Đề kiểm tra tiếng anh lớp 12 số 26
PRACTICE TEST 26 I- Make the correct choice : 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.village b. passage c.magazine d.gesture 2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.none b.won c.son d.on 3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.laugh b.thought c.bought d.ought 4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.comfortable b.industrial c.passenger d.interested 5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.employed b.manager c.flower d.difficult 6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.approximate b.accomplish c.invaluable d.expectation 7. We became more and more concerned as time went ____ and we didn’t hear any news. a. on b. by c. after d. off 8. Please don’t stop. Go ____ with your story. a. by b. ahead c. away d. on 9. If prices go ____ again, I won’t be able to pay my rent. a. down b. up c. off d. away 10. Please go ____ this report before we send it to the manager’s office. a. with b. on c. over d. after 11. When you ____ a picnic, remember to take some milk with you. a. go for b. travel c. make d. run 12. The boss of the firm gave all his _____ an extra week’s holiday. a. payees b. employees c. referees d. refugees 13. The man said he had seen the thieves _____ into the bank. a. gone b. went c. go d. were going 14. To know is one thing, but to do is _____. a. other b. some c. another d. the other 15. ____ the people in our village buy meat every day. a. Just a few b. Only some c. Not much of d. Not many of 16. At school, David was _____ anyone else in his class. a. as clever as b. as cleverer than c. so cleverer as d. cleverest 17. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one _____ to hospital. a. has taken b. was taken c. was taking d. took 18. You ought to do some work _____ sitting there reading the paper. a. in spite of b. because of c. instead of d. in addition to 19. She was busy _____ a variety of articles to the customers. a. with introducing b. introducing c. to introduce d. to introducing 20. In a recent survey ______ by Leisurama, 150 travel agents were invited to solve certain holiday problems. a. which conducted b. conducting c. to conduct d. conducted 21. The dog took ____ in the fire. a. satisfactorily b. satisfactory c. satisfaction d. satisfying 22. Some children have to _____ from lifetime abnormalities. a. come b. suffer c. be d.treat 23. His father left him an ____ of a few million dollars and all his properties. a. inheritance b. inheriting c. inherited d. inherit 24. There was no keen ____ between the dog and the man. a. intimate b. intimately c. intimation d. intimacy 25. He was delighted by the ____ of the welcome he received. a. warmth b. warm c. warmly d. warmer 26. He left his town to find ____ in the big city. a. famous b. famously c. fame d. famed 27. Every day, in all kinds of weather, many thousands of _____ jog. a. men and women b. man and woman c. men and woman d. man and women 28. Jogging makes the heart ______ and helps people lose weight. a. strongly b. more strongly c. stronger d. strength 29. Donald Robbins, ______is forty-two years old and works in an office, began jogging a few years ago . a. whom b. that c. he d. who 30. Advertising ______ to produce more things to sell. a. makes it possibly b. makes possible it c. possible makes it d. makes it possible II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 31. In the beginning, for example, radios cost much more than they do today because they were a b c turned out slow and expensive by hand. d 32. When manufacturers began making radios by the thousands, they found quicker and cheaper ways of making the job. a b c d 33. Because advertising starts us to buying and producing more thing, it is sometimes called the spark plug of a b c d the business world. 34. She has just completed the picture which composition was suggested by me. a b c d III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: Many people have recognized television a type of (35) _____ that exists in many countries. Nowadays, people usually (36) _____ most of their spare time (37) _____ T.V. Films of all kinds are the favourite programs of many viewers, young and old alike. However, television (38) _____ us on the native way, too. We have seen a lot of movies about (39) _____ on T.V every day. 35. a. basement b. accomplishment c. achievement d. entertainment 36. a. take b. spend c. pay d. use 37. a. to watch b. watch c. watching d. watched 38. a. affects b. efforts c. makes d. brings about 39. a. violence b. violent c. violently d. violate IV. Read the following passage and the choose the best answer: Jack London (1876 – 1916) Jack London’s life and writings are thought by many to represent the American love for adventure. He was born in San Francisco, California, and quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. He travelled a great deal during his short lifetime, in the United States, Europe and the Far East. Jack London took a high place in America literature at the beginning of the 20 th century. At that time the library shelves and bookshops of America were already full of books by famous writers. But Jack London’s stories were new ones; his heroes were not like the ones in the books of other writers and the pictures he painted were not the same as their pictures. 41. When did Jack London become a sailor? a. at the beginning of the 20 th century b. in 1890 c. in 1916 d. when he was at 40 42. During his short lifetime he travelled to many places except _____. a. the United States b. Europe c. the Far East d. Africa 43. He took a high position in American literature _____. a. in the early 1900s b. in the late 1800s c. in the early 1800s d. in the late 1900s 44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about him? a. his writings represent the love for adventure d. he travelled a lot c. he left school after he had became a sailor d. his stories were always new ones V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 44.Ballet doesn’t interest Sonia. a. Sonia isn’t interesting in ballet. b. Sonia isn’t interested by ballet. c. Sonia isn’t interested in ballet. d. Sonia isn’t interested about ballet. 45.Visitors to the zoo are not allowed to feed the animals. a. The animals mustn’t be allowed to be fed by visitors to the zoo. b. The animals mustn’t be fed to the zoo by visitors. c. The animals mustn’t be fed and allowed by visitors to the zoo. d. The animals mustn’t be fed by visitors to the zoo. 46.My sister began to learn Russian five years ago. a. My sister has to learn Russian five years ago. b. My sister has been learning Russian for five years. c. My sister has learned Russian five years ago. d. My sister has been learned Russian for five years. 47.They couldn’t understand the lecturer because she spoke so fast. a. The lecturer spoke too fast for them to understand. b. The lecturer spoke too fast for they not to understand. c. The lecturer spoke too fast to understand them. d. The lecturer spoke too fast for them couldn’t understand. 48. I didn’t know it was your birthday, so I didn’t send you a card. a. If I knew it was your birthday, I would send you a card. b. If I had known it was your birthday, I would have been sent you a card. c. If I hadn’t known it was your birthday, I wouldn’t have sent you a card. d. If I had known it was your birthday, I would have sent you a card. 49. Although the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned. a. In spite of the change in the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned. b. In spite of the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned. c. In spite the change in the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned. d. In spite of changing the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned. 50. The enemy used to attack this place. a. This place was used to attack by the enemy. b. This place used to be attacked by the enemy. c. This place were attacked by the enemy. d. This place used to attacked by the enemy. . to take some milk with you. a. go for b. travel c. make d. run 12. The boss of the firm gave all his _____ an extra week’s holiday. a. payees b. employees. PRACTICE TEST 26 I- Make the correct choice : 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced