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SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH
Trường THPT Nguyễn Trãi

ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN: Tiếng Anh 12
Thời gian làm bài: 45phút

I. Pick out the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the
other words. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

1. A. share B. rare C. are D. declare
2. A. dream B. meat C. bread D. each
3. A. worked B. missed C. watched D. realized
II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
4. A. parents B. prefer C. confirm D. allow
5. A. grocery B. history C. delicious D. celebrate
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best complete each sentences.
Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
6. While I ……. in the park I …… Mr John.
A. walk/ was seeing B. was walking/ see
C. was walking/ saw D. walked/ see
7. It usually hot in summer .
A. has been B. is C. was D. were
8. I … . . to NewYork three times this year
A. have been B. were C. had been D. was
9. It is generally believed that “men build the house and women make it home”, but in
my family, both parents ………. to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. take each other’s hands B. shake hands

22. You should bring with an umbrella if you want to go out now. It
at the moment.
A. is raining B. rained C. will rain D. rains
23. I never feel like early on Monday morning.
A. gets up B. getting up C. got up D. get up
24.I wish everything so expensive.
A. wouldn’t be B. would be C. could be D. weren’t

25. you to London before.
A. Are/ ever been B. Has/ ever been
C. Do/ ever been D. Have/ ever been

IV. Circle A, B, C or D to find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each
sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 26. When Helen was a child, she has worked in a factory for
A B C
more than three years.
D
27. The tourist guide only has a twenty-dollar bill with her when she
A B C
landed at the airport.
D
28. To attract someone’s attent so that we might speak to that person.
A B C D
29. It is polite and rude to whistle or clap our hands to get the person’s attention.
A B C D
30. I finish my book before my next birthday.
A B C D

Rosemary Dare is a wildlife photographer. She has been living in Uganda for many
years. She has been photographing elephants for twenty years. She has taken thousands
of pictures since the 1980s. Last year, she won an international prize for nature
photography. She has won many prizes over the years. Recently, Ms Dare has become
interested in rhinos. She has been tracking them for the last few months. I am sure we
will see some interesting photos soon.
36. Who is Rosemary Dare?
A. She was a wildlife photographer.
B. She is a wildlife photographer.
C. She is wildlife photographer.
D. She is a wildlife photograph.
37. How long has she been living in Uganda?
A. She’s been living in Uganda for many years.
B. She’s been living in Uganda many years ago.
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C. She’s been living in Uganda for three years.
D. She’s been living in Uganda since last year.
38. When did she win an international prize for nature photography?
A. She won an international prize for nature photography last month.
B. She won an international prize for nature photography last year.
C. She won an international prize for nature photography last week.
D. She won an international prize for nature photography two years ago.
39. What has she been interested in recently?
A. Recently she has been interested in elephants.
B. Recently she has been interested in tigers.
C. Recently she has been interested in rhinos.
D. Recently she has been interested in monkeys.
40. Since when has she taken thousands of pictures?
A. She has taken thousands of pictures since the 1990s.