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MÃ ĐỀ 630 - KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I– MÔN: ANH VĂN 12

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; Ngày __/01/2021

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined part in each sentence.
1. Doing household chores are no longer a burden thanks to the inventions of labor-saving devices.
A. still B. completely C. once D. also
2. Contaminated water is one cause that may lead to the extinction of many animal and plant species.
A. polluted B. clean C. toxic D. inadequate

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
3. Nick is at the door to welcome Melanie, one of the guests to his party.
Nick: “You look great, Mel!” Melanie: “___________”
A. You don’t need to say so! B. That’s what you must say.
C. I am aware of it. Thanks. D. Thank you for the compliment!
4. Brian is having a tea break with Samantha.
Brian: “Would you like another piece of cake, Sam?” Samantha: “___________”
A. Yes. You would. B. No more for me. Thanks.
C. Yes. I do. D. No. I would.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each sentence.
5. The Red List contains a global list of endangered and vulnerable animal species.
A. easily found B. very small C. very big D. easily hurt
6. Anyway, we are confident that the future is in our hands.
A. predict B. doubt C. believe D. presume

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the numbered blanks.
One day while Newton was sitting in his garden under an apple tree, he saw an apple fall to the
ground. Of course, the fall of an apple is a very common thing. A great many people before Newton (7)
_________ seen an apple fall to the ground, but they had never taken the trouble to investigate such an
everyday occurrence. Newton was the first man (8) _________ : “Why does an apple fall to the ground?
What makes it fall? Why does it not go up into the sky? Or why does it not go sideways when it leaves the
tree?” He thought the matter for a long time. It (9) ________ him many years to solve the problem. At last
he found out that the earth pulls all the things towards its (10) ________ , and that this was the reason why
the apple had fallen towards the earth and not away (11) ________ it.
7. A. have B. had C. were D. are
8. A. ask B. asking C. asked D. to ask
9. A. took B. spent C. made D. forced
10. A. center B. atmosphere C. ocean D. soil
11. A. by B. of C. from D. with
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.
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12. Amy had to quit her job. She had a health problem.
A. Amy had a health problem, so she quit her job.
B. Amy quit her job, so she had a health problem.
C. Amy had a health problem, but she quit her job.
D. Amy quit her job although she had a health problem.
13. I sat next to a woman. She was very talkative.
A. I sat next to a woman whom was very talkative.
B. I sat next to the woman very talkative.
C. The woman sitting next to me was very talkative.
D. The woman whom sat next to me was very talkative.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
14. In some families, the choosing of the names for a child enables the parents to pay compliments to
A B C
another relatives.
D
15. Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easy read
A B C
and understand.
D
16. Humans depend by species diversity to have food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.
A B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are
called "mall rats". Mall rats "shop until they drop" in the hundreds of stores under the roof.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or security
guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest
areas with waterfalls and palm trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million
square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a seven-acre amusement park! There are parking spaces
for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing
all their shopping in one place. Many more malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town
centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food courts that have
food all over the world. They see movies at multiplex theaters. Some people even get their daily exercise by
doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people
can do just about everything in malls. The latest trend is condo-malls. Now residents can actually live in
their favorite shopping center. For a mall rat, this is a dream come true.
17. are places where you can find tables and chairs and many open restaurants.
A. Theaters B. Nightclubs C. Food courts D. Parking spaces
18. People who live in a certain place are its .
A. guards B. residents C. shoppers D. mall rats
19. is 4,840 square yards or 4,047 square meters. You need many in order to have enough space
to build a mall.
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 A. An area B. An acre C. A place D. A center
20. Malls become popular because people like to .
A. shop and do things in one place
B. live in the same place where they shop
C. see more than one movie at a time
D. park and rest in the same place
21. The largest mall in America __________ .
A. is built mostly for children
B. sells thousands of cars to shoppers
C. has more security guards than shoppers
D. has both shopping and entertainment
22. Water falling straight down over large stores often creates the sound and beauty of .
A. waterfalls B. palm trees C. fish ponds D. watering cans
23. People like malls because they .
A. are safe, beautiful, and have parking spaces
B. are places where dreams can come true
C. have areas where drivers can rest
D. have a lot of policemen and security guards
24. The phrase “shop until they drop” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. buy things when they see them B. eat as much as they can afford
C. do shopping until they are exhausted D. buy things as many as they can afford

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
25. Jack promised he __________ come and pick me up the following morning, but he didn’t.
A. will B. would C. has D. had
26. A lot of efforts have been made _________ save endangered species.
A. so that B. in case of C. as for D. in order to
27. _________ the end of the performance, many fans came on stage to give the singer flowers.
A. On B. At C. In D. For
28. “Did you come to Anne’s birthday party yesterday?” “Yes. But I wish I _________.”
A. didn’t B. wasn’t C. haven’t D. hadn’t
29. “Did you solve the math problem before the others in class?” “No. Jack was the first one
_______ it.”
A. solved B. solving C. to solve D. to solving
30. In contractual marriages, love does not __________ marriage. It is supposed to follow marriage.
A. precede B. control C. manage D. suppress
31. Some people have tried to cross _________ Atlantic Ocean on a raft alone.
A. a B. an C. the D. ---
32. Thousands of species have become extinct each year before biologists can _________ them.
A. identical B. identity C. identification D. identify
33. You don’t have to take any more medicine. _____, you should stay home from school for one more week.
A. However B. Because C. Therefore D. Moreover
34. They carried on the plan __________ the fact that many residents were opposed to it.
A. despite B. although C. even though D. in spite
35. Many husbands are willing to ___________ with the household chores.
A. take a hand B. make a help C. give a hand D. keep his mind

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36. “Will you buy the new cell phone that they are advertising?” “No. I just _________ one two weeks ago.”
A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. am buying

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others in the group.
37. A. protected B. developed C. finished D. laughed
38. A. lucky B. ugly C. stuck D. bush

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
39. A. commercial B. establish C. medicine D. endanger
40. A. aware B. species C. concern D. survive

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

41. The ball between the arms can ride on the waves by the swimmer’s head.
A. created B. were created C. which created D. that is created
42. A(n) is someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition.
A. swimmer B. opponent C. referee D. goalie
43. We need _____ in our new laboratory.
A. a good deal of equipment B. a great many equipments
C. a large number of equipments D. a plenty of equipment
44. Not until himself seriously ill.
A. he had completed the task did he find B. had he completed the task did he find
C. had he completed the task he found D. did he completed the task he had found
45. Before eating, thoroughly with soap and clean water.
A. your hands should be washed B. you should wash your hands
C. you need washing your hands D. your hands need washed
46. Busy ____ he was, Bob’s father still played with him.
A. like B. though C. although D. however
47. The car they recommended was petrol-saving. It was ________.
A. economic B. economy C. economics D. economical
48. More fouls were _________ in the final match than expected.
A. committed B. achieved C. completed D. done
49. They were all laughing when _____________ at the door.
A. coming a knock B. there came a knock
C. there is a knock D. came there a knock
50. ______ how to use this vacuum cleaner and I’ll help you clean the house.
A. If you show me B. When you show me C. Unless you show me D. Show me

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