Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng anh mới 12 – Đề số 12 (có đáp án)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

Japanese initially used jeweled objects to decorate swords and ceremonial items.

Complete the text with the correct form of the words in the box.

     custom                          celebrate                       locate                           globe      history

The Times Square countdown is a popular New Year (21)________ in New York. On New Year's Eve, people come together in Times Square, the most famous tourist attraction in the world, to bring in the New Year. This is a very special time as spectators from all ethnic groups in the multicultural city of New York unite as a community. At 11.59 p.m. the ball (22) ________ on the roof of One Times Square starts to descend. It is a (23)________ for people to count down to zero, which is also the moment when the ball rests, and shout out ‘Happy New Year’.

This event has a long (24)_______ as the ball has been lowered every year since 1907. The Times Square Ball Drop has established itself not just as an annual celebration, but has become a (25) ________ tradition.

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.

Lee Kuan Yew - the founding father of modern Singapore

Lee Kuan Yew was appointed as the first prime minister of Singapore in 1959 when the nation became a self-governing state. At that time, Singapore per capita income was only about USD400. When Lee stepped down in 1990, the figure was USD11,000 and in 2014 it went up to over 56,000, even higher than that of its former colonizer, Great Britain. In his memoirs published in 2000, he wrote 'They laughed at us, but I was confident that we would have the last laugh.'

Born into a middle-class Chinese family in Singapore, Lee was influenced by the language and institutions of the British rulers. He was destined to go to the UK to study law, but the Second World War broke out and he had to go to the local Raffles 10 College where he learnt some economics. It was not until 1946 when he talked his way to Cambridge and graduated three years later with a starred first. It was during this time that he nurtured ambitions beyond starting a legal career back home.

As a prime minister, he has always been described as an efficient and inventive person. He was one of the greatest statesmen who proved to the whole world that 15 human ingenuity, not natural resources, is the essential element of prosperity. Lee is also believed to be very forward-looking. When Singapore gained independence in 1965, he decided to keep English as the main language to increase economic benefits. Although many of his policies are still considered controversial, they helped Singapore to overcome many obstacles and become one of the most admired international business and financial centres around the world.

Lee Kuan Yew was Singapore's prime minister for_________.

He did not go to Cambridge to study law until 1946 because _________.

She started working as a secretary five years ago.

=> She has ..............................................................................................................................

Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast.

=> Yesterday morning I was ..................................................................................................

Its lack of irregular verbs makes Esperanto to a unique language.

=> Unlike ..............................................................................................................................

You wouldn't find any more affectionate animal anywhere in the world.

=> Nowhere ..........................................................................................................................