Kiểm tra học kỳ I năm học 2005 - 2006 môn: tiếng Anh lớp 12 (hệ 7 năm) - TP Hồ Chí Minh

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kiểm tra học kỳ I
Năm học 2005-2006
Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 12 (hệ 7 năm)
1. 	Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
	A. complaint	B. dangerous	C. raining	D. planning
2. 	Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced is pronounced differently from that of the others
	A. many	B. any	C. happiness	D. tendency
3. 	Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced is pronounced differently from that of the others
	A. question	B. suggestion	C. chopping	D. shopping
Choose the word that has the main stress on the first syllable
	A. particular	B. involved	C. difficult	D. important
Choose the word that has the main stress on the second syllable
	A. industry	B. vehicle	C. erosion	D. Japanese
25 choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
We should capable _________ learning and understanding things
	A. with	B. of	C. at	D. about
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Vehicles account ___________ air pollution in the city
	A. with	B. about	C. for	D. of
We have to do a lot to protect wildlife__________ disappearing from the surface of the earth.
	A. from 	B. off	C. away from	D. except for
He had to give a good reason _______ being absent________ several classes
	A. for/ at	B. on/ from	C. on/ at	D. for/ from
That's quite silly. What you're saying is_________
	A. reason	B. reasonable	C. unreasonable	D. reasonably
They are ____ to win the game.
	A. determine	B. determining	C. determination	D. determined
A fertilizer is any substance that _________ the soil and helps plants grow.
	A. enrichs	B. enrichments	C. riches	D. richness
What we need is a_______ supply of oxygen
	A. healthful	B. unhealthful	C. healthy	D. unhealthy
Are you_______ with your child's performance at school?
	A. satisfying	B. satisfactory	C. satisfying	D. dissatisfying
Mary________ her homework when we arrived so we all went out for the evening
	A. had been finished	B. was being finishing
	C. was finished	D. had finished
When he arrived, a crowd_________ for several hours to greet him
	A. had been waiting	B. was waited	C. has been waiting	D. was waiting
If you had work harder, you________
	A. would not be sacked	B. were not sacked
	C. won't have been sacked	D. wouldn't have been sacked
People do exercise________ fit
	A. keeping	B. being kept	C. to keep	D. to be kept
I never forget my teacher_____ me on many occasions at school
	A. award	B. awarding	C. to award	D. awarded
There are so many________ things to do that we never get________
	A. interesting/ boring	B. interested/ bored	C. interested/ boring	D. interesting/bored
It was _______ we could not go now
	A. such cold that	B. so cold	C. very so cold that	D. too cold that
No longer______ clean the floor. I have just bought a vacuum cleaner.
	A. do I have to	B. I do have to	C. I have to	D. have I to
I could speak ________ words of French, but I wasn't very fluent.
	A. little	B. a little	C. few	D. a few
We must be quick. There's ________ time.
	A. little	B. a little	C. few	D. a few
26- 30 Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
The (A) country natural resources (B) include forests, (C) coal, oil and (D) the sea.
Each of us (A) have to (B) contribute our part to (C) conserving the (D) Earth's environment.
She was so (A) surprised that she was (B) unable to speak. She was (C) speechless (D) from surprise.
Conservation also involves (A) to search for (B) alternative fuels like (C) tidal power, energy (D) from the sun.
In (A) the Philippines, lecturers (B) using English when they (C) address their students (D) at university.
31-40 Choose the word of phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
English is spoken in every corner of the (31)_______ About more than one thousand million people speak English in the world. It is the first language of 400 million people, and the second or (32)_______ language of about 600 million people. Four (33)_______ of the world's computers, which are the most useful (34)_______ in almost every aspect of life in the modern world, use programs written in English. Three quarters of al international (35)_______ is in English. It is the language used in (36)_______ aviation, sport, science, and (37)_______ field you can (38)_______. But, does English have the most speakers? No, it doesn't surprisingly (39)_______ as many people speak Chinese as their first language, but English is spoken internationally. This (40)_______ why more and more people are learning the world over.
A. circle	B. sphere	C. round	D. globe
A. alien	B. foreign	C. third	D. overseas
A. five	B. fifthly	C. fifths	D. fifth
A. devices	B. gadgets	C. tools	D. machines
A. correspondence	B. letter	C. letter	D. posting
A. sightseeing	B. tourism	C. traveling	D. excursions
A. whatever	B. however	C. whenever	D. wherever
A. talk	B. take notice	C. mention	D. pay attention
A. Two	B. Second	C. Double	D. Twice
A. accounts	B. explains	C. expresses	D. points
41-45 Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the question or completes the unfinished statement about the passage
	Student at the eight of 18 always have to face a difficult decision to make some want to go on with their study at college or university, others prefer to start work immediately. Many school leavers are eager to go to work in order to make money to live independently and help their parents. They always do their best to overcome any obstacles they may encounter. Unfortunately, owing to the guidance poor and biased from their parents and teachers, most boys and girls are ill-prepared for employment. Therefore, they often feel worried and build up all sorts of fearsome prospects in their mind as the time to start work gets nearer. It is the duty of the school and family to prepare these young people for their future jobs.
The main idea of the passage is ________
	A. Learning at university	B. Making an important decision at 18
	C. Starting to work after leaving school	D. Getting to know about new jobs
Why do some young people want to find a job after they leave school?
	A. They are badly in need of money	B. They want to get rid of schooling
	C. Their parents do not help them	D. They want to lead an independent life
What attitude do young people have when they are faced with difficulty?
	A. They just let things go	
	B. They make good efforts
	C. They complain about their parents and teachers
	D. They become discouraged
The word "biased" in line 4 is nearest in meaning to_______
	A. subjective	B. objective	C. bad	D. emotional
Which of the following is NOT mentioned concerning young people starting work?
	A. Poor preparation	B. Anxiety	C. Fear	D. Encouragement
46-50 Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that is almost the same in meaning that the sentence given
I am sorry I didn't finish my homework last night
	A. I wish I finished my homework last night
	B. I wish to finish my homework last night
	C. I wish I would my homework last night
Tom's garden is not as large as Bill's
	A. Bill's garden is less large than Tom's
	B. Bill's garden is as small as Tom's
	C. Bill's garden is larger than Tom's
	D. Bill's garden is the largest of the two
They were so surprised by the news that they didn't know what to do
	A. The news was surprised us to know that to do
	B. I was such a surprising news that they didn't know that to do
	C. Surprisingly, we didn't know what to do about the news
	D. It was such surprising news that they didn't know what to do
We felt tired because of the hot weather
	A. The hot weather made that we fell tired
	B. We felt tired so the weather was not
	C. The hot weather made us to feel tired
	D. It was so hot that we felt tired.
They feed the pet everyday, and they use milk
	A. Mild is used by them to feed the pet
	B. The pet is fed with milk every day
	C. The pet is fed by milk every day
	D. By using milk, the pet is fed every day.