Ôn thi học kỳ 1_Khối 12
I/ TENSES
 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
1. Please don’t make so much noise. We (discuss) an important matter.
2. She (live) in Rome when she was a little girl.
3. When I got home my father (watch) TV.
4. I (cook) while he (play) games on the computer at 5p.m yesterday.
5. She (break) her leg, so she can’t play tennis.
6. I can’t do my homework because I (lose) my pen.
7. I (live) at 150 Le Loi Street, but I plan to move soon.
8. When Tom arrived at the party, Paul (already go) home.
9. They (finish) their homework before they went swimming.
10. We (finish) our game of tennis by six o’clock.
11. Mary (walk) to school before you finish your breakfast.
12. They (live) in that house since it was built.
13. Our sister has applied for jobs since she (leave) school.
14. When she arrived, I (wait) for three hours.
15. Many people (study) English nowadays because it is an international language.
 Correct the mistakes of the sentences:
1 I have been in Mexico during the summer of 1998.
2 The doctor had seen ten patients since eight o’clock this morning.
3 I am studying here since August.
4 They haven’t been selling all the tickets for the final match yet.
5 Three years ago he had been a student at a university in New York.
II/ REPORTED SPEECH
 Change into reported speech:
1. Tom said “ I hope you will come and visit me in Da Lat.”

2. Mary said to me, “When did you pick Ann up?”

3. He said, “I have finished studying my lessons.”


5. The doctors are going to perform the operation.

6. We must take good care of books borrowed from the library.

7. They will invite the villagers to attend the meeting.

8. Please wait here while they are examining your luggage.

9. We can hardly find him at home for he is always on the move.

10. How did the police find the lost man?

IV/ CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form
1. If I made a promise, I (keep) it.
2. She won’t open the door unless she (know) who it is.
3. If we had known your address, we (write) you a letter.
4. If you come here in Spring, you (have) a chance to go to the village fair.
5. I could understand the French teacher if she (speak) more slowly.
6. We all (die) soon if there (be) no sunshine.
7. I (not do) that if I (be) you.
8. If I (realize) that the traffic lights were red, I (stop)
9. You shouldn’t believe it if you (not see) it with your own eyes.
10. You were late last night. If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier, you (get) a seat.
 Express the situations, using conditional sentences
1. They can’t do the test because they are very difficult.
If
2. You drink too much coffee, that’s why you can’t sleep.
If

8. Tom was late. This surprised us.

9. The ideas are interesting. They are presented in that book.

10. The fence is made of wood. The fence surrounds our house.

 Fill in each blank with a suitable relative pronoun or relative adverb.
1. My wife, works as a journalist, is an excellent cook.
2. The man she’s getting married to is an artist.
3. This is Mr Smith, son Bill plays in our team.
4. The new shopping mall is advertised as a place you can find anything you want to buy.
5. We want to visit Da Lat is the most beautiful city in Viet Nam.
6. I don’t know the reason she didn’t come to the party yesterday.
7. He doesn’t know the time we will have a meeting.
8. This is the nicest hat I ‘ve ever seen.
9. Ann quit her job at the advertisement agency, surprised everyone.
10. He never says anything is worth listening to.
VI/ ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF CONCESSION: ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH
*Rewrite the sentences, using although / even though, or in spite of / despite
1. Though he drove carefully, he had an accident yesterday.

2. Even though her grades were low, she was admitted to the university.

3. I like living in the dorm even though it is noisy.

4. They enjoyed themselves despite the hard work.

5. They wanted to climb the mountain in spite of the danger.

6. Although the weather was extremely hot, they went jogging in the park.

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VIII/ READING
 Throughout the world there are different (1) for people to greet each other. In much of the
world, a handshake is the (2) form of welcoming and greeting someone. In many countries
around the Mediterranean Sea a (3) kiss on the cheek is the appropriate way to welcome
friends and family. It can be a very (4) surprise if you expect to shake hands and get a kiss or
a hug instead.
At times, it is difficult to tell what sort of greeting (5) is followed. People may bow,
(6) another’s arm or even slap the other person on the back. In some places, people just smile,
look at (7) face and say nothing.
Most people in the world are (8) of visitors and don’t mind what travelers do that seems
wrong as long as the visitors are (9) . A big part of the (10) of world travel is
experiencing different customs.
1. A. means B. ways C. methods D. techniques
2. A. different B. unique C. common D. same
3. A. light B. superficial C. fast D. heavy
4. A. huge B. large C. big D. great
5. A. habit B. routin C. custom D. tradition
6. A. take B. grab C. shake D. wave
7. A.each other B. the others C. theirs D. the other’s
8. A. kind B. generous C. tolerant D. independent
9. A. sincere B. truthful C. faithful D. hopeful
10. A. interest B. pleasure C. comfort D. delightfulness