Đề kiểm tra 1 tiết lần 2 học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mã đề 203 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Trường THPT Ba Gia

SỞ GD-ĐT QUẢNG NGÃI ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT SỐ 2 , HỌC KÌ I ( 2019-2020)

TRƯỜNG THPT BA GIA MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 12

Thời gian làm bài : 45’ ( không kể thời gian phát đề )

Họ , tên thí sinh :……………………………

Số báo danh : ………………………………. Lớp : 12C…

Mã đề thi 203

A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM

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.

Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for such everyday activities as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also gives them the specialized training they may need to __( 1 )__ for a job or career. For example, a person must (__2___)certain educational requirements and obtain a license or certificate before he can practice law or medicine. Many fields, like computer operation or police work, require satisfactory completion of special training courses.

Education is also important __( 3 )__ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, such as the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical instrument. Such education becomes __( 4 )__ important as people gain more and more leisure time.

Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and affect the lives of more and more people. Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him __( 5 )__ the skills for adjusting to them.

Question 1. A. take B. cause C. meet D. deny

Question 2. A. do B. prepare C. make D. work

Question 3. A. although B. despite C. therefore D. because

Question 4. A. increasing B. . increasingly C. increased D increase

Question 5. A. for B. in C. with D. to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.

MOBILE PHONES: ARE THEY ABOUT TO TRANSFORM OUR LIVES?

We love them so much that some of us sleep with them under the pillow, yet we are increasingly concerned that we cannot escape their electronic reach. We use them to convey our most intimate secrets, yet we worry that they are a threat to our privacy. We rely on them more than the Internet to cope with modern life, yet many of us don’t believe advertisements saying we need more advanced services.

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Sweeping aside the doubts that many people feel about the benefits of new third generation phones and fears over the health effects of phone masts, a recent report claims that the long-term effects of new mobile technologies will be entirely positive so long as the public can be convinced to make use of them. Research about users of mobile phones reveals that the mobile has already moved beyond being a mere practical communications tool to become the backbone of modern social life, from love affairs to friendship to work.

The close relationship between user and phone is most pronounced among teenagers, the report says, who regard their mobiles as an expression of their identity. This is partly because mobiles are seen as being beyond the control of parents. But the researchers suggest that another reason may be that mobiles, especially text messaging, were seen as a way of overcoming shyness. The impact of phones, however, has been local rather than global, supporting existing friendship and networks, rather than opening users to a new broader community. Even the language of texting in one area can be incomprehensible to anybody from another area.

Among the most important benefits of using mobile phones, the report claims, will be a vastly improved mobile infrastructure, providing gains throughout the economy, and the provision of a more sophisticated location- based services for users. The report calls on government to put more …