LUYỆN THI CẤP TỐC ANH VĂN 12 – ĐỀ 5 I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. biologist B. argument C. maximum D. workforce 2. A. accompany B. commitment C. inflation D. optimistic II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 3. A. retail B. domestic C. stagnant D. substantial 4. A. technology B. chemist C. chance D. Chorus 5. A. helps B. laughs C. likes D. arrives III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 6. Don’t make plan for Tuesday because we ___leave in the morning. A. can B. may C. would D. must 7. Do you mind ___? A. if I borrow your skateboard B. borrowing your skateboard C. if borrowing your skateboard D. if your skateboard borrowed 8. Mike told me ___ he was going to Spain for ten days. A. when B. how C. where D. that 9. The first Asian Games ___ in New Delhi in 1951. A. was organized B. have been organized C. were organized D. had been organized 10. Only six ___were played in the first Asian Games. A. athletes B. sports C. coaches D. spectators 11. The 15 th Asian Games ___in Doha, the capital of Qatar. A. took place B. took up C. took in D. took after 12. The planet earth is very small in comparison ___the sun. A. to B. with C. between D. up 13. People in poor countries have to spend hours each day ___fuel wood. A. gathering B. to gather C. gather D. gathered 14. Life on the earth depends ___the sun. A. at B. in C. on D. up 15. Burning coal and oil ___smoke. A. produces B. produce C. to produce D. producing 16. ___, we all agreed to let him go. A. Having promised not to tell anyone what he had seen B. Promising not telling anyone else what he saw C. When he promised not telling anyone else what he saw D. After he had promised not to tell anyone what he saw 17. ___at by everyone, he was disappointed. A. Laugh B. Laughing C. Laughed D. To laugh 18. I’d rather you ___to her why we can’t go. A. would explain B. explained C. having explained D. explaining 19. Those students who ___the exam are going to take another one ___in August. A. failed/ held B. failed/ holding C. have failed/ will be held D. failed/ is held 20. We are incapable of ___the work on time. A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. to finish 21. In Britain it is ___for children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen. A. enforced B. compulsory C. obliged D. made 22. Maria is going to stop ___dinner, so she may be late. A. eating B. to eat C. for eating D. eat 23. I asked him ___, but he went anyway. A. not to go B. to not go C. does not go D. he does not go 24. We’re eighteen, so we’re ___vote. A. too old to B. old enough to C. young enough to D. old enough for 25. I bought this new software ___English. A. for learning B. to learn C. learn D. learned 26. That is the woman ___helped me last week. A. who B. which C. whose D. where 27. The windows are dirty. They need ___. A. be wash B. to wash C. being washed D. washing 28. Everybody who saw the ceremony of the 15 th Asian Games had a ___. A. memory B. memorable C. unmemorable D. memorial 29. The movie itself wasn’t very good, ___I liked the music. A. and B. or C. but D. so 30. The 15 th Asian Games was a ___sporting event. A. successful B. successfully C. succeed D. success IV. Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space. Deserts have come to symbolize for us places of extreme heat. The fact is most of the famous deserts ___(31)the world are places where the thermometer goes bubbling away and where the sun beats down without mercy. But this does not mean that a desert must be a place where it is always ___(32). If you find out the definition of a desert you will understand why this is so. A desert is a region where only special forms of life can exist because there is a ___(33) of moisture. In a “hot” desert, there simply is not enough ___(34). So the definition holds true. But suppose there is a region (35)___ all water is frozen solid and can not be used by plants. This satisfies the definition too. Only it would make this a “cold” desert. 31. A. of B. on C. out of D. over 32. A. extreme B. hot C. dried D. humid 33. A. short B. few C. shortage D. little 34. A. water B. waterfalls C. rainfalls D. rainfall 35. A. where B. that C. when D. whose V. Choose the underlined part that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. 36. Many animals have become extinction because of the interferences of human beings. A B C D 37. The purpose of UNICEF is help provide a better life for children and their mothers. A B C D 38. Last year my little brother got lost while we had gone shopping. A B C D 39. Peter refused telling us the reason why he didn’t come to the class meeting last night. A B C D 40. The workers reported the man who has already tried to break into the car to the police. A B C D VI. Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the question. Energy is fundamental to human beings, especially to poor people- the one-third of humanity that does not have modern energy supplies like electricity, with which their life could be improved. Many people who live in countryside have to gather fuel wood. This takes a lot of time. Moreover, it causes indoor air pollution because of heavy smoke. For many people living in rural areas in developing countries of the world, biogas is the largest energy resources available and costs almost nothing. The main use of biogas is for cooking and heating. As biogas is smoke-free, it helps solve the problem of indoor air pollution. Moreover, plant waste and animal manure cost almost nothing. The tendency to use renewable energy sources is on the increase when non-renewable ones are running out. In the near future, people in the developing countries may use wind or sea waves as the environment-friendly energy sources. 41. Poor people’s life would be better if they had ___. A. wood B. electricity C. coal D. petrol 42. Using fuel wood ___. A. saves a lot of time B. reduces heavy smoke C. causes pollution D. takes a lot of money 43. People living in rural areas should use biogas because it is ___. A. unavailable B. expensive C. harmful D. cheap 44. Which statement is not true: A. The advantage of using biogas is that it is clean to the environment. B. Biogas is the largest energy resources available. C. Biogas costs almost nothing. D. Using biogas makes heavy smoke. 45. The tendency to use renewable energy sources ___. A. goes up B. fluctuates C. goes down D. levels VII. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one. 46. Eight years ago we started writing to each other. A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years. B. Eight years is a long time for us to write each other. C. We wrote to each other eight years ago. D. We have been writing to each other for eight years. 47. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lesson. A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lesson. B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lesson. C. The boy was lazy enough, but he stayed up late to learn his lesson. D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lesson. 48. My father is tired of seeing any of violent films. A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film. B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen. C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film. D. My father never wants to see another violent film. 49. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away. A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand. B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away. C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early. D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand. 50. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card. A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card. B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card. C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card. D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card. THE END . LUYỆN THI CẤP TỐC ANH VĂN 12 – ĐỀ 5 I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others true. But suppose there is a region ( 35) ___ all water is frozen solid and can not be used by plants. This satisfies the definition too. Only it would make this a “cold” desert. 31. A. of B. on. so we’re ___vote. A. too old to B. old enough to C. young enough to D. old enough for 25. I bought this new software ___English. A. for learning B. to learn C. learn D. learned 26.