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THE 1ST MID TERM EXAMINATIONENGLISH 12TIME: 45 MINUTESMark 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.1. A. stopped B. married C. passed  D. talked2. A. caps       B. meters  C. swimmers  D. linesMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions 3. A. apply B. persuade C. reduce D. answer 4. A. opportunity B. delightful C. international D. educationMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.5. When we arrived, the train _________ the stationA. already left B. had already left C. had left already D. has left already6. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so farA. played B. had played C. is playing D. has played7. The earth _________ the sun once every 365 days.A. circle B. circles C. is circling D. was circling 8. It is necessary that he _______ the books.A. find B. doesn’t find C. don’t find D. did not find 9. It has been proposed that we _______the topicA. to change B. change C. changed D. changing10. He talked about the books and the authors _____ interested him. A. who B. that C. which D. whom11. The man _____ son had dinner with us yesterday is a teacher at our school.A. who B. whom C. whose D. that12.My mother went out without _____ money.A. any B. an C. a D. x13.Her son plays _____ guitar very well.A. the B. a C. X D. an14. Mr. John is not accustomed ________ hot weather. A. to           B. at             C. for           D. in15. She stood there, saying nothing until she lost sight __________the plane.A. to             B. of              C. inside          D. about16.When being interviewed, you should        what the interviewer is saying or asking you. A. be related to B. be interested in C. express interest to D. concentrate on  17.Sometimes it is        to find suitable books for our children.A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficulties D. difficultly18 . She has made an ___________ for the job as a nursery teacher because she likes children.A. apply B. applicant C. application D. applicatingMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions19.After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. A           B            C      D 20.John has rarely written to me for he moved to London last year.              A           B   C                     D    21. Linda has wear her new yellow dress only once since she bought it.        A   B     C      DMark 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.22. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices. A. Official B. Household C. Schooling D. Foreign23. There is no alternative. The president must approve the bill if the Congress passes it. A. change B. amendment C. other choice D. possible agreementMark 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.24. It's discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income. A. ill-mannered B. polite C. unacceptable D. rude25. Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has promoted its trade relations with other countries.A. balance B. restricted C. expanded D. BoostedMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.26. A: ___________ B: Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.A. When have you got this beautiful dress?B. You've just bought this beautiful dress, haven't you?C. How a beautiful dress you're wearing!D. That's a beautiful dress you have on!27. Ann: _______ Bill: 12 weeks. That's one of the good things.A. How many weeks do you have on your holiday?B. Do you have any holiday?C. How do you get your holiday? D. How much holiday do you get?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.28. “Believe me. It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend.A. Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading.B. Janet opposed her boyfriend’s idea that reading the book was not useful.C. Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile.D. Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful.29. In spite of all our efforts, we failed in the final match.A. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.B. We made all our efforts so that we could again success in the final match.C. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match.D. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts.30. David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.A. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous. B. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous.C. David drove so fast and was very dangerous. D. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.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.31. Sue lives in the house. The house is opposite my house.A. Sue lives in the house where is opposite my house.B. Sue lives in the house who is opposite my house.C. Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house.D. Sue lives in the house and which is opposite my house.32. "Well done, Jerry. You've passed the driving test!"A. I told that Jerry had passed her driving test. B. I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test. C. I congratulated Jerry about pass her driving test. D. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test.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 Robots are already a part of our lives. Industrial robots widely used in manufacturing. Military and police organizations use robots to (33) _____ in dangerous situations. Robots can (34) _____ be found from vacuuming the floors in your home to exploring the surface of Mars. Within a few more years a whole host of robotic adaptations will be running many aspects' of our lives. "I think in (35) _____ next thirty years, we are going to see a transformation between the industrial sorts of robots to personal robots," says Brooks from Brooks' company, IRobot, markets floor cleaning robots for homes. "The advances in robotics make it clear that many household (36) ____ will be easily handled by a robot in the near future," says Bob Christopher, who works for a robotic technology company that is marketing a toy robot called Pleo. "We have only one child but I could easily imagine five or six robots in the home as well."33. A. assist B. increase C. make D. create34. A. so B. either C. too D. also35. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø36. A. aspects B. chores C. works D. JobsRead 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   It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school.   The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.  Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life.  Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.37.What is the main idea of the passage?A. The best school teach a wide variety of subjectsB. Education and schooling are quite different experiencesC. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homeworkD. The more years students go to school, the better their education is38.What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” (lines 2)?A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.C. Summer school makes the school year too long.D. All of life is an education.39.The word “chance” in line 9 is closest in meaning to_________.A. unusual B. lengthy C. unplanned D. Lively40.The word “they” in line 16 refers to ____________.A. slices of reality B. similar textbooks C. boundaries D. Seats