KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I KHỐI 12 NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 1 doc

KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I KHỐI 12 NĂM 2011
MÔN: ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 1

Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each
group
1. A. tolerant B. horrible C. occupied D. reasonable
2. A. resource B. preserve C. conserve D. position
3. A. odour B. honour C. pour D. vapour
4. A. paint B. reclaim C. drainage D. certain
5. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. eardrum B. abound C. decree D. account
7. A. anchor B. disposal C. adverb D. welfare
8. A. solidity B. supervisor C. perversity D. impudence
9. A. birthmark B. anthem C. guidance D. immense
10. A. applicant B. sulphuric C. odourless D. logical

Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. He made too_______ mistakes in his writing
A. little B. much C. few D. many
12. She hadn’t written to me _______ we met last time.
A. before B. since C. ago D. for
13. I worked_______ hard that I felt very tired.
A. such B. too C. enough D. so
14. He is bored_______ doing the same thing every day.
A. of B. to C. for D. with
15. This question is _______ difficult for me.
A. enough B. to C. such D. too

16. Vehicles also account _______ air pollution in the city.
A. on B. to C. with D. for
17. He said he _______ for five hours.
A. has been working B. has worked C. worked D. has been
working
18. They ere_______ when they read the result.
A. disappointed B. disappointment C. disappoint D. disappointing
19. I am very _______ in the news.
A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. exciting
20. There is always_______ traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour.
A. full B. heavy C. strong D. big
21. I usually wear skirts but today I _______ trousers.
A. wearing B. am wearing C. wear D. wears
22. Preserving natural resources_______ of great importance
A. is B. are being C. have been D. are
23. _______ books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens.
A. All the B. The all C. All D. Every
24. We avoid_______ our environment.
A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute
25. The factory has a _______ to choose young, qualified people for the job.
A. trend B. preference C. privilege D. tendency

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?
26. Peter was too ill to get up.
A. Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up
B. Peter was very ill for getting up
C. Peter was not strong enough for getting up
D. Peter was not very well to get up
27. It has been a long time since they met
A. They haven’t met since a long time B. They haven’t met for a long time

C. They didn't meet for a long time D. They didn’t meet a long time ago
28. This flat is too small for my family.
A. This flat is not big enough for my family
B. This flat is not rather big for my family
C. This flat is not enough big for my family
D. This flat is not very big for my family
29. "Where are you going?" he asked her.
A. He asked her where she is going B. He asked her where you were going
C. He asked her where was she going D. He asked her where she was going
30. Getting a good job doesn't interest him.
A. He isn’t good at getting a good job B. He isn't interested in getting a good
job
C. He is good at getting a good job D. He is only interested in getting a good
job

Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31. Every year Bob and Alice (A) spend a few (B) day (C) at the same hotel (D) by the
sea.
32. (A) Because of the light, the town seemed (B) differently from the way I (C) had
(D) remembered it.
33. James (A) which has (B) just received a promotion is the (C) best worker (D) of out
Company.
34. The boy (A) whom I spoke (B) to on the phone last night (C) is very interested (D)
on Mathematics.
35. Our teacher (A) told us that we (B) had done our (C) homeworks very (D)
carefully.

Part 3: Reading
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
Every year students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are

young children. Other are teenagers. many are adults. Some learn at school, others study
by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in
the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people
must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that
question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects.
They study their own language and mathematics… and English. In England or America,
or Australia many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and
Mathematics,… and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish….
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn
English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or
university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or
magazines in English.

36. According to the writer.
A. English is popular in much of the world
B. Only adults learn English.
C. English is useful only to teenagers.
D. No children like learning English
37. Many people learn English by
A. taking with the film stars B. hearing the language in the office
C. watch video only D. working hard on their lessons.
38. Many boys and girls learn English because
A. they have to study their own language B. their parents make them
C. English can give them a job D. It is included in their courses
39. Many adults learn English because.
A. Most of their books are in English B. It helps them in their work
C. Their work is useful D. They want to
go abroad
40. In America or in Australia, many schoolchildren study

A. Their own language and no foreign language
B. English and mathematics only.
C. Such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish
D. English as a foreign language

There s now increasing concern about the world's energy resources, particularly
about those involving fossil (41)_______. In less than a hundred years we shall probably
(42)_______ all the present (43)_______ of oil and gas. The world's coal (44)_______
should last longer but, once used, these can not be (45)_______
It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (46)_______ sources of
energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (47)_______
(classed as (48)_______ energy). Until these energy (49)_______ are widely used, it is
important for the developed countries to reduce energy (50)_______ as much as possible

41. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies
42. A. end B. complete C. total D. exhaust
43. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources
44. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents
45. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced
46. A. traditional B. alternative C. surprising D. revolutionary
47. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion
48. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous
49. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials
50. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption


1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. B
11. D 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. B
31. B 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. C

41. A 42. D 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. B 50. D