Đề kiểm tra học kỳ I năm 2012 - 2013

Name:……………………………	 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Class:……	 SCHOLL YEAR 2012 -2013
Calling Number:…………	 SUBJECT : ENGLISH
 THE 12th FORM
 TIME: 45 MINUTES
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I. Phonetics (1m)
 A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of these others.
A. laughed 	B. passed 	C. suggested 	D. placed
A. believes	B. prepares	C. involves	D. likes
 B. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
A. biologist 	B. generally 	C. supportive 	D. security
A. important	B. difficult	C. attractive	D. economy
II. Vocabulary and Grammar (3,5ms)
A. Choose the most suitable word and phrase.
If you are ____ for a particular job, someone asks you questions about yourself to find out if you suitable for it 
	A. paid 	B. chosen 	C. interviewed 	D. recommended
Someone who is _______ thinks that bad things are going to happen.
	A. optimistic 	B. pessimistic 	C. threatened 	D. hopeful
We _______________ TV when the light suddenly went out.
	A. have watched	B. will watch	C. are watching	D. were watching
Mai _____________ dinner at 6:00 pm tomorrow.
	A. will be cooking	B. had cooked	C. cooks	D. has cooked
Tom said he would do it ___________ .
	A. yesterday	B. the following day	C. the previous day	D. the day before 
I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I had known, I _______ to visit you.
	A. would have gone	B. would go	C. will go	D. went
If my brother ___________, he would come.
 A. is invited	B. was invited	C. were invited	D. has been invited
The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.
	A. punish	B. punished	C. punishing	D. was punished
They have just visited the town ____________ location was little known.
	A. where 	B. whose 	C. which 	D. that
My sister, _________ is a doctor, works at Community Hospital.
	A. who 	B. which	C. whom	D. that
I'm not good at English. Please speak _______ Vietnamese.
	A. on	B. in	C. by	D. with
His opinion is different __________ mine.
	A. from	B. to	C. with	D. about
B. Find the underlined part which must be corrected 
This building will have finished by the end of 2020. 
	 A B C D
If we will reduce the speed of population growth, there will be less pressure on the earth. 
 	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
III. Reading (3,5ms)
A. Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, D
	Choosing the right career may be hard . Many people who graduate from school or college do not know what to do with their lives , and get a job without really thinking about it . For some , things work out fine , but others often find themselves stuck in a job that they hate .Your working life lasts an average of forty years , so it is important to find a job you like and feel enthusiastic about . Luckily , there are many ways you can get help to do this .
 The Australian website , WWW.careeronline.com , compares choosing a career with going to the movies . Before you see a movie , you find out what films are being shown . The site suggests you should do the same with your career – find out what jobs are available and what your opinions are . Next , decide which movie you like best ; if you are not a romantic person , you won’t want to see a love story . In other words , with your career , you should decide which job will suit your personality . Finally , decide how to get movie tickets , and find out where the theater is before you go . With your career , you need to find information about where you can work , how much you will earn , and how to get a job in that profession . 
1. According to the passage , deciding on the right profession can be ………… .
	A. easy	B. simple	C. challenging 	D. quick 
2. If a person starts working at the age of 20 , he will probably not retire until he is ….
	A. 40	B. 50	C. 60	D. 70 	
3. Which of the following advice is NOT given by www.careeronline.com for getting the right job ?
	A. Find out what job choices you have .	
	B. Decide which job is best for your personality .
	C. Get information about when the job starts .	
	D. How much you will earn .
4. Through the passage , the writer wants to advise us ……………….. .
	A. to love the job that we are doing .	
	B. to give up the job that we don’t like .
	C. to apply for as many jobs as possible 	
	D. to think it over carefully before choosing a job .
B. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to fill in each blank.
I have been traveling to different parts of my country, and I have learnt a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs. Once, I went to the Northwestern places of the country. In many ethnic villages I went to, I (1)…….by some of their beautiful traditional (2) . For instance, most of the villagers (3)……. in extended families, and they held a close relationship among family members. In addition, young people always showed their respect for their ancestors and for their elderly people. People were also willing (4)…….a hand when someone was in need. Members of the family helped one another with household chores as well as with farm work. While men were working on the fields, women (5)…….the household chores. While we were staying there, the villagers always gave us a helping hand and invited us to have dinner with their families (6)……. special occasions. In short, I highly valued the close ties in human relationship shown in the villagers’ ways of living. 
A. impressed	B. impressing	C. was impressed 	D. impress
A. villages	B. changes	C. members	D. customs
A. lived	B. spent	C. shown	D. separated 
A. to shake	B. to give 	C. to hold	D. to join
A. are doing	B. did	C. were doing	D. had done
A. on	B. at	C. for	D. about
IV. Writing (2ms)
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D which has the same meaning as the given one.
He said to me: “Will you see you friends before I leave Paris ?”
	A. He asked me if I will see my friends before I leave Paris.
	B. He asked me if I would see my friends before I left Paris
	C. He asked me if I would see my friends before I leave Paris 
	D. He asked me if I would see his friends before I left Paris.
Lan, “Why don’t we go out for dinner?”
	A. Lan promised to go out for dinner.	B. Lan suggested going out for dinner.
	C. Lan admitted going out for dinner.	D. Lan agreed to go out for dinner.
“I did not get a taxi because I did not have any money on me.” means ___________.
	A. If I had had some money on me, I would have got a taxi. 
	B. If I had some money on me, I would get a taxi.
	C. If I hadn’t had some money on me, I wouldn’t have got a taxi.
	D. If I didn’t have some money on me, I wouldn’t get a taxi.
Choose the best option A, B, C, or D from the suggested words
	If / he / / listen / his teacher/ , / he / perform / well / in / the examination.
	A. If he listened to his teacher, he would have performed well in the examination.	
	B. If he hadn’t listened to his teacher, he would have performed well in the examination.	
	C. If he had listened to his teacher, he would have performed well in the examination.	
	D. If he had listened to his teacher, he would perform well in the examination.
The ambulance is taking the boy to hospital.
	A. To the hospital is the boy being taken.	B. The boy is being taking to hospital.
	C. The boy is being taken to hospital.	D. The boy is taken to hospital.
The engineers will construct a bridge over this house.
	A. This house will be constructed over a bridge. 	
	B. A bridge will be constructed over this house.
	C. This house will be being constructed over a bridge. 	
	D. A bridge will be being constructed over this house.
It is the earth's gravity that gives us our weight.
 	A. If there were not the earth's gravity, we would be weightless. 
 	B. Due to the earth's gravity we cannot weigh anything.
 	C. We are overweight because of the earth's 'gravity. 
 	D. The earth's gravity is given weight by people.
Many people think Steve stole the money.
	A. It was not Steve who stole the money. 
	B. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.
	C. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve. 
	D. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve
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