1 ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2010 – 2011) - PRACTICE TEST 11 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: 1. a. missed b. laughed c. robbed d. watched 2. a. thousand b. wounded c. hour d. mount 3. a. medical b. federation c. epidemic d. devote II. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 4. Each nation has many people who ___________ take care of others. a. volunteer b. volunteersm c. voluntarily d. voluntary 5. _________ our poor living conditions, we all feel happy. a. However b. Although c. Despite d. Because 6. The WHO is the United Nations specialized agency for _____________. a. help b. health c. human d. happiness 7. It was getting dark, so I drove __________. a. more slowly and more b. more and more slowly c. slowly more and more d. more slowly than 8. The sooner we solve the problem, ________ it will be for all concern. a. the more b. the better c. the best d. the more better 9. ___________ , the more I like it. a. The more is it dangerous b. The more it is dangerous c. The more dangerous it is d. The more dangerous is it 10. Lan enriched her vocabulary by short stories a. read b. reading c. having read d. to read 11. Neither the director nor his assistant ____________ yet . a. have come b. haven’t come c. has come d. hasn’t come 12. I_________ a higher mark if I had had a few more minutes . a. might get b. could get c. would get d. could have got 13. I’m sure I locked the door. I clearly remember it . a. locking b. lock c. to lock d. to be locked 14. As time goes _______ my memory seems to get worse . a. by b. off c. out d. on 15. There was a power failure and all the lights _______ . a. went up b. went on c. went out d. went off 16. Prices have _____ steadily during the last three months . a. raised b. inflated c. risen d. produced 17. She hasn't written to me we met last time 2 a. before b. since c. ago d. for 18. Roger a bath when the phone a. had / rang b. was having / rang c. had / was ringing d. had had / rang 19. Had I seen the film last night, I you about it now a. would have told b. could tell c. should tell d. will tell 20. I don’t want to take part_____ any more conferences . a. with b. in c. of d.on 21.The farmers here ___________ sheep on the mountain. a. rise b. raise c. plant d. work 22. The students who could answer the question all ________ their hands. a. raised b. rose c. put d. gave 23. – “ What’s your hobby, Hoa?” - “ _____________” a. Well, I like collecting stamps b. Oh, with computers c. Well, I want stamps d. Oh, on the phone 24. – “ How do you do?” - “_____________” a. I am fine, thanks b. I am a student c. I am bored d. How do you do? III. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original sentence: 25. The garden is too small to play football in . a. The garden is so small not to play football in . b.The garden is small enough to play football in . c. The garden isn’t big enough to play football in . d. The garden is such small that they can’t play football in. 26. They made her hand over her passport. a. She was made to hand over her passport b. She was made hand over her passport c. She was handed over to make her passport d. She was handed over for her passport to make 27. “ What are you going to do ?” she asked a. She asked us what we were going to do . b. She asked us that what we were going to do . c. She asked us what were we going to do . d. She asked us what you were going to do . 28. The new hospital is bigger than the old one. 3 a. The new hospital is not as big as the old one. b. The new hospital is not as small as the old one. c. The old hospital is more smaller than the new one. d. The old hospital is smaller than the new one. 29. We should warn the children not to speak to strangers. a. The children shouldn’t be warned to speak to strangers. b. The children should be warned to speak to strangers. c. The children should warned not to speak to strangers. d. The children should be warned not to speak to strangers. 30. It was believed that the man had escaped in a stolen car . a. The man was believed to escape in a stolen car . b. The man was believed to have escaped in a stolen car . c. The man believed to escape in a stolen car . d. They believed that the man had stolen the car . IV. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting: 31. I am looking for a camera made from Japan. a b c d 32. Which city is the largest, Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city? a b c d 33. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have. a b c d 34. I usually have to remind my son cleaning his teeth before going to bed. a b c d 35. It hasn’t rained for a long time here. Our crops, so, are going to die due to the lack of water. a b c d V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. In 776 B.C. the first olympic Games were held at the foot of mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, dicus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olumpus.bWinners were greatly honoured by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four year cycles called ‘Olympiads” dating from 776 B.C. 36. Which of the following is not true? a. Winners placed olive wreaths on their heads b. The games were held in Greece every four years. 4 c. Battles were interupted to participate in the games d. Poets glorified the winners in song 37. Why were Olympic Games held? a. To stop wars. b. To honor Zeus. c. To crown the best athletes. d. To sing songs about the athletes. 38. Approximately how many years ago did these games originate? ( this year is 2008) a. 776 years b. 1,205 years c. 2,277 years d. 2,785 years 39. Which of the following contests was not mentioned? a. discus throwing b. boxing c. skating d. running 40. what conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks? a. they liked to fight b. They were very athletic cThey liked a lot of ceremonies d. They couldn’t count, so they used “ Olypiads ‘ for dates 5 . 1 ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2010 – 2 011) - PRACTICE TEST 11 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently. 23. – “ What’s your hobby, Hoa?” - “ _____________” a. Well, I like collecting stamps b. Oh, with computers c. Well, I want stamps d. Oh, on the phone 24. – “ How do you do?” - “_____________”. reading c. having read d. to read 11. Neither the director nor his assistant ____________ yet . a. have come b. haven’t come c. has come d. hasn’t come 12. I_________ a higher mark if I had