Đề kiểm tra học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mã đề 231 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THPT Nguyễn An Ninh

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LOP 12 .
CODE: 231.
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA SỐ 1-HKI.
- NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) 
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others:
A. romantic	B. marriage	C. attract	D. private
A. wretched	B. washed	C. talked	D. laughed
A. takes	B. pens	C. boats	D. traps
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others:
A. obliged	B. contractual	C. determine	D. counterpart
A. marvelous	B. assistant	C. maximum	D. argument
Choose the word or phrase a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentences:
Although I spoke to him many times, he never paid any ______ to what I said.
notice	B. care	C. mind	 	D. attention
The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese ________.
partner	B. colleague	C. counterpart	D. collaborator
The bride and the groom would pray, asking their ancestors’ _______ to get married.
permission	B. permit	C. permissibility	D. permissive
Why did you object ________ the scheme for building a kindergarten in our neighborhood?
to 	B. against	C. at	D. in
I asked him whose car ________ the previous day.
he had borrowed	B. had he borrowed	C. he would borrow	D. did he borrow
Martin said his hair was wet because he ______.
had been swimming	B. has been swimming	C. swam	D. swims
We ________ for an hour when the bus finally _______ .
waited / comes	C. was waiting/ comes	
 had been waiting/ came	D. waited/ came
The majority of books ________ today do not reach a wide audience.
published	B. publishing	C. are published 	D. have published
Phone me before ten; ______ I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
Otherwise	B. whether	C. unless	D. if
Choose the phrase or sentence a, b, c or d that best complete the conversation:
A: This dish is really nice!
B: ______________________. It’s called yakitori, and it is made with chicken livers.
It’s my pleasure	C. I’m glad you like it
I guess you’re right	D. Sure, I’ll be glad too.
A: ___________________________________________.
B: Thanks, I will write to you when I come to London.
Have a go	B. Better luck next time!	C. God bless you	D. Have a nice trip!
Choose the sentences a, b, c or d which is closest meaning to the printed one:
The students exclaimed that the final test was so difficult.
“How difficult is the final test!”, the students said
“How difficult the final test is!” the students said
“What’s difficult final test!” the students said
“ What a final test it is so difficult,” the students said
The secret to success is hard work
Working hard ensures success.
One must work hard to keep secrets.
One cannot succeed if he has secret.
If you keep your work secret, you will succeed.
“You told me a lie” said Jane to Mike.
Jane told Mike to tell her a lie
Jane accused Mike of telling her a lie
Jane advised Mike not to tell her a lie
Jane begged Mike to tell her a lie.
The prices have increased considerably in the past weeks.
There has been increasing consideration on the prices in the past weeks.
There has been a considerable increase in the prices in the past weeks.
They have considered increasing the prices in the past weeks.
It is their considered decision to increase the prices in the past weeks.
Read the following passage and choose a, b, c or d to indicate the correct answer.
In many countries, people think (21) ______ a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not (22) ______ only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many (23) ______ members. This kind of large family is called an “(24) ______ family “or a “joint family”.
The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family. It is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins. They live together in a large house or in huts (25) ________ close together.
 	A. on	B. off 	C. about 	D. at
 	A. a	B. the 	C. no article	D. an
 	A. another	B. others	C. other	D. the other
 	A. open	B. extended	C. intensive	D. big
 	A. building	B. built	C. which built	D. be built
Choose the best answer to the questions below:
Lake Baikal
Crescent-shaped Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is only the ninth largest lake in area at 385 miles 9 620km) in length and 46 miles (74km) in width, yet it is easily the largest body of fresh water in the world. It holds one-fifth of the World’s total fresh water, which is more than the total of all the water in the five Great Lakes; it holds so much fresh water in spite of its less-than-impressive area because it is by far the world’s deepest lake. The average depth of the lakes is 1,312 feet (400 meters) below sea level, and the Olkhon Crevice, the lowest known point, is more 5,250 feet (1,600meters) deep.
Lake Baikal, which today is located near the center of the Asian peninsula, is most likely the world’s oldest lake.it began forming 25 million years ago as Asia started splitting apart in a series of great faults. The Baikal Valley dropped away, eventually filling with water and creating the deepest of the world’s lakes.
What is stated in paragraph 1 about the shape of Lake Baikal?
It is wider than it is long
It is circular in shape
Its width is one-half of its length
It is shaped like a new moon
It is indicated in paragraph 1 that the area of Lake Baikal _______________
is less than the area of eight other lakes
is one-ninth the area of Siberia
is greater than the area of any other freshwater lakes
is equal to the area of the five Great Lakes.
According to paragraph 1, Lake Baikal _______________
hold one-fifth of the world’s water
holds five times the water of the Great lakes
holds one-ninth of the world’s water
holds 20 percent of the world’s fresh water.
According to paragraph 1, the Olkhon Crevice is ________
outside of the Lake Baikal
 400 meters below sea level
the deepest part of Lake Baikal
5,000 meters deep.
It is mentioned in paragraph 2 that lake Baikal ________
is not as old as some other lakes
formed when sections of the Earth were moving away from each other.
was fully formed 25 million years ago.
is today located on the edge of the Asian peninsula.
WRITING (2, 5 marks)
Rewrite the following sentences in order to keep their original meanings.(1m)
This is the first time she has attended such an enjoyable party.
She _______________________________________________________ .
“Why don’t you ask the teacher for help?” Tom said to me.
Tom suggested ______________________________________________ .
Please don’t talk so loudly while I am studying.
I’d ____________________________________________________ .
“Did you pass your English test last week, Jane?” said Peter
Peter asked ___________________________________________________ .
I am sorry that George didn’t come to Italy with us.
I wish ____________________________________________________ .
B. Write about your family rules (100- 120 words) (1, 5 marks):
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