ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
Năm học 2010 – 2011
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 – TG:60’

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions
Question 1: A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands
Question 2: A. head B. clean C. beat D. teach
Question 3: A. thumb B. think C. themselves D. thorough
Question 4: A. confided B. obliged C. determined D. agreed
Question 5: A. signal B. slightly C. polite D. excited

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: Yesterday she …………… to go to the cinema with me.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
Question 7: Tell her friends ………… her at lunch time.
A. not phone B. not to phone C. don’t phone D. to not phone
Question 8: My uncle is a famous photographer. He ………….thousands of pictures since 1990.
A. takes B. taken C. took D. has taken
Question 9: Unless the noise from my neighbours stops, I will ………… the exams.
A. felt B. fell C. fail D. feel
Question 10: Her parents gave her …………………because she was the top student in her class.
A. a prize B. a price C. a present D. a gift
Question 11: The American are much more …………. than the Indians and the Chinese with physical
attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband.
A. satisfied B. responsible C. concerned D. delighted
Question 12: A majority of the Indian students agree that a woman has to …………… more in the
marriage than a man.
A. sacrifice B. attend C. contribute D. control
Question 13: In many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon meeting as a

A. that B. which C. where D. whose
Question 25: This is a man ……………… paintings are being talked about.
A. whoever B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 26: lots of things have happened since she last …………… to you.
A. wrote B. have written C. write D. was writing
Question 27: This is the first time we …………… in Hanoi.
A. will be B. were C. are D. have been
Question 28: My parents like a quiet life ………. They moved to this house about two years ago.
A. but B. so C. and D. because
Question 29: Tomorrow we ………… a birthday party. Can you come?
A. can have B. will have C. are having D. could have
Question 30: Thank you for your gift …………… arrived yesterday.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35.
If you want to do your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one of the best
things to do is to take regular breaks even if they are only for a few minutes. During revision time, you
(31)________ take some time off to go for a walk or play your favorite sport. It is a mistake to (32)
__________ up all physical activity. Exercise can (33) _________ you to relax. You should spend at
least twenty minutes doing something different everyday. Parents don’t like it when their teenage
children spend hours on the phone, but, in fact, (34) ___________ to a friend is very good for you;
parents think that children are (35) ____________ time and money; but research says talking to friends
gives you a chance to relax, and this will make the time you spend studying more effective.
Question 31: A. shall B. will C. should D. have
Question 32: A. take B. give C. make D. stop
Question 33: A. get B. make C. give D. help
Question 34: A. saying B. telling C. communicating D. chatting
Question 35: A. wasting B. losing C. spending D. missing


“Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the first official I saw. You could imagine my disappointment
when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station at great speed.
Question 46: What time had the writer arranged to arrive in Vienna?
A. at 7.00 B. at 7.15 C. at 7.25 D. at 7.30
Question 47: How did the writer arrive at Vienna Central Station?
A. by train B. by bus C. by taxi D. by car
Question 48: Who helped the writer with his luggage?
A. the train driver B. the taxi driver
C. a passenger D. the ticket collector
Question 49: What does the word “seized” in this passage mean?
A. took B. dragged C. left D. threw
Question 50: Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. The train the writer was traveling to Vienna was thirty minutes late.
B. The writer wanted to catch the 7.25 train to Paris.
C. The writer got off the train before reaching Vienna Central Station.
D. Finally, the writer caught the train to Paris at 7.25.
KEYS
1D 2A 3C 4A 5A 6A 7B 8D 9C 10A
11C 12A 13C 14B 15D 16B 17C 18C 19C 20A
21C 22A 23B 24A 25D 26A 27D 28B 29C 30C
31C 32A 33D 34D 35A 36C 37D 38A 39C 40B
41D 42A 43C 44C 45A 46B 47C 48D 49A 50D