THE MID - FIRST TERM TEST – SCHOOLYEAR : 2020-2021 Full name:………Class:12…………
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. sacrifices B. loves C. joins D. spends
2. A. coughed B. educated C. based D. thanked Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.
3. A marriage B. oblige C. maintain D.believe 4. A. application B. curriculum C. society D. certificate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
5.Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together 6. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended B. required C. divided D. paid
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions.
7. Whistling or clapping hands to get a person’s attraction is considered being rude.
A. impolite B. embarrassing C. discourteous D. polite 8. Indian men agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives.
A. keep secrets from B. reveal news C. hide feelings D. believe in Choose the best answer(A,B,C or D) to complete the sentences
9. Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were
destroyed
10_______________Tom Cruise's last movies? - Yes, I______________it last week.
A. Had you ever seen / would see B. Did you ever see/ have seen C. Have you ever seen / saw D. Will you ever see / saw 11. My Dad is always willing to give a hand _________________cleaning the house.
A. of B. about C. in D. with
12. Suddendly I remembered that I _______to turn off the gas stove before going to work.
A. have forgot B. had forgot C. forget D. forgot 13.Is that a good mother who only cares about her_________________?
A. beautiful B. beautify C. beauty D. beautifully 14. Body language is a potent form of______________communication.
A. verbal B. non-verbal C. tongue D. oral 15. John asked me______________that assignment the night before.
A. had I finished B. if had I finished C. that I finished D. if I had finished 16. Each of us must take_______________for our own actions
A. responsibility B. ability C. probability D. possibility 17.John _________________a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading 18. ________, women are responsible for the chores in the house and taking care of the children.
A. With tradition B. On tradition C. Traditional D. Traditionally 19. By the end of next year, Geoge________________English for 2 years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn 20. In some Asian countries, love is___________________to follow marriage.
A. considered B. forced C. made D. supposed
21.My mother told me _____________ my books lying about in the living room.
A. not to leave B. didn’t leave C. don’t leave D. not leave 22.She said that her teacher _______ to London______________.
A. will go/ tomorrow B. had gone/the next day C. would go/ the next week D. will go /the following week
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
42. "How long have you been studying English, Lan?" asked Tom.
A. Tom asked Lan how long had she been studying English.
B. Tom asked Lan how long she has been studying English.
C. Tom asked Lan how long she had been studying English.
D. Tom asked Lan how long has she been studying English.
43. They are painting the building now.
A. They have the building painted now. B. The building is painting now.
C. Now the building is painted. D. The building is being painted now.
23. The last time I went to the disco was a year ago.
A. I have not been to the disco for a year. B. A year ago, I often went to the disco.
C. My going to the disco lasted a year. D. At last I went to the disco after a year.
25. we / not allow / go / the evening.
A. We do not allow to go out every the evening. B. We are not allowed to go out in the evening C. We are not allowed going out every the evening. D.We do not allow going out in the evening Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
27. Linda told her father if she was going to New York the next Sunday.
A. her B. was going to C. if D. the next
28. After Mrs. Smith had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
A. to her house B. was cooking C. had returned D. from work 29.He begins to work at 7.15 am and finish it at 11.30 am every day.
A. to work B. every day C. finish D. it
30. My responsibility is to wash dishes and take off the garbage.
A. take off B. responsibility C. to wash D. garbage
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
31. Two friends Mai and Nam are talking about Nam’s new cell phone.
- Mai: “Wow, I’ve never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam.” - Nam: “______”
A. Thank you. I’m glad you like it. B. Oh, I don’t know.
C. You’re welcome. D. I agree with you.
32. “__________ children nowadays watch too much TV.” - “Absolutely!”
A. In my opinion, B. As a matter of fact, C. As you see, D. In my conclusion,
Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when we should apologize, (33)______ it is not difficult to learn how. If we have done something to hurt someone’s feelings, or if we have been (34)______ or rude, we should apologize. An apology indicates that we realize we (35)______ a mistake, and we are sorry for it. It is a way of expressing our regret for something. When we (36)______, we admit our wrongdoing, usually offer a reason for it and express regret
33.A. and B. for C. but D. so 34.A. friendly B. kind C. polite D. impolite 35.A. will make B. made C. have made D. makes 36. A. accept B. admitted C. laughed D. apologize Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer.
In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an "extended family" or a "joint family".
The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother's or the father's side of the family. It is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. They live together in a large house or in huts built close together.
Early people probably lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The members of the group helped each other hunt. They worked together to protect themselves from dangerous animals and other enemies.
In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents' home.
Unmarried daughters remained at home until they married. Chinese children felt very loyal to their parents.
Younger members of the joint families always took care of the old ones.
In India and Africa, some people still live in joint families. The members of a joint family share their earnings and property. If one member of the group becomes ill or has bad luck, the others help the person. As in the past, the members of the joint family offer each other help and protection.
37. Where, according to the passage, people don’t live in joint family?
A. In China B. In India C. In Europe D. in Africa 38. Long time ago, members of joint families_________.
A. helped each other catch animals B. did not live together
C. lived separately in order to survive D. found it difficult to live together 39. The phrase "is made up of” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ________.
A. includes B. forms C. compensates D. consists 40. According to the passage, people who live in joint families often ________.
A. feel very loyal to their parents B. remain at home until they married C. share their good or bad luck D. take care of one another
