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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I- KHỐI 12
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. decided

B. stopped

C. watched

D. looked

2. A. cleans

B. interests

C. laughs

D. walks

3. A. loved

B. fined

C. named

D. missed

4. A. wanted

B. played

C. tried

D. destroyed

5. A. hopes

B. makes

C. hats

D. wins

II. VOCABULARY
1. _______, they’re a great company to work for. I’ve never been to so many parties in my life.
A. Society

B. Social

C. Socially

D. Sociable

2. Everyone was __________ at his knowledge of philosophy.
A. amaze

B. amazement

C. amazing

D. amazed

3. Letters of recommendation from your previous __________ would be helpful to you when applying
for a job.
A. employees

B. employers

C. employment

D. employs

4. Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here.
A. threat

B. threaten

C. threatening

D.threateningly

5. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
A. expected

B. unexpected

C. expectedly

D. unexpectedly

6. It took her many weeks to _________ at home on campus.
A. stay

B. feel

C. make

D. see

7. Interviewees must __________ every effort to answer all the questions they are asked during the
interview.
A. make

B. do

C. get

D. take

8. ''You must have had a very good time on holiday." "__________, it was a disaster. Everything went
wrong."
A. By tradition

B. In short

C. On the condition

D. On the contrary

9. The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is.
A. creativity

B. history

C. terrorism

D. technology

10. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
A. powerful

B. optimistic

C. stagnant

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D. pessimistic


11. They are trying to persuade the rich to__________their money to the charities.
A. provide

B. invest

C. finance

D. contribute

12. A _______ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times.
A. plane

B. corporation

C. telecommunication

D. shuttle

13. There will be a powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing _______
that is worn on or in the body.
A. device

B. machinery

C. equipment

D. vehicle

14. Starting school may be a(n) ________ experience for many children.
A. thorough

B. advanced

C. daunting

D. social

15. Although they are not rich, their children are always _____________ dressed.
A. neat

B. neatly

C. untidy

D. untidily

16. When are you leaving__________Singapore? This week or next week?
A. for

B. in

C. to

D. at

17. The doctor will not give the patient the test results__________tomorrow.
A. until

B. from

C. at

D. on

18. I don't understand this point. Could you please__________?
A. explain to me it

B. explain me with it C. explain it to me

D. explain it for me

19. That house reminds me __________the one where I used to live.
A. of

B. for

C. about

D. with

20. It was very kind__________you to lend me the money I needed.
A. for

B. of

C. to

D. with

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
A. companies

B. services

C. supermarkets

D. farms

22. In our curriculum, math, literature, and English are considered as core subjects.
A. general

B. popular

C. difficult

D. main

23. 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

24. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to

B. express interest in

C. be interested in

D. pay attention to

25. The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. look down on

B. put up with

C. take away from

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D. give on to


Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
26. Someone who is optimistic thinks that good things are going to happen.
A. pessimistic

B. good

C. hopeless

d. bad

27. In 1991, the British government made it mandatory to wear rear seat belts in cars.
A. sophisticated

B. optional

C. available

D. obligatory

28. Many teenagers show signs of depression when being asked about their future.
A. cheerfulness

B. admission

C. refusal

D. Confirmation

29. The boy denied breaking the window of the neighbor’s house.
A. admitted

B. agreed

C. regretted

D. refused

30. Thanks to labor-saving devices, housework is no longer a burden to people.
A. influence

B. duty

C. relief

D. order

III. GRAMMAR
Choose the correct options to complete the following sentences.
1. What are your plans for _______ future?

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

2. On _______ Internet and with cable television w e can select information from a wide variety of
sources.
A. the

B. an

C. Ø

D. a

3. Up to now, space exploration still remains _______ very risky, complex, and expensive endeavor.
A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

4. Within _______ few years, private space travel has gone from concept to reality.
A. Ø

B. the

C. an

D. a

5. _______technology is already present in the form of computers, printers, scanners, handheld
devices, wireless technologies, and Internet connections.
A. A

B. An

C. The

D. Ø

6. Unfortunately, I don’t know Philosophy, so I can’t answer your question.
A. If I know Philosophy, I can answer your question.
B. If I know Philosophy, I will be able to answer your question.
C. Were I to know Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question.
D. If I had known Philosophy, I would have been able to answer your question.
7. I cannot buy a new computer _____ I save enough money.
A. if

B. even if

C. unless

D. as if

8. ________ the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes.
A. Were we study

B. Had we studied

C. Did we study
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D. We had studied


9. Unless you wash the car, you _____ not drive it on the weekend.
A. would

B. could

C. have to

D. may

10. If I had taken that English course, I __________much progress now.
A. had made

B. would have made

C. made

D. would make

11. If they had searched more carefully, they______the watch sooner.

A. will find

B. would find

C. found

D. would have found

12. If I __________ you , I’d save some of your lottery winnings.
A. be

B. were

C. am

D. was

13. Unless we _____ more snow, we can’t go skiing.
A. will have

B. have

C. have had

D. had

14. He stepped on the mine, and it exploded.
A. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t explode.
B. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t explode.
C. If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t explode.

D. If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t have exploded.
15. In my experiments, the liquid is cooled to 0ºC. It always freezes.
A. If you cool the liquid to 0 degrees, it froze.
B. If you cooled the liquid to 0 degrees, it would freeze.
C. If you cool the liquid to 0 degrees, it will freeze.
D. If you had cooled the liquid to 0 degrees, it would have frozen.
16. Vietnam, _________is in south-east Asia, exports rice coffee and rubber.
A. who

B. that

C. which

D. where

17. They are the children __________won the match yesterday.
A. whose

B. whom

C. who

D. they

18. They live in the house _______ they bought last year.
A. whom

B. which

C. where

D. whose

19. The girl ______ you met yesterday is a famous pop singer.
A. that

B. whose

C. what

D. which

20. The instructions ……………. by Professor Johnson helped us know more about the danger of
energy pollution.
A. that explained

B. explained

C. explaining

D. which explained

21. The man _________you met on Main Street yesterday is your new teacher.
A. which

B. when

C. whose

D. whom

22. He was the last person ____ in this way.
A. to kill

B. who killed

C. being killed
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D. to be killed


23. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman _____ governor in the United State.
A. who elected

B. to be elected

C. was elected

D. her election as

24. She is the only one in the discussion ____ to using nuclear power.
A. objects

B. objected

C. to object

D. whom objects

25. Johnny was the last applicant ____ for a position in that energy station.
A. to interview

B. interviewing

C. to be interviewed

D. which is interviewed

V. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
1. If you give me more time (A) and (B) I will (C) successfully (D) finish this project.
2. If I were (A) you, I will go (B) to the dentist’s (C) and have the tooth checked (D).
3. Do you think you could (A) lend me good pair (B) of gloves (C) to wear (D) to the wedding?
4. He usually (A) travels (B) to Philadelphia (C) by the train.(D)
5. They work (A) in (B) a hospital sponsoring (C) by (D) the government.
6. Are these (A) the keys that (B) you are looking for (C) them (D)?
7. If Tom had come sooner (A), he could has eaten (B) dinner with (C) the whole (D) family.
8. Do you get on (A) with the person (B) whom (C) lives next door (D)?
9. If my father hasn’t (A) encouraged me to take (B) the exam, I wouldn’t (C) have done (D) it.
10. If we will reduce (A) the speed of population growth (B), there will be less (C) pressure on (D) the
earth.
VI. WRITING
A. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. We started to learn English 8 years ago.
=> We have ____________________________________________.
2. I began using this washing machine at the end of 2010.
=> I have ______________________________________________.
3. I last saw Alison over a year ago.
=> I __________________________________________________.
4. He can't buy a new house because he doesn't have enough money.

=> If___________________________________________________.
5. She didn’t revise all her lessons, so she failed the exam.
=> If____________________________________________________.
6. If I took good care of the car, it wouldn’t break down.
=> Were I _______________________________________________.
7. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon. (Reduce relative clause)
=>______________________________________________________.

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8. They have an apartment which overlooks the park. (Reduce relative clause)
=> ______________________________________________________.
9. We enjoy this city. It has been renewed a lot after the war. (Use relative clause)
=>_______________________________________________________.
10. I met the people. You told me about them. (Use relative clause with preposition)
B. WORD FORM
1. He was one of 30 _________ for the manager’s job. (apply)
2. They adopt behavior that is more ______ acceptable among their peers. (society)
3. I am _______ that the plane might crash. (scary)
4. Politicians have given an __________ welcome to the Queen’s speech. (enthusiasm)
5. When Jane came to see the _________, she was nervous at first but soon composed herself.
(interview)
6. Academic ability is not the sole criterion for ________ to the college. (admit)
7. I _______ think that it’s better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something
you hate. (honest)
8. We’re _________ about our chances of success. (optimist)
9. Someone who is _______ thinks that bad things are going to happen. (pessimism)
10. There are several places where residents face the threat of _______ every day. (terrorist)
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