Đề thi giữa học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2020-2021 - Trường THPT Nguyễn An Ninh - Mã đề 079

TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỂN AN NINH	KỲ THI KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I -2020
	 	♣♣♣	Môn: Tiếng Anh
	 	Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút	
MÃ ĐỀ: 079
Họ, tên thí sinh: ......................................
Số báo danh: ........................... – Lớp : 12 .
LISTENING (1.5 marks)
Part I. (0.1 x 5 = 0.5 mark)
Look at five sentences for this part.
You will hear a conversation between a boy, Jake and a girl, Holly about a new hall at their school. Decided if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick in the box under B for NO. 
Listen carefully. You will hear the conversation twice.
1. Jake found it difficult to imagine the hall before he saw it.
A
B
2. Jake and Holly agree that their old school hall needed replacing.
A
B
3. Holly was sorry to see part of sports field used for building.
A
B
4. Holly is positive about the environmentally-friendly heating in the hall.
A
B
5. Jake is looking forward to a classical music concert in the hall.
A
B
Part II: You will hear a radio program in which young people from different parts of the country are interviewed. Fill each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. You will hear the piece twice 
(0.2 x 5 = 1 mark).
1. I’m in Form 3, and I’m really interested in (1) . . , but I find Moths and especially English a bit hard.
2. I help to do the (2) ................... every Saturday and sometimes I have to clean the cowshed.
3. My uncle’s got a (3) ................... and he says I can drive it when I’m 15.
4. On Mondays I go to the Young Farmers’ Group which I’ve (4) ................... to since I was 10.
5. I definitely want to work in the (5) ................... when I leave school.
MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.5 marks = 0.25 x 34 sent.)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. initiated	B. developed	C. experienced	D. established
A. simplify	B. occupy	C. difficulty	D. supply
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. reduce	B. aware	C. action	D. enjoy
A. capital 	B. construction 	C. announcement 	D. eventful 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Global warming is now accelerating the rate of sea level raise, increasing flooding risks to low-lying communities. 
A. accelerating 	B. raise 	C. risks to 	D. communities 
The concentration of population may help to minimize our environmental impact on the planet and help cities designs policies and practices to prepare for the influx. 
A. concentration 	B. on 	C. designs 	D. practices 
Urbanization is relevant to a range of disciplines, including urban planning geography, sociology, economize and public health. 
A. disciplines 	B. geography 	C. economize 	D. public health 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct 
answer to each of the following questions:
Gia Long had to ____ many difficulties in his early life, as he became the target of rival groups attempting to wipe out the Nguyen clan completely. 
A. deal 	B. cope 	C. encounter 	D. surpass 
Tornadoes are known to have higher winds than tropical cyclones, ____ tornadoes are much smaller. 
A. so 	B. however 	C. therefore 	D. but 
A smart sustainable city will meet the needs of present and future generations with respect to ____, social and environmental aspects. 
A. economy 	B. economic 	C. economize 	D. economical 
At first, Microsoft had ____ hyphen in the name "Micro-soft", ____ combination of microcomputer and ____ software. 
A. a - the - a 	B. a - a - X 	C. the - the - X 	D. X - a - the 
They hope to ____ a cure for the disease. 
A. catch up on 	B. come up with 	C. fill up with 	D. go out with 
When I ____ home last night, I ____ that Jane ____ a beautiful candle light dinner. 
A. had arrived/discovered/preparing 	B. was arriving/has discovered/was preparing C. have arrived/was discovering/had prepared 	D. arrived/discovered/was preparing 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most 
suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Liz is telling Andrew about her first novel. 
Liz. "Guess what? My first novel has just been published.” – Andrew. “____”
A. It's my pleasure. 	B. Congratulations! 
C. Better luck next time! 	D. It's very kind of you. 
Mrs. Smith and her students are visiting the zoo. 
Mike. "Can I feed the gorilla, Mrs. Smith?" – Mrs. Smith. “____. The sign says 'No feeding the animals'.” 
A. Of course you can 	B. I don't think it works. 
C. I'm sure about that. 	D. I'm afraid not 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) 
CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following question
They all encouraged my creativity and inspired me in many ways. 
A. overlooked 	B. motivated 	C. rejected 	D. disappointed 
Rapid urban growth has also brought a huge increase in the number of large cities, including many that have reached sizes that are historically unprecedented. 
A. remarkable 	B. extraordinary 	C. unknown 	D. original 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) 
OPPOSITE in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The introduction of harmful substances in the air results in detrimental impacts to the environmental and humanity. 
A. harmful 	B. benign 	C. noxious 	D. disastrous
Without economic security and amid poor living conditions, crime is inevitable. 
A. assured 	B. compulsory 	C. inescapable 	D. preventable 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentencethat is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet.
People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike. 
Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike. 
It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike.
You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike.
Only their own mother can tell Simon and Mike apart. 
No one other than their own mother can separate Simon and Mike. 
Simon and Mike bear some resemblance to each other. 
It's very difficult to distinguish Simon and Mike. 
Except for their own mother, no one can talk to Simon and Mike.
 We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible. 
In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned. 
The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake. 
We would have walked right round the lake even if it had rained heavily. 
If it hadn't rained so heavily, we would have walked right round the lake. 
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.
We didn‘t want to spend a lot of money. We stayed in a cheap hotel.
Rather than spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money.
We didn‘t stay in a cheap hotel as we had a lot of money to spend.
The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon. 
Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.
The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon. 
The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.
The government knows the extent of the problem or else it needs to take action soon. 
Choose the best answer to complete the passage. 
INTERFERING WITH NATURE
Climate change is caused by the (25) ____ high levels of dangerous chemicals in the atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide. It is estimated that average global temperatures will rise (26) ____ between two and six degrees by the end of this century. We all know the effects could be catastrophic, but are we (27) ____ of the possible solutions? 
Crazy as it sounds, a group of academics from British universities is making a plan to build a 12-mile pipe, held up by a huge balloon, that would pump (28) ____ quantities of toxic chemicals, such as Sulphur dioxide, into the atmosphere. Surprisingly, there is good science behind the idea. The chemicals would form a (29) ____ layer around the Earth that would reflect sunlight and so cool the earth, much like the effects of a volcanic eruption. 
A. absolutely 	B. extremely 	C. interestingly 	D. repeatedly 
A. by 	B. with	C. for 	D. in 
A. able 	B. capable 	C. aware 	D. fond 
A. great 	B. enormous 	C. extreme 	D. absolute 
A. protecting 	B. protected 	C. protective 	D. protection 
 Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question. 
Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food. 
In developed countries such as the United States, Japan and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas. 
A country's level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world's highest population densities, with 1,147 persons per sq. km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low-productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country's extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living. 
At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq. km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity, it is one of the world's wealthiest nations. 
High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth. 
What will suffer when there are excessively high population densities? 
A. Farming methods 	B. Skilled labor 	
C. Land area 	D. Available resources 
The phrase "that number" in paragraph 1 refers to the number of ____.
A. densities 	B. countries 	C. people 	D. resources 
In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because ____.
A. there is an abundance of resources 	B. there is no shortage of skilled labor 
C. there is lack of mechanization 	D. there are small numbers of laborers 
The phrase "engage in" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. look into 	B. give up 	C. escape from 	D. participate in.
Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? 
A. All small countries in Western Europe have high population densities. 
B. In certain developed countries, mechanized farming is applied. 
C. In sub-Saharan African countries, productivity is boosted by technology. 
D. There is no connection between a country's culture and overpopulation.
THE END OF THE TEST.