SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I

BẮC NINH Năm học 2020 - 2021

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 12
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
A. LISTENING (2.0 pts)
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 pts.)
I. 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. (0.5 pt.)
1. A. housing B. crisis C. cost D. custom
2. A. bargain B. campaign C. ascertain D. complain
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is
different from those of the others in each of the following questions. (0.5 pt.)
1. A. decrease B. facilitate C. fluctuate D. ensure
2. A. medium B. computer C. formation D. connection
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in the gap in each of the following sentences (2.0 pts.)
1. It's vital that the United States ………..on improving its public education system.
A. focuses B. focus C. focusing D. focused
2. The monk insisted that the tourists …………the temple until they had removed their shoes.
A. not entering B. not to enter C. not enter D. don't enter
3. Due to industrialization, many changes were ………… in people's daily lives.
A. kept B. got C. maintained D. made
4. Marilyn Monroe was ……….. for Golden Globe Best Actress Award for Bus Stop (1956).
A. offered B. nominated C. awarded D. rewarded
5. Elvis was ……….. shy and as a youngster was not keen on performing in public.
A. relatively B. respectively C. virtually D. almost
6. In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the ……….. of their rivals because they succeed in
adapting themselves best …………. their environment
A. expense - to B. cost - for C. expenditure – of D. stake - to
7. Hung was invited to Hoa's party. He wants to thank her for the lovely party.
Hung: "Thank you very much for a lovely party." – Hoa: “………….”
A. Thanks. B. Have a good day! C. You are welcome. D. Cheers
8. At first, Microsoft had ……… hyphen in the name "Micro-soft", …… combination of microcomputer
and ………. software.
A. a - the - a B. a - a - X C. the - the - X D. X - a - the
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the given verb in each of the following sentences. (1.0pt)
1. Robert ……………. (constantly ask) for money last year when he lost his job.
2. It is a good idea that she …………….. (pay) attention to her project.
3. She wants to work oversea after finishing the course, which …………… (not please) her parents.
4. His arrogance makes him ……………….. (hate) whenever he goes.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correcting in the following questions. (1.0pt)
1. Food prices have (A) raised so (B) rapidly in the past few months (C) that some families have been
forced (D) to alter their eating habits.
2. I (A) think (B) a good health is important, and so is (C) education while (D) money, to some extent, is
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3. (A) What problems (B) could it cause and how (C) citizens should prevent these challenges will (D) be
covered in my essay.
4. (A) At the end, everybody (B) cleaned up the whole room, (C) that I hadn't (D) expected before.
C. READING (1.5pts)
Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions.
There are three main periods in Beethoven's music career: early, middle and late.
The beginning of his early period was in 1792 when he moved to Vienna, Austria. Beethoven quickly
made a name for himself as a talented pianist. His compositions during this period consisted mainly of works
for his main instrument, the piano, and were classical in nature. However, Beethoven's hearing was beginning
to deteriorate during this period, and he tried to hide this fact from those around him.
In 1800, Beethoven turned from the classical forms of the previous century to a more expressive
or romantic music. His musical imagination began to grow beyond that of the piano.
The middle period was believed to be Beethoven's greatest and most productive stage. In less than
a decade, he produced countless masterpieces in every genre.
In 1809, however, his musical creativity began to decline, possibly due to his health problems and
mental state. Beethoven stopped conducting and performing in public, but continued to compose - many of his
most admired works were created during this period. By 1815, he was almost completely deaf and his
manners became increasingly rude. In 1827, he died after a long illness. Nearly 20,000 people lined the streets
of Vienna to pay their last respect to the composer who had changed the music scene of Western Europe.
1. When did the early period in Beethoven's music career begin?
2. What kind of music did he compose in his early period?
3. When was Beethoven at the peak of his career?
4. Did he start composing more expressive or romantic music then?
5. Why did he start losing his musical creativity?
6. Did he stop composing music in the late period?
D. WRITING (1.5 pts.)
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words or phrases so that they have the
closest meanings to the given ones.
1. Alex is very hard-working, yet he will never get promoted by his mean boss.
Hard-working ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. He did not remember the meeting. He went out for a coffee with his friends then.
Not remembering …………………………………………………………………………………………
3. There was a continuous fall in the rural population ratio during this 60-year period.
The ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. He didn't notice that strange thing. We might have been in trouble otherwise.
If he ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I am going to the Chinese class this morning, come rain or shine.
Whether it ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. The urban population ratio rose from 25% to 45 % between 1950 and 1980
There ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
BẮC NINH KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ 1
NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021
Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 12

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 pts.)

Part I. (0.5 pt) (Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
1. A 2. A
Part II. (0.5 pt) (Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
1. C 2.A
Part III. (2.0 pts) (Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
1. B 5. A
2. C 6. A
3. D 7. C
4. B 8. B
Part IV. (1.0 pt) (Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
1. was constantly asking
2. pay/ should pay
3. doesn’t please
4. hated
Part V. (1.0 pt) (Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C
C. READING (1.5 pts) (Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
1. The early period in Beethoven's music career began in 1792.
2. He composed classical music mainly for his main instrument, the piano.
3. He was at the peak of his career in the middle period.
4. Yes, he did.
5. He started losing his musical creativity possibly because of his health problems and mental state.
6. No, he didn’t. (He continued to compose music even though he stopped conducting and performing in
public).
D. WRITING (1.5 pts) (Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
1. Hard-working as/ though Alex is, he will never get promoted by his mean boss.
2. Not remembering the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.
3. The rural population ratio fell continuously during this 60-year period.
4. If he had noticed that strange thing, we could/ would/ might have been in trouble.
5. Whether it rains or shines, I am going to the Chinese class this morning.
6. There was a rise/ an increase of 20% in the urban population ratio between 1950 and 1980.

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