Đề kiểm tra 1 tiết HK1 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Thí điểm trường THPT Nguyễn Huệ, TT Huế năm học 2016 - 2017 (Lần 1)
I/ USE OF LANGUAGE:
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
A. idea B. bear C. area D. hear
2. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
A. sour B. our C. pour D. flour
3. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
A. evidence B. provoking C. overload D. respectable
4. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
A. expand B. kind-hearted C. perserverance D. self-motivate
5. They requested that she _________ them the money she borrowed.
A. paid B. pays C. pay D. must pay
6. It was urgent that we ________ at once.
A. leave B. will leave C. left D. leaved
7. Identify the word/ phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct:
At the age of 15, Pele was gaining a reputation as a powerful goal scorer.
A. at B. was gaining C. as D. a
8. Identify the word/ phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct:
Why is Pele considered a gratest of all football players?
A. is B. considered C. a D. players
9. The world would be a better place if more people showed ______ to others.
A. generosity B. dedication C. perseverance D. talented
10. In _______ cities, people have access to jobs, health care and other facilities.
A. fast-growing B. high-level C. well-estallished D. well-paid
11. Which city is _____ larger, Mexico or New York?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
12. Our ______ guests have just arrived. Let’s welcome them with a big round applause.
A. distinguished B. talented C. happy D. responsible
13. The teacher insisted that Tom _____ more time on his English pronunciation
A. spend B. spends C. should spends D. spent
14. ________to school this morning, I came across an old friend.
A. While going B. While I going C. While I went D. While I go
II/READING:
A./ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he was the most famous man in England, He became famous while______(1)____at university. mainly on account of his achievements in sport. He was, at the same time, the captain of the university football, cricket and athletics teams and held the world record for the long jump. He was also a_____(2)_____sports journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to “Mr Fly, Oxford” was_____(3)____ to him without any difficulty. His college,______(4)______it had quite a different name. was _____(5)_____ as “ Fry’ College”
15. A. still B. yet C. then D. already
16. A. popular B. common C. usual D. normal
17. A. delivered B. posted C. diverted D. carried
18. A. although B. despite C. however D. otherwise
19. A. known B. called C. named D. referred
B./ Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers
Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino near Gzhatsk, a region west of Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 1939.He was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first person in space and the first human to orbit the Earth.The adjacent town of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin in 1968 in his honor.
Yuri Gagarin’s parents worked on a collective farm.His mother was reportedly a voracious reader, and his father a skilled carpenter.He was the third of four children in his family.Gagarin’s teachers described him as intelligent and hard-working.
After starting an apprenticeship in a metalworks as a foundryman, Gagarin was selected for further training at a high technical school in Saratov.While there, he joined the “ AeroClub,” and learned how to fly a light aircraft. In 1955, after completing his technical schooling, he entered military flight training at the Orenburg Pilot’s School. While there he met Valentina Goryacheva, whom he married in 1957, after gaining his pilot’s wings in a MIG-15.
In 1960, an extensive search and selection process saw Yuri Gagarin, as one of 20 cosmonauts, selected for the Soviet space program.Out of the 20 selected, the eventual choices for the first launch were Gagarin and Gherman Titov, because of their excellent performance in training, as well as their physical characteristics.On April 12, 1961, Gagarin became the first human to travel into space in Vostok 3KA-2 ( Vostok 1). He lost his life in a training accident on March 27, 1968.
1. Where was Yuri Gagarin born?
A. In Gzhatsk B. In Klushino C. In Moscow D. In
Saratov
2. What did his father do?
A. A reader B. A teacher C. A carpenter D. A pilot
3. What did he do after completing his technical schooling?
A. He learned how to fly a light aircraft.
B. He entered military flight training at the Orenburg Pilot’s School.
C. He joined the “ AeroClub”
D. He married Valentina Goryacheva.
4. The word eventual in line 3, paragraph 4, could best be replaced by ……………..
A. final B. daily C. second D. annual
5. Which of the following is NOT true about Yuri Gagarin?
A. He was the third of four children in his family.
B. He was the first human to travel into space.
C. He was one of 20 cosmonauts selected for the Soviet space program.
D. He died in 1968 because of lung cancer.
III./ WRITING
A./ Use the words given to make sentences. using the past simple or past progessive of the verb.
1. he/ break/ his leg/ when/ he/ ski.
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2. while/ Henry/ walk/ in the mountain/ he/ see/ a bear.
B/ Rewrite the following sentences, using the subjunctive form of the verbs
1/ Why don’t you get a plumber to check the pipe?
He suggested that ……………………………………………………………………………..
2/ We have to keep the environment clean
It is necessary that …………………………………………………………………………….
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1 B |
2C |
3A |
4C |
5C |
6A |
7B |
8C |
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9A |
10A |
11D |
12A |
13A |
14A |
15A |
16A |
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17A |
18A |
19A |
20B |
21C |
22B |
23A |
24D |
Writing
- 1. He broke his leg while he was skiing.
2. While Henry was walking in the mountain, he saw a bear.
- 1. I should get a plumber to check the pipe
2. we keep the environment clean.
