Sở GD - ĐT Thái Bình Trờng THPT Nguyễn Trãi đề thi giữa học kỳ i năm học 2010 - 2011 Môn thi: Anh văn 12 (Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút) I. Pick out the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. A. looked B. noticed C. turned D. helped 2. A. question B. celebration C. education D. collection 3. A. relate B. express C. prepare D. pressure II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 4. A. teacher B. receive C. student D. notebook 5. A. compulsory B. cinema C. politics D. physical III. Choose the best answer among (A, B , C or D ) that best completes each sentence .Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 6. The state school system _________ for by the state. A. pays B. is paid C. paid D. has paid 7. English is an important ______ that is required in several national examinations. A. language B. test C. evaluation D. subject 8. He was so ill that he could not _______ his final examination. A. make B. do C. take D. gain 9. In England schooling is compulsory ______ all children from the age of 5 to 16. A. with B. for C. to D. over 10. In Vietnam a school year lasts for nine months and is divided _____ two terms. A. into B. to C. from D. on 19. 11.There is a wide range of _______ in the education system of the USA. A. select B. selective C. selected D. selection 12. Shakespeare ________ Hamlet. A. was written B. wrote C. writes D. write 13.The__________year in Vietnam begins when school opens in September. A. academy B. academic C. academics D. academically 14. Can you tell me how_______the feeling of pressure before an interview? A. to reduce B. reduce C. reducing D. to be reduced 15 .You should wear neatly and formally______you come to the interview. A. which B. where C. how D. when 16._______ yet? A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed 17. He is the man _______ car was stolen last week. A. whom B. that C. which D. whose 18. The National Curriculum is _____ by the government and must be followed in all state schools. A. setting B. set up C. set D. to set 19. If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth _____ greener. A. had been B. would be C. will be D. would have been 20.You should_____all the questions clearly, politely and honestly when the interviewer asks you. A. answer B. say C. speak D. tell 21. Laura showed me a photograph of her son, ________is a policeman. A. that B. which C. who D. whom 22. While I______ in the park I_______ Mr John . A. walk - was seeing B. was walking - see C. walked - see D. was walking - saw 23. Lan______ to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well. A. won’t go B. hasn’t gone C. didn’t go D. doesn’t go 24. Listen! someone __________. A. sang B. is singing C. was singing D. sings 25.What do I have to bring _______ me to the interview. A. with B. upon C. in D. along IV. Circle A, B, C or D to find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 26. Minh has been very interested of doing research on biology since he was at A B C high school. D 27.There are two parallel school system in England. A B C D 28. If I had come sooner, he could has eaten dinner with the whole family. A B C D 29. If my father hasn't encouraged me to take the exam, I wouldn't have done A B C D it. 30. Don’t forget to say goodbye to the interviewer before leave the office. A B C D V. Choose the correct sentences among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning with the given one. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 31. If you don’t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam. A. Unless you don’t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam. B. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam. C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam. D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam. 32. I last heard this song ten years ago. A. It is ten years since I last heard this song. B. It was ten years since I have heard this song. C. It is ten years when I have heard this song. D. It has been ten years when I have heard this song. 33. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car. A. The man is believed escaped in a stolen car. B. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. C. The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car. D. They believed that the man stolen the car. 34.You can’t wash this dress, you must dry-clean it. A. This dress can’t being washed and it must being dry-cleaned. B. This dress can’t washed and it must dry-cleaned. C. This dress can’t be washed, it must be dry-cleaned. D. All are correct. 35. Tom used to smoked when he was young. A. Tom has stopped smoking. B. Tom smoke a lot when he was young. C. Tom doesn’t smoke no longer. D. Tom got used to smoking when he was young. VI. Read the passage then choose the correct answer to answer the following questions by marking the corresponding letter: A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. At the age of 40, Tom Bloch was the head of H & R Block, a huge company that helps people prepare their tax forms. He was very successful. Although Bloch earned a lot of money, he wasn’t very happy. He spent too much time at work and didn’t have enough time to spend with his family. Suddenly, he left H & R Block and became a teacher in a poor neighborhood. “I wanted to help people who didn’t have the opportunities I had,” Bloch explained. Learning to control the students was hard at first. But the rewards – helping children and hearing students say he’s their favourite teacher – are great. And Bloch is able to spend more time with his family. 36. Tom Bloch’s company operated in____________. A. building blocks B. collecting taxes C. helping people with tax forms D. helping people in a poor neighborhood 37. He wasn’t very happy because he______________. A. didn’t earn much money B. earned a lot of money but he didn’t have time to spend it C. wasn’t very successful D. spent a lot of time for work not for his family 38. Tom Bloch suddenly left his company to______________. A. retire B. find another opportunity C. become a teacher D. the head of a school 39. He would like to__________students of the poor neighborhood to have the opportunities as he had. A. explain B. help C. talk D. wish 40. Tom Bloch is very happy now because he_____________. A. is a successful businessman B. earns more money than before C. spends more money for his family D. is a favourite teacher and spends more time with his family VII. Read the passage then choose the correct answer to answer the following questions by marking the corresponding letter: A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Before the interview, you should find ___(41)__ as much as possible about the job and the ____(42)___. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of __(43)___ and your resumes to the company to express your interest ___(44)__ the job and to show that you might be the most suitable candidate for the position. When you come to the interview, remember to bring with you your school certificates and letters of ___ (45)____from your teachers or your previous employers. In addition, you may __(46)___ down your qualifications and experience that can relate __(47)__ the job and prepare for the questions that are often asked during the interview. Make sure you know __(48)___ the interview is and how to get there. Be__(49)__ time or a few minutes early. Don’t forget to dress neatly and ___(50)___. 41. A. out B. in C. at D. for 42. A. vacancy B. seat C. company D. salary 43. A. invitation B. application C. refusal D. acceptance 44. A. of B. for C. in D. at 45. A. invitation B. recommendation C. refusal D. acceptance 46. A. sit B. put C. cut D. jot 47. A. to B. in C. with D. on 48. A. where B. what C. which D. when 49. A. at B. by C. on D. with 50. A. infomally B. fomal C. old D. formally The end. . by the state. A. pays B. is paid C. paid D. has paid 7. English is an important ______ that is required in several national examinations. A. language B 32. I last heard this song ten years ago. A. It is ten years since I last heard this song. B. It was ten years since I have heard this song. C. It is ten