Đề thi giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh 12 Global success (Đề 2)

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ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KỲ 1 - ĐỀ SỐ 2
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NĂM HỌC: 2024 – 2025 MÔN: Tiếng Anh 12 Thời gian: 45 minutes
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. 1. A. custom B. event C. guitar D. cuisine 2. A. cultural B. popular C. typical D. effective
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 3. A. able B. adopt C. attack D. account 4. A. gave B. age C. became D. company 5. A. poem B. love C. only D. told
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
6. ________ dinner at this time yesterday? A. Do you have B. Are you having C. Have you had D. Were you having
7. He ________ to New York to start a new business. It was a huge success. A. moves B. moved C. is moving D. was moving
8. General Vo Nguyen Giap ________ the Communist Party of Viet Nam and led the army during the war. A. joined B. was joining C. has joined D. joins
9. After attacking a group of French soldiers, Vo Thi Sau ________ and sent to prison. A. is arrested B. will be arrested C. was arrested D. has been arrested
10. You forgot to turn ________ the tap in the bathroom. It's a waste of clean water! A. on B. off C. up D. down
11. We're going away for a month. Can you look ________ our garden? A. for B. into C. after D. at
12. Electric cars are generally more _______-friendly than cars running on petrol. A. eco B. ecology C. ecology's D. ecological
13. My mum never throws away any _______, but recycles them into new dishes. A. leftovers B. waste C. packaging D. compost
14. The modern Christmas tree has its ________ in 16th-century Germany. A. custom B. tradition C. origin D. practice
15. Some people think that globalisation is a threat to ________ cultures. A. traditional B. new C. modern D. current
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (16) everybody knows that the company was founded
by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in
the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer,
transformed a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.
His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his (17).
Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs
attended Reed College from which he (18) in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976
in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a
year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly
successful mass-produced personal computers. (19), in 1985, following a long power struggle,
Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took a few of its members with him to
found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The
purchase allowed Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.
Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (20) nearly a decade. Millions first
learned of Jobs’ death on a device which had been invented by himself. 16. A. most B. almost C. the most D. mostly 17. A. increase B. upbringing C. rising D. grow 18. A. dropped in B. dropped up C. dropped out D. dropped by 19. A. Generally B. Frankly C. Fortunately D. Unfortunately 20. A. for B. since C. during D. of
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.
21. My parents wanted me to play a musical instrument, so I learned a violin at the age of 12. A. a B. so C. a D. the
22. A lot of foreign students experience culture shock when studying in an US. A. foreign B. experience C. studying D. an
23. Julie applied to the position of a marine biologist in a non-profit organisation because she is interested in ocean life. A. to B. of C. in D. in
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges.
24. Dana: Mum, I've got the university entrance exam results. I've passed! - Mum: Oh, Dana. ______ A. I'm so sorry for you. B. I'm so happy for you. C. It's such a pleasure. D. I'm so worried about you.
25. Tim: I've won a trip to Hawaii, Kim. I'm ______! - Kim: Wow! That's fantastic! A. under the weather B. in the sunlight C. over the top D. over the moon
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions.
26. You can always count on me. A. I'll never take you down. B. I'll never let you down. C. I'll never hold you down. D. I'll never make you down.
27. A car hit the fence of my garden. I was cleaning the swimming pool.
A. While a car hit the fence I was cleaning the swimming pool.
B. A car hit the fence and I was cleaning the swimming pool.
C. I was cleaning the swimming pool when a car hit the fence.
D. I was cleaning the swimming pool then a car hit the fence.
28. He doesn't like going out. He doesn't invite any friends home.
A. He either goes out or invites any friends home.
B. He neither goes out nor invites any friends home.
C. He not only goes out but also invites any friends home.
D. He goes out but not invites any friends home.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
29. There are many indoor plants that grow in water. The lucky bamboo is one of the best indoor plants.
A. Many indoor plants grow in water like the lucky bamboo.
B. The lucky bamboo is one of the best indoor plants that grow in water.
C. The lucky bamboo is an indoor plant and grows in water.
D. The best indoor plant that grows in water is the lucky bamboo.
30. We cut down more and more forests. The Earth becomes hotter and hotter.
A. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
B. We cut down the most forests, but the Earth becomes hotter.