Đề thi HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2023-2024

Listen to a short conversation between a teacher and a student about role models and decide whether the statements are True  (T) or False (F). You can listen to the recording TWICE.

Câu 1:

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

D. A and B are correct

Câu 2:

The students need to write a paper of two pages long.

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

D. A and B are correct.

Câu 3:

All role models are prominent people.

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

D. A and B are correct.

Câu 4:

Parents or siblings can also be role models.

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

D. A and B are correct.

Câu 5:

The teacher's role model when she was young was her sister.

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

D. A and B are correct.

Câu 6:

A. promote

B. entire

C. create 

D. damage

Câu 7:

A. overload

B. summarise

C. unemployed

D. opportunity

Câu 8:

A. asked

B. caused 

C. smoked 

D. decreased

Câu 9:

A. goat

B. coast

C. broaden

D. throat

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

Câu 10:

A. had read

B. having read

C. I have read

D. I am reading

Câu 11:

It is recommended that people ______ regular exercise.

A. took

B. to take

C. take

D. taking

Câu 12:

______ water is considered ______ vital source of life, but ______ water of Colox City is so polluted that people could die if they only drank ______ drop of it.

A. Ø/a/the/a

B. The/the/the/a

C. The/the/the/the 

D. Ø / Ø / Ø / Ø

Câu 13:

How much do you charge ______ a bunch of red roses?

A. to

B. in

C. for

D. with

Câu 14:

He is not ______ and finds it difficult to pay for daily necessities.

A. well-paid

B. well-paying

C. well-prepared

D. best paid

Câu 15:

If he gets bored, he just ______and looks out the window.

A. sticks to

B. competes with

C. removes from

D. switches off

Câu 16:

______ messaging helps me exchange written messages with my friends very quickly.

A. Text

B. Instant

C. Fast

D. Quick

Câu 17:

Everybody should ______ an effort to go green, which can help to save our planet for future generations.

A. do

B. take     

C. make 

D. give

Câu 18:

As the plane was climbing ______ into the sky, the ground was getting ______ away.

A. higher/far and far

B. higher/a little further

C. higher and higher/further and further

D. highest and highest/furthest and furthest

Câu 19:

I ______ a new alarm clock the other day when I actually ______ somebody shoplifting.

A. have bought/saw

B. was buying/saw

C.  will buy/see

D. was buying/was seeing

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 20:

A. Well done, please.

B. I don’t like it much.

C. I like it.

D. Not very well.

Câu 21:

Kathy: “Should we use solar energy to protect the environment?”   

- Janet: “______” 

A. No, thanks.

B. You don’t think so, do you?

C. Yes, I’ll go.

D. That’s a good idea.

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.

Câu 22:

A. to try to understand

B. to lose the game

C. to feel like a stranger

D. to know a lot

Câu 23:

Cholera is common in less developed countries due to poor water and sanitation conditions. It is estimated that 11 million cholera cases occur every year among children under five years of age.

A. rare

B. ordinary

C. general

D. normal

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 24:

A. charming

B. reclusive

C. preeminent

D. profound

Câu 25:

She simply took it for granted that the check was good and did not ask him any questions about it.

A. look it over

B. accepted it without investigation

C. objected to it

D. permitted it

Internet is the most important (26)______ of the new age media. The discovery of Internet can be called the biggest invention in mass media. In the earlier days, news used to (27)______ people only with the morning newspaper. But today, live updates reach us simultaneously as the events unfold. For example, the royal wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William was watched live on the Internet (28)______ millions of people around the world. It’s inspired interaction and connectivity through its social networking medium. Internet has a plethora of websites (29)______ to various people, companies, brands, causes, activities, etc. The most significant utility of these websites is for providing information, search engines, downloads through libraries, and interaction through the (30)______ networking sites. Because of these websites, carrying out e-commerce transactions has also become easy.

Câu 26:

A. device

B. equipment 

C. machine

D. tool

Câu 27:

A. get

B. arrive

C. reach

D. come

Câu 28:

A. for

B. by 

C. to 

D. at

Câu 29:

A. similar

B. addicted 

C. devoted 

D. dedicated

Câu 30:

A. mass

B. society 

C. socially

D. social

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.

Câu 31:

A. world views

B. social groups

C. values 

D. languages

Câu 32:

"A strong cultural identity can contribute to people's overall wellbeing" means ______

A. People's general health and happiness are partly ensured by true cultural identity.

B. People's general health and happiness have a strong connection with cultural identity.

C. A true cultural identity can be promoted by people's overall well-being.

D. A true cultural identity and people's overall well-being make the same contribution.

Câu 33:

Which is TRUE with cultural identity based on ethnicity?

A. Cultural identity is based on exclusive ethnicity.

B. Ethnicity is not related to cultural identity.

C. It is necessary for cultural identity to be exclusive.

D. Cultural identity which is based on ethnicity does not have to be exclusive.

Câu 34:

According to the text, a shared national identity is ______.

A. desired

B. valuable

C. important 

D. necessary

Câu 35:

Under the Treaty of Waitangi, who is responsible for protecting the Maori language in New Zealand?

A. The New Zealanders

B. The Crown

C. Chinese ethnic groups

D. Maori ethnic groups

Câu 36:

The phrase "made up of" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. consisted

B.  be comprised

C. formed 

D. composed of

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 37:

A. The manager refused the proposal though it seemed like a good idea.

B. Since the proposal seemed like a good idea, the manager refused it.

C. The manager didn’t like the proposal because it didn’t seem like a good idea.

D. The proposal didn’t seemed like a good idea, so the manager didn’t accept it.

Câu 38:

We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops. Some pesticides and fertilizers are found dangerous.

A. We spray pesticides and fertilizers, which are found dangerous, on our crops.

B. The pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are found dangerous.

C. We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops, which are found dangerous.

D. Some of the pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are found dangerous.

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 39:

A. In order to stop people from walking on his garden, Kevin put up a fence. 

B. So as to encourage people to walk on his garden, Kevin put up a fence.

C. People didn’t walk on his garden because Kevin put up a fence.

D. Kevin put up a fence in order not to walk on his garden.

Câu 40:

It's two years since he last went home.

A. He hasn't gone home for two years.

B. The last time he went home two years ago.

C. He didn't go home two years ago.

D. He hasn't gone home two years ago.