Forty - five minute test – the 2 nd time Name: ……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………Class: 12A . Đề 1 I. Pronunciation Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other three . 1. A. affidavit B. applicant C. ages D. major 2. A. society B. social C. mobile D. emotion 3. A. volunteer B. imitate C. influence D. celebrate 4. A. chemistry B. engineer C. pharmacy D. bodyguard II. Vocabulary, structure Choose the best answer. 5. Many traffic accidents …………. By dangerous driving. A. cause B. caused C. are caused D. which are caused. 6. They all the flights because of the storm. A. cancelled B. canceling C. are cancelled D. will be cancelled. 7. Why from the job? Didn ’ t you like it? A. are you retired B. were you retired C. did you resign D. had you been retiring. 8. My mother . the computer at the moment. A. used B. is used C. is using D. is being used. 9. The photocopier . down yesterday but now it is ok. A. broke B. broken C. was breaking D. was broke. 10. It ’ s not certain how the fire started, but it might by an electrical fault. A. cause B. caused C. be cause D. be causing 11. Something must before the matter gets worse. A. do B. done C. be doing D. be done 12. The room looks very nice. It . properly cleaned. A. was B. has C. is being D. has been 13. Can I help you? – No, thank you. I . A. served B. am serving C. was serving D. am being served 14. It . that many people are homeless after the floods. A. reports B. reported C. is reported D. is reporting. 15. “Here ’ s my phone number”. – Thank. I ’ ll give you a call if I some help ”. A. need B. needed C. will need D. would need. 16. . you, I ’ d think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move. A. If I am B. Were I C. Should I be D. If I had been. 17. Students working for their 1 3t degree at a university . undergraduates. A. call B. called C. calling D. are called 18. wants to take the GCE “A” Level has to achieve high grades at the GCSE examination. A. One B. Who C. Whoever D. Those who 19. Hurry up! We ’ ve got to leave the house immediately. Otherwise, we . the opening ceremony. A. miss B. ‘ d miss C. ‘ d have missed D. ‘ re going to miss 20. If you . to my advise in the first place, you wouldn ’ t be in this mess right now. A. listen B. listened C. will listen D. had listened. III. Writing Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting then correct them. 21. Had I interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A B C D 22. Vietnamese students many encounter some problems when studying in aboard. A B C D 23. If I had eaten lunch, I wouldn ’ t have been hungry now. A B C D 24. Unless I don ’ t go home early , please go shopping and by some food for lunch. A B C D 25. Take the raincoat with you in case it will rain. A B C D 21___________ 22___________ 23___________ 24___________ 25___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one provided. 26. I was drowning, but he saved me. If he _______________________________________________________________________ 27. His parents made him study hard for his exams. He was _____________________________________________________________________ 28. That boy ’ s sister sits behind me at school. That’s the boy _________________________________________________________________ 29. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm. We are _______________________________________________________________________ 30. These are problems which can only be solved politically. These are problems to which ______________________________________________________ IV. Reading: A. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Private school is not controlled by the government and is not supported by taxes or other public funds. A private school differs (31) __________ a public school, which operates with major support from government funds. Private school are operated by (32) __________ groups or by independent organizations. Most private school operate on a non-profit basis, although a few (33) __________ run as businesses to make money for their owners. Private schools are (34) __________. Chiefly by tuition, grants from their sponsors or contributions. Some private school also have an invested money whose income (35) __________to fund the school. 31. A. than B. from C. more D. that 32. A. religion B. religions C. religional D. religious 33. A. is B. are C. have D. has 34. A. fed B. raised C. funded D. given 35. A. use B. used C. is used D. are used B. Complete the passage, using the verbs in brackets in the passive voice. Confucius was the most influential and respected philosopher in Chinese history. He (36) _______________ (bear) in the duchy of Lu, in what is now Shandong Province, China. His parents died when he was a child. Confucius wanted to be an official to put into practice his ideas for reforming society. He (37) _______________ (appoint) some minor official positions, but at his death he (38) _______________ (not know) largely in China. His teachings (39) _______________ (spread) by his disciples. There exists no book which definitely (40) _______________ (write) by Confucius. His disciples recorded his conversations and sayings in a book called the Analects. Forty - five minute test – the 2 nd time Name: ……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………Class: 12A . Đề 2 I. Pronunciation Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other three . 1. A. affidavit B. applicant C. ages D. major 2. A. society B. social C. mobile D. emotion 3. A. volunteer B. imitate C. influence D. celebrate 4. A. chemistry B. engineer C. pharmacy D. bodyguard II. Vocabulary, structure Choose the best answer. 5. Many traffic accidents …………. By dangerous driving. A. cause B. caused C. are caused D. which are caused. 6. They all the flights because of the storm. A. cancelled B. canceling C. are cancelled D. will be cancelled. 7. Why from the job? Didn ’ t you like it? A. are you retired B. were you retired C. did you resign D. had you been retiring. 8. My mother . the computer at the moment. A. used B. is used C. is using D. is being used. 9. The photocopier . down yesterday but now it is ok. A. broke B. broken C. was breaking D. was broke. 10. It ’ s not certain how the fire started, but it might by an electrical fault. A. cause B. caused C. be cause D. be causing 11. Something must before the matter gets worse. A. do B. done C. be doing D. be done 12. The room looks very nice. It . properly cleaned. A. was B. has C. is being D. has been 13. Can I help you? – No, thank you. I . A. served B. am serving C. was serving D. am being served 14. It . that many people are homeless after the floods. A. reports B. reported C. is reported D. is reporting. 15. “Here ’ s my phone number”. – Thank. I ’ ll give you a call if I some help ”. A. need B. needed C. will need D. would need. 16. . you, I ’ d think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move. A. If I am B. Were I C. Should I be D. If I had been. 17. Students working for their 1 3t degree at a university . undergraduates. A. call B. called C. calling D. are called 18. wants to take the GCE “A” Level has to achieve high grades at the GCSE examination. A. One B. Who C. Whoever D. Those who 19. Hurry up! We ’ ve got to leave the house immediately. Otherwise, we . the opening ceremony. A. miss B. ‘ d miss C. ‘ d have missed D. ‘ re going to miss 20. If you . to my advise in the first place, you wouldn ’ t be in this mess right now. A. listen B. listened C. will listen D. had listened. III. Writing Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. 21. I didn’t get the job offered despite I had all necessary qualifications. A B C D 22. Despite of his age, he works very hard. A B C D 23. Although he was badly ill, but he still kept his dental appointment. A B C D 24 Although it has been raining heavily for hours, the whole village is flooded. A B C D 21___________ 22___________ 23___________ 24___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ IV. Reading: A. Read the passage and choose the best answer. John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-metre-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes. ‘I love the space, and being private,' Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitors can't see I'm in!' 'There are 142 steps to the top, so I go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.' 'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.' 'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a clear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.' 25. What is the writer trying to do in the text? A. Describe how to turn an old tower into a house. B. Recommend a particular builder C. Describe what it is like to live in a tower. D. Explain how to win prizes for building work 26. From this text, a reader can find out A. Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house. B. Why Elizabeth exercises every day. C. Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower. D. Why John and Elizabeth left the flat. 27. Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feelings about the tower? A. She wanted it as soon as she saw it. B. She likes most things about it. C. She has been worried since they paid for it. D. She finds it unsuitable to live in. 28. What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building? A. Her visitors find it difficult to see if she is at home. B. She feels separated from other people. C. She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once. D. It is impossible to clean any of the windows. B. Complete the passage, using the verbs in brackets in the passive voice. 29. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed. Despite _______________________________________________________________________. 30. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey. The heavy rain could not prevent __________________________________________________. 31. Despite his ability to do the job, he was not offered the position. He was not offered the position, regardless __________________________________________. 32. He had worked very hard but he failed. Even though ___________________________________________________________________. 33. When the power failed, we went to a restaurant for dinner. We had dinner at a restaurant because of ___________________________________________. 34. She told me she had to be home by ten o’clock. She said me it was necessary _____________________________________________________. 35. She hasn’t seen her family for years. It’s years since _________________________________________________________________. 36. Could you tell me her address? Do you know what _____________________________________________________________? 37. When did you begin to work here? How long have _________________________________________________________________? 38. I haven’t seen my aunt for years. I last saw _____________________________________________________________________. 39. She started work three months ago. It is three months since __________________________________________________________. 40. My career as a teacher began 15 years ago. I have ____________________________________________________________________ now. . 'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out. asked her father to buy the tower. D. Why John and Elizabeth left the flat. 27. Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feelings about the