Tr ắc nghiệm tiếnganh12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com PRACTICE TEST 8 A. PHONETICS AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently form the others in each group 1. A.admit B.vacancy C.have D.stagnant 2. A.dissolve B.sector C.flock D.hollow 3. A.comment B.catch C.recall D.decide 4. A.thank B.though C.worth D.cloth 5. A.subsidy B.supply C.suspect D.submit II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest. 6. A.recently B.probably C.usually D.immediately 7. A.domestic B.maximum C.national D.enterprise 8. A.apologise B.contractual C.sacrifice D.reliable 9. A.opponent B.accurate C.initiate D.society 10. A.determine B.priority C.disaster D.penalty III. Choose the word which best fits each gap of the sentence. 11. The of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groupd will become more powerful and more dangerous. A.surface B.security C.substances D.seasons 12. Things will be much worse than they are now, to . A.pessimists B.pessimists C.pessimistic D.pessimistically 13. By 2050, cars will run on new, clean fuel and they will go very fast. The comouter will the car and drive it to your destination. A.invade B.replace C.rule D.control 14. Recently, there have been fewer visiteors coming to this resort. They probably afraid of . A.capitalism B.patriotism C.terrorism D.racialism 15. In the future, we hope that we will have a better life due to modern medical . A.theory B.recipe C.system D.therapy 16. In some Western countries, robots can help housewives with doing domestic . A.chores B.household C.appliances D.affairs 17. Developments in micro-computers and telecomunication are bound to have a huge on various aspects of our lives. A.reflect B.promotion C.change D.influence 18. More people will work at home because there will be computers linked to a . A.head board B.head set C.head office D.head master 19. Thanks to the of labour-saving devices, domestic household chores will no longer be a burden. A.improvements B.inventions C.experiments D.importance 20. Cars in the future will be fitted with computers to tell us how we are driving. A.efficiently B.effectiveness C.efficiency D.effective B. GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer. 21. Abul was invited to supper at home of an American family. A.the/the B.X/the C.X/X D.the/X 22. sharks are fish but whales are not. A.X/the B.The/X C.X/X D.The/ The 23. He has been appointed Minister of Education. A.a B.an C.the D.X 24. I saw car crash this morning. Fortunately, nobody was hurt in accident. A.the/an B.the/the C.a/an D.a/the 25. Would it be trouble to you to nuy me newspaper on way home? A.a/a/the B.a/the/a C.X/a/the D.the/a/X 26. On Sundays my father stays in bed till ten o’clock, reading Times. A.the/a/X B.the/X/X C.X/the/X D.X/X/the 27. travel agent would give you information about hotels. A.The/X/the B.A/X/X C.the/an/X D.A/ the/the Lê Nga CBT - 2010 1 Tr ắc nghiệm tiếnganh12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com 28. Professor Jones, man whose new drug everyone is talking about refused interview. A.X/ the/ an B.X/a/the C.The/a/the D.The/a/an 29. One of biggest celebration in Argentina is New Year’s Eve. A.the /X/a B.X/the/the C.the/an/the D.the/X/X 30. St. Anthony’s Day in Mexico is a day when people ask protection their animals. A.for/to B.X/with C.for/for D.X/for 31. “When a woman asks me to tell her all football, I know she’s fallen love,” said a TV sports announcer. A.X/with B.about/in C.to/with D.X/in 32. My father gave smoking at the age 45. A.up/of B.on/for C.to/on D.for/at 33. Sometimes Mr.Jones can not find his reading glasses. He forgets that he already . A.put them outB.put out them C.put them on D.put on them 34. The Smith were very happy family. The children got each other. A.together with B.away with C.in touch with D.along with 35. I have only a part time job, so it’s hard for me to my salary. A.live on B.spend on C.believe in D.wait for 36. I am tired your rude behaviour. I’m going to it any more. A.from/ put on B.of/ put up with C.with/ care for D.on/ go on 37. The manager traveled sometimes pleasure and sometimes business. A.for/ with B.with /for C.with/ on D.on/ with 38. She gets accustomed working late night. A.to/ on B.on/at C.with/ in D.to/at 39. This pupli is good French. She always pays attention improving her skills. A.at/ to B.in/ with C.on/ for D.X/ in 40. We must ready to die our country when neccessary A.on B.for C.with D.off C. READING I. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Some day people will certainly try to build settlement on the moon. The best place for houses in the town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly foil on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold. Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside a cave. The reason is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have to take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are from home. But the balloon house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one sixth as much as it does on the earth. 41. In a moon town, is the best place for house. A.a balloon B.a cave C.a tunnel D.B and C 42. Which of the following is true? A.The people on the moon will not leave their homes. B.The people on the moon will wear oxygen maks when they leave homes. C.The moon’s homes are of plastic. D.The temprature in a cave changes as much as the temprature outside. 43. The pioneers have to take along from the earth the oxygen the yneed for breathing because . A.the moon’s homes are made of airtight plastic. B.the balloon house will be filled with air. C.moon people will sleep, eat and work on air. D.the moon has no air around us. 44. If a stone weighs 18 tons on the earth, how much does it weigh on the moon? Lê Nga CBT - 2010 2 Tr ắc nghiệm tiếnganh12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com A.6 tons B.55 tons C.3 tons D.108 tons 45. According to the passage, building houses on the moon will be easy because . A.the moon has no air on it. B.the moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s C.beds, tables and chairs in a moon house can be inflated D.moon homes can be blown up like a ballon. II. Read the passage and then fill in each blank with the best completion. What are two ways that technology will probably change your lfe in the next 20-25 years? Peple used to know more or less how their children (46) . Now things are changing (47) quickly that we don’t even know what our own lives will be like (48) a few years (49) follows ia not science fiction. It’s how experts see the future. You’re daydreaming behind the wheel of your car, but that’s OK. You have it on automatic pilot, and with its high-tech computers and cameras, your car “knows” how (50) you home safely. You’re hungry, so you head for the kitchen (51) get home. You ordered groceries (52) computer an hour ago, and you know that by now they’ve arrived. Your kitchen has two-way refrgerator, (53) opens to the outside to accept deliveries. You’ve already paid (54) the food by having the money subtracted from your bank account. Nobody uses (55) anymore. What’s for lunch? In the old days, you used to stop (56) to buy a humburger or pizza. Now you use your diagnostic machine to find out (57) foods your body needs. You find out you need more vegetables and less fat. Your food-preparation machine makes you a salad. After lunch, you go down the hall of your home office. Here you have everything you need for doing you work. Thanks (58) your information screen and your computer, you almost never go into the office anymore. The information screen shows an urgent message (59) a co-worker in Brazil. You set the screen to translate Portugese into English. (60) you wait, you think about later, when you’ll have a movie trnsmitted. What movie should you order tonight? 46. A. will live B.would live C.should live D.might live 47. A.quite B.too C.very D.so 48. A.in B.for C.from D.by 49. A.Who B.Which C.What D.That 50. A.getting B.to get C.get D.for getting 51. A.as soon as B.as long as C.as many as D.as far as 52. A.in B.on C.with D.by 53. A.where B.that C.which D.when 54. A.to B.for C.on D.with 55. A.cash B.money C.currency D.bills 56. A.at B.by C.for D.off 57. A.what B.whose C.which D.where 58. A.for B.to C.by D.with 59. A.from B.off C.to D.for 60. A.In B.From C.Since D.As D. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Identify the error in each sentnence. 61. In the future , cars will be fitted on computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving. A B C D 62. Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and A B C history is full with unexpected developments. D 63. What are some most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects A B C of our lives? D 64. My ideal world would be the peaceful one. There would be no wars or conflicts between nations. Lê Nga CBT - 2010 3 Tr ắc nghiệm tiếnganh12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com A B C D 65. In my opinion, we will be living with much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating A B C D healthier food. 66. Advances in science and technology have been the major source of change for recent decades and this A B C change has led to progress. D 67. Different to pessimists, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today. A B C D 68. I’m tired of living in big busy cities. I always wish to live in the clean, healthy environment with A B C D more fresh air and less noise, less pollution. 69. I’m just going out to the shops. If anyone rings, tell then I will be back for a few minutes. A B C D 70. After ten unhappy years Janice finally quited her job. She had not been getting along with her boss for A B C a long time before she decided to look after a new position. D THE END Lê Nga CBT - 2010 4 . A.The/X/the B.A/X/X C.the/an/X D.A/ the/the Lê Nga CBT - 2010 1 Tr ắc nghiệm tiếng anh 12 Lyn1 982 vn@gmail.com 28. Professor Jones, man whose new drug everyone. 44. If a stone weighs 18 tons on the earth, how much does it weigh on the moon? Lê Nga CBT - 2010 2 Tr ắc nghiệm tiếng anh 12 Lyn1 982 vn@gmail.com A.6 tons