Tài liệu ôn tập học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

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	ENGLISH 12
PART 1:Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1 My mother is in charge of running the household. 
 A. pays much attention to 	 	B. takes care of 
C. takes responsibility for 	D. get on well with
Question 2 Let’s put off that meeting to next tomorrow.
 A. postpone B. schedule C. arrange D appoint
Question 3;I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
	A. correct	B. right 	C. available 	D. suitable
Question4:. Professor Smith was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
	A. variety	B. changes	C. conservation D. difference
Question 5:Don’t let him persuade you. You should stand your ground. 
A. stand on your own feet	 B. be brave	C. be calm	D. not change your mind 
Question 6The minister was obliged to report at least once every six months. 
	A. must	B. had to	C. required D was compulsory
Question 7;You should find out as much as about the job and the vacancy
	A. jobs are advertised	B. a job that is available. 
	C. a seat that is available	D. an empty seat.
Question 8:Dad is always willing to give a hand with cleaning the house.
A. give a part of his body B. show me to do	 C. use his hand	D. help
Question 9:Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home. 
A. take hands	B. shake hands	C. hold hands	D. work together
Question 10Taking part in the Advanced Engineering project gave me a chance to use my creativity.
A. stadium	B. curriculum	C. opportunity	D. change	
Question 11:In a school year in Vietnam, there are two terms called the first term and the second term. 
A. infants	B. semester	C. semesters	D. system
Question 12When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. express interest to 	B. be interested in 	C. be related to 	D. pay attention to 
Question 13You may jot down your qualifications and experience. 
A. mention 	B. find out 	C. note down 	D. type 
Question 14In England, schooling is compulsory for all children from the age of 5 to 16. 
A. put into blush	B. put on clothes	C. put into force	D. taken off
Question 15:Be punctual or a few minutes early when you are called for a job interview.
A. relaxed	B. nervous	C. on time	D. stressful
Question 16:my little boy never seems to scream though he is frightened.
 A. scared 	 B. confused 	C. embarrassed 	 D. tired
Question 17:Remember to bring letters of recommendation from your teachers.
	A. advice	B. reference	 C. introduction	 D. suggestion
Question 18:Creating a good impression on the interviewer is very important.
	A. appearance	B. pressure	C. deep, strong effect	D. compliment
Question 19:A detail plan for a course of study offered in a school , college. 
A. academic year 	B. education system 	 C. curriculum 	D. category 
Question 20:In our curriculum, Maths, Literature and English are considered as core subjects.
A. general	B. main	C. difficult	D. popular
Question 21Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company.
A. recommendation 	B. reference 	C. curriculum vitae D. photograph
PART 2:Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1 In colonial times in early America, a popular type of social gathering was the quilting bee.
 A. political B. communal C. individual D. fastidious
Question 2 English, Maths and science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system in England.
 A. optional B. beneficial C. constructive D. mandatory
Question3: His behaviour was seen as another act of refusal to obey. 
obedience 	B. disobedience 	C. impoliteness 	D. failure 
Question4 The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.	
A. expensive B.complicated	C.simple and easy to use	 D.difficult to operate
Question 5:Catherine rejected many suitable men before settling on Tom. 
A. said no to	B. accepted	C. met D. saw	
Question 6:Whistling or clapping hands to get a person’s attention is considered rude.
A. polite	 B. impolite	 C. discourteous	 D. embarrassing
Question 7He was very respectful at home and obedient to his parents.
A. nice	B.caring	C. mischievous	D. naughty
Question 8She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into 	B. went slowly 	C. went quickly 	D. dropped by
Question 9I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. incorrect 	B. right 	C. unsuitable 	D. unexact
Question 10:Young children are often told to be obedient and well-behaved.
A. rude	B. polite	C. mischievous	D. hard-working
Question 11:We can use either verbal or non-verbal forms of communication.
A. using verb B. using speech C. using gesture D. using facial expressions 
Question 12:She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.	
A. came into 	B. went slowly 	C. went quickly 	D. dropped by
Question 13:Our teacher often said, “Who knows the answer? Raise your hand.”
A. Put your hand up	B. Put your hand down	C. Go out	D. Come in
Question 14:It is impolite to ask questions about age, marriage and income.
A. stupid	B. courteous	C. rude	D. mischievous
Question 15:You shouldn’t show your shortcomings to the interviewer
A.weakness	B. strength	C. state	D. national
Question 16:School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. compulsory 	B. optional 	C. choosing 	D. volunteered 
Question 17:Do children have to pay fees when they go to independent schools?
A. public	B. private	C. state	D. national 
Question 18:Her job was so stressful that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting 	B. satisfactory	C. relaxing	 D. wonderful
Question 19:Some days of rest may help to reduce the pressure of work.
A. pressure	B. increase	C. express 	D. create
Question 20In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by independent fee-paying schools. A. cheap	B. costly	C. public	D. free
Question 21:Show your best side, your keenness to works and your sense of responsibility. 
A.good point	B. shortcomings	 	C. weak	D. interest 
Question 22:Students get a letter of acceptance if they pass the entrance examination.
	A. recommendation B. requirement	C. arrival D. refusal
Question 23:Some days of rest may help to reduce the pressure of work.
	A. pressure	B. increase	C. express 	D. create
Question 24:You shouldn't wear casual clothes to an interview.
A. formal	B. informal 	C. elegant	D. untidy
	PART 3: READING
	1>Movements and gestures by the hands, arms, legs, and other parts of the body and face are the most pervasive types of nonverbal messages and the most difficult to control. It is estimated that there are over 200.000 physical signs capable of stimulating meaning in another person. For example, there are 23 distinct eyebrow movements, each capable of stimulating a different meaning. Humans express attitudes toward themselves and vividly through body movements and postures. Body movements express true messages about feelings that cannot be masked. Because such avenues of communication are visual, they travel much farther than spoken words and are unaffected by the presence of noise that interrupt, or cancels out speech. People communicate by the way they walk, stand, and sit. We tend to be more relaxed with friends or when addressing those of lower status. Body orientation also indicates status or liking of the other individual. More direct orientation is related to a more positive attitude. Body movements and postures alone have no exact meaning, but they can greatly support or reject the spoken word. If these two means of communication are dichotomized and contradict each other, some result will be a disordered image and most often the nonverbal will dominate.
Question 1: Which part of body is not used to send body message?
A: faces	B: legs	C: hand	D: stomachs
Question 2: Face gestures ________.
A: can help us control our feelings	B: are the most difficult to control
C: cannot express our feelings	D: do not include eye brow moments
Question3: Body communication is ________.
A: visual	B: verbal	C: very few	D: uncommon
Question 4: Nonverbal communication ________.
A: may be interrupted by noise	B: has no relation to verbal communication
C: dominates words	D: is less common than verbal communication
Question 5: According to the text, body movements cannot express ________.
A: feelings	B: status	C: attitudes	D: desires
	2>Different cultures follow their own special customs when a child's baby teeth fall out. In Korea, for example, they have the custom of throwing lost teeth up on the roof of a house. According to tradition, a magpie will come and take the tooth. Later, the magpie will return with a new tooth for the child. In other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam, children follow a similar tradition of throwing their lost teeth onto the roofs of houses.Birds aren't the only animals thought to take lost teeth. In Mexico and Spain, tradition says a mouse takes a lost tooth and leaves some money. However, in Mongolia, dogs are responsible for taking teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture and are considered guardian angels of the people. Tradition says that the new tooth will grow good and strong if the baby tooth is fed to a guardian angel. Accordingly, parents in Mongolia will put their child's lost tooth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel or fairy is also a tradition in the West. Many children in Western countries count on the Tooth Fairy to leave money or presents in exchange for a tooth. The exact origins of the Tooth Fairy are a mystery, although the story probably began in England or Ireland centuries ago. According to tradition, a child puts a lost tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. In the wee hours, while the child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something else under the pillow. In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift. In the United States, however, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money. These days, the rate is 1to1to5 per tooth, adding up to a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy!(Source: Reading Challenge 2 by Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen)
 Question 1:What is the passage mainly about?
A Traditions concerning children's lost teeth
B Presents for young children's lost teeth
C Animals eating children's lost teeth
D Customs concerning children's new teeth
Question 2: The word "their" in paragraph 1 refers to 
A houses' 	B roofs'	C children's	D countries'
Question3: According to the passage, where is a child's lost tooth thought to be taken away by a mouse?:
A. In Mexico and Spain	B In Mongolia
C In Japan and Vietnam	D In Korea
Question 4 According to paragraph 2, parents in Mongolia feed their child's lost tooth to a dog because 
A. they know that dogs are very responsible animals 
B. they believe that this will make their child's new tooth good and strong 
C. they think dogs like eating children's teeth 
D they hope that their child will get some gifts for his or her tooth 
	3>Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things, they learn to do them without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bike - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, “what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.”
 If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end all the nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out and let the children learn all educated persons must some days learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
 Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry. If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
1. According to the author, the best way for children to learn things is_______ .
 A. by comparing with what other people do	B. by making mistakes and having them corrected
 C. by listening to explanations from skilled people	D. by asking a great many questions
2. What does the author think teachers do what they should not do?
 A. They give children correct answers	 B. They point out children’s mistakes to them.
 C. They allow children to mark their own work D. They encourage children to copy from one another.
3. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are
 A. not really important skills	B. more important than other skills
 C. basically different from learning adult skills	 	 D. basically the same as learning other skills
4. Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by .
 A. educated persons C. teachers
 B. the children themselves D. parents
5. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are_______ .
 A. too independent of others 	 B. too critical of themselves
 C. unable to think for themselves	 D. unable to use basic skill
	4>Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in every known culture. The basic function of signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver's cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theater provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages.
	Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage in communication. They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver. Without an exchange of ideas, interaction comes to a halt. As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods must be based upon speech. To radio, television, and the telephone, one must add fax, paging systems, electronic mail, and the Internet, and no one doubts but that there are more means of communication on the horizon.
Question 1: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A Gestures	B. Signs and signals	C. Speech	D. Communication
Question 2: What does the author say about speech?
A .It is dependent upon the advances made by inventors. B.It is necessary for communication to occur.
C.It is the only true form of communication. D.It is the most advanced form of communication.
Question 3: All of the following are true EXCEPT 	
A.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures are found in every culture.
B.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures are only used for long distance contact.
C.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures are very useful.
D.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures also have some disadvantage.
Question 4: The phrase "impinge upon" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to 	.
A.prohibit	B. affect	C. vary	D. improve
Question 5: The word "it" in paragraph refers to 	.
A.way	B. environment	C. speech	D. signal
Question 6: Applauding was cited as an example of 	.
A.a signal	B. a sign	C. a gesture	D. a symbol
Question 7 Why were the telephone, radio, and television invented?
A.Because people were unable to understand signs, signals, and symbols.
B.Because people believed that signs, signals, and symbols were obsolete.
C.Because people wanted to communicate across long distances.
D.Because people wanted new forms of communication.
	5>It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The 	distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
	Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. 	The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life.
	Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.
Question 1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The best school teach a wide variety of subjects
B. Education and schooling are quite different experiences
C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework
D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is
Question 2. What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” (lines 2) ?
A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
C.Summer school makes the school year too long.
D. All of life is an education.
Question 3. The word “bounds”in line 4 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. rules 	B. experience	C. limits D. exceptions
Question 4. The word “chance” in line 9 is closest in meaning to_________________.
A. unplanned 	B. unusual 	C. lengthy D. lively
Question 5. The word “an integral” in line 12 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. an equitable 	B. a profitable 	C. a pleasant 	D. an essential
Question 6. The word “they” in line 16 refers to ____________.
A. slices of reality 	B. similar textbooks	 C. boundaries 	D. seats
Question 7. The phrase “For example,” line 22, introduces a sentence that gives examples of _________.
A. similar textbooks 	B. the results of schooling
C. the workings of a government 	D. the boundaries of classroom subjects
Question 8. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
B. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
D. Education involves many years of professional training.
Question 9. The passage is organized by ___________________________.
A. listing and discussing several educational problems
B. contrasting the meanings of two related words
C. narrating a story about excellent teacher
D. giving examples of different kinds of schools
Question 10. The writer seems to agree that...
A. Schooling is as important than education	B. Education is not as important as schooling
C. Schooling is unlimited and more informal	D. Education is more influential than schooling
	6>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 expects, 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.
Mechael'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 seem quiet and unhappy.
Question1:	The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. how parents should make a child a musician.C. what differences there are between two kinds of parents.
B. how parents should bring up a child	D. what aim of a child can be much earlier to each.
Question2.	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	C. he has made great progress in music
B. he is afraid that he may disappoint them	D. he often wants to kill himself some day
Question 4.	It is one of parents' mistakes if________
A. they want their child to be a musician	C. they help their child to win music competitions
B. they don’t care for their child's education much	D. they make their child try to achieve too much.
Question5.	According to the author's opinion,________.
A. it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want.
B. parents should be supportive of their children.
C. all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything.
D. unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children. 
6>Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
Question 1 The past participle “homeschooled” in the first paragraph is best equivalent to “_____at home”.
A. taught	 B. self-learned	C. untaught	D. self-studied
Question 2 This estimated number was presented by _____.
A. a governmental office B. school teachers	C. the parents	 D. homeschooled children
Question 3 According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children in the US in the last year of the 20th century=thtthth must be _____.
A. 1,600,000	 B. 850,000	C. 1,900,000	 D. 1,700,000
Question 4. Parents can teach children at home with the support of __________.
A. The internet, conventions along with support groups 
B. support groups, teachers and websites 
C. documents, websites and support groups 
D. books, support groups and the Internet
Question 5. More parents teach their children because they completely _____ the current educational system.
A. please with	B. object to	C. appeal to	D. approve of
Question6. The word “arguments” at the beginning of the third paragraph can be best replaced by “_____”.
A. rows	B. quarrels	C. viewpoints	D. discussions
Question7. Which is the best tittle for the passage:
A. Reasons for Homeschooling in the USA.	B. The Trend of homeschooling in the USA.
C. Homeschooling- one of the ways of education in the USA.	D. Education system in the USA.	
	7> You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.
 	 According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same "facial language". Studies by Ekman's group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea, and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays - the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses - especially negative ones - while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people's behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.
 	The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people's faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly