Đề thi HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2021-2022

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Câu 1:

A. has walked

B. was walking

C. walked

D. is walking

Câu 2:

I have visited Portugal but I have never been to ______ Netherlands.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

Câu 3:

I suggest that Peter ______ the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle.

A. read

B. reading

C. reads

D. to read

Câu 4:

The temperature increases significantly, ______ makes the ice melt faster.

A. when

B. that

C. what

D. which

Câu 5:

You can never rely ______ Anna to provide you with information.

A. of

B. for

C. on

D. to

Câu 6:

When my parents got to the airport, they realized that my mother ______ her passport at home.

A. was leaving

B. had left

C. left

D. has left

Câu 7:

The tabloids completely ______ that story about Bruce Willis. It's not true at all.

A. took over

B. looked up

C. filled in

D. made up

Câu 8:

Many students do not ______ full advantage of the Internet as they sometimes waste time on unsuitable webs.

A. take

B. make

C. do

D. give

Câu 9:

Traffic ______ is another big problem in the city whose road system is unable to cope with the increasing number of cars.

A. rules

B. congestion

C. light

D. troubles

Câu 10:

Some small farmers find it harder to ______ a living not just because of bad weather conditions, but because they can't compete with large agricultural companies.

A. get

B. do

C. gain

D. make

Câu 11:

He is ______ influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions are exactly the same.

A. mightily

B. strongly

C. terribly

D. weakly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 12:

A. oughed

B. linked

C. used

D. watched

Câu 13:

Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: shout, should, ground, count

A. shout

B. should

C. ground

D. count

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

Câu 14:

A. degree

B. wildlife

C. injure

D. passage 

Câu 15:

​Mark the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: salary, memory, interview, pollutant 

A. salary

B. memory

C. interview

D. pollutant 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Câu 16:

A. all together

B. less

C. part by part

D. a few hundred

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

Câu 17:

A. decided

B. continued

C. determined

D. wavered

Câu 18:

Mark the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): Human beings are constantly contaminating their surrounding environment. Some places, for example, are too dirty to live in. 

A. promoting

B. polluting

C. destroying

D. protecting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the bold and underlined part in each of the following questions

Câu 19:

A. uneducated

B. ignorant

C. knowledgeable

D. rude

Câu 20:

Mark the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): Robots have been widely used for repetitive work in the manufacturing process to reduce the cost of production. 

A. diminish

B. decrease

C. increase

D. eliminate

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

Câu 21:

A. It's my pleasure.

B. Sure, I'll be glad to.

C. I'm glad you like it.

D. I guess you're right.

Câu 22:

Peter and Mary are talking about social networks. 

- Peter: “Using social networks may have negative effects on students.” 

- Mary: “____________. It distracts them from their studies.” 

A. I’m not sure about that.

B. I don’t quite agree.

C. You’re wrong.

D. That’s quite true.

A POWERFUL INFLUENCE

There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (23) _____ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time staring at their computers?  

Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (24) ____ in some game, instead of doing their homework, then soothing is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should make of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (25) ____ that it won't interfere with homework. (26) _____ the child is not holding to this arrangement the parents can take more drastic steps. Dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior.  

 Any parent (27) _____ is seriously alarmed about a child's behavior should make an appointment to discuss the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect a child's performance at school. Even if a child is absolutely crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!

Câu 23:

(23) ________

A. ever

B. rarely

C. never

D. always

Câu 24:

(24) __________

A. puzzled

B. absorbed

C. interested

D. occupied

Câu 25:

(25) ________

A. word

B. promise

C. vow

D. claim

Câu 26:

(26) ________

A. Why

B. What

C. If

D. Although

Câu 27:

(27) __________

A. which

B. whom

C. what

D. who

In 1900 the United States had only three cities with more than a million residents-New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. By 1930, it had ten giant metropolises. The newer ones experienced remarkable growth, which reflected basic changes in the economy. The population of Los Angeles (114,000 in 1900) rose spectacularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, increasing a dramatic 1,400 percent from 1900 to 1930. 

A number of circumstances contributed to the meteoric rise of Los Angeles. The agricultural potential of the area was enormous if water for irrigation could be found, and the city founders had the vision and dating to obtain it by constructing a 225-mile aqueduct, completed in 1913, to tap the water of the Owens River. The city had a superb natural harbor, as well as excellent rail connections. The climate made it possible to shoot motion pictures year-round; hence Hollywood. Hollywood not only supplied jobs; it disseminated an image of the good life in Southern California on screens all across the nation. The most important single industry powering the growth of Los Angeles, however, was directly linked to the automobile. The demand for petroleum to fuel gasoline engines led to the opening of the Southern California oil fields, and made Los Angeles North America's greatest refining center. Los Angeles was a product of the auto age in another sense as well: its distinctive spatial organization depended on widespread private ownership of automobiles. Los Angeles was a decentralized metropolis, sprawling across the desert landscape over an area of 400 square miles.

It was a city without a real center. The downtown business district did not grow apace with the city as a whole, and the rapid transit system designed to link the center with outlying areas withered away from disuse. Approximately 800,000 cars were registered in Los Angeles County in 1930, one per 2.7 residents. Some visitors from the east coast were dismayed at the endless urban sprawl and dismissed Los Angeles as a mere collection of suburbs in search of a city. But the freedom and mobility of a city built on wheels attracted floods of migrants to the city. 

Câu 28:

What is the passage mainly about? 

A. The growth of cities in the United States in the early 1900's

B. The development of the Southern California oil fields 

C. Factors contributing to the growth of Los Angeles

D. Industry and city planning in Los Angeles

Câu 29:

The word"it" in paragraph 1 refers to ______.

A. Chicago

B. New York

C. the United States

D. Philadelphia

Câu 30:

The author characterizes the growth of new large cities in the United States after 1900 as resulting primarily from ______. 

A. new economic conditions

B. images of cities shown in movies

C. new agricultural techniques

D. a large migrant population

Câu 31:

The word "meteoric" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. rapid

B. famous

C. controversial

D. methodical

Câu 32:

 It can be inferred from the passage that in 1930 the greatest number of people in the Los Angeles area were employed in .........

A. farming

B. oil refining 

C. automobile manufacturing

D. the motion picture industry

Câu 33:

According to the passage, the Southern California oil fields were initially exploited due to______. 

A. the fuel requirements of Los Angeles' rail system 

B. an increase in the use of gasoline engines in North America 

C.  a desire to put unproductive desert land to good use

D. movative planning on the part of the city founders

Câu 34:

It can be inferred from the passage that the spatial organization of Los Angeles contributed to the relative decline there of________. 

A. public transportation

B. industrial areas

C. suburban neighborhoods

D. oil fields

The visitors from the east coast mentioned in the passage thought that Los Angeles ______. 

Câu 35:

A. was not accurately portrayed by Hollywood images. 

B. lacked good suburban areas in which to live.

C. had an excessively large population.

D. was not really a single city

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. 

Câu 36:

A. The demand for labor force declined.

B. The demand for labor force increased.

C. The demand for labor force reduced.

D. The demand for labor force remained stable.

Câu 37:

Merry allows her children to stay up late on Saturday evenings. 

A. Merry makes her children stay up late on Saturday evenings.  

B. Merry gets her children to stay up late on Saturday evenings.  

C. Merry helps her children stay up late on Saturday evenings.

D. Merry lets her children stay up late on Saturday evenings.

Câu 38:

It was the first time she had ever seen such a moving documentary.

A. She had never seen a moving documentary before.  

B. She had seen such a moving documentary for a long time.  

C. She had never seen a more moving documentary than this before. 

D. The first time she saw such a moving documentary was a long time ago  

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

Câu 39:

A. Something hit the door but I heard a slam..

B. Something hit the door when I heard a slam. 

C. Something hit the door though I heard a slam. 

D. Something hit the door for I heard a slam.

Câu 40:

He bought her flowers and diamond rings. This action made her fall in love with him.

A. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, what made her fall in love with him.

B. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, that made her fall in love with him. 

C. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, which made her fall in love with him.

D. He bought her flowers and diamond rings which made her fall in love with him.