Đề thi HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2020

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

Câu 1:

A. any

B. daddy

C. cat

D. chat

Câu 2:

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others: talked, passed, called, washed.

A. talked

B. passed

C. called

D. washed

Câu 3:

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others: come, something, comb, grow.

A. come

B. something

C. comb

D. grow

Choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.

Câu 4:

A. company

B. official

C. Australia

D. encounter

Câu 5:

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others: knowledge, bracket, although, neighbor.

A. knowledge

B. bracket

C. although

D. neighbor

Câu 6:

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others: hopelessness, athletics, resident, tolerance.

A. hopelessness

B. athletics

C. resident

D. tolerance

Choose the best answer to complete the blank in each of the following sentences.

Câu 7:

A. has been painted

B. was painted

C. painted

D. has painted

Câu 8:

What__________ you__________if you __________a billionaire?

– I would take a trip into space.

A. will / do / are

B. would / do / were

C. can / do / was

D. shall / do / are

Câu 9:

Have you seen the Titanic yet?

- No, I haven’t. I __________ it next Saturday.

A. would see

B. will see

C. am going to see

D. see

Câu 10:

After __________ dinner, I often watch TV. 

A. ate

B. eat

C. eaten

D. eating

Câu 11:

Tom said that he __________his motorbike the day before. 

A. had lost

B. lost 

C. has lost

D. lose

Câu 12:

Do you believe __________ God?

A. at

B. of

C. about 

D. in

Câu 13:

Air and water are necessary __________ us.

A. of

B. for

C. with

D. to

Câu 14:

The beautiful woman has a busy__________life.

A. society

B. socialize

C. social

D. socializing

Câu 15:

English has become the main language of __________.

A. communication

B. communicate

C. communicant 

D. communicative

Câu 16:

Do you think doing the household chores is the __________ of the women only?

A. responsibly 

B. responsible 

C. responsibility 

D. responsive

Câu 17:

He did some odd jobs at home__________. 

A. disappointment 

B. disappointedly 

C. disappointed 

D. disappoint

Câu 18:

“I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!”

– “__________” 

A. What a lovely toy!

B. Thanks. B. Have a nice day!

C. The same to you! 

D. What a pity!

Câu 19:

“ Your hairstyle is terrific, Cindy”

– “__________” 

A. It’s nice.

B. You’re welcome.

C. Not at all.

D. Thanks, Peter.

Câu 20:

When students finish the secondary education, they have to take a(n)__________called GCSE.

A. check

B. examination 

C. interview 

D. test

Câu 21:

I spoke very slowly __________he didn’t understand English very well.

A. to

B. so that

C. because 

D. so

Câu 22:

When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you. (Choose the word CLOSET in meaning)

A. be related to

B. express interest in

C. be interested in 

D. pay attention to

Câu 23:

“I’m going away tomorrow, mother.”

- Leo told his mother that __________ away the __________. 

A. he was going / following day

B. I was going / day after

C. I’m going / day after

D. he’s going / following day

Câu 24:

“It was nice of you to give me the present. Thank you” Ben said to Mary. 

Ben thanked Mary __________ the present. 

A. of giving him 

B. for giving him

C. it had been nice of her to give him

D. that she had been nice to give him

Câu 25:

Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.

A. “Romeo and Juliet” were written by Shakespeare in1605.

B. “Romeo and Juliet” was written by Shakespeare in 1605.

C. “Romeo and Juliet” was written in 1605 by Shakespeare.

D. “Romeo and Juliet” were written in 1605 by Shakespeare.

Câu 26:

The hurricane has totally destroyed the villages.

- The villages __________ by the hurricane.

A. have been totally destroyed

B. have totally been destroyed

C. has been totally destroyed 

D. has totally been destroyed

Câu 27:

If you don’t work much harder, you won’t pass the exam.

- Unless you __________ much harder, you __________ the exam.

A. work / will pass

B. don’t work / will pass

C. don’t work / won’t pass

D. work / won’t pass

Câu 28:

My sister is often sick because she doesn’t do physical exercise.

A. If my sister does physical exercise, she won’t often be sick.

B. If my sister isn’t physical exercise, she does sick.

C. If my sister did physical exercise, she wouldn’t often be sick.

D. If my sister wasn’t physical exercise, she would do sick.

Câu 29:

The river from__________we get our water- supply is nearly empty.

A. whose

B. that

C.  where

D. which

Câu 30:

My father wants to speak to you. You met him yesterday.

My father __________ you met yesterday, wants to speak to you.

A. whose 

B. whom 

C. who

D. that

Câu 31:

In spite of his poorness, he is honest.

A. Although he is poor, he is honest.

B. Despite he is poor, he is honest.

C. Although he is poor, but he is honest.

D. In spite of he is poor, he is honest.

Câu 32:

He only accepted the job__________the high salary.

A. though

B. because

C. because of

D. in spite of

Câu 33:

Did you read __________ novel I lent you __________ last week?

A. Ø / in

B. a / Ø

C. Ø / on

D. the / Ø

Câu 34:

__________rich should help__________poor and__________disabled.

A. a / a / a 

B. the / the / the

C. Ø / Ø / Ø

D. the / the / Ø

Câu 35:

The man who is speaking to John is my brother.

A. The man spoke to John is my brother.

B. The man spoken to John is my brother.

C. The man is speaking to John is my brother.

D. The man speaking to John is my brother.

Câu 36:

He read The Old Man and The Sea, a novel__________by Ernest Hemingway.

A. written 

B. writing 

C. which written

D. that wrote

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Câu 37:

A. I often

B. listen music

C. when

D. free time

Câu 38:

We spent a week to preparing for our concert. (Choose the underlined part that needs correction.)

A. we

B. spent a week

C. to preparing

D. our concert

Câu 39:

The phone rung while I was washing the dishes. (Choose the underlined part that needs correction.) 

A. The phone

B. rung

C. I was washing

D. the dishes

Câu 40:

The more I live with him, the most I love him. (Choose the underlined part that needs correction.) 

A. The more

B. with

C. the most

D. love him

The habits of those who constantly play video games are very important to people working in video-game industry. If video games are going to one of the most attractive features of future interactive systems, it is essential for producers to know what types of games to make, how best to present such games on interactive video, and how to ensure that such games maintain their fascination for people. Above all, it is vital to build up detailed profiles of people who are addicted to video games.

Until recently, the chief market for video games has been boys aged eight to fifteen. The fascination for interactive video games is seen in its purest form in this group. Video games appeal to some deep instinct in boys who find it impossible to tear themselves from them. Schoolwork is ignored, health is damaged and even eating habits are affected. Girls of the same age, however, are entirely different, demonstrating far greater freedom from the hold of video games. Quite simply, they can take video games in their strike, being able to play them when they want and then leave them alone.

Câu 41:

Producers of video games are keen on __________.

A. finding the best ways of continuing to attract people 

B. developing computer techniques in making such games

C. learning about drug to which people are addicted

D. designing ways

Câu 42:

The people who are most attracted to video games are __________.

A. young adult women

B. boys from eight to fifteen years old 

C. girls between eight and fifteen

D. supermarket assistants 

Câu 43:

__________have different attitude towards playing video games.

A. Adult men and women

B. Boys and girls from eight to fifteen 

C. Girls and boys above eight 

D. Girls and boys below eight

Câu 44:

The addiction to video games can be so powerful that it can __________. 

A. separate boys from girls 

B. make people relaxing

C. destroy people’s instincts 

D. make people physically ill

Câu 45:

Compared with boys of the same age, girls are __________. 

A. more intelligent than boys

B. more addicted to video games

C. more concentrated on video games

D. less affected by video games

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just (46)_________noises. To talk or to (47)_________by other people, we have to master a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sound that everyone agrees (48)_________for a particular object or idea. Communication (49)_________impossible if everyone (50)_________up their own language.

Câu 46:

(46) .................

A. makes

B. make

C. to make

D. making

Câu 47:

(47) ....................

A. understanding

B. understand 

C. be understood

D. be understandable

Câu 48:

(48) ..................

A. to stand

B. stand

C. stands

D. standing

Câu 49:

(49) ..................

A. is

B. will be 

C. would be

D. was

Câu 50:

(50) .....................

A. made

B. makes

C. make

D. will make