ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HK I NĂM HỌC 2007 – 2008
TIẾNG ANH 12
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. handled B. installed C. confided D. confirmed
2. A. creates B. achieves C. struggles D. precedes
3. A.child B. chemist C. church D. chicken
4. A. seat B. heavy C. reason D. neat
II. Pick out the word whose primary stress is different from the others.
5. A. nursery B. ancestor C. tuition D. counterpart
6. A. decisive B. tertiary C. fantastic D. rewarding
7. A. keenness B. retail C. entry D. attempt
8. A. carry B. adopt C. fulfill D. record
III. Read the following passage. Then choose the best option (A, B, C or D).
It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope (9) the best. Here are a few tips.
Practise how you say things, as well as what you (10) to say. If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a
friend of (11) does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find (12) to watch it with
you and give you a (13) of advice on how you appear and behave.
Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (14) to dress. At the
interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly. (15) attention and keep your answers
to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (16) do you.
9. A. against B. for C. to D. at
10. A. intend B. consider C. imagine D. think
11. A. his B. yours C. mine D. ours
12. A. anybody B. nobody C. everybody D. somebody
13. A. number B. slice C. plenty D. bit
14. A. colleagues B. employees C. customers D. employers
15. A. Attract B. Give C. Turn D. Pay
16. A. so B. either C. neither D. or
IV. Read the article below. Then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
In British schools most pupils learn French or German. In a few schools you can also learn Italian, Spanish or
Russian. Not many pupils learn Latin now. All pupils must study one foreign language until they are 16.

26. Reducing the size of classes may improve standards.
A. educated B. educating C. education D. educational
27. The game is thought to have among the native peoples of Alaska.
A. origin B. originated C. original D. originally
28. She has had to make some very difficult .
A. decided B. decisive C. decision D. decisions
29. How many did you have for the job?
A. applicants B. applications C. apply D. applied
30. Tom is a very person and writes lists for everything.
A. method B. methodic C. methodical D. methodically
31. He was as a full member of the society.
A. accepting B. accepted C. acceptable D. acceptance
32. Robert in three movies already. I’m sure he’ll be a star some day.
A. appeared B. had appeared C. has appeared D. has been appearing
33. I don’t want any mistakes in his composition.
A. him to make B. his making C. that he makes D. he will make
34. Tropical forests around the world due to human demand for hardwood for furniture.
A. had been destroyed B. were destroying C. are destroying D. are being destroyed
35. We missed the train. It by the time we arrived at the station.
A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. have left
36. Why did you sit there TV while everything was in such a mess?
A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. and watching
37. We had a great time in the island. Every day we the island and in the evening we slept in
tents.
A. were exploring B. explores C. had explored D. explored
38. By this time next year we the course.
A. will finish B. have finished C. will have finished D. will have been finishing
39. If energy unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
A. would be B. will be C. were D. is
40. We are made all the cleaning in the house.

A B C D
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ KIỂM TRA HK I NĂM HỌC 2007 – 2008
TIẾNG ANH 12
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. handled B. installed C. confided D. confirmed
2. A. creates B. achieves C. struggles D. precedes
3. A.child B. chemist C. church D. chicken
4. A. seat B. heavy C. reason D. neat
II. Pick out the word whose primary stress is different from the others.
5. A. nursery B. ancestor C. tuition D. counterpart
6. A. decisive B. tertiary C. fantastic D. rewarding
7. A. keenness B. retail C. entry D. attempt
8. A. carry B. adopt C. fulfill D. record
III. Read the following passage. Then choose the best option (A, B, C or D).
It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope (9) the best. Here are a few tips.
Practise how you say things, as well as what you (10) to say. If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a
friend of (11) does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find (12) to watch it with
you and give you a (13) of advice on how you appear and behave.
Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (14) to dress. At the
interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly. (15) attention and keep your answers
to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (16) do you.
9. A. against B. for C. to D. at
10. A. intend B. consider C. imagine D. think
11. A. his B. yours C. mine D. ours
12. A. anybody B. nobody C. everybody D. somebody
13. A. number B. slice C. plenty D. bit
14. A. colleagues B. employees C. customers D. employers
15. A. Attract B. Give C. Turn D. Pay
16. A. so B. either C. neither D. or

A. in B. for C. with D. by
25. The academic year in England is divided three terms.
A. in B. between C. among D. into
26. Reducing the size of classes may improve standards.
A. educated B. educating C. education D. educational
27. The game is thought to have among the native peoples of Alaska.
A. origin B. originated C. original D. originally
28. She has had to make some very difficult .
A. decided B. decisive C. decision D. decisions
29. How many did you have for the job?
A. applicants B. applications C. apply D. applied
30. Tom is a very person and writes lists for everything.
A. method B. methodic C. methodical D. methodically
31. He was as a full member of the society.
A. accepting B. accepted C. acceptable D. acceptance
32. Robert in three movies already. I’m sure he’ll be a star some day.
A. appeared B. had appeared C. has appeared D. has been appearing
33. I don’t want any mistakes in his composition.
A. him to make B. his making C. that he makes D. he will make
34. Tropical forests around the world due to human demand for hardwood for furniture.
A. had been destroyed B. were destroying C. are destroying D. are being destroyed
35. We missed the train. It by the time we arrived at the station.
A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. have left
36. Why did you sit there TV while everything was in such a mess?
A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. and watching
37. We had a great time in the island. Every day we the island and in the evening we slept in
tents.
A. were exploring B. explores C. had explored D. explored
38. By this time next year we the course.
A. will finish B. have finished C. will have finished D. will have been finishing

49. I read a number of articles, most of them were very useful.
A B C D
50. The football match was televised lively from the National Stadium.
A B C D
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