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Da Phuc High School Student’s code: ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12 School year: 2012 - 2013 Test code: 201302 Marks Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences A initiate B integral C scientific D interesting A interfered B allowed C visited D played A lives B fails C rains D works Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each of the following sentences A participant B enthusiast C technology D transportation A remain B challenge C explore D between Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences Their company was made 100,000 USD in taxes A pay B to pay C paying D paid He was the first the fire A discover B to discover C discovering D discovered I regret _at his side during his illness last winter A was not B have not been C not being D not to be The Pikes have a painter all the windows of their house A to paint B paint C painting D painted 10 These students hard since the beginning of the school year because they their graduation exam next May A studied / are going to take B are studying / will be taking C study / will have taken D have been studying / will take 11 Since his bicycle stolen last week, he _ to school by bus A has been / goes B had been / was going C was / has gone D was / went 12 If they she was ill, they some fruits for her A knew / would buy B had known / would buy C had known / would have bought D knew / would have bought 13 Without your help, I missed the fortune A would have B wouldn’t have C would haven’t D would 14 _, the music wouldn’t be so loud A Unless Peter were studying B Were Peter studying C Were Peter been studying D If Peter had study 15 _ the salary met my expectations, I would accept the job offer A Therefore B So C If D Although 16 That language center has a wide variety _ subjects for you to choose A at B upon C of D about 17 United States is world's biggest consumer of energy A The / the B Ø / a C An / the D The / Ø 18 I often read books and newspapers for entertainment A a B an C the D Ø 19 Peter is so _ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful A optimistic B disappointed C pessimistic D keen 20 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt A put on B went off C got out D kept up 21 The organization was established in 1950 in the USA A come around B set up C made out D put on 22 John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply A information B postscript C letter D answer 23 Everything is _ you I cannot make _ my mind yet A out off / on B up to / up C away from / for D on for / off 24 Scuba diving is swimming underwater or taking part another activity while using a scuba set A on B from C for D in 25 Can you tell me some sports which are closely related water? A in B on C with D to 26 Thanks to the of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time A information B knowledge C durability D portability 27 The refuse collectors often work at night or even at midnight because they take _ for keeping the city clean and beautiful (refuse collector: dustman) A possibility B ability C responsibility D probability 28 The government has _ measures of increasing the price of goods against the inflation A carried B made C achieved D taken 29. speaking, I really enjoy your performance A honestly B honest C honesty D honested 30 Bird flu is of course among diseases A endanger B dangerous C endangered D dangered Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to the original sentence 31 He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night A If he had gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu B If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu C If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu D If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have not gone down with flu 32 Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild A Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those captured in the wild B Animals were born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild C Animals being born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those being captured in the wild D Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild 33 We work less, so we get less money A The less we work, the more money we get B The more we work, the less money we get C The less we work, the least money we get D The less we work, the less money we get 34 People believe that 13 is an unhappy number A 13 is believed be an unhappy number B It believed that 13 is an unhappy number C It is believed that 13 is an unhappy number D 13 usually believed to be an unhappy number 35 If the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition A Were the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition B Were the government to raise tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition C Were the government to raise tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition D Were the government raised tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 36.My uncle Hung, who has come back from England, as well as his four children are warmly welcomed A B C D 37.Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming A B C D 38 The threat of being dismissed not worry me any more because I have started my own business A B C D 39 The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors A B C D 40 Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 45: A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they were planning to open Out of over 90 people who had applied for the post, they had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview The first (41) , Mr Riley, walked into the interview room He was smartly dressed, but it was clear that he was listening to a personal stereo He sat down, (42) off his shoes and lit a cigarette One of the interviewers said that they would prefer him not to smoke and Mr Riley apologized Just at that moment, a telephone rang Mr Riley reached into his pocket, took (43) his mobile phone and began a conversation with a friend of his After a minute or two, the interviewers had enough and said they wanted to begin “Certainly, go ahead,”said Mr Riley They (44) him why he wanted the job “I don’t,” he replied “But I (45) like a day in London, and you’ve already paid my train fare to come up here for the interview” 41 A applicant B applied C application D applier 42 A put B taken C took D wore 43 A off B out C over D in 44 A asked B said C told D warned 45 A needed B was C wanted D felt Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50: The first system of communication of animals is natural Many kinds of animals have ways of communicating with each other And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees These insects communicate with each other by dancing The most important kind of dance that they is concerned with food They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees When a bee has found some food, it returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial It means animals learn it; in this case, they learn from man Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them human language One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah Sarah was taught to understand a system of symbols which represented words The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different shape stood for a different word For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit Soon Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences She could obey orders: if her human friends put down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup Later, she began giving the scientists orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her We not yet know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility 46 According to the passage, bees A learn to communicate B are born to be able to communicate C are the most interesting animals D communicate with each other by flying 47 From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _ A so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food B so selfish as to look for food for themselves C so hardworking that they dance all the time D so smart that they know where the food is 48 The experiment done with Sarah is an example of A animals with natural system of communication B animals able to communicate with humans C animals possible to use language as humans D animals with a system of communication worked out by humans 49 The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _ A how to use language freely B how to give orders C how to obey orders D how to understand words and sentences 50 The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to A interested in B responsible for C related to D joined to - THE END Da Phuc High School ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12 School year: 2012 - 2013 Test code: 201304 Marks Student’s code: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences If they she was ill, they some fruits for her A had known / would have bought B knew / would have bought C knew / would buy D had known / would buy Without your help, I missed the fortune A would have B wouldn’t have C would haven’t D would Their company was made 100,000 USD in taxes A pay B to pay C paying D paid He was the first the fire A discover B to discover C discovering D discovered These students hard since the beginning of the school year because they their graduation exam next May A study / will have taken B have been studying / will take C studied / are going to take D are studying / will be taking Since his bicycle stolen last week, he _ to school by bus A has been / goes B had been / was going C was / has gone D was / went _, the music wouldn’t be so loud A Were Peter been studying B If Peter had study C Unless Peter were studying D Were Peter studying I regret _at his side during his illness last winter A was not B have not been C not being D not to be The Pikes have a painter all the windows of their house A to paint B painting C paint D painted 10 _ the salary met my expectations, I would accept the job offer A Therefore B So C If D Although 11 I often read books and newspapers for entertainment A a B an C the D Ø 12 Peter is so _ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful A keen B disappointed C pessimistic D optimistic 13 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt A went off B put on C got out D kept up 14 That language center has a wide variety _ subjects for you to choose A at B upon C of D about 15 United States is world's biggest consumer of energy A The / the B Ø / a C An / the D The / Ø 16 The organization was established in 1950 in the USA A come around B set up C made out D put on 17 Scuba diving is swimming underwater or taking part another activity while using a scuba set A on B from C for D in 18 Can you tell me some sports which are closely related water? A in B to C with D on 19 John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply A information B postscript C letter D answer 20 Everything is _ you I cannot make _ my mind yet A up to / up B out off / on C away from / for D on for / off 21 Thanks to the of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time A information B knowledge C durability D portability 22 The government has _ measures of increasing the price of goods against the inflation A carried B made C achieved D taken 23. speaking, I really enjoy your performance A honestly B honest C honesty D honested 24 The refuse collectors often work at night or even at midnight because they take _ for keeping the city clean and beautiful (refuse collector: dustman) A possibility B ability C responsibility D probability 25 Bird flu is of course among diseases A endanger B dangerous C endangered D dangered Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to the original sentence 26 We work less, so we get less money A The less we work, the more money we get B The more we work, the less money we get C The less we work, the least money we get D The less we work, the less money we get 27 He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night A If he had gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu B If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu C If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu D If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have not gone down with flu 28 Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild A Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those captured in the wild B Animals were born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild C Animals being born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those being captured in the wild D Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild 29 If the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition A Were the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition B Were the government to raise tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition C Were the government to raise tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition D Were the government raised tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition 30 People believe that 13 is an unhappy number A.13 is believed be an unhappy number B It believed that 13 is an unhappy number C.It is believed that 13 is an unhappy number D.13 usually believed to be an unhappy number Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences 31 A lives B works C rains D fails 32 A initiate B integral C scientific D interesting 33 A interfered B allowed C played D visited Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each of the following sentences 34 A participant B enthusiast C technology D transportation 35 A remain B challenge C explore D between Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 36.My uncle Hung, who has come back from England, as well as his four children are warmly welcomed A B C D 37 The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors A B C D 38.Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming A B C D 39 The threat of being dismissed not worry me any more because I have started my own business A B C D 40 Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45: The first system of communication of animals is natural Many kinds of animals have ways of communicating with each other And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees These insects communicate with each other by dancing The most important kind of dance that they is concerned with food They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees When a bee has found some food, it returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial It means animals learn it; in this case, they learn from man Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them human language One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah Sarah was taught to understand a system of symbols which represented words The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different shape stood for a different word For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit Soon Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences She could obey orders: if her human friends put down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup Later, she began giving the scientists orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her We not yet know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility 41 According to the passage, bees A are the most interesting animals B communicate with each other by flying C learn to communicate D are born to be able to communicate 42 From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _ A so hardworking that they dance all the time B so smart that they know where the food is C so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food D so selfish as to look for food for themselves 43 The experiment done with Sarah is an example of A animals with natural system of communication B animals with a system of communication worked out by humans C animals able to communicate with humans D animals possible to use language as humans 44 The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _ A how to obey orders B how to understand words and sentences C how to use language freely D how to give orders 45 The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to A interested in B responsible for C related to D joined to Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50: A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they were planning to open Out of over 90 people who had applied for the post, they had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview The first (46) , Mr Riley, walked into the interview room He was smartly dressed, but it was clear that he was listening to a personal stereo He sat down, (47) off his shoes and lit a cigarette One of the interviewers said that they would prefer him not to smoke and Mr Riley apologized Just at that moment, a telephone rang Mr Riley reached into his pocket, took (48) his mobile phone and began a conversation with a friend of his After a minute or two, the interviewers had enough and said they wanted to begin “Certainly, go ahead,”said Mr Riley They (49) him why he wanted the job “I don’t,” he replied “But I (50) like a day in London, and you’ve already paid my train fare to come up here for the interview” 46 A applied B application C applicant D applier 47 A took B put C wore D taken 48 A off B in C out D over 49 A said B told C warned D asked 50 A felt B wanted C was D needed - THE END Da Phuc High School Student’s code: ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12 School year: 2012 - 2013 Test code: 201301 Marks Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences A caps B meters C swimmers D lines A interfered B allowed C visited D played A diving B sprint C vertical D windsurfing Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each of the following sentences A habitat B century C difficult D prohibit A goalie B advanced C above D depend Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences These employees are made _ A to work B work C working D worked The Pikes have a painter all the windows of their house A to paint B paint C painting D painted It’s worth _English everyday A practising B practise C practised D to practise Since his bicycle stolen last week, he _ to school by bus A has been / goes B had been / was going C was / has gone D was / went 10 John, I have something interesting _ you, but you have to promise it secret A for telling / keeping B to tell / keep C to tell / to keep D told / keep 11 I no difficulty in learning English since I _ to learn it years ago A have had / began B had had / begin C had / has begun D am having / begin 12 If they _ she was ill, they _some fruits for her A knew / would buy B had known / would buy C had known / would have bought D knew / would have bought 13 _ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday: A If Peter driven B If had Peter driven C Had Peter driven D Unless Peter had driven 14 _ here, he would help us with these troubles A Were Peter B If were Peter C Unless were Peter D Unless Peter were 15 _ if a war happened? A What you would B What would you C What will you D What you will 16 Most students in UK prepare carefully for A-level exams A the / Ø B Ø / the C Ø / an D the / an nd 17 In _ 22 SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _ gold medals A Ø / the B the / Ø C a / the D the / the 18 That language center has a wide variety _ subjects for you to choose A at B upon C of D about 19 Peter is so _ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful A optimistic B disappointed C pessimistic D keen 20 He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May A politeness B rudeness C encouragement D measurement 21 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt A put on B kept off C got out D went off 22 Everything is _ you I cannot make _ my mind yet A out off / on B up to / up C away from / for D on for / off 23 I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not through A get B take C look D hang 24 The explorers made a fire to _ off wild animals A get B keep C take D go 25 Be careful! The tree is going to fall A Look out B Look up C Look on D Look after 26 Frequent practice you to get achievement A able B unable C enables D disables 27 The environmental is doing harm on us A destroy B destruction C destructive D destructively 28 At last, we could draw the A conclude B conclusion C conclusive D conclusively 29 Bird flu is of course among diseases A endanger B dangerous C endangered D dangered 30 VietNam is an country A agriculture B agricultural C agriculturally D agriculturing Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 31 The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have A B C D 32 Robots in the home might not be enough creative to the cooking, plan the meal and so on A B C D 33 Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house A B C D 34 The threat of being dismissed not worry me any more because I have started my own business A B C D 35 I have learnt English for I was ten years old A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to the original sentence 36 She will send him a gift on his birthday A A gift will be sent to him on his birthday B He will be sent to a gift on his birthday C A gift will be sent him on his birthday D He will be send a gift on his birthday 37 He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night A If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu B If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu C If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu D If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t go down with flu 38 We use more electricity so, of course we have to pay more money A The more electricity we use, the less money we have to pay B The less electricity we use, the fewer money we have to pay C We use the more electricity , the more money we have to pay D The more electricity we use, the more money we have to pay 39 If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf A I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf B I am too tall to reach the top shelf C I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall D In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf 40 They work in a hospital which is sponsored by the government A they work in a hospital sponsored by the government B they work in a hospital to sponsor by the government C they work in a hospital where the government sponsors D they work in a hospital sponsoring by the government Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45: The 22nd SEA Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from December to 13 December, 2003 The Games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi The Games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu It was the first time in the SEA Games history that the Games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City The 22nd SEA Games logo designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long is based on a legendary bird named “Chim Lac” The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger” The colorful whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports The Games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow,” composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh Painter Nguyen Thai Hung chose “Trau Vang”, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so important in Vietnam as well as in other Southeast Asian countries To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit 41 In which cities in Vietnam were the 22nd SEA Games held? A in Hanoi B in Ho Chi Minh City C in My Dinh D in Hanoi and HCM City 42 What is the symbol of the 22nd SEA Games logo? A the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture B the Ngoc Lu bronze drum C a legendary bird named “Chim Lac” D the Olympic Spirit 43 The author’s main purpose in the passage is _ A to talk about the preparation of the 22nd SEA Games in Viet Nam B to create a feeling of self-confidence C to encourage the spirit of fair play D to talk about the symbols of the SEA Games 44 What has the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games been associated with? A the prosperity B the water and rice civilization C Vietnamese agriculture D Vietnamese farmers 45 To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize? A a golden harvest B prosperity, happiness, and power C the Vietnamese martial spirit D All are correct Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50: Today, in China, where large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has required that every citizen (46) …… the ages of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees (47) _ year or the equivalent amount of work in other forest services The government claims that at (48) _1000 million trees have been planted in China every year since 1982 In western countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products that have been produced cause forest landowners and forest industries to become (49) _accountable for their forest management and timber harvesting practices The Arbor Day Foundation's Rain Forest Rescue program is a charity that helps to prevent deforestation The charity uses money to buy up and preserve rainforest land before the lumber companies can buy it The Arbor Day Foundation then (50) _the land from deforestation 46 A on B between C of D in 47 A the B for C per D many 48 A least B the least C last D the last 49 A increase B increasing C increased D increasingly 50 A protects B supplies C provides D destroy End of the test! Da Phuc High School ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12 School year: 2012 - 2013 Test code: 201303 Marks Student’s code: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have A B C D The threat of being dismissed not worry me any more because I have started my own business A B C D Robots in the home might not be enough creative to the cooking, plan the meal and so on A B C D Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house A B C D I have learnt English for I was ten years old A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to the original sentence We use more electricity so, of course we have to pay more money A We use the more electricity , the more money we have to pay B The more electricity we use, the more money we have to pay C The more electricity we use, the less money we have to pay D The less electricity we use, the fewer money we have to pay If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf A I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf B I am too tall to reach the top shelf C I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall D In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf She will send him a gift on his birthday A A gift will be sent him on his birthday B He will be send a gift on his birthday C A gift will be sent to him on his birthday D He will be sent to a gift on his birthday He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night A If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu B If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t go down with flu C If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu D If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu 10 They work in a hospital which is sponsored by the government A they work in a hospital sponsoring by the government B they work in a hospital sponsored by the government C they work in a hospital to sponsor by the government D they work in a hospital where the government sponsors Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45: The 22nd SEA Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from December to 13 December, 2003 The Games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi The Games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu It was the first time in the SEA Games history that the Games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City The 22nd SEA Games logo designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long is based on a legendary bird named “Chim Lac” The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger” The colorful whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports The Games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow,” composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh Painter Nguyen Thai Hung chose “Trau Vang”, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so important in Vietnam as well as in other Southeast Asian countries To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit 11 What has the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games been associated with? A the prosperity B the water and rice civilization C Vietnamese agriculture D Vietnamese farmers 12 In which cities in Vietnam were the 22nd SEA Games held? A in Hanoi B in Ho Chi Minh City C in My Dinh D in Hanoi and HCM City 13 What is the symbol of the 22nd SEA Games logo? A a legendary bird named “Chim Lac” B the Olympic Spirit C the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture D the Ngoc Lu bronze drum 14 The author’s main purpose in the passage is _ A to encourage the spirit of fair play B to talk about the preparation of the 22nd SEA Games in Viet Nam C to create a feeling of self-confidence D to talk about the symbols of the SEA Games 15 To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize? A a golden harvest B prosperity, happiness, and power C the Vietnamese martial spirit D All are correct Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences 16 A lines B meters C swimmers D caps 17 A interfered B visited C allowed D played 18 A vertical B sprint C diving D windsurfing Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each of the following sentences 19 A habitat B century C prohibit D difficult 20 A advanced B goalie C above D depend Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 21 to 25: Today, in China, where large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has required that every citizen (21) …… the ages of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees (22) _ year or the equivalent amount of work in other forest services The government claims that at (23) _1000 million trees have been planted in China every year since 1982 In western countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products that have been produced cause forest landowners and forest industries to become (24) _accountable for their forest management and timber harvesting practices The Arbor Day Foundation's Rain Forest Rescue program is a charity that helps to prevent deforestation The charity uses money to buy up and preserve rainforest land before the lumber companies can buy it The Arbor Day Foundation then (25) _the land from deforestation 21 A on B in C of D between 22 A per B for C the D many 23 A the last B the least C last D least 24 A increase B increasing C increased D increasingly 25 A supplies B protects C provides D destroy Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences 26 Since his bicycle stolen last week, he _ to school by bus A has been / goes B had been / was going C was / has gone D was / went 27 John, I have something interesting _ you, but you have to promise it secret A for telling / keeping B to tell / keep C to tell / to keep D told / keep 28 I no difficulty in learning English since I _ to learn it years ago A have had / began B had had / begin C had / has begun D am having / begin A to work B work C working D worked 29 The Pikes have a painter all the windows of their house A to paint B paint C painting D painted 30 It’s worth _English everyday A practising B practise C practised D to practise 31 _ here, he would helped us with these troubles A Were Peter B If were Peter C Unless were Peter D Unless Peter were 32 The explorers made a fire to _ off wild animals A get B keep C take D go 33 Be careful! The tree is going to fall A Look out B Look up C Look on D Look after 34 If they _ she was ill, they _some fruits for her A knew / would buy B had known / would buy C had known / would have bought D knew / would have bought 35 _ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday: A If Peter driven B If had Peter driven C Had Peter driven D Unless Peter had driven 36 Frequent practice you to get achievement A able B unable C enables D disables 37 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt A put on B kept off C got out D went off 38 Everything is _ you I cannot make _ my mind yet A out off / on B up to / up C away from / for D on for / off 39 I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not through A get B take C look D hang 40 The environmental is doing harm on us A destroy B destruction C destructive D destructively 41 Peter is so _ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful A optimistic B disappointed C pessimistic D keen 42 He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May A politeness B rudeness C encouragement D measurement 43 At last, we could draw the A conclude B conclusion C conclusive D conclusively 44 _ if a war happened? A What you would B What would you C What will you D What will you 45 Most students in UK prepare carefully for A-level exams A the / Ø B Ø / the C Ø / an D the / an 46 In _ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _ gold medals A Ø / the B the / Ø C a / the D the / the 47 That language center has a wide variety _ subjects for you to choose A at B upon C of D about 48 Bird flu is of course among diseases A endanger B dangerous C endangered D dangered 49 VietNam is an country A agriculture B agricultural C agriculturally D agriculturing 50 These employees are made _ A to work B work C working D worked End of the test! ... related to D joined to - THE END Da Phuc High School ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12 School year: 20 12 - 20 13 Test code: 20 1304 Marks Student’s code: Mark the letter... 50 A felt B wanted C was D needed - THE END Da Phuc High School Student’s code: ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12 School year: 20 12 - 20 13 Test code: 20 1301 Marks Mark the letter A, B,... destroy End of the test! Da Phuc High School ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12 School year: 20 12 - 20 13 Test code: 20 1303 Marks Student’s code: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet