đề thi tiếng anh 12

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ I-NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH-KHỐI 12
( Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
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I. PHONETICS
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of other words.
1. A. displays B. happens C. includes D. creates
2. A. jumped B. picked C. relaxed D. suited
B. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of other words.
3. A. kingdom B. mountain C. begin D. passage
4. A. accurate B. customer C. computer D. exercise
5. A. associate B. operate C. integrate D. recognize
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. The student has to………… for a place at the university while doing the A-level.
A. send B. get C. take D. apply
7. In Japan, large companies tend to give……… for a lifetime.
A. employable B. employment C. employer D. employee
8. You should wear neatly……………you come to the interview.
A. which B. where C. how D. when
9. Loans from the World Bank stimulate economic……………
A. grow B. grew C. grows D. growth
10. ………… the traffic was bad, I arrived on time for the meeting this morning.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Because D. Because of
11. Vietnam National University is the place…………….
A. in which I spend most of my working life B. in that I spend most of my working life
C. that I spend most of my working life in D. where I spend most of my working life
12. Norah Jones, ………….music is loved by many jazz fans, grew up in Texas.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which

13. He didn’t get the job………….he had all the necessary qualifications.
A. in spite of B. though C. because D. because of
14. I come from Seattle,…………….many companies like Microsoft and Boeing are situated.
A. which B. where C. that D. x
15. If you …… more slowly, he would have understood you.
A. spoke B. would speak C. spoken D. had spoken
16. ………….raining a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Because B. Despite C. Although D. Because of
17. If I were 5 years younger, I would……………that job.
A. apply to B. apply for C. apply into D. apply in
18. Mary……….have bought that car if Tom………….her to.
A. will/told B. will/had told C. would/told D. would/had told
19. Even if the rain………….now, there won’t be a harvest this year.
A. came B. comes C. didn’t come D. will come
20. Our flight was delayed, …………… meant we had to wait for hours at the airport.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
III. READING
A. Read the following passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C, or D fill in each gap.
The world’s (21)………… university, Al-Azhar, is in Cairo, Egypt. It was first built as mosque in A.D.972. A few
years (22)………… , learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque in “ tutoring circles”. They read and (23)
……………about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cairo decided to create a school for higher learning
and the University of Al-Azhar was (24)………………At Al-Alzhar, there were many university “ firsts”. Courses (25)
…………… created. The earliest ones taught were in law and religion. In a course, students read and (26)………….with the
teachers, but there were also free discussions. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic, and there was no “right” (27)
……………. Finally, scholars from around the world came Al-Alzhar to teach and do (28)…………….At the university,
people studied the past, but it was also a place for sharing new ideas. Over a thousand years later, Al-Alzhar is still an
important (29)…………… in the world. Its library contains (30)………than 250,00 of the world’s oldest and most valuable
books. Today many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at
Al-Alzhar.
21. A. older B. elder C. old D. oldest

22. A. then B. next C. before D. later
23. A. talked B. talk C. talking D. to talk
24. A. to found B. founded C. founding D. found
25. A. was B. had been C. be D. were
26. A. study B. studied C. have studied D. studying
27. A. opinion B. view C. answer D. idea
28. A. research B. researched C. researcher D. researching
29. A. college B. school C. university D. institute
30. A. less B. much C. many D. more
B. Read the following passage then answer question 31-35. After each question there are four possible answers marked A,
B, C or D. Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
“ Where is the university?” is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer,
for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings,
libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or
professors of the thirty-one colleges.Cambridge was already a developing town long before the first students and teachers
arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as
875.In the fourteen and fifteen centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the
nineteen century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of
over 100,000.Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the
university town. It has become a famous place all round the world.
31. Why do most people come to Cambridge?
A. To find the classroom buildings B. To see the university
C. To study in the colleges D. To read books in the libraries
32. When was more land in Cambridge used for college building?
A. In the 14
th
century B. In the 15
th
century C. In the 19
th

century D. Both A & B
33. When did the town really begin developing?
A. In 800 B. In 875 C. In 1845 D. In 1951
34. Why did people name Cambridge the “ city of Cambridge”?
A. Because the river was very well-known B. Because it was a developing town
C. Because there is a bridge over the Cam D. Because there is a river named Granta
35. Why do many visitors to Cambridge ask “ Where is the university”?
A. Because it is very difficult to find the way to the university
B. Because there is no wall to be found around the university
C. Because the university looks like a museum
D. Because the university looks like a library
IV. WRITING
Basing on the following prompts, choose complete sentences by circling A, B, C or D.
36. I/see/your advertisement/local newspaper/and/like/apply/post/local guide.
A. I see your advertisement at the local newspaper and like applying for the post of a local guide
B. I saw your advertisement in the local newspaper and would like to apply for the post of a local guide
C. I saw your advertisement in the local newspaper and would like to apply for the post in a local guide
D. I have seen your advertisement on the newspaper and would like to apply for the post of a local guide
37. I/think/meet/qualifications/you /specify.
A. I think I can meet of all the qualifications which are specified by you
B. I think I meet of qualifications that you specified
C. I think of meeting all of the qualifications that you specify
D. I think I meet all of the qualifications that you specify
38. I/have/high school diploma/two year/ago/attend/training course/tourism/Dalat university.
A. I had high school diploma two years ago and attended a training course on tourism at Dalat university
B. I had school high diploma two years ago and attended a training course in tourism in Dalat university
C. I had high school diploma two years ago and attended a training course in tourism in Dalat university
D. I had high school diploma for two years ago and attended a training course on tourism at Dalat university
39. I/willing/work/hard/far/home
A. I am willing to work hardly and work far from home B. I am willing to work hard and work far home

C. I am willing to work hard and work from home far D. I am willing to work hard and work far from home
40. Please/contact/me/you/require/far/information
A. Please contact on me if you require any far information B. Please contact me if you require any further information
C. Please contacting me if you require any farther information D. Please contact me if you require any further informations