THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST – Class : 12 Time : 45 minutes I. PRONUNCIATION : Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1m ) 1. a. south b. mouth c. sound d. touch 2. a. with b. mirth c. mouth d. think 3. a. level b. even c. eleven d. management 4. a. water b. waste c. answer d. went 5. a. tourists b. laws c. crops d. cooks II.VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION :Choose the most suitable word or phrase (2,5) 1. I can’t stand impudent children a. tolerate b. agree c. get over d. disagree 2. Most of the festivals are …………………………… a. well dressed b. well prepared c. well cooked d. well made 3. What’s your father’s occupation ? a. possession b. poverty c. property d. career 4. ……………………… water is good for our health a. Waste b. Sea c. Mineral d. River 5. English is not the ……………………………… property of the UK a. private b. personal c. main d. chief 6. Garbage should be ……………………. to avoid unpleasant odor . a. burnt b. scattered c. distributed d. buried 7. Forest fire is the most serious ………………………… a. preservation b. importance c. destruction d. all are incorrect 8. I rarely arrive …………………… home late a. a b. an c. the d. no article 9. Hunters have caused the ………………………… of many wild animals a. lose b. loss c. lost d. losing 10. In this ……………………… , you are not right a. way b. respect c. practice d. device III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE : Choose the best word or phrase .(2,5m) 1. We had someone paint our house ………………………. a. We had our house to paint b. We had our house painted c. Our house had been painted d. Our house has been painted by us 2. Some Western people ………………………. tea ……………………… coffee a. prefer / to b. would rather have /than c. like / than c. all are correct 3. They couldn’t climb the mountain because of the storm a. The storm made them not to climb up the mountain b. The storm made them couldn’t climb up the mountain c. The storm prevented them from climbing up the mountain d. The storm prevent them to climb up the mountain 4. Either you or Peter …………………… write the report a. has to b. have to c. a and b are correct d. a and b are incorrect 5.He drank …………………………. wine last night and gets sick now a. too many b. few of c. large number d. too much 6. ……………………………. is being carried out a. The reclaiming of the land b. The reclaiming land c. The land reclaiming d. a and c 7. Don’t worry By the time you arrive tomorrow, we ……………………… ………. the work a. has completed b. had completed c. will have completed . d. will have completed 8. We enjoy …………………………………… that film a. see b. to see c. seeing d. seen 9. It was the most interesting novel ……………… ………… we have ever read a. who b. whose c. when d. that 10. Mary is sick . She can not go to work a. Mary is too sick to go to school b. Mary is sick enough to go to school c. Mary is such sick that she can not go to work d. Mary is sick so that she can not go to work IV. READING COMPREHENSION : A. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers (2m) At the beginning of the 19 th century , workers were differentiated by skill, income, and relative opportunities for advancement. The unskilled workers got low pay. Laborers , mill workers, cleaners, and servants received about one dollar a day. Skilled workers , such as craftsmen and mechanics received nearly double that because of their own tools and their proficiency. The technological and economics changes of the 19 th century had a marked impact on workers. The appearance of the steamboats and railroad reduced transportation cost and had effects on the conditions of workers . Economics had changes. To increase profits bosses demanded greater productivity from skilled workers and they also employed cheaper labor women, children and unskilled workers . They were exploited and always got low wages , and of course , they were ill-treated . 1. At the beginning of the 19 th century …………………………… a. skilled workers and unskilled ones had the same wages b. weren’t differentiated c. skilled workers earned twice more than unskilled ones d. unskilled workers earned twice more than skilled ones 2. Skilled workers earned more money than unskilled ones because of ……………………………. a. their high education b. their own tools and their proficiency c. their high positions d. their intelligence 3. The appearance of the steamboats and railroads ………………………………… a. reduced transportation costs and had effects on workers b. increased transportation costs c. had no effects on workers d. helped workers get more money 4. To increase profits ………………………………………………… a. employers never employed children and women b. children and women get high wage c. skilled workers got low wage d. employers employed children , women and unskilled workers 5. Children , women , and unskilled workers …………………………… a. got high wage b. were exploited and ill- treated c. were regarded as masters d. were well - paid B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase (2) There are two main factors that make it (1)………………… to overcome poverty in the countryside. First, there is a (2)……………………… to inherit one’s occupation. If a person ‘s parents work in agriculture, he (3)……………… chances to work in agriculture, and the income levels of many (4)……………………… and farm workers are very low. Another main problem is (5) …………………… families in the countryside are usually (6)………………… .Before machines and modern technology are applied to formwork , the farm family (7)…………………. need children as workers . But now (8)……………………… conditions have changed they still remain large families including several generations. The older members are(9) ……………… work hard and the young men go to the cities to look (10)……………. Jobs. Those who are left behind have an ever greater burden to bear 1. a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties 2. a. tendency b. attention c. way d. guide 3. a. has b. will have c. could d. have had 4. a. farm b. farming c. farmer d. farmers 5. a. who b. whom c. vast d. endless 6. a. great b. large c. vast d. endless 7. a. is used to b. was used to c. used to d. all are correct 8. a. economics b. economical c. economically d. economize 9. a. so old to b. too old to c. very old to d. so old that 10. a. after b. up c. for d. through ĐÁP ÁN I. (1m) 1. d 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b II. (2,5) 1. a 6. d 2. b 7. c 3. d 8. d 4. c 9.b 5. a 10.b III. (2,5) 1.b 6. a 2. a 7. d 3.c 8. c 4.a 9. d 5.d 10.a IV. (2) 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d 5.b V. (2) 1.a 6. b 2. a 7. c 3. b 8. a 4. d 9. b 5. d 10. c . would rather have /than c. like / than c. all are correct 3. They couldn’t climb the mountain because of the storm a. The storm made them not to climb up the mountain b. The storm made them. couldn’t climb up the mountain c. The storm prevented them from climbing up the mountain d. The storm prevent them to climb up the mountain 4. Either you or Peter …………………… write the report a THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST – Class : 12 Time : 45 minutes I. PRONUNCIATION : Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1m ) 1.