Bộ 15 Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng anh mới 12 có đáp án- Đề số 9

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

Of all the paintings in the gallery, it was this one that really ................ my eye.

He .............. into the restaurant when the waiter was having dinner.

Take a short break! You ................ all day.

The car burst into ....................... but the driver managed to escape.

The bank won’t lend you the money without some .................. that you will pay it back.

It is difficult to quantify the ................ that household waste has on the environment.

Every household should be more careful in the way that they ............. of the waste.

On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came ............ again.

British and Australian people share the same language but in other respects, they are as different as ................... .

In the future cars will still be with us, but instead of petrol they could run ............... anything from electricity to methane gas.

Printed magazines and newspapers accounted for just 20 percent of mass media use.

Tom is good at computer science when his brother is absolutely hopeless.

It’s impossible for many women to combine a happy life in a successful career.

In most capital cities, which were built long before the heyday of the private car, there is rarely enough (21) ................... for moving traffic, and certainly not enough for parked vehicles.

Banning traffic (22) .................. some areas may help, but such a solution may not actually diminish the number of cars coming into the city.

What has happened in effect is that the needs of the private car have become the number one priority, (23) ............... the older functions of the city center as meeting place and focus for social life have been lost.

During the working hours of the day, there is the constant din of traffic, but at night the center is (24) .................... empty, apart from a few homeless in doorways.

The old city, with its narrow streets, may still retain a (25) ................. air but that may be because it exists as an island, where no cars are permitted.

Unless the local authorities have not yet (26)...................the courage to ban most traffic from the streets, in which case the city center is congested by day, and a gigantic car park by night.

What is the main purpose of the passage?

The word “deliberately” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?

The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to__________.

The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces ________.