ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KÌ I - NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12

I. Listening:
II. Language:
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.
Question 9: A. vacated B. arrived C. believed D. remained
Question 10: A. slum B. industrial C. rural D. fluctuate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the three in the position of the main
stress in each of the following questions.
Question 11: A. mature B. mailbox C. surface D. manner
Question 12: A. demolish B. syllabus C. industrial D. commercial
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 13: _____ the solar system may seem big, it is a very small part of the universe.
A. Despite B. Because C. In spite D. Although
Question 14: It is critical that the researcher ____ everything clearly to the participants before asking
them to complete the questionnaire.
A. must explain B. explains C. explain D. is explained
Question 15: 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
Question 16: Water is considered _________ vital source of life, but the water of Colox City is so
polluted that people could die if they drank a drop of it.
A. a B. Ø C. the D. an
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.
Question 17: Low-income dwellers are generally living in older areas of modern cities, which are well
known for poor sanitation, lack of health facilities and basic amenities.
A. aid B. facilities C. resource D. place
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.
Question 18: His decision had been made on the spur of the moment.
A. all of a sudden B. out of the blue C. unexpectedly D. predictably
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.
Question 19: At the end, everybody cleaned up the whole room, that I hadn't expected before.
A B C D
Question 20: The lesson that we are learning now is very interested but difficult.
A B C D

III. Reading: (2,0P)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.
A POWERFUL INFLUENCE
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are
worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly ever doing anything else in
their spare time. Naturally, parents are (21) ____ to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they

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want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending
that much time (22) ____ their computers?
Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, absorbed in some game, (23)
_____doing their homework, then soothing is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the
child should make of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won't interfere with
homework. If the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parents can take more drastic steps. Dealing
with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about
behavior.
Any parent (24) ____ is seriously alarmed about a child's behavior should make an appointment
to discuss the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect a
child's performance at school. Even if a child is absolutely crazy about using the Internet, he or she is
probably just going through a phase, and in (25) ____ months there will be something else to worry
about!
Question 21: A. curiously B. curiosity C. curious D. curiosities
Question 22: A. watching B. glancing at C. glimpsing at D. staring at
Question 23: A. instead of B. in spite of C. in case D. in short
Question 24: A. which B. that C. whom D. who
Question 25: A. a few B. few C. little D. a little

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.
The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert. The Sahara desert is located in Africa and
spreads across many countries in Northern Africa. Cold Antarctica and Arctic deserts are bigger in size
than the Sahara desert. The Sahara is one of the harshest climates in the world. The average annual
temperature is 30°C, whilst the hottest temperature ever recorded was 58°C. The area receives little
rainfall, in fact, half of the Sahara Desert receives less than 1 inch of rain every year. Despite many
thinking of the Sahara as a constantly hot climate, temperatures drop dramatically at night, due to the lack
of humidity, and can reach lows of -6°C. Snow falls regularly on several mountain ranges, but nowhere
else in the Sahara. Many people think that an area like this has no animals or plant life, but they are
incorrect. In fact, the Sahara Desert has many different 'ecoregions’. Each ecoregion has different plants
and animals living there. The biggest ecoregion is called the 'Sahara Desert ecoregion.' In this area, the
climate is extremely dry and extremely hot. The landscape is sandy and dusty with many high dunes.
Because the Sahara Desert ecoregion is so hot and dry, there are very few plants and animals. Scientists
estimate that there are only 500 species of plants. This is not very much when thinking of how enormous
the region is. These plants include acacia trees, palms, spiny shrubs, and grasses. The Sahara is also home
to 70 species of mammals. Twenty of these are large mammals. There are about 90 species of birds and
around 100 reptiles.
The biggest threat to plants and animals in this environment is drying up. Because of this, plants
have the ability to recover their health after their leaves have dried out completely. Animals can lose 30-
60% of their body mass and still survive. Most animals do not get their water from drinking like other
ecosystems. Instead, they have adapted to get their water through metabolic processes. This is why they
can survive in a place like the Sahara Desert ecosystem.
Question 26. What is the text mostly about?
A. Location of the Sahara Desert. B. Hot weather of the Sahara Desert.
C. How animals survive on this Desert. D. The Sahara Desert and its ecosystem.
Question 27. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Sahara Desert has no animals or plants. B. It is the second largest desert.
C. It is in North Africa. D. It is in the United States.
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Question 28. In paragraph 1, the word they refers to ____.
A. people B. plants C. animals D. ecoregions
Question 29. In paragraph 2, the word estimate is closest in meaning to ____.
A. confirm B. calculate C. formulate D. participate
Question 30. Why can animals and plants survive in the Sahara Desert?
A. They try to reduce the water intake. B. They get water from the irrigation system.
C. They get water through metabolic process. D. They don't really need water for a long time.

IV. Writing: (2,0 P)

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:
Question 31: You must never take the helmet off when you drive.
A. Helmets must be worn at all times when driving.
B. Helmets must be taken around with you when you drive.
C. Wearing helmets is never taken into consideration when driving.
D. Helmets are an optional part of you when you drive.
Question 32: When the class was over, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.
A. As long as the class finished, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.
B. No sooner was the class over, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.
C. As soon as the class had finished, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.
D. If the class was over, the students would run out, scream and shout.
Question 33: "I met my old friend yesterday," Jane said.
A. Jane said that she had met her old friend the previous day.
B. Jane said that she would meet her old friend the following day.
C. Jane said that she met her old friend the previous day.
D. Jane said that she had met my old friend the day before.
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
Question 34: He bought her flowers and diamond rings. This action made her fall in love with him.
A. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, what made her fall in love with him.
B. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, that made her fall in love with him.
C. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, which made her fall in love with him.
D. He bought her flowers and diamond rings which made her fall in love with him.
Question 35: Jack bought that second-hand car. He then recognized that he shouldn't have done that.
A. Jack wished that he has not bought that second-hand car.
B. Jack wished that he did not buy that second-hand car.
C. Jack regretted to buy that second-hand car.
D. If only Jack hadn’t bought that second-hand car.

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