Đề thi giữa HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2022-2023

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Câu 1:

A. celebrated

B. attended

C. invited

D. displayed

Câu 2:

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: points, books, days, proofs

A. points

B. books

C. days

D. proofs

Chuseok is one of the most important festivals in the Korean calendar. It takes place in the eighth month of the lunar calendar (in either September or October), on the night of the full moon. Chuseok is a time for family reunions and for people to honor and give thanks to their ancestors. It  is also meant to celebrate nature and the large harvest  that it has given them. Nowadays, many people in Korea live and work in big cities like Seoul. During Chuseok, people who have moved away return to their hometowns in the countryside to celebrate together. The government gives everyone a day off from work before and after Chuseok. Many people spend those days traveling, as the roads are very busy during this period. A two-hour journey can easily turn into six hours!

At the family home, the day before Chuseok is spent cleaning the home and preparing food for ceremonies and family dinners. Women make Songphyun -moon-shaped rice cakes with a sweet filling-using new rice from the recent harvest. It is said that the woman who makes the most beautiful Songphyun will find a good-looking husband or give birth to a beautiful daughter. The Songphyun can take days to make, but now people can buy them easily in stores. The next day is Chuseok. People make an effort to dress nicely and wear traditional costumes like the hanbok, although this is more common among the older women. In the morning, food is placed on a special table dedicated to their ancestors, and families pay a visit their graves. Later, traditional games like yutnori (a game of throwing sticks) and hwa-tu (a card game) are played. At night, the whole family goes outdoors under the full moon, and everyone eats and drinks until 20 late. The third day is usually spent traveling back home and preparing to return to work or school. Like Thanksgiving and Lunar New Year, Chuseok is a time for families to reconnect with past traditions, as well as spend time with each other.

Câu 3:

What do people NOT do on the day before Chuseok?

A. play games

B. travel

C. clean the house

D. make sorghum

Câu 4:

According to the passage, in what ways has Chuseok changed?

A. Women are the ones who make Songphyun.

B. People can now buy Songphyun in stores

C. People now eat Songphyun during Chuseok.

D. No young  women wear the hanbok during Chuseok.

Câu 5:

This reading is mainly about ____________.

A. the best ways to celebrate in Korea

B. what Chuseok is, and how it is celebrated

C. the most popular Korean celebrations

D. the ways that Chuseok has changed over the years

Câu 6:

The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to __________.

A. Chuseok

B. nature

C. lunar calendar

D. harvest

Câu 7:

According to the passage, why does a two-hour journey become six hours?

A. Roads are crowded as people travel home at the same time.

B. People have to buy food for ceremonies.

C. The government closes roads for celebrations.

D. People stop to visit the graves of their ancestors.

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

Câu 8:

A. were invented

B. is inventing

C. invented

D. was invented

Câu 9:

The teacher advised us __________.

A. are careful when doing these exercises

B. be careful when doing these exercises

C. to be careful when doing these exercises

D. being careful when doing these exercises

Câu 10:

She looked _______ me, smiling happily and confidently.

A. forward

B. on

C. over

D. at

Câu 11:

More than five thousand people _______ in the earthquake in Indonesia last year.

A. were said to die

B. was said to die

C. were said to be died

D. was said to be died

Câu 12:

Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.

A. oral

B. verbal

C. non-verbal

D. tongue

Câu 13:

She's a bit down in the _______ because she failed one of her exams.

A. holes

B. baskets

C. dumps

D. rubbish

Câu 14:

He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

A. that if we had been going

B. we were going

C. that we were going

D. if we had been going

Câu 15:

John _______ as a journalist since he graduated from university in 2000.

A. had worked

B. is working

C. worked

D. has worked

Câu 16:

These children often share their _______ secrets with their mother.

A. personally

B. person

C. personable

D. personal

Câu 17:

When Carol _______ last night, I was watching my favorite show on television.

A. calls

B. had called

C. was calling

D. called

Câu 18:

She _______ in the room right now.

A. have been studying

B. was studying

C. studies

D. is studying

Câu 19:

Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______. 

A. two days ago

B. the day before

C. the next day

D. yesterday

Câu 20:

It is important to have someone that you can _______ in.

A. speak

B. talk

C. confide

D. know

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

Câu 21:

A. Wealthy

B. Impoverished

C. Well-off

D. Privileged

Câu 22:

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): He is one of the most discourteous bosses I have ever worked with.

A. impolite

B. polite

C. unpleasant

D. rude

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

Câu 23:

A. I don’t expect.

B. I am afraid not.

C. I’m afraid so.

D. I hope not.

Câu 24:

Tom is with Mary outside the classroom. They are talking.

Tom: What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!

Mary: ____________.

A. Thank you very much. I am afraid.

B. Thank you for your compliment.

C. You are telling a lie.

D. I don’t like your sayings.

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 primary stress in each of the following questions

Câu 25:

A. attractive

B. brilliant

C. secretary

D. different

Câu 26:

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: include, consist, visit, begin

A. include

B. consist

C. visit

D. begin

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Câu 27:

A. ease

B. clarify

C. tolerate

D. intensify

Câu 28:

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices.

A. Foreign

B. Household

C. Official

D. Schooling

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

Câu 29:

A. I reminded Jane to tell him about the meeting, even if he claims she didn't do it.

B. I remember Jane, who told him about the meeting, but he says he doesn't.

C. He says that I didn't remember to tell Jane about the meeting, but I did.

D. He denies having been told about the meeting, but I recall hearing Jane tell him about it.

Câu 30:

I left the office. There was a power cut just then.

A. No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut.

B. I left the office long before there was a power cut.

C. I left the office after there was a power cut.

D. Hardly I had left the office when there was a power cut.

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

Câu 31:

A. The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn't solve the complex problems.

B. The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems.

C. The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems.

D. The complex problems couldn't be solved because the boy was so stupid.

Câu 32:

People say that Cameron was the best director of his time.

A. It was said that Cameron was the best director of his time.

B. Cameron was said to have been the best director of his time.

C. Cameron is said to be the best director of his time.

D. Cameron is said to have been the best director of his time.

Câu 33:

"You broke my glasses," said the woman to me.

A. The woman advised me to break her glasses.

B. The woman blamed me for breaking her glasses.

C. The woman insisted on breaking her glasses.

D. The woman told me to break her glasses.

Câu 34:

John has played the guitar since he was twelve.

A. John has started to play the guitar since he was twelve.

B. John began to play the guitar when he was twelve.

C.  The last time John played the guitar was at the age of twelve.

D. It has been twelve years since John played the guitar.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction the following question

Câu 35:

A. first and most famous

B. describes

C. of

D. farmed family

In London, the first cafe opened in 1652. Men would gather there, often at regular times during the day, to ­­­(36) _________ news and gossip, discuss (37) _________ of the day and (38) _________ business. The cafes acted as offices and shops in which merchants and agents, clerks and bankers could (39) _________ their transactions In London today it is estimated that there are more than 2000 cafes and the number is rising It won't be long before coffee is sold everywhere. You can already buy it in hospitals, motorway service stations, supermarkets and at tourist (40) _________ growing throughout the country.

Câu 36:

(36) _________

A.  offer

B. give

C. exchange

D. establish

Câu 37:

(37) _________

A. circumstances

B. thoughts

C. feelings

D. issues

Câu 38:

(38) _________

A. perform

B. do

C. make

D. form

Câu 39:

(39) _________

A. work along

B. carry out

C. go on

D. do with

Câu 40:

(40) _________

A. attractions

B. matters

C. points

D. scenes