If Peter hadn't got the time, he would read a lot.. Lan said, "Must we go out for dinner?" D: READING Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to 41 _____ primary ed
Trang 1THE EXAMINATION ( 2010-2011 ) SUBJECT : ENGLISH 12
TIME ALLOTTED : 45 MINUTES
A: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1) A) through B) other C) everything D) thanks
3) A) sometimes B) gestures C) interests D) examples
Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others
confidence
B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
6) You are old enough to take _ for what you have
A) responsibility B) irresponsible C) responsible D) responsibly
7) The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to
_ her attention
8) In the UK, _ schools refer to government-funded schools which provide
education free of charge to pupils
9) A woman can never have a happy married life without _ her husband
A) non-verbal B) oral C) tongue D) verbal
11) I am flying to the States tonight I you a ring if I can find a phone
A) will give B) would give C) have given D) could give
12) Sam _ to change a light bulb when he _ and _
A) has tried / slips / falls B) had been trying / slipped/ fell
C) tried / was slipping / falling D) was trying / slipped / fell
13) I _ there once a long time ago and _ back since
14) You are not allowed to use the club's facilities _ you are a member
A) provided B) unless C) supposed D) if
15) The refreshments _ by Karen
C) are going to prepare D) are being prepare
16) _ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview
A) John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone
B) John Robbins who I spoke by telephone
C) John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,
D) John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,
17) The teacher told Joe _
A) stop talking B) stops talking C) stopped talking D) to stop talking
18) _ _ , he walked to the station
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Trang 2A) In spite being tired B) Despite being tired
19) Yesterday, I _ for work late because I _ to set my alarm
A) was leaving / was forgetting B) had been leaving / would forget
C) had left / forgot D) left / had forgot
20) _ they are brothers, they do not look like
A) Even B) Although C) In spite of D) Despite
21) He is the man _ car was stolen last week
A) that B) whom C) who D) whose
22) The preparations _ by the time the guests _
A) had been finished / arrived B) have been finished / were arrived
C) had finished / were arriving D) have finished / arrived
23) She _ working on that manuscript for 2 years now
A) will be B) is C) had been D) has been
24) I _ complete silence now while I try this experiment
25) Cellulose, which for making paper, can be found in all plants
A uses B is used C are used D is using
26) She didn't do the test because it was too difficult
A) If the test had been too difficult, she could have done it
B) If the test hadn't been too difficult, she could have done it
C) If the test were not too difficult, she could do it
D) If the test hadn't been too difficult, she couldn't have done it
27) Many people think Steve stole the money
A) Steve is thought to have stolen the money
B) Many people think the money is stolen by Steve
C) It was not Steve who stole the money
D) Money is thought to be stolen by Steve
28) Peter doesn't read a lot He can't find the time
A) If Peter hadn't got the time, he would read a lot
B) If Peter has the time, he will read a lot
C) If Peter had had the time, he would have read a lot
D) If Peter had the time, he would read a lot
29) Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit
A) Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking
B) Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice
C) Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do
D) If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking
30) Lan suggested going out for dinner
A) Lan said, "Why don't we go out for dinner?"
B) Lan said, "Do you want to go out for dinner?"
C) Lan said, "Will you go out for dinner?"
D) Lan said, "Must we go out for dinner?"
D: READING
Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to (41) _ primary education Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school,
Trang 3(42) _ this is not compulsory until children reach the age of 5 Primary school is free
of charge In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects Primary school (43) _ of 8 groups, thus schooling (44) _ for 8 years During the first two years, which (45) _ kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of education, during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week…
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II Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her
life She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was
an excellent student She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in
1953
While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months
Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother
36) Before Jean's father passed away, her mother used to _
a work outside the home b be a housewife
37) Which is not referred to Jean?
a She was a responsible girl
b She never helped her mother with household chores
c She often did well at school d She went to high school
38) Jean's husband was a _
39) Jean _
a served in the military b lived in Korea for fifteen months
Trang 440) Which is not true about Jean?
a She disliked staying at home and taking care of her child
b She worked outside the home before she had a child
c She was very happy when she got a baby
d She quit her job to look after her baby