B set C to set D set up Câu 19: If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth _ greener A would have been B would be C had been D will be Câu 20: You should _all the questions clearly, politely and honestly when the interviewer asks you A tell B answer C say D speak Câu 21: Laura showed me a photograph of her son, is a policeman A who B that C whom D which Câu 22: While I in the park I _ Mr John A walked - see B was walking see C walk - was seeing D was walking saw Câu 23: The first year at college was _ the best and most challenging year of my life A probability B probably C improbably D probable Câu 24: Listen! someone A sang B sings C was singing D is singing Câu 25: What I have to bring _ me to the interview A upon B along C with D in st Câu 26: I 've lost a watch watch was given to me on my 21 birthday A The B A C An D It Câu 27: Emily said that her parents to Paris A had gone / the day after B would go / the next day C went / tomorrow D will go / tomorrow Câu 28: In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by fee-paying schools A independent B depended C independently D independence Câu 29: I there once a long time ago and back since A would be / had not been B have been / will not be C had been / was not D was / have not been Câu 30: the rain, the football game was not cancelled A In spite of B Although C Even though D Despite of IV Circle A, B, C or D to find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Mark your choice on the answer sheet Câu 31: By the time (A)I got(B) to(C) the telephone, it stopped(D) ringing Câu 32: Education(A)and training are an(B) important steps in getting(C) the kind of job that(D) you would like to have Câu 33: You won’t(A) know what(B) to unless you listen(C) carelessly(D) Câu 34: He advised me to consider(A) all the factors before(B) decided(C) to accept(D) the job Câu 35: Remember(A) turning off (B)the lights before (C)you go out(D) V Read the passage then choose the correct answer to answer the following questions by marking the corresponding letter: A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet SCHOOL CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S.A Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed “character” or “social skills” through extracurricular activities, including organized sports Because most schools start at around o’clock every morning and classes often not finish until Ngày kiểm tra 14/10/2011 Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 132 or o’clock in the afternoon, such activities mean that many students not return home until the early evening There is usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities - swimming-pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums - with the public Often the students themselves organise and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns Parents and local business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of “school spirit” among the students and in the community Câu 36: What does the word “those” in the 1st line in the passage refer to? A social skills B activities C schools D countries Câu 37: Why many students not return home until the early evening? A Because they have to take part in extracurricular activities B Because they have to organize sport activities C Because they have to take part in curricular activities D Because they have to take care of someone’s baby Câu 38: What time most schools in the United States finish? A at or o’clock in the afternoon B at or o’clock in the afternoon C at or o’clock in the afternoon D at or o’clock in the afternoon Câu 39: What American schools want to emphasize through extracurricular activities? A They want to emphasize “character” or “studying skills” B They want to emphasize “ability” or “social skills” C They want to emphasize “character” or “social skills” D They want to emphasize “quality” or “skills” Câu 40: What the students often to support school activities? A They mow lawns B They take care of someone’s baby C They wash cars D They wash cars, take care of someone’s baby or mow lawns VI Choose the best sentence A, B, C or D made from the given cues Câu 41: While / I / open / letter / telephone / ring A While I opened the letter, the telephone rang B While I was opening the letter, the telephone rang C While I had opened the letter, the telephone rang D While I was opening the letter, the telephone was rung Câu 42: They / invite / stay / in Florida A They invited me staying with them in Florida B They invited to stay with them in Florida C They invited me stay with them in Florida D They invited me to stay with them in Florida Câu 43: It / wonderful / attend / interesting live show A It’s wonderful of attending an interesting live show B It was wonderful to attend an interesting live show C It was wonderful to attend a interesting live show D It will be wonderful to attend a interesting live show Câu 44: If/ you/ not help/ I not meet/ her/ last week A If you hadn't helped me, I couldn't have met her last week B If you don't help me, I couldn't meet her last week Ngày kiểm tra 14/10/2011 Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 132 C If you' didn't help me, I couldn't meet her last week D If you hadn't helped me, I couldn't meet her last week Câu 45: He/not keep/ promise/ visit me/ regularly A He didn’t keep his promise to visit me regularly B He hasn’t kept promise to visit me regularly C He doesn’t keep his promise to visit to me regularly D He doesn’t keep promising and visiting me regularly VII Read the passage then choose the correct answer to answer the following questions by marking the corresponding letter: A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet In some places, people celebrate New Year’s Day on January st In other places, they celebrate the Lunar New Year.But everywhere, people like to welcome the New Year in special ways In many Asian countries, children get gifts of money on New Year’s Day The money is inside special red envelopes These gifts bring the children good fortune and happiness.People also like to decorate their houses for the New Year In China, red is colour of good luck, so many of the decorations are red In Japan, people decorate their houses with pine branches, rope and bamboo These things are symbols of good health and long life Clothes are part of many New Year’s celebrations In China ,children wear new outfits on New Year’s Day In Korea and Japan ,many people put on traditional clothes for the holiday In South American, people wear yellow underwear for good luck In Mexico, some people wear red underwear to bring romance in the New Year In Spains, people welcome the New Year with grapes Precisely when the clock strikes midnight, they eat twelve grapes They try swallow them all rapidly before the clock finishes striking twelve In North America, people welcome the New Year with a lot of noise At night, they use horns and whistles to make as much noise as they can.People every where enjoy celebrating the New Year It’s a time to make a fresh start, change bad habits and look forward to a future of happpiness and good luck Câu 46: What is this passage mainly about? A New Year’s traditions B The lunar New Year C Clothes for the New Year D New Year’s gifts Câu 47: In , people use pine branches as decorattions to celebrate the New Year A Mexico B Korea C China D Japan Câu 48: Why some people wear yellow underwear to celebrate the New Year? A For health and long life B For good luck C For money D For romance and happiness Câu 49: How people in North America celebrate the New Year? A They wear special clothes B They decorate their houses C They make a lot of noise D They eat special food Câu 50: People everywhere A eat grapes at midnight B want good fortune in the New Year C stay home on New Year’s Day D believe that red means good luck - HẾT Ngày kiểm tra 14/10/2011 Trang 4/4 - Mã đề thi 132 ... Florida B They invited to stay with them in Florida C They invited me stay with them in Florida D They invited me to stay with them in Florida Câu 43: It / wonderful / attend / interesting live... show A It’s wonderful of attending an interesting live show B It was wonderful to attend an interesting live show C It was wonderful to attend a interesting live show D It will be wonderful to... camping trip Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of “school spirit” among the students and in the community