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Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 – TEST 6
I Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1 A.sense B.forget C.pressure D.agency
2 A.create B.leaving C.real D.neatly
3 A.humour B.honest C.hotel D.hurry
4 A.pilot B.writer C.service D.advice
5 A.wear B.clear C.fear D.dear
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
1 A exchange B.retail C.submit D.success
2 A.agency B.shortcoming C.confident D.employment
3 A.accompany B.category C.interviewer D.fascinating
4 A.policeman B.fantastic C.candidate D.position
5 A.capacity B.mechanical C.receptionist D.electrician
III Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
1 I was hoping to visit my sister, lives in Hochiminh city
A.who B.whom C.that D.which
2 I was offered lamb or chicken, I like
A.neither of that B.neither of which C.of that neither D.of which neither
3 I have received the goods, are in my office now
A.what B.they C.that D.which
4 Julia works for a company chief executive has been arrested for fraud
A.of which B.whom C.whose D.who’s
5 I think that’s the hotel John and Mary were married
A.when B.where C.which D.in that
6 Please come back at 4.00, I won’t be so busy
A.when B.that C.which D.who
7 There was nobody left on the train, made me suspicious
A.where B.that C.which D.when
8 The man to we have just talked is the Doctor General
A.that B.whose C.who D.whom
9 Do you know the person next to you in the evening class?
A.who sits B.sitting C.whom sits D.whose sitting
10 It was the kind of accident for nobody was to blame
A.whom B.that C.which D.where
IV Put the relative pronounce that are missing from the following sentences Add comas where they’re necessary
1 Sir James I have discussed with several times, is a man I respect despite the apparent discrepancy between his life style and the social philosophy of the political party
he belongs to
2 Blenkinsop Hall, the garden of is open to the public in summer, is a considerable attraction
to tourists money naturally finds its way into the pockets of the local shopkeeprs This is a fact escapes many people’s notice and Sir James pointed out
3 The advantage of supermarket is that you can buy what you want at a place you can park your car Besides, it’s often open after six o’clock other shops are shut
4 Last Sunday we went to the Blenkinsop’s party I met Denis Chambers I decided
I didn’t like very much
5 Willie works for that firm of architects I was telling you about the other day, was there too
6 It was about at the Blenkinsop’s party I was introduced to Sheila I’d heard a lot about but had never met before
7 Sheila is one of the very few teachers I know can control their classes without ever raising their voices is an ability children appreciate highly
8 I myself am not going abroad until October the weather is cooler and it will be
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easier for me to chase business contracts is the whole purpose of my trip
9 It was on August 6th, 1945 man committed what is still his most destructive single act: he dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima is estimated to have killed 200,000 people
10 The Problem scientists are faced with in trying to harness nuclear fusion as a peaceful source of energy is that it requires for its operation the very high temperatures are found in the sun but so far have been produced artificially only by the nuclear fusion
provides the “trigger” mechanism of the hydrogen bomb
VI Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it
1 Next Sunday I’ll have to visit the dentist again, that I detest
A B C D
2 I know a small restaurant at where you can get a wonderful meal
3 He comes from a large family, all of them now live in Australia
A B C D
4 The people who they hadn’t seen the weather forcast were caught unaware by the hurricane
5 She was the first woman was elected to parliament
A B C D
6 In the whole book there was only one chapter who interested me
A B C D
7 This is the exact spot which there was an accident two years ago
A B C D
8 John was arrested for speeding, it unfortunately was reported in the local newspaper
A B C D
9 He is the only member of the gang who’s identity has remained a secret
10 The train that we eventually caught it was one that stops at every station
A B C D
VII Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences
1 ! Yoou are offered the position CONGRATULATE
2 Try not to be too if you do not get the job APPOINT
3 It can be when preparing for the job interview STRESS
4 His advice helped me create a good on my interviewer IMPRESS
5 Remember to bring the letters of form your teachers RECOMMEND
6 You should show when the job is explained to you ENTHUSIAST
7 Always show your best side, you to work KEEN
8 An is the person who answers the questions in an interview INTERVIEW
9 My cousin has been working as an for over twelve years ACCOUNT
10 I want to become a writer so that I can create characters and events IMAGINE
VIII.Some lines of the following passage are correct and some have an unnecessary word If a line is correct, put a tick (√) If a line has an unnecessary word, underline and write it in the space provided
CAN YOU ADVISE ME
I am writing to you because I would like to become a journalist when I leave from school 0/
Since you are the editor of the local newspaper, I was hoping that you might be able to give 1/
some advice about what I should do I have written some articles during my spare time and 2/
I am enclosing in two of them I hope that you won’t mind looking at them and telling me 3/
whether you think they are good or not I would appreciate for any comments you make 4/
because I am keen to learn I also would wonder if you could advise me about a few other 5/
matters Do you think it is better to do a course in journalism at a college or try to get a job 6/
as a junior reporter as soon as I will finish school? Do newspapers prefer to employ people 7/
with qualification in journalism or to train them while that they are actually doing the job? 8/
Another question I would like to ask is, would you advise me to specialize in one kind of 9/
repoerting, such as politics, or although it is advisable to know a little very busy but I 10/
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come into the newspaper offices one day and so that I could see how a real newspaper 12/
operates? I would welcome the opportunity to do that 13/
IX Read the following passage and find the best answer to fill in each blank
The job outlook for auto mechanics is good The (1) of cars will continue to grow Because cars are so expensive, people will (2) their cars longer Their cars will need more repairs
Computer programmers will also be (3) demand and the job outlook is excellent Big and small companies will use computers (4) much their work
The outlook for cashiers in stores, supermarkets, theatres, etc…is excellent (5) will be a need for more than a half a million new cashiers in the (6) ten years
The demand for cooks and chefs will (7) grow; the outlook is good in this area The
population is growing and (8 more people will eat out Also, more mothers are wqorking and
families will have (9) money to spend
The mailmen and mailwomen (10) deliver the mail every day face a poor job future Post offices will use more machines And companies will send (11) mail They will use computers to send information
The outlook for nurses is excellent for (12) registerd nurses and licensed practical nurses The population is increasing and people are living (13) Most jobs will open in large city hospitals and in country areas
Painters will (14) good job opportunities More jobs will open in the South and West
because population is growing in (15) areas Hundreds of new houses are going up each week
Finally, the job outlook for radio and tv technician is excellent
X Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank
BECOMING A NURSE: THE INTERVIEW
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fear For some (1) people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (2) In truth, the interviewer is as
(3) for the meeting to go well as you are It is what (4) his or her job enjoyable
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it What you wear is always imprtant as it creates the first impression So (5) neatly, but comfortably Make (6) that you can deal with anything you are (7) Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (8) a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you (9) ? What are your interests and hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely (10) , if one of your interests is reading, be
prepared to (11) about the sort of books you like (12) do not learn all your answers off (13) heart The interviewer wants to meet human (14) , not a robot Remember, the
interviewer is genuinely interested in you, so the more you relax and are yourself, the more (15) you are to succeed
1 A.reason B.idea C.explaination D.excuse
2 A.perform B.do C.make D.have
3 A.keen B.wanting C.interested D.delighted
4 A.does B.causes C.happens D.makes
5 A.dress B.wear C.put on D.have on
6 A.evident B.sure C.definite D.clear
7 A.requested B.questioned C.enquired D.asked
8 A.character B.quality C.nature D.point
9 A.thought B.regarded C.considered D.wondered
10 A.For instance B.That is C.Such as D.Let’s say
11 A.say B.talk C.discuss D.chat
12 A.However B.Although C.Despite D.Therefore
14 A.character B.being C.somebody D.nature
15 A.easy B.possible C.likely D.probable
X Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
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original sentence Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word
1 Do you get on well with your next-door neighbour?
who Do you get on well with……… next door?
2 He waited for her until 9 o’clock and then gave up
which He waited for her until 9 o’clock………gave up
3 We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected
was Everything ………rejected
4 I have read all of his books but one
that There is only………I have not read
5 If someone understands this theory, they are clever than I am
is Anyone………clever than I am
6 They invited a hundred guests I didn’t know any of them
none They invited a hundred of guests, ………
7 The dog that chases our sheep belongs to those people
whose Those are………our sheep
8 The whole summer was sunny and warm, for a change
made The whole summer was sunny and warm ………a nice change
9 The bus going up Oxford Street doesn’t stop at the railway station
goes The bus………doesn’t stop at the railway atation
10 Not a single house in the village had escaped undamaged
which There was not a single house in the village ………
XI.By repalcing the word in “italics” with relatives, combine each group of sentences into one sentence
1 Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in April 1616 His name is universally known but most of his life is lost in obscurity Cervantes, Spain’s greatest literary figgure also died in April 1616 This
coincidence has often been remarked on
2 I fly to India on the twelfth and leave on the 22nd This will give me nine full days there I fly to Singapore after that I plan to spend four days there before going to Japan I should reach Japan on
the 27th
3 India has many wonderful buildings The most famous of them is undoubtedly the Taj Mahal The Emperor Shah Jehan built it for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal Her body lies there beside her
husband’s
4 Singapore has grown from practically nothing in the early nineteenth century into an independent
republic Singapore is an isaland off the coast of Malaysia It is linked by a road and rail bridge to Malaysia but seceded from Malaysia politically in 1965 In the early 19 th century it was leased from the then owners by British trading company The present prosperity of the Repulic is proverbial
5 The best known book to come out of the American Civil War is, ofcourse, “Gone with the Wind” Its authoress, Margaret Mitchell, was herself brought up in the South There she heard first-hand
accounts of the struggle Many of these she incorporated into her book
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