1 ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2010 – 2011) - PRACTICE TEST 8 I/ Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the word: 1/ Inflation will never be completely……….( eradicate) from the economy. 2/ Public cooperation is vital in the fight against………….(terrorize) 3/ He is now so weak the doctors are …………(pessimist) about his chances of making a full recovery. 4/ The government expressed ……….(optimistic) about the success of the negotiations. 5/ Many people lost their jobs in the great………(depress) of the 1930s. 6/ Japanese people have a very high life……… (expect) 7/ Will the universe continue to expand…………… (eternal)? 8/ The inspectors were impressed by the speed and…………(efficient) of the new system. 9/ Help came from an………….(expected) quarter. 10/ It was ……… (incredible) difficult to fit everyone in. II/ Put in the missing preposition: 1/ The teacher says we’ve got to do the test, so there’s no point………arguing…… it. 2/ They succeeded…… escaping…… the burning house. 3/ I am not interested…… anything that happed………the very remote past. 4/ I wasn’t aware………any problems…… the new design. 5/ The children are very fond ………swimming. ……… summer they spend most of their time……….the water. 6/ How are you getting…… at school? – I’m getting…… all right except………English. I’m very bad………it. 7/ I’m sorry…… being late…… Monday. 8/ I’m not exactly keen …… cooking; but I prefer it……….washing up. 9/ I object………being kept waiting. Why can’t you be………time? 10/ I was so afraid………missing the train that I took a taxi………the station. III/ Choose the right word or phrase marked ( a, b, c, d ) that best fits the blanks in the following passage: Mary had to go to New York last week but she almost (1)………the plane. She (2)…….in the queue at the check-In desk when she suddenly (3)……. that she (4)…… her passport at home. Fortunately, she doesn't live very far from the airport, so she (5)………time to take a taxi home to get it. 1/ a. misses b. missed c. has missed d. is missing 2/ a. stood b. was standing c. stands d. has stood 3/ a. realize b. realizes c. realized d. has realized 4/ a. leaves b. has left c. had left d. is leaving 5/ a. has b. have c. has had d. had IV/ Choose the right word or phrase marked ( a, b, c, d ) that best fits the blanks in the following passage: 6/ She's not very keen……….music. a. in b. on c. at d. of 7/ They know little…………what to expect. a. in b. on c. about d. for 8/ I can't infer…… the apparent ease of the transition that all is well. a. on b. at c. from d. of 9/ They wonder if they will be sacked…….the spot. a. on b. at c. in d. about 2 10/ He's occupied………his job. a. about b. with c. to d. for 11/ Could I have …….sugar? a. a few b. a little c. little d. any 12/ ………children are ill-prepared for employment. a. most b. most of c. all of d. much 13/ He found………mistakes in my writing. a. a large of b. a great deal of c. much d. any 14/ He can speak…….languages. a. much b. many c. a bit of d. any 15/ ……….visitors don't visit this town. a. most b. most of c. little d. much 16/ To our……….it rained all the day. a. disappoint b. disappointing c. disappoint edly d. disappointment 17/ She went on her work with an air of ………. a. expect b. expected c. expectant d. expectation 18/ You can get…………treatment here. a. occupy b. occupation c. occupational d. occupied 19/ Their study is getting on…………. a. satisfies b. satisfying c. satisfactorily d. satisfactory 20/ That's silly. What you're saying is………. a. reason b. unreasonable c. reasonable d. reasons 21/ The children try to………obstacles. a. tolerate b. occupy c. infer d. overcome 22/ Even children……… are interested in a particular occupation know little about it. a. who b. whom c. which d. when 23/ The transition from school to work is not always……………… a. disappointed b. smooth c. ill-prepare d. tolerant 24/ Children may encounter ………….when they start work. a. occupations b. obstacles c. determinations d. satisfactions 25/ To prepare for the job you should have a ………… of English. a. importance b. difficulty c. knowledge d. attraction V/ Choose the right word or phrase marked ( a,b,c,d ) that best fits the blanks in the following passage: Most school - leavers experience (26)………from school to work with a feeling of hope and (27)…… As for them, the ending of school means the beginning of (28)………new life. They are interested in their first job (29)…… it will help their mother out with the (30)…….at home, feel better about themselves and give the (31)…… of a worker. They soon realized that they are (32)……They have no idea of the tasks involved (33)…… it. When the time to start work gets nearer, many of them begin to (34)……and build up fearsome prospects in their (35)…… 26/ a. transition b. importance c. obstacle d. uncertainty 27/ a. employment b. worry c. reason d. transition 28/ a. its b. their c. our d. your 29/ a. because b. because of c. but d. despite 30/ a. ease b. money c. expectation d. age 3 31/ a. keenness b. status c. tendency d. tolerance 32/ a. ill-prepared b. good c. easy d. important 33/ a. in b. on c. at d. of 34/ a. tend b. determine c. worry d. get 35/ a. minds b. factors c. reports d. guidance VI/ Choose the item ( a, b, c, d ) that best completes the unfinished statements about the passage: Most Americans stop working at the age of sixty-five or seventy and retire. Because work is such an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are useless and unproductive. Of course, some people are happy to retire, but leaving one's job, whatever it is, is a difficult change, even for those who look forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know how to use their time or they feel lost without their jobs. 36/ Retirement is not always ……….for Americans. a. right b. prepared c. difficult d. smooth 37/ In Americans society, people………………… a. consider work as important b. avoid working c. must work all their life d. do not like retirement 38/ At first, retirement often brings people…………………… a. unhappiness b. feelings of being lost and useless c. a chance to leave their job d. the feeling of productiveness 39/ At the age of sixty-five or seventy………………… a. a lot of Americans still go to work. b. most Americans start their retirement. c. so many Americans don't like to retire. d. most Americans are not ready to retire. 40/ In fact, leaving one's job, whatever it is, is a difficult change for…………… a. only those who expect to retire. b. those who are at sixty-five c. few Americans d. most Americans VII/ Choose the sentence marked ( a, b, c, d ) which is closest in meaning to the original sentence: 41/ I have no idea why she left. a. I don't know why she left. b. I didn't know why she left. c. I know why she left. d. I knew why she left. 42/ There's a tendency among the young to play things down. a. Young people tendency to play things down. b. Young people tends to play things down. c. Young people to tend to play things down. d. Young people tend to play things down. 43/ He gave some wrong answers. a. He made quite a little mistakes. b. He made quite little mistakes. c. He made quite a few mistakes d. He made quite few mistakes. 44/ There are a few trees left. a. There are not some trees left. b. There are not many trees left. c. There is not many trees left. d. There is not much trees left. 45/ I don't like sports very much. a. I am not very keen in sports b. I am not very keen on sports 4 c. I am not very keen at sports d. I am not very keen with sports 46/ No one has used that door. a. That door hasn't been used. b. That door has been not used. c. That door has been used not. d. That door wasn't used. 47/ They feed the animals in the zoo everyday. a. The animals everyday are fed in the zoo. b. The animals are everyday fed in the zoo. c. The animals are fed in the zoo everyday. d. The animals are being fed in the zoo everyday. 48/ People don’t use this road very often. a. This road is not used very often. b. Not very often this road is not used. c. This road very often is not used. d. This road not very often is used. 49/ Children are determined to overcome problems. a. Children have a determined to overcome problems. b. Children have a determine to overcome problems. c. Children have a determination to overcome problems. d. Children have a determining to overcome problems. 50/ Nobody told us about the accident. a. We were told about the accident. b. We were not told about the accident. c. We no were told about the accident. d. We were told not about the accident. VIII/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest 1/ a. sense b. sentence c. seize d. sequence 2/ a. hats b. walks c. sleeps d. stars 3/ a. biscuits b. heads c. jokes d. books 4/ a. chairs b. seats c. talks d. chalks 5/ a. expertise b. experience c. expense d. express IX/ Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 6/ a. follow b. apology c. experience d. direct 7/ a. explain b. obtain c. promise d. suspect 8/ a. national b. complain c. alone d. accept 9/ a. unlucky b. displeased c. courage d. encourage 10/ a. combination b. illustration c. comprehension d. origin X/ Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct: 1/ Bill (a)is often late (b)for class, (c)which makes his teachers (d)angrily. 2/ (a) In the end of the party, Mary found (b)herself (c)washing the dishes alone again, (d)as usual. 3/ (a)The oceans, which cover two-thirds (b)of earth’s surface, are the (c)object of study (d)for oceanographers. 4/ He isn’t (a)going to (b)the conference (c)in March and (d)neither they are. 5/ His knowledge of (a)physics (b)enable him to (c)assist the director (d)in many ways. 5 . 1 ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2010 – 2011) - PRACTICE TEST 8 I/ Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the word: 1/. water. 6/ How are you getting…… at school? – I’m getting…… all right except………English. I’m very bad………it. 7/ I’m sorry…… being late…… Monday. 8/ I’m not exactly keen …… cooking; but I prefer. with c. to d. for 11/ Could I have …….sugar? a. a few b. a little c. little d. any 12/ ………children are ill-prepared for employment. a. most b. most of c. all of d. much 13/ He found………mistakes