Đề ôn thi học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

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1. REVISE ENGLISH 12 TERM 1 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 1. A. nursery B. focus C. delicate D. secure Question 2. A. continent B. belong C. master D. access. Question 3. A. signal B. instance C. airport D. mistake Question 4. A. chemistry B. decision C. statistic D. Attention Question 5. A.Interview B. Optional C sacrifice D recommend Question 6. A normal B diverse C polite D complete Question 7. A listened B reviewed C protected D enjoyed Question 8. A houses B villages C takes D teaches Question 9. A finished B escaped C dmaged D promised Question 10. A clothes B couches Cbosses D boxes Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings. Question 11. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids. A. changed completely B. cleaned well C. removed quickly D. destroyed completely Question 12. In 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness. A. record B. shine C. categorize D. diversify Question 13. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together Question 14 : Household chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devides A Official B Domestic C.Foreign D Schooling Question 15: You may jot down your qualifications and experience A mention B note down C type D find out Question 16 : Schooling is compulsory for all English children A optional B pioneer C required D plastically Question 17 : Some days rest may help you reduce the feeling of study A increase B lower C chop D create Question 18: when being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying A be related to B pay attention to C be interested in Dexpress interest to Question 19 It is incredible that he is unware of such basic facts A unbelieved B difficult C disappointed D imaginable Question 20: Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble .he is a mischievous boy A. humorous B obedient C ill-behaved D wicked Question 21 : the medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer A do better B expect more C treat better D speed Question 22: in the future , many large corporations will be wiped out A developed B bloomed C destroyed D opened Question 23: we can use either verbal or nonverbal communication A Using gesture B Using speech C using verbs D using facial expression Question 24 we are close-knit family A need each other B are close to each other C have very close relationship with each other D are polite each other Question 25: The first day at university can be very daunting A interesting B memorable Cdepressing D serious Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question1 Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check. A. similar B. fake C. different D. genuine Question 2 in some countries , the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvement
2. A something to suffer B something enjoyable C something sad Dsomething to entertain Question 3 Students don’t usually work very hard at night but they burn the midnight oil for lessons before the examinations A don’t go out with friends B go to bed early C talk overnight D stay up late Question4 : The majority of Asian students reject American view that marriage is a partnership ofequals A object B agree C admire D protect Question 5: they believe that life will be far better than it is today, so they tend to look on the bright side A be confident B be pessimistic C be optimistic D be smart Question 6: English is a compulsory subject A optional B required C mandatory D dependent Question 7: He admitted breaking his mother’s vase A denied B regretted C confessed D agreed Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 1In a hospital, everything have to be very clean. A B C D Question 2 The doctor strongly advised her take a few days' rest. A B C D Question 3 When he goes to see them last night, they were playing cards. Question 4: The major goals of primary education is to achieve basic literacy and numeracy Among students Question 5 : . Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today. Question 6 My brother has to walk ten miles to buy some gas last weekend. Question 7 Dogs that are trained to lead the blind must be loyalty, intelligent and calm. Question 8: Americans and Asians have difference ideas about love and marriage Question 9: Lucy wishes she could speak Vietnamese fluent Question 10 : The number of people whom enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet Education is not an end, but a mean is to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has, for some time, been fashionable to think that by free education for all – whether rich or poor, clever or stupid – one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a large number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible disease . In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. Question 1: The writer of the passage thinks that ___. A. education can settle most of the world’s problems. B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world. C. all the social problems can’t be solved by education. D. free education won’t help to solve social problems. Question 2: The writer wants to prove that ___. A. people with high education refuse to do what they think “low” work. B. our society needs free education for all. C. a farmer is more important than a professor. D. our society needs all kinds of jobs. Question 3: According to the passage ___. A. work with hands is low work. B. we can’t regard work with hands as low work. C. work with hands is dirty and shameful D. work with hands is the most important. Question 4: The purpose of education is ___.
3. A. to choose a system of education B. to build a perfect world C. to let everyone receive education fit for him D. to prepare children mainly for their future Question 5: The passage tells us about ___ of education. A. the type B. the means C. the system D. the value You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions. According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same "facial language". Studies by Ekman's group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea, and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays - the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses - especially negative ones - while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people's behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings. The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people's faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions. Question 1:Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to A display their emotions openly B conceal their positive emotions C control their emotions D change their behaviour Question 2 The word "evolved" is closest in meaning to ___. A. increased B. reduced C. developed D. simplified Question 3: Young children ___. A. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions B. take time to control their facial expressions C. are sensitive towards others' emotions D. spend a long time learning to read others' emotions D. spend a long time learning to read others' emotions Question 4: According to the passage, we respond to others by ___. A. watching their actions B. observing their looks C. observing their emotional expressions D. looking at their faces Question5: The biggest difference lies in ___. A. how often positive emotions are shown B. how emotional responses are controlled C. how intensive emotions are expressed D. how long negative emotions are displayed Question 6: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ___. A. investigators on universal emotional expressions B. researchers on universal language C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages D. lacked many main ingredients
4. Question 7: The best title for the passage is ___. A. ways to control emotional expressions B. cultural universals in emotional expressions C. Human habit of displaying emotions D. review of research on emotional expressions Question8: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer whether ___ A. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar B. different cultures have similar emotional expressions C. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar. D. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year. At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school. Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing. Question 1 The past participle “homeschooled” in the first paragraph is best equivalent to “___at home”. A. taught B. self-learned C. untaught D. self-studied Question 2 This estimated number was presented by ___. A. a governmental office B. school teachers C. the parents D. homeschooled children Question 3 According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children in the US in the last year of the 20th century must be ___. A. 1,600,000 B. 850,000 C. 1,900,000 D. 1,700,000 Question 4. Parents can teach children at home with the support of ___. A. The internet, conventions along with support groups B. support groups, teachers and websites C. documents, websites and support groups D. books, support groups and the Internet Question 5. More parents teach their children because they completely ___ the current educational system. A. please with B. object to C. appeal to D. approve of Question6. The word “arguments” at the beginning of the third paragraph can be best replaced by “___”. A. rows B. quarrels C. viewpoints D. discussions Question7. Which is the best tittle for the passage: A. Reasons for Homeschooling in the USA. B. The Trend of homeschooling in the USA. C. Homeschooling- one of the ways of education in the USA. D. Education system in the USA. If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children. However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children. Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Although Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if the is unwilling.
5. Mechael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seem quiet and unhappy. Question1: The main idea of the passage is ___. A. how parents should make a child a musician.C. what differences there are between two kinds of parents. B. how parents should bring up a child D. what aim of a child can be much earlier to each. Question2. Michael is lucky because___. A. his parents help him in a sensible way C. his family is rich enough to have a car B. his father is a musician in an orchestra D. he is free to do anything that he likes best Question 3. Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that___. A. he has to do his best to do everything C. he has made great progress in music B. he is afraid that he may disappoint them D. he often wants to kill himself some day Question 4. It is one of parents' mistakes if___ A. they want their child to be a musician C. they help their child to win music competitions B. they don’t care for their child's education much D. they make their child try to achieve too much. Question5. According to the author's opinion,___. A. it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want. B. parents should be supportive of their children. C. all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything. D. unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children. Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year by designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs." he said. "I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year”. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most his spare time is spent working. "Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school”. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear." Question 14. How does David earn money? A. by working as a taxi driver B. by selling new programs C. by designing new computer games D. by running a small firm Question 15. Why is David different from other young people at his age? A. He earns an extremely high salary. B. He is not unemployed. C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with his parents. Question 16. David's greatest problem is___. A. making the banks treat him as an adult B. inventing computer games C. spending his salary D. learning to drive
6. Question 17. He was employed by the company because___ A. he had worked in a computer shop. B. he had written some computer programs. C. he works very hard. D. he had learnt to use computers at school. Question 18. He left school after taking O-levels because___ A. he did not enjoy school. B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him. C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing. D. he wanted to earn a lot of money. Question 19. Why does David think he might retire early? A. You have to be young to write computer programs. B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire. C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well. D. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt. Question 20. The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to___ A. computing B. producing C. teaching D. introducing The United States has been criticized for its treatment of its elderly citizens. Although in many other countries the elderly usually live with their children’s family, many older Americans live alone, without the close companionship of their children. This situation is sometimes blamed on the “selfishness” of the younger generation but a closer look shows that many of the elderly prefer to maintain their independent lives. Research on the situation of the elderly in America has shown that while grandparents are delighted to be visited periodically by their children and grandchildren, they prefer to continue living in the surroundings that they are familiar with. This suggests that children should permit their parents to live alone if they wish to, and should encourage them to maintain close ties to the rest of the family. Another surprising result of the research on the elderly in the United States has been the very positive influence which pets have been found to have on the elderly people that they live with. It has been shown that elderly people who care for small pets, such as cats or dogs, live longer, are healthier, and have better attitudes towards their lives than similar elderly people without these companions. Question 1. Many elderly Americans live A. without satisfaction B. by themselves c. a lonely life D. a simple life Question 2. What do some people see as the cause of this situation? A. The society of the USA treats its elderly people as troubles. B. The young people usually trouble the elderly of their own. C. The government concerns hardly about the elderly people. D. The young people are too selfish. Question 3. Many of the elderly Americans want to A. keep living in their well-known places and conditions B. remain with their grandchildren in their houses C. remove to their sons’ or daughters’ homes D. live with their friends in their hometown Question 4 The author advises the young people to . A. keep close ties the elderly of their own B. let the elderly of their families live by themselves C. respect the wishes of their elderly parents D. permit their elderly relatives to raise some pets Question 5. The author’s main thought is that . A. the elderly who care for some pets li ve longer B. the social practice in the USA makes the elderly live alone C. the elderly people should have better attitudes towards their lives D. it is a social tradition that the elderly Americans enjoy the self- directing lives
7. It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important. Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling. Question 1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The best school teach a wide variety of subjects B. Education and schooling are quite different experiences C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is Question 2. What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” (lines 2) ? A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial. B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year. C.Summer school makes the school year too long. D. All of life is an education. Question 3. The word “bounds”in line 4 is closest in meaning to ___. A. rules B. experience C. limits D. exceptions Question 4. The word “chance” in line 9 is closest in meaning to___. A. unplanned B. unusual C. lengthy D. lively Question 5. The word “an integral” in line 12 is closest in meaning to ___. A. an equitable B. a profitable C. a pleasant D. an essential Question 6. The word “they” in line 16 refers to ___. A. slices of reality B. similar textbooks C. boundaries D. seats Question 7. The phrase “For example,” line 22, introduces a sentence that gives examples of ___. A. similar textbooks B. the results of schooling C. the workings of a government D. the boundaries of classroom subjects Question 8. The passage supports which of the following conclusions? A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant. B. Education systems need to be radically reformed. C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated. D. Education involves many years of professional training. Question 9. The passage is organized by ___. A. listing and discussing several educational problems B. contrasting the meanings of two related words C. narrating a story about excellent teacher D. giving examples of different kinds of schools Question 10. The writer seems to agree that A. Schooling is as important than education
8. B. Education is not as important as schooling C. Schooling is unlimited and more informal D. Education is more influential than schooling The body language people use often communicates more about their feelings than the words they are saying. We use body movements, hand gestures, facial expressions, and changes in our voice 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. Question 1: It is mentioned in the passage that many gestures ___ A. may mean different things in different countries B. are not used to communicate our feelings C. can be used to greet each other in public D. are used in greeting among men and women Question 2: People nod their head to say no in ___ A. Belgium B. Bulgaria C. France D. Japan Question3: In the Middle East, people do not use their left hands for eating because they use their left hands ___ A.when going to the bathroom B. when preparing the meal C.to put in their pockets D. to clean their tables and chairs Question 4: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. In France, people shouldn’t rest their feet on tables. B. In Belgium, snapping your fingers at someone is very rude C. In China, the ‘OK’ sign means money D. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping Question 5: The word “others” in paragraph 3 refers to ___ A. other people B. other shoes C. other soles D. other fee Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in every known culture. The basic function of signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver's cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theater provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages. Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage
9. in communication. They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver. Without an exchange of ideas, interaction comes to a halt. As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods must be based upon speech. To radio, television, and the telephone, one must add fax, paging systems, electronic mail, and the Internet, and no one doubts but that there are more means of communication on the horizon. Question 1: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A Gestures B. Signs and signals C. Speech D. Communication Question 2: What does the author say about speech? A .It is dependent upon the advances made by inventors. B.It is necessary for communication to occur. C.It is the only true form of communication. D.It is the most advanced form of communication. Question 3: All of the following are true EXCEPT A.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures are found in every culture. B.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures are only used for long distance contact. C.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures are very useful. D.Signal, symbols, signs and gestures also have some disadvantage. Question 4: The phrase "impinge upon" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to . A.prohibit B. affect C. vary D. improve Question 5: The word "it" in paragraph refers to . A.way B. environment C. speech D. signal Question 6: Applauding was cited as an example of . A.a signal B. a sign C. a gesture D. a symbol Question 7 Why were the telephone, radio, and television invented? A.Because people were unable to understand signs, signals, and symbols. B.Because people believed that signs, signals, and symbols were obsolete. C.Because people wanted to communicate across long distances. D.Because people wanted new forms of communication.