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TRƯỜNG THPT PHAN NGỌC HIỂN

ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ 1

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NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016

Họ và tên: .......................................................

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12

Lớp: 12 .......

Thời gian: 45 phút

I. Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (0.5 ms)
1. A. manufacture

B. future

C. nursery

D. secure

2. A. unwise

B. develops



C. to where

D. to which

8. Parents are ……….by law to send their children to school.
A. obliged

B. confided

C. demanded

D. conducted

9. Several years after they ……….up they met again by chance.
A. have split

B. had split

C. were split

D. had been split

10. The effects of cigarette smoking ……….to be extremely harmful so far.
A. is proved

B. will be proved

C. are proved




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A. satisfy

B. satisfactory

C. satisfaction

D. satisfied

15. Is there any chance to have the machinery ……….?
A. repair

B. be repaired

C. repairing

D. repaired

16. In 1959 the political philosopher Hannah Arendt became the first woman ……. a full
professor at Princeton University.
A. to appoint

B. was appointed

C. to be appointed

D. who be appointed


C. qualifications

D. expressions

21. She has been ………work with a bad back since July.
A. on

B. out

C. at

D. off

22. There’s not much chance of promotion ………a job like that.
A. in

B. on

C. for

D. with

C. knowledge

D. talent

23. I shall do the job to the best of my ……….
A. capacity


B. my father used to take me to the circus.

C. I used to be taken to the circus.

D. my father used to be taken to the circus.

28. Nobody wants to be impolite, but ……………
A. it easy to get wrong in international communicative situations.
B. they are easily to get wrong in international communicative situations.
C. they get wrong easy in international communicative situations.
D. it is getting wrong easily in international communicative situations.
VII. Identify the best words for the blanks of the text. (1.0 m)
The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers. Although it only
(29) ……..…..of short, simple scenes, people loved it, and films have been popular ever since.
The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to explain the story.
Soon the public had (30) …………....favorite actors and actresses and, in this way,
the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from
then on, the public would only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (31) …..most of the
world’s films were produced. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, (32) ……... people went
to see films, but in recent years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started
to produce films that influence film making and there are currently many national film industries.
29. A. considered

B. consisted

C. held

D. belonged



to communicate with each other. Although some body language is universal, many gestures are
culturally specific and may mean different things in different countries.
If you want to give someone the nod in Bulgaria, you have to nod your head to say
NO and shake it to say YES- the exact opposite of what we do! In Belgium, pointing with your
index finger or snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.
In France, you shouldn’t rest your feet on tables or chairs. Speaking to someone
with your hands in your pockets will only make matters worse. In the Middle East, you should
never show the soles of your feet or shoes to others as it will be seen as a grave insult. When
eating, only use your right hand because they use their left hands when going to the bathroom.
In Bangladesh, the “thumbs-up” is a rude sign. In Myanmar, people greet each
other by clapping, and in India, whistling in public is considered rude.
In Japan, you should not blow your nose in public, but you can burp at the end of a
meal to show that you have enjoyed it. The “OK” sign (thumb and index finger forming a circle)
means “everything is good” in the West, but in China it means nothing or zero. In Japan, it means
money, and in the Middle East, it is a rude gesture.
33. People nod their head to say no in …………
A. Belgium

B. France

C. Bulgaria

D. Japan

34. In the Middle East, people do not use their left hands for eating because they use their left
hands ………….
A. when preparing the meal

B. to put in their pockets

40. But for the view, this would be a lovely room.
If it ……………………………………………………………………………………………
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ANSWER KEYS
I. Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (0.5 ms)
1. C. nursery

2. B. develops

II. Identify the word whose stress position is differently. (0.5 ms)
3. B. preference

4. D. suppose

III. Identify the mistake from the underlined part. (0.5 ms)
5. (D) it is now being

6. (C) wouldn’t have

IV. Identify the best answer to fit the gap. (4,25 ms)
7. D. to which

8. A. obliged

11. B. to- about



27. C. I used to be taken to the circus.

28. B. they are easily to get wrong in international communicative situations.
VII. Identify the best words for the blanks of the text. (1.0 m)
29. B. consisted

30. B. their

31. C. where

32. D. fewer

VIII. Read the passage and identify the correct answer. (1.0 m)
33. C. Bulgaria

34. D. when going to the bathroom

35. C. In China, the “OK” sign means money.
36.B. other people
IX. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning as the first one. (2.0 ms)
37. Rose has been working for that firm for six years.
(Rose has worked for that firm for six years.)
38. My brother advised me not to say anything about it.
39. She apologized for getting the message wrong.


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(………………….having got ………………..)