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 SỞ GD-ĐT LÂM ĐỒNG KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2016- 2017 
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12 THPT ~ MÃ ĐỀ 374 
 Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề 
 Mark(s) Mã Phách . 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences 
given in the following questions. 
Question 1: The old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. 
A. The old man whom I borrowed his bicycle yesterday is working in this factory. 
B. The old man whom is working in this factory I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. 
C. The old man whose bicycle I borrowed yesterday is working in this factory. 
D. The old man is working in this factory which I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. 
Question 2: The girl forgot to set the alarm clock. Therefore, she is in a hurry now. 
A. The girl is not in a hurry now although she forgot to set the alarm clock. 
B. The girl is not in a hurry now in spite of forgetting to set the alarm clock. 
C. The girl forgot to set the alarm clock because she is in a hurry now. 
D. The girl is in a hurry now because she forgot to set the alarm clock. 
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. 
 Question 3: Linda and Lucy are planning to go out together after class. 
 ~ Linda: "What time should we meet?" ~ Linda: "..............." 
A. How about meeting again. B. Oh, that's not a good idea. 
C. Is 6:30 all right? D. I'd like to go to the library. 
 Question 4: Mark and Susan are now at the music club. 
 ~ Mark: "I didn't know you could play the guitar so well, Susan. Your tune was lovely!" 
 ~ Susan: "..............." 
A. I don't like your saying. B. Thank you very much, I'm afraid. 
 C. You must be kidding. I need to practise more. D. You're telling a lie. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
Question 5: John asked me.......in English. 
A. what that word means B. what does that word mean 
C. what that word meant D. what did that word mean 
Question 6: That's the scientist......contribution to the whole project is crucial. 
A. whose B. to whom C. of which D. who 
Question 7: He read 'The Old Man And The Sea', a novel......by Ernest Hemingway. 
A. that is written B. written C. which wrote D. writing 
Question 8: Had you looked for such a good job for a long time......you got it? 
A. after B. before C. since D. while 
Question 9: It is worrying that a number of students do not feel like going to school because they are under a lot of 
study..... 
A. attempt B. effort C. pressure D. method 
Question 10: The athlete feels proud of herself because this is the second time she.....this title. 
A. wins B. is winning C. has won D. won 
Question 11: When choosing a partner, Americans are quite......with physical attractiveness. 
A. worried B. concerned C. interested D. keen 
Question 12: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and...... 
A. communicate B. communication C. communicator D. communicative 
Question 13: If we had had more time, we......the work more satisfactorily. 
A. had done B. would have done C. did D. would do 
Question 14: Much progress on computers......since 1950. 
A. has made B. has been made C. have made D. made 
Question 15: Preparing....a job interview can be stressful particularly when you are called for the first interview. 
A. in B. for C. on D. to 
Question 16: You should.....more attention to what your teachers explains. 
A. do B. make C. watch D. pay 
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. 
Question 17: People in Vietnam often nod their head to show that thay agree with someone. 
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A. wave B. blink C. shake D. slump 
Question 18: I don't think his comments were very appropriate at this time. 
A. right B. unsuitable C. correct D. exact 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the 
following questions. 
Question 19: The world's first electronic computer was building by Pennsylvania University in 1946. 
A. The B. electronic C. in D. building 
Question 20: He passed the axams with flying colours, that made his parents delighted. 
A. delighted B. with C. passed D. that 
Question 21: Teenagers should talk to their parents before doing and important decision. 
A. Teenagers B. to C. doing D. their 
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 from 22 to 29. 
 Becoming a teacher demands not only knowledge in an academic field but also a personal commitment to lifelong learning, 
and enthusiasm for sharing knowledge with other people. To become one of those noble educators in the USA, one has to 
satisfy several basic requirements. 
 First and foremost, it is a prerequisite to have bachelor's degree in education. In the event that a candidate already has a 
bachelor's degree in another field, a teacher preparation program is needed. But that is not all. Almost every school in the 
USA understands that real classroom teaching experience is a vital part of a teacher's training. Before taking over a class, a 
person typically needs to coplete a training program, including working as a supervised student teacher. 
 People who want to become university teachers need master's degrees. Getting a master's degree is a necessity, but if it is 
gained too early, there may be concerns that the candidate lacks the real-world experience to go with it. In fact, very few 
schools want to hire novices with little or no classroom experience and even if they are accepted, they are usually ill-paid. 
One wise solution to the issue is for future postgraduates to start working as teachers before going on to gain their master's 
degree. 
 Besides knowledge and experience, certain personal qualities are also required. A teacher should be positive, prepared, 
focused, and most importantly, patient. Being a teacher involves being aware of the fact that learning sometimes be hard 
work, even for the most motivated students. Also, teaching can at times be tiring and frustrating, so teaching candidates have 
to practise being patient with themselves. 
 In short, as in other careers, teaching requires a combination of qualifications, experience, and personal qualities. Teaching 
candidates meeting mandatory requirements are always in demand in the USA. 
Question 22: The text is mainly about..... 
A. the importance of teachers 
B. the advantages and disadvantages of being a teacher in the USA 
C. the difference of teaching career 
D. the basic requirements of being a teacher in the USA 
Question 23: According to the text, future postgraduates should start working as teachers....... 
A. after gaining their master's degree 
B. before studying for their master's degree 
C. during the time they are studying for their master's degree 
D. before studying for their bachelor's degree 
Question 24: The word "vital" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to...... 
A. very useless B. very easy C. very important D. very interesting 
Question 25: According to the text, teaching requires a a combination of many things EXCEPT...... 
A. qualifications B. personal qualities C. experience D. appearance 
Question 26: According to the text, the most imporatnt quality of a teacher is...... 
A. being patient B. being to work hard C. being prepared D. being a role model 
Question 27: The word "they” in paragraph 3 refers to...... 
A. postgraduates B. novices C. schools D. teachers 
Question 28: According to the text, all of the following sentences are true EXCEPT...... 
A. Those who want to become university teachers need master's degrees. 
B. A teachers needs to be aware of the fact that learning can sometimes be hard work. 
C. A great number of schools in the USA want to hire novices with little or no classroom experience. 
D. In the USA, before one takes over a class, a training program is typically necessary to be completed. 
Question 29: One concern about teaching candidates who get a master's degree too early is their...... 
A. lack of experience B. being over-educated C. lack of money D. having experience 
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 from 30 to 36. 
 You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful 
because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us 
respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But do raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth 
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say the same thing in Minneapolis as they do in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such 
questions. 
 According to Paul Ekman, one of the leading researchers in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same 
"facial language". Studies by Ekman's group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions 
that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns 
indicate sadness on the faces of people everywhere. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at 
least the following basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, 
differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays - the so called display rules. In many Asian 
cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses - especially negative ones - while many American 
children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Another difference can be found when an American person 
understands a grin as a signal of joy while on a Japanese face, it may mean embarrassment. 
 Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people's behaviour. From their first 
days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings. 
 The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. By age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading 
emotions on people's faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a 
basic set of human emotions. 
Question 30: The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to...... 
A. a grin B. feeling C. difference D. face 
Question 31: The word "they' in paragraph 1 refers to...... 
A. raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth B. appropriate responses in particular situations 
C. our intentions to others. D. research on emotional expressions 
Question 32: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of...... 
A. researchers on verbal communication B. researchers on emotional responses 
C. researchers on many languages D. researchers on the human species 
Question 33: Children from everywhere produce facial expression...... 
A. from the age of 5 B. from their first days of life 
C. from their teenage D. from their first days of school life 
Question 34: People everywhere can recognise at least......basic emotions. 
A. 9 B. 8 C. 7 D. 6 
Question 35: The text is mainly about...... 
A. Paul Ekman - a leading researcher B. A basic set of human emotions 
C. Research on emotional expressions D. Smiles - a signal of happiness 
Question 36: According to the information in paragraph 2, smiles...... 
A. have the same meaning in every culture B. have different meanings in different cultures 
C. are not popular everywhere D. do not convey the same message in various cultures 
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. 
Question 37: "If I were you, I would go to the doctor," David said to Claudia. 
A. David advised Claudia not to go to the doctor. 
B. David told Claudia that he would go to see the doctor. 
C. David advised Claudia to go to the doctor. 
D. David told Claudia to become a doctor. 
Question 38: People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed. 
A. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have been destroyed. 
B. It was said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed. 
C. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have destroyed. 
D. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world is said to have destroyed. 
Question 39: We have worked as volunteers at this SOS village for 3 months. 
A. It's 3 months since we worked as volunteers at this SOS village. 
B. It's 3 months since we stopped working as volunteers at this SOS village. 
C. It's 3 months since we didn't work as volunteers at this SOS village. 
D. We last worked as volunteers at this SOS village 3 months ago. 
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. 
 Question 40:A. reduce B. relate C. offer D. apply 
 Question 41:A. biology B. geography C. application D. ability 
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. 
Question 42: My eleder brother failed his final exam, which depressed my parents. 
A. disappointed B. satisfied C. pleased D. encouraged 
Question 43: Bill, have you finished your homework? Come and give me a hand with cooking. 
A. help B. prepare C. attempt D. join 
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or 
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 44 to 50. 
 One of the most exciting ...(44)... I have heard about the twenty-first century is that we will be living together. Scientists 
will have come up with a cure ...(45)... most of the common diseases that people die of at the moment. They say that by the 
year 2020, the average person's life span will have risen to one hundred years old. They also predict that work will take up 
less of our lives and we will have more free time to spend. Robots, ...(46)... will look more and more like human beings, will 
have taken over a lot of the boring everyday jobs we do today. In the next five years, the Japanese will have ...(47)... a robot 
that understands human speech. This will bring about a big change in the way we live, and some people see robots as a threat 
to human freedom. They are afraid that we will not be able ...(48)... them and that in the end, they will control us. 
 Question 44:A. predictably B. predictions C. prediction D. predictable 
 Question 45:A. for B. about C. on D. in 
 Question 46:A. that B. whose C. who D. which 
 Question 47:A. done B. discovered C. invented D. founded 
 Question 48:A. controlled B. to control C. control D. controlling 
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. 
 Question 49:A. employed B. called C. expressed D. prepared 
 Question 50:A. although B. weather C. healthy D. themselves 
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 SỞ GD-ĐT LÂM ĐỒNG KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2016- 2017 
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12 THPT ~ MÃ ĐỀ 589 
 Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề 
 Mark(s) Mã Phách . 
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. 
Question 1: People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed. 
A. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world is said to have destroyed. 
B. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have destroyed. 
C. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have been destroyed. 
D. It was said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed. 
Question 2: We have worked as volunteers at this SOS village for 3 months. 
A. It's 3 months since we stopped working as volunteers at this SOS village. 
B. We last worked as volunteers at this SOS village 3 months ago. 
C. It's 3 months since we didn't work as volunteers at this SOS village. 
D. It's 3 months since we worked as volunteers at this SOS village. 
Question 3: "If I were you, I would go to the doctor," David said to Claudia. 
A. David advised Claudia not to go to the doctor. 
B. David told Claudia to become a doctor. 
C. David advised Claudia to go to the doctor. 
D. David told Claudia that he would go to see the doctor. 
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. 
 Question 4:A. reduce B. relate C. apply D. offer 
 Question 5:A. application B. ability C. biology D. geography 
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 from 06 to 13. 
 Becoming a teacher demands not only knowledge in an academic field but also a personal commitment to lifelong learning, 
and enthusiasm for sharing knowledge with other people. To become one of those noble educators in the USA, one has to 
satisfy several basic requirements. 
 First and foremost, it is a prerequisite to have bachelor's degree in education. In the event that a candidate already has a 
bachelor's degree in another field, a teacher preparation program is needed. But that is not all. Almost every school in the 
USA understands that real classroom teaching experience is a vital part of a teacher's training. Before taking over a class, a 
person typically needs to coplete a training program, including working as a supervised student teacher. 
 People who want to become university teachers need master's degrees. Getting a master's degree is a necessity, but if it is 
gained too early, there may be concerns that the candidate lacks the real-world experience to go with it. In fact, very few 
schools want to hire novices with little or no classroom experience and even if they are accepted, they are usually ill-paid. 
One wise solution to the issue is for future postgraduates to start working as teachers before going on to gain their master's 
degree. 
 Besides knowledge and experience, certain personal qualities are also required. A teacher should be positive, prepared, 
focused, and most importantly, patient. Being a teacher involves being aware of the fact that learning sometimes be hard 
work, even for the most motivated students. Also, teaching can at times be tiring and frustrating, so teaching candidates have 
to practise being patient with themselves. 
 In short, as in other careers, teaching requires a combination of qualifications, experience, and personal qualities. Teaching 
candidates meeting mandatory requirements are always in demand in the USA. 
Question 6: The text is mainly about..... 
A. the difference of teaching career 
B. the basic requirements of being a teacher in the USA 
C. the advantages and disadvantages of being a teacher in the USA 
D. the importance of teachers 
Question 7: According to the text, teaching requires a a combination of many things EXCEPT...... 
A. experience B. appearance C. qualifications D. personal qualities 
Question 8: According to the text, all of the fol