Đề số 8 - Đề kiểm tra cuối kì 1 - Tiếng Anh 12 mới

Task 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. hatred B. stopped C. dedicated D. learned

2. A. foster B. adopt C. dominant D. obsess

Task 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

3. A. diagnose B. amputate C. stimulate D. interpret

4. A. philosophy B. hardship C. paralysis D. misfortune

Task 3. Choose the answer which best fits each space in each sentence.

5. We visited................. Taj Mahal in India and climbed...............Mount Everest.

A. the/ the B. the/ Ø C. Ø/ Ø D. Ø/ the

6. Carol could meet her husband while she..............in Europe.

A. was travelling B. traveled C. has been travelling D. were travelling

7. She didn’t sound............... when I told her the news.

A. surprisingly B. surprised C. surprising D. to surprise

8. When I saw the avalanche descending on them, I............... “Look out!”

A. called B. cheered C. groaned D. yelled

9. It came as a................ to my parents when I told them I wanted to leave school.

A. shock B. nightmare C. right D. horror

10. The project was very successful and we would like to thank everyone.................. .

A. specific B. involving C. concerned D. particular

11. Perhaps we have to hire more workers. We’re quite................. at the moment.

A. short-haired B. short-tempered C. short-sighted D. short-staffed

12. Unemployed people are more likely to engage in...................., kidnapping, murder or other illegal

activities.

A. discrimination B. social services C. robbery D. urbanisation

13. There has been a dramatic rise in the................... of young people to big cities.

A. migration B. inrease C. inhabitants D. shortages

14. The urban population will continue to grow and it is expected that its proportion will increase to

70%................... 2050.

A. by B. from C. at D. for

Task 4. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets.

15. In order to earn a living, he fulfilled his.................. ambition and took up writing. (CHILD)

ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I – ĐỀ SỐ 8

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 CHƯƠNG TRÌNH MỚI

THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 60 PHÚT

16. Its diverse nationalities make London a................. city. (CULTURE)

17. .................... areas in my country often suffer high unemployment. (SUBURB)

Task 5. Identify one underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting.

18. Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it had such a

dynamic style.

A. the first B. the best C. who D. such a

19. The piano teacher requires that her student practices at least forty-five minutes every day in preparation

for next week’s recital.

A. that B. practices C. forty-five minutes D. in preparation for

20. Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.

A. finished B. before the C. it was delivered D. before

Task 6. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the

passgae.

A MORE COMMERCIAL TUNE

Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years (21) __________ a concert pianist, he has

gone into business, recently setting up his own company. After leaving university I decided to (22)

__________ myself to a career in music. I loved performing, but it was hard work. I played at concerts in

Europe and America, made recordings and got reviews. But after a while I felt I had gone as far as I could.

Unless you're one of the world's top 20 pianists, it's difficult to earn a good living and I wasn't one of the

greatest. When I gave up my performing career, people around me were more sad and disappointed than I

was. But I felt free and (23) __________I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a qualification

in business administration I joined the recording company EMI and mes about famous artists. A year ago

started their classical video division, producing program I left EMI and …