ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 (HBT) docx

ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 (HBT)
I. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. a. child b. school c. catch d. which
2. a. hire b. honest c. hair d. here
3. a. children b. child c. line d. sign
4. a. supermarket b. instructions c. button d. unplug
II. Choose the best item among a, b, c, d to complete the sentence:
5. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
a. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food. b. The first time I ate this kind of food
c. I never eat this kind of food. d. I used to eat this kind of food.
6. They ……………… going early by bus.
a. advised b. decided c. had d. made
7. You (finish) with the book I lent you last month?
a. Have you finished b. Did you finish c. Do you finish d. Had you finished
8. The news that he told me yesterday was very ……………………… .
a. astonishing b. astonished c. surprised d. surprisingly
9. I am very grateful ………….the teachers who have taught me?
a. at b. for c. with d. to
10. The baby was killed by electricity when he played with an electric wire.
a. drowned b. electrocuted c. poisoned d. shocked
11. This magazine comes out every week. It is a …………… one.
a. week b. weekend c. weekly d. weeks
12. Would you like ………….to my house for lunch?
a. come b. to come c. coming d. will come
13. He came home late, so I asked him where ….been.
a. he had b. he has c. has he d. had he
14. His wife is not acquainted ………. seeing him at home on Sundays.
a. in b. with c. at d. about
15. After they ………. a journey around Ho Chi Minh City, they ………… to their hometown last night.
a. take/ return b. taking/ returning c. had taken/ returned d. took/ returned
16. Overworking is harmful ……….your health.

a. for b. to c. with d. of
17. She regretted ……….her baby vaccinated against smallpox when he was six months old.
a. not having b. no getting c. without allowing d. not to have
18. I am ……. single-handed, I don’t need any help.
a. used to sail b. used for sailing c. used to sailing d. using sail
19. The young men can’t stand …………… at home aimlessly.
a. stay b. staying c. to stay d. stayed
20. I remember …….him somewhere. He doesn’t look strange.
a. met b. to meet c. meeting d. having met
21. My father has just bought a car ………….in Japan.
a. make b. is made c. making d. made
22. Is Mary different ……………her sister Sara?
a. as b. from c. of d. like
23. You can’t park here. It’s a ……………… area.
a. restricted b. non-restricted c. restrict d. non-restrict
24. If she had gone to the night club last night, she ………………… an exciting dancing.
a. would wit b. would have witted c. will wit d. wit
25. She seriously considers………an actress. She is a talented performer.
a. to become b. becoming c. become d. will become
III. Writing. 1. Choose the underlined word that needs correcting:
26. The teacher advised the students to listen careful to what he was saying.
A B C D
27. Neither John’s brothers nor his sister have gone to university before John went to high school.
A B C D
28. A number of novels has just been published after the author’s talk.
A B C D
29. I don’t really like her in spite of I admire her achievements.
A B C D
2. Choose the best item among a, b, c, d to complete the sentence
30. It was very kind of you to help me.

a. I will be very grateful to you for helping me. b. I am very kind to help you.
c. You were very kind to me d. You should be kind to me.
31. It took him one hour to drive home.
a. It spent him one hour to drive home b. He spent one hour driving home
c. He spends one hour driving home d. He takes one hour to drive home
32. They usually drove on romantic roads in Rome.
a. They used to driving on romantic roads in Rome. b. They used to drive on romantic roads in Rome.
c. They are used to driving on romantic roads in Rome nature.
d. They use to drive on romantic roads in Rome.
IV. Reading comprehension. 1. Choose the best word among a, b, c, d to fill in each blank:
Air pollution occurs when wastes are …(33)……….into the atmosphere and the air becomes contaminated
and unpleasant to………(34)………… We depend for life on the air we breathe. Vehicles account
……(35)…….sixty per cent of air pollution in cities. That’s why some large cities have to ban cars from
the city centre to ……(36)……out smoke…
33. a. put b. thrown c. poured d. emitted
34. a. breath b. breathe c. breathing d. break
35. a. from b. about c. for d. in
36. a. throw b. wipe c. release d. produce
2. Read the following passage, Choose the correct answer.
Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world’s resources are
limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and
try to find out alternative sources of energy. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England
Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it’s too late; and nuclear power
is the only alternative energy. However, many people do not approve of using nuclear power because it is
very dangerous. What would happen if there were a serious nuclear accident? Radioactivity causes cancer
and may badly affect the future generations. The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources
as economical as possible.
37. How much fuel is left?
a. We don’t know exactly how much b Let’s use it it as much as we would like
c. There is a lot of fuel d. It will never used up

38. We should use coal, oil and gas
a. carelessly b. as much as possible c. as economically as possible d. all are incorrect
39. According to Professor Marvin Burnham,
a. we should use solar energy b. nuclear power is the only alternative energy.
c. we have to conserve coal, oil and gas d. (b) and (c) are correct
40. According to many people, using nuclear power is
a. dangerous b. harmful c. safe d. cheap


ANSWER KEYS
Đề 1
1b, 2b, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9d, 10d, 11c, 12a, 13a, 14b, 15c, 16b, 17a, 18c, 19b, 20c, 21d, 22b, 23a, 24b,
25a, 26b, 27b, 28c, 29b, 30c, 31b, 32b, 33c, 34b, 35c, 36b, 37a, 38c, 39d, 40a