http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ PRACTICE TEST 12 I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. interfered B. allowed C. watched D. played 2. A. lie B. goalie C. achieve D. belief 3. A. punch B. synchronized C. March D. touching Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group. 4. A. water B. football C. begin D. meter A. personal B. penalty C. defensive D. vertical II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 6. _______ swimming is considered to be ______ good way of losing weight. A. Ø / a B. The / a C. A / the D. The / the 7. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. A. deep B. depth C. deepen D. deeply 8. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______. A. penalty B. penalize C. penal D. penalization 9. Players can move the ball by throwing it _______ a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in front of them. A. for B. into C. to D. from 10. Shots usually succeed _______ the goalie is out of position. A. despite B. until C. when D. so 11. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot. A. commits B. interferes C. punches D. touches 12. The more goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became. A. marked B. made C. scored D. sprinted 13. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each. A. penalty B. draw C. score D. goal 14. Rowing is a sport ______ people or teams race against each other in boats with oars. A. in which B. which C. that D. whom 15. I have never taken part in any water sports _______ I cannot swim. A. because B. because of C. due to D. on account of 16. Many people do not like scuba diving _______. A. because it is dangerous B. because of dangerous C. because its danger D. due to it is dangerous 17. John _______. A. softball and plays tennis every summer B. plays softball and tennis every summer C. plays every summer softball and tennis D. every summer plays softball and tennis 18. What is your favourite water sport? A. Scuba diving is dangerous B. Rowing is energetic C. Synchronized swimming is wonderful D. Water polo is 19. Water polo is played _______ a pool 1.8 meters deep. A. in B. on C. across D. at 20. The news of war _______ and the world. A. was shocked the nation B. was shocked by the nation C. shocked the nation D. shocked by the nation 21. The player _______. A. will reward for his hat-trick B. will be rewarded for his hat-trick C. will reward his hat-trick D. will be rewarded his hat-trick 22. By the end of the term, I _______ all the required reading. A. was finished B. had been finished C. had finished D. finished 23. John could not continue the match _______ his badly injured leg. A. because B. in spite of C. despite D. because of 24. I wish I _______ to the football match last night. It was very exciting. A. went B. would go C. had gone D. didn’t go 25. Never before _____ such a beautiful waterfall. A. that I have seen B. I see C. have I seen D. I have seen 26. Pupils should have their eyes ______ regularly. A. tested B. to test C. test D. testing 27. My brother likes music very much. He ______ to music while working. A. used to listening B. is used to listening C. is used to listen D. was used to listening 28. Paul’s drunkenness lost him the job. Unless he ______ so often, he ______ sacked. A. drank / wouldn't be B. had drunk / wouldn't have been http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ C. hadn't drunk / would have been D. would drink / hadn't been 29. My new neighbor has two children, ______are very lovely. A. both of whom B. all of whom C. who both of D. both of that 30. Paul: Mary, this is Mr. Baker. - Mary (to Mr. Baker): ________. A. How are you? B. How do you do C. Hello. D. Hi 31. This room is ________. A. too small for us to work in B. so small that we can't work in C. not big enough for us to live in it D. such small room that we can't live in it 32. This student is determined to be the best student ________. A. so as his parents to be proud of him B. in order to be proud of his parents C. in order for his parents will be proud of him D. so that his parents will be proud of him 33. The accident happened because she was careless. A. Her carelessness was responsible for the accident. B. The accident was prevented due to her carelessness. C. It was the accident that made her careless. D. The more careless she was, the less accident happened. 34. The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily. A. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery. B. The heavy snow prevented the roads from being slippery. C. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily. D. The heavy snow made the roads slippery. 35. He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes. A. His protective clothes made him hurt. B. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt. C. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt. D. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes. III. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 36. About two-thirds of my students wish getting a scholarship to study abroad. A B C D 37. When I arrived at our school, all the students took part in the musical show had been there. A B C D 38. The fire spread through the building very quick and the firemen failed to put it out. A B C D 39. Please help me tidying the room by throwing these unwanted things away. A B C D 40. If we have a chance to travel abroad, Paris will be the first city where we’d like to visit A B C D V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. Rowing is a sport in which athletes race' against each other on river, lakes or on the ocean, (41) _____ on the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades (42) _____ they are pushed against the water. The sport can be both recreational, focusing (43) _____ learning the techniques required, and competitive where overall fitness plays a large role. It is also one of (44) _____ oldest Olympic sports. In the United States, Australia and Canada, high school and collegial rowing is sometimes referred to as crew. (45) _____ rowing, the athlete sits in the boat facing backwards, towards the stern, and uses the oars which are held in (46) _____ by the oarlocks to propel the boat forward, towards the bow. It is a demanding sport requiring strong core balance as well as physical (47) _____ and cardiovascular endurance. Since the action of rowing (48) _____ fairly popular throughout the world, there are many different types of (49) _____. These include endurance races, time trials, stake racing, bumps racing, and the side-by-side format used in the Olympic Games. The many different formats are a result of the long (50) _____ of the sport, its development in. different regions of the world, and specific local requirements and restrictions. 41. A. depending B. creating C. interesting D. carrying 42. A. but B. because C. as D. as soon as 43. A. of B. on C. with D. about 44. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 45. A. Over B. Of C. During D. While 46. A. area B. sight C. part D. place 47. A. strong B. strongly C. strength D. strengthen 48. A. was become B. has become C. is become D. is becoming 49. A. competition B. examination C. test D. round 50. A. work B. history C. period D. race http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ . of that 30. Paul: Mary, this is Mr. Baker. - Mary (to Mr. Baker): ________. A. How are you? B. How do you do C. Hello. D. Hi 31. This room is ________ position. A. despite B. until C. when D. so 11. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is