THE FINAL FIRST TERM TEST GRADE 12 (2010-2011) Time allowance: 60 minutes I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. A. interview B. impression C. company D. formally 2. A. environment B. experience C. optimistic D. technology II. Choose th word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 3. A. plants B. animals C. seasons D. trees 4. A. character B. chemist C. church D. scholar 5. A. expected B. decided C. attracted D. engaged III. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences . 6. A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview. A. recommend B. recommended C. recommender D. recommendation 7. Her job was so _______ that she decided to quit it. A. interesting B. satisfactory C. stressful D. wonderful 8. Can you please tell me some information that _______ to the job? A. indicates B. expresses C. interests D. relates 9. At first year at college was probably the best and most _____ year of my life. A. challenge B. challenged C. challenging D. challenged 10.If I were offered the job, I think I _____ it. A. take B. will take C. would take D. would have taken. 11.He is the man _______ car was stolen last week. A. whom B. that C. which D. whose 12.I would like to know the reason _______ he decided to quit the job. A. why B. which C. that D. when 13. Many people believe that _____ human beings will never used up all ___ natural resources on earth. A. the / a B. ∅ / the C. a / the D. the / ∅ 14. My parents _____ their favourite show on TV when Daisy _______ last night. A. watched / was calling B. have watched / called C. were watching / called D. watched / had called 15. "Congratulations! You did great." - " ___________________________________" A. It's nice of you to say so B. It's my pleasure C. That's okay D. You're welcome 16 _____ large number of Indian men agreed that it was unwise to confide in their wives. A. ∅ B. An C. The D. A 17."Would you like to go to the movies tonight?" - "_______________" A. No, I don't like B. Of course C. I'd love to D. Yes, I'd like 18."What a lovely house you have!" - " " A. You're welcome B. Thank you C. Of course D. I think so 19. Emily said that her parents _____ to Paris _____ A. would go / the next day B. had gone / the day after C. will go / tomorrow D. went / tomorrow 20. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _____ fee- paying schools. A. independent B. independently C. independence D. depended 21. School uniform is required in most of Vietnamese schools. A. divided B. depended C. compulsory D. paid 22. Are you fond _____ newspapers and magazines? A. of having read B. of reading C. of read D. reading 23. Learning English, I find prepositions very __________ A. interested B. interestingly C. interest D. interesting 24. He advised _____ too far. A. she did not go B. her do not go C. her did not to go D. her not to go 25."Thank you for the nice gift." - " ____________________" A. You're welcomed B. I'm glad you like it C. But do you know how much it costs? D. In fact, I myself don't like it 26. I _____ there once a long time ago and _____back since. A. have been / will not be B. was / have not been C. had been / was not D. would be / had not been 27. _____the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite of 28. I saw a bear while I………….in the forest. A. am walking B. walked C. were walking D. was walking 29. _____he has a lot of money, he still feels unhappy. A. Despite B. Although C. Because D. Because of 30. Renovation (Doi Moi) was officially initiated in 1986 _____ the Vietnamese Communist Party. A. at B. n C. by D. for IV. Choose the best sentence which has the same meaning as the given one 31. Hung didn’t call Lan because it was too late. A. Hung will call Lan, if it is early. B. If it were not late, Hung would call Lan. C. Hung didn’t plan to call Lan, but he changed his mind at the last minute. D. If it hadn’t been so late, Hung would have called Lan. 32. . He said "If I had enough money, I could buy that dictionary." A. He said if he had enough money, he could buy that dictionary B. He said if he had had enough money, he could buy that dictionary. C. He said if he had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary. D. He said if he had had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary. 33. "Good morning, Mary! How are you?" Henry said A. Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was. B. Henry greeted Mary and asked how is she. C. Henry said good morning Mary and asked how was she. D. Henry said good morning and asked Mary how she is. 34.Tom bought that book yesterday. A. That book was bought yesterday by Tom. B. That book was bought by Tom yesterday. C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom D. That book was bought yesterday. 35. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.” A. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month. B. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month. C. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month. D. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month. V. Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting. 36. She wanted to know what company I worked for the previous year. A B C D 37. They wondered if Jane would come to the party the next day or not A B C D 38. Either you or your friend are on charge today A B C D 39. Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job that you would like to have. A B C D 40.I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money . A B C D VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage : Around the age of eighteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. "Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (41) . ?" The decision is yours, but it may be (42) . remembering two things: there is more unemployment among people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you get (43)…… more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (44) . you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. By this way, you can save up money for your student days as well as (45) . practical work experience. 41. A. class B. course C. term D. school 42. A. useful B. worth C. important D. necessary 43. A. in B. to C. on D. in to 44. A. when B. what C. where D. while 45. A. doing B. making C. getting D. taking VII. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the questions about the passage : In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look at a person in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear hiding something, that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But they always turn immediately back to look the listener in the eyes. These social rules are the same for two women, two men, a woman and a man, or an adult and a child. 46. These social rules are used for _____. A. two men B. a man and a womanC. everybody D. two women 47. When you are talking to an American or Canadian, you should _____. A. look directly at him or her B. look to the side C. avoid looking directly at him or her D. look down 48. Looking down or to the side when you are spoken to means _____. A. you respect him or her B. you are afraid of him or her C. you are paying attention to him or her D. you feel bored with his or her words 49. It is very _____ of you not to look in the eyes of the listener while talking. A. impolite B. polite C. honest D. dishonest 50. People can look away for a few words while speaking _____. A. to find something B. to find the correct word C. to hide something D. to hide their feelings ANSWER KEY -- ĐÁP ÁN THE FINAL FIRST TERM TEST GRADE 12 (2010-2011) Time allowance: 60 minutes I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 2. A. interview B. impression C. company D. formally 2. A. environment B. experience C. optimistic D. technology II.Choose th word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 3. A. plants B. animals C. seasons D. trees 4. A. character B. chemist C. church D. scholar 5. A. expected B. decided C. attracted D. engaged III.Choose the best option to complete the following sentences . 6. A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview. A. recommend B. recommended C. recommender D. recommendation 7. Her job was so _______ that she decided to quit it. A. interesting B. satisfactory C. stressful D. wonderful 8. Can you please tell me some information that _______ to the job? A. indicates B. expresses C. interests D. relates 9. At first year at college was probably the best and most_____year of my life. A. challenge B. challenged C. challenging D. challenged 10.If I were offered the job, I think I _____ it. A. take B. will take C. would take D. would have taken. 11.He is the man _______ car was stolen last week. A. whom B. that C. which D. whose 12.I would like to know the reason _______ he decided to quit the job. A. why B. which C. that D. when 13. Many people believe that _____ human beings will never used up all ___ natural resources on earth. A. the / a B. ∅ / the C. a / the D. the / ∅ 14.My parents _____ their favourite show on TV when Daisy _______ last night. A. watched / was calling B. have watched / called C. were watching / called D. watched / had called 15. "Congratulations! You did great." - " ___________________________________" A. It's nice of you to say so B. It's my pleasure C. That 's okay D. You're welcome 16 _____ large number of Indian men agreed that it was unwise to confide in their wives. A. B. An C. The D. A 17."Would you like to go to the movies tonight?" - "_______________" A. No, I don't like B. Of course C. I'd love to D. Yes, I'd like 18."What a lovely house you have!" - " " A. You're welcome B. Thank you C. Of course D. I think so 19. Emily said that her parents _____ to Paris _____ A. would go / the next day B. had gone / the day after C. will go / tomorrow D. went / tomorrow 20. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _____ fee- paying schools. A. independent B. independently C. independence D. depended 21. School uniform is required in most of Vietnamese schools. A. divided B. depended C. compulsory D. paid 22. Are you fond _____ newspapers and magazines? A. of having read B. of reading C. of read D. reading 23. Learning English, I find prepositions very __________ A. interested B. interestingly C. interest D. interesting 24. He advised _____ too far. A. she did not go B. her do not go C. her did not to go D. her not to go 25."Thank you for the nice gift." - " ____________________" A. You're welcomed B. I'm glad you like it C. But do you know how much it costs? D. In fact, I myself don't like it 26. I _____ there once a long time ago and _____back since. A. have been / will not be B. was / have not been C. had been / was not D. would be / had not been 27. _____the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite of 28. I saw a bear while I………….in the forest. A. am walking B. walked C. were walking D. was walking 29. _____he has a lot of money, he still feels unhappy. A. Despite B. Although C. Because D. Because of 30. Renovation (Doi Moi) was officially initiated in 1986 _____ the VietNamese Communist Party. A. at B. in C. by D. for IV. Choose the best sentence which has the same meaning as the given one 31. Hung didn’t call Lan because it was too late. A. Hung will call Lan, if it is early. B. If it were not late, Hung would call Lan. C. Hung didn’t plan to call Lan, but he changed his mind at the last minute. D. If it hadn’t been so late, Hung would have called Lan. 32. . He said "If I had enough money, I could buy that dictionary." A. He said if he had enough money, he could buy that dictionary B. He said if he had had enough money, he could buy that dictionary. C. He said if he had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary. D. He said if he had had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary. 33. "Good morning, Mary! How are you?" Henry said A. Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was. B. Henry greeted Mary and asked how is she. C. Henry said good morning Mary and asked how was she. D. Henry said good morning and asked Mary how she is. 34.Tom bought that book yesterday. A. That book was bought yesterday by Tom. B. That book was bought by Tom yesterday. C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom D. That book was bought yesterday. 35. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.” A. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month. B. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month. C. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month. D. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month. V. Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting. 36. She wanted to know what company I worked for the previous year. A B C D 37. They wondered if Jane would come to the party the next day or not A B C D 38. Either you or your friend are on charge today A B C D 39. Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job that you would like to have. A B C D 40. I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money . A B C D VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage : Around the age of eighteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. "Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (41) . ?" The decision is yours, but it may be (42) . remembering two things: there is more unemployment among people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you get (43)…… more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (44) . you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. By this way, you can save up money for your student days as well as (45) . practical work experience. 41. A. class B. course C. term D. school 42. A. useful B. worth C. important D. necessary 43. A. in B. to C. on D. in to 44. A. when B. what C. where D. while 45. A. doing B. making C. getting D. taking VII. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the questions about the passage : In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look at a person in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear hiding something, that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But they always turn immediately back to look the listener in the eyes. These social rules are the same for two women, two men, a woman and a man, or an adult and a child. 46. These social rules are used for _____. A. two men B. a man and a womanC. everybody D. two women 47. When you are talking to an American or Canadian, you should _____. A. look directly at him or her B. look to the side C. avoid looking directly at him or her D. look down 48. Looking down or to the side when you are spoken to means _____. A. you respect him or her B. you are afraid of him or her C. you are paying attention to him or her D. you feel bored with his or her words 49. It is very _____ of you not to look in the eyes of the listener while talking. A. impolite B. polite C. honest D. dishonest 50. People can look away for a few words while speaking _____. A. to find something B. to find the correct word C. to hide something D. to hide their feelings . jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you get (43)…… more quickly in. jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you get (43)…… more quickly in