Đề kiểm tra học kì 1 Tiếng anh 12 năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 16)

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Câu 1:

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.

It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

A. Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

B. Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago.
C. It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago.
D. Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago.
Câu 2:

The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

A. The meeting was planned to start late because of time pressure.

B. The meeting started earlier because people wanted to leave early.

C. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
D. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
Câu 3:
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
A. washed
B. needed
C. stopped
D. linked
Câu 4:

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.

A. autumn
B. summer
C. public
D. struggle
Câu 5:

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.

A. succeed

B. accept   
C. account
D. accident
Câu 6:

What is the main reason that people developed methods of refrigeration?

A. They needed to slow the natural processes that cause food to spoil.
B. They wanted to improve the flavor and nutritional value of food.

C. They needed a use for the ice that formed on lakes and rivers.

D. They wanted to expand the production of certain industries.
Câu 7:

The word “perishable” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. uncooked  
B. of animal origin
C. highly nutritious
D. capable of spoiling
Câu 8:

What can be inferred from paragraph 1 about cold storage before the invention of artificial refrigeration?

A. It required a container made of metal or wood.
B. It was not a safe method of preserving meat.
C. It kept food cold for only about a week.
D. It was dependent on a source of ice or snow.
Câu 9:

Artificial refrigeration involves all of the following processes EXCEPT .

A. the pumping of water vapor through a pipe  
B. the rapid expansion of certain gases
C. the evaporation of a volatile liquid  
D. the transfer of heat from one place to another
Câu 10:

According to the passage, who was the first person to use artificial refrigeration for a practical purpose?

A. John Gorrie
B. William Cullen
C. Oliver Evans
D. Adolphus Busch
Câu 11:

The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.

A. printer
B. type
C. refrigerator
D. ether
Câu 12:

The word “constrainedin paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. restricted
B. spoiled
C. improved
D. alternated
Câu 13:

According to the passage, the first refrigerated railcar used what material as a cooling agent?

A. ether
B. ammonia
C. CFCs
D. ice
Câu 14:

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.

Vietnamese culture is dynamic and expressed in various ways. This is due to individual life experience and personality.

A. Vietnamese culture is dynamic and expressed in various ways, according to individual life experience and personality.
B. Vietnamese culture is dynamic and expressed in various ways, owing to individual life experience and personality.
C. Vietnamese culture through individual life experience and personality is dynamic and expressed in various ways.
D. Vietnamese culture is dynamic and expressed in various in individual life experience and personality.
Câu 15:

Wild dogs are found in different parts of the world. Wild dogs, domestic dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes have the same ancestors.

A. Wild dogs whose ancestors are the same as domestic dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes are found in different parts of the world.
B. Wild dogs are found in different parts of the world where they share ancestors with wild dogs, domestic dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes.

C. Wild dogs, domestic dogs that are found in different parts of the world and also wolves, jackals and foxes have the same ancestors.

D. In different parts of the world, wild dogs and domestic dogs share ancestors with wolves, jackals and foxes.
Câu 16:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. conservation

B. compulsory
C. optimistic
D. independent
Câu 17:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. commercial

B. regretful
C. impolite
D. successful
Câu 18:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Anne: "Make yourself at home".

John : " __________."

A. Thanks! Same to you.
B. That's very kind of you. Thank you.
C. Not at all. Don't mention it.
D. Yes, Can I help you?
Câu 19:

Jane: Thank you for a lovely evening.

Barbara: __________.

A. Thanks!
B. Cheer!  
C. Have a good day
D. You are welcome.
Câu 20:

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.

Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.

A. similar
B. different
C. fake
D. genuine
Câu 21:

Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

A. restrain
B. stay unchanged
C. remain unstable
D. fluctuate
Câu 22:

What is the main point of the passage?

A. Industrial growth during the 1940's attracted large numbers of people to the West.

B. The military drew people away from civilian jobs during the 1940's.

C. California dominated the economic growth of the West during the Second World War.
D. The West experienced gradual and steady economic growth from 1900 to 1940.
Câu 23:

The word "triggered" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. generated
B. was connected to   
C. interfered with     
D. illuminated
Câu 24:

Why does the author mention the gold and silver rushes of the 1850's and 1860'sin the first paragraph?

A. As causes of gradual population growth.
B. As contrasts to late patterns of population growth.
C. As examples of western population booms.
D. As illustrations of a market economy.
Câu 25:

Questionrding to the passage, the depression of the 1930's caused which of the following?

A. A creation of more job opportunities.   
B. A growth in immigration from abroad.
C. A lack of population growth in the West.  
D. The building of new suburbs
Câu 26:

The word itin paragraph 2 refers to __________.

A. expansion
B. Denver
C. manufacturing
D. the Pacific coast
Câu 27:

The passage suggests that industrialization in the West led to all of the following EXCEPT __________.

A. An increase in school construction
B. A reduction in the price of land
C. Improved access to doctors
D. An increase in the number of banks
Câu 28:

It can be inferred from the passage that the principal cause of California’s population surge between 1940 and 1950 was .

A. the increased availability of land
B. people’s desire to live in a warm, coastal climate
C. the industrial mobilization necessitated by the Second World War.
D. overcrowding in urban areas in other regions of the United States
Câu 29:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.

A. outcome
B. continuation
C. beginning
D. expansion
Câu 30:

Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.

A. restricted
B. as well as   
C. unless   
D. instead of
Câu 31:

After all, it isn't a (31) __________that some people who are very academically successful don't have any common sense?

A. case
B. fact
C. circumstance
D. truth
Câu 32:
Intelligence is the speed (32) __________ which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles.

A. on

B. to
C. in  
D. at
Câu 33:

Although scientists are now preparing (33) __________ computer technology that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present, tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.

A. advanced

B. forward
C. ahead
D. upper
Câu 34:
The most common IQ tests are (34) __________ by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946.

A. appointed

B. commanded
C. run   
D. steered
Câu 35:
People taking the tests are judged in (35) __________to an average score of 100, and those who score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa.
A. concerned
B. relation
C. regard
D. association
Câu 36:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to complete each of the following questions.

In many families, the woman now is the principal __________.

A. breadbasket
B. bread earner
C. winner
D. breadwinner
Câu 37:

By the time you receive this letter, I __________ for the USA.

A. am leaving
B. will leave
C. will have left
D. have left
Câu 38:

Last Saturday was __________ that we took a drive in the country.

A. so beautiful day
B. such a beautiful day
C. so a beautiful day
D. such beautiful day
Câu 39:

He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the __________ of the company.

A. requirements
B. applicants
C. information  
D. education
Câu 40:

The authorities are determined to take tougher __________ to reduce crime.

A. measures
B. situations
C. interests
D. requirements
Câu 41:

If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals __________.

A. would be died
B. would die
C. will be killed
D. will killed
Câu 42:

The team were eager to make __________ the loss of the previous match.

A. away with
  B. off with
C. up for
D. up with
Câu 43:

Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first __________.

A. try
B. attempt
C. doing  
D. aim
Câu 44:

__________parents of Paul Thomas claimed that he was at __________ home at the time of robbery.

A. Ø – Ø – the
B. The – the – the
C. Ø – Ø - a  
D. The – Ø - the
Câu 45:

__________ I had learnt English when I was at high school.

A. If only
B. Even if
C. Unless
D. If
Câu 46:

I __________ a terrible accident while I on the beach.

A. saw / was walking
B. have seen / were walking
C. see / am walking
D. was seeing / walked
Câu 47:

__________irritating they are, you shouldn't lose your temper with your children.

A. Because of
B. No matter
C. Despite
D. However