KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM (2010-2011)
Môn: Tiếng Anh 12 cơ bản (45 phút)

I-Listening: Listen to four people being interviewed for job, then choose the best answer.
Person 1: 1/ Did she go to college?
A. No, just secondary school. B. Yes, she did. C. No, just primary school. D. No, just high school
Person 2: 2/ What foreign languages does he speak ?
A. Spanish and English. B. French and English C. Spanish and Chinese. D. French and Spanish
3/ How long did he work in a small hotel once in the summer ?
A. for three months. B. for three weeks C. for a summer. D. for a year
Person 3: 4/ Who do they sell to in this shop ?
A. to villagers. B. to foreigners C. to most people. D. to tourists
Person 4: 5/ What college did he graduate from in 1980?
A. Ealing Training college. B. Ealing Technology college C. Ealing Technical college D. Ealing Medical college
6/ Where did he work in India?
A. In a library. B. In a hospital C. In a post office. D. In a company
II. PRONUNCIATION
* Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced from the others.
7. A. cooks B. enjoys C. loves D. hands
8. A. frankly B. parent C. active D. family
9. A. obliged B. determined C. believed D. kissed
10. A. diversity B. sacrifice C. impolite D. signal
* Pick out the word which has the stress pattern different from that of the others.
11. A. confide B. reject C. precede D. marriage
12. A. conical B. diversity C. attractive D. determine
13. A. culture B. maintain C. unwise D. decide
14. A. majority B. partnership C. America D. importance
III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the one word or phrase A,B,C, or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
15. Parents are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _by law to send their children to school.
A. confided B. obliged C. preceded D. sacrificed

communicate with others. There are some gestures that have completely different meaning (28) _ _ _ _ on when and where they
are used. When an American wants to show that something is OK or good, he (29) _ _ _ his hand and make a circle with his
thumb and forefinger. The circle sign has only one meaning for him. He might be surprised to learn that in other countries it can
mean something very (30) _ _ _ _. In Japan, for instance, it is the gesture for money. In France it means “zero” or “worthless”.
(31) _ _ _ _ differences can lead to all kinds of misunderstanding when foreigners meet.
27. A. by B. with C. without D. as
28. A. basing B. counting C. depending D. mentioning
29. A. raises B. uses C. keeps D. waves
30. A. attractive B. interesting C. extraordinary D. different
31. A. Many B. Such C. From D. For
* Choose the best answer according to the passage.
In Britain wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the wedding day. The guests reply as soon as possible to say if
they can or can not come. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their presents for the wedding.
They send them to the woman’s house before the wedding day. Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon.
Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of
the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s family sits on the right Married people
wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men often do
not.
32. If you receive a wedding invitation, you ought to give _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A. no reply B. a polite reply C. an immediate reply D. a formal reply
33. People usually send their presents_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A. to the groom’s house B. to the church C. to the woman’s house D. to the house of the matchmaker
34. “Bride” refers to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A. a man who is engaged to a woman B. a woman who is engaged to a man
C. a man who is on his wedding day D. a woman who is on her wedding day
35. Many people like to hold their wedding ceremony _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A. at home B. abroad C. in church D. in a park
36. According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE?
A. The couple sent out their invitations weeks before they get married.
B. People who accept the invitations have to send presents to the couple.