Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that country.. Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we realize ho
Trang 1KIỂM TRA CUỐI NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – T9
English 12
I Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence
1 We complained _ the landlord about the condition of the house
2 It's very good _ you to give up so much of your time
3 In many ways she reminds me someone I knew at school
4 _ _ my great surprise, almost everyone agreed him
5 Rosa certainly _ _ her mother in her devil-may-care approach to life,
a looks after b cares for c takes after d puts down
6 Let the boy it himself before you offer to help
7 We had considerable anywhere to park
8 He couldn't _ his fath er that he was telling the truth
9 Since you've asked me why there, I'll tell you
10 Shaking hands is the _ way of greeting business counterparts in Europe
a convenient b absolute c practical d customary
11 We need some sunshine; so we our minds to go abroad this year,
12 If nobody , we'll postpone the meeting till next week
13 for him, he was very soon offered another job
a Fortunate b Fortunately c Unfortunate d Unfortunately
14 a fire, use the staircase, not the elevator
a In spite of b Should c Unless d In case of
15 AIDS is that the government is spending a lot of money to find a cure
a a so serious disease b so serious a disease c so a serious disease d such a serious disease
16 Jim, why don't you take some time off? You _ too hard lately
a worked b were working c had worked d have been working
17 A large number of people _ to Ho Chi Minh City in recent years
a moved b were moving c has moved d have moved
18 Next year is my parents' 50th wedding anniversary They for 50 years
a will be married b will have been married
c will being married d will have been being married
19 When I got back, they _ the whole cake and just a few crumbs _ on the plate
a were eating - left b had eaten - wer e left
c were eating - were left d ate - left
20 Police are advising away from the building
a people stay b people to stay c people staying d people will stay
21 Tom said that he nothing to upset Daisy the day before
22 No one is so as the person who has no wish to learn
a intelligent b ignorant c useless d unwise
23 It's twenty year s sin ce I _ in German y an d my German is pr etty rusty now
Trang 2a worked b have worked c was working d have been working
24 If our work isn't to your _, please notify us within 60 days
a satisfy b satisfactory c satisfaction d satisfied
25 "Would you like to go to the movies tonight?" " "
a No, I don't like b Yes, I'd like c Of course d Yes, I'd love to
II Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer
Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that country However, this
is not necessarily true Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we realize how little we actually know about the culture of that country
Books and talks about other people's culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on cultural differences and exaggerate national character, and sometimes a lot of information they contain is untrue
In a study recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything that they thought was typical of Britain and would interest a foreign visitor there Most mentioned Shakespeare, the Queen, villages inns, English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper Although all of these characters can be found in British culture, they do not show the real interests of ordinary British people: (They are, in fact, simply stereotype - that is, general character which people wrongly think are typical.) What is surprising is that they were suggested by British people themselves as representing their culture
If people have such a wrong impression of their own culture, how much false would their impression of other culture be!
1 If we stay a long time in a foreign country, _
a we will sometimes forget about culture of our own country
b we can often learn a lot about the culture of the foreign country
c we will usually realize our own ignorance about its culture
d we can seldom find out anything at all about its culture
2 It is hard to learn about a country's culture from books because such books
a.concentrate on the dangers of the foreign culture b exaggerate national character
c take no notice of culture difference d contain little information about culture
3 When asked about their own culture, many British people
a argued they knew little about British culture b said they themselves were not typical of British people
c gave incorrect answers d were surprised by the question asked
4 It can be inferred from the last paragraph that it's easy to _
a know a lot about your own country's culture b know the culture of other countries
c give exact information about your own country d describe stereotypes of your country
5 Which of the following is true?
a The culture of a foreign country can not be learned by reading books
b It's easy to assimilate the culture of a foreign country
c Visitors to a country are soon assimilated into its culture
d British people understand their own culture more than other culture
III Choose the sentences - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one
1 "You told me a lie!" said Jane to Mike
a Jane told Mike to tell her a lie b Jane advised Mike not to tell her a lie
c Jane accused Mike of telling her a lie d Jane begged Mike to tell her a lie
2 The plane had only landed when the storm broke
a No sooner had the plane landed than the storm broke b The plane had to land because of the outbreak of the storm
c Only when the storm broke had the plane landed d The storm broke before the plane landed
3 He apologized for being late, explaining that he had had a flat tyre
a "I apologize for being late I have a flat tyre," he said b "I apologize for being late, but I had a flat tyre," he said
c "I'm sorry for being late, but I have had a flat tyre," he said d "Sorry I'm late! I had a flat tyre," he said
4 "Shall I help you with the washing-up, Jane?" John said
a John told Jane to help him with the washing-up b John asked if Jane should help him with the washing-up
c John suggested helping Jane with the washing-up d John offered to help Jane with the washing-up
5 "What will you do if you have ten days off school?" he asked
a He asked me what will I do if I have ten days off school b He asked what I will do if I have ten days off school
c He asked me what I would do if I had ten days off school d He asked what would I do if I had ten days off school
6 "You'd better apologize for being so rude," said my friend
Trang 3a My friend advised me to apologize for being so rude b My friend offered me to apologize for being so rude
c My friend warned me to apologize for being so rude d My friend suggested me apologizing for being so rude