Đề thi HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2021-2022

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges

Câu 1:

A. You've got to be kidding!

B. You can say that again.

C. No, I think so.

D. Thanks! Same to you.

Câu 2:

Maria and Alex are talking about the environment.

Maria: “Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?”

Alex: “______. It's really worrying.”

A. I'll think about that.

B. I don't think so.

C. I can't agree more.

D. I don't agree.

Nanotechnology is the creation and use of materials or devices at extremely small scales. These materials or devices fall in the range of 1 to 100 nanometers (nm). One nm is equal to one-billionth of a meter (0.000000001 m), which is about 50,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Scientists refer to the dimensional range of 1 to 100 nm as the nanoscale, and materials at this scale are called nanocrystals or nanomaterials.

The nanoscale is unique because nothing solid can be made any smaller. It is also unique because many of the mechanisms of the biological and physical world operate on length scales from 0.1 to 100 nm. At these dimensions materials exhibit different physical properties: thus scientists expect that many novel effects at the nanoscale will be discovered and used for breakthrough technologies.

A number of important breakthroughs have already occurred in nanotechnology. These developments are found in products used throughout the world. Some examples are catalytic converters in automobiles that help remove air pollutants, devices in computers that read from and write to the hard disk, certain sunscreens and cosmetics that transparently block harmful radiation from the Sun, and special coatings for sports clothes and gear that help improve the gear and possibly enhance the athlete's performance. Still, many scientists, engineers, and technologists believe they have only scratched the surface of nanotechnology's potential.

Nanotechnology is in its infancy, and no one can predict with accuracy what will result from the full flowering of the field over the next several decades. Many scientists believe it can be said with confidence, however, that nanotechnology will have a major impact on medicine and health care: energy production and conservation: environmental cleanup and protection: electronics, computers, and sensors: and world security and defense.

(Adapted from Encarta DID 2009)

Câu 3:

The word “important” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_________.

A. conventional

B. inventive

C. trivial

D. significant

Câu 4:

What is the passage mainly about?

A. A way of manufacturing technological products.

B. A new physical property of matters in nature.

C. An introduction to a new technology.

D. An overview of how technology will develop.

Câu 5:

Which of the following statements is NOT true about nanotechnology according to the passage?

A. No other products are smaller than those made by nanotechnology.

B. Nanotechnology allows the production of things at extremely small scales.

C. Nanotechnology has seen a number of important breakthroughs.

D. Medicine and healthcare will be greatly affected by nanotechnology.

Câu 6:

The word “that” in paragraph 3 refers to ___________.

A. converters

B. properties

C. automobiles

D. technologies

Câu 7:

Which of the following will be the most likely discussed in the next part of the article?

A. nanotechnological products

B. how nanotechnology works

C. world security and defense

D. nanotechnology’s potential

In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book on etiquette. This book explained the proper behavior Americans should follow in many different social (8) ______, from birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to know the proper rules for behavior in your own country. It is necessary for people (9) ______ work or travel abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well.

Cultural (10) ______ can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is offered, the receiver usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (11) ______, in some Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to (12) ______ respect for the receiver, it is common in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person.

(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)

Câu 8:

(8) ________

A. conditions

B. positions

C. locations

D. situations

Câu 9:

(9) ________

A. whose

B. who

C. where

D. which

Câu 10:

(10) ________

A. differ

B. differently

C. different

D. differences

Câu 11:

(11) ________

A. However

B. Otherwise

C. Moreover

D. Therefore

Câu 12:

(12) ________

A. get

B. show

C. take

D. feel

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 13:

A. At Tet, my mother and her friends often go to the hospitals, so they donate gifts to the sick children.

B. At Tet, my mother and her friends often go to the hospitals in case they donate gifts to the sick children.

C. At Tet, my mother and her friends often go to the hospitals providing that they donate gifts to the sick children.

D. At Tet, my mother and her friends often go to the hospitals to donate gifts to the sick children.

Câu 14:

He isn’t good at English. That’s why he can’t find a good job with a high salary.

A. If he is good at English, he can find a good job with a high salary.

B. If he could find a good job with a high salary, he would be good at English.

C. If he were good at English, he could find a good job with a high salary.

D. If he were bad at English, he could find a good job with a high salary.

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 15:

A. Parts and associated products of wild animals oughtn’t to be used.

B. You do not need to use parts and associated products of wild animals.

C. Parts and associated products of wild animals mustn’t be used.

D. You had better not use parts and associated products of wild animals.

Câu 16:

Just after we arrived, the performance started.

A. When we arrived, the performance had already started.

B. Hardly had we arrived when the performance started.

C. The performance started sooner than we arrived.

D. The performance had started before we arrived.

Câu 17:

“Let me help you carry this suitcase, ” John said to the old lady.

A. John told me to carry that suitcase for the old lady.

B. John offered to carry that suitcase for the old lady.

C. John told the old lady to carry that suitcase.

D. John suggested carrying that suitcase for the old lady.

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 18:

A. extremely happy

B. deeply disappointed

C. desperately sad

D. incredibly optimistic

Câu 19:

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): Students are expected to always adhere to school rules.

A. orders

B. regulations

C. requirements

D. demands

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 20:

A. selected

B. necessary

C. optional

D. advised

Câu 21:

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): In some Asian countries, where “contractual” marriage exists, love is supposed to follow marriage.

A. develop

B. precede

C. decide

D. affect

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

Câu 22:

A. mischievous

B. exciting

C. informal

D. difficult

Câu 23:

Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: airports, weekends, members, surveys

A. airports

B. weekends

C. members

D. surveys

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 24:

A. obedient

B. contractual

C. romantic

D. personal

Câu 25:

​Mark the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: attract, threaten, begin, express

A. attract

B. threaten

C. begin

D. express

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

Câu 26:

A. make

B. put

C. have

D. do

Câu 27:

High school students should be ____ for employment before leaving school.

A. well-prepared

B. well-spoken

C. well-made

D. well-done

Câu 28:

Your car is very ______. It hardly seems to use any petrol at all.

A. economy

B. economic

C. economical

D. economizing

Câu 29:

In many Western societies, good eye ___________ is often highly appreciated.

A. contact

B. attention

C. watching

D. looking

Câu 30:

I don’t know why the front door is open. I remember ___________ it before I left.

A. to lock

B. being locked

C. locking

D. to have locked

Câu 31:

My neighbour, Henry, ______ nodded to me as he passed.

A. lightly

B. heavily

C. slightly

D. largely

Câu 32:

I like swimming ____ my younger sister likes jogging and dancing.

A. whereas

B. when

C. whenever

D. so

Câu 33:

Jack couldn’t help falling in love with Lynn and yesterday they ______ the knot in a romantic ceremony on the banks of a fjord.

A. united

B. firmed

C. loosen

D. tied

Câu 34:

The new strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus discovered in ______ U.K. is 70% more contagious than the old one.

A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

Câu 35:

German people always say Please when putting a plate in front of a guest _____ English people in that case would say Hope you enjoy it.

A. despite

B. when

C. while

D. because of

Câu 36:

At present Mary __________her clothes. She __________ her clothes on Sunday.

A. was washing / has often washed

B. has washed / is often washing

C. washes / often washed

D. is washing / often washes

Câu 37:

Remember to ____your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.

A. take out

B. take over

C. take on

D. take off

Câu 38:

If the weather ___________ worse, we’ll have to cancel our camping trip tomorrow.

A. get

B. will get

C. got

D. gets

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 39:

A. get up

B. to prepare

C. for

D. whole

Câu 40:

Find the mistake: To be successful (A) in a job interview, you should control (B) the feeling of pressure and making (C) a good impression on (D) the interviewer.

A. successful

B. control

C. making

D. on