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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC 2017-2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH –LỚP 12
Thời gian làm bài 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 04 trang- Số câu hỏi: 50 câu

Họ,tên thí sinh……………………………………………
Số báo danh……………………..Lớp: 12 ……………...
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên phiếu trắc nghiệm, dùng bút chì tơ kín 01 phương án trả lời thích
hợp ứng với A hoặc B, C, D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .
Throughout the world there are different (1)_________ for people to greet each other. In
much of the world, a handshake is the common form of welcoming and greeting someone. In many
countries around the Mediterranean Sea a light kiss on the cheek is the appropriate way to welcome
friends and family. It can be a very (2)_________ surprise if you expect to shake hands and get a kiss or
a hug instead.
At times, it is difficult to tell what sort of greeting (3)_________ is followed. People may bow,
wave another’s arm or even slap the other person on the back. In some places people just smile, look at
(4) _________ face and say nothing.
Most people in the world are tolerant of visitors and don’t mind what travelers do that seems
wrong as long as the visitors are (5) _________ . A big part of the delightfulness of world travel is
experiencing different customs.
1. A. means
B. ways
C. methods

D. techniques
2. A. huge
B. large
C. big
D. great
3. A. habit
B. routine
C. custom
D. tradition
4. A. each other
B. the others
C. theirs
D. the other’s
5. A. sincere
B. truthful
C. faithful
D. hopeful
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
6. A. helps
B. provides
C. documents
D. texts
7. A. great
B. scream
C. increase
D. freestyle
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
8. Some of the house had been wrecked by the storm belonged to the poor villagers.

A
B
C
D
9. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists and mathematics .
A
B
C
D
10. The number of students attending English courses at our university are increasing.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
11. He saw you ___________ his house.
A. passed
B. passes
C. pass
D. to pass
12. At first sight I met her. I was impressed with her _______
A. big beautiful round black eyes
B. beautiful black big round eyes
C. beautiful big round black eyes
D. beautiful round big black eyes
13. It was the kind of accident for _________ nobody was really to blame.
A. who
B. whom
C. that

D. which
14. By this time next summer, you __________ your studies.
A. will have completed B. completes
C. will complete
D. are completing
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15. I said that I had met her ______ .
A. yesterday
B. the previous day
C. the day
D. the before day.
16. My responsibility is to wash dishes and _______the garbage.
A. take off
B. take out
C. take care of
D. take over
17. What ______________if the earth suddenly stopped going around the sun?
A. happens
B will happen
C. would happen
D. happened
18. In the UK, _____ schools refer to government-funded schools which provide education free of charge
to pupils.
A. state
B. secondary
C. independent

D. primary
19.
my parents gave me the tennis racquet.
A. It was on my birthday when
B. It was my birthday on that
C. It was my birthday that
D. It was on my birthday that
20. _______ nonverbal language is _______ important aspect of interpersonal communication.
A. The / Ø
B. A / the
C. The / a
D. Ø / an
21. Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not play a major part in how we react to the
people we meet.
A. attraction
B. attractive
C. attractiveness
D. attractively
22. You should not burn _______. You had better dig a hole and bury it.
A. dishes

B. lab

C. trash

D. shift

23. A new hospital for the poor _______ in our town recently.
A. have just been built
B. has just been built C. was just built

D. were just built
24. – Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” _ Susan: “_______”
A. I don't agree, I'm afraid B. You’re welcome
C. That would be great D. I feel very bored
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
25. A. collect
B. hobby
C. enjoy
D. improve
26. A. successful
B. beautiful
C. humorous
D. difficult
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
27. It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.
A. approximately
B. generally
C. frankly
D. simply
28. Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety
B. changes
C. conservation
D. number
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
29. Our traditions are very ancient and our people are very proud of them.
A. old

B. young
C. modern
D. real
30. He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.
A. fresh
B. disobedient
C. obedient
D. understanding
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
31. 'If you don't apologize immediately, I'm leaving,' she told him.
A. She told him not to apologize immediately.
B. She asked him to apologize immediately as she was leaving.
C. She threatened to leave unless he apologized immediately.
D. She warned him not to apologize; otherwise, she was leaving
32. Jane began to work as a professional model three years ago.
A. Jane used to work as a professional model three years ago.
B. Jane has begun to work as a professional model for three years.
C. Jane has worked as a professional model for three years.
D. Jane doesn’t work as a professional model any more.

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33. It is believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
A. A buried treasure is believed to hide in the tomb.
B. They believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
C. A buried treasure is believed that was hidden in the tomb.

D. A buried treasure is believed to have been hidden in the tomb.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
34. Mary didn’t wear the raincoat. She got a cold.
A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a cold.
B. If Mary had wore the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold.
C. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold.
D. If Mary has worn the raincoat, she won’t have got a cold.
35. The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.
A. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.
B. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months.
C. The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday.
D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected
all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the
difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes
the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the
other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle –
compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed
changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone
correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless
it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the
teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what
this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this
or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let
him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should
be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this

nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all
educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what
they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school
teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used
for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious
parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need
to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
36. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A. By listening to explanations from skilled people C. By asking a great many questions
B. By making mistakes and having them corrected D. By copying what other people do
37. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ___________.
A. basically the same as learning other skills
B. more important than other skills
C. basically different from learning adult skills
D. not really important skills
38. The word "he" in the first paragraph refers to ___________.
A. other people
B. their own work
C. children
D. a child
39. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
A.They encourage children to copy from one another
B.They point out children's mistakes to them
C.They allow children to mark their own work
D.They give children correct answers
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40. The word "those" in the first paragraph refers to ___________.
A. skills
B. things
C. performances
D. changes
41. According to the first paragraph, what basic skills do children learn to do without being taught?
A. Talking, climbing and whistling
B. Reading, talking and hearing
C. Running, walking and playing
D. Talking, running and skiing
42. Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children's progress should only be
estimated by __________.
A. parents
B. the children themselves C. teachers
D. educated persons
43. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are ___________.
A. unable to think for themselves
B. too independent of others
C. unable to use basic skills
D. too critical of themselves
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Except for a few unfortunate individuals, no law in this world can go against the fact that for
most of us, our family is an essential part of our lives. The moment you enter this cruel world, where
each man is for himself, there are some near and dear ones out there who will do anything to ensure
your happiness.
We are nothing more than a vulnerable and fragile object, without someone taking care of us on our
arrival in this world. Despite all the odds, your family will take care of your well-being, and try their
best to provide you the greatest comforts in the world. No one out there, except your family must
forgive the endless number of mistakes you may make in your life. Apart from teaching you forgive

and forget lessons, they are always there for you, when you need them the most.
Family is the only place where children study a lot after school. In school, teachers teach children
about the subjects which will help them to find a good job in future. But at home, parents teach
children about good habits. They are not only the elements which help the children to shape their
personalities but they also prepare them a sustainable and bright future.
A good family makes a greater society. Father, mother, children have to work in order to build a strong
family. If anyone of them fail, the whole family can be ruined by a single member of the family. In
order to avoid that unhappy scenario, every family member has to work hard and try their best. As a
result, they will set good examples for the whole society. Families impact very much on society and
societies create countries.
44. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Family is a vital part of your life. C. We will effortlessly be damaged without our family.
B. Not everyone has a family.
D. Some laws in the world may oppose the functions of family.
45. In the writer’s opinion___________
A. It is not the function of the family to make sure we are happy.
B. your family will be with you regardless of difficulties.
C. family creates some easily-spoilt creatures.
D. people can be easily forgiven by people around.
46. To children, family plays a role in ___________
A. teaching them academic subjects.
B. developing their personal traits.
C. helping them to find a good job.
D. encouraging them to study a lot at school.
47. The word “They” in the passage refers to ___________
A. children
B. teachers
C. good habits
D. parents
48. The word “ruined” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________

A. destroyed
B. saved
C. built
D. constructed
49. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the relation between family and
society?
A. When a family fails, the whole society falls down.
B. A family member will be unhappy to try his best.
C. Family members have responsibilities to set good examples.
D. Strong families build a wealthy society.
50. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Educational role of family
B. The importance of family
C. Family and society
D. The birth of fragile objects.
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