Đề kiểm tra số 2 giữa học kỳ 1 tiếng anh 12 năm 2022-2023 (có đáp án)

KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I – NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023 (ĐỀ 2)
MÔN TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 12
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. points B. books C. days D. proofs
Question 2: A. celebrated B. attended C. invited D. displayed
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
Chuseok is one of the most important festivals in the Korean calendar. It takes place in the eighth
month of the lunar calendar (in either September or October), on the night of the full moon.
Chuseok is a time for family reunions and for people to honor and give thanks to their ancestors. It
is also meant to celebrate nature and the large harvest that it has given them.
Nowadays, many people in Korea live and work in big cities like Seoul. During Chuseok, people
who have moved away return to their hometowns in the countryside to celebrate together The
government gives everyone a day off from work before and after Chuseok. Many people spend
those days traveling, as the roads are very busy during this period. A two-hour journey can easily turn into six hours!
At the family home, the day before Chuseok is spent cleaning the home and preparing food for
ceremonies and family dinners. women make Songphyun -moon-shaped rice cakes with a
sweet filling-using new rice from the recent harvest. It is said that the woman who makes the
most beautiful Songphyun will find a good-looking husband or give birth to a beautiful daughter.
The Songphyun can take days to make, but now people can buy them easily in stores.
The next day is Chuseok. People make an effort to dress nicely and wear traditional costumes
like the hanbok, although this is more common among the older women. In the morning, food is
placed on a special table dedicated to their ancestors, and families pay a visit their graves. Later,
traditional games like yutnori (a game of throwing sticks) and hwa-tu (a card game) are played. At
night, the whole family goes outdoors under the full moon, and everyone eats and drinks until 20
late. The third day is usually spent traveling back home and preparing to return to work or school.
Like Thanksgiving and Lunar New Year, Chuseok is a time for families to reconnect with past
traditions, as well as spend time with each other
Question 3: What do people NOT do on the day before Chuseok? A. play games B. travel
C. clean the house D. make sorghum
Question 4: According to the passage, in what ways has Chuseok changed?
A. women are the ones who make Songphyun
B. People can now buy Songphyun in stores
C. People now eat Songphyun during Chuseok.
D. No young women wear the hanbok during Chuseok .
Question 5: This reading is mainly about ………………
A. the best ways to celebrate in Korea
B. what Chuseok is, and how it is celebrated
C. the most popular Korean celebrations
D. the ways that Chuseok has changed over the years
Question 6: The word “ it” in the first paragraph refers to………………………….. A. Chuseok B. nature C. lunar calendar D. harvest
Question 7: According to the passage, why does a two-hour journey become six hours?
A. Roads are crowded as people travel home at the same time.
B. People have to buy food for ceremonies.
C. The government closes roads for celebrations
D. People stop to visit the graves of their ancestors.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8: The telephone ……………. by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. were invented B. is inventing C. invented D. was invented
Question 9: The teacher advised us ………………….
A. are careful when doing these exercises
B. be careful when doing these exercises
C. to be careful when doing these exercises
D. being careful when doing these exercises
Question 10: She looked……………. me, smiling happily and confidently. A. forward B. on C. over D. at
Question 11: More than five thousand people…………….. in the earthquake in Indonesia last year. A. were said to die B. was said to die
C. were said to be died
D. was said to be died
Question 12: Body language is a potent form of ………………. communication. A. oral B. verbal C. non-verbal D. tongue
Question 13: She's a bit down ………………….. because she failed one of her exams A. holes B. baskets C. dumps D. rubbish
Question 14: He wanted to know……………….. shopping during the previous morning.
A. that if we had been going B. we were going C. that we were going
D. if we had been going
Question 15: John………………….. as a journalist since he graduated from university in 2000. A. had worked B. is working C. worked D. has worked
Question 16: These children often share their ……………..secrets with their mother. A. personally B. person C. personable D. personal
Question 17: When Carol ………….. last night, I was watching my favorite show on television. A. calls B. had called C. was calling D. called
Question 18: She………………… in the room right now. A. have been studying B. was studying C. studies D. is studying
Question 19: Laura said she had worked on the assignment since …………….. A. two days ago B. the day before C. the next day D. yesterday
Question 20: It is important to have someone that you can…………….in. A. speak B. talk C. confide D. know
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 questions.
Question 21: Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially. A. Wealthy B. impoverished C. Well-off D. Privileged
Question 22: He is one of the most discourteous bosses I have ever worked with. A. impolite B. polite C. unpleasant D. rude
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
Question 23: Mary is talking with Mary about Jack
Mary : “ I haven’t seen Jack for three days. Is he ill?” “
Mary : …………….. His mother told me that he was in hospital.” A. I don’t expect B. I am afraid not C. I’m afraid so D. I hope not
Question 24: Tom is with Mary outside the classroom .They are talking
Tom : What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!
Mary :…………………………………
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid
B. Thank you for your compliment
C. You are telling a lie
D. I don’t like your sayings
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
Question 25: A. Attractive B. brilliant C. secretary D. different Question 26: A. include B. consist C. visit D. begin
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 questions.
Question 27: Since the townspeople were so dissatisfied, various methods to alleviate the situation were debated. A. ease B. clarify C. tolerate D. intensify
Question 28: Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices. A. Foreign B. Household C. Official D. Schooling
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: I remember Jane telling him about the meeting. However, he says she didn't.
A. I reminded Jane to tell him about the meeting, even if he claims she didn't do it.
B. I remember Jane, who told him about the meeting, but he says he doesn't.
C. He says that I didn't remember to tell Jane about the meeting, but I did.
D. He denies having been told about the meeting, but I recall hearing Jane tell him about it.
Question 30: I left the office. There was a power cut just then.
A. No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut.
B. I left the office long before there was a power cut.
C. I left the office after there was a power cut.
D. Hardly I had left the office when there was a power cut.
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.
Question 31: The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone.
A. The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn't solve the complex problems.
B. The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems.
C. The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems.
D. The complex problems couldn't be solved because the boy was so stupid.
Question 32: People say that Cameron was the best director of his time.
A. It was said that Cameron was the best director of his time.
B. Cameron was said to have been the best director of his time.
C. Cameron is said to be the best director of his time.
D. Cameron is said to have been the best director of his time
Question 33: You broke my glasses,” said the woman to me.
A. The woman advised me to break her glasses.
B. The woman blamed me for breaking her glasses
C. The woman insisted on breaking her glasses.
D. The woman told me to break her glasses.
Question 34: John has played the guitar since he was twelve.
A. John has started to play the guitar since he was twelve.
B. John began to play the guitar when he was twelve.
C. The last time John played the guitar was at the age of twelve.
D. It has been twelve years since John played the guitar.
Question 35: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined
part that needs correction the following question.
Jessamym West’s first and most famous novel, The friendly Persuasion describes A B
the life of a Quaker farmed family in the mid-1800’s C D
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 .
In London, the first cafe opened in 1652. Men would gather there, often at regular times during the
day, to __( 36 )__ news and gossip, discuss __( 37 )___of the day and __( 38 )___business. The
cafes acted as offices and shops in which merchants and agents, clerks and bankers could __( 39
)___their transactions In London today it is estimated that there are more than 2000 cafes and the
number is rising It won't be long before coffee is sold everywhere. You can already buy it in
hospitals, motorway service stations, supermarkets and at tourist __( 40 )___growing throughout the country. Question 36: A. offer B. give C. exchange D. establish
Question 37: A. circumstances B. thoughts
C. feelings D. issues
Question 38: A. perform B. do C. make D. form
Question 39: A. work along B. carry out C. go on D. do with
Question 40: A. attractions B. matters C. points D. scenes
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