SỞ GD & ĐT THÁI NGUYÊN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

TRƯỜNG THPT MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12

LƯƠNG NGỌC QUYẾN Thời gian làm bài: 50 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)

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Mã đề: 001
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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. truth B. thin C. tooth D. mother
Question 2: A. night B. kite C. tide D. inn

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs front the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. giant B. migrate C. rhino D. panda
Question 4: A. significant B. experienced C. successful D. challenging

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: This species of African elephants is ____.
A. dying out B. dying of C. dying down D. dying on
Question 6: Not many people are aware______male preference in this company.
A. on B. of C. with D. about
Question 7: Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.
A. a/the B. the/a C. a/a D. the/the
Question 8: In Physic class, we are told that resistance wire can be found in an electrical ______such as a
heater or an oven.
A. device B. utensil C. appliance D. gadget
Question 9: The doorbell_____while I_____a shower.
A. had rung - took B. had been ringing - took
C. was ringing - took D. rang - was taking
Question 10: The cake ________ by his girlfriend is beautiful and lovely.
A. made B. to be made C. make D. to make
Question 11: I think about my task _________ before 3 o’clock this afternoon.
A. will finish B. will be finishing C. will be finished D. finishes
Question 12: The air in the city is very__________
A. pollutant B. pollute C. pollution D. polluted
Question 13: Don't you think you should ________ for the job in writing?
A. take B. consider C. apply D. ask
Question 14: I will call you ______
A. as soon as I got off the plane B. until I got off the plane
C. when I get off the plane D. after I had got off the plane
Question 15: Let’s go to the hospital and visit him,______?
A. will you B. do we C. shall we D. won’t you
Question 16: This exercise is much ___________than other ones.
A. as difficult B. more difficult
C. the most difficult D. difficult
Question 17: It is not easy ________ a high-paid job.
A. to find B. find C. finding D. finds
Question 18: Heavy traffic ____ us so we came to the meeting rather late.
A. canceled B. delayed C. arrested D. promoted

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Question 19: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______.
A. sweets and candy B. biscuit C. cup of tea D. piece of cake

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 20: Mrs Brown and Mrs Smith are talking about teaching teamwork skills to children.
- Mrs Brown: “Teamwork skills should be taught to children.”
- Mrs Smith: “_______ They are necessary for their future life.”
A. You're welcome. B. You’re wrong.
C. I don’t either. D. I totally agree with you.
Question 21: Tom and Tony are talking on the way home after school.
- Tom: “Why don’t we go swimming?” - Tony: “____________.It’s too hot here.”
A. How lovely it is! B. Sorry. I’ve got to go
C. Don’t do that D. That sounds great

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 22: The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.
A. difficult to operate B. complicated
C. simple and easy to use D. expensive
Question 23: I think we cannot purchase this device this time as it costs an arm and a leg.
A. is expensive B. is confusing C. is cheap D. is painful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 24: When their rent increased from 200 to 400 a month, they protested against such a tremendous
increase.
A. difficult B. light C. tiring D. huge
Question 25: Life expectancy for both men and women has improved greatly in the past twenty years.
A. Lifeline B. Life Skills C. Longevity D. Living standard

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 26: I haven't visited my hometown for a few years.
A. I last visited my hometown a few years ago.
B. I didn't visit my hometown a few years ago.
C. I have been in my hometown for a few years.
D. I was in my hometown for a few years.
Question 27: It is essential that we meet him at the airport.
A. He may be met at the airport. B. He should be met at the airport.
C. He must be met at the airport. D. He might be met at the airport.
Question 28: “Why don’t you like pop music?”, the teenagers asked him.
A. The teenagers asked him why you didn’t like pop music.
B. The teenagers asked him why he didn’t like pop music.
C. The teenagers asked why you didn’t like pop music.
D. The teenagers asked him why he doesn’t like pop music.

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 29: They complete the construction of this monument a decade ago.
A. of B. construction C. a D. complete

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Question 30: Houses near industrious sites often do not sell so quickly because they are regarded as
undesirable.
A. regarded B. undesirable C. quickly D. industrious
Question 31: Some of my friends are going to spend his holidays by the sea.
A. his B. some C. the sea D. spend

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 32: Nancy doesn’t live near the park. She can’t go running there every morning.
A. If Nancy had lived near the park, she couldn’t have gone running there every morning.
B. If only Nancy had lived near the park, she couldn’t have gone running there every morning
C. Nancy wishes she lived near the park so that she could go running there every morning.
D. Provided that Nancy lives near the park, she can go running there every morning.
Question 33: Tourists mustn’t photograph any of the paintings in the museum. There is no exception
whatsoever.
A. On no occasion are tourists banned from photographing any of the paintings in the museum.
B. At no time are tourists banned from photographing any of the paintings in the museum.
C. Under no circumstances are tourists allowed to photograph any of the paintings in the museum.
D. By no means were tourists allowed to photograph any of the paintings in the museum.

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 from 34 to 38.
The life span of an elephant that dies from natural causes is about sixty-five years. Of course, an elephant
can perish from a number of “unnatural causes”; e.g., it can be killed by hunters, most probably for the
valuable ivory in its tusks; it can die from diseases that spread through out an elephant herd; or it can die
from drought or from the lack of food (34) ______ almost certainly accompanies the inadequate supply of
water.
If, (35) ______, an elephant survives these disasters, it falls grey to old age in its mid-sixties.
Around this age, the (36) ______ of death is attributed to the loss of the final set of molars. When this last
set of teeth is gone, the elephant dies from malnutrition because it is unable to obtain adequate (37) ______.
In old age, elephants tend to search out a final home where there is shade for comfort from the sun and soft
vegetation for cushioning; the bones of (38) ______ old elephants have been found in such places.
(Adapted from Longman Complete course for the TOELF Test- Deborah Phillip)
Question 34: A. whose B. that C. who D. what
Question 35: A. otherwise B. in addition C. however D. therefore
Question 36: A. factor B. cause C. reason D. effect
Question 37: A. refreshment B. nourishment C. meal D. drink
Question 38: A. much B. each C. every D. many

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 from 39 to 43.
Big Bend National Park in the southwest of Texas is one of the most majestic desert areas in the United
States. It is part of the Chihuahua, which is one of the largest deserts in North America and stretches over
both America and Mexico.
Big Bend Park is home to mountains, rivers, basins, valleys, as well as many plants and animals. It is not
as popular of a national park as some others. This may be because it takes an extremely long time to get
there. Big Bend National Park is hundreds of miles from the nearest legitimate town or airport. When people
go there, they need to make sure that their cars have plenty of gas. There is a large risk of running out.
When visitors get to the park, they are usually happy that they drove all the way. The park is 1,252 square
miles of desert beauty. There are beautiful cactus blooms as well as glorious sunsets. The hiking trails are
magnificent. Visitors can stay in a lodge that is run by the park or camp with their own equipment. However,
visitors should be careful. Even though the park is incredibly hot during the day, the lack of moisture in the
air makes the heat dissipate at night. The nights at Big Bend are surprisingly cold. It’s important to bring a
warm sleeping bag.
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 (Adapted from Master TOEFL Junior Advanced- Reading Comprehension- Richie Hahn
Question 39: Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. A Desert That Is Cold at Night B. A Place of Desert Flowers
C. A National Park to Be Visited D. Cactus Bloom at Big Bend
Question 40: Inline 10, the word “lodge” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. restaurant B. bed C. cavern D. inn
Question 41: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. cars B. people C. miles D. visitors
Question 42: According to paragraph 2, which of the following can be a reason to explain that Big Bend
Park isn’t as popular as some others?
A. It is too cold for most visitors.
B. Most cars aren’t strong enough to get there.
C. It is very far away from a town or an airport.
D. A lot of people don’t want to visit Texas.
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT mentioned about staying overnight at Big Bend?
A. It’s better to stay in the lodge.
B. It’s too cold outside without a warm sleeping bag.
C. Visitors can bring their own camping equipment.
D. There are generally two different ways to sleep.

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 from 44 to 50.
Time has become a scarce commodity. Everyone wants more of it. The refrain 'If only I had more
time!' echoes around the offices, kitchens and bedrooms of Britain; 'hurry sickness' is becoming the
malaise of the new millennium. All over the world, people are working longer hours, struggling to fit
more and more into every day. Symptoms include jabbing the 'door close' button on lift doors to save the
two to four seconds required for the door to do it on its own, and an inability to do one thing at a time, so
that every journey is a phone call opportunity.
Technology is helping to speed up the world: laptops, mobile phones (with a hands- free set so that
you can do something else at the same time), pagers, remote controls. We live in an instant, insistent world.
Adverts for energy-boosting drinks read: 'Having trouble keeping up with yourself?' We yearn for the lazy
afternoons and days of yesteryear - but enthusiastically sign up for email, messaging services, language
classes. Even time management courses. The result is parents with a lack of quality time to spend with
their children, and surveys showing that working couples see less of each other than ever before and that
rows over time spent on domestic labour or childcare top the list of marital discord. The idea of doing
nothing has become terrifying, a sure sign of worthlessness.
Like any commodity that is scarce, time has become a battleground. In what is supposed to be the
world of the consumer, firms steal time from customers. It is now perfectly acceptable to be asked to hold
the instant the phone is answered. This saves the company time and money, but costs you time. We are
engaged in a constant, subtle war over time. If the politics of class dominated the last century, the politics
of time could dominate this one.
Of course, there is a class dimension to the rush culture. One of the biggest transitions of the past few
decades has been to take the previous relationship between time and status - the rich had lots of time, the
poor very little - and reverse it. While bankers in the City are now at their desks at 7am, in the good old
days 'bankers' hours' meant 10am till 4pm with a decent lunch break. Moreover, to be seen to have time
to spare is a sign of low status: arranging lunch, it is never done to be available too soon. Similarly, being
late is moving from a sign of rudeness to a sign of status.
A two-tier time society is being built, with the money-rich, time-poor on one side, and the money-
poor, time-rich on the other. The rich are working longer and longer hours in order to compete with each
other. At the same time, they are employing others - cleaners, childminders, fast-food restaurant workers
- in order to allow themselves to work all the time. Meanwhile, more and more of us are putting ourselves
on the treadmill of constant activity, taking on an increasingly heavy workload, and never stopping for a
moment to ask ourselves why.
(Adapted from Clockwise Advanced by Jon Naunton)

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Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The slower pace of life: Is it suitable for all?
B. The growing disparity between rich and poor
C. Seeing valuable time from a crooked angle
D. The mad rush to save time
Question 45: The word “malaise” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. tactic B. trend C. morale D. uneasiness
Question 46: The consequences of not having enough time for family are mentioned in the passage
EXCEPT _______.
A. Working couples find themselves in a situation of lacking time for each other
B. Children find it impossible to pay a visit to their grandparents
C. Parents have quarrels over the amount of time allotted for doing household chores
D. Time to spend with children becomes scarce
Question 47: The word “this” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. answering the phone B. calling someone on the phone
C. arguing with customers D. asking someone to hold the line
Question 48: The word “treadmill” in paragraph 5 mostly describes something which is _______.
A. energizing B. conducive C. alien D. monotonous
Question 49: Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. Being late is a symbol of status in the past
B. The rich had more time in the past compared to the poor
C. People who are idle often experience a sense of willingness
D. People signing up for time management courses wish to have a free afternoon
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. People living in an instant society tend to multitask
B. Manual workers are required to work against the clock
C. Advertising led to a larger number of people who opt to give up their free time
D. There is a strong positive correlation between time and status

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