Đề thi giữa học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm 2020 - Trung tâm dạy thêm và luyện thi Đại học Hồng Phúc - Mã đề 123

Trung tâm dạy thêm và LTĐH	Đề thi giữa học kì 1
 HỒNG PHÚC	Môn: Tiếng Anh 12
	Ngày: 23/10/2020
Mã đề: 123
Họ, tên học sinh:..................................................................... Điểm số: 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 5
 If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children.
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children.
Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Although Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if the is unwilling.
Michael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 1: The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. how parents should bring up a child	
B. how parents should make a child a musician.	 
C. what differences there are between two kinds of parents.
D. what aim of a child can be much earlier to each.
Question 2: Michael is lucky because________.
A. his parents help him in a sensible way	C. his family is rich enough to have a car
B. his father is a musician in an orchestra	D. he is free to do anything that he likes best
Question 3: Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that________.
A. he has to do his best to do everything	
B. he is afraid that he may disappoint them	
C. he has made great progress in music
D. he often wants to kill himself some day
Question 4: It is one of parents' mistakes if________
A. they don’t care for their child's education much.
B. they want their child to be a musician.	
C. they help their child to win music competitions .
D. they make their child try to achieve too much.
Question 5: According to the author's opinion, ________.
A. unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children
B. all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything.
C. it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want.
D. parents should be supportive of their children.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 6 to 10
 WEDDING CUSTOMS
In many countries, it is customary for the bride to wear a white dress as a symbol of purity. In traditional Japanese wedding ceremonies, the bride wears a white kimono. The tradition of wearing a special white dress only for the wedding ceremony started around 150 years ago. Before that, most women could not afford to buy a dress that they would only wear once.
	In different countries, colors other than white are worn by the bride or used as part of the wedding ceremony. In certain Asian countries and in the Middle East, red and orange are considered symbols of joy and happiness. In Chinese cultures, wedding invitations are usually red and gold as these are colors symbolic of wealth and happiness. Wedding guests give gifts of money to the newlyweds in small red envelopes. Not all cultures, though, consider money a suitable gift. In many Western countries, especially the U.K, wedding guests give the bride and groom household items that they may need for their new home.
In many cultures, couples exchange rings, usually made of gold or silver, during the marriage ceremony. The circular shape of the ring is symbolic of the couple's eternal union. In Brazil, it is traditional to have the rings engraved, with the bride's name on the groom's ring, and vice versa.
	Many wedding customs that originated in one part of the world have been incorporated into marriage ceremonies in other countries. Today, couples can choose from many of the world's traditional customs to create their own special ceremony.
Question 6: The main idea of the passage is about _________ .
A. what people usually do in wedding ceremony in Brazil
B. what people usually do in wedding ceremony in the world
C. what people usually do in wedding ceremony in Japan
D. what people usually do in wedding ceremony in U.K
Question 7: In some Asian and Middle Eastern countries, which color is NOT traditionally part of a wedding ceremony?
A. Red	B. Blue	C. Orange	D. White
Question 8: The tradition of wearing a special dress only on one's wedding day is about years old.
A. 15,000	B. 150	C. 15	D. 1,500
Question 9: Why, in some cultures, does the bride wear a white dress?
A. Because she likes modesty.
B. Because she wants to be innocent.
C. Because it is a traditional symbol of secrecy.
D. Because it is a traditional symbol of purity.
Question 10: Which statement is TRUE?
A. In Brazil the wedding guests give the bride and groom money.
B. In Japan, the bride and groom often receive household items from their guests.
C. In the U.K it is customary to write the bride and groom's names in the wedding rings.
D. In Chinese cultures, red and gold are symbolic of wealth and happiness.
Make the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 11 to 15
In the past, (11)_____ men and women were expected (12)_____ at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just (13)_____ on the day of their engagement or marriage.
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based (14)_____ love, and in (15)_____ primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.
Question 11: A. because of	B. although	C. As	D. both
Question 12: A. being married	B. marry	C. to be married	D. to marry
Question 13: A. to be met	B. meet	C. met	D. meeting
Question 14: A. with	B. at	C. in	D. on
Question 15: A. considerly	B. consider	C. considertive	D. consideration
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 16: A. attention	B. assistance	C. family	D. romantic
Question 17: A. working	B. couple	C. attract	D. reader
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 18: A. dates	B. studies	C. concerns	D. plays
Question 19: A. photographed	B. conducted	C. stopped	D. walked
Choose the word or phrase with the CLOSEST meaning as the underlined part.
Question 20: Teachers can't give students any assistance in exams.
A. help	B. nod	C. attention	D. attraction
Question 21: I knocked on the window to get her attention.
A. give	B. take	C. pay	D. attract
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Our teacher often said, “Who knows the answer? Raise your hand.”’
A. Put your hand up	B. Go out
C. Put your hand down	D. Come in
Question 23: She's very efficient and caring. I think she would make a good nurse.
A. obedient	B. supportive	C. confident	D. selfish
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 24: “ Are you a student now ?” I asked him.
A. I asked him if he was a student then.	B. I asked him if was he was a student then?
C. I asked him if he is a student then.	D. I asked him if he were a student then.
Question 25: Lisa started to learn Spanish two years ago.
A. Lisa didn’t learn Spanish two years ago.
B. Lisa has learned Spanish for two years.
C. Lisa hasn’t learned Spanish two years before.
D. Lisa has learned Spanish since two years.
Question 26: ''Where did you go last night''? she said to her boyfriend.
A. She asked her boyfriend where he had gone the night before.
B. She asked her boyfriend where had he gone the night before.
C. She asked her boyfriend where he went the night before.
D. She asked her boyfriend where did he go last night.
Choose the one word or phrase -A, B, C, or D- that best completes the sentences.
Question 27: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
A. communicator	B. communicative	C. communication	D. communicate
Question 28: Jack and Peter are talking about the weather.
- Jack: "What is the weather like today."	- Peter: "____________"
A. Don't mention it.	B. I like the weather cool.
C. It is very hot.	D. I don’t like it.
Question 29: The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions.
A. attention	B. attentively	C. attentive	D. attentiveness
Question 30: Many young people have objected to ____ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
A. agreed	B. shared	C. contractual	D. sacrificed
Question 31: Two friends Mai and Nam are talking about Nam’s new cell phone.
- Mai: “Wow, I’ve never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam.” 	
- Nam: “______”
A. You’re welcome.	B. Oh, I don’t know.
C. I agree with you.	D. Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
Question 32: We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. haven’t seen	B. don’t see	C. hadn’t seen	D. didn’t see
Question 33: The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving	B. left	C. has left	D. had left
Question 34: We are a very _____________ family. All of us have very close relationship with one another.
A. close-knit	B. typical	C. friendly	D. strange
Question 35: He asked the children _________too much noise.
A. don’t make	B. if they don’t make	C. not making	D. not to make
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 36: They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A. asked	B. did happen	C. but	D. to tell
Question 37: Before she watched TV, she did her homework.
A. did	B. her	C. watched	D. Before
Question 38: My mother always get up early to prepare breakfast for everyone in the family.
A. to prepare	B. family	C. get up	D. everyone
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 39: They finished their homework and then they went to bed .
A. After they had finished their homework , they went to bed .
B. Before they finished their homework , they went to bed .
C. While they finished their homework , they went to bed .
D. Because they finished their homework , they had gone to bed .
Question 40: She helped me with the homework . I thanked her a lot.
A. I thanked her a lot with helping me with the homework.
B. I thanked her a lot for helping me with the homework.
C. I thanked her a lot for help me with the homework.
D. I thanked her a lot for helped me with the homework.