Đề thi giữa HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2023-2024

Câu 1:

A. soot

B. mood

C. school

D. moon

Câu 2:

A. clutter

B. slum

C. bulb

D. urban

Câu 3:

A. mindset

B. handsome

C. medium

D. industrial

Câu 4:

A. down-market

B. organic 

C. replenish

D. dedicate

Câu 5:

A. perseverance

B. preservation

C. environment

D. eco-friendly

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

Câu 6:

A. elementary

B. comparative

C. primary

D. relative

Câu 7:

We admire her____to the cause of humanity.

A. achievement 

B. dedication

C. awareness

D. concentration

Câu 8:

This is a (an)____business, so we can’t afford holidays.

A. all-round

B. year-round 

C. all-year

D. yearly

Câu 9:

There will be a sharp___in the urban population of Africa and Asia between now and 2050.

A. rise 

B. raise

C. promotion

D. development

Câu 10:

In less developed countries, ____slums form both on thee and within the largest cities.

A. heavily populous

B. densely populated

C. thinly populated 

D. most populous

Câu 11:

This building is architect’s crowning _____ .

A. story

B. goal

C. event

D. achievement

Câu 12:

There was a knock on the door while we____the game show on TV.

A. were enjoying

B. enjoyed 

C. had enjoyed

D. had been enjoying

Câu 13:

Nguyen Hue made____surprise attack against____Chinese during Tet,_____Vietnamese and Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.

A. a – Ø – Ø

B. the – Ø – Ø

C. a – the – the

D. a – the – Ø

Câu 14:

Babara is motivated to study___she knows that a good education can improve her life.

A. therefore

B. because of

C. because

D. so

Câu 15:

It was essential that we____the lease before the end of the month.

A. sign

B. signed

C. had signed

D. were signing

In order to prove that they don't (16)_______the housing problems, governments should encourage property owners to rent out the properties to those without house. In return, can be (17)________ given to owners in forms of tax relief or subsidies. (18)__________ this is not a complete answer to the problem, it ought to be considered.

Câu 16:

A. avoid

B. prevent

C. escape

D. hide

Câu 17:

A. incitement

B. incentives

C. impulse

D. increase

Câu 18:

A. However

B. Although

C. For example

D. Even if

Circle the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following dialogues.

Câu 19:

A. I love playing sports.

B. Me too!

C. Yeah! Sounds good!

D. Really? I’m not that keen on watching films

Câu 20:

– “Are there any flats to rent in the city center?” 

A. Well, I’ve got it.

B. Yes, but they are expensive.

C. Nice. There are some shops nearby.

D. That’s fine. I will take it.

The Emergence of Megacities

The urban shift over time has led to the emergence of the megacity – a city with a population of 10 million or more. New York City and Tokyo were the first (21)____megacities, both (22)____an urban population of over 10 million by the 1950s. But today they are (23)____alone in their size. In 2014, there were 28 megacties across the planet – from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Lagos, Nigeria and London, England to Shanghai, China – and all major global regions except Oceania are (24)____with megacities.

Most of the megacities in recent years are located in Asia and Africa. In fact, it is where seven of wight newest megacities can be found and where 10 of the 12 (25)____megacities in 2030 will be located. From 2010 to 2015, Kinshasa’s population grew (26)____over 23 percent, and today over half of 11.6 million residents are under 22 years old. A (27)____of factors has led to this growth including migration from rural areas, high fertility rates, and widening of the city’s boundaries. The population is (28)____almost all support structure in the city (29)____the threat of food shortages, traffic (30)____, and insufficient education facilities have become an obvious reality.

Câu 21:

A. knew

B. known

C. familiar 

D. acquainted

Câu 22:

A. touching

B. coming

C. getting

D. reaching

Câu 23:

A. far from

B. far from it

C. from far and wide

D. so far

Câu 24:

A. indicated

B. marked 

C. shown

D. described

Câu 25:

A. projected

B. aimed

C. potential

D. arranged

Câu 26:

A. with

B. to 

C. about   

D. by

Câu 27:

A. set

B. combination

C. mixture

D. arrangement

Câu 28:

A. outrunning

B. outgrowing

C. outnumbering

D. outplaying

Câu 29:

A. that

B. which 

C. what 

D. where

Câu 30:

A. concentration

B. police

C. congestion

D. control

A Tale of Two Cities: Seoul and Dhaka

The city of Seoul, with a population of 10.3 million on 1998, forms part of South Korea’s capital region. As the capital city, Seoul has been at the center of South Korea’s remarkable economic transformation over the last four decades.

In the 1960s, much of South Korea’s industrial growth was focused on greater Seoul, which by 1970 had 52 percent of the country’s industrial workers. The major contributor to this growth was rural-urban migration, which accounted for 50 percent of the country’s urban increase in the 1960s. This very rapid growth of Seoul’s population placed pressure on the city’s infrastructure, leading to marked growth in new settlements, increasing  traffic congestion, and growing air pollution. This led the government to adopt a national decentralization strategy in the 1970s that attempted to divert industry to other areas of the country. In the 1980s, continuing efforts were made to decentralize economic activity.

Dhaka’s population of 6.5 million is crowded into 360 square kilometers, creating one of the highest urban densities in the world. Unlike South Korea, Bangladesh has not experienced rapid economic change, and agriculture remains the major component of GDP and the main resource of employment. While general economic conditions have improved somewhat over the last twenty years, Bangladesh is still a very poor country.

Dhaka’s rate of population growth has declined slightly over the past three decades, but it still remains among the highest in Asia (4.2 percent annually). The continuing growth reflects ongoing migration from rural areas to the Dhaka urban region. Recently, the city’s population has also grown as a result of the expansion of its administrative boundaries, a process that added 1 million people to the city in the 1980s. Dhaka’s growth has not been associated with an expansion of productive employment opportunities in relatively high wage areas. Instead, there has been growing employment in the low productivity, low-income sector, such as petty retailing or rickshaw driving.

Câu 31:

The main reason of Seoul’s population growth in the 1960s was___.

A. the development of industry

B. remarkable economic transformation

C. rural-urban migration

D. its role as a capital

Câu 32:

All of the following are the problems that the authorities of Seoul had to deal with EXCEPT___.

A. infrastructure

B. rural-urban migration

C. traffic congestion 

D. housing

Câu 33:

We can infer from the passage that the reason of the national decentralization strategy in the 1970s and 1980s in Seoul is that___.

A. other regions demanded for industry development

B. there were no industrial complexes in the south

C. it would place pressure on other cities

D. Seoul seemed to be destroyed its capacity

Câu 34:

All of the following are true about Dhaka EXCEPT that____.

A. its population always increase steadily

B. its urban growth rate is one the highest in the world

C. people live mainly on agriculture

D. many people live in poverty

Câu 35:

One of the differences between the urban growth between Seoul ans Dhaka is____.

A. rural-urban migration

B. urban boundary extension

C. employment opportunities

D. high urban densities

Use the words or phrases given to write meaningful sentences about Alexandre Yersin.

Câu 36:

A. In 1984, Alexandre Yersin demonstrated the link between human disease and rats, a vector of the epidemic.

B. In 1984, Alexandre Yersin, a vector of the epidemic, demonstrated the link between human disease and rats

C. In 1984, Alexandre Yersin between human disease and rats, demonstrated the link a vector of the epidemic.

D. In 1984, Alexandre Yersin and rats demonstrated the link a vector of the epidemic between human disease.

Câu 37:

1891/ while working/ a doctor/ a ship/ he/ begin/ explorations/ Indochina.

A. In 1891, he began working as a doctor on a ship while his explorations of Indochina.

B. In 1891, while working as a doctor on a ship, he began his explorations of Indochina.

C. In 1891, he began working as on a ship while a doctor his explorations of Indochina.

D. In 1891, he began working as his explorations of Indochina on a ship while a doctor.

Câu 38:

1894/ after his return/ Hong Kong/ Yersin/ set up/ small laboratory/ which/ become/ Nha Trang Pasteur Institute/ 1905.

A. Yersin set up Nha Trang Pasteur Institute which became a small laboratory in 1905 after his return from Hong Kong in 1984.

B. Yersin after his return from Hong Kong in 1984 set up Nha Trang Pasteur Institute which became a small laboratory in 1905.

C. In 1984, after his return from Hong Kong, Yersin set up a small laboratory which became Nha Trang Pasteur Institute in 1905.

D. In 1984, Yersin set up Nha Trang Pasteur Institute which became a small laboratory in 1905 after his return from Hong Kong.

Câu 39:

During this time/ he/ begin/ cultivation/ rubber/ region.

A. During this time, he began the cultivation of rubber in the region.

B. During this time, he began in the region the cultivation of rubber.

C. He began in the region the cultivation of rubber during this time.

D. He began the cultivation of rubber in the region during this time.

Câu 40:

1902 to 1904/ at/ request/ General Governor/ Indochina/ Yersin/ establish/ Hanoi School of Medicine/ and/ become/ founding dean.

A. At the request of General Governor of Indochina, Yersin established Hanoi School of Medicine and became founding dean from 1902 to 1904.

B. At the request of Yersin, General Governor of Indochina established Hanoi School of Medicine and became founding dean from 1902 to 1904.

C. At the request of Yersin, General Governor of Indochina established Hanoi School of Medicine from 1902 to 1904 and became founding dean.

D. From 1902 to 1904, at the request of General Governor of Indochina, Yersin established Hanoi School of Medicine and became founding dean.