Grade 12 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Page 1 I. Read the following passage and mark the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 5. Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of western China. To day, they are ___(1)____ extinct. The reason is that they can not find enough food. Pandas eat ___(2)____ leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas ___(3)____ wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat. China and World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) are trying to save the panda. In 1979 they began to set up special parks ___(4)____ pandas live. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits. By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from ____(5)_____. 1. A. being B. having C. becoming D. making 2. A. bamboo B. cabbage C. grass D. banana 3. A. might B. should C. ought D. must 4. A. what B. because C. when D. where 5. A. appearance B. destruction C. damage D. extinction II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 6 . Our train will arrive (A)to (B)Hue at (C)noon(D). 7. Mary speaks(A) English very well. (B)She spoke (C)English since she was (D)a little girl. 8 . It (A)is rude (B)to laugh (C)for (D)our friends. 9 . Please send me (A)the (B)smallest, most (C)recently published, and less (D)expensive dictionary that you have available. 10 . The more that (A)she tried to remove (B)the dirty mark, the worse(C) it looked (D). III. Mark the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest 11. A. justice B. culture C. rule D. product 12 A. roles B. countries C. wives D. enterprises 13. A. average B. age C. marriage D. shortage 14. A. discriminated B. believed C. combined D. controlled 15. A. Asian B. victims C. disaster D. Malaysia IV. Read the following passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions form 16 to 20. WOMEN In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than half of the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men. In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4. 45 a. m, she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a half hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3. 00 p. m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4. 00. She spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6. 30 to 8. 30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9. 30 p. m. International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society. 16. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized? A. by the United Nations Organization. B. by developing countries. C. by the World Health Organization. D. by many African countries. 17. Why do people say women produce more than half of the food in Africa? A. because 60 percent of women are illiterate. B. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women. C. most women are not intelligent. D. all are correct. 18. Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard? A. Because these women are busy with housework B. Because they work all day in the fields. C. both A and B are correct. D. Because they are illiterate. 19. A typical African woman spends _____ collecting firewood every day. A. 3 hour B. 2 hours C. 1 hours D. 4 hours 20. Which of these statements is NOT TRUE ? A. Wome’s roles in the family and society are changing nowadays. B. It is difficult for women to change their lives because of their illiteracy. C. In the past only men in poor countries got benefit from many international programs. D. Because they are illiterate women are not intelligent. V. Choose the best option: 21. Peter asked me what time_______. Grade 12 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Page 2 A. the film starts B. does the film start C. did the film start D. the film started 22. You have been driving all day. You ______ be very tired. A. must be B. can be C. ought to be D. may be 23. I last saw him when I was student. I him I was a student A. have seen/since B. haven’t seen/since C. didn’t see/when D. haven’t seen/when 24 . No sooner ________ than the rain came. A. had we started B. we started C. as we started D. we had started 25. Are you going ………. your study after you finish high school ? A. on B. off C. after D. away 26. Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part in ____ activities. A. socialize B. social C. society D. socially 27. The bigger the supermarket is, __________. A. the choice is wide B. the wider the choice it is. C. the wider the choice is. D. the more the choice is 28. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse. A. The most popular television programs become, the worst they seem. B. The more popular become television programs, the worse they seem. C. The more popular television programs become, the worse they seem. D. The popular television programs, the worse they seem. 29. During his childhood, his family lived in London. A. When he was a child, his family lived in London. B. When he was children, his family lived in London. C. During he was a child, his family lived in London D. When he was childhood, his family lived in London 30. What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?” A. point B. stand C. sit D. lie 31. Tom . “ Shall we go to the dancing hall tonight? “ – Mary . ‘ ………… “ A. Yes, let's B. Yes, we shall. C. Yes, please. D. Yes, we go 32. Sue. “Could you pass the salt?” - Ken. “ ……………………………………. ” A. Certain! B. That’s right! C. Certainly! D. Well! 33. The song has ________ been selected for the 22 nd Sea Games, Vietnam. A. official B. officer C. office D. officially 34. - “Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game. ” “ . . . . . . they ever. . . . . . . a football game before?” A. Didn't / see B. Wasn't / seen C. Weren't / seen D. Hadn't / seen 35. _______, give her this map of the city. A. When Mr. Leat’s wife arrived B. When Mr. Leat’s wife will arrive C. When Mr. Leat’s wife arrives D. When is Mr. Leat’s wife arrived 36. Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures. A. respected B. same C. adopted D. various 37. Upon returning from the class, _________. A. the mail box had a letter in it. B. a letter was in the mail box. C. he found a letter from the mail box. D. a letter was found in the mail box. 38. People speak English all over the world. A. All over the world speaks English. B. English all over the world is spoken. C. English is spoken by all over the world. D. English is spoken all over the world. 39. People say that Mary is a good worker. A. It is said to be a good worker. B. Mary is said to be a good worker. C. Mary is said that she is a good worker. D. Mary is said that to be a good worker. 40. Peter . - “ Would you mind if I used the phone ?” - Tom . “ ………… “ A. That’s OK B. You’re welcome C. No, of course not D. Sure. Here you are. 41. Will the girl who has taken my bag by mistake bring _______ ? A. it back to me B. it to me back C. back it to me D. back to me 42. During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate _______ injured. A. Ø B. a C. the D. an 43. That play was _______ for her to see again. A. enough interesting B. too interesting C. interesting enough D. so interesting 44. The Boeing 747 is twice _______ the Boeing 707. A. bigger than B. as big as C. as bigger as D. more bigger than Grade 12 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Page 3 45. Tom . "I've passed my driving test" - Mary . - ". . . . . . . . " A. It's nice of you to say so B. Do you? C. That's a good idea D. Congratulation ! 46. My problems are getting _______. A. bader and bader B. more and more bad C. worse and worse D. the worse and worse. 48 . The 22 nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries. A. participation B. participate C. participant D. participating 49 . You have got a scholarship; You are luckier _____. A. than I do B. as I do C. than I have D. than I am 50. You fail to hear what someone says to you, so you say, ". . . . . . . . . . . ?" A. Pardon B. Pardon me C. Forgive me D. Excuse me . Grade 12 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Page 1 I. Read the following passage and mark the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 5. Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains. programs become, the worst they seem. B. The more popular become television programs, the worse they seem. C. The more popular television programs become, the worse they seem. D. The popular. choice is wide B. the wider the choice it is. C. the wider the choice is. D. the more the choice is 28. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse. A. The most popular