ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN - TEST 12 I. Read the article below and then put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space. In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of (1) __________ with disease, high costs, and poloitics, the Panama Canal was officially (2) __________, finally (3) __________ the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile canal (4) __________ instead of travelling (5) __________ seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to (6) __________ the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of (7) __________ it would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year. The French (8) __________ the project; but sold their (9) __________ to the United States. The latter will control it until the end of the twentieth centuty when Panama takes (10) __________ its duties. 1. A. matters B. maladies C. problems D.issues 2. A. opened B. begun C. commenced D. set off 3. A. linking B. tying C. binding D. associating 4. A. portion B. arena C. zone D. surface 5. A. near B. certain C. most D. some 6. A. complete B. fill C. round D. terminate 7. A. that B. what C. which D. this 8. A. involved B. initiated C. impelled D. ignited 9. A. duties B. work C. labour D. rights 10.A.up B. on C. in D. over II. Use the correct verb tense and form. 1. My stay in England is coming to an end. In ten days’ time I (be) ________ back in Italy. I can hardly believe that I (be) ________ in Bristol for three months. The time (go) ________ so quickly ! Yesterday I (take) ________ my final exams. As soon as I (get) ________ the results, I (let) ________ you (know) ________. I’d really like (have) ________ a holiday when the course finishes, but I have (go) ________ straight back to Italy. If I (have) ________ more time, I (visit) ________ Scotland. Unfortunately I (not see) ________ much of Britain, I (not be) ________ to London yet. 2. He is at an awkward age. He is old enough (have) _______ adult problems but too young (know) _________ how (handle) _________ them. III. Give the correct preposition. 1. He usually gets up ______ 5 o’clock, and goes ______ school _____ foot. 2. She used to live______ the countryside. Now she lives ______ HCM City. 3. Farmers can help enrich the soil _______ adding fertilizers. 4. The house was crowded _______ students. 5. You were confused _______ the date of the meeting. 6. Mr. Brown is very popular ______ his students. 7. Hurry or you will be late _____ school. 8. His plan is similar ______ hers. 9. This country is very rich _______ natural resources. 10. Your mother is very kind ______ me. IV. Give the correct word forms. 1. Smoking is not ______________ here. (allow) 2. He never takes his parents’ ______________ (advise) 3. He is ______________ waiting for the last bus. (patient) 4. With the help of a computer, you can make a business plan ________ (ease) 5. She joined the English speaking club out of ______________ (curious) V. Rewrite the following sentences. 1. The child is living with his aunt. His parents died in the air crash. - The child wh-__________________________________________________________ 2. This place used to be the site of an animal market. You were standing there. - This place, ____________________________________________________________ 3. If she doesn’t work harder, she’ll lose her job. - Unless _______________________________________________________________ 4. We must leave now, or we will miss the plane. - We will miss __________________________________________________________ 5. They will change the day of the meeting again. - The day ______________________________________________________________ 6. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it. - If ___________________________________________________________________ 7. The workers repaired the bridge last week. - The bridge ____________________________________________________________ 8. No one could open the door of the house. - The door _____________________________________________________________ 9. The city where we were born is very small. - The city in ____________________________________________________________ 10. She has studied French for five years. - She started ___________________________________________________________ 11. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them. - They_____________ ______________ so that ________________________________ 12. He collects old coins. He is interested in it. - He is interested ________________________________________________________ In Unity There Is Strength Một cây làm chẳng nên non Ba cây chụm lại thành hòn núi cao . ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN - TEST 12 I. Read the article below and then put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space. In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of. the air crash. - The child wh-__________________________________________________________ 2. This place used to be the site of an animal market. You were standing there. - This place, ____________________________________________________________. want anybody to see them. - They_____________ ______________ so that ________________________________ 12. He collects old coins. He is interested in it. - He is interested ________________________________________________________