Đề ôn tập kiểm tra 1 tiết môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

REVISION 1- THE 1ST TERM- GRADE 12
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.	 
A. nursery	B. work	C. excursion	D. certificate
A. application	B. apply	C. applicant	D. applicator 
Choose the word that has the main stress position differently from that of the rest.
A. campus	B. certificate	C. performance	D. acceptance
A. impression	B. existence	C. compulsory	D. creativity
A. reform	B. improve	C. dominate	D. adopt
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He warned her__________the wire.
	A. not touching	B. not touch	C. touch	D. not to touch
Hurry up! It’s time we__________for next week’s examination.
 	A. have studied	B. studied	C. had studied	D. will study
When Jack __________me, I__________a letter.
 	A. phoned/ has been writing	B. has phoned/ was writing
	C. phoned/ was writing	D. was phoning/ wrote
Be quiet! The baby__________.
	A. is sleeping	B. slept	C. was sleeping	D. sleeps
You should find out as much as about the job and the vacancy
	A. jobs are advertised	B. a job that is available.
	C. a seat that is available	D. an empty seat.
Would you mind show me __________to work the lift?
	A. where	B. how	C. what	D. why
The academic year in England __________into three terms.
 	A. has divided	 B. is divided	 C. divides	D. is dividing
My mother tells me that she__________since she was four.
 	A. has been singing	 B. has been sung	C. sang	D. had sung
We saw many soldiers and horses __________were moving to the front line.
 	A. which 	 B. whom	C. who	D. that 
Try these cakes ! They are __________from wheat flour.
 	A. done 	 B. made	C. taken	D. baked 
A surprise party __________by my students tomorrow.
	A. is going to be organized	B. is gone to organize
	C. is going to organize	D. a and b are correct
Schooling is__________for all English children from the age of five to sixteen.
	A. compulsory	B. advised	C. selected	D. encouraged
Because of the coming examination, I am under a lot of study__________.
	A. responsibility	B. pressure	C. confidence	D. activities
Had I known she was sick , I __________her.
	A. visited	B. had visited	C. would have visited 	D. would visit
"__________" the doctor advised his patient. 
	A. You had better stop drinking 	B. I would like you to drink
	C. You had better to drink 	D. Please drink some more
"I will do it for you, Mary", Peter said.
	A. Peter advised Mary to do it	B. Peter advised Mary not to do it.
	C. Peter promised to do it for Mary 	D. Peter wanted Mary to do it.
Some snakes are poisonous,__________others are harmless.
	A. but	B. so	C. for	 D. although
Please don’t enter __________knocking.
	A. with	B. without	C. except for	D. by
 “ Thanks for your help!” “________________”
	A. With all my heart	B. Never mind me	C. It’s my pleasure	D. All it is for you
 “ How do you get to work?” 	“_________________”
	A. It is very far	B. About two kilometers.
	C. I walk, of course	D. I was taken there. 
 “ I have just passed my English proficiency test.” 	“____________”
	A. Congratulations ! 	B. It’s nice of you to say so!
	C. That’s a good idea!	D. Ok! I’m enjoying in it!
 “ Happy New Year! “ 	“______________”
	A. Thank you, I am very happy to hear that.
	B. Thank you, I am too.
	C. Thank you, the same to you.
	D. Thank you. I wish you a happy birthday.
 “ I am expecting a baby.” 	“ _______________”
	A. Good luck! Boy or girl?
	B. Happy to hear that.
	C. When will you give birth to a baby?
	D. That’s wonderful news! When’s it due?
.I ____ much of you lately. We_____ three months ago. 
a. haven't seen - last met 	b. didn't see - met 
c. haven't seen - have met 	 	d. didn't see - have met 
30 The Chinese _____ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo ____ it back to Italy. 
a. made - brought 	b. have made - brought 
c. made - had brought 	d. had been making - brought 
31 When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker _____ speaking and the audience _____ . 
	a. just finished - were clapping 	b. had just finished - had clapped 
	c. had just finished - were clapping 	d. just finished - had clapped 
32 He _____ his job last month and since then he _____ out of work. 
	a. lost - was 	b . was lost - has been 	 c. has lost - was 	d. lost - has been 
33 Susan _____ as a secretary for 2 years before her marriage. 
	a. worked 	b. has been working 	c. has worked 	d. was working 
Choose the sentence that is closest in the meaning to the root one.
I can’t do the test because it is too difficult.
	A. If the test weren’t too difficult, I can do it. 
	B. If the test hadn’t been too difficult, I could do it. 
	C. If the test weren’t too difficult, I could do it.
 	D. If the test isn’t too difficult, I can do it.
They are cleaning the kitchen now.
	A. The kitchen is now cleaned.
	B. The kitchen is cleaning now.
	C. The kitchen is been cleaning now.
	D. The kitchen is being cleaned now.
Opinion/ his performance / good.
	A. My opinion was good at his pereformance.
	B. For my opinion, his performance was good.
	C. In my opinion, I think his performance was good.
	D. In my opinion, his performance was good.
He/ afraid/ sack/ lack of education.
	A. He is afraid that he sacks lack of education.
	B. He is afraid of sacking due to lack of education.
	C. He is afraid of being sacked for lack of education.
	D. He is afraid of being sacked because he lacks of education.
Without transportation, our modern society could not exist.
	A. Our modern society could not exist if there is no transportation.
	B. Our modern society will not exist without having transportation.
	C. If there were no transportation, our modern society would not exist. 
	D. If transportation no longer exists, our modern society will not exist.
"You'd better think carefully before applying for that job.” She said to me.
	A. She said me to think carefully before applying for that job.
	B. She says me to think carefully before applying for that job.
	C. She advise me to think carefully before applying for that job.
	D. She advised me to think carefully before applying for that job.
The USA is a country of high youth unemployment.
	A. The USA is a country of young people.	
	B. It is the USA that has a great number of young people.
	C. High youth unemployment is found in the USA. 
	D. We find high youth unemployment a problem in the USA
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Buying clothes are often a very time- consuming practice because those clothes that 
 	A	 B	 C
 a person likes are rarely the one that fit him or her.	
	D
After she had bought himself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.
	A	B	 C	 D
After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.
	 	A 	B 	C 	D
We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it on 
	A 	B 	C	 D
our test tomorrow.
Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.
	 	A 	B 	C 	D
Choose the correct word for each of the blanks.
BEFORE THE INTERVIEW
You should find out as much as possible about the job and the (41)__________. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your resumes to the company to express your interest in the job and (42) __________that you may be the most suitable candidate for the position.
When you come to the interview, remember (43) __________with you your school certificates and letter of recommendation from your teachers or your previous employers. (44)__________you may jot down your qualifications and experience that can relate to the job and prepare for the questions that are often asked during the interview.	Make sure you know where the interview is and (45)__________there. Be on time or a few minutes early. Don’t forget to dress neatly and formally.
A. vacancy	B. career	C. profession	D. place.
A. showing	B. to show	C. shown	D. show
A. to bring	B. bringing	C. brought	D. bring
A. Although	B. In addition	C. however	D. And
A. how to get	B. how getting	C. way getting	D. to get
Choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational psychologist, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make. Generally the child will understand very well the parents expect and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to their children.
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children.
Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’s play the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “ when I was your age, I used to win every competition I enter,” Winton’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
The main idea of the passage is____________________.
	A. how parennts should make a child a musician.
	B. how parents should bring up a child.
	C. what differences there are between two kinds of parents.
	D. what aim of a child can be much earlier to reach.
Michael is lucky because____________________.
	A. His parents help him in a sensible way.
	B. His family is rich enough to have a car.
	C. His father is a musician in an orchestra.
	D. He is free to do anything that he likes best.
Winton’s parents set so high a standard for him that ____________________.
	A. He has to do his best to do everything.
	B. He has made ggreater progress in music.
	C. He is afraid that he may disappoint them 
	D. He often want to kill himself someday.
It is one of parents’ mistakes if____________________.
	A. they want their child to be a musician.
	B. They help their child to win music competition .
	C. They don’t care for their child’s education much.
	D. They make their child try to achieve too much.
According to the author’s opinion, ____________________.
	A. It is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want.
	B. Parents should be supportive of their children.
	C. All sensible parents can train their children to success in everything.
	D. Unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children.
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ENGLISH 12TH – FULL TEST– HKI - 2015
I. Phonetics
A. laughed 	B. weighed 	C. helped 	D. missed
A. brothers 	B. weekends 	C. problems 	D. secrets
A. character 	B. teacher 	C. chemist 	D. technical
A. influence 	B. confident 	C. disappear 	D. terrorism
A. corporation	 	B. electronic 	C. responsibility 	D. electricity
II. Choose from the four options given one best answer to complete each sentence 
The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed 	B. expectation 	C. improvement 	D. treatment
A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.
A. demolishing 	B. exploding	C. developing 	D. running
John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. 
A. decide 	B. decision 	C. decisive 	D. decisively
Most _______ are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.
A. degrees 	B. grades 	C. college	D. vacancies
Jackie Robinson, ______ to play baseball in the major leagues, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
A. the Black American who first	B. the first Black American
C. was the first Black American	D. the first and a Black American who
Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes ________ they both emit hot liquids from below the earth’s surface.
A. due to	B. because	C. in spite of	D. regardless of
Flag Day is a legal holiday only in the state of Pennsylvania, _______ Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag.
A. which	B. where	C. that	D. has 
During the late 15th century, _______ of the native societies of America had professions in the fields of arts and crafts.
A. only a few	B. a few but	C. few, but only	D. a few only
According some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students learn what _______ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.
A. do they need	B. they need 	C. they are needed 	D. as they may need
The first explorer ________ California by land was Jedediah Strong Smith, a trapper who crossed the southwestern deserts of the United States in 1826.
A. that he reached 	B. reached	C. to reach	D. reaching it
The chair may be the oldest type of furniture, _______ its importance has varied from time to time and from country to country.
A. but when 	B. until then	C. in spite of	D. although
Halley’s Comet had its first documented sighting in 240 B.C. in China and _______ it has been seen from the earth 29 times.
A. after	B. because of	C. since then	D. that is
The American Academy of Poets, _______ the 1930’s, provides financial assistance to support working poets.
A. when it was founded	B. was founded	C. which was founded in	D. was founded in 
Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish _______ on earth for ages and ages.
A. existed	B. are existing	C. exist	D. have existed
Many gases, including the nitrogen and oxygen in air, _______ color or odor.
A. have no	B. which have no	C. not having	D. they do not have
According to research reports, people usually _______ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.
A. turn	B. are turning	C. have turned	D. turned
There _____ available in his area of specialization.
A. isn’t a lot of job	B. aren’t a lot of jobs
C. isn’t a lot of jobs	D. aren’t a lot of job
Many of the _______ not expect to win.
A. participants in the race do	B. participant in the races does
C. participants in the race does	D. participant in the race does
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
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
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
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
Alice: “What shall we do this evening?” Carol: “____________________”
A. Let’s go out for dinner. 	B. Oh, that’s good!
C. No problem. 	D. I went out for dinner.
Linda: “Excuse me! Where’s the post office?” -Maria: “____________.”
A. It’s over there 	B. I'm afraid not 
C. Don’t worry 	D. Yes, I think so	
What was the name of the girl ________ phoned you last night?
A. who	B. whom	C. which	D. whose
A _______ is a detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college.
A. curriculum 	B. challenge 	C. core subjects 	D. nursery
Peter: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!”
- Mary: “_______”
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid 	B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment 	D. I don't like your sayings
She asked _______.
A. where was her umbrella 	B. where her umbrella was
C. where were her umbrella 	D. where her umbrella were
She promises she’ll ______________ her address for me.
A. jot down 	B. see off	C. point to 	D. fill in
She reads newspapers every day to look for the vacant _______ for which she can apply.
A. position	B. institutions	C. locations	D. indications
Can you tell me who is responsible ______ checking passports? 
	A. to 	B. in 	C. about 	D. for 
She is leaving her husband ______ she cannot put up with his bad temper any longer. 
	A. because 	B. so that 	C. although 	D. so 
Steve is a married man. He enjoys ______ at home with his wife and children. 
	A. to be 	B. being 	C. be 	D. been 
Were you going to the language center ______ I saw you yesterday morning? 
	A. while 	B. if 	C. because 	D. when 
If I ______ a lot of money, I'd definitely stop working. 
	A. win 	B. won 	C. would won 	D. had won 
After he had finished his English course, he went to England ______continue his study. 
	A. so as 	B. in order 	C. to 	D. and 
I wish George ______ to Italy with us. 	
	A. comes	B. has come	C. had come	D. will come
Hardly anybody applied for the job. 
	A. Nobody applied for the job because it was hard. B. Anybody found it hard to apply for the job. 
C. Few applicants were suitable for the job. D. There were very few applicants for the job. 
 Many of our students come _____ poor families. 
	a. in 	b. for 	c. from 	d. over 
46. I'm afraid I'm going to be late home'- something's come _____ at work. 
	a. over 	b. out 	c. off 	d. up 
47. Would you like to share your experience _____the rest of the group? 
	a. with 	b. to 	c. among 	d. of 
We are a very _____ family and support each other through any crises. 
	a. old-established 	b. well-to-do 	c. hard-up 	d. close-knit 
I _____ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like. 
	a. finish 	b. finished	c. am finished 	d. have finished 
50. _____ most men, my father enjoys cooking. 
	a. Not alike 	b. Unlike 	c. Unlikely 	d. Dislike
 Her family and friends have given her lots of _____. 
	a. support 	b. supports 	c. supporters 	d. supportive 
 My mother often cooks big meals, so we have _____ for days. 
	a. remainders 	b. surplus 	c. leftovers 	d. dishes 
 His secretary was formidably _____ : her minutes were works of art. 
	a. good 	b. efficient 	c. active 	d. working 
Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home. 
	a. deal with 	b. manage 	c. help together 	d. work together 
 Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble. He's a very _____ boy. 
	a. stubborn 	b. mischievous 	c. spoiled 	d. bright 
 When I got home I found that water _____ down the kitchen walls 
	a. ran 	b. was running 	c. has run 	d. had been running 
 After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study. 
	a. has finished 	b. had finished 	c. was finished 	d. would finish 
 How _____ since we 	college? 
a. are you - left b. were you - left c. have you been - have left 	d. have you been - left 
64.It's pointless to have this car repaired. 
	a. This car should 'be repaired. 	b. This car is not worth being repaired. 
	c. This car is difficult to be repaired. 	d. You needn't repair this car. 
III. Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, that have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideals. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.
Body language transmits ideals or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the f