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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG THÁP<br /> Trường THPT Nguyễn Du<br /> <br /> KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ I<br /> Năm học: 2016-2017<br /> Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate<br /> underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each<br /> questions.<br /> Question 1: A. spread<br /> B. disease<br /> C. health<br /> Question 2: A. option<br /> B. literature<br /> C. suggestion<br /> <br /> the word whose<br /> of the following<br /> D. pleasure<br /> D. digestion<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs<br /> from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 3: A. discuss<br /> B. attempt<br /> C. process<br /> D. secure<br /> Question 4: A. applicant<br /> B. compliment<br /> C. interview<br /> D. understand<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part<br /> that needs correction in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 5: Peter was having his hair cutting when John called.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Question 6: It was obvious that he was thorough interested in the subject.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Question 7: The woman of whom the red car is parked in front of the bank is a famous pop<br /> star.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to<br /> each of the following questions.<br /> Question 8: My father phoned me to say that he would come _______ home late.<br /> A. a<br /> B. an<br /> C. the<br /> D. Ø<br /> Question 9: She is a very ______ woman who is always helpful and sympathetic toward<br /> others.<br /> A. carefully<br /> B. caring<br /> C. careless<br /> D. care<br /> Question 10: Jim asked __________ him some money.<br /> A. her to lend<br /> B. her lending<br /> C. if she lends<br /> D. she has lent<br /> Question 11: If I __________, I would express my feelings.<br /> A. were asked<br /> B. would ask<br /> C. had been asked D. asked<br /> Question 12: When talking to someone, you shouldn’t point at him or her because it is<br /> usually considered ________.<br /> A. polite<br /> B. rude<br /> C. friendly<br /> D. decent<br /> Question 13: There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ___________ .<br /> A. we are following<br /> B. we are being followed<br /> Trường THPT Nguyễn Du; Người soạn: Lê Thị Xuân Đào SĐT: 0939366900<br /> <br /> 1<br /> <br /> C. we are followed<br /> D. we are being following<br /> Question 14: Children seem to have lost their _________ in reading nowadays.<br /> A. enjoy<br /> B. enjoyment<br /> C. enjoyable<br /> D. enjoyably<br /> Question 15: The little girl asked what had happened _________ her friend.<br /> A. for<br /> B. with<br /> C. to<br /> D. of<br /> Question 16: The police want ______ anything suspicious.<br /> A. our report<br /> B. us to report<br /> C. us reporting<br /> D. that we will report<br /> Question 17: There is a ______ table in the kitchen.<br /> A. beautiful large round wooden<br /> B. large round beautiful wooden<br /> C. beautiful round large wooden<br /> D. wooden round large beautiful<br /> Question 18: As I won’t be able to attend the meeting, I’d like you to sign ______.<br /> A. on my place<br /> B. on my behalf<br /> C. on my name<br /> D. on my account<br /> Question 19:______the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.<br /> A. No sooner<br /> B. Only<br /> C. Not until<br /> D. Just before<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable<br /> response to complete each of the following exchanges.<br /> Question 20: John: Congratulations! You did great.<br /> Linda: ___________ .<br /> A. It’s nice of you to say so<br /> B. It’s my pleasure<br /> C. You’re welcome<br /> D. That’s okay<br /> Question 21: Ann: Do you think you’ll get the job?<br /> Mary: _________.<br /> A. I know so<br /> B. Well, I hope so<br /> C. I think no<br /> D. Yes, that’s right<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)<br /> CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 22: When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that<br /> you need assistance.<br /> A. help<br /> B. menu<br /> C. bill<br /> D. food<br /> Question 23: When you see your teacher approaching you, a slight wave to attract his<br /> attention is appropriate.<br /> A. coming nearer B. catching sight of C. pointing at<br /> D. looking up to<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)<br /> OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 24: They made no effort to hide their amusement.<br /> A. had much time B. couldn’t afford C. didn’t have a trial D. tried their best<br /> Question 25: You should concentrate on what the interview is saying and make a real effort<br /> to answer all the question<br /> A. look at<br /> B. listen to<br /> C. ignore<br /> D. focus your attention<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is<br /> closest in meaning to each of the following questions.<br /> Trường THPT Nguyễn Du; Người soạn: Lê Thị Xuân Đào SĐT: 0939366900<br /> <br /> 2<br /> <br /> Question 26: If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.<br /> A. He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work.<br /> B. If her were careful, we would finish the work.<br /> C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.<br /> D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.<br /> Question 27: I met the workers. Reporters interviewed them last week.<br /> A. I met the workers who interviewed reporters last week.<br /> B. I met the workers because reporters interviewed them last week.<br /> C. I met the workers who were interviewed by reporters last week.<br /> D. I met the reporters who interviewed workers last week.<br /> Question 28: Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter.<br /> A. A person is more likely to get a cold in the winter than in the summer.<br /> B. More people have summer colds than winter colds.<br /> C. People get colder in the summer than in the winter.<br /> D. The winter is much colder than the summer.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best<br /> combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.<br /> Question 29: He works in the same office with two women. They are very beautiful and<br /> tactful.<br /> A. The two women’s beauty and tact explain why he wants to work at their office.<br /> B. He works in the same office with two women who are very beautiful and tactful.<br /> C. The offices where he and the two very beautiful and tactful women work are the<br /> same.<br /> D. Working in the same office with the two beautiful women makes him very tactful.<br /> Question 30: The hostess made every effort. She wanted to see that her guests got the food<br /> and drinks they wanted.<br /> A. The hostess was reluctant to offer her guests food and drinks.<br /> B. The hostess tried hard to please her guests.<br /> C. The guests refused the food and drinks prepared by the hostess.<br /> D. Neither the guests nor the hostess had food or drinks.<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet<br /> to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31<br /> to 35.<br /> The University of Oxford, informally called "Oxford University", or simply "Oxford",<br /> (31) ________ in the city of Oxford, in England, is the oldest university in the Englishspeaking world. It is also considered as one of the world's leading (32) ________<br /> institutions. The university traces, its roots back to at least the end of the 11th century, (33)<br /> 3<br /> Trường THPT Nguyễn Du; Người soạn: Lê Thị Xuân Đào SĐT: 0939366900<br /> <br /> ________ the exact date of foundation remains unclear. Academically, Oxford is<br /> consistently ranked in the world's top ten universities. The University is also open to<br /> overseas students, primarily from American universities, who may enroll in study abroad<br /> programs during the summer months. For more than a century, it has served as the home of<br /> the Rhodes Scholarship, (34) ________ brings highly accomplished students from a number<br /> of countries to study at Oxford as postgraduates. The University of Oxford is also a place<br /> where many talented leaders from all over the world used to study. Twenty-five British<br /> Prime Ministers attended Oxford, including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. At least 25<br /> other international leaders have been educated at Oxford, and this number includes King<br /> Harald V of Norway and King Abdullah II of Jordan. Bill Clinton is the first American<br /> President to attend Oxford. Forty-seven Nobel (35) ________ winners have studied or taught<br /> at Oxford.<br /> Question 31: A. put<br /> B. placed<br /> C. located<br /> D. stood<br /> Question 32: A. learning<br /> B. academic<br /> C. graduating<br /> D. scholar<br /> Question 33: A. although<br /> B. because<br /> C. since<br /> D. if<br /> Question 34: A. that<br /> B. where<br /> C. whose<br /> D. which<br /> Question 35: A. present<br /> B. gift<br /> C. medal<br /> D. prize<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet<br /> to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.<br /> What we today call American folk art was, indeed, art of, by, and for ordinary,<br /> everyday "folks" who, with increasing prosperity and leisure, created a market for art of all<br /> kinds, and especially for portraits. Citizens of prosperous, essentially middle-class republics<br /> ─ whether ancient Romans, seventeenth-century Dutch burghers, or nineteenth-century<br /> Americans ─ have always shown a marked taste for portraiture. Starting in the late<br /> eighteenth century, the United States contained increasing numbers of such people, and of<br /> the artists who could meet their demands.<br /> The earliest American folk art portraits come, not surprisingly, from New England ─<br /> especially Connecticut and Massachusetts ─ for this was a wealthy and populous region and<br /> the center of a strong craft tradition. Within a few decades after the signing of the<br /> Declaration of Independence in 1776, the population was pushing westward, and portrait<br /> painters could be found at work in western New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, and<br /> Missouri. Midway through its first century as a nation, the United States's population had<br /> increased roughly five times, and eleven new states had been added to the original thirteen.<br /> During these years the demand for portraits grew and grew, eventually to be satisfied by the<br /> camera. In 1839 the daguerreotype was introduced to America, ushering in the age of<br /> photography, and within a generation the new invention put an end to the popularity of<br /> painted portraits. Once again an original portrait became a luxury, commissioned by the<br /> wealthy and executed by the professional.<br /> But in the heyday of portrait painting ─ from the late eighteenth century until<br /> the 1850's ─ anyone with a modicum of artistic ability could become a limner, as such a<br /> portraitist was called. Local craftspeople ─ sign, coach, and house painters ─ began to paint<br /> portraits as a profitable sideline; sometimes a talented man or woman who began by<br /> Trường THPT Nguyễn Du; Người soạn: Lê Thị Xuân Đào SĐT: 0939366900<br /> <br /> 4<br /> <br /> sketching family members gained a local reputation and was besieged with requests for<br /> portraits; artists found it worth their while to pack their paints, canvases, and brushes and to<br /> travel the countryside, often combining house decorating with portrait painting.<br /> Question 36. In lines 3- 4 the author mentions seventeenth-century Dutch burghers as an<br /> example of a group that _______.<br /> A. consisted mainly of self-taught artists B. appreciated portraits<br /> C. influenced American folk art<br /> D. had little time for the arts<br /> Question 37. According to the passage, where were many of the first American folk art<br /> portraits painted?<br /> A. In western New York<br /> B. In Illinois and Missouri<br /> C. In Connecticut and Massachusetts<br /> D. In Ohio<br /> Question 38. The word this refers to _______.<br /> A. a strong craft tradition<br /> B. American folk art<br /> C. New England<br /> D. western New York<br /> Question 39. How much did the population of the United Stats increase in the first 50 years<br /> following independence?<br /> A. It became three times larges<br /> B. It became five times larger<br /> C. It became eleven times larger<br /> D. It became thirteen times larger<br /> Question 40. The relationship between the daguerreotype and the painted portrait is similar<br /> to the relationship between the automobile and the _______.<br /> A. highway<br /> B. driver<br /> C. horse-drawn carriage<br /> D. engine<br /> Question 41. According to the passage, which of the following contributed to a decline in<br /> the demand for painted portraits?<br /> A. The lack of a strong craft tradition<br /> B. The westward migration of many painters<br /> C. The growing preference for landscape paintings<br /> D. The invention of the camera<br /> Question 42. The phrase worth their while in line 21 is closest in meaning to _______.<br /> A. essential<br /> B. educational<br /> C. profitable<br /> D. pleasurable<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet<br /> to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.<br /> For a long time, amphibians were confused with reptiles. Like reptiles, they have<br /> three- chambered hearts and are cold- blooded. Some amphibians, such as salamanders, are<br /> even shaped like lizards. However, unlike reptiles, amphibians never have claws on their<br /> toes or scales on their bodies. Furthermore, the eggs of amphibians lack shells, so they must<br /> be laid in water or moist places.<br /> Amphibians were the first creatures to spend sizeable amounts of their lives on land.<br /> The larvae of most amphibians, such as frog tadpoles, are born with gills and live in water.<br /> However their gills disappear as they develop lungs. Most retain the ability to breathe<br /> Trường THPT Nguyễn Du; Người soạn: Lê Thị Xuân Đào SĐT: 0939366900<br /> <br /> 5<br /> <br />