Bài tập trắc nghiệm học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 năm 2012

BÀI TẬP TRẮC NGHIỆM E 12 – HK1 - 2012
Unit 1: HOME LIFE
Exercise 1: Hãy chọn một câu trả lời đúng nhất:
My mother works _______a nurse in a big hospital. She examines the patients. 
A. for	B. as	C. in	D. at
She had to work on _______last night, so she is very tired this morning. 
A. the roof	B. the table	C. the bed	D. night shift 
My father is very busy with his work at the office. He usually comes home very _______at night. 
A. late	B. early	C. on time	D. past
My mother _______very early in the morning to prepare our breakfast. 
A. cries	B. sleeps	C. gets up	D. stays up
My mother is a _______woman. She does all the household chores to make us more comfortable. 
A. caring	B. careless	C. harmful	D. boring
In my free-time, I often help mom with _______the house. 
A. to clean	B. clean	C. cleaning	D. cleans
I take responsibility to _______my little brothers because they are sometimes very naughty. 
A. look after	B. get up	C. sit down 	D. shut up 
My responsibility is to wash dishes and _______the garbage. 
A. take off	B. take out	C. take care of	D. take over
My brothers love joining my dad in _______things around the house at weekends. 
A. mend	B. mended	C. to mend 	D. mending
Whenever problems come up, we discuss frankly and find _______quickly. 
A. solve	B. solution	C. solved	D. to solve
Mai is my closest friend. We are always willing to _______feelings to each other. 
A. tear	B. cut	C. share	D. shake
My family is the base from which we can go into the world with _______. 
A. confide	B. confidence	C. confident	D. confiding
I like doing _______such as cooking, washing and cleaning the house. 
A. house-keeper	B. white house	C. lord of house	D. household chores
My father is a _______He often does researches with animals and plants. 
A. botanist	B. biologist	C. chemist	D. mathematician
In my family, both my parents _______to give us a nice house and a happy home. 
A. join hands	B. get out	C. shake hands	D. clutch hands
My brothers are often very _______to what I say. They are really lovable. 
A. obey	B. obedience	C. obedient	D. obstacle
Unlike most men, my uncle likes _______very much. I like his eel soup very much. 
A. having a shower	B. drinking beer	C. playing cards	D. cooking 
My responsibility is to _______my little brothers. 
A. take care of	B. join hands	C. take over	D. work together
Although my father is very busy, he tries _______much time taking care of his children. 
A. to spend	B. spending	C. to get up	D. getting up
My father is very helpful. He is always _______give a hand with cleaning the house. 
A. will to	B. will	C. willing	D. willing to
Exercise 2: Hãy xác định một câu có phần gạch dưới cần được sửa lại cho đúng:
My brothers love joining my dad in to mend things around the house at weekends. 
	A	B	C	D
I am now in my attempt winning a place at the same university to my brother. 
	A	B	C	D
My mother works in a doctor in a big hospital. She examines the patients. 
	A	B	C	D
My responsibility is to wash dishes and take off the garbage. 
	A	B	C	D
In my free-time, I often help mom with cooking the house. 
	A	B	C	D
My father and my mom joins hands to give us safety, security and happy family. 
	A	B	C	D
Once a week, my mother have to work on a night shift at hospital. 
	A	B	C	D
His eel soup is the best one I have ever eat. 
	A	B	C	D
I’m now under study pressure, so I feel very fine all the time. 
	A	B	C	D
After hospital, my mother rushes to the market, then hurried home for the dinner. 
	A	B	C	D
Exercise 3: Hãy đọc đoạn văn và chọn một câu trả lời đúng nhất cho mỗi chỗ trống tương ứng sau:
The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (1)_______ a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (2) _______ couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from responsibilities of childbearing; or, perhaps they (3)_______ physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult (4)_______ a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or a mother. 
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States people have right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of family group they must belong to. They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups. Families are very important (5)_______ Americans. 
1. 	A. consist of	B. consisting of	C. consisting	D. including of
2. 	A. childish	B. childlike	C. childless	D. childhood
3. 	A. are not 	B. can’t 	C. couldn’t	D. weren’t
4. 	A. who is 	B. is	C. which is	D. which has
5. 	A. for	B. of 	C. in 	D. to
Exercise 4: Hãy đọc đoạn văn và chọn một câu trả lời đúng nhất cho mỗi chỗ trống tương ứng sau:
One evening Dr. Peterson was at a party. A woman came up to him and began to talk about her back. "Its very painful (1)_______ I've worked for a long time in my garden", the woman said. "You've hurt it by bending for too long", Dr. Peterson replied. He than showed her (2)_______ to do some exercises. However, (3)_______ the woman left he felt very angry. He went up to a friend of his who was a lawyer. He told him about (4)_______ the woman and asked him for his advice. "Do you think I (5)_______ to send her a bill?" he asked. The lawyer thought for a moment and nodded. "How much should I charge (6)_______ giving all that advice?" Dr. Peterson asked. "Change her your usual fee" they lawyer said. The next day Dr. Peterson sent the woman a bill. (7)_______ a few days later he was surprised (8)_______ letter from the lawyer. (9)_______ he opened the letter, he saw the following brief note: "Please find a bill for $50 for the advice (10)_______". 
A. because	B. for	C. by	D. as soon as
A. what	B. why	C. when	D. how
A. when	B. because	C. if	D. for
A. meet	B. meeting	C. to meet	D. he met
A. should	B. had better	C. ought	D. must
A. by	B. because of	C. owing to	D. for
A. However	B. In addition	C. Therefore	D. Alternatively
A. by receiving	B. to receive	C. for receiving	D. receive
A. Because	B. When	C. Until	D. For
A. gave you	B. What I gave you	C. when I gave you	D. I gave you
Exercise 5: Hãy đọc đoạn văn và chọn một câu trả lời đúng nhất cho mỗi câu hỏi theo sau:
Mrs. Sand was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. However the doctor could not find anything wrong with her, so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs. Sand’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. 
Mrs. Sand carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting. 
When she got back home a couple of hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, "Hello, sweetheart. I have done all your shopping for you. " 
"Done all my shopping?" she asked in surprise. "But how did you know what I wanted?" 
"Well, when I got home I found your shopping list beside the telephone," answered her husband, "so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down. " 
Of course, Mrs. Sand had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat! 
1. The story is mainly about ____________. 
	A. Mrs. Sand's skin trouble 	B. Mrs. Sand's husband’s care for her 
	C. her husband's carelessness 	D. her husband's misunderstanding 
2. Her doctor sent her to the local hospital because ____________. 
	A. she was not his patient 
	B. the medical tests there would tell him exactly what her problem was 
	C. the hospital would take good care of her thanks to the tests 
	D. hers was a very serious case 
3. The ladies' meeting lasted ____________. 
	A. the whole morning 	B. exactly two hours 	
	C. less than two hours 	D. more than two hours 
4. Perhaps when Mrs. Sand left for the meeting, her husband ____________. 
	A. was working in the garden 	B. was in the bathroom 
	C. was somewhere in the house 	D. was out at work 
5. Mrs. Sand's husband bought all the things on the list because ____________. 
	A. he wanted to help his wife with the shopping 
	B. he wanted to buy what she was not allowed to eat 
	C. he had nothing to do when he got home 
	D. he himself liked them very much 
Exercise 6: Hãy đọc đoạn văn và chọn một câu trả lời đúng nhất cho mỗi câu hỏi theo sau:
PARENTS’ DREAMS
 Parents often have dreams for their children’s future. They hope their children will have a better life than they had. They dream that their children will do things that they couldn’t do. Parents who come to the U. S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here. They think their children will have more career choices and more successful lives. They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities. They think their children will remain close to them because of this. Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents. However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans. 
1. Parents often dream of )_______. 
	A. their children’s making a lot of money in the future. 
	B. one day seeing their children become famous people. 
	C. one day living on their children’s money. 
	D. a bright future for their children. 
2. Parents who come home from U. S from foreign countries hope that _______. 
	A. their children will have a lot of careers. 
	B. their children become successful directors. 	
	C. their children will have more opportunities for good education. 	 
	D. their children will make a lot of sacrifices. 
3. Parents think their children will remain close to them because_______. 
	A. they give their children a lot of money. 
	B. of the sacrifices
	C. they know their children will be successful in the future. 
	D. they are living in a foreign country. 
4. The word career in line 4 is closest in meaning to _______. 
 A. education	B. travel	C. subject 	D. profession
5. The word close in line 5 is closest in meaning to _______. 
 A. dear	B. friendly	C. helpful	D. kind
Exercise 6: Hãy chọn từ có phần được gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:
A. proofs	B. books	C. points	D. days
A. helps	B. laughs	C. cooks	D. finds
A. neighbors 	B. friends 	C. relatives 	D. photographs
A. snacks 	B. follows 	C. titles 	D. writers
A. streets 	B. phones 	C. books 	D. makes
A. cities 	B. satellites 	C. series 	D. workers
A. develops 	B. takes 	C. laughs 	D. volumes
A. phones 	B. streets 	C. books 	D. makes
A. proofs 	B. regions 	C. lifts 	D. rocks
A. involves 	B. believes 	C. suggests 	D. steals
A. remembers 	B. cooks	C. walls 	D. pyramids
A. miles 	B. words 	C. accidents 	D. names
A. sports 	B. plays 	C. chores 	D. minds
A. nations	B. speakers	C. languages	D. minds
A. proofs	B. looks	C. lends	D. stops
A. dates	B. bags	C. photographs	D. speaks
A. parents	B. brothers	C. weekends	D. feelings
A. chores	B. dishes	C. houses	D. coaches
A. works	B. shops	C. shifts	D. plays
A. coughs	B. sings	C. stops	D. sleeps
A. signs	B. profits	C. becomes	D. survives
A. walks	B. steps	C. shuts	D. plays
A. wishes	B. practices	C. introduces	D. leaves
A. grasses 	B. stretches 	C. comprises 	D. potatoes
A. desks 	B. maps 	C. plants 	D. chairs
A. pens	B. books	C. phones 	D. tables
A. dips 	B. deserts 	C. books 	D. camels
A. miles 	B. attends 	C. drifts 	D. glows
A. mends	B. develops	C. values	D. equals
A. repeats 	B. classmates 	C. amuses 	D. attacks
A. humans	B. dreams	C. concerts	D. songs
A. manages	B. laughs	C. photographs 	D. makes
A. dishes	B. oranges	C. experiences	D. chores
A. fills	B. adds	C. stirs	D. lets
A. wants	B. books	C. stops	D. sends
A. books	B. dogs	C. cats	D. maps
A. biscuits	B. magazines	C. newspapers	D. vegetables
A. knees	B. peas	C. trees	D. niece
A. cups	B. stamps	C. books	D. pens
A. houses	B. faces	C. hates	D. places
Exercise 1: Hãy chọn một đáp án đúng nhất (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu sau:
He has lived here since he ________ here. 
	A. came	B. has came	C. comes	D. come
John________ as a journalist since he ________ from university in 2000. 
	A. is working / graduate 	B. worked / graduated 	
	C. had worked / will be graduate 	D. has been working / graduated 
He does not save as much money as he________ last year. 
	A. did 	B. does 	C. uses 	D. did used 
She has not written to me________ we met last time. 
	A. before 	B. since 	C. ago 	D. meanwhile 
The police ________ for the thieves at the moment. 
	A. have been looking 	B. will be looking 	C. are looking 	D. is looking 
Put the raincoat on. It________. 
	A. had rained 	B. will be raining 	C. is raining 	D. has rained 
Since motion pictures________ we have had a new kind of entertainment. 
	A. were invented 	B. have been invented 	
	C. will have been invented 	D. had been invented 	
There________ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house now. 
	A. is being 	B. were 	C. are 	D. is 
Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work. 
	A. does not get up 	B. won't get up 	C. had not got up 	D. is not going to get up 
He ________ for twenty years before he retired last year
	A. had been teaching	 B. has taught	C. was teaching	D. has been teaching
He said that everything ________ all right 
	A. is 	B. would be	 C. will be	D. can be
Each of you ________ a share in the work
	A. have 	B. having	C. has	D. going to have
How many times________ them so far?
	A. have you seen	B. did you see	C. were you seeing	D. had you seen
Please send our regards to Tom as soon as you ________ in New York. 
	A. will arrive	B. is going to arrive	C. arrive	D. arrived
By the time the ambulance approached, the man________. 
	A. would die	B. had died	C. died	D. dies
We________ for going home when it began to rain
	A. has prepared	B. are preparing	C. will be preparing	D. were preparing
I haven’t seen him for months. 
	A. It’s months since I last saw him	B. It’s months when I last saw him	
	C. It’s months before I last saw him	D. It’s months after I last saw him
Tim________ his hair while I ________ up the kitchen
	A. washed-was cleaned	B. was washing-was cleaning	
	C. was washing-cleaned	D. washed-cleaned
Working for 12 hours a day ________ her very tired. 
	A. makes 	B. made	C. make	D. making
I am so happy to hear from Mary because I haven’t seen her ________ last year. 
	A. for 	B. on 	C. since	D. later
As she ________ a letter last night, the lights suddenly ________ out. 
	A. was writing/ went	B. wrote/ went	
	C. was writing/ was going	D. writes/ went
How ________ since we ________ school?
	A. are you/ left	B. will you be/ had left	
	C. have you been/ had left	D. have you been / left
I ________ my uncle’s home many times when I ________ a child. 
	A. visited/ is	B. visits/ was 	C. visited/ was	D. visited/ were
It ________ me half an hour to get to the supermarket yesterday. 
	A. take	B. takes	C. took	D. spent
If I were you, I ________ him as my nephew. 
	A. will treat	B. would treat	C. will have treated	D. am treating
I can’t believe that my expensive bicycle ________ last night. 
	A. was stolen	B. was stealing 	C. is stolen 	D. stole
I ________ here for more than 10 years. 
	A. have taught	B. taught	C. teach	D. is teaching 
As I ________ my homework, he came yesterday afternoon. 
	A. did	B. were doing	C. am doing	D. was doing
At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room. 
	A. is dancing	B. was dancing	C. dances	D. danced
After Mary________ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. 
	A. will finish 	B. is finishing 	C. finishes	D. will have finished
A small stone struck the windshield while we ________ down the road. 
	A. drive 	B. were driving 	C. had driven	D. had been driving
Mr. Hân is going to the USA for his holiday. He ________ up for nearly a year now. 
	A. has saved 	B. is saving 	C. saves 	D. has been saving	
The carpet ________. 
	A. hasn’t been cleaned yet. 	B. hasn't cleaned yet. 
	C. have yet been cleaned. 	D. has cleaned. 
"Did you have a good time abroad?" - She asked me if ________. 
	A. I have a good time abroad. 	B. I had good time abroad. 
	C. I had had a good time abroad. 	D. I have had a good time abroad. 
________ this letter ________ last night?
	A. Is/ written	B. Is/ wrote	C. Was/ written	D. Were/ written
The houses where I used to live ________ very comfortable. 
	A. is	B. was	C. are	D. were
After he ________ English course, he went to England to continue his study. 
	A. will finish	B. has finished	C. had finished	D. have been finished 
I wish I ________ a trip to London last year. 
	A. had taken	B. took 	C. will take 	D. take	
He started living here three years ago. 
	A. He lived here three years ago. 	B. He has lived here for three years. 
	C. He had been living here for three years. 	D. He had lived here three years ago. 
Who ________ when I came?
	A. were you talking to	B. are you talking to 	C. you are talking to	D. you were talking to 
Please send us a post card as soon as you ________ in London. 
	A. will arrive	B. is going to arrive 	C. arrive 	D. arrived
Now he ________ a book about English. I don’t think he will finish it. 
	A. writes	B. wrote	C. has written	D. is writing
The foreign guest ________ here almost a week. 
	A. was	B. are	C. has been	D. is
Look! The two boys ________ your window. 
	A. were painting	B. painting	C. are painting	D. have painted
Before he ________ to bed, he ________ his homework. 
	A. went/ has done	B. went/ had done	C. goes/ have done	D. goes/ did
He is the most wonderful person I ________. 
	A. have ever met	B. had ever met	C. ever meet	D. am meeting
Millions of dollars ________ spent on advertising every year. 
	A. is	B. was	C. are	D. were
I haven’t seen him for ages. 
 A. It’s ages since I last saw him. 	B. It’s ages when I last saw him. 
 C. It’s ages before I last saw him. 	D. It’s ages after I last saw him. 
He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser. 
 	A. had tried	B. was trying	C. tried 	D. had been trying
If he ________ for the revision session, he might have no difficulty doing the test right now. 
	A. had come	B. came 	C. is to come 	D. had to come
I / finish / read / long novel / Arthur Hailey //
A. I finished to read a long novel of Arthur Hailey. 
B. I’ve just finished reading a long novel written by Arthur Hailey. 
C. I’ve finished reading the long Arthur Hailey’s novel. 
D. I finished the reading long novel with Arthur Hailey
throw / thousands / tons / rubbish / forest / year //
A. People throw some thousands tons of rubbish into the forest every year. 
B. People throw thousands of tons of rubbish into the forest every year. 
C. Throwing thousands of tons of rubbish is into the forest every year. 
D. People throwing thousands of tons of rubbishes into the forest every year. 
The Magic Hat __________ at 12 A. m. every Saturday. 
	A. broadcast	B. broadcasts	C. is broadcasting	D. broadcasted]
The whistle signaled the end of the first half. The match will continue after half-time and now AC Milan ___________ Juventus by 2 goals to nil. 
	A. led	B. is leading	C. has led	D. leads
_________ any letters from him lately?
	A. Do you receive	B. Have you received	C. Are you receiving	D. Had you received
I _________ a meeting at the office at this time tomorrow, so you can phone me later in the evening. 
	A. have	B. have had	C. will have had	D. will be having
The moon __________ around the earth. 
	A. has moved	B. mo