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. toB. 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
A. living standard B. lifestyle C. life expectation D. life expectancy

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
Desert foods
Would you like to eat locusts roasted on hot coals? People in the desert regions of the Arab countries use locusts
cooked in this way for food. They also eat such other animals as hares and lizards. Pieces of lamb roasted on a spit
make up another favorite dish.
Because many crops cannot be grown in desert lands, the people do not have a variety of foods from which to
choose. Dates, which can be raised in the oases, from an important part of the diets of desert people. They are fond
of fresh dates dipped in butter and roasted over hot coals.
They are also fond of the milk they get from camels and goats. Because of the climate, the milk does not stay

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. have been the children b. have the children been c. the children have been d. the chhhildren have
21/ Strong security measures ................. for the President’s visit next month.
a. will take b. will be takingc. will have taken d. will be taken
22/ .................... Theater isn’t far from Waterloo Station.
a. National b. The National c. A National d. Nation
23/ James ................ as a sports joutnalist for thirty-five years before his retirement.
a. worked b. will have worked c. has worked d. has been worked
24/ You should wash the fruit .................... before use.
a. thoroughly b. quickly c. freshly d. gently

__________ 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.
c. It can’t be altered at this point d. We should change it before we leave.
48/ “Will you help me, please?” she said. “I can’t reach the top shelf.”
a. She asked me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
b. She ordered me to help her if she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
c. She told me to help her and said that she can’t reach the top shelf.
d. She asked if I would help her to reach the top shelf.
49/ The workers do not intend to call off their strike.
The worker has ...............................................................
a. no intention of calling off their strike. B. not intention of calling off their strike.
c. intention to not call off their strike. D. their intention for not calling off their strike.