Đề kiểm tra học kì 1 Tiếng anh 12 năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 32)

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

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.

Choose the answer which best fits each space in each sentence.

We visited................. Taj Mahal in India and climbed...............Mount Everest.

Carol could meet her husband while she..............in Europe.

She didn’t sound............... when I told her the news.

When I saw the avalanche descending on them, I............... “Look out!”

It came as a................ to my parents when I told them I wanted to leave school.

The project was very successful and we would like to thank everyone.................. .

Perhaps we have to hire more workers. We’re quite................. at the moment.

Unemployed people are more likely to engage in...................., kidnapping, murder or other illegal activities.

There has been a dramatic rise in the................... of young people to big cities.

The urban population will continue to grow and it is expected that its proportion will increase to 70%................... 2050.

Give the correct form of the word in the brackets.

In order to earn a living, he fulfilled his.................. ambition and took up writing. (CHILD)

Its diverse nationalities make London a................. city. (CULTURE)

.................... areas in my country often suffer high unemployment. (SUBURB)

Identify one underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting.

Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it had such a dynamic style.

The piano teacher requires that her student practices at least forty-five minutes every day in preparation for next week’s recital.

Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the passgae.

A MORE COMMERCIAL TUNE

Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years (21) __________ a concert pianist, he has gone into business, recently setting up his own company. After leaving university I decided to (22) __________ myself to a career in music. I loved performing, but it was hard work. I played at concerts in Europe and America, made recordings and got reviews. But after a while I felt I had gone as far as I could. Unless you're one of the world's top 20 pianists, it's difficult to earn a good living and I wasn't one of the greatest. When I gave up my performing career, people around me were more sad and disappointed than I was. But I felt free and (23) __________I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a qualification in business administration I joined the recording company EMI and mes about famous artists. A year ago started their classical video division, producing program I left EMI and formed a new company, New M nd formed a new company, New Media Systems, which (24) __________ in multimedia programs. (25) __________I run my own business, I'm in control of my life and I feel proud of my achievements. Although the stress is high and I work long hours, the stress involved in piano playing was much worse. It took physical, emotional and mental skills. I prefer the pressures live with now.

After spending five years (21) __________ a concert pianist, he has gone into business, recently setting up his own company.

After leaving university I decided to (22) __________ myself to a career in music.

But I felt free and (23) __________I knew I was getting serious about life.

A year ago started their classical video division, producing program I left EMI and formed a new company, New M nd formed a new company, New Media Systems, which (24) __________ in multimedia programs.

(25) __________I run my own business, I'm in control of my life and I feel proud of my achievements.

Read the article and look at the statements below it. Write Yes if the statement agrees with the opinion in the text and No if it contradicts them.

COMPUTER AND TECHONOLOGY

Has the present lived up to the expectations of the past? Throughout the ages people have tried to predict what life in the twenty-first century would be like. Many science-fiction writers did manage to predict the influence of the computer would have on our world. Some even imagined that it would take over our lives, develop a personality, and turn on its creators.

To some extent they were right, especially when it comes to children and cyber addiction. One constant prediction was that, thanks to computers and machines, the time devoted to labour would diminish. Even in 1971, in his book Future Shock, Alvin Toffler envisaged a society awash with 'free time'. The author noted that time at work had been cut in half since the turn of the previous century and wrongly speculated that it would be cut in half again by 2000.

However, our gadget-filled homes are a tribute to the various visions of the future: the microwave oven, internet fridges with ice-cube dispensers, freezers, video monitors, climate control, dishwashers, washing machines, personal computers, wireless connections and cupboards full of instant food. These may no longer be considered cutting-edge but they have matched, if not surpassed, visions of how we would live. The domestic robot never quite happened, but if you can phone ahead to set the heating and use a remote control to operate the garage door, they may as well be redundant.

The car, of course, has failed to live up to our expectations. It has been given turbo engines, DVD players and automatic windows, but its tyres stick stubbornly to the road. Why doesn't it take off? The past promised us a flying car in various guises. In 1947 a prototype circled San Diego for more than an hour but later crashed in the desert. Some 30 patents for flying cars were registered in the US patent office last century but none of these ideas has been transformed into a commercially available vehicle.

At least communication technology in this digital age hasn't let us down. Even in the most remote areas people have access to some form of communication device. The introduction of the telephone last century changed our world, but today's mobile phones and the virtual world of the Internet have revolutionised it.

A modern problem proves that computers are dominating our lives in some way.

Alan Toffler's predictions have been proven true.

Household gadgets today have been a disappointment.

We have enough gadgets now to make robots unnecessary in the home

Today's cars have fulfilled all predictions.

The mobile phone and the Internet have changed our world for the better.

Complete the second sentene so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

What did you do at the moment of the explosion? (when)

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Julie has to work very hard to earn just enough money to pay her bills. (end)

=> ..........................................................................................................................................

It just isn’t possible for me to take you to the party tonight. (question)

=> ..........................................................................................................................................

I’ve decided that teaching is not the right profession for me. (conclusion)

=> ...........................................................................................................................................

Listen to a small talk about Cyber-bullying and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

The Internet can be a scary place these days, especially because of cyber-bullying. It’s difficult to open a (36).................. these days and not see a story about this. It’s a really nasty and growing problem. Cyber-bullies are real (37)................... They hide behind their computer and scare people, send them hate mail or threaten them. Even worse is when they publish pictures of their victims online. I have a friend who had a really (38).................. at the hands of a cyber-bully. He or she spread lots of (39).................. on the Internet. My friend’s reputation was badly damaged. A really bad thing is how young cyber-bullying starts. Many schoolchildren (40).................. bully others in class and then continue online. Their victim isn’t safe anywhere.

It’s difficult to open a (36).................. these days and not see a story about this.

Cyber-bullies are real (37)................... They hide behind their computer and scare people, send them hate mail or threaten them.

I have a friend who had a really (38).................. at the hands of a cyber-bully.

He or she spread lots of (39).................. on the Internet.

Many schoolchildren (40).................. bully others in class and then continue online.