Nguyen Hue high school ONE PERIOD TEST Name : ……………………. ENGLISH 12, CODE 1 Class : ……… I / PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the other words . 1-A. enter B. desert C. explore D. centre 2-A. sandy B. society C. mystery D. supply B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from that of the other words . 3-A. centre B. explore C. between D. comprise 4-A. travel B. remain C. network D. northern II / VOCABULARY , GRAMMAR , STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION Choose the most suitable word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence. 5- Nancy said you didn’t need to buy her anything for her birthday, but I really think you………at least get her some flowers. A. can B. could C. would D. should 6- I want to change the channel. I don’t know where the remote control is. It ………be under the couch or perhaps I took it into the kitchen. A. might B. must C. should D. will 7- New research suggests that exercise ………reduce the chance of heart desease as well as cancer. A. must B. should C. would D. can 8- Thousands of species of animals and plants are ………and the number increases each year. A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. endangered 9- New York is a great ………centre. A. commerce B. commercial C. commercially D. commercials 10- More than a billion people all over the world are under the threat of desert ……… A. increase B. expansion C. extention D. development 11- You have been reading for hours. This book ………be very interesting. A. can B. might C. must D. should 12- We have a growing population and are ………in need more and more food. A. so B. but C. however D. therefore 13- It started to rain heavily ………we decided not to stay home. A. so B. but C. however D. therefore 14- That car is quite cheap. ………, I don’t like it. A. So B. But C. However D. Anyway 15- She ………worry about the time. Her friend was so late. A. needed B. doesn’t need C. wasn’t needed D. didn’t need to 16- We have enuogh food at home so we ………go shopping today. A. can’t B. haven’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t 17- You ………look after this valuable book carefully and mustn’t lose it. A. can B. must C. might D. should 18- Don’t phone Ann now. She ………be having lunch. A. might B. can C. must D. has to 19- That’s why I told my father that he ………start walking once a day. A. can B. should C. must D. would 20- You ………take along some cash. Restaurants may not accept credit cards. A. would B. will C. can D. had better III / WRITING A. Identìfy the one underlined word or phrase ( A,B,C or D ) that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct . 21- I want the boy to grow up hating violence so his father keeps buying him guns and swords. A B C D 22- I’m not working tomorrow, so I mustn’t get up early. A B C D 23- Pollution is one of the main causes of species extinction or endanger. A B C D 24- Food and supplies are often carrying through deserts by camels. A B C D 25- Many plant and animal species are now in dangerous of extinction. A B C D B. Choose the best sentence ( A,B,Cor D) that is the nearest in meaning to the given one. 26- There was too much noise, so we couldn’t hear the speech. A. We couldn’t hear the speech because there’s too much nopise. B. There was so much noise that we couldn’t hear the speech C. It was too noisy, however, we heard the speech. D. Too much noise makes us enable to hear the speech. 27- Is it necessary for me to brinng my passport? A. Do I have to bring my passport? B. Do you need me bring my passport? C. Was my passport needed to bring? D. Need I have to bring my passport? 28- It’s possible that she didn’t hear what I said. A. She may not hear what I said B. She may not have heard what I said C. She might not hear what I said D. She might have not heard what I said 29- Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed. A. However hard he tried, he didn’t succeed. B. However he tried hard, he didn’t succeed. C. However hard he tried, but he didn’t succeed. D. However he didn’t succeed, he tried hard. 30- It rained all day, but we enjoyed ourselves all the same. A. It rained all day and we did not enjoy at all. B. It rained all day and we enjoy it less. C. We enjoyed in the same way as others because it rained all day. D. It rainede all day, however, we enjoyed it. IV/ READING : A. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Weather influences the lives of everyone. The climate of every country depends on the position on the earth, its ………(31) from the sea and how hoigh it is. In couyntries which hav esea all ………(32) them, like Great Britain and New Zealand, winters are mild and winters are cool. There is not a huge change from one season to ………(33) Coutries near the Equator have hot weather all year with some ………(34) rain, except in deserts where it rains ………(35) little. Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky , so the heat of the sun can neasily warm the ground during 5the day, but it gets very cold at night. 31- A. distance B. space C. depth D. length 32- A. thruogh B. beside C. around D. near 33- A. next B. another C. later D. other 34- A. thick B. large C. heavy D. great 35- A. not B. quite C. more D. very B. Read the text carefully , then choose the correct answer( A,B,C or D) Every four or ten years, something happens to the weather system. Everything changes, and scientists don’t understand why. People call this El Nino. It usually happens at Christmas time and El Ninois the Spanish name for the baby Jesus. The El Nino that started in 1982 was different from the other recent ones. It caused huge changes in the ocean currents. It caused floods in some ares and droufghts in others. There were terrible wind storm and huge ocean waves swept houses into the sea. It did billions of dollars worth of damage. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousand of others were left homeless. In 1983 the winds, ocean currents and pressure areas started to become normal again. Scientists throughout the world are using satellites and research boars to observe the atmosphere and the ocean. It is a very complicated problem, but if the scientists of the world work together, they should be able to find out the causes of El Nino. Then they will be able to predict what will happen and work to prevent a repeat of the death and destruction of 1982-1983. 36- How often does El Nino happen? A. every four years B. every ten years C. every fourteen years D. every four or ten years 37- The El Nino 1982 was ……… A. a small one B. a different one C. a drought D. a storm 38- The El Nino 1982 caused ……… A. droughts B. floods C. windstorms D. all are correct 39- Scientists around the world are ……… A. studying El Nino B. watching it C. looking for it D. worrying about it 40- El Nino ……… A. causes damage B. is mysterious C. is a natural phenomenon D. All are correct The end ANSWER KEY I. A. 1. C 2. A B. 3. A 4. B II. 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. D 13 A 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C III. A. 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. C B. 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. D IV. A. 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D B. 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. D . C 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. C B. 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. A 30 . D IV. A. 31 . A 32 . C 33 . B 34 . C 35 . D B. 36 . D 37 . B 38 . D 39 . A 40. D . cold at night. 31 - A. distance B. space C. depth D. length 32 - A. thruogh B. beside C. around D. near 33 - A. next B. another C. later D. other 34 - A. thick B. large C. heavy D. great 35 - A. not B B. 3. A 4. B II. 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. D 13 A 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C III. A. 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. C B. 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. A 30 . D IV. A. 31 .