Đề thi kết thúc học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

ĐỀ Thi Hết Học Kì I Khối 12
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 1: A. insects B. fields 	C. frogs 	D. villagers
Question 2. A. valentine	B. imagine	C. discipline	D. determine
Question 3. A. linked	B. declared	C. finished	D. developed 
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 4. A. compliment	B. convenient	C. tsunami	D. tradition
Question 5. A. wildlife	B. injure	C. degree	D. passage 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6. The year-end party was out of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.
	A. enormous	B. terrific	C. strange	D. awful
Question 7. In some Western cultures, people who avoid eye contact in a conversation are regarded as untrustworthy.	
	A. embarrassed	B. unreasonable	C. dependable	D. unreliable
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 8. The dog is starving. It hasn’t got anything to eat for nearly a week.
	A. quite happy	B. very hungry	C. rather full	D. extremely thirsty
Question 9. Safety regulations have made it obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing.
	A. popular	B. optional	C. common	D. compulsory
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 10. The woman ______ gave me the book is my aunt.	
	A. where	B. when	C. who	D. which
Question 11. After nine months without any rain, the country was facing one of the worst......in the last fifty years. 
	A. draughts 	B. floods 	C. eruptions	D. droughts 
Question 12. Jack’s father bought him a(n) ______ bike as a birthday gift.	
	A. brown Vietnamese expensive	B. expensive Vietnamese brown
	C. Vietnamese expensive brown	D. expensive brown Vietnamese
Question 13. The harder they study, ______.	
	A. the better results they get	B. their results get better	
	C. the better do their results get	D. the best results they gets
Question 14. We ______ full use of the fine weather and had a day out.
	A. took	B. created	C. did	D. made
Question 15. My neighbor, Nga, ______ to America last month.	
	A. was moving	B. moves	C. moved	D. has moved
Question 16. Telephone sometimes causes ________ between members of the family.
	A. arguments	B. differences	C. quarrel	D. misunderstand
Question 17. I have great ______for the young teachers who devote their life to teaching children in remote and mountainous area.
	A. intention	B. admiration	C. consideration	D. sympathy
Question 18. If I were you, I .ask the doctor for advice.
 	A. can	B. will	C. must	D. would
Question 19. Have you read __________ novel we bought in the supermarket last Saturday? 
	A. a 	B. the 	C. an 	D. no article
Question 20. When you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don’t put it____ and then feel regretful.
	A. down	B. on	C. off	D. aside
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.
Question 21. Ken and Laura are saying goodbye to each other after going to LOTTE Center. And they are going to have a date with each other later. 
	- Laura: “Well, it’s getting late. Maybe we could get together sometime.” 	
	- Ken: “ ______________”
	A. Nice to see back you. 	B. Take it easy. 
	C. Sounds good. I’ll give you a call. 	D. Yes, I’ve enjoyed it.
Question 22. Two friends, John and Laura are talking about the public transportation
	John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?”
 	Laura: “_______ ”.	
	A. Yes, it's an absurd idea	B. There's no doubt about it
	C. Of course not. You bet	D. Well, that's very surprising
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 23. The room had been painted in dark colors. It needed some bright lights.
	A. Having been painted in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.
	B. Although the room needed some bright lights, it had been painted in dark colors.
	C. Because the room needed some bright lights, it had been painted in dark colors.
	D. Having painted in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.
Question 24. Sports help maintain lower body weight. Sports also promote self confidence. 
	A. Sports help maintain lower body weight, but they promote self confidence. 
	B. Sports help maintain lower body weight, and they promote self confidence. 
	C. Sports help maintain lower body weight, for they promote self confidence. 
	D. Sports help maintain lower body weight, or they promote self confidence. 
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 25. I couldn’t have made it without your help.
	A. I couldn’t have made it if you helped me. 	B. I couldn’t have made it if you had helped me.
	C. I couldn’t have made it if you hadn’t helped me. D. I couldn’t have made it if you didn’t help me.
Question 26. The last time I played football was in 1991
	A. I haven’t played football in 1991 	B. I haven’t played football since 1991
	C. I didn’t play football in 1991	D. I last played football since 1991
Question 27. "Don't forget to turn off the light before leaving."
	A. He asked me to leave and turn off the light.
	B. He reminded me to turn off the light before leaving.
	C. He promised to turn off the light before leaving.
	D. He warned me about turning off the light before leaving.
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 28. : Neither his parents nor his teacher were satisfied with his result when he was at high school. 
 A B C D
Question 29. I always make the children to pick up their toys.
 A B C D
Question 30. Gray whales migrate 5,000 miles from Arctic waters to bays in California 
 A B 
 where they give birth for their calves.
 C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
PEER PRESSURE
Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (31)______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (32)______ enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (33)_____. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try ti persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (34)______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (35)______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say “no” to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem.
 Question 31: A. keep 	B. create	 C. remain 	D. make
Question 32: A.in 	B. under 	C. over 	D. below
Question 33: A. another 	B. the other 	C. others 	D. other
Question 34: A. common 	B. popular 	C. open 	D. favorite
Question 35: A. overdose 	B. abuse 	C. addicted 	D. overuse
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 36 to 42.
	Young people have always liked having their own language. Each generation has its own slang words, and they change faster than most adults can keep up with. That’s the point of slang, according to experts who study language and communication, and according to the young people themselves. “You don’t want your parents or teachers understanding everything you say,” says one 15-year-old. “We need our own space, too.”
But nowadays it’s not a matter of just a few words. There is a whole new language developing. It’s happening online, and it’s happening at lightning speed. “It” is the language of Instant Messaging, or IM, also used in text messaging. For young people, it’s a fun and creative way to converse. And the cool thing for them is, most adults can’t understand it.
	“Young people have always been secretive,” says one communication expert. “It used to be passing notes under the desk in class. It’s a way of keeping in touch and keeping adults in the dark.”
There isn’t only one IM language, either. Young people in every country have developed their own lingo, mainly based on sounds. For example, the Spanish question word ¿que? Become K? in IM language. In French, A+ (a plus) isn’t a good grade, it’s the equivalent of L8R (later). In Japan, teenage girls have created an entire language called Gal Go. It is a combination of different types of Japanese characters, and even boys of their generation find it impossible to figure out.
	The good news is that the preoccupation with IM – and with secrecy – doesn’t last forever. By the time they enter college, most young people are using a simpler version of IM language, with just a few common abbreviations everyone knows. By that time, IM is just a practical way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues, not a way to keep secrets from the older generation.
 Question 36: According to the passage, each generation of young people ______.
	A: uses the same slang words their parents did	B: has its own slang vocabulary
	C: wants the older generation to understand them	D: uses less slang than the previous generation
Question 37: The 15-year-old suggests that young people ______.
	A: want their own rooms	B: don't like talking to teachers
	C: need privacy	D: don't understand parents or teachers
Question 38: According to the passage, what is true about IM language?
	A: It is developing quickly	B: It is developing slowly
	C: It is being learned by adults	D: It is easy to learn
Question 39: It is stated in the passage that IM language ______.
	A: is the same all over the world	B: is used more often by girls
	C: is simpler than Japanese	D: differs depending on the country it's used in
Question 40: The word "lingo" in the passage would probably mean ______.
	A: language	B: alphabet	C: message	D: IM device
Question 41: The word "It" in the passage refers to ______.
	A: Gal Go	B: A+	C: L8R	D: K?
Question 42: What usually happened by the time young people enter college?
	A: They forget how to use IM
	B: They use a less complicated form of IM language
	C: They use a more complicated form of IM language
	D: They lose interest in keeping in touch
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 43 to 50.
	A ghostly animal creeps silently through a Florida swamp. It’s a rare type of big cat known as a Florida panther, one of only 80 to 100 such panthers left in the world. Scientists must work to save these remaining panthers from extinction, but their secretive nature is making it difficult. They are attaching a special transmitter to each Florida panther so they can follow their movements, range, and habits. The technology these transmitters use is called satellite tracking.
	The scientists are dedicated professionals, but they are not pioneers. Their colleagues before them have attached tiny transmitters to many different kinds of wild animals, including birds, fish, and big cats. So the Florida scientists are using their methods. Firstly, they must trap and tranquillize the panther. Then, the transmitter is attached to a harness and strapped to the panther’s body. Each harness is custom designed and manually adjusted for panthers so it fits comfortably. Scientists don’t want the transmitter to interfere with the panther’s natural habits.
	The point of tracking them is to find out as much as they can about their natural habits.
Once the tracking transmitter is in place, the information it records is sent to an orbiting satellite. The satellite can see the transmitter that is attached to the panther, even when it is out of sight of a biologist on the ground. The satellite collects information from the transmitter about the
panther’s exact location. Once the information is received, it is transmitted back to Earth so it can be recorded by the scientists.
	Scientists can use the information in many different ways. They can follow the panthers on the ground and observe their behavior. Alternatively, they can use the information to determine the panthers’ ranges and to understand their social patterns. They can also track how environmental changes like weather conditions affect their movements and health. All this information can be used to provide ideal conditions for the endangered panthers. It can also be used to protect the panthers from danger.
	In the end, the panther silently slips away through the trees. Around its shoulders a transmitter is sending signals via satellite to a dedicated biologist. The biologist is using the information the transmitter provides to save the Florida panthers from extinction. With the help of satellite tracking these beautiful cats have a better chance of survival in the modern world.
Question 43: What type of technology are scientists using to follow the panther?
	A: satellite tracking	B: special transmitter	C: trap and tranquilize	D: tracking transmitter
Question 44: According to the ready passage, what information does the satellite collect from the transmitter?
	A: information about the biologists on the ground
	B: information about the chance of panthers' survival
	C: information about the total number of panthers
	D: information about the panther's exact location
Question 45: Which sentence about the tracking transmitter is true according to the passage?
	A: Each transmitter is different because it is specially designed for a specific purpose.
	B: The transmitter is inserted invisibly inside the panther's body
	C: Scientists can follow the panthers using the information from the transmitter.
	D: The information is not useful for learning about the panthers' habit or social patterns
Question 46: Which sentence about the tracking transmitter is NOT true?
	A: Scientists use the information the transmitter provides to save the panthers.
	B: The Florida panther is the only animal to be attached with the transmitter
	C: The transmitter sends a signal to a satellite that can see the transmitter
	D: The transmitter is attached to a harness and strapped to the panther's body
Question 47: The word "tranquilize" in the passage mostly mean ______.
	A: put it in a cage	B: capture it quietly	C: handle it gently	D: make it calm and quiet
Question 48: The phrase "custom designed" in the passage probably means ______.
	A: designed by famous designers	B: specially made for panthers
	C: created by hand	D: functioned according to a custom
Question 49: How does the writer explain the use of the information from the tracking transmitter in paragraph 4?
	A: by suggesting the best way to use the information
	B: by listing the different ways the information can be used
	C: by discussing the value of the information
	D: by comparing the positive and negative points about the information
Question 50: What can be the best title of the reading passage?
	A: Keeping Track	B: Information Transmitter 
	C: Animal Tranquilizer 	D: Understanding Wildlife