Đề kiểm tra học kì 1 Tiếng anh 12 năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 23)

Indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentence.

Of course, James liked his toy car very much.

Dad is willing to give a hand withcleaning the house.

Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.

Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C, or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

She asked if I had passed the English test the week before.

The secret to success is hard work.

Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.

It isn't necessary for you to finish the work right now.

“You'd better apologize for being so rude,” said my friend to me.

Mark the underlined word(s) or phrase(s) A, B, Cor D that needs correcting.

My mother reminded me to remember to water her house plants.

It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when we should apologize, and it is not difficult to learn how.

Indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentence.

The audience respondedto his suggestion with a big clap.

In most social situations where some informalityis allowed, a brief raise of the hand or a small wave is fine.

Read the following passage and choose the best answers A, B, C, or D.

Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that country. However, this is not necessarily true. Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we realize how little we actually know about the culture of that country.

Books and talks about other people’s culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on cultural differences and exaggerate national character, and sometimes a lot of information they contain is untrue.

In a study recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything that they thought was typical of Britain and would interest a foreign visitor there. Most mentioned Shakespeare, the Queen, villages inns, English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper. Although all of these characters can be found in British culture, they do not show the real interests of ordinary British people: (They are, in fact, simply stereotype - that is, general character which people wrongly think are typical.) What is surprising is that they were suggested by British people themselves as representing their culture. If people have such a wrong impression of their own culture, how much false would their impression of other culture be!

Which of the following is true?

It can be inferred from the last paragraph that it’s easy to.........

If we stay a long time in a foreign country, .........

When asked about their own culture, many British people........

It is hard to learn about a country's culture from books because such books........

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

A: May I sit here? ~ B: ..........

A: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary” ~ B: ...........

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

We are a very close-knit family and very supportive........one another.

Body language is quiet and secret, but .......most powerful language of all.

Most Americans use the first name very quickly when.......their new acquaintance.

Did Pat........she would be late?

A: Should we wear our uniform at the meeting tomorrow?

~ B: No, it’s only a(n).........meeting.

We must tackle the problem with........and understanding.

Mathematics.........my most difficult subject so far this year.

The host asked Peter........tea or coffee.

I .......there once a long time ago and.......back since.

.......special occasions such as weddings, gifts are an expected part of courtesy.

Our newest franchise........in two months, so we need to start hiring new employees.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

If dancing isn't your thing, perhaps you ...(34)... singing? Everyone knows that karaoke comes from Japan, but it is not the Japanese for 'drunk and tone-deaf' as you might think. It actually means 'empty orchestra'. It all started in a small music ...(35)... in the city of Kobe. One night, when usual guitarist didn't turn ...(36)..., the desperate bar owner recorded some music and invited his ...(37)... to sing instead. The craze soon spread and special karaoke machines were invented.

The idea was that, however badly you sang everyone applauded at the end and it proved the perfect ... (38)...for stressful Japanese businessmen to relax. Today, you can find karaoke bars all over the world. It is so ...(39)... in China that restaurants normally have several karaoke machines going at the same time. As one karaoke fan ...(40)..., it's something everyone should try at least once in their life.

If dancing isn't your thing, perhaps you ...(34)... singing

It all started in a small music ...(35)... in the city of Kobe.

One night, when usual guitarist didn't turn ...(36)..., the desperate bar owner recorded some music and invited his ...(37)... to sing instead.

One night, when usual guitarist didn't turn ...(36)..., the desperate bar owner recorded some music and invited his ...(37)... to sing instead.

The idea was that, however badly you sang everyone applauded at the end and it proved the perfect ... (38)...for stressful Japanese businessmen to relax.

Today, you can find karaoke bars all over the world. It is so ...(39)... in China that restaurants normally have several karaoke machines going at the same time.

As one karaoke fan ...(40)..., it's something everyone should try at least once in their life.