ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I- LỚP 12
I. Ngữ âm
1. A. admit B. vacancy C. have D.stagnant
2. A. comment B. catch C. recall D. decide
3. A. thank B. although C. without D. clothes
4. A. invested B. influenced C. landed D. visited
Stress
1. A. begin B. allow C. open D. export
2. A. banana B. important C. pollution D. chocalate
II. Ngữ pháp và từ vựng.
1. The aim of Doi Moi is to…. the living standard of the people and to restructure Vietamese economy.
A. reform B. raise C. settle D. change
2. You are late for an appointment, so you say " " A. Sorry/I am sorry B. Forgive me C. Excuse me
D. Pardon me
3. Many people prefer working outdoors working in an office. A. to B. for C. than D. with
4. Following the Doi Moi period, many cities have concentrated replanning their districts.
A. about B. in C. on D. for
5. Mr. Dam’s musical live show on the university campus went on the heavy rain
A. despite B. in spite C. even though D. although
6. Many tourists spend their holidays in our city the weather is warm all year round.
A. because B. in spite of C. even though D. despite
7.Ericson: “I’m so pleased you came!” Sabine: “ , It’s great to see you again.
A. Of course, yes B. Me too C. Not at all D. You’re welcome
8. Matthews: “This week’s gone so quickly. This is my last evening here”.Alice: “ ”
A. Is it ? That’s too bad B. What a pity ! Do you have to leave ?
C. It’s a pity you can’t stay longer D. What a pity for this last evening
9. Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, will its 1000
th
anniversary in 2010.
A. welcome B. declare C. celebrate D. enjoy
10.Women are supposed to have a higher than men

now
A B C D
27. This man, that I want you to meet, is an engineer.
A B C D
28. You should dress neatly and informally for an interview
A B C D
29. In spite of he has bad cough, he kept on smoking.
A B C D
30. Are you going to get married with a businessman?
A B C D
III. Viết lại câu
1.I spoke to the doorman. He was very young
A. The doorman I spoke to whom was very young. B. The doorman to whom I spoke was very young.
C. I spoke to the doorman whom was very young. D. The very young doorman was whom I spoke to.
2. Because of the boring film, I decided to leave early.
A. Because the film is boring, I decided to leave early. B. Besause being a boring film, I decided to leave
early.
C. Because the film was boring, I decided to leave early. D. Although the film was boring, I decided to
leave early.
3. It was very sunny, but it was quite cold.
A. Although it was very sunny, it was quite cold. B. Because it was very sunny, it was quite
cold.
C. When it was very sunny, it was quite cold. D. It was very sunny, so it was quite cold.
4. I don’t know her number, that’s why I don’t call her.
A. If I know her number, I will call her. B. If I knew her number, I would call her.
C. If I had known her number, I would have called her D. Unless I know her number, I will call her
5. My son likes collecting stamps.
A. My son is tired of collecting stamps. B. My son is bored with collecting stamps.
C. My son is fond of collecting stamps. D. My son was interested in collecting stamps.
IV. Reading

II/ Choose the word or phrase – a, b, c or d – that best completes the sentence.
6/ A minor earthquake occurred 2:07 a.m January 3.
a. at/ in b. in/ on c. at/ on d. from/ in
7/ I finished my project a few days ahead the deadline. A. of b. to c. by d. of
8/ Your personality is important the success of your work. A. for/ b. in/ c. to/ d. on
9/ The evening with my old school friends a lot of happy memories.
a. put up b. set in c. went around d. brought back
10/ She is interested in working in university
a. managing b. organization c. registration d. administration
11/ I’m not opposed to your plan but it needs
a. to modify b. modifying c. modify d. being modified
12/ “What a lovely house you have!” “ ”
a. I think so b. Of course c. Thank you d. You’re welcome
13/ The newspaper article on the development of new fiber-optic cables was so full of
language that nobody could understand it.
a. technical b. technically c. technicality d. technique
14/ Recent EU legislation is aimed trade berriers between member states.
a. to remove b. removing c. at removing d. by removing
15/ She’s only allowed to do a little light work her bad arm.
a. but for b. despite c. because of d. even though
16/ I know the meeting will be on in June, but I don’t know the exact date yet.
a. Sunday b. Sundays c. a Sunday d. the Sunday
17/ It’s worth in the memo that we’ve finished the draft of the proposal.
a. mentionable b. mentioning c. mentions d. to mention
18/ We would save thousands of lives if the remedy for the cancer.
a. we had not found out b. we’ve found out c. we found out d. we’d have found out
19/ At the meeting, even though he spoke well, he persuade the other members.
a. was able to b. could c. couldn’t d. was unable to
20/ How long left in the cold wildness is anybody’s guess, although it appears that they will all
be brought back to health.

a. to not write b. not to write c. do not write d. not write
36/ A number of materials used in manufacturing paint are potential dangerous if mishandled.
37/ In order to survive, trees rely to the amount of annual rainfall they receive, as well as the reasonal
distribution of the rain.
38/ Modems permit computers communicating with one another over telephone lines.
39/ If the man had transpoted to the hospital sooner than he was, he could have survived the electrocution.
40/ It is normal for students to be nervous when they are prepared for a new school year.
TEENAGERS AND SPORT
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important (41)
__________ to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often
concentrate on just one sport with so (42) _________ enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it.
The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to
study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to
do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best (43) _________ for many sports, such as
gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be
really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (44) _________ while you are young,
then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it
(45) _________ to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.
41. A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are
42. A. keen B. many C. great D. much
43. A. stage B. age C. period D. time
44. A. training B. practice C. exercise D. sporting
45. A. impractical B. unlikely C. improbable D. impossible
46/ They would never have accepted his money had they known his plans.
a. They knew that what he wanted to do, so they refused his money.
b. They agreed with his wished because they were glad to have his money.
c. The didn’t know his plan and never took money from him.
d. They took the money he offered them without realising his purposes.
47/ It’s too late to change it, so leave it the way it is.
a. We should change it before it’s too late b. We can’t leave it the way it is.

8. I wondered_______ the right thing. A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I
doing
9. The scientist said the earth __ the sun. A. goes around B. is going around C. went around D. was
going around
10. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot. A. is – will travel B. were – would travel
C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children _________too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make