REVISION 1 - Class 12 ( 2010-2011) - Teacher : Kim Ai I. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronouned differently from the rest : ) 1. a. number b. disaster c. danger d. prefer 2. a. teacher b. seat c. meat d. tear 3. a. though b. thought c. cough d. through 4. a. humor b. honest c. human d. house II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. interview b. impression c. company d. formally 2. a. express b. effort c. office d. comment 3. a. economic b. experience c. entertainment d. introduction 4. a. heavy b. major c. program d. reform 5. a. hospital b. inflation c. policy d. constantly III. Choose the best answer : 1. You……………. better take off your wet shoes. A. should B. would C. had D. could 2. Wendy got a part-time job ………… she would be able to pay for school expenses. A. unless B. although C. so that D. but 3. The doctor will not give the patient the test results…… tomorrow. A. until B. from C. at D. on 4. The resort was full of people. I wish it ……… less crowded. A. was B. were C. would be D. had been 5. My bike, ………………… I had left at the gate, had disappeared. A. that B. whose C. when D. which 6. “I’m afraid I can’t come with you” “__________” A. What a pity! B. Patience! C. What a shame! D. turned away 7.”I have passed all my examinations!” “__________” A. My dear! B. Best wishes! C. Well done! D, That’s very well! 8.” Thank you very much !” “___________” A.Nothing B.Indeed C.Of course D. Not at all 9. He said, “I bring my book every day.” A. He said that I brought my book every day. B. He told that he brought my book every day. C. He said to me to bring my book every day. D. He said that he brought his book every day. 10. Ms Young, to ___ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada. a. who b. whom c. that d. whose 11. I saw a lot of new people at the party, _______ seemed familiar. a. some of whom b. some of who c. whom d. some of that 12. My friend eventually decided to quit her job, _______ upset me a lot a. that b. when c. which d. who 13. They have just found the couple and their car ___ were swept away during the heavy storm last week. a. that b. which c. whose d. when 14. It was the worst winter _______ anyone could remember. a. when b. which c. where d. why 15. If I _______ 10 years younger, I _______ the job. a. am / will take b. was / have taken c. had been / will have taken d. were / would take 16. You are not allowed to use the club's facilities _____ you are a member. a. unless b. if c. provided d. supposed 17. _______ if a war happened? a. What you would do b. What would you do c. What will you do d. What will you do 18. I would send her a fax if I _______ her number. a. know b. knew c. had known d. could know 19. _______ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal. a. Providing b. Unless c. But for d. If only 20. If I ………. my passport, I'll be in trouble. A. lose B. ‘ll lose C. lost D. would lose 21. An economic _______ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty. a. improvement b. depression c. development d. mission 22. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry. a. even though b. in spite c. despite d. in spite the fact that 23. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled. a. the rain b. of the rain c. it was raining d. there was a rain 24. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite d. Although 25. It was very kind ………………… us to your party. A. of you to invite B. of you invited C. for you to invite D. to you that invited 26. The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers. a. agriculture b. agricultural c. agriculturalist d. agriculturally 27. Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake. a. are destroying b. destroyed c. were destroying d. were destroyed 28. All bottles _______ before transportation. a. frozen b. were froze c. were frozen d. are froze 29.Tommy left high school _______ the age _______ seventeen. a. at / of b. in / for c. on / with d. of / in 30. She intended to quit her job to stay _______ home and look _______ her sick mother. a. in / at b. at / after c. for / over d. up / on 31. Instead _____ petrol, cars will only run ____ solar energy and electricity. a. of / on b. for / by c. in / over d. from/ upon 32.Within _______ few years, _______ private space travel has gone from concept to reality. a. Ø / an b. the / the c. the / a d. a / Ø 33. Her husband is a writer and ………… . A. so she is B. neither is she C. so is she D. she is neither 31. I wish I ………… more time to study before last exam. A. could have B. had C. had had D. have had 32. Annie has three brothers,……….are pilots. A. who they all B. who all of them C. that all of them D. all of whom 33. Upon returning from the class , _________ . A. the mail box had a letter in it. B. a letter was in the mail box . C. he found a letter from the mail box . D. a letter was found in the mail box . Choose the correct answer : A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred away. As he got out of his car, he noticed a young girl sitting on the curbing sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, " I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but I only have seventy - five cents, and a rose costs two dollars". The man smiled and said, "Come in with me. I will buy you a rose". He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving, he offered the girl a ride home. She said, "Yes, please !" You can take me to my mother. " She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house. 33: . How did the man order the flowers ? A. By wire B. By telephone C. By letter D. By e - mail 34: Why was the girl crying ? A. She wanted to change another rose B. She lost her money C. She did not have enogh money to buy a rose D. She missed her mother. 35: How was the girl's mother ? A. She looked after the cemetery B. She was dead C. She was living in the cemetery D. She was visiting the cemetery 36: Why did the man change his mind ? Because A. the flower shop ran out of flowwers B. his mother's home was near there C. he was moved by the girl's love for her mother D. the flower shop could not deliver the flowers on time 37: The best title for this story is A. The flower shop B. A man and a little girl C. A dead mother D. Flowers for mothers REVISION 2 - Class 12 ( 2010-2011) - Teacher : Kim Ai Read the following passage and choose answer : Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of western China. To day, they are _(1)_ extinct. The reason is that they can not find enough food. Pandas eat _(2)_ leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas _(3)__ wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat. China and World Wildlife Fund are trying to save the panda. In 1979 they began to set up special parks _(4)_ pandas live. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits . By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from _(5)_ . 1:. A. being B. having C. becoming D. making 2:. A. bamboo B. cabbage C. grass D. banana 3:. A. might B. should C. ought D. must 4:. A. what B. where C. when D. because 5: A. appearance B. destruction C. damage D. extinction Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 6 : Our train will arrive to Hue at noon. 7: Mary speaks English very well. She spoke English since she was a little girl. A. B. C D 8 : It is rude to laugh for our friends . 9 : Please send me the smallest, most recently published, and less expensive dictionary that you have available. A. B. C. D. 10 : The more that she tried to remove the dirty mark , the worse it looked. 11: A. justice B. culture C. rule D. product 12 A. roles B. countries C. wives D. enterprises 13: A. average B. age C. marriage D. shortage 14: A. discriminated B. believed C. combined D. controlled 15: A. Asian B. victims C. disaster D. Malaysia Read the following passage : WOMEN In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than half of the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men. In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a half hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m. International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society. 16:. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized? A. by the United Nations Organization. B. by developing countries. C. by the World Health Organization. D. by many African countries. 17:. Why do people say women produce more than half of the food in Africa? A. because 60 percent of women are illiterate. C. most women are not intelligent. B. because 80% of all agricultural work is done by women. D. all are correct. 18:. Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard? A. Because these women are busy with housework B. Because they work all day in the fields. C. both A and B are correct. D. Because they are illiterate. 19: A typical African woman spends _____ collecting firewood every day. A. 3 hour B. 2 hours C. 1 hours D. 4 hours 20:. Which of these statements is NOT TRUE ? A.Wome’s roles in the family and society are changing nowadays. B. It is difficult for women to change their lives because of their illiteracy. C.In the past only men in poor countries got benefit from many international programs. D. Because they are illiterate women are not intelligent. 21: Peter asked me ___ A. what time the film starts B. what time does the film start C. what time did the film start D. what time the film started 22: You have been driving all day. You __ be very tired. (A. must be B. can be C. ought to be D. may be) 23: I last saw him when I was student. A. I have seen him since I was a student B. I haven’t seen him since I was a student. C. I didn’t see him when I was a student. D. I haven’t seen him when I was a student. 24:The Association of Southeast Asia was __ on August 8 th , 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. A. invented B. found C. discovered D. founded 25:Are you going your study after you finish high school ? (A. on B. off C. after D. away) 26:: Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part in ____ activities. A. socialize B. social C. society D. socially 27:: The bigger the supermarket is, __________. A. the choice is wide B. the wider the choice it is. C. the wider the choice is.D. the more the choice is 28 . His father of lung cancer last month . (A. die B. was died C. had died D. died ) 29: During his childhood , his family lived in London . A. When he was a child , his family lived in London. B. When he was children , his family lived in London. C. During he was a child , his family lived in London D. When he was childhood , his family lived in London 30: You fail to hear what someone says to you, so you say, " ?" A. Pardon B. Pardon me C. Forgive me D. Excuse me 31: Tom : “ Shall we go to the dancing hall tonight? “ – Mary : ‘ ………… “ A. Yes, let's B. Yes, we shall. C. Yes, please. D. Yes, we go 32:Sue: “Could you pass the salt?” - Ken: “ …………………………………… ” A. Certain! B. That’s right! C. Certainly! D. Well! 33:The song has ________ been selected for the 22 nd Sea Games , Vietnam. A. official B. officer C. office D. officially 34:- “Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game.” “- they ever a football game before?” A. Didn't / see B. Wasn't / seen C. Weren't / seen D. Hadn't / seen 35: No sooner __ than the rain came. (A. had we started B. we started C. as we started D. we had started) 36: Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures. (A. respected B. same C. adopted D. various) 37: The train when we arrived the station last Sunday A. left B. leave C. had left D. will leave 38: You have got a scholarship; You are luckier __ .(A. than I do B. as I do C. than I have D. than I am) 39: People say that Mary is a good worker. A. It is said to be a good worker. B. Mary is said to be a good worker. C. Mary is said that she is a good worker. D. Mary is said that to be a good worker. 40:Peter : - “ Would you mind if I used the phone ?” - Tom : “ ………… “ A. That’s OK B. You’re welcome C. No, of course not D. Sure. Here you are . 41:Will the girl who has taken my bag by mistake bring _______ ? A. it back to me B. it to me back C. back it to me D. back to me 42:During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate _ injured. (A. Ø B. a C. the D. an) 43:That play was _______ for her to see again. A. enough interesting B. too interesting C. interesting enough D. so interesting 44: The 22 nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries. A. participation B. participate C. participant D. participating 45: Tom : "I've passed my driving test" - Mary : - " " A. It's nice of you to say so B. Do you? C. That's a good idea D. Congratulations ! 46:My problems are getting _______. A. bader and bader B. more and more bad C. worse and worse D. the worse and worse. The end . time 37: The best title for this story is A. The flower shop B. A man and a little girl C. A dead mother D. Flowers for mothers REVISION 2 - Class 12 ( 201 0-2 011) - Teacher : Kim Ai Read the. Because A. the flower shop ran out of flowwers B. his mother's home was near there C. he was moved by the girl's love for her mother D. the flower shop could not deliver the flowers. because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society. 16:. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized? A. by the United Nations