Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng anh 12 năm 2022 - 2023 (Đề 5)

SỞ GD&ĐT THÁI BÌNH
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
MÔN: Anh – Lớp 12 (Chương trình cũ)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that has
different pronunciation from the rest in each of the followings. Question 1: A. pronounced B. relaxed C. approached D. preceded Question 2: A. shower B. flower C. narrow D. breakdown
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the followings. Question 3: A. listen B. prevent C. expect D. invite Question 4: A. environment B. fundamental C. compulsory D. technology
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the followings.
Question 5: Birth ______is an official document that shows when and where a person was born. A. degree B. certificate C. permit D. paper
Question 6: Luckily, she appeared to save a little girl ______falling into the water. A. against B. for C. from D. about
Question 7: If you pay attention to the teacher, you ______ how to do this kind of exercise. A. have known B. would know C. will know D. know
Question 8: I'll never forget ______this piece of music for the first time. A. have heard B. to hear C. hearing D. to be heard
Question 9: When he lived in the countryside, he ______ walk along the port to watch the ships up and down the river. A. got used to B. was used to C. used to D. uses to
Question 10: We were proud that Mr. Smith was ______ educated for the position of the corporation. A. highly B. lately C. probably D. reluctantly
Question 11: Fortunately, I arrived at the hall just ______ to attend the conference. A. at times B. by the time C. on time D. in time
Question 12: It was boring there. There was no TV or radio so we had to make our ______ for ourselves. A. entertainment B. entertain C. entertaining D. entertainingly
Question 13: People should willingly ______a hand with saving the environment before it becomes too bad to live in. A. do B. have C. give D. put Trang 1


Question 14: Laura feels a strong ______of responsibility towards her employees. A. emotion B. feeling C. sense D. sentiment
Question 15: When he was a schoolboy, he had to study by the light of ______ moon. A. an B. some C. a D. the
Question 16: ______ by a dog when she was small, Mary is afraid of all of them. A. Bitten B. Biting C. Having bitten D. Be bitten
Question 17: ______ staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train. A. In spite of B. Because C. Because of D. Even though
Question 18: He came across the photograph of his great- grandfather while he ______ up the attic. A. cleans B. is cleaning C. was cleaning D. cleaned
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 following questions.
Question 19: I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home. It’s a long time since I last came back. A. willingness B. requirements C. determination D. keenness
Question 20: Actually, immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways. A. influenced B. blamed C. sponsored D. donated
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.
Question 21: He is optimistic about his chance to find the job because everything seems smooth. A. pessimistic B. economic C. unable D. disagreeable
Question 22: Wholesale is connected with goods that are bought and sold in large quantities, especially
so they can be sold again to make a profit. A. Business B. Retail C. Trade D. Commerce
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 23: These exercises look easily, but they are relatively difficult for us. A. easily B. relatively C. for D. These exercises
Question 24: In some parts of India, inter-caste marriages were thoroughly disaproved about. A. marriages B. thoroughly C. about D. some parts
Question 25: Thomas has trouble to make friends with other students at his new school. A. students B. school C. friends D. to make
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Question 26: It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
A. That he lacked of confidence surprised me. B. That his lack of confidence surprised me.
C. He surprised me by his lack of confidence. D. What surprised me was his lack of confidence. Trang 2


Question 27: The Minister said: “I didn’t do anything improper”.
A. The Minister denied doing anything improper.
B. The Minister denied that he would do anything improper.
C. The Minister refused to have done anything improper.
D. The Minister refused to do anything improper.
Question 28: She would have sung if he had asked her.
A. She was going to sing but then changed her mind.
B. He didn’t ask her to sing, and she didn’t sing.
C. He asked her to sing but she refused.
D. She sang although he didn’t ask her.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: Sue is very slow. She can’t understand what you might say.
A. What you might say, Sue can’t understand slowly.
B. Sue is so slow that she can’t understand what you might say.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
Question 30: Tom’s joke was very funny. We couldn’t help laughing.
A. Tom’s joke couldn’t help us laugh.
B. Tom’s joke couldn’t make us laugh.
C. We laughed because Tom’s joke wasn’t funny enough.
D. We couldn’t help laughing at Tom’s joke.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 31 to 35.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Winston Churchill was a politician who is remembered as one of Britain's greatest statesmen.
___(31)___a young man he served as a soldier in India and Egypt, and as a journalist in South Africa. He
was a ___(32)___ of Parliament from 1900 to 1965, for five different constituencies. Between 1906 and
1929 he held many important positions in government. In 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and
Minister of Defence. His radio speeches during World War II gave the British people a strong
___(33)___to win the war. The Conservative Party, led by Churchill, lost the election of 1945, but he
became Prime Minister again from 1951 to 1955 when he retired, aged 80. He was made a knight in 1953,
the same year ___(34)___ he won the Nobel Prize for literature. Churchill was also a skilled painter. He
was famous for smoking a large cigar, and ___(35)___ a V-sign for 'victory'. He was often referred to
simply as 'Winnie' and is remembered with great affection in both Britain and the US.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015 Question 31: A. Same B. Like C. Alike D. As Trang 3

Question 32: A. Officer B. Member C. Competitor D. Attendant Question 33: A. determine B. determining C. determined D. determination Question 34: A. where B. that C. why D. when Question 35: A. to make B. making C. made D. make
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 40.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is primarily a result of mankind's burning of fuels, is
thought to act like the glass of a greenhouse. It absorbs heat radiation from the earth and its atmosphere,
heats that otherwise would dissipate into space. The possibility that the greenhouse effect could alter the
earth's temperature has been debated for many years. Scientists have agreed that carbon dioxide is
increasing but there has been uncertainty about whether temperatures are also increasing. The major
difficulty in accepting the greenhouse effect has been the absence of observed warming coincident with
the historic carbon dioxide increase.
Question 36: Doubts about the greenhouse effect seem to center on the fact that ______.
A. past increase in carbon dioxide volume and global temperatures have often not corresponded
B. it is difficult to locate and identify carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
C. growing produce in greenhouses has been only marginally profitable
D. the earth is steadily cooling down
Question 37: The principal consequence of the greenhouse effect is assumed to be an increase in ______. A. global temperatures
B. the building of fossil fuels
C. the sun's radiation reaching earth
D. the building of greenhouse
Question 38: What does the word It refer to? A. Heat radiation
B. The glass of a greenhouse
C. A result of mankind's burning of fuels D. Atmosphere
Question 39: The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to produce the greenhouse effect by ______.
A. dissipation into outer space
B. being widely used for agricultural purposes in greenhouse
C. being burned on the ground
D. preventing heat radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere
Question 40: One thing that all atmospheric scientists apparently agree about is that ______.
A. greenhouse affects the earth's temperature significantly
B. global temperatures are never rising
C. the glass of greenhouses has reduced the need to burn fuel
D. the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing Trang 4