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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH HẬU GIANG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(50 câu trắc nghiệm)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 04 trang)
Mã đề thi 201

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of
the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. Verbal B. Polite C. Common D. Social
Question 2: A. Curriculum B. Application C. Certificate D. Compulsory

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 3: A. Choice B. Achieve C. Each D. Chemistry
Question 4: A. Mutual B. Uniform C. University D. Subject
Question 5: A. Explained B. Walked. C. Phoned D. Arrived

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

C. You're too kind. D. You've got to be kidding!
Question 17: We decided to interview only ten_____for the job.
A. appliances B. applications C. applicants D. applicable
Question 18: If it ___ tomorrow, we may postpone going on a picnic.
A. rains B. will rain C. shall rain D. raining
Question 19: The_____year in Vietnam runs from September to June.
A. academic B. academically C. academical D. academicals
Question 20: What is more important to you, intelligence or ________?
A. attractiveness B. attractive C. attract D. attracting
Question 21: They thanked me _________ to dinner.
A. for invite them B. invite them C. for inviting them D. inviting them
Question 22: Judy suggested _____________ for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A. to go B. go C. going D. went
Question 23: My uncle ______last week.
A. had painted his house B. had his house paint
C. had his father to paint D. had his house painted
Question 24: A new hospital________ next year.
A. will be built B. will build C. is built D. has been built
Question 25: In Viet Nam, the children start school ______ the age _____ six.
A. at/ of B. in/ of C. from/ of D. at/ in
Question 26: Tom _______ before we arrived there.
A. had left B. has left C. will leave D. leaves
Question 27: I haven't seen her____ she was a little girl.
A. since B. when C. while D. as
Question 28: I live in a pleasant room ____________ the garden.
A. to overlook B. overlooking C. overlooked D. which overlooking
Question 29: It is _____ that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. was reported B. reports C. reported D. reporting
Question 30: He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends

Question 40: This room is _______________.
A. so small that we can’t work in B. too small for us to work in
C. not big enough for us to live in it D. such small room that we can’t live in it

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 41 to 45.
New Year's Eve in Times Square
You may have seen this on television. (41) ______ the chilly winter weather, thousands of people head
for Times Square in New York City on the evening of December 31. They stand for hours in the cold
night air watching the clock. The crowd grows larger as the hours tick by. People walk around distributing
balloons, flags, and confetti. Soon music begins playing, and everyone sings along. Midnight approaches,
and the crowd becomes more and more (42) ______. At 11:59, an enormous lighted ball starts descending
a flagpole. Everyone counts as it nears the bottom. Five. . .four. . .three. . .two. . .one. . .Happy New Year!
Thousands of voices cheer as the ball reaches the bottom of the pole and fireworks light up the sky.
People hug and kiss each other and wave at the TV cameras. Confetti and balloons fill the air.
The New Year's (43) ______in Times Square is an old tradition. The first one occurred in 1904.
Nowadays, TV has also become part of the tradition. Many families across the United States gather in their
living rooms to watch the lighted ball descend the flagpole at midnight. The first New Year's ball was
lowered down a flagpole in 1907. That ball was (44) ______iron and wood and weighed over 300 kilos. It
was decorated with 100 light bulbs. The ball that is used now is covered with glass, mirrors, and hundreds
of colored lights. It sparkles and shines spectacularly as it goes down the pole to (45) _____the New Year.
Question 41: A. Because of B. However C. Although D. Despite
Question 42: A. depressed B. bored C. excited D. tired
Question 43: A. declaration B. celebration C. meeting D. anniversary
Question 44: A. made by B. made from C. made in D. made of
Question 45: A. greet B. welcome C. see D. say


the head when they admire them. Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't
know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.

Question 46: From the passage we can learn that_________.
A. It's confusing to understand a culture's body language
B. gestures don't mean anything while talking
C. gestures can help us to express ourselves
D. American people often use body language in communication
Question 47: If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA, you should________.
A. shake his hand weakly B. place a hand on his shoulder
C. greet him with a hug D. shake his hand firmly
Question 48: American people often_____________.
A. show their friendship by touching each other
B. get uncomfortable when you stand or sit too close to them
C. face each other directly when they are talking
D. say "Pardon me." to each other when they are talking
Question 49: When your friend gives you a thumbs-up, he, in fact,_______.
A. shows his anger to you B. expresses his satisfaction to you
C. shows his rudeness to you D. expresses his worries about you
Question 50: Which of the following is NOT true about the culture of the United States?
A. It's rude to look at the other person for a long time.
B. Pointing at someone is usually considered rude.
C. It's all right to raise your hand slightly when you want to attract the waiter's attention.
D. It's impolite to look the other person in the eyes while talking. HẾT