Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 1 Đề luyện thi tốt nghiệp Môn: Anh Văn Năm 2011 – T2 I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A.exhaust B.height C.honest D.heir 2. A.knee B.kennel C.khan D.kiosk 3. A.handcraft B.handbook C.handkerchief D.handbag 4. A.overboard B.above C.handball D.climbing 5. A.post B.island C.sprint D.aspect II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern 1. A. eject B.crossbar C.expect D.commit 2. A.canoeing B.opponent C.windsurfing D.defensive 3. A.participant B.publicity C.competitive D.indivisual 4. A.interfere B.memory C.personal D.vertical 5. A.award B.defeat C.refer D.scuba III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences 1. In water polo, no player the goalie can hold the ball with both hands. A.although B.beside C.apart D.except 2. Major fouls are by one minute in the penalty box. A.forced B.sentenced C.penalised D.prohibited 3. The home team always white caps, the visiting team blue ones. A.wears B.makes C.holds D.sticks 4. Active: Alex invited me to the party. Passive: A.No change because it contains an intransitive verb. B.I was invited to the party by Alex C.Me to was invited to the party. D.The party was invited me to by Alex. 5. Active : Accidents always occur at the intersection. Passive: A.No change because it contains an intransitive verb. B.At is always occurred the intersections by accidents. C.At the is always occurred intersection by accidents. D.At the intersection is always occurred by accidents. 6. Active: Many people died during the earthquake. Passive: A.No change because it contains an intransitive verb. B.During was died the earthquake by many people. C.During the was died earthquake by many people. D.During the earthquake was died by many people. 7. Active: Translators have translated that book into many languages. Passive: A.No change because it contains an intransitive verb. B.That book was translated into many languages by translators. C.That book has been translated into many languages. D.Many languages have been translated into that book. 8. Active: When id someone going to announce the results of the contest? Passive: A.No change because it contains an intransitive verb. B.When is to announce gone the results of the contest? C.When is the results going to be announced of the contest? D.When are the results of the contest going to be announced? 9. Active: A large vase stands in the corner of our front hallway. Passive: A.No change because it contains an intransitive verb. B.In the corner is stood by a large vase of our front hallway. C.Our front hallway is stood by a large vase in the corner of. D.In the corner of our front hallway is stood by a large vase. 10. Active: They will send you a bill at the end of the month. Passive: A.No change because it contains an intransitive verb. B.You will be sent a bill at the end of the month. Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 2 C.You a bill will be sent at the end of the month. D.A bill will be sent you at the end of the month. IV. Change the active to the passive if possible. Some verbs are intransitive and cannot be changed 1. An accident happened at the corner of the Fifth and Main. 2. Someone was making the coffee when I walked into the kitchen. 3. National University has awarded Nam a scholarship. 4. The children seemed happy when they went to the zoo. 5. The solution to my problem appeared to me in a dream. 6. After class, one of the students always erases the chalkboard. 7. Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. 8. They teach language skills in every school in the country. 9. Our house guessts are going to arrive sometime tomorrow afternoon. 10. The mail carrier had already delivered the mail by the time I left for the school this morning. V. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences. 1. Vehicles of over 3 metres in pay an additional toll. LONG 2. There is no need tobe so . I just asked how to get to the bus stop. DEFEND 3. Tyson nocked his out in the first round. OPPOSE 4. We stood and watched the dancers’ graceful . MOVE 5. I would like to show you my lastest , which I have called “Sound of Nature”. CREATE 6. The player didn’t agree with the refree’s . DECIDE 7. I hate playing badminton with Tom. He’s too . COMPLETE 8. I prefer scuba-diving to water polo because it is . ADVENTURE 9. Do you know when synchronized swimming first received major ? PULIC 10. After four hours’ typing I had a terrible headache. CONTINUE VI.Match the words concerned with water sports, on the left, with the correct definition or descriptions on the right. 1. modern pentathlon 2. parasailing 3. rowing 4. scuba-diving 5. snorkeling 6. synchronized swimming 7. triathlon 8. water polo 9. water skiing 10. windsurfing A. a sport in which you wear a parachute and are pulled behind a moter boat so that you sail through the air. B. the sport of swimming under water while breathing through a tube connected to a container of air on your back. C. an activity in which swimmers move in patterns in water to music. D. a sport in which you ski over water while being pulled by a boat. E. including epe fencing, pistol shooting, swimming, a show in jumping course on horseback, and across country running. F. the practice of swimming at the surface (typically the sea) being equiped with a mask and a short tube. G. the sport of sailing across water by standing on a board and holding on to a arge sail. H. the sport of making a boat move through water with oars. I. a sport competition in which competitors run, swim, and cycle long distances. J. a team sport played with a ball in water. VII.Each line of the following passage contains an error. Find and correct it. Underline the error and write the correction in the space provided. The modern game originated as a form of rugby football playing in rivers 0/ - played - and lakes in England and Scotland with a ball constructing of Indian rubber. 1/ This “water rugby” came to be called “water polo” based for English 2/ pronouncing of the Balti word for ball. Men’s water polo at the Olympics 3/ was the first team sport introduction at the 1900 games, along with cricket, 4/ rugby, football, polo (with horses), rowed and tug of war. Women’s water 5/ polo has become an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Games after 6/ Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 3 politician protests from the Australian women’s team. Every 2 to 4 years 7/ since 2973, a men’s Water Polo World Championship was organized within 8/ the FINA World Aquatic Championships. Women’s water polo has added in 9/ 1986. A second tournement series, the FINA Water Polo Cup, had been 10/ held every other year since 1979. In 2002, FINA organized the sport’s first international league, the FINA Water Polo Wolrd League. VIII. Complete each sentence by using a word or phrase from the list below. Use each item once only. championship cheer disqualified draw explain the rules final score first round menber take part in train really hard 1. You have to if you want to het to the top in this sport. 2. They were knocked out in the of the competition. 3. She tried to to me but I found them very complicated. 4. He was after the drug test provided positive. 5. I’ve decided to this year’s competition. 6. The spectators began to as he ran onto the pitch. 7. It is expensive to become a of a swimming club. 8. Both teams played well so a was a fair result. 9. The team has a good chance of winning the this year. 10. After all that excitement, the was one – nil. IX. Fill in each numberd blank of the following passage with a suitable word. In water polo major fouls (exclusion fouls) are committed (1) the defensive player pulls the offensive player away (2) the ball before the offensive player has had a chance to take possession of the ball. This includes dunking (sinking in FINA rules), international splashing, pulling back, swimming on the (3) player’s back, or otherwise preventing the offensive player from preserving his (4) . A refree signals a major foul by two short whistle bursts and indicates that the player must (5) the field of play and move to the penalty area for twenty seconds. The refree will first point to the player who (6) the foul and will blow the whistle. Then they will point to the ejection corner and blow the whistle again. The player must move to the penalty area (7) impacting the natural game play. If the player does not leave the filed of the play, the player will be kicked out for the (8) time of the game with substitution. The remaining five defenders, to cover the six attackers on a man up situation, usually set up in a zone (9) in front of their goal. The attacking team can expect to score, by adopting a 4-2 or 3-3 formation, and moving the goalkeeper out of position. A player (10) has been ejected three times must sit out the whole match with sustitution, much like the six personal fouls in basketball. X. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Under water hockey (also called Octopush) is a non-contact sport in whichtwo teams compete to manveuver a puck (1) the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. Players wear a diving mask, fins, and a snorkel (2) play. Safety gear includes a water polo style cap, a mouthguard, and a glove for the playing hand (to protect against pool bottom abrasion and, in some (3) , knuckle protection against puck impact). Because current rules (4) a player to switch the stick between hands mid-play, players may choose to wear a (5) glove on both hands. The stick is quite short (according to recent rules, not more than 350mm in (6) , including the handle) and is corloured white or black to (7) the player’s team. Intounement play, the colour of the stick, swimwear and cap are (8) assigned to each team before every game. The puck is aproximately the size of an ice hockey puck (9) is made of lead or similar material (Adult size weighs 3 lb 1.3 – 1.5 kg, Junior 1 4 3 lb 800 – 850 gm) and is surrounded by a plastic covering, (10) is usually matched to the pool bottom to facilitate good grip on the stick face (11) preventing excessive friction on the pool bottom. The puck’s weight brings it to rest on the pool bottom , though can be lofted during passes. The goals are three meters in width and lie at (12) ends of the playing area. Two teams of up to ten players compete, with six players on each team in play at once. Before the start of play the puck is (13) in the middle of the pool, and the players wait in the water, touching the wall above the goals they are defending. At the start-of-play (14) , in-play members of both teams are free to swim anywhere in the play area and try to (15) by sending the puck into the Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 4 opponents’ goal. 1. A.over B.above C.across D.under 2. A.for B.in C.in D.of 3. A.models B.designs C.constructions D.areas 4. A.make B.let C.accept D.permit 5. A.destructive B.protective C.careful D.harmless 6. A.length B.height C.width D.depth 7. A.announce B.indicate C.declare D.insist 8. A.prferable B.selectively C.forcefully D.randomly 9. A.however B.although C.but D.despite 10. A.it B.which C.that D.where 11. A.then B.unless C.because D.while 12. A.opposite B.beneath C.before D.front 13. A.found B.placed C.lain D.fixed 14. A.shot B.site C.signal D.vision 15. A.shoot B.score C.force D.gain XI. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. The excitement of snorkelling in a clear tropical sea is hard to explain to someone who hasn’t done it. If you expect to have the opportunity of trying it when on holiday, it is well worth bringing a snorkel if you can get hold of one. Experts now recommend a separate breathing tube. Mnay swimmers take a deep breath before diving with a snorkel. This is a mistake, because it makes the body so light that you dive with difficulty. It is best to take a couple of deep breaths and then a normal relaxed breath in order to breathe in enough for the dive. Don’t take repeated deep breaths before diving because this can lead to a shortage of oxygen, which causes unconsciuosness without warning. The backs of many snorkellers get badly burnt, for the snorkellers are so involved in the world below they forget about the damagers of sunburn. The sea does not protect your back from the rays of the sun, and it is best to waer a T-shirt. Snorkellers should also aonsider waering shoes (or slippers), which may protect their feet from cuts from sharp rocks which can easily become infected. 1. What does the writer find difficult about snorkelling? A.doing it in tropical seas B.explaining the technique to a beginner C.doing it for the first time D.describing how exciting it can be 2. Wgy is taking a deep breath before diving a mistake? A.You will not be able to dive deeply enough B.You will not be able to float properly C.You will use up too much oxygen D.You will lose consciousness 3. The general impression of snorkerlling the writer gives is that . A.It is extremely dangerous B.most swimmers can learn to do it C.you have to buy special clothes in oreder to do it D.many people who do it suffer from oxygen shortage 4. The word recommend in the first paragraph mostly means . A.research B.suggest C.obey D.reject 5. Snorkellers ought to wear shoes or flippers to . A.make them more beautiful B.help swim more easily C.protect their feet from cuts D. fix their feet on the sea’s surface XII. Choose the right option A, B, C, or D to complete the following . 1. When you give someone instructions to do something, you can say . A. “Could you please keep this in the fridge?” B. “Keep it in the fridge.” C. Would you like to keep this in the fridge?” D. “Do you keep this in the fridge?” 2. But for the dog we would have got completely lost. A. We got lost but we got the dog back. B. We didn’t lose our way as we had brought the dog. Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 5 C. If we had brought the dog, we wouldn’t have got lost. D. It was easy to lose our way if had no dog with us. 3. “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder”. A. The captain threatened to drop us from the team if we didn’t train harder. B. The captain recommended us to train haerder than the team. C. The captain advised us to train harder if we wanted to join the team. D. The captain agreed to drop us from the team if we didn’t train harder. 4. “ Mr. Nguyen, this is Miss Mai” A. She called Mr.Nguyen to Miss mai. B. She called me to Mr.Nguyen. C. She introduced me to Mr.Nguyen. D. She suggested (that) Mr.Nguyen see Miss Mai. 5. I’m sorry you are not doing a job where you could use your English. A. I apologize to you for not doing a job where you could use your English. B. I am sad that you could use your English in the job you are doing. C. I’d like you to use your English in the job you are doing. D. I wish you were doing a job where you could use your English. THE END . Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 1 Đề luyện thi tốt nghiệp Môn: Anh Văn Năm 2011 – T2 I. Choose one word in each group that has. instructions to do something, you can say . A. “Could you please keep this in the fridge?” B. “Keep it in the fridge.” C. Would you like to keep this in the fridge?” D. “Do you keep this in the. hockey puck (9) is made of lead or similar material (Adult size weighs 3 lb 1.3 – 1.5 kg, Junior 1 4 3 lb 800 – 850 gm) and is surrounded by a plastic covering, (10) is usually matched to the