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BÀI TẬP ÔN THI TN 12 TEST Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. Question 1: A student B. future C. university D. run Question 2: A. reduced B. stopped C. shifted D. introduced Question 3: A. secrets B. partners C. problems D. employees Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word with the different stress pattern. Question 4: A. application B. emergency C. distribution D. entertainment Question 5: A. stagnant B. dissolve C. reform D. expand Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 6: A number of applicants has already been interviewed but none of them are qualified enough. A B C D Question 7: It believed that “men build the house and women make it home.” A B C D Question 8: When Mary’s friends arrived at the station yesterday to see her off, the train left. A B C D Question 9: Silk is one of the most popular material to make ao dai. A B C D Question 10: Despite of recent setbacks, we firmly believe the company to be good investment. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 11: The government initiated the programme of ………………reform in the 1980s. A. economized B. economic C. economist D. economically Question 12: I first met her three years ago when we …………………at Oxford University. A. were studying B. are studying C. have been studying D. had been studying Question 13: An economic …………….brings a significant increase in layoffs and unemployment. A. developing B. depression C. development D. depressive Question 14: The most important impact of …………is the change in urban economic life. A. renew B. recycle C. charge D. renovation Question 15: To become a university student, you have to meet its ………………such as a GCSE certificate. A. whishes B. needs C. requirements D. questions Question 16: Many applicants find a job interview ……………… if they are not well-prepared for it. A. impressive B. stressful C. threatening D. time-consuming Question 17: Members of our family have very close ………………….with each other. A. relationship B. love C. connection D. feeling Question 18: Most people really hate being late ………………appointments. A. in B. on C. about D. for Question 19: When I left ………station, I had to stand in …… queue for …………taxi for …… .long time. A. a, a, the, a B. the, the, a , a C. the, a, the, a D. the, a, a, a Question 20: - Maria: “Thanks for the lovely evening” – John :“………………….” A. Yes, it’s really great B. I’m glad you enjoyed it C. Oh, that’s right D. No, it’s not good Question 21: The football match was postponed ………… the bad weather. A. because B. despite C. because of D. in spite of Question 22: Could you fill out this ……………….form? A. application B. applicable C. applicant D. applying Question 23: They are not ………………to take part in this program of the WWO. A. so old B. as old C. old enough D. enough old Question 24: - “Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!” - “……………………” A. Certainly. Do you like it too? B. Thanks. My mother bought it for me. C. Yes, of course. It’s expensive. D. I like you to say that Question 25: Let’s concentrate ………………solving this problem before we discuss the other one. A. in B. at C. for D. on Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. Question 26: My mother said to me, “If I were you, I would read different types of books in different ways,” A. My mother advised me to read different types of books in different ways. B. I said to my mother to read different types of books in different ways to me. C. My mother ordered me to read different types of books in different ways. D. I read different types of books in different ways to my mother as he told me. Question 27: I want to buy a dictionary, but I don't have enough money. A. If I have enough money, I buy a dictionary. B. If I have enough money, I will buy a dictionary. C. If I had enough money, I would buy a dictionary. D. If I had had enough money, I would have bought a dictionary. Question 28: "Read the instructions before you switched on the machine," he said. A. He told me to read the instructions before you switched on the machine. B. He told me to read the instructions before I switched on the machine. C. He told me to read the instructions before I switch on the machine. D. He told me reading the instructions before I switched on the machine. Question 29: The teacher ordered not to make so much noise. A. The teacher said us: "Not make so much noise". B. The teacher told us: "Didn't make so much noise". C. The teacher ordered us: "Not to make so much noise". D. The teacher said to us: "Don't make so much noise". Question 30: Although he was poor, he helped quite a lot of people in the village. A. He was poor so he helped quite a lot of people in the village. B. Being poor but he helped quite a lot of people in the village. C. He was not very rich but he helped quite a lot of people in the village. D. Still he helped quite a lot of people in the village even if he was poor Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Are there intelligent beings on other planets in our solar system? Most scientists not think so. If there are, the only likely place is Mars. It is fun to imagine our kind of humans on other worlds, but they would probably look so different we might not recognize them as people at all. Living things have a wonderful way of adapting themselves to conditions around in order to stay alive. Plants grow in the Arctic. Some simple animals can survive being boiled or frozen. Creatures live in the blackest deeps of the sea under thousands of tons of pressure. We cannot really state that our kind of air is the only kind living things could breathe or that they must have water or a certain climate. Creatures that breathed other gases or lived in other temperatures, however, certainly would not look like us. Are there people anywhere else in the universe? Maybe there are. In our own galaxy, there are billions of stars. Some must have planets with conditions like those on earth. Somewhere in space, there could be other thinking beings. If their planets are older, they may know more than we do. They may be already traveling in space. Question 31: Scientists think that on other planets in our solar system there are A. probably some other intelligent beings. B. probably no other intelligent beings. C. certainly some other intelligent beings. D. certainly no other intelligent beings. Question 32: Scientists think that any intelligent beings on other planets in our solar system A. would live under thousands of tons of pressure. B. would be very different from us. C. would already be traveling in space. D. would have adapted themselves to conditions better than we have done. Question 33: What creatures to stay alive if conditions around them change? A. To travel in space. B. To grow in the Arctic. C. To go to other worlds. D. To adapt themselves. Question 34: The underlined word They in the passage refers to A. planets. B. conditions. C. other thinking beings. D. billions of stars. Question 35: Other human beings live A. possibly on other planets of stars in our galaxy. B. possibly on other planets in our solar system. C. possibly on other stars in our own galaxy. D. everywhere in the universe. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. The family is important to people all over the world although the structure of the family is quite (36) from one country to another. In the United States, as in many counties in the world, the family is changing. A generation or two ago, the traditional family, in which the father was boss, was customary. Nowadays, the modern family, in which (37) the father and the mother are equal partners, is very common. (38) there are several similarities between the traditional and the modern family, there are also some very important differences. The traditional husband was head of the household because he was the only one who worked outside the home. If the wife worked for pay, then the husband was not (39) to be a good provider. In many families today, both husband and wife work for pay. Therefore, they (40) the role of head of household together. Question 36: A. like B. same C. various D. different Question 37: A. both B. none C. either D. neither Question 38: A. Because B. Despite C. However D. Although Question 39: A. looked B. considered C. seemed D. remained Question 40: A. need B. have C. share D. manage ------------The end --------------TEST Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. ancient B. ocean C. concentrate D. official 2. A. exhaust B. oxen C. extravagant D. fax 3. A. photographs B. roofs C. laughs D. weighs 4. A. explained B. arrested C. pleased D. arrived 5. A. picture B. patient C. future D. question Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences. 6. They are a close-knit family and very_________of one another. A. supportive B. support C. supported D. supporting 7. The wedding day was_________chosen by the parents of the groom. A. careless B. careful C. carelessly 8. Our company wants to take -in those who are_________for the job. A. available B. useful C. qualified 9. _________is the natural environment in which plants or animals live. A. Inhabitant B. Extinction C. Habitat 10. – “I’d like the pink dress, please! Can I try it on?” _ “ Yes, _________” A. certainly B. you C. you would 11. Our visit to Japan was delayed _________my wife's illness. A. because B. because of C. thanks to 12. Helen:“Congratulation!” - Jane: “____________. ” A. What a pity! B. Thanks C. I’m sorry 13. I haven’t ___________decided where to go on holiday. A. yet B. already C. still 14. Our company wants to take on those who are ___________for the job. A. useful B. qualified C. available 15. John was the last applicant ____ for a position in that company. A. to interview B. to be interviewed C. interviewing 16. I saw Maggie at the party. She___________a very beautiful dress. A. wears B. wore C. was wearing 17. Maria: “ Thanks for the lovely evening. ” - Diana: “____________. ” A. Oh, that’s right B. I’m glad you enjoyed it C. No, it’s not good D. Yes, it’s really great 18. Books are still a cheap way to get information and ___________. A. attention B. entertainment C. assistance 19. To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, _____________, and salary. A. marry B. married C. marrying 20. It is said that Robin Hood robbed ______rich and gave the money to________poor. A. a/a B. a/the C. the/the 21. The weather becomes ____________. A. colder with colder B. colder and colder C. colder and more cold 22. _____________ up by his uncle, he became a good person. A. Bring B. To bring C. Brought 23. The man was ____________ when his son bought a computer. A. worry B. worried C. worrying 24. – Jones: “Karen, tell me what it is like there?” - Karen: “____________” A. You’ve got to be kidding ! B. I don’t like it. C. Oh. Wonderful. D. It’s cold there. 25. The plants want _____________daily. A. to water B. to watering C. be watered 26. Emily said that her teacher ___________to London ___________. A. will go / tomorrow B. went / tomorrow C. would go / the next day D. had gone / the next day 27. You have to make up your mind fast, ___________you’ll slip the best opportunity. A. and B. so that C. if 28. I hate____________a child_____________. A. see/ punishing B. see/ punish C. seeing/ to punish 29. I have no idea how to ____________this kind of business. A. turn B. make C. run 30. - Jane: "Would you like to go to the cinema with us tonight?" - Marry: "_________”. I have much work to do." A. I'd like to B. No, I won't C. No, thanks Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 31. Some people become close friends with people he work with. A B C D 32. A new school for disabled children will be build here next month. A B C D D. carefully D. good D. Biodiversity D. you must D. though D. You are welcome D. just D. skilled D. which is interviewed D. has worn D. agreement D. marriage D. the/a D. more and more cold D. Bringing D. to worry D. watering D. or D. seeing/ punished D. take D. Yes, I will 33. He never goes home before he will finish his work. A B C D 34. They worked very hardly in spite of their old age. A B C D 35. Would you mind to help me carry the case upstairs? A B C D Choose the best option to complete the blank in each of the following sentences. Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (46) _________at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (47) _________of the housework, women have to (48) _________of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have many children to take care of, but they have to (50) _________their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the (52)_________mothers have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the modern conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy. 36. A. hardly B. hard C. fast D. equally 37. A. share B. need C. refusal D. responsibility 38. A. best B. most C. fewest D. least 39. A. raise B. earn for C. keep D. nurse 40. A. dependent B. lonely C. alone D. single Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one. 41. I often share my secrets with my sister. A. It is my sister which I often share secrets with. B. It is my sister that I often share secrets. C. It is my sister whose I often share secrets with. D. It is my sister with whom I often share secrets. 42. My mother is very busy at work but she takes good care of her children. A. In spite of being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children. B. My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work. C. Though my mother was very busy at work my mother took good care of her children. D. Although my mother was very busy at work she did not take good care of her children. 43. "You'd better think carefully before applying for that job. " she said to me. A. She said me to think carefully before applying for the job. B. She say me to think carefully before applying for the job. C. She advises me to think carefully before applying for the job. D. She advised me to think carefully before applying for the job. 44. Sue lives in this house. The house is opposite my house. A. Sue lives in this house, which is opposite mine. B. Sue lives in this house which is opposite mine. C. Sue lives in this house, that is opposite mine. D. Sue lives in this house, where is opposite mine. 45. Anne started studying non-verbal forms of communication three years ago. A. Anne has studying non-verbal forms of communication for three years. B. It’s three years since Anne studied non-verbal forms of communication. C. Anne has studied non-verbal forms of communication for three years. D. B&C are correct. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. Susan was very nervous about her interview. For at least three weeks before it she was worried about it. She really wanted the job but she knew that a lot of people wanted to that too. She had been told that there were a great many applicants for it, so she prepared herself. She made notes of what she might be asked and of what she wanted to ask. When the day came, she arrived half an hour early. There were six other people waiting to be interviewed. They looked much more confident than her. She began to feel even more nervous. One by one, the others were called. Each of them came out looking satisfied. Susan was the last one to be called into the interview room. She had decided by then that she had no chance of getting the job, so she felt relaxed as she walked in; she felt that she had nothing to lose. The three interviewers were all very serious and they didn't seem to be interested in her. She forgot all the answers she had prepared and said the first things that came into her head. Afterwards she was sure she wouldn't get the job, but two days later she got a letter telling her she had been chosen because she had been the only one who acted naturally. 46. Susan was told that there were many_________for the job. A. application B. applicant C. apply D. applicants 47. There were only_________interviewees. A. B. C. D. 48. Susan felt even more nervous than before because the other people _________. A. acted better than her B. looked more confident than her C. looked more relaxed than her D. knew that she had no chance of getting the job 49. She felt relaxed because _________. A. she had already prepared herself B. the other people were called C. she began to feel nervous D. she had nothing to lose 50. Susan won the job because she was the only one who _________. A. answered the questions naturally B. asked the questions naturally C. acted naturally D. told naturally ------THE END------ . me. Question 27: I want to buy a dictionary, but I don't have enough money. A. If I have enough money, I buy a dictionary. B. If I have enough money, I will buy a dictionary. C. If I had enough money,. other. A. relationship B. love C. connection D. feeling Question 18: Most people really hate being late ………………appointments. A. in B. on C. about D. for Question 19: When I left ………station, I had to. themselves. Question 34: The underlined word They in the passage refers to A. planets. B. conditions. C. other thinking beings. D. billions of stars. Question 35: Other human beings live A. possibly on other