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

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 26 to 30.
Since Doi Moi, our country has ………(31)………… substantial changes: productivity and
agricultural exports have constantly…….(32)…………, the ……… (33)…………. have enjoyed land
use rights and have had greater choice on how to use their …….(34) ………….land, the workers have
worked harder as their time is their money, and the children, particularly those from …….(35)…………
.have had more opportunities to enjoy education and training.

Question 31: A. undergo B. underwent C. undergone D. undergoes
Question 32: A. increase B. increased C. decrease D. decreased
Question 33: A. workers B. doctors C. farmers D. teachers
Question 34: A. agriculture B. agricultural C. industrial D. industry
Question 35: A. America B. China C. ethnic minorities D. flat Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is

take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon
house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables, and chairs, built
into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house
building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only
one-sixth as much as it does on the earth.
Question 46: In a moon town, ………………… is the best place for houses.
A. a balloon B. a cave / a tunnel C. a town D. a moon
Question 47: Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The people on the moon will not leave their homes.
B. The people on the moon will wear oxygen masks when they leave homes.
C. The moon homes are of plastic.
D. The temperature in a cave changes as much as the temperature outside.
Question 48: The pioneers have to take along from the earth the oxygen they need for breathing
because……………………………………
A. the moon homes are made of airtight plastic.
B. The balloon house will be filled with air.
C. Moon people will sleep, eat, and work on air.
D. The moon has no air around it.
Question 49: If a stone weighs 18 tons on the earth, how much does it weigh on the moon?
A. six tons B. fifty- five tons
C. three tons D. one hundred and eight tons
Question 50: According to the passage, building houses on the moon will be easy because ………….
A. the moon has no air on it.
B. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s
C. Beds, tables, and chairs in the moon house can be inflated.
D. Moon home can be blown up like a balloon.

KEYS
1D 2A 3C 4A 5A 6A 7B 8D 9C 10A
11C 12A 13C 14B 15D 16B 17C 18C 19C 20A