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KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I Lớp 12 Chuẩn – Đề 2
Họ và tên thí sinh: Lớp:
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. opens B. paints C. provides D. ploughs
2. A. arrived B. phoned C. walked D. explained
3. A. dates B. speaks C. photographs D. bags
Choose the word which has the different stress pattern
4. A. pharmacy B. personal C. injure D. attentive
5. A. economics B. congratulate C. competition D. unemployment
6. When children in England are 5, they will go to __________.
A. nursery B. kindergarten C. primary school D. lower secondary school
7. Students in England must pay __________ when they learn at an independent school.
A. fine B. bonus C. allowance D. fee
8. An _______ is a meeting in which you are asked questions to see if you are ______ for doing a job.
A. applicant / suited B. interview / suitable C. application / available D. interview / keen
9. People usually use more _______ language when they are in serious situations like interviews.
A. informal B. formal C. serious D. solemn
10. Metro is a very cheap place to buy_______ goods such as washing powder and other cleaning products.
A. home B. house C. home-made D. household
11. I'd choose the small car in _______ to the large one.
A. preferable B. preferring C. preference D. prefers
12. The purpose of examination was to __________ the students' knowledge of the subject.
A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test
13. If you want to join in History Society, you must first _______ this application form.
A. make up B. write down C. fill in D. do up
14. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests _______ when he _______ at the party.
A. left/had arrived B. had left/had arrived C. left/arrived D. had left/arrived
15. How many pages _______ so far this week?
A. did you type B. have you typed C. are you typing D. do you type

B. As she was hungry, she didn't eat much.
C. She didn't eat much although she is hungry.
D. She didn't eat much despite her hungry.
26. If he wrote to her, she would be happy.
A. She isn't happy because he hasn't written to her B. Maybe he'll write to her, and then she'll be happy.
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C. When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy. D. He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy.
II. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence
27. He said that he would make these exercises the day after.
A B C D
28. Peter's mother told her son don't leave the house until she got back.
A B C D
29. If you had sent the application on time, they might call you for an interview.
A B C D
30. I think that twenty people have invited to the party by the host.
A B C D
III. Read the passage and then choose the best option indicated by A, B, C or D to answer the questions
In some places, people celebrate New Year's Day on January first. In other places, they celebrate the lunar New Year. But in
every place, people like to welcome the New Year in special ways.
In many Asian countries, children get gifts of money on New Year's Day. The money is inside special red envelopes. These gifts
bring the children good fortune and happiness. People also like to decorate their houses for the New Year. In China, red is the
color of good luck, so many of the decorations are red. In Japan, people decorate their houses with pine branches, rope, and
bamboo. These things are symbols of good health and long life.
Clothes are part of many New Year's celebrations. In China, children wear new outfits on New Year's Day. In Korea and Japan,
many people put on traditional clothes for the holiday. In South America, people wear yellow underwear for good luck. In
Mexico, some people wear red underwear to bring romance in the New Year.
In Spain, people welcome the New Year with grapes. Precisely when the clock strikes midnight, they eat twelve grapes. They try
to swallow them all rapidly before the clock finishes striking twelve. In North America, people welcome the New Year with a
lot of noise. At midnight, they use horns and whistles to make as much noise as they can.
People everywhere enjoy celebrating the New Year. It's a time to make a fresh start, change bad habits, and look forward to a