Tiếng Anh 12 – Học kì 1 – Đề số 1
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
1. Jack admitted _____ the money.
A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen
2. During his _____, he lived with his uncle’s family in the United States.
A. childish B. child C. childlike D. childhood
3. UNICEF _____ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.
A. present B. assists C. provides D. purchases
4. _____, she received a big applause.
A. Finished her lecture B. Speaking has finished
C. After the speaker finishes speaking D. When the speaker finished
5. _____ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know _____ exact number of them.
A. A/ the B. A/ an C. The/ the D. The/ an
6. Everybody in the house woke up when the burglar alarm _____.
A. went out B. went off C. came about D. rang off
7. If you hadn’t stayed up so late last night, you _____ sleepy now.
A. wouldn’t have felt B. wouldn’t feel C. wouldn’t have fallen D. wouldn’t fall
8. Despite many recent _____ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers.
A. technologist B. technologically C. technological D. technology
9. They asked _____ our bags outside the exam room.
A. us leave B. us to leave C. us leaving D. us to leaving
10. Not only _____ the exam but she also got a scholarship to study abroad.
A. has she passed B. she has passed C. she passed D. did she pass
11. ____ Long _____ his brother was at the party last night. They were both busy at work.
A. Neither/ nor B. Not only/ but also C. Either/ or D. Both/ and
12. The clown was wearing a _____ wig and red nose.
A. red funny plastic B. red plastic funny C. funny red plastic D. funny plastic red
II. 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.
13. Thang was asking Hoa, his classmate, for her opinion about the novel he had lent to her.
- Thang: “What do you think about the novel?”
- Hoa: “_____________”
A. There’s no doubt about it B. The best I’ve ever read
C. I can’t agree with you anymore. D. I wish I could.
14. Tom is giving a compliment on Maria’s house.
- Tom: “What a lovely house you have!”
- Maria: “_______________”
A. Of course not, it’s not costly B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.
C. I think so. D. No problem.
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
15. Manufacturers may use food additives for preserving, to colour, or to flavour, or to fortify foods.
A. may use B. for preserving C. to flavour D. foods
16. ASEAN has actively worked to improve the socio-economic situation and solve problems between its member countries.
A. actively B. to improve C. situation D. between
17. Although the increase in airfares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
A. Although B. in airfares C. still D. to travel
IV. 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.
18. I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.
A. be interested in B. get in touch C. have connection D. be related
19. There weren’t many tough questions in the exam, so I could answer most of them.
A. important B. simple C. difficult D. interesting
V. 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.
20. Today, students are under a lot of study pressure due to the high expectations from their parents and teachers.
A. stress B. nervousness C. relaxation D. emotion
21. As a sociable boy, Jack enjoys spending his free time going out with friends.
A. outgoing B. mischievous C. caring D. shy
VI. 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.
22. A. cooked B. lived C. played D. planned
23. A. date B. map C. page D. face
VII. 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.
24. A. attention B. furniture C. challenging D. influence
25. A. signal B. concern C. project D. burden
VIII. Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.
When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be (26) _____. When you put one finger in front of your (27) _____ you mean, "Be quiet." Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages. Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak a little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt (28) _____ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he meant to say, "Bring me something to eat." But the waiter brought him a lot of things to (29) _____ first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. When another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was (30) _____ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last, the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
26. A. well B. friendly C. fine D. careful
27. A. eyes B. legs C. mouth D. head
28. A. hungry B. tired C. cold D. ill
29. A. eat B. watch C. drink D. read
30. A. quick B. big C. strong D. clear
IX. 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.
Native Americans have been living in what is now the United States of America since long before any Europeans came. They are not just a single group of people – there are many different tribes of Native Americans. Different Native American groups have different languages, religious beliefs, and ways of living, or folkways.
You can see just how different Native American groups can be by comparing one to another. Look at the Hopi people. The Hopi are Native Americans who come from what is now the American Southwest. When the Spanish came to America in the 16th century and found the Hopi people, they nicknamed them “pueblo people” because Hopi people didn’t move around much – they lived together in what amounted to towns. Pueblo is a Spanish word that means “town”. The Hopi have always have been a very peaceful people. Their name comes from the term Hopituh Shi-nu-mu, which means, in the Hopi language, “The peaceful People” or “Peaceful Little Ones”.
Now compare the Hopi to Navajo. The Navajo come from the same general area as the Hopi. But instead of being a “pueblo people”, instead of staying in one place, they moved around. They didn’t live in permanent towns like the Hopi. They were a “semi-nomadic” people. While the Hopi were historically known for farming, the Navajo were known for hunting and gathering. After they met the Spanish, the Navajo became known for herding sheep. The Hopi, not so much.
The Hopi and the Navajo were, and are, two very distinct groups of people, and they come from the same part of the continent! So think about how much other tribes from other parts of the continent might differ.
For thousands of years the Chinook have lived near the coast of the Pacific Ocean. They were known, and are still known, for being skilled fishers. The Chinook would make huge dug-out canoes, and the fish that they caught most often was salmon. The salmon was a very important food source for the Chinook, and it plays a large role in the Chinook sense of identity.
All the way across the country, over in what is now Maine, the Penobscot also derive meaning and a sense of identity from the animals they hunt. But they are completely different animals: beavers, otters, moose, bears, and caribou.
Today, there may not be as many thriving Native American tribes as there used to be but there are more than a few. The United States of America federally recognizes more than 500 different Native American tribes. When a tribe is federally recognized, it means that tribe may form its own government with its own laws, taxes, rules. There are also about 400 non-federally recognized tribes. All I all, there are about 1000 different groups of Native American people in the United States, and each group is unique.
31. How long have Native Americans been living in America?
A. a few decades B. since after the arrival of Europeans
C. about the same time as the Europeans D. since long before any Europeans came
32. Why dose the author compare different Native American tribes throughout the passage?
A. to show that they all come from the same region of North America
B. to show how different Native America tribes can be
C. to show the different ways Native American tribes found food
D. to show the traveling patterns of different Native American tribes
33. Read the sentence: “The Hopi and the Navajo were, and are, two very distinct groups of people, and they come from the same part of the continent! So think about how much other tribes from other parts of the continent might differ.” What does the author suggest with this information?
A. The Hopi and Navajo tribes are extremely unusual tribes.
B. Native American tribes from different parts of the continent may be similar to the Hopi and Navajo.
C. Native American tribes from different parts of the continent may be even more distinct from the Hopi and Navajo.
D. Other tribes may try to move to the part of North America where the Hopi and Navajo live.
34. What can be inferred about how the number of Native American tribes has changed over time?
A. There are more Native American tribes today than in the 16th century.
B. There are fewer Native American tribes today than in the 16th century.
C. There are the same number of Native American tribe today as in the 16th century.
D. It is unclear how the number of Native American tribes has changed.
35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Native American tribes can be very different from one another.
B. Native American tribes should be recognized for their similarities.
C. The Spanish had a large role in determining the difference of Native American tribes.
D. The Hopi and Navajo are the two most important Native American tribes.
36. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. the Hopi people B. Native American groups
C. the Spanish D. the American Southwest
37. The word “permanent” in paragraph 3 is closet in meaning to _____.
A. changing B. cultural C. long-lasting D. unstable
X. 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.
Learning means acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to manipulate toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to interact with their parents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for interacting with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to adapt to the many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence the behavior of workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences.
There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex. Simple forms of learning involve a single stimulus. A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as a sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste. In a form of learning known as classical conditioning, people learn to associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by thunder. In operant conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior and its consequences (reward or punishment). People and animals can also learn by observation - that is, by watching others perform behaviors. More complex forms of learning include learning languages, concepts, and motor skills.
38. According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised of?
A. Knowledge acquisition and ability development B. Acquisition of academic knowledge
C. Acquisition of social and behavioural skills D. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom
39. According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the classroom?
A. interpersonal communication B. life skills
C. literacy and calculation D. right from wrong
40. Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in paragraph 2 as examples of ______.
A. the changes to which people have to orient themselves
B. the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
C. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
D. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education
41. Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
B. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.
C. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.
D. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
42. According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to ______.
A. the influence of various behaviours in the learning process
B. the great influence of the on-going learning process
C. the exploration of the best teaching methods
D. the need for certain experiences in various areas
43. It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to ______.
A. thoroughly understand the behaviours of the objects of their interest
B. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
C. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
D. change the behaviours of the objects of their interest towards learning
44. The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. generates B. creates C. gains D. recovers
45. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used.
B. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviours.
C. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviours.
D. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge.
XI. 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.
46. “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain to John.
A. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to drop out.
B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder.
C. John was reminded to train harder so as not to dropping from the team.
D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trains harder.
47. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement.
A. If you assisted us, we could not get achievement.
B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement.
C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement.
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement.
48. As there was a great deal of rain in the spring, we are expecting a good fruit harvest this year.
A. This year we can expect a better fruit harvest even though we didn’t have a wet spring.
B. There should be an abundance of fruit this year as it rained so much in the spring.
C. Though it rained often this spring, the fruit trees are yielding plenty of fruit.
D. It rained so heavily all through the springtime that fruit harvest will certainly be affected.
XII. 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.
49. The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
B. Not only did the basketball tram lose the match but the blamed each other as well.
C. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
D. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.
50. Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship.
A. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship.
B. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of inter-school table tennis championship.
C. Having defeated the former champion in inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of championship.
D. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table tennis championship.
Đáp án:
| 1 C | 11 A | 21 D | 31 D | 41 C |
| 2 D | 12 C | 22 A | 32 B | 42 B |
| 3 C | 13 B | 23 B | 33 C | 43 A |
| 4 D | 14 B | 24 A | 34 B | 44 D |
| 5 A | 15 B | 25 B | 35 A | 45 B |
| 6 B | 16 D | 26 B | 36 C | 46 B |
| 7 B | 17 A | 27 C | 37 C | 47 B |
| 8 C | 18 B | 28 A | 38 A | 48 B |
| 9 B | 19 C | 29 C | 39 C | 49 A |
| 10 D | 20 C | 30 D | 40 A | 50 A |
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