Hanoi Training and Education Department TEST OF ENGLISH GRADE 12 No 2 Kim Anh high school Time allowed: 45 minutes Full name: ……………………………………… Class: …………. PART I. PHONETICS A. Choose one word which has the underlined part pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (0.5pt) 1. A. school B. chemistry C. character D. charming 2. A. optional B. offer C. follow D. computer B. Choose one word which has different stress pattern from the other three. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (0.5pt) 1. A. interview B. impression C. addition D. remember 2. A. secondary B. requirement C. certificate D. admission PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCAULARY A. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct forms. (2pts) 1. Mary was the last applicant (interview) ……………………… 2. This box (not open) for a hundred years ……………………… 3. The letter (send) to him last week ……………………… 4. When I (have) a bath, the phone rang ……………………… 5. Cars (wash) by his father right now ……………………… 6. He denied (pay) any money by his company ……………………… 7. The contract (sign) next week ……………………… 8. In England, the state school system (pay) for by the state ……………………… B. Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, or D one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (1.5pts) 1. The entrance ________ to universities in Vietnam always takes place in July A. way B. road C. examination D. path 2. Schooling is _________ from the age of 6 to 14 A. convenient B. important C. compulsory D. necessary 3. It took me hours to fill in the __________ form A. apply B. applicant C. application D. applicable 4. The bicycle you lent me badly needed _________ A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaning D. clean 5. If she had invited me, I ___________ to see her while I was in Da Lat A. would come B. would have came C. would have come D. will come 6. Sarah has two brothers, both of __________ are doctors A. who B. whom C. which D. that PART III. READING A. Read the following passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C or D to fill in each gap (1.25pts) I haven’t seen Mr Jenkins (1) __________ I left school. But he was my inspiration. I wasn’t very good (2) __________ most school subjects. But when I came into Mr Jenkins’s science class to prepare for my GCSEs, I became very (3) ___________ in a subject for the first time. Mr Jenkins was full of (4) __________ and made everything interesting. He used (5) __________ things with lots of practical examples M A R K S: 1. A. when B. since C. whom D. after 2. A. in B. on C. at D. with 3. A. excited B. bored C. keen D. interested 4. A. enthuse B. enthusiastic C. enthusiasm D. enthusing 5. A. demonstrate B. demonstration C. to demonstrate D. demonstrated B. Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D to answer the questions. (1.25pts) At the age of 40, Tom Bloch was the head of H& R Block, a huge company that helps people prepare their tax forms. He was very successful. Although Bloch earned a lot of money, he wasn’t very happy. He spent too much time at work and didn’t have enough time to spend with his family. Suddenly, he left H& R Block and became a teacher in a poor neighborhood. “I wanted to………….help people who didn’t have the opportunities I had”, Bloch explained Learning to control the students was hard at first. But the rewards - helping children and hearing students say he’s their favourite teacher – are great. And Bloch is able to spend more time with his family 1. Tom Bloch’s company operated in____________________ A. building blocks B. collecting taxes C. helping people with tax forms D. helping people in a poor neighborhood 2. He wasn’t very happy because he________________________ A. earned a lot of money B. wasn’t very successful C. spent a lot of time for work not for his family D. earned a lot of money but he didn’t have enough time to spend it 3. Tom Bloch suddenly left his company to______________________________ A. become a poor neighbor B. help a teacher in a poor neighborhood C. become the head of a school D. become a teacher 4. The word “favourite” in line 7 is closest in meaning to ________ A. handsome B. popular C. strict D. generous 5. Tom Bloch is very happy now because he _________________________ A. is a successful businessman B. earns more money than before C. spends more money for his family D. is a favourite teacher and spends more time with his family PART IV. WRITING A. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting and correct it. (1.5pts) 1. I enjoyed the book that you told me to read it A B C D ……………………… 2. What would Ann do if she was the Miss World? A B C D ……………………… 3. She has been just selected to take part in the competition “Telling about our Uncle Ho’s life” A B C D ……………………… B. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (1.5pts) 1. Joe had cleaned all the tables before he left All the tables………………………………………………………… 2. He isn’t strong enough. He can’t help me move my piano If ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3. I can’t remember the day. It last rained heavily on that day (a relative pronoun) ……………………………………………………………………………………… Hanoi Training and Education Department TEST OF ENGLISH GRADE 12 No 2 Kim Anh high school Time allowed: 45 minutes Full name: ……………………………………… Class: …………. PART I. PHONETICS A. Choose one word which has the underlined part pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (0.5pt) 1. A. grade B. manage C. average D. applicant 2. A. advice B. find C. interview D. time B. Choose one word which has different stress pattern from the other three. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (0.5pt) 1. A. national B. difficult C. primary D. effective 2. A. application B. education C. academic D. examination PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCAULARY A. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct forms. (2pts) 1. By the time I got to the party, most people (go) home ……………………… 2. I suddenly realized that I (watch) ……………………… 3. We had a French architect (design) our villa ……………………… 4. Laser (discover) by Gordon Gould in 1958 ……………………… 5. Kevin hoped (select) by the team captain ……………………… 6. A new hospital (just build) in my neighborhood ……………………… 7. Ten thousand cars (make) in our country every year ……………………… 8. Have you ever thought of (kidnap) by a handsome prince? ……………………… B. Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, or D one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (1.5pts) 1. Do you think preparing _________ a job interview can be stressful? A. for B. in C. with D. on 2. The basic ___________ education lasts 4 years from the sixth form to the ninth form A. primary B. secondary C. general D. compulsory 3. Can you tell me how to reduce the feeling of __________ before an interview? A. pleasure B. pressure C. pressing D. pleasant 4. Two new schools _________ in my town in 2007 A. built B. was built C. were built D. had been built 5. If I ________ English, I would translate this article in to Vietnamese A. know B. have knownC. had known D. knew 6. Ho Chi Minh City, _________ I was born, is the biggest city of Vietnam A. which B. where C. what D. who PART III. READING A. Read the following passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C or D to fill in each gap (1.25pts) Students frequently complain (1) _____________ studying for hours on end and then not doing well in their (2) ___________ exams. Many factors can result in poor performances: an illness or a (3) ________ problem. Getting high grades can also put a terrible strain on students (4) __________ don’t want (5) __________ their parents down 1. A. to B. about C. with D. at 2. A. last B. latest C. final D. least 3. A. person B. personal C. personally D. personality M A R K S: 4. A. who B. whom C. which D. what 5. A. let B. to let C. lets D. letting B. Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D to answer the questions. (1.25pts) CAMBRIDGE “Where is the university?” is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrives 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875 In the fourteen and fifteen centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteen century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world 1. Why do most people come to Cambridge? A. To find the classroom buildings B. To see the university C. To read books in the libraries D. To visit museums and offices of the university 2. When was more land in Cambridge used for college building? A. In the 14 th century B. In the 15 th century C. In the 19 th century D. Both A & B 3. Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”? A. Because the river was very well-known B. Because it was a developing town C. Because there is a bridge over the Cam D. Because there is a river named Granta 4. When did the town really begin developing? A. In 800 B. In 875 C. In1845 D. In 1951 5. What is the population of the city? A. one hundred thousand B. more than one hundred thousand C. under one hundred thousand D. one thousand nine hundred and fifty one PART IV. WRITING A. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting and correct it. (1.5pts) 1. The woman who’s daughter was crying tried to calm her A B C D ……………………… 2. Do you often given a lot of homework? A B C D ……………………… 3. Jack will miss his bus if he leaves now A B C D ……………………… B. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (1.5pts) 1. My mother is using the computer at the moment The computer…………………………………………………………………………… 2. I saw him talking to a woman. Her son died in the disaster (a relative pronoun) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. She didn’t bring the map with her so she lost If………………………………………………………………………………………. Key Number 1 PART I. PHONETICS A. 1. D. charming 2. D. computer B. 1. A. interview 2. A. secondary PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCAULARY A. 1. to be interviewed 2. hasn’t been opened 3. was sent 4. was having 5. are being washed 6. being paid 7. will be signed 8. is paid B. 1. C. examination 2. C. compulsory 3. C. application 4. B. cleaning 5. C. would have come 6. B. whom PART III. READING A. 1. B. since 2. C. at 3. D. interested 4. C. enthusiasm 5. C. to demonstrat B. 1. C. helping people with tax forms 2. C. spent a lot of time for work not for his family 3. D. become a teacher 4. B. popular 5. D. is a favourite teacher and spends more time with his family PART IV. WRITING A. 1. D delete 2. D were 3. B just been B. 1. All the tables had been cleaned before he left 2. If he were strong enough, he could help me move my piano 3. I can’t remember the day when it last rained heavily Number 2 PART I. PHONETICS A. 1. A. grade 2. C. interview B. 1. D. effective 2. D. examination PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCAULARY A. 1. had gone home 2. was being watched 3. design 4. was discovered 5. to be selected 6. has just been built 7. are made 8. being kidnapped B. 1. A. for 2. B. secondary 3. B. pressure 4. C. were built 5. D. knew 6. B. where PART III. READING A. 1. B. about 2. C. final 3. B. personal 4. A. who 5. B. to let B. 1. B. To see the university 2. D. Both A & B 3. C. Because there is a bridge over the Cam 4. C. In 1845 5. B. more than one hundred thousand PART IV. WRITING A. 1. B whose 2. A Are you 3. C. unless B. 1. The computer is being used by my mother at the moment 2. I saw him talking to a woman whose son died in the disaster 3. If she had brought the map, she wouldn’t have lost . Number 1 PART I. PHONETICS A. 1. D. charming 2. D. computer B. 1. A. interview 2. A. secondary PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCAULARY A. 1. to be interviewed 2. hasn’t. Number 2 PART I. PHONETICS A. 1. A. grade 2. C. interview B. 1. D. effective 2. D. examination PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCAULARY A. 1. had gone home 2. was