SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI
TRƯỜNG THPT CHU VĂN AN
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2014- 2015
Môn Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12 - Chương trình (Nâng cao)
(Dành cho các lớp 12 D1, 12 D2, 12 Văn)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
Đề thi gồm 05 trang, 50 câu hỏi.
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
Choose the best option to complete each sentence or the best substitute for the underlined word(s).
1. Ed ___________ at the clock and realized he was late for the meeting.
A. glimpsed B. observed C. glanced D. watched
2. I’ll pick up a _________ on the way home and then we won’t have to cook.
A. takeaway B. fast food C. delivery D. microwave
3. Certificates provide proof of your __________.
A. qualities B. diplomas C. qualifications D. ambitions
4. Will was made _________ three months ago and is still looking for a job.
A. sacked B. fired C. retired D. redundant
5. The audience showed their __________ by giving the orchestra a standing ovation.
A. entertainment B. review C. appreciation D. audition
6. Here at Weatherby’s, we provide all our _________ members, from senior management down, with
regular training.
A staff B. crew C. crowd D. firm
7. I am not sure a green skirt ________ combination with a blue top is such a good idea.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
8. Jill put her wellington boots on and, as soon as it stopped raining, went out to play in the ________.
A. reservoirs B. lakes C. puddles D. ponds
9. Only when _________ may vehicles cross the train tracks.
A. is the green light on B. the green light is on
C. did the green light be on D. on is the green light
10. It’s about time you ________ thinking about setting up your own business.
A. start B. have started C. started D. to start

_________ at $3.50.
16. A. choice B. variation C. difference D. range
17. A. had been B. to be C. to being D. was
18. A. unless B. if C. without D. except
19. A. age B. ages C. year D. years
20. A. re-charge B. recharged C. to re-charge D. recharging
21. A. set B. established C. started D. founded
22. A. too B. extra C. over D. far
23. A. priced B. valued C. worth D. cost
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
24. In recent years, (A) chemical (B) pollutants sucked up by the (C) atmospheric fell back down to earth in
forms of (D) precipitation.
25. James McNeill Whistler, considered as the greatest (A) genius in the history of American art, was a (B)
versatility and (C) industrious artist who was (D) proficient in several media.
26. Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass as a tribute to the Civil War soldiers who (A) had laid on the
battlefields and (B) whom he (C) had seen (D) while serving as an army house.
27. Although (A) it can be (B) derived from oil, coal and tar, kerosene is usually (C) produced (D) by refine
it from petroleum.
28. (A) It was Shirley Temple Black (B) which (C) represented her country in the United Nations and (D)
later became an ambassador.
IV. READING: Read the passage then choose the best option A, B, C or D
Since the dawn of time, people have found ways to communicate with one another. Smoke signals
and tribal drums were some of the earliest forms of communication. Letters, carried by birds or by humans
on foot or on horseback, made it possible for people to communicate larger amounts of information between
two places. The telegram and telephone set the stage for more modern means of communication. With the
invention of the cellular phone, communication itself has become mobile.
For you, a cell phone is probably just a device that you and your friends use to keep in touch with
family and friends, take pictures, play games, or send text message. The definition of a cell phone is more
specific: it is a hand- held wireless communication device that sends and receives signals by way of small
special areas called cells.

31. The word "duplex" is closest meaning to _________.
A. having two parts B. quick C. modern D. having defects
32. To whom did Cooper make his first cell phone call?
A. a member of Bell Laboratories. B. the director of his company
C. his assistant at Motorola D. a person on New York street.
33. When did Motorola introduce the first cell phones for commercial use?
A. in 1981
B. in 1983
C. in the same years when he first made a cell- phone call
D. in the same year when AT& T constructed a cell phone system.
34. What does the word "gazed" mean?
A. glanced B. started conversation
C. looked with admiration D. angrily looked
35. The phrase "tried it out" refers to _________.
A. tested the cell-phone system B. introduced the cell-phone system
C. made effort to sell the cell-phone D. reported on AT& T
V. PHONETICS:
A. Choose the word that has the main stress placed different from that of the others.
36. A. university B. international C. agricultural D. philosophy
37. A. manufacture B. irrigation C. electrician D. receptionist
38. A. agricultural B. popularity C. represent D. subsequent
B. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounce differently from the other three:
39. A. disposal B. ownership C. promotion D. erosion
40. A. repeats B. attacks C. laughs D. learns
VI. READING: Read the passage then choose the best option A, B, C or D
There are 3 kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those
that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in
a week or less, or two weeks or possibly months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no
stronger than its foundation, our long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of
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D. we have made great decisions.
45. It is implied but not stated in the passage that _________.
A. those who have long-term goals will succeed.
B. writing down the dates may discourage you.
C. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our destination.
D. everyone should have a goal.
VII. WRITING: Choose one option A, B, C or D that best rewrites each of the following sentences
46. I didn't listen to my father's advice, and I get myself into trouble now.
A. If I listened to my father, I would not get into trouble.
B. If I had listened to my father, I would not get into trouble.
C. If I listened to my father, I would not have gotten into trouble.
D. If I had listened to my father, I would not have gotten into trouble.
47. He will always regret not accepting the opportunity to go to university.
A. He wanted to go to university as an opportunity to accept knowledge.
B. He turned down the opportunity to go to university and never feels sorry for it.
C. He will always wish that he hadn't turned down the opportunity to go to university.
D. The opportunity to go to university was not for him.
48. Had we left any later, we would have missed the train.
A. We left too late to catch the train.
B. We almost missed the train.
C. Because the train was late, we missed it.
D. We didn't missed the train because it left late.
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49. The demand for the ticket was so great that people queued night and day.
A. So great the demand for the ticket was that people queued night and day.
B. So great was that the demand for the ticket people queued night and day.
C. Such was the demand for the ticket that people queued night and day.
D. Such great was demand for the ticket that people queued night and day.
50. Had the charity not supplied food and medicines, many more people would have died in the famine.