Đề kiểm tra học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Đề 1 (Kèm đáp án)

REVIEW HK I GRAMMAR
TEST 1
_______ the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents support the family.
a. Be	 	b. Is 	c. To be 	d. Being
They _______ for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.
a had been running 	b. have been running 
c. are running 	d. will be running
No matter what happens next I _______ help you.
a. am 	b. have 	c. will 	d. would
I _______ come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
a. will 	b. had 	c. do 	d. have
I assumed you _______ paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
a. have been 	b. was been 	c. are being 	d. had been
_______ get tired of answering the same questions every day?
a. Have you ever 	b. Had you ever 	c. Do you ever d. Are you ever
She _______ working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
a. will be 	b. has been 	c. had been 	d. is
I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
a. went / have not been 	b. go / am not
c. have gone / was 	d. was going / had not been
She _______ trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
a. kept 	b. is keeping 	c. had kept 	d. keeps
I _______ complete silence now while I try this experiment.
a. am wanting 	b. want 	c. did want 	d. have wanted
The students _______ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they _______ by Mr. Tanzer.
a. are usually taught / are being taught b. usually teach / are teaching
c. have usually been taught / have been teaching d. were usually teaching / are teaching
John _______ a respectful and obedient student.
a. said to be 	b. is said 	c. is said being 	d. is said to be
I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.
a. see 	b. saw 	c. seen 	d. seeing
In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.
a. becomes 	b. has become 	c. became 	 d. will become
In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
a. took 	b. had taken 	c. had taken 	d. was taking
In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
a. was / have changed 	b. is / change
c. had been / will change 	d. has been / changed
Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
a. are flying 	b. would fly 	c. will fly 	d. can fly 
When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
a. was calling / watched 	b. called / have watched
c. called / was watching 	d. had called / watched
By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
a. completes b. will complete c. are completing d. will have completed
Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.
a. reads / has cooked 	b. is reading / is cooking c. has read / was cooking 	d. read / will be cooking
Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he the Newspaper.
a. are doing / is cooking / is reading b. were doing / was cooking / was reading
c. was doing / has cooked / is reading d. had done / was cooking /read
When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
a. had arrived / discovered / prepared b. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
c. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared d. arrived / discovered / was preparing
She is never willing _______ any personal question.
a. answer 	b. to answer 	c. answering 	d. answered
_______ a doctor, you have to meet some certain requirements of the medical college.
a. To become 	b. Become 	c. Becoming 	d. Became
Sam _______ to change a light bulb when he _______ and _______.
a. was trying / slipped / fell 	b. tried / was slipping / falling
c. had been trying / slippe	d / was falling d. has tried / slips / falls
Every day I _______ up at 6 o'clock, _______ breakfast at 7 o'clock and _______ for work at 8 o'clock
a. get / eat / leave 	b. have got / eating / leaving c. got / ate / left 	d. will get / have eaten / left
Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.
a. had left / forgot 	b. was leaving / was forgetting
c. left / had forgot 	d. had been leaving / would forget
By the time we _______ to the train station, Susan _______ for us for more than two hours.
a. will get / has been waiting b. got / was waiting c. got / had been waiting 	d. get / will wait
I _______ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I _______ next year. 
a. am working / will retire 	b. am going to work / am retiring
c. work / am going to retire 	d. have been working / retire
My mother always the first _______ up and the last _______ to bed.
a. getting / going 	b. to get / going c. getting / to go d. to get / to go
I _______ you last night after dinner, but you _______ there. Where _______ you?
a. was calling / are not / are 	 b. called / were not / were 
c. had called / had not been / were 	 d. called / have not been / are
The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.
a. was crossing / struck 	b. had crossed / was striking c. crossed / had struck d. is crossing / strikes
_______ to come over for dinner tonight?
a. Do you want	b. Are you wanting c. Have you wanted 	d. Will you want
What _______ at this time tomorrow?
a. will you do 	 b. will you be doing c. will you have done 	d. will you have been doing
The number of the participants in the survey _______ 250 students for Oxford University.
a. are 	b. was 	c. were 	d. have been
The grass was yellow because it _______ all summer.
a. does not rain b. has not rained c. had not rained d. would not rain
Many people even wonder these days _______.
a. what marriage is 	b. what is marriage c. what marriage was 	d. what was marriage
The lights _______ out because we _______ the electricity bill.
a. have gone / did not pay 	b. will go / did not paid c. go / would not pay	 	d. went / had not paid
_______ Tom Cruise's last movie? Yes, I _______ it three days ago
a. Have you ever seen / saw b. Did you ever see / have seen c. Had you ever seen / would see d. Will you ever see / saw
In the past, people _______ to the beach more often.
a. have gone 	b. used to go 	c. were going 	d. had gone
Soon, people _______ most of the time at home.
a. will work 	b. are working 	c. have worked 	d. work
I _______ a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach.
a. see / am walking 	b. saw / was walking c. was seeing / walked 	d. have seen / were walking
After all, she _______ him since her childhood.
a. knows 	b. knew 	c. was knowing	 d. had known
We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago.
a. lost / have left 	b. have lost / leave c. have lost / left 	d. were losing / had left
_______ people used to read more.
a. Twenty years before 	b. Twenty years ago c. For twenty years d. Since twenty years
_______ in Rome than he _______.
a. No sooner he had arrived / was being kidnapped b. No sooner had he arrived / was kidnapped
c. Had he no sooner arrived / kidnapped d. No sooner was he arriving / had been kidnapped
_______ John usually watch TV at the weekend?
a. Will 	b. Is 	c. Does 	d. Has
I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
a. was / have not been 	b. had been / was not c. would be / had not been 	d. have been / will not be
As many as ten-million children _______ with the virus by the end of this decade.
a. have been infected 	b. will be infecting c. had been infected 	d. will have been infected
What _______ when the fire alarm _______ off?
a. are you doing / will go 	b. have you done / would go c. were you doing / went 	d. will you do / are going
TEST 2
_______ you send this wedding card to Peter, please?
a. Will 	b. Are 	c. Did 	d. Had
When Peter _______, I _______ him to your new house.
a. will arrive / take 	b. arrives / will take c. has arrived / am taking 	d. had arrive / had taken
Women always feel moved when they find somebody who understands, them ______ they know themselves.
a. better as	 b. more better than 	c. better than d. as better than
He ______ email before, so I ______ him how to use it.
a. did not use / had shown 	b. had not used / showed
c. has not used / showed 	d. was not using / will show
Doctor Pike ______ the hospital after he ______ an uneventful evening on duty. He ______ of his day of rest.
a. was leaving / has had / thought 	b. left / had had / was thinking
c. will leave / had / will think 	d. is leaving / will have / thinks
She ______ me anything about that problem so far.
a. is not telling 	b. does not tell 	c. will not tell 	 d. has not told
I think that everything ______ ready for the project procedure by the end of next month.
a. will have been 	b. has been 	c. had been 	d. is
Be quiet! Someone ______ at the front door. I ______ it.
a. is knocking / will answer 	b. knocks / am answering
c. has knocked / am going to answer 	d. will knock / have answered
Dan and Crystal ______ married in June.
a. are getting 	b. has got 	c. was getting 	 d. will have got
Two lions ______ from Chessington Zoo, and the police ______ to catch them.
a. will escape / try 	b. escaped / had tried
c. have escaped / are trying 	d. escape / were trying
Oranges ______ rich in vitamin C, which ______ good for our health.
a. have been / is 	b. are / is 	c. are / will be 	d. were / has been
Let's go to Fuji for our summer holiday! - OK. It ______ good.
a. sounds 	b. is sounding 	 	c. has sounded d. was sounding
John asked me _______ in English.
a. what does this word mean 	b. what that word means c. what did this word mean 	d. what that word meant
The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
a. not behave 	b. not to behave 	c. not behaving 	d. did not behave
She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
a. would 	b. did 	c. must 	d. had
She said I _______ an angel.
a. am 	b. was 	c. were 	d. have been
I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
a. is 	b. were 	c. had been 	d. would be
I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
a. passing / will try 	b. he will pass / tried c. to pass / would be trying 	d. he passed / have tried
Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
a. yesterday 	b. two days ago 	c. the day before 	d. the next day
John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
a. if I were 	b. if were I 	c. if was I 	d. if I was
I _______ you everything I am doing, 'and you have to do the same.
a. will tell 	b. would tell 	c. told 	d. was telling
John asked me _______ that film the night before.
a. that I saw 	b. had I seen 	 	c. if I had seen d. if had I seen
Peter said that he had lived in London four years _______.
a. ago 	b. before 	c. later 	d. then 
The guest told the host that _______. 
a. I must go now 	b. he must go now c. he had to go now 	d. he had to go then
The teacher told Joe _______.
a. to stop talking 	b. stop talking 	 c. stops talking d. stopped talking
She said she _______.
a. was very tired last night 	b. was very tired the night before
c. had been very tired last night 	d. had been very tired the night before
Emily said that her teacher _______ to London _______. 
a. will go / tomorrow 	b. went / tomorrow c. would go / the next day	d. had gone / the next day
She told the boys _______ on the grass. 
a. do not play 	b. did not play 	c. not playing 	 d. not to play
She asked _______.
a. where was her umbrella 	b. where her umbrella was c. where were her umbrella 	d. where her umbrella were
Jason asked me _______ me the book the day before.
a. if who gave 	b. if who has given c. who had given 	d. that who had given
Robert said that his father _______ to Dallas the year before.
a. goes 	b. went 	c. has gone 	d. had gone
He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
a. if we had been going 	b. that if we had been going c. we were going 	d. that we were going
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one
"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.
a. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress. b. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
c. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress. d. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
She raised her hand high so that she could attract her teacher's attention.
a. Because her teacher attracted her, she raised her hand high.
b. To attract her teacher's attention, she raised her hand high.
c. Though she raised her hand high, she could not attract her teacher's attention.
d. She had such a high raising of hand that she failed to attract her teacher's attention.
"Hello, Mary!" Peter said. '
a. Peter said hello Mary. 	b. Peter said Mary hello. c. Peter told Mary hello 	d. Peter greeted Mary.
Julie and Anne had not met each other before he party.
a. Julie and Anne got acquainted when they were at the party.
b. The party prevented Julie and Anne from meeting each other.
c. The party was the place where Julie and Anne could not meet each other. 
d. Julie and Anne used to meet each other for the party.
"Why don't you ask the teacher for help?" Peter asked me.
a. Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help. b. Peter recommended me not to ask the teacher for help. ,
c. Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help. d. Peter suggested that he should ask the teacher for help.
He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
a. that did I know / who were Robert 	b. that I knew / who Robert were
c. if I knew / who Robert was 	 d. whether I knew / who was Robert
The mother asked her son _______.
a. where he has been 	b. where he had been c. where has he been 	d. where had he been
Martin asked me _______.
a. how is my father 	b. how my father is c. how was my father 	d. how my father was
The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
a. whether he preferred 	b. that he preferred c. did he prefer 	d. if he prefers
She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
a. where I spent / the previous year b. where I had spent / the previous year
c. where I spent / last year d. where did I spend / last year
He advised _______ too far.
a. her did not go 	b. her do not go c. her not to go d. she did not go
John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
a. does not like / is 	b. did not like / were c. not liked / had been 	d. had not liked / was
Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.
a. before	b. ago 	c. last 	d. previous
He asked _______ him some money.
a. her to lend 	b. she to lend 	c. she has lent 	d. she lends
Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
a. have not eaten / ago 	b. had not eaten / previous c. did not eat / before 	d. would not eat / last
Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
a. had done / following 	b. will do / previous c. would do / following 	d. was going / previous
TEST 3
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony _______ next weekend.
a. is going to be performed 	b. has been performed c. will be performing 	d. will have performed
Reagan _______ an actor years ago.
a. is said to be 	b. was said being c. was said have been 	d. is said to have been
I hate _______ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends. 
a. to be asking 	b. to be asked 	c. being asking 	 d. of asking
It _______ that learning a foreign language _______ a lot of time.
a. says / is taken 	b. is saying / has been taken c. is said / takes 	d. was said / was taken
All bottles _______ before transportation. 
a. frozen 	b. were froze 	c. were frozen 	d. are froze
The trees _______.
a. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard b. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday
c. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John d. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John
_______ yet?
a. Have the letters been typed 	b. Have been the letters typed c. Have the letters typed d. Had the letters typed
English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where ______ for administration, broadcasting and education.
a. is used 	b. it is used 	c. used 	d. being used
The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell.
a. is invented 	b. is inventing 	c. invented 	 d. was invented
Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake.
a. are destroying b. destroyed c. were destroying d. were destroyed
In the US the first stage of compulsory education _______ as elementary education.
a. to be generally known 	b. is generally known c. generally known 	d. is generally knowing
Education _____ to be the most important element to develop a country.
a. often be considered 	b. can often consider c. can often considered 	d. can often be considered
The preparations _______ by the time the guests _______.
a. had been finished / arrived 	b. have finished / arrived
c. had finished / were arriving 	d. have been finished / were arrived
_______ in that company?
a. Do shoes make 	b. Are shoes be made c. Shoes are made 	d. Are shoes made
Portuguese _______ as an official language in this city since three hundred years ago. 
a. has always been spoken 	b. has been spoken always c. has always spoken 	d. had always spoken
More than ten victims _______ missing in the storm last week.
a. are reported to be 	b. are reported to have been c. are reporting to have been 	d. are reporting to be
_______ by your father?
a. Did that book write 	b. Did that book written c. Was that book written 	d. Was that book be writing
Something _______ immediately to prevent teenagers from _______ in factories and mines.
a. should be done / being exploited b. we should do / exploiting c. should do I be exploited d. should have done / exploited
This car _______.
a. was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year b. was manufactured by Toyota last year in Japan
c. was manufactured last year in Japan by Toyota d. last year was manufactured by Toyota in Japan
Why _______ on time?
a. don't the exercises finish 	 b. weren't the exercises be finished
c. aren't the exercises being finished 	d. aren't the exercises be finished
No longer _______ in our office since it _______.
a. have typewriters been used / computerized b. typewriters have been used / was computerized
c. have typewriters been used / was computerized d. typewriters have been used / computerized
When _______? 
a. were computers used first 	b. were computers first used c. did computers first use d. are computers first using
That machine is useless. It not been used for a long time
a. is 	b. was 	c. did 	d. has
Everything that _______ remained a secret.
a. overheard 	b. had been overheard c. had overheard 	d. was overhearing
The refreshments _______ by Karen.
a. are going to be prepared 	b. are going to prepare c. are preparing 	d. are to prepare
_______ by the police.
a. The stealing car has just been found b. The stolen car has just been found
c. The stealing car has just found d. The stolen car has just found.
_______ students required to wear uniforms at all times?
a. Are 	b. Do 	c. Did 	d. Will
_______ to you yet? 
a. Are the book been giving back 	b. Was the book been given back
c. Has been the book given back 	d. Has the book been given back
What he has done to me _______.
a. cannot forgiven 	b. cannot be forgiven c. cannot forgive 	d. cannot be forgiving
The keys _______ somewhere.
a. must have been leaving 	b. must have left c. must be leaving 	d. must have been left
Japanese _______ at the meeting. 
a. will speak b. will spoken 	c. will be spoken d. will be speaking
Although he tried his best, he could not make his voice _______.
a. hear 	b. to hear 	c. hearing 	d. heard
I _______ in the lounge for ten minutes. 
a. was told waiting 	b. was told to wait c. was telling to be waited 	d. was told to be waited
These students _______ so much that they feel very tired and bored.
a. are made to study 	b. are made study c. are making to study 	d. ate made to be studied
They _______ time and money doing such a thing.
a.