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KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT LAN 2
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12 CƠ BẢN

HỌ VÀ TÊN: ………………………………… LỚP: 12……
SỐ BÁO DANH: ………………… PHÒNG: …………
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. employment
B. remember
C. concentrate
D. position
2. A. application
B. university
C. academic
D. interviewer
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. application
B. education
C. addition
D. question
4. A. certificate
B. central
C. category
D. social
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence.
5. I think he is the most suitable ________for the position.
A. employer
B. trainee
C. candidate

D. examiner
6. Some days of rest may help to ________the pressure of work.
A. reduce
B. lower
C. rise up
D. increase
7. A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview.
A. invitation
B. requirement
C. demand
D. recommendation
8. Education has been developed in _______ with modern industry and the mass media.
A. compulsory
B. parallel
C. selected
D. following
9. Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of _________.
A. enthusiastic
B. enthusiasm
C. enthusiastically
D. enthusiast
10. I am so ________that I cannot say anything, but keep silent.
A. nerve
B. nervously
C. nervous
D. nervousness
11. She wants to apply for a ________of a receptionist or a tourist guide.
A. location
B. position
C. site

D. work
12. During the interview, you should concentrate ______ what the interviewer is saying.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. at
13. You are old enough. I think it is high time you applied _______ a job
A. in
B. of
C. for
D. upon
14. Show your best side, your keenness to works and your sense of responsibility.
A. good point
B. shortcoming
C. weakness
D. interest
15. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended
B. required
C. divided
D. paid
16. Fee-paying schools, often called "independent schools", "private schools" or “_______ schools".
A. college
B. primary
C. secondary
D. public
17. It's a beautiful photo. I'm going to_____________________.
A. get it enlarging
B. have it enlarging
C. have it enlarged

D. set it enlarged
18. Many people think that Steve stole the money.
A. It was not Steve who stole the money.
B. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.
C. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve.
D. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.
19. They a new high way around the city.
A. A new high way around the city is being built.
B. A new high way is been built around the city.
C. A new high way is being built around the city
D. Around the city a new high way is being built.
20. The parcel _____ to him before his birthday.
A. will be sent
B. will be sented
C. will be send
D. will been sent
21. If I had known you were in hospital, I _______to see you.
A. will come
B. came
C. would come
D. would have come
22. _________you known he was a liar, would you have agreed to support him?
A. If
B. Since
C. Had
D. Should
23. I would send her a fax if I _______ her number.
A. know
B. knew
C. had known

D. could know
24. Mary didn’t wear the rain coat, so she got a cold.
A. If Mary wore the rain coat, she wouldn’t get a cold.


B. If Mary had worn the rain coat, she didn’t get a cold.
C. If Mary had worn the rain coat; she wouldn’t have got a cold.
D. If Mary has worn the rain coat, she won’t have got a cold.
25. He is the man _______ car was stolen last week.
A. whom
B. that
C. which
D. whose
26. Ms Young, to _______ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
27. The medicine _________had no effect at all.
A. the doctor gave it to me
B. the doctor gave me
C. which the doctor gave it to me
D. which given to me by the doctor
28. My sister, ____ has just got a job in a computer company, is very keen on playing computer games.
A. who
B. that
C. whom
D. all are correct
Choose the underlined words or phrases that need correcting
29. We were surprising by the results of the test.

A
B
C
D
30. That’s the young man whom we met him at the bus-stop last week, isn’t it?
A
B
C
D
31. We didn’t want to swim in the sea, that looked very dirty.
A
B
C
D
32. If he didn’t oversleep, he wouldn’t have been
late for the interview last week.
A
B
C
D
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that
country. ___33____ , this is not necessarily true. Often the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we
realize how little ____34____ actually know about the culture of that country. Books and talks about other
people’s culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on cultural differences and exaggerate national
characteristics; sometimes a lot of the information ___35____ contain is true.
In a survey recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything which they
thought was typical of Britain and would interest foreign visitors there. Most of ____36____ mentioned
Shakespeare, the Queen, village inns, English folk dancing, football hooligans, umbrellas, English castles, cricket
and fish and chips.

33. A. So
B. Although
C. Unless
D. However
34. A. you
B. one
C. they
D. we
35. A. which
B. they
C. in that
D. that
36. A. their
B. theirs
C. themselves
D. them
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Students at the age of 18 always have to face a difficult decision to make. Some want to go on with their
study at college or university, others prefer to start work immediately. Many school leavers are eager to go to
work in order to make money to live independently and help their parents. They always do their best to overcome
any obstacles they may encounter. Unfortunately, owing to the guidance which is poor and biased from their
parents and teachers, most boys and girls are ill-prepared for employment. Therefore, they often feel worried and
build up all sorts of fearsome prospects in their mind as the time to start work gets nearer. It is the duty of the
school and family to prepare these young people for their future jobs.
37. The main idea of the passage is ____________.
A. Learning at university
B. Making an important decision at 16
C. Starting to work after leaving school
D. Getting to know about new jobs
38. Why do some young people want to find a job after they leave school?

A. They are badly in need of money
B. They want to get rid of schooling
C. Their parents do not help them
D. They want to lead an independent life
39. What attitude do some young people have when they are faced with difficulty?
A. They just let things go
B. They make good efforts
C. They become discouraged
D. They complain about their parents and teachers
40. The word “duty” in line 7 is nearest in meaning to ___________.
A. responsibility
B. work
C. job
D. activity