Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng anh mới 12 có đáp án- Đề số 9

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Câu 1:

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

A. homonym
B. dishonest
C. honorable
D. hourly
Câu 2:

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

A. brooch
B. brood
C. broomstick
D. foolscap
Câu 3:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

A. patriotism
B. memmoirs
C. judgment
D. nationality
Câu 4:
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
A. amazing
B. paralytic
C. anonymous
D. prosthetic
Câu 5:

Of all the paintings in the gallery, it was this one that really ................ my eye.

A. grasped
B. snatched
C. caught
D. seized
Câu 6:
He .............. into the restaurant when the waiter was having dinner.
A. were going
B. went
C. has gone
D. goes
Câu 7:
Take a short break! You ................ all day.
A. work
B. are working
C. have been working
D. were working
Câu 8:

The car burst into ....................... but the driver managed to escape.

A. flames
B. burning
C. heat
D. fire
Câu 9:
The bank won’t lend you the money without some .................. that you will pay it back.
A. profit
B. guarantee
C. charge
D. interest
Câu 10:
It is difficult to quantify the ................ that household waste has on the environment.
A. affect
B. effort
C. impact
D. implication
Câu 11:
Every household should be more careful in the way that they ............. of the waste.
A. dispose
B. disposal
C. eliminate
D. throw
Câu 12:
On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came ............ again.
A. round
B. up
C. over
D. forward
Câu 13:
British and Australian people share the same language but in other respects, they are as different as ................... .
A. cats and dogs
B. chalk and cheese
C. here and there
D. salt and pepper
Câu 14:
In the future cars will still be with us, but instead of petrol they could run ............... anything from electricity to methane gas.
A. in
B. on
C. from
D. by
Câu 15:
Printed magazines and newspapers accounted for just 20 percent of mass media use.
A. Printed
B. accounted for
C. just
D. use
Câu 16:
Tom is good at computer science when his brother is absolutely hopeless.
A. good at
B. when
C. absolutely
D. hopeless
Câu 17:
It’s impossible for many women to combine a happy life in a successful career.
A. impossible
B. successful career
C. for many women
D. in
Câu 18:

In most capital cities, which were built long before the heyday of the private car, there is rarely enough (21) ................... for moving traffic, and certainly not enough for parked vehicles.

A. space
B. environment
C. place
D. area
Câu 19:
Banning traffic (22) .................. some areas may help, but such a solution may not actually diminish the number of cars coming into the city.
A. in
B. against
C. from
D. with
Câu 20:
What has happened in effect is that the needs of the private car have become the number one priority, (23) ............... the older functions of the city center as meeting place and focus for social life have been lost.
A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so
Câu 21:
During the working hours of the day, there is the constant din of traffic, but at night the center is (24) .................... empty, apart from a few homeless in doorways.
A. almost
B. most
C. mostly
D. the most
Câu 22:
The old city, with its narrow streets, may still retain a (25) ................. air but that may be because it exists as an island, where no cars are permitted.
A. live
B. alive
C. lively
D. living
Câu 23:
Unless the local authorities have not yet (26)...................the courage to ban most traffic from the streets, in which case the city center is congested by day, and a gigantic car park by night.
A. picked up
B. plucked up
C. took up
D. held up
Câu 24:

What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
B. To describe cultural diversity.
C. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture.
D. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
Câu 25:
The word “deliberately” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
 A. slowly
B. accurately
C. intentionally
D. randomly
Câu 26:
Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?

A. How people express interest in what others are saying

B. How late is considered impolite

C. What topics to avoid in conversation

D. What food to eat in a courthouse
Câu 27:
The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to__________.

A. invisible cultural assumptions

B. people from a different culture

C. topics that should be avoided in conversation
D. people who speak a different language
Câu 28:
The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces ________.
A. reinforce invisible cultural differences
B. are aware of cultural differences
C. share a common culture
D. teach their employees about cultural differences