6 Đề kiểm tra định kỳ học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2015-2016

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TRƯỜNG THPT KIỂM TRA ĐỊNH KỲ - NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 TỔ ANH VĂN BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I - MÔN ANH VĂN 12 ~ ĐỀ 384 Thời Gian: 45 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề Name.................................................12 A... Điểm

I. GRAMMAR AND USAGE. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. (3 pts.) 01. In the past, the trip ....... very rough and often dangerous, but things ....... a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

A. is - change B. had been - will change C. was - have changed D. has been - changed 02. Last night at this time, they ....... the same thing. She ....... and he....... the newspaper.

A. had done - was cooking - read B. was doing - has cooked - is reading C. are doing - is cooking - is reading D. were doing - was cooking - was reading 03. John is ....... only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.

A. one B. the C. Ø D. an 04. In the last hundred years, travelling ....... much easier and more comfortable.

A. becomes B. will become C. became D. has become 05. John ....... a respectful and obedient student.

A. said to be B. is said to be C. is said being D. is said 06. By this time next summer, you ....... your studies.

A. will have completed B. will complete C. are completing D. completes 07. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.

A. went quickly B. came into C. went leisurely D. dropped by 08. When Carol ....... last night, I ...... my favorite show on television.

A. called - was watching B. called - have watched C. had called - watched D. was calling - watched 09. Billy, come and give me a hand with the cooking.

A. attempt B. be busy C. prepared D. help 10. Each of us must take ...... for our own actions.

A. ability B. responsibility C. probability D. possibility 11. Sometimes, I do not feel like ....... to my sibling about my troubles.

A. talking B. talked C. to talk D. talk 12. When I ....... home last night, I ....... that Jane ....... a beautiful candlelight dinner.

A. arrived - discovered - was preparing B. had arrived - discovered - prepared C. was arriving - had discovered - was preparing D. have arrived - was discovering - had prepared II. READING 2. Read the passage below and choose the word that best fits each blank. (1.5pts.) Pessimists say that things will be much worse than they are nowadays. The whole world will experience a ...(13)... of economic depression. Many large corporations will ...(14)... down and millions of people will be unemployed. Terrorist groups will threaten the security of the world. Optimists, on the contrary, believe that life will be ...(15)... better than it is today. People will be living in a much cleaner environment, with fresher air and healthier foods. A more modern medical ...(16)... system will look after people. Labour-saving devices will take over domestic chores. Computers and telecommunication are sure to influence various aspects of our lives. Robots will do most of the work in factories ...(17)... will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in. More people at home will work on computers linked to their head office. Space-shuttle technology will be used in everyday air travel. Cars will ...(18)... on electricity or methane gas. Computers fitted in our cars will also tell us how to drive safely. 13. A. space B. length C. time D. cause 14. A. close B. shut C. put D. pull 15. A. too B. much C. very D. so 16. A. care B. agency C. system D. office 17. A. which B. where C. that D. it 18. A. operate B. perform C. work D. do III. WRITING 1. Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (1.75 pts.) 19. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

Because it..............................................

20. How lovely the dress is!

What..................................................... 21. It is unnecessary for you to set off early.

You...................................................... IV. WRITING 2. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. …