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THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION SUBJECT: ENGLISH - GRADE 12 TIME ALLOWED: 60 minutes 1−3. Complete the sentence by choosing A, B, C, or D. Câu 1: Dr Sales is the person ____________. A. in that I don’t have much confidence B. I don’t have much confidence C. whom I don’t have much confidence in him D. in whom I don’t have much confidence Câu 2: My mother teaches very well and hard. - My mother __________. A. is a very good and hard teacher. B. is good and hard teacher. C. was hard and good teacher. D. are hard and good teachers. Câu 3: To learn to speak English well, ___________. A. one needs a lot of practice B. a lot of practice needed C. a lot of practice is needed D. one is needed a lot of practice 4−8. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D Most young couples have meals regularly in their parents’ home with little or no pay, and give their children to the care of old couple free of charge. Investigations have shown that parents of many couples don’t mind providing meals and caring for their children. However, this practice shouldn’t become an accepted social custom. The old couples’ expense on food has already increased while young couples spend more on clothing and furnishing and less on food. If this trend continues, many young couples might take these privileges for granted and become more dependent. It is not the right for young peoples to make the use of the old couples’ love, not only because our nation is well-known for its special respect paid to the elderly , but also because the young must become independent. What young people should do is to become more considerate towards their old parents. After years of hard work, they are worthy of such consideration. Câu 4: Most married young couples ___________. A. pay no respect to the elderly B. have not become independent completely C. live in with their parents D. have meals regularly in their parents’ home for they have little or no fee. Câu 5: The writer thinks it is __________ for old couples to provide meals or care for their married children. A. an accepted social custom B. understandable C. wrong D. right Câu 6: According to the passage , young couple should ____________. A. look after their children themselves B. spend less on clothing and furnishing and more on food C. pay for the meals they have in their parents home D. be less demanding and more caring towards their old parents Câu 7: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. It would be natural that if young couples went on depending on their old parents they would have to provide meals and caring for their children when they get married. B. The reason why young couples depend on their parents to different degree is that their home is smaller. C. What troubles young people most is that no one will look after their children except their own parents. D. Old couple should give money to their children instead of providing meals or caring for them. Câu 8: This article is particularly written for ___________. A. young couples’ children B. old couples C. both young and old couples D. young couples 9−14. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of __ (9) __ for your next job. It __ (10) __ show evidence of serious career planning. __ (11) __ important, it should extend you, Trang 1/3 - Mã đề thi 245 Mã đề thi 245 develop you and give you increasing __ (12) __. Incidentally, if the travel bug is biting, now is the time to pack up and go. You can do temporary work for a __ (13) __ when you return, pick up where you have __ (14) __ of and get the second job. Câu 9: A. employment B. form C. applicants D. application Câu 10: A. should B. would C. will D. may Câu 11: A. Even B. Most C. Less D. Almost Câu 12: A. responsibility B. responsible C. response D. responses Câu 13: A. time B. while C. ages D. day Câu 14: A. paid B. left C. taken D. came 15−16. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Câu 15: A. hour B. honour C. honest D. humour Câu 16: A. work B. haunt C. force D. thought 17−18. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. Câu 17: A. responsibility B. disappointedly C. recommendation D. qualification Câu 18: A. irrigation B. imaginary C. manufacture D. engineer 19−21. Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) that is nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them. Câu 19: Nam didn’t take my advice, that’s why he got into trouble yesterday. A. If Nam hadn’t taken my advice he would have gotten into trouble yesterday. B. If Nam took my advice he wouldn’t have got into trouble yesterday. C. If Nam had taken my advice he wouldn’t have got into trouble yesterday. D. Unless Nam had taken my advice he wouldn’t have gotten into trouble yesterday. Câu 20: The secret to succeed is hard working. A. One cannot succeed if he has secrets. B. One must work hard to keep secrets. C. Working hard ensures success. D. If you keep your work secret, you will succeed. Câu 21: People know that he was not waiting for a message. A. He is known not to have been waiting for a message. B. He was known not to have been waiting for a message. C. He is known not to be waiting for a message. D. It was known that he was not waiting for a message. 22−37. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. Câu 22: I ___________ very well with my roommate now. We never have arguments. A. go on B. get on C. carry on D. put on Câu 23: They decided to go __________ the danger. A. in spite of B. because C. so D. although Câu 24: The baby will die if nobody sends for a doctor. A. if a doctor will be sent B. if a doctor is sent for. C. unless nobody sends for a doctor. D. unless a doctor is sent for. Câu 25: Rarely ____________ attracted so much media attention. A. a debate has B. a debate was C. was a debate D. has a debate Câu 26: ___________ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. In spite of B. Even C. Although D. Despite Câu 27: Some days of rest may help to ___________ the pressure of work. A. chop B. reduce C. lower D. crease Câu 28: We were made ____________ fifty new words every week . A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. for learning Câu 29: Ms Young, to ____________ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada. A. that B. whom C. who D. whose Trang 2/3 - Mã đề thi 245 Câu 30: Without you recommendation, we ___________ any success last year. A. did not get B. had not got C. would not have got D. will not have got Câu 31: I wish Mark ____________ a little better when we have visitors. A. behaves B. had behaves C. would behave D. will behave Câu 32: The academic year in England ____________ into three terms . A. divides B. are divided C. divided D. is divided Câu 33: Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good ____________ on your interviewer. A. effectiveness B. pressure C. impression D. employment Câu 34: You can choose to get a job when you have finished the ___________ part of your education. A. secondary B. primary C. school D. compulsory Câu 35: Where is Jimmy? – He is __________ work. He is busy _________ his monthly report. A. at/ with B. on/ for C. in/ about D. to/ through Câu 36: Peter went out for two hours. When he returned I asked him where ____________. A. had he been B. has he been C. he been D. he had been Câu 37: It is ____________ believed that “men build the house and women make it home”. A. general B. generalize C. generally D. generous 38−40. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. Câu 38: Higher education is very importance (A) to national economies (B), and it is also a source of trained and educated (C) personnel for the whole country (D). Câu 39: Although (A) her severe (B) pain, she tried to walk (C) to the auditorium to attend (D) the lecture. Câu 40: Tom apologized (A) about not (B) ringing (C) me earlier (D). ----------------------------------------------- ----------- HẾT ---------- Trang 3/3 - Mã đề thi 245 . planning. __ (11) __ important, it should extend you, Trang 1/3 - Mã đề thi 245 Mã đề thi 245 develop you and give you increasing __ (12) __. Incidentally, if. peacefully in Canada. A. that B. whom C. who D. whose Trang 2/3 - Mã đề thi 245 Câu 30: Without you recommendation, we ___________ any success last year.