Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng anh 12 năm 2022 - 2023 (Đề 6)

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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 word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1. A. whistles B. nods C. jumps D. waves Question 2. A. liked B. hoped C. expected D. wished
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 the primary stressed syllable in each of the following sentences. Question 3. A. financial B. communicate C. economic D. philosophy Question 4. A. scientific B. undergraduate C. sociology D. secondary
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 sentences.
Question 5. One reason birds have been so successful is because of their able to escape from danger very quickly. A. have been B. because C. able D. quickly
Question 6. If you insist in going against their orders, you must be prepared to face the consequences. A. in B. going C. be prepared D. consequences
Question 7. As a result of the Women's Movement, women now holds positions that were once restricted to men. A. As a result B. holds C. that D. to
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 sentences provided.
Question 8. "Ken, stop playing with the knife, or else you'll get hurt," said the mother.
A. The mother accused Ken of playing with the knife.
B. The mother blamed Ken for playing with the knife.
C. The mother warned Ken against playing with the knife.
D. The mother prevented Ken against playing with the knife.
Question 9. Coach Park Hang-seo considers Van Toan to be a card game.
A. Van Toan is considered to be a card game by coach Park Hang-seo.
B. Van Toan considers to be a card game by coach Park Hang-seo.
C. Van Toan was considered by coach Park Hang-seo to be a card game.
D. Van Toan considered by coach Park Hang-seo to be a card game.
Question 10. They report that some passengers suffered from minor injuries in the Vietjet flight incident Trang 1

last week.
A. Some passengers are reported to suffer from minor injuries in the Vietjet flight incident last week.
B. Some passengers were reported to suffer from minor injuries in the Vietjet flight incident last week.
C. Some passengers were reported to have suffered from minor injuries in the Vietjet flight incident last week.
D. Some passengers are reported to have suffered from minor injuries in the Vietjet flight incident last week.
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 11. The bag was heavy. We couldn't take it with us.
A. Had the bag not been heavy, we could have taken it with us.
B. If had the bag not been heavy, we could have taken it with us.
C. If the bag were not heavy, we could take it with us.
D. Unless the bag had not been heavy, we could have taken it with us.
Question 12. He bought her flowers and a diamond ring. This action made her fall in love with him.
A. He bought her flowers and a diamond ring, that made her fall in love with him.
B. He bought her flowers and a diamond ring, which made her fall in love with him.
C. He bought her flowers and a diamond ring, what made her fall in love with him.
D. He bought her flowers and a diamond ring which made her fall in love with him.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The Third Gender of Southern Mexico
In the Istmo de Tehuantepec region in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca, there are three genders:
female, male and muxes. This third classification has been acknowledged and celebrated (13)_______
pre-Hispanic times, and it's hard to imagine life without muxes here.
I was at Vela de Las Intrepidas, the annual celebration of muxes that takes (14)_______ each
November in Juchitán de Zaragoza, a small town on the Istmo de Tehuantepec. Observing the different
muxes, I couldn't see much (15)_______ common between their styles. There were muxes who wore the
same richly embroidered outfits. Others seemed to prefer Western-style dresses or drag queen apparel.
And there were some wearing men's clothes, showing their status with just simple makeup and nail
polish. "It's hard to describe who a muxe is. Basically, we can say that a muxe is any person (16)_______
was born a man but doesn't act masculine," Avendaño said.
The concept of muxe seem to exist only here, on the Istmo de Tehuantepec, where they are an
important part of the community. Muxes have also been involved in the struggle for LGBT rights.
Amaranta Gómez Regalado, a muxe from Juchitán, was a local candidate in the elections for the Mexican
Congress. (17)_______ she didn't get enough votes, she became famously known as the first transsexual Trang 2


candidate of Mexico. She's still involved in politics, especially in campaigns against homophobia and for HIV/AIDS prevention. Question 13. A. for B. during C. since D. while Question 14. A. site B. place C. effect D. part Question 15. A. at B. with C. on D. in Question 16. A. which B. who C. whose D. whom Question 17. A. However B. Even though C. Because D. Even if
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
Peter Marks: Press Officer
Peter Marks is the press officer for a top football club. If a television or newspaper journalist wants
to know anything about the club, Peter gives them the information.
'At the age of 10 I wanted to play football for England! But I studied science at university, and then
got a job on a daily newspaper, writing about business and sports.
I've worked for this club for eight years. When I started, only one other football club had a press
officer - now almost every club has one.
The job has changed a lot. At the beginning I just gave information to a few local and national
newspapers. Today my phone never stops ringing! Magazines, TV companies and radio station from all
over the world want interviews with our players and manager.
Often, journalists or photographers ask to meet a player here. That's why my office is next to the
club changing room-it's easy for me to find players when they've finished practicing. Newspapers
sometimes say things about football clubs that are wrong, so I teach all our players how to answer
difficult questions. Then I am happy to let them speak to journalists without me.'
Question 18. Peter used to be _____. A. a football player B. a journalist C. a businessman D. a press officer
Question 19. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Peter?
A. When he started his job, Peter had less to do than he has now.
B. Peter studied journalism at university.
C. He gives television or newspaper journalists information about the football club.
D. He has worked as a press officer for eight years.
Question 20. When he was small, Peter hoped to become a _____. A. businessman B. scientist C. press officer D. footballer
Question 21. The word one in the 3rd paragraph refers to _____. A. a club B. a press officer C. a manager D. a player
Question 22. Why is Peter's office next to the club changing room?
A. So that he can know where the players are if someone wants to meet them. Trang 3


B. So that it's easy for him to get control of the team.
C. Because Peter doesn't want to go a long way to meet the club players.
D. So that he can easily meet them to ask for information.
Question 23. The word press in the passage most likely means _____. A. the manager B. the media C. the stress D. the assistant
Question 24. What is true about Peter's job?
A. He answers all the difficult questions for the players.
B. He doesn't let the players answer journalists' questions without him.
C. He is happy to let the press say something wrong about his club.
D. He teaches the players of the club how to answer difficult questions of journalists.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
Question 25. During the Great Depression, many people found themselves jobless after a night. A. supplementary B. out of order C. out of work D. unoccupied
Question 26. It is not fair to give such a challenging task to an inexperienced staff like her. A. intriguing B. difficult C. easy D. comprehensible
360011 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
Question 27. Many people decided to give up eating meat and become vegetarians. A. use up B. cut up C. put up D. continue
Question 28. When it comes to diversity, language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for
creating and maintaining divisions across differences. A. uniformity B. distinction C. variety D. variance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer that best completes each
of the following sentences.
Question 29. Peter often has to _____ for making noise in class. A. accuse B. warn C. blame D. apologize
Question 30. The children dress in uniforms to school and in _______ clothes for picnics. A. serious B. casual C. careless D. formal
Question 31. Vietnam _______ a much richer country now if it _______ from 2 two wars against France and America.
A. would be, hadn't suffered
B. would have been, didn't suffer
C. would have been, hadn't suffered
D. would be, didn't suffer
Question 32. We are all very excited about the next camping festival, because we _______ one for nearly 10 years. A. haven't had B. never had C. hadn't have D. didn't have Trang 4