REVISION 12 – PART VI UNIT FIFTEEN - WOMEN IN SOCIETY PRACTICE TEST 1 A. PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. through B. doubt C. about D. around 2. A. human B. business C. during D. use 3. A. role B. control C. women D. most 4. A. suited B. advocated C. finished D. decided 5. A. status B. culture C. right D. suit II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other. 6. A. history B. cultural C. movement D. society 7. A. allow B. belief C. mother D. deny ,8. A. employment B. natural C. consider D. political 9. A. establish B. pioneer C. ability D. significant 10. A. economic B. opportunity C. individual D. involvement B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 11. I shall do the job to the best of my A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent 12. "I'll call Mary at 6 o'clock," said James. A. by B. up C. for D. in 13. All his companies had been successful and he was known to be rich. A. absolutely B. completely C. extremely D. thoroughly 14. Nowadays women have more freedom to their own interests. A. pursue B. chase C. seek D. catch 15. Anthony Burgess, as a novelist, was originally a student of music. A. because of being famous B. who achieved fame C. who because he was famous D. he achieved fame 16. In this job you must up to the problems and not run away from them. A. gaze B. face C. raise D. play 17. The police must now the escaped convict in the surrounding countries. A. search B. look after C. look for D. be in search 18. He kept his job the manager had threatened to sack him. A. despite B. unless C. even D. although 19. ! There's a car coming! A. Look out B. Look over C. Look up D. Look through 20. The painting was once worthless, but it now turns out to be very valuable. A. regarded B. considered C. known D. told 21. You have no to stop me from going in there. A. rule B. duty C. right D. law 22. Could you turn the music so we can sleep? A. down B. away C. over D. up 23. Henry Adams, born in Boston, famous as a historian and novelist. A. he was B. and became C. became D. and he became 24. 1 was born in Scotland but I in Northern Ireland. A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose 25. Women in clothes than men do. A. take more interest B. are more interested C. look more interested D. A or B II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. Could we talk (A) over it before you (B) turn the whole (C) idea (D) down ? 27. Do you want to (A) get up by yourself, or would you (C) like me to (D) wake (D) up you ? 28. (A) We'd better get the (B) bus on now, or (C) we're going to (D) miss it. 29. We shall be (A) looking up (B) an improvement (C) in your work (D) this term. ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 1 30. Norma Jean Baker (A) was (B) the real name of the (C) famous Hollywood actress (D) called as Marilyn Monroe. III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 31. I would prefer you not to smoke in here. A. I'd rather you don't smoke in here. B. I'd rather you shouldn't smoke in here. C. I'd rather you didn't smoke in here. D. I'd rather you not to smoke in here. 32. Our hotel room has a view of the main road! A. From the main road, our hotel room looks very nice! B. Our hotel room looks out onto the main road! C. How nice our hotel room is on the main road! D. The view of our hotel room is very nice! 33. Carol checked the time of the next train in the timetable. A. Carol looked up the time of the next train in the timetable. B. Carol wanted to know when the next train left. C. Carol looked for the time of the next train in the timetable. D. The timetable Carol was looking at was about the next train's leaving. 34. How do you start the computer? A. How does the computer turn on? B. How do you turn on the computer? C. How do you turn the computer on? D. Both B and C are correct. 35. Julia was very ill, but she's recovered now. A. Julie was too ill to be recovered now. B. Julie wasn't ill enough to make a recovery. C. Julie was very ill, but she's got over it now. D. Julie has made a recovery, but she falls ill again. C. READING I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. In developing countries, recent trends suggest that in years to come women will (36) a large percentage of the. workforce. There are a number of possible (37) for this. Due to the recession in the developed world, companies are reluctant to take (38) full-time workers, who would expect.health care, a pension scheme and redundancy payments when dismissed. Instead, many (39) prefer to hire people at an hourly rate. These employees tend to be women. A lot of women cannot commit themselves to a forty-hour weekas they have children to (40) This is particularly true for single parent families, wherethe woman has to look after the children herself. There might also be the perception that a woman is only (41) to supplement her husband's income and so full-time work is not as important. It might also be true to say that increasing sexual equality has mqant that more women are (42) management positions. This in turn might mean that the number of women also increases in lower positions, as women can be (43) to employ other women. If this is the case, this trend will be expected to continue. It seems likely that the number of working women will continue to increase over the next few years as companies continue to (44) a workforce that can be easily dismissed and is more flexible in their working hours. (45) this might be a good thing in terms of sexual equality, it is a major setback in terms of worker rights. 36. A. make up B. set up C. comprise D. consist 37. A. causes B. effects C. reasons D. results 38. A. off B. on C. through D. over 39. A. hosts B. landlords C. owners D. employers 40. A. look after B. take care C. observe D. examine 41. A. doing B. working C. making D. earning 42. A. grasping B. grabbing C. reaching D. catching 43. A. keen B. interesting C. absorbed D. liking 44. A. seek B. search C. find D. look up 45. A. As B. However C. Meanwhile D. Although II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and emigrated to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor, which was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 2 finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she that she gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduating from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women. 46. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldn't get admitted to medical school. B. She determined to further her education in Paris. C. A serious eye infection halted her quest. D. It was difficult for her to start practice in the United States. 47. What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming a doctor? A. She couldn't graduate from medical school. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldn't afford the tuition. D. She was a woman. 48. How old was Elizabeth Blackwell when she graduated from medical school? A. 21 B.28 C.36 D. 42 49. How many years elapsed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. 8 B. 10 C. 19 D. 36 50. All of the following are 'firsts' in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except A. she became the first female physician B. she and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children. C. she was the first woman surgeon D. she established the first medical school for women ****************** PRACTICE TEST 2 A. PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. family B. status C. factory D. natural 2. A. thinker B. right C. wife D. child 3. A. allow B. know C. power D. crowd 4. A. roles B. politics C. individuals D. towards 5. A. century B. intellectual C. equal D. education II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others. 6. A. woman B. public C. control D. status 7. A. enlightenment B. philosopher C. signifcantly D. recognition 8. A. childbearing B. discriminate C. employment D. position 9. A. intellectual B. traditionally C. education D. individual 10. A. supportive B. property C. summarise D. absolute B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 11. The examiner will test your to drive under normal conditions. A. ability B. advantage C. wisdom D. virtue 12. His hesitation means the chance. A. giving up B. giving in C. giving away D. giving off 13. you get to the top of the mountain, you feel it to breathe. A. More closer - more difficult B. The close - the more difficult C. The closer - the more difficult D. More closely - less difficult 14. The project was abandoned through of funds. A. loss B. lack C. few D. short 15. The organization to the government for financial support. A. attracted B. appealed C. persuaded D. suggested 16. "My daughter, Mary, tries to to see me at least once a week," Mrs. Jones told the social worker. A. call up B. go up C. come on D. drop in 17. Of the six people in the plane when it crashed, only one A. lived B. dead C. alive D. survived ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 3 18. Pat was caught by the police, but Martin A. gave in B. gave up C. got away D. held up 19. Peter cheating in the exam. A. refused B. denied C. abandoned D. didn't 20. Every woman and man the right to vote for the candidate of his or her choice. A. has B. have B. gets D. get 21. He may take action against the accountants involved. A. legal B. law C. rule D. correct 22. I went to some pictures by a new painter the other day. A. watch B. see to C. look at D. visit 23. After his long absence from school he found it difficult to the rest of this class. A. put up with B. run after C. catch up with D. keep up 24. Unexpectedly the lights out and we left in darkness. A. turned B. went C. put D. gave 25. the whole, I'm in favour of the idea. A. In B. On C. Upon D. By II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. I don't want (A) to go out (B) yet. I'm (C) waiting the post (D) to arrive. 27. He (A) thought for some (B) minutes, and with (C) much regret, (D) for his parents. 28. (A) Who's going to (B) look up the cats (C) when we go away (D) on holiday? 29. They went on (A) to work all through (B) the night, (C) and finished (D) at nine this morning. 30. We must (A) get in early (B) on Sunday morning (C) to avoid (D) the traffic. III. Choose the one option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given. 31. I / going / give up / smoke A. I'm going to give up smoking. B. I'm going to give smoking up. C. I'm going to give up to smoke. D. I'm going to give up smoke. 32. you / think / look / mother A. Do you think she look like her mother? B. Don't you think she looks like her mother? C. Don't you think does she look like her mother? D. Do you think does she look like her mother? 33. we / decide / cut / tree A. We decided to cut down the tree. B. We decided to cut the tree down. C. We decided cutting down the tree. D. Both A and B are correct. 34. I / not accept / offer / turn down / him A. I couldn't accept his offer to avoid turning down him. B. I couldn't accept his offer because he was turned down. C. I couldn't accept his offer, so I turned him down. D. I couldn't accept his offer whether I was turned down. 35. just / imagine / who / happen / run into /yesterday A. Just imagine who I happened to run into yesterday! B. You imagine just who happened to run into us yesterday. C. Have you just imagined who happened to run into me yesterday? D. Could you imagine who just happened to run into us yesterday? C. READING I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Amelia Earhart, America's most famous woman pilot, was bom into a wealthy family in 1897. At the age of 23, she began (36) fly lessons in California. In spite of having a number of (37) , which were fairly common in the early days of aviation, she decided to (38) flying her career. In 1932 she became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic. She set out on May 20th, and not only did she succeed in arriving safely, but she (39) to do it in record time as well. She was awarded honours of all kinds. As her fame grew, she travelled round the country giving (40) and promoting women's rights. In 1937, she decided to do something that (41) woman had tried before - to fly all the way round the world. She reached Australia, and set off on the last part of her journey across the Pacific on July 2 nd . A few hours (42) , she sent a radio message saying she was running short of fuel. Then there was silence. President Roosevelt immediately had the area (43) , but the 9 ships and 66 planes were unable to find any sign of her. (44) her death, there have been many stories about her; some say that she was captured by the Japanese; others claim ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 4 that she lived on a South Pacific island with a fisherman. (45) , although many people have tried to work out exactly what happened, no trace of her or the plane has ever been found. 36. A. taking B. doing C. having D. getting 37. A. collision B. crashes C. hits D. taps 38. A. cause B. consider C. regard D. make 39. A. succeeded B. had C. managed D. was 40. A. lessons B. lectures C. explanations D. notes 41. A. not B. no C. none D. non 42. A. finally B. after C. later D. then 43. A. searched B. found C. looked D. examined 44. A. Since B. As C. From D. During 45. A. So B. But C. Even D. However II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbering 27 in all, between the ages of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those abroad the space shuttle. Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were volunteers and pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each other's company at close quarters for the entire period. Among other things, they had to stand pressure three times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks while exhausted from strenuous physical exercise. At the end of ten days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed, during this time they suffered backaches and discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the more physically women were especially subject to pains due to a slight calcium loss. Results of the test suggest that women will have significant advantages over men in space. They need less food and less oxygen and they stand up to radiation better. Men's advantages in term of strength and stamina, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space. 46. For how long was each woman tested? A. four days B. twenty days C. twenty-seven months D. one month 47. What was the average number of women in each group tested? A.9 B.27 C.33 D. 51 48. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. The tests were not carried out abroad the space shuttle. B. The women involved had previous physical fitness training. C. The women were tested once a year from 1977 and 1981. D. The test was carried out on women of all ages 49. Which would be the most suitable title for the passage? A. Older women, too, can travel in space. B. Tests show women suited for space travel. C. Poor wages for space test volunteers. D. Space testing causes backaches in women. 50. What can be said about the women who applied? A. There were 27 in all. B. They were anxious to give up either smoking or drinking. C. They had previously earned the minimum wage. D. They choose to participate in the tests. **************************** ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 5 UNIT SIXTEEN - THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS PRACTICE TEST 1 A. PHONETICS 1. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. founded B. admitted C. promoted D. combined 2. A. progress B. total C. adopt D. close 3. A. around B. leading C. development D. plan 4. A. rule B. culture C. number D. product 5. A. work B. Singapore C. forging D. sort II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others. 6. A. original B. stability C. estimate D. domestic 7. A. leader B. admit C. culture D. vision 8. A. associate B. relationship C. electronic D. development 9. A. establish B. investment C. financial D. agriculture 10. A. promote B. progress C. member D. region B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 11. They'll be making copies while he the report. A. finishes B. will be finishing C. will finish D. has been finishing 12. If we continue to use up the world's resources at this , there will be soon none left. A. speed B. rate C. level D. degree 13. Dot and Andy set on the first leg of their journey on March 1 st . A. off B. in C. to D. for 14. We had hardly sat down when she plates of food for us. A. brought B. has brought C. had brought D. would have brought 15. We've been living in Montreal since we A. have graduated B. graduate C. have been graduating D. graduated 16. He has made much in his studies recently. A. achievement B. accomplishment C. progress D. advance 17. We are required to we spend on business trips. A. explain B. show C. give D. account 18. They the training sessions as necessary but unpleasant. A. believed B. regarded C. noticed D. remarked 19. By the age of twenty-five, he had his ambition of becoming a pianist. A. reached B. completed C. achieved D. obtained 20. They here for three years before they moved. A. live B. have lived C. had lived D. have been living 21. Take the number 7 bus and get… at Forest Road. A. up B. down C. off D. outside 22. I've always you as my best friend. A. regarded B. thought C. meant D. supposed 23. The job offer was too good for Jennifer to turn A. off B. away C. out D. down 24. Come and see me when you your report. A. finish B. will finish C. had finished D. have been finished 25. Ann two cups while she last night, but neither of the cups A. was dropping – was washing up – broke B. dropped – was washing up – broke C. dropped – washed up – broke D. dropped – washed up – was breaking II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. (A) You’ll see (B) a copy before (C) they (D) printed. 27. That property (A) was (B) found (C) by an archaeologist while she (D) was worked in this area. 28. The last payment shouldn't (A) make until all the work (B) has been (C) completed and carefully (D) checked. 29. A funny thing (A) was happened when your (B) office (C) was (D) painted yesterday. 30. I (A) ran into (B) him while (C) I getting (D) off the bus. ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 6 III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 31. It won't rain tomorrow. A. There won't be any rain tomorrow. B. There won't be raining tomorrow C. There won't be rains tomorrow. D. There won't be no rain tomorrow. 32. I came to live here ten years ago. A. I had lived here for ten years. B. I've been living here for ten years. C. I lived here for ten years. D. I came here to live for ten years. 33. I’llwait here until it stops raining. A. I won't wait here until it stops raining. B. It stops raining, so I leave. C. When it stops raining, I'll leave here. D. I'll wait bsrte during the rain. 34. I started working here in 2000. A. I have started work here since 2000. B. I haven't worked here since 2000. C. I have started working here since 2000. D. I have worked here since 2000. 35. In the middle of my meal, the phone rang. A. The phone rang while I was having my meal. B. I was having my meal when the phone rang. C. I was eating my meal when the phone rang. D. All are correct. C. READING I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Before the 1960's, Singapore was essentially a trading nation. Since (36) , it.has developed a more (37) economy and has become an important financial, trade, and transportation centre. Singapore has many banks, (38) , and finance companies, as (39) as a stock exchange. Tourism is also (40) to the economy of Singapore. (41) is little unemployment in Singapore. The country's annual income per capita (per person) is one of the (42) in Asia. The government of Singapore plays a major role in the country's economy. For example, it (43) what benefits, such as vacation lime and sick leave, must be (44) for workers by employers. It also operates an employment agency to help people find jobs, and it provides (45) for retired workers. 36. A. then B. that C. time D. age 37. A. various B. varied C. different D. better 38. A. insurance B. guarantee C. underwritten D. ensuring 39. A. long B. far C. much D. well 40. A. necessary B. essential C. important D. urgent 41. A. It B. There C. This D. That 42. A. most B. richest C. greatest D. highest 43. A. estimates B. decides C. means D. says 44: A. provided B. handed C. passed D. dispensed 45. A. wages B. incomes C earnings D. pensions II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. Southeast Asia foreign ministess agreed to set up an ASEAN Development Fund aimed at narrowing the economic and development gap among its ten members. Each country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) group would contribute an initial 1 million dollars to the fund. They also signed a pact to improve their united response to disasters and put in place early warning systems to cope with devastation similar to that caused by last year's tsunami. In this year's session, Asia's biggest security forum focused on fighting against terrorism, keeping the Straits of Malacca piracy-free and fending off conflicts through diplomacy. The forum capped a-six-day conference of ASEAN members that saw Australia sign a non-aggression pact with regional neighbours, joining efforts to build an Asian trade bloc on a par with Europe and North America. At a meetings with Russia, both sides agreed that the ASEAN-Russian Federation Economic and Development Cooperation Agreement and the programme on ASEAN-Russia cooperation should be expedited. ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 7 46. What is the aim of setting up an ASEAN Development Fund? A. to make the economic and development gap among its ten members narrow B. to develop economy among its ten members C. to slow down the economic development of its ten members D. to solve the problems related to economy development 47. The word ‘pact’ the passage is closest in meaning to A. an agreement B. a contract C. a document D. a will 48. The word they in the passage refers to A. the Association of Southeast Asian Nations B. ASEAN's ten members C. Southeast Asia foreign ministers D. Asian nations 49. According to the passage, Asia's biggest security forum focused on all of the following EXCEPT A. struggling against terrorism B. improving their united response to disasters C. keeping the Straits of Malacca piracy-free D. avoiding conflicts through diplomacy 50. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Southeast Asia foreign ministers agreed to set up an ASEAN Developmer Fund. B. Last year’s tsunami was the early warning to disasters. C. Asia’s biggest security forum lasted six days. D. Australia signed a non-aggression pact with regional neighbours. ************************ PRACTICE TEST 2 A. PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. respect B. region C. develop D. special 2. A. first B. serve C. agriculture D. diverse 3. A. cooperation B. relationship C. integration D. suggestion 4. A. area B. speak C. lead D. peace 5. A. action B. rate C. happen D. language II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others. 6. A. progress B. product C. include D. major 7. A. series B. action C. science D. improve 8. A. situation B. industry C. tourism D. enterprise 9. A. economic B. statistics C. integration D. transportation 10. A. medium B. accelerate C. accounting D. attention B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 11. Professor Kidd three books since 1999, and she's working on her fourth. A. has been writing B. wrote C. has written D. writes 12. She found it hard to up to the fact that she would never be famous. A. come B. get C. face D. keep 13. It's time we this old car and bought a new one. A. will sell B. had sold C. have sold D. sold 14. Motor vehicles for air pollution in the cities. A. account B. explain C. have responsibility D. add 15. you were sitting at your desks working hard last week, we were sitting on a plane bound for Hawaii. A. Despite B. While C. Whenever D. As soon as 16. As a result of Japan's economic growth, many political difficulties have A. experienced B. lifted C. raised D. arisen 17. By half past ten tomorrow morning, I long the motorway. A. will drive B. am driving C. drive D. will be driving 18. the work would take three months. A. Estimating that B. It was estimated that ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 8 C. It estimates that D. That people estimated 19. He takes an part in helping the poor, A. active B. action C. activity D. actively 20. The meeting has to be put until a later date. A. away B. on C. off D. up 21. The new law should produce a significant in working conditions. A. improvement B. escalation C. achievement D. progress 22. After Michael a deep breath, he into the water. A. had taken - dived B. took - had dived C. had taken - had dived D. was taking - dived 23. He is old enough to be independent of his parents. A. finance B. financial C. financially D. financing 24. Can you show me how to this problem? It's too difficult for me. A. do B. solve C. answer D. settle down 25. No sooner than I her a letter to say that I missed her so much. A. I had arrived - sent B. I arrived - had sent C. would I arrive - was sending D. had I arrived - sent II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. (A) How much time (B) we have before (C) the movie (D) starts? 27. (A) When she (B) was younger, she (C) has (D) played tennis every day. 28. Karl (A) has (B) been (C) driving (D) since ten years. 29. We (A) are going to (B) study tonight (C) until we (D)will finish this chapter. 30. Mary (A) took a bath (B) when (C) someone knocked (D) on the door. III. Choose the one option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given. 31. 1960 / most / Britain / old / colony / become independent A. By 1960 most Britain's old colonies had become independent. B. By 1960 most of Britain's old colonies had become independent. C. By 1960 most Britain's old colonies became independent. D. By I960 most of Britain's old colony had become independent. 32. Natasha / play / piano / four A. Natasha played the piano since she was four. B. Natasha has played piano since she was four. C. Natasha has been playing the piano since she was four. D. Natasha has been playing a piano since she was four. 33. Laura / sit / garden /it / suddenly/rain A. While Laura was sitting in the garden, it suddenly began to rain. B. While Laura was sitting in the garden, it had suddenly begun to rain. C. Laura was sitting in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. D. A and C are correct. 34. I / need / car / while / I / be there A. I'll need the car while I'm there. B. I'll need the car while I'll be there. C. I need the car while I'll be there. D. I'll need the car while was there. 35. you / read / book / by the time / it / due / back / the library A. Will you read this book by the time it's due back to the library? B. Will you have read this book by the time it's due back to the library? C. Have you read this book by the time it's due back to the library? D. Will you have read this book by the time it'll be due back to the library? C. READING I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C 0 D) best fits each space. People feel heartened by the appealing determination to build an ASEAN of unity and mutual concern (36) social welfare, an ASEAN with (37) technical competitiveness, a strategic technological qualification and ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 9 application, an ASEAN green and clean with (38) infrastructure for sustainable development, an ASEAN with a (39) partnership to boost the inner-group economic integration and effectively tackle the challenges posed by globalization. However, they also (40) that the formation of the ASEAN Community is far from a simple process, for both objective and subjective (41) , particularly in economy and trade. First, it is the difference in the (42) of development between the ASEAN member states rated as newly-industrialized countries (NICs), (43) Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines, and the developing countries like Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Second, due to their (44) products, the inner-bloc trade and investment witnesses a fairly slow increase, currently (45) for 25 per cent of the total ASEAN trade and over 6 per cent of the global trade. 36. A. by B. by means of C. in terms of D. through 37. A. tall B. high C. large D. big 38. A. necessary B. needy C. important D. urgent 39. A. dynamic B. active C. essential D. important 40. A. aware B. realize C. admit D. accept 41. A. results B. causes C. reasons D. effects 42. A. extents B. scales C. grades D. levels 43. A. known B. called C. namely D. named 44. A. like B. similar C. corresponding D. same 45. A. accounting B. explaining C. giving D. instructing II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. Brunei is one of the smallest countries in the world. Its population is only 25,000 and most of them live in Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city with the longest name in the world!) It is also the richest country in Asia and rnaybe the richest country in the world because it has a lot of oil and natural gas which it exports to Japan. Every week huge tankers carry oil and gas from the oil-fields of Brunei to Japan. The head of the state in Brunei is Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. He is the richest man in the world. He has two wives and each lives in their own beautiful palace. The first wife lives in the biggest palace in the world which has 200 rooms. The Sultan has more than 200 cars and he also has hundreds of horses. 46. Brunei is A. among the smallest country in the world B. a country with a dense population C. the smallest countries in the world D. is a capital city 47. The population of Brunei is A. over 25,000 people B. 25,000 people C. approximately 25,000 people D. less than 25,000 people 48. According to the passage, Sultan, the head of the state in Brunei A. is the richest man in the world B. has two wives, each of whom lives in their own beautiful palace C. has more than 200 cars D. All are correct. 49. Brunei is rich in A. only oil B. only natural gas C. exports of every kind D. oil and natural gas 50. Which of the following is NOT true about Brunei? A. It exports oil and natural gas to its regional neighbours. B. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is the head of state in Brunei. C. It may be the richest country in the world. D. Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan. **************************** ANSWER KEYS WILL BE PROVIDED SOON ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 10 . ships and 66 planes were unable to find any sign of her. (44) her death, there have been many stories about her; some say that she was captured by the Japanese; others claim ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN. painted yesterday. 30. I (A) ran into (B) him while (C) I getting (D) off the bus. ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 6 III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the. Cooperation Agreement and the programme on ASEAN-Russia cooperation should be expedited. ÔN TẬP 12 CĂN BẢN VI ~ 7 46. What is the aim of setting up an ASEAN Development Fund? A. to make the economic