Đề kiểm tra giữa học kỳ 1 Grade 12 - Nguyễn Công Thành

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1. NguyễN CôNg ThàNh 090 2787 090 Question 18: Rowena ___ for joy when she heard that she’d won the first prize. A. jumped B. cried C. screamed D. clapped Question 19: I don't know what to say to break the ___ with someone I've just met at the party. A. air B. ice C. leg D. rule Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 20: He is a naughty boy who likes teasing and playing tricks on his classmates. A. mischievous B. guilty C. anxious D. adventurous Question 21: Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't seem to be any response. A. feeling B. emotion C. reply D. effect Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 22: In some countries, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. A. admired B. disrespected C. worshipped D. expected Question 23: My father's really out of shape, so he starts exercising. A. physically fit B. out of work C. always joyful D. worried and stressed Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 24: Laura and Mitchell are talking about online learning. - Laura: "Online learning seems the best solution now." - Mitchell: "___. It helps students keep learning while schools are closed." A. I quite agree. B. You must be kidding. C. I'm not so sure. D. I don't think that's a good idea. Question 25: Binh is inviting Nam to join the football club. - Binh: "I know you are very good at playing football. Would you like to join our club?" - Nam: “___” A. What do you think? B. What a good friend you are! C. Yeah. That's a good idea. I'd love to. D. Yes, I am very busy. 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 . Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Gestures are the "silent language" of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood. In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug. Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, "Pardon me." or "Excuse me." Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you are stare at someone, it is not polite. For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make 2 Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi
2. NguyễN CôNg ThàNh 090 2787 090 far from glamorous. Students often sleep on the floor of a school or spend the week camping in tents. But students only pay around $250 for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hotspots. Alternative spring break trips appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States. Students cite a number of reason for participating. Some appreciate the opportunity to socialize and meet new friends. Others want to exercise their beliefs about people’s obligation to serve humanity and make the world a better place. Whatever their reason, these students have discovered something that gives them rich rewards along with a break from school work. (“Active Skills for Reading: Book 2” by Neil J.Anderson – Thompson, 2007) Question 36: What is the passage mainly about? A. Students’ travelling preferences B. A traditional approach to spring breaks C. American students’ social life D. Students’ alternative spring breaks Question 37: How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break? A. Around 10,000 B. Around 36,000 C. Around 500,000 D. Around 50,000 Question 38: The word “cite” in paragraph 2 probably means ___. A. listing B. getting C. avoiding D. inventing Question 39: The word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to ___. A. degrees B. people C. projects D. students Question 40: The article implies that university students ___. A. many take fewer alternative spring break trips in future. B. would prefer to wait until they have their degrees to start helping people. C. complain about accommodations on alternative spring break trips. D. spend more than $250 for traditional spring break trips. Question 41: Which of the following is mentioned as a reason for participating in alternative spring break trips? A. The hope of earning money. B. A personal opinion that people must help other people. C. A desire to travel to glamorous places. D. A wish to get away from family and friends. Question 42: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem that alternative spring break trips try to help solve? A. Environment damage B. Homelessness C. Poverty D. Overpopulation Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that need to be corrected in each of the following questions. Question 43: Doing regular exercise can keep you in shape, improve your health, and reducing stress. A. exercise B. in C. improve D. reducing Question 44: The number of students attending universities to study economics have increased steadily in the last few years. A. have increased B. economics C. attending D. students Question 45: TikTok, a very entertained application, has become popular with the young recently. A. a B. entertained C. has become D. the young Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 46: I have never read a better book about cultural diversity than this book. A. This book is a good book about cultural diversity I have ever read. B. This book is as good as the one about cultural diversity I have ever read. C. The book about cultural diversity I have ever read isn't better than this one. D. This is the best book about cultural diversity I have ever read. 4 Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi
3. NguyễN CôNg ThàNh 090 2787 090 Andy: You mean we're living in a world of stories and (7) .? Cindy: Right. As a sociologist, do you have any advice for our audience? Andy: I think there're two sides to this issue. We need some life skills to protect ourselves. First, we don't want other people to take advantage of our stories. They may use our private lives for blackmail or (8) in order to harm our reputation or just for fun. Cindy: For whatever purpose, it could be extremely damaging. Andy: Exactly. So we should not reveal too much of our private life on social networking sites. Cindy: I agree. But how about the stories of other people? Should we read or (9) these stories? Andy: That's the second point I want to discuss. Another life skill is learning from other people's lives. Everyone's life story is like a book that can teach us something. So we should open that book and read it (10) . II. Language Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. reliable B. independent C. responsible D. decisiveness Question 2: A. difficult B. confident C. critical D. important Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 3: A. definite B. demand C. present D. content Question 4: A. fixed B. provided C. related D. naked Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5: Parents today want their kids spending time on things that can bring them success, ___ we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that’s household chores. A. automatically B. spontaneously C. ironically D. immediately Question 6: A family can be two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term ___ to one another, and usually live in the same house. A. commit B. commitments C. committed D. commutative Question 7.There was no food in the refrigerator, so she had to visit the grocery store to ___ their supply. A. replace B. make full C. fulfill D. replenish Question 8. Cutting back on red meat consumption can reduce your intake of fat, sodium and sugar, ___ can cause obesity, heart disease, and cancer. A. that B. which C. what D. it Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 9: This is a fascinating and thought-provoking book, laced with genuine wit and elegantly written. A. boring B. absorbing C. tedious D. exhausting 6 Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi
4. NguyễN CôNg ThàNh 090 2787 090 Question 16. With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned? A. Types of mass transportation. B. Instability of urban life. C. How supply and demand determine land use. D. The effects of mass transportation on urban expansion. Question 17. The word "vast" in line 3 is closest in meaning to . A. large B. basic C. new D.urban Question 18. Why does the author mention both Boston and Chicago? A. To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth. B. To show that mass transit changed many cities. C. To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation. D. To contrast their rates of growth Question 19. The word "many" refers to A. people B. lots C. years D. developers Question 20. According to the passage, what was one disadvantage of residential expansion? A. It was expensive. B. It happened too slowly. C. It was unplanned. D. It created a demand for public transportation. Writing:Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other. A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years. B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other. C. We wrote to each other eight years ago. D. We have been writing to each other for eight years. 2. “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” he said. A.He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night. B. He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight. C. He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight. D. He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night. Connect each pair of sentences with an appropriate conjunction in the box to make new sentences. 3. LED bulbs save even more energy and have longer lifespans. They are considerably more expensive and take years to get back our investment. ( but) => 4.You make a building more energy efficient. You can save money and increase the value of the building. ( When) => 5. By making the building more energy efficient, you save money. You also increase the value of the building.( not only .but also) => 8 Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi