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ĐỀ THI GIỮA KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 (Thời gian làm bài: 50 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. LISTENING. Listen to 5 conversations and choose the best answer (1.25)

1. What time does the football match start?

A. 7.00 B. 7.15 C. 7.45

2. What is the 1st girl doing?

A. go shopping B. do homework C. study with her sister

3. What is the boy planning to do?

A. go into town with friends B. go to the cinema C. go to a party

4. When is the girl's party?

A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday

5. What is the boy going to do this weekend?

A. visit his grandparents B. go to the girl's party C. go to another barbecue

LANGUAGE USE (5.25)

Choose the best answer to fill in each of the blanks (3.0)

6. After the two families _____ on the wedding, the couple went shopping for their future house.

A. had agreed B. was agreed C. agreeing D. agreed

7. Alan: A happy marriage should be a partnership of equals. Mary: _______.

A. I'd like to B. That's right C. Never mind D. I need agree

8. In America, asking questions about age, marriage and income is considered _______.

A. suitable B. appropriate C. impolite D. acceptable

9. If you don't mind ______, just sit down here until I come back.

A. wait B. to wait C. having wait D. waiting

10. I haven't met him since we _______ school ten years ago.

A. have left B. had left C. leave D. left

11. The doctor advised his patient _______ up late.

A. not stay B. not to stay C. not staying D. did not stay

12. If I had enough time, I _______ to visit you.

A. will go B. would go C. would went D. would have gone

13. If the factory _______ down, over 100 people ________ their jobs.

A. closes/ will lose B. closed/ will lose C. will close/ lose D. had closed/ would lose

14. An increasing number of men _______ willing to share the housework with their wives recently.

A. have been B. is C. are D. has been

15. She had revised the lesson carefully, so she did the test with_____.

A. confide B. confiding C. confident D. confidence

16. Jack: "Wow! This new hairstyle makes you look awesome!" Jill: "____________."

A. You're welcome B. Congratulation! C. It's a pleasure D. Thanks. It's nice of you to say so

17. Whistling or head nodding is also a (an)______form of communication.

A. oral B. verbal C. non-verbal D. tongue

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others' in the same groups. (1.0)

18. A. likes B. hopes C. serves D. writes

19. A. helps B. sends C. seeks D. laughs

20. A. looked B. admired C. missed D. hoped

21. A. confided B. determined C. obliged D. maintained

III. READING

Read the passage and choose the best answer (1.5)

SUPERMUM!

Sue Povey gets up at six every morning and makes breakfast for fifteen people. Sue has a difficult job – she works hard every day. Why? Because she's a mother with fifteen children, and thirteen of them live at home.

Sue Povey and her family live in Swindon in the south of England. After breakfast, her husband, Ian, goes to work. Sue drives the children to school. (She needs a minibus for this!) Nine children go to school and she drives home with the other four children. Every weekday she looks after the children and cleans the house. She does the washing eight times a day, and she irons clothes for three hours.

Every afternoon at 3.30 she collects the children from school in the minibus. Then she helps them with their homework. After that she cooks dinner for fifteen. Her husband comes home at six. After dinner, she goes to the supermarket with two of her sons. They help her with the shopping. She buys 50 litres of milk a week!

Sue says: 'I love my family. All the children help me and help each other. I want more children!' Her husband Ian says: 'It's never boring in this family.' Thomas, 7, says: 'I always have someone to play with.' Katie, 5, says: 'I like having new babies in the house.' And Matt, 9, says: 'It's very noisy!'

27. Sue has a difficult job because____.

A. two of her children don't live at home B. she has got a very big family

C. she makes breakfast every morning D. she has to work hard in an office

28. Sue has got____ children.

A. 11 B. 13 C. 15 D. 17

29. After breakfast Sue____

A. looks after the children B. drives her husband to work

C. drives the children to school D. does the shopping

30. The children come home from school____

A. bus B. by minibus C. with Sue's husband D. on foot

31. Who helps Sue with the shopping?

A. two sons B. two daughters C. all the children D. her husband

32. What is NOT true about Sue's family now?

A. Only the father works. B. Nine children go to school.

C. The mother wants more children. D. The youngest child is 5 years old.

Choose the answer that best fits in each gap in the text below (1.0)

We can communicate either through words (33)_______ through body language. Body language includes our posture, facial expressions, and gestures. Because body language is so important, you'll want (34)_______ what yours is saying and how to interpret other people's, too. Here are some examples of body language and its meaning. If your posture is slumped and your head is down, this could mean that you are sad or you lack (35)________. If your posture is straight but relaxed, you are expressing confidence and friendliness. A smile is a sign of friendliness and interest. But people sometimes smile just to be polite. Friendliness and interest are expressed when a person's eyes meet yours and then look away and meet yours again. A person (36)_______ doesn't look away is expressing a challenge. Hand gestures can mean a person is interested in the conversation.

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ĐÁP ÁN

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6.  A 7.  B 8.  C 9.  D 10. D 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. A15. D 16. D 17. C 18.  C 19. B 20. B

21. A22. B 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C29.  C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33.  C 34.  D  35. A 36. A  37. A 38. D 39. B 40. B

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: Make sure you _____ up the data on your computer, because you might get a virus.

A. back      B. store   C. save      D. copy

Question 2: That's no excuse! You know you ______ this report by today.

A. can’t have finished

B. must have finished

C. may not have finished

D. should have finished

Question 3: Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located in a ____ town.

A. small beautiful Midwestern

B. beautiful Midwestern small

C. Midwestern beautiful small

D. beautiful small Midwestern

Question 4: I was tired when you saw me because I ______ for the exam.

A. studied

B. have been studying

C. had been studying

D. would study

Question 5: The ______ on the kitchen table.

A. grocery is

B. grocery are

C. groceries is

D. groceries are

Question 6: This winter wasn’t _______ as difficult as last winter.

A. almost       B. nearly           C. closely      D. just

Question 7: _____ we understand his reasons, we cannot accept his behaviour.

A. As if        B. What if   C. Even if      D. Only if

Question 8: His speech was careful and ______, but his words seemed to make no sense.

A. distinctive   B. distinction   C. distinct   D. distinguish

Question 9: Tom: “Is there anything interesting _____ the paper today?" Anna: “Well, there’s an unusual picture ____ the back page ”

A. on – on      B. in – on   C. in – in      D. on - in

Question 10: Mrs. Davies asked me to tell you that she would like _____ by Friday at the latest.

A. the orders sent   B. sending the orders

C. sent the orders   D. that you sent

Question 11: It's _____ unique opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural environment.

A. the      B. no article   C. a        D. an

Question 12: The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach _______ our disappointment.

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ĐÁP ÁN

1A	2D	3D	4C	5D
6B	7C	8A	9B	10D
11C	12B	13D	14D	15D

Question 1:

A. formed        B. naked         C. recorded      D. trusted

Question 2:

A. busy        B. answer   C. person      D. basic

Question 3:

A. generation      B. situation   C. education        D. examination

Question 4:   A. approach        B. leftovers   C. supportive      D. biologist

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Question 5:

The (A) shopkeeper warned the boys don't (B) learn their (C) bicycles against (D) his windows.

Question 6:

The (A) people who they (B) hadn't seen the weather forecast were (C) caught unaware (D) by the hurricane.

Question 7:

No longer satisfied (A) with the emphasis (B) of the Denishawn school, Martha has (C) moved to the staff of (D) the Eastman school in 1925.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.

Question 8: Ann's encouraging words gave me ________ to undertake the demanding task once again.

A. a point   B. an incentive   C. a resolution   D. a target

Question 9: I don’t suppose there is anyone there, _________?

A. do I   B. isn't there   C. is there   D. don't I

Question 10: He wanted to know whose car I had borrowed _________

A. the last evening   B. last night

C. yesterday evening   D. the previous night

Question 11: Are you taking _________ this semester?

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ĐÁP ÁN

1A	2A	3D	4A	5B
6B	7C	8B	9C	10D
11D	12B	13A	14D	15C

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

As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white clouds. Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life. Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million kilometers (93 million miles), Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system.

Our planet’s rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field which, coupled the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the Sun and other stars. Earth’s atmosphere protects us from meteors as well, most of which burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere before they can strike the surface. The planet active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it formed about 4.6 billion years ago. The Earth has a single natural satellite – the moon.

Question 1: Approximately how much of the Earth’s atmosphere is nitrogen?

A. One-fourth   B. One-half   C. Three-fourths   D. All of it

Question 2: Which of the following helps to create the Earth’s magnetic fields?

A. Its blue waters

B. Its nitrogen atmosphere

C. Its molten metal core

D. The moon

Question 3: What two factors help protect the Earth from radiation?

A. Magnetic field and atmosphere

B. Blue waters and white clouds

C. Rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core

D. The Sun and the Moon

Question 4: The word consisting most nearly means ________.

A. hardening   B. withholding   C. containing   D. shortening

Question 5: The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A. Earth is predominantly water.

B. There are life-supporting characteristics on Eart

C. Earth is the only planet with a moon

D. Earth has no common characteristics with other planets

Question 6: The word distinguishing as it is used in this selection means ________.

A. elevating in nature

B. characteristics like all other planets

C. devastating in nature

D. characteristics that set it apart from other planets

Question 7: It’s probable that the next paragraph would discuss ________.

A. people on planets

B. the solar system as a whole

C. rings around Saturn

D. the Earth’s natural satellite – the moon

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

   The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs.John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.

   When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave.All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.   

Question 8: Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this text

A. George Washington’s life in the White House.

B. The Early History of the White House.

C. The burning of the White House.

D. Presidential Policies of Early U.S.Presidents.

Question 9: Why did George Washington not live in the White House?

A. It had been burned by the British.

B. He did not like the architectural features.

C. He did not want to suffer the inconveniences that the Adamses had suffered.

D. Construction had not yet been completed.

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ĐÁP ÁN

1C	2C	3A	4C	5B
6D	7D	8B	9D	10D
11B	12D	13A	14B	15C

5. Đề số 5

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. foreword      B. preface          C. index          D. mature

Question 2: A. character      B. procedure   C. sophomore      D. plagiarize

Question 3: A. photography      B. inaccurate   C. eligible        D. originate

Question 4: A. official        B. delicate   C. opponent      D. diploma

Question 5: A. extracurricular        B. auditorium   C. recommendation      D. cooperation

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 6: Workers who do not obey the safety regulations will be _______ immediately.

A. refused   B. rejected   C. disapproved   D. dismissed

Question 7: I’m sorry, teacher. I’ve _______ my homework on the bus.

A. forgotten   B. let   C. missed   D. left

Question 8: She _______ for hours. That’s why her eyes are red now.

A. cried          B. has been crying   C. has cried   D. was crying

Question 9: TOEFL stands for _______ .

A. Teaching of English like a Foreign Language

B. Testing of English as a Foreign Language

C. Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

D. Test of English as a Foreign Language

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ĐÁP ÁN

1D	2B	3C	4B	5B
6D	7D	8B	9D	10C
11B	12B	13B	14A	15B