Đề thi học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh 12 năm 2017-2018 có đáp án - Trường THPT chuyên Huỳnh Mẫn Đạt - Mã đề 831 (Khối cơ bản) giúp các em kiểm tra, đánh giá kiến thức của mình và có thêm thời gian chuẩn bị ôn tập cho kì thi sắp tới được tốt hơn. Và đây cũng là tài liệu phục vụ cho công tác giảng dạy, biên soạn đề thi của thầy cô. Mời quý thầy cô và các bạn cùng tham khảo đề thi. | SỞ GD&ĐT KIÊN GIANG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MẪN ĐẠT --------------- THI HKI - KHỐI 12 BÀI THI: ANH 12 CƠ BẢN (Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút) MÃ ĐỀ THI: 831 Họ tên thí sinh:SBD: Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 1 đến câu 5 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. Consider activities that most take for granted, particularly those who live in industrialized nations: drinking a glass of water; driving a car or traveling by mass transportation; living in a decent house or apartment; using modern household appliances; using tools to build, fix and repair; even breathing fresh air. These activities improve our quality of life. Have you considered that to do all of the above requires the availability of natural resources, whether used as raw materials or in finished products? The United Nations predicts that the global population will increase from the present billion to billion by the year 2025. At the same time, the world is becoming more prosperous. The average person is consuming more food, water, energy and metals. Multiple millions in nations that were once poor are now moving into the middle class. They are driving cars, acquiring household appliances, using electronic gadgets and adopting high-protein diets, similar to Western industrialized nations. The subject of natural resources has been in the news for years. The media has long reported that the world's supply of oil, minerals, fresh water, and lumber are in danger of running out. Yet very few people take this seriously. Within the next 50 years, the world's population is projected to rise by 40%. This growth, coupled with increasing industrialization and urbanization, will result in greater demand for water. Water will become much scarcer. The United Nations figures suggest that there are around 300 potential conflicts over water .