ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT TIẾNG ANH 12 LẦN 1 CÓ ĐÁP ÁN

Thanh Binh 2 High School TEST
Class 12____ Allotted time: 45 minutes
Name: ________________________ Date of test: October ____, 2014
Marks Teacher’s remarks
Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
Question 1:
A neighbors B friends C relatives D photographs
Question 2:
A booked B stopped C laughed D maintained
Question 3
A chemistry B chores C change D challenge
Circle the word which differs in position of the main stress from the rest:
Question 4:
A American B attractiveness C responsible D generation
Question 5:
A secure B problem C banquet D argue
Circle the option A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences below or replaces the underlined
phrase:
Question 6: He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
A biology B biological C biologist D biologically
Question 7: Linda is __________ about going on holiday whereas David is not .
A excite B excited C exciting D excitedly
Question 8: It is parents' duty and responsibility to ___ hands to take care of their children and give
them a happy home.
A shake B hold C join D take
Question 9: John cannot make a ____ to get married to Mary without his parents’ permission.
A decide B decision C decisive D decisively
Question 10: I will make __________ every effort to persuade her to change her mind.
A the B an C a D no article
Question 11: She was trying to attract the waiter’s __________ by waving her arm.
A responsibility B friendliness C attention D service

Question 12: My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets older and looks
pale.
A beauty B beautiful C beautifully D beautify
Question 13: Mr. Jean is much concerned about his son’s safety because he has to ride his bike to
school every day.
A looked after B depended on
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C brought about D worried about
Question 14: To __________ the truth, you need to change your behavior or you will get in trouble.
A tell B speak C talk D say
Question 15: Waving, nodding, and raising our hand is considered __________ form of
communication in English.
A non-verbal B active C close-knit D impolite
Question 16: Kate: “Thank you very much for your help.”
John: “__________.”
A That’s right B The same to you
C No, thanks D It’s my pleasure
Question 17: Lynn: “You have a very nice skirt, Peggy.”
Peggy: “__________.”
A Thank you. It’s a nice compliment B Really? I don’t think so
C Thanks. You’re telling a lie D What nonsense
Question 18: Pete:” I’m going to the job interview tomorrow.”
Eric: “__________.”
A Congratulations B Oh, dear C Good luck D What a pity
Circle the underlined part that needs correction:
Question 19: He hasn’t got married with Cindy because he needs to get his parents’ approval.
A with B to get C hasn’t got D approval
Question 20: Rose often talks to her father before she does an important decision.
A about B before C decision D does
Question21: Nicole and Tyler have been good friends since they are at university.

A are B at C friends D have been
Question 22: Tom asked Mary where would she pay a visit the next week.
A asked B next week C would she D where
Circle the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original one:
Question 23: we started preparing for the test a week ago.
A We have been preparing for the test for a week.
B We were preparing for the test last week.
C We have prepared for the test since a week.
D We had been preparing for the test for a week.
Question 24: “Your son will have to see me at my office tomorrow,” the man said to the woman.
A The man said the woman’s son would had to see him at his office the next day.
B The man told the woman her son would have to see him at his office the following day.
C The man told the woman that his son would have to see her at her office the previous day.
D The man asked the woman that his son would have to see her at her office the day after.
Question 25: He began working as a teacher twenty years ago.
A He will work as a teacher for twenty years.
B He has been working as a teacher for twenty years.
C It is twenty years when he last worked as a teacher.
D When he was twenty, he was working as a teacher.
Question 26: “How long does it take you to go to school?” Mrs. Pike asked Tony.
A Mrs. Pike asked Tony how long did it take her to go to school.
B Mrs. Pike asked Tony how long it took her to went to school.
C Mrs. Pike asked Tony how long it took him to go to school.
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D Mrs. Pike asked Tony it did take him to go to school.
Circle the options that complete the following sentences:
Question 27: We___________________ the curriculum of grade 12
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at the end of March.
A finish B will finish C will have finished D have finished

Question 28: Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Johnson _____________ his office as soon as the telephone
rang .
A left B have left C had left D were leaving
Question 29: I have never seen such a beautiful dress _______ you before.
A at B on C for D in
Question 30: Yoshi asked me where _______________ when he phoned me
A I have been B I was C I had been D had I been
Read the passage below and circle the best answer to each of the following questions:
Instructors at American colleges and universities use many different teaching methods. Some
instructors gave assignments every day. They grade homework. Students in their classes have to take
many quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Other instructors give only writing assignments.
Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook. Others send students to
the library for assignments.
The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their instructors “Professor
Smith”, “Mrs. Jones”, and so on. Some teachers wear business clothes and give lectures. Other
classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Students and teachers discuss their ideas. Instructors dress
informally, and students call them by their first names. American teachers are not alike in their
teaching styles.
At most American colleges and universities, facilities for and recreation are available for
students. Students can often use typewriters, tape recorders, video machines, and computers at
libraries and learning centers. They can buy books, notebooks, and other things at campus stores. They
can get advice on their problems from counselors and individual help with their classes from tutors.
Students can relax and have fun on campus, too. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis
courts. Most have snack bars and cafeterias.
Question 31: All of the following sentences are true EXCEPT ________?
A At most colleges and universities, students can relax and have fun on campus.
B American teachers are different from their teaching styles.
C At most colleges and universities, students can ask their counselors and tutors for advice.
D At most colleges and universities, there is a lack of learning facilities for students.
Question 32: Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A American teachers are never allowed to dress informally.
B The atmosphere in all American classrooms is always formal.
C The atmosphere in all American classrooms is always informal.
D American students can all their teachers by their first names.
Question 33: “Business clothes” in line 2 of the second paragraph can be understood as ________.
A formal clothes
B informal clothes
C casual clothes
D clothes that only business people wear
Question 34: At American colleges and universities, ________.
A students can freely talk in class
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B students do not like their teachers’ teaching styles
C students only write down their teachers’ explanations
D students discuss their ideas with their teachers
Question 35: According to the passage, instructors at American colleges and universities ________.
A do not give students quizzes and exams
B do not grade homework
C never follow a course outline
D use different teaching methods
Read the passage below and circle the option A, B, C or D that best fits each space:
When you go to a party in Atlantica, don’t __(36)__ a gift. If you do so, your hosts will believe
that you think they are poor.
Never arrive on time in Atlantica. Come one or two hours late because your hosts will not be
__(37)__ on time themselves. In Atlantica, all schedules (even airline schedules) run on “elastic time”.
At dinner, eat only __(38)__ the hosts serve you. If you ask for something special, the hosts try
to get what you want, even if they have to go out to the store that evening. And never look __(39)__
the other guests while you eat. Instead, look down at your food. Use a spoon for all foods, even hard
foods __(40)__ fried meat.
Question 36:

A give B bring C take D offer
Question 37:
A involved B relaxed C ready D prepare
Question 38:
A thing B what C all D dish
Question 39:
A up B after C at D for
Question 40:
A such B just as C like D as
The end!
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Đáp án :
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. A
15. A 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A 21. D
22. D 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. A
29. B 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. C
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