1 THAI BINH EDUCATIONAL BUREAU ENGLISH TEST FOR CONTESTING Nguyen Duc Canh High School GRADE 12- THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011 Time limit: 180 minutes A. PHONETICS I. How many ways of pronunciation for the underlined words in each line. 1. loan, float, boat, soap ………………………………………. 2. parachute, chorus, machine, catch, mustache ………………………………………. 3. vehicle, ghost, exhibition, inherit ………………………………………. 4. fear, heart, leather, near, earn ………………………………………. 5. quiet, science, view, tie, experience ………………………………………. II. Pick out the word whose underlined part is prounced differently from that of the others. 1. zone, waltz, zoo, frozen ………………………………………. 2. washed, matched, intended, walked ………………………………………. 3. Atkins's, Miles's, James's, Louise's ………………………………………. 4. thank, intend, action, inhabitant ………………………………………. 5. double, blouse, ground, ounce ………………………………………. III. Pick out the word whose stress is different from that of the others. 1. follow, apology, experienced, direct ………………………………………. 2. explain, obtain, promise, suspect ………………………………………. 3. national, complain, alone, accept ………………………………………. 4. unlucky, displeased, courage, encourage ………………………………………. 5. arrangement, distinguish, theorist, collective ………………………………………. B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE VI. Givve the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Nowadays, many products increasingly (1. design) with reuse or recycling. In some countries, like Switzerland for example, they (2. put) a tax on black rubbish bags, so that people (3. encourage) not to just throw things straight in the bin, and to reduce their rubbish. And now there are quite a few things that (4.do), mostly by local councils. They are responsible for household"dustbin" collections, or taking away all the rubbish you (5. produce) in the home. In recent years, many more sites(6. set up) to collect waste sseparately for recycling. There are often containers in car parks or outside supermakets for people to put bottles in: clear, green and brown bottles (7. separate). Also, newspapers and magazines can (8. recycle) as well as tins (9. make) of aluminium. One of the problems of this, though, is that most people (10. not bother) to take their rubbish there. (11. Overcome) this, some local councils also provide special containers, (12. call) "recycling bins" for residents to collect glass and paper in. They (13. put) these outside their houses at the same time as their rubbish, and they (14. collect) and (15. recycle). Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. VII. Complete the passage using the most suitable form of the word given. Interviewa are an (1. PERFECT) method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human begins like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of (2. SELECT) as it is commonly practised is that the forms filled in by (3. APPLY) often fail to show people as they really are. This means that you can follow all the best (4. ADVISE) when completing your form and still find that you are (5. SUCCESS) at the next stage- the interview. (6. SIMILAR) in the rare cases where interviews are automatic, a candidate with an (7. ADEQUATE) form needs to show that you have (8. CONFIDENT) in your (9. ABLE) to do the job., but don't try to turn yourself into someone else- a person you have to pretend to be at the interview. Realism and (10. HONEST) are definitely the best approach. Answers: 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. VIII. a) Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning to the given ones, using the nouns from the underlined verbs. 1. She decided to futher her education. She made…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. They couldn't hope to improve the situation. They had …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. My brother was determined to major in business administration. My brother had …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. That supermarket offers an online shopping service. There is …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I wrote them a letter to complain about their slow service. I wrote them a letter to make ………………………………………………………………………………. b) Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning to the given ones. 6. Although the Prime Minister of Tango warned about harm of the drug, nobody took any notice. Despite …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. I don't know whether Tom can speak Spanish or not, but I think he should still visit Madrid. Even if ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. "If the lift should stop between two floors, press the emergency button", he said to me. He………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. For a long time people believed that the earth was flat. For a long time the earth …………………………………………………………………………………… 10. You believe that old people are always out of kindness, but you are wrong. Contrary to …………………………………………………………………………………………………. IX. a) Put the most appropriate prepositions in the blanks to complete the sentences. 1. The student over there reminds me …………………… someone I know. 2. I'm going to send this parcel …………………… my pen pal in Toronto. 3. This poster warns young people ……………………. the danger of drugs. 4. Mr. Bean explained ………………… his manager that he had some personal problems. 5. I think the company should inform its customers ………………… the improvements in their services. 6. We should remind Linh ……………… her appointment with her new employer. 7. That player was punished ………………… hitting an opponent. 8. These regulations protect their company ……………………. being bankrupt. b) Complete the dialogues using the verbs in the box following the form: verb+ object+ preposition 9. - I bought my sister a nice gift, but she wasn't pleased with it. She didn't even thank me. - Did you say she didn't……………………………… the gift? 10. - Everyone knew that Dick cheated at the last exam. - Really? Did the teacher ……………………………………… cheating? 11. - Mark had exellent exam results. - Did the teacher ………………………………………. his exellent performance? 12. -I broke my parents' precious vaase last week. - Oh? Did they ……………………………………… that? accuse blame borrow congratulate prefer prevent thank 3 13. - You know, cameras are installed at many street corners. - I'm glad to hear about that. Cameras will certainly …………………………………… speeding. 14. - I was fined for speeding last Monday. I had to ask Jane for some money. - Do you mean you had to …………………………………. Jane? 15. Oh! I don't like beer. Please give me some orange juice. - You mean you …………………………………. beer? X. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage. Ask most people (1) _________________ is happening to the world's population and they are likely to say it is exploding. Ask them (2) _________________ there will be enough food next century and they will say no. Ask them (3) _________________ the world's energy supplies and they will say they are running (4) _________________ and we will all be sitting in the dark and cold next century. Ask them what they think (5) _________________ raw materials and they will say we are using them up (6) _________________ a rate that will mean there are none (7) _________________ for our grandchildren. These statements have two things (8) _________________ common.They are too gloomy, if not about this century then the next. And they are all wrong. Or so it is persuasively argued in a book that tries to chart our future over the next quarter century. Most of the attention the book has received so far has concentrated (9) _________________ its forecasts for Britain and the prospect (10) _________________ five million unemployed. XI. a) Find out one mistake among A,B,C or D in each sentence and correcet it. 1. This new computer is very easy to use. Somebody can learn how to use it in a very short time. A B C D 2. There are a few shops at the end of the street but neither of them sell newspapers and magazines. A B C D 3. The tickets that you ordered they will be delivered tomorrow. A B C D 4. There were so many books on the shelves that I didn't know which one to be chosen. A B C D 5. My neighbor accused Jack of stealing some of his stamps. A B C D Answers: 1…………………………………2………………………………………3…………………………………… 4…………………………………5……………………………………… b) Circle the best answer among A, B, C or D. 6. We must take preventive measures … crime in the area. A. reduce B. reducing C. to reduce D. at reducing 7. Jane is a very good student of languages. Her brother Michael, … , has never been able to master another language. A. therefore B. even though C. whereas D. on the other hand 8. She missed the meeting without a good reason … she had been told that it was critical that she be there. A. despite B. however C. even D. despite the fact that 9. Mary was the last applicant … A. to be interviewed B. to interview C. being interviewed D. having an interview 10. I can't find my purse anywhere; I … it at the cinema. A. have left B. must have left C. leave D. must have been leaving 11. Do you know … ? A. what wrong was it with B. what's wrong with it C. what wrong was with it D. what wrong is it with 12. Nowadays children would prefer history … in more practical ways. A. to teach B. taught C. to be taught D. being taught 13. Natural silk is still highly prized … similar artificial fabrics. A. although is available B. despite they are available 4 C. in spite of the availability of D. even an availability of 14. That smoking has a bad effect on our health has been proved. A. That smoking, which has a bad effect on our health, has been proved B. It has been proved that smoking is harmful to our health. C. Smoking badlr affects our health is true. D. That bad effect of smoking on our health has been proved. 15. The government introduced some renovation measures to carry out "Doi Moi". A. impliment B. reform C. initiate D. restructure XII. Write a passage about 150 words with the topic of "Employment in Vietnam" using the cues below: * employment situations in Vietnam ( workforce, working condition…) * why young people or graduates find it difficult to get jobs * solutions for the situations. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 ANSWER KEY A. PHONETICS I. How many ways of pronunciation for the underlined words in each line. 0,1 x 5= 0,5p 1. (1) 2. (3) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (4) II. Pick out the word whose underlined part is prounced differently from that of the others. 0,1 x 5= 0,5p 1. waltz 2. intended 3. Miles's 4. thank 5. double III. Pick out the word whose stress is different from that of the others. 0,1 x 5= 0,5p 1. follow 2. promise 3. national 4. courage 5. theorist B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE VI. Givve the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 0,1 x 15= 1,5p 1. are increasingly being designed 6. have been set up 11. To overcome 2. have put 7. are separated 12. called 3. are encouraged 8. be recycled 13. put 4. are being done 9. made 14. are collected 5. produce 10. are not bothering 15. recycled VII. Complete the passage using the most suitable form of the word given. 0,1 x 10= 1p 1. imperfect 6. Similarly 2. selection 7. inadequate 3. applicants 8. confidence 4. advice 9. ability 5. unsuccessful 10. honesty VIII. a) Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning to the given ones, using the nouns from the underlined verbs. 0,1 x 10= 1p (a+b) 1. She made a decision to futher her education. 2. They had no hope of improvement in the situation. 3. My brother had determination to major in business administration. 4. There is an offer of an online shopping service from that supermarket. 5. I wrote them a letter to make a complaint about their slow service. b) Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning to the given ones. 6. Despite the fact that the Prime Minister of Tango warned about harm of the drug, nobody took any notice. Or: Despite being warned about harm of the drug by the Prime Minister, nobody took any notice. 7. Even if Tom can't speak Spanish, I think he should still visit Madrid. 8. He told me to press the emergency button if the lift should stop/ stopped. 9. For a long time the earth was believed to be flat. 10. Contrary to your belief, old people are not always out of kindness. IX. a) Put the most appropriate prepositions in the blanks to complete the sentences. 0,1 x 15= 1,5p (a+b) 1. of ( or: about) 2. to 3. of (or: about) 4. to 5. about 6. of ( or: about) 7. for 8. from b) Complete the dialogues using the verbs in the box following the form: verb+ object+ preposition 9. thank you for 10. accuse him of 11. congratulate him on 12. blame you for 6 13. prevent people from 14. borrow money from 15. prefer orange juice to X. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage. 0,1 x10= 1p 1. what 2. if 3. about 4. out 5. about 6. at 7. left 8. in 9. on 10. of XI. a) Find out one mistake among A,B,C or D in each sentence and correct it. 0,1 x15=1,5p (a+b) 1. B -> anybody 2. C -> none 3. C -> will 4. D -> to choose 5. C -> having stolen b) Circle the best answer among A, B, C or D. 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A XII. Write a passage about 150 words with the topic of "Employment in Vietnam" using the cues below: * employment situations in Vietnam ( workforce, working condition…) * why young people or graduates find it difficult to get jobs * solutions for the situations. 1 point . EDUCATIONAL BUREAU ENGLISH TEST FOR CONTESTING Nguyen Duc Canh High School GRADE 12- THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011 Time limit: 180 minutes A. PHONETICS I. How many ways of pronunciation for the underlined. 2. There are a few shops at the end of the street but neither of them sell newspapers and magazines. A B C D 3. The tickets that you ordered they will be delivered tomorrow. A B C D 4. There. Complete the passage using the most suitable form of the word given. Interviewa are an (1. PERFECT) method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human begins like to examine each other in