B.My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me C.My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to you D.My classmate said me he/she can’t explain that rule t[r]
(1)Han thuyen High School ONE PERIOD TEST (THE FIRST)
Class: 12A9 Time: 45 minutes Name: -
A PHONETICS:
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1 A.fills B.adds C.stirs D.lets
2.A.shops B.notes C.mouths D.blacksmiths
3.A.cease B.chase C increase D.raise
II Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
4.A.beloved B.naked C.wicked D.confused
5.A.learned B.sacred C.believed D.decided
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence 6.Mrs Brown is bored with doing the -chores
A.household B.domestic C.housework D.A and C
7.The father used to be the -of the household in Vietnam
A.head B.leader C.president D.boss
8.people often -confidence when they are criticized
A lose B.fail C.drop D.omit
9.He -cofidence when he went to college
A.got B.maintained C.gained D.obtained
10.The Parliament members flatly -the proposed budget of the following year
A.deny B.reject C.oppose D.All are correct
11.Are you willing to make the -sacrifice to die for your country?
A.final B.supreme C.top D.A and B
12.Her parents -sacrifices so that she could have a good education
A.made B.did C.provided D.lent
13.All our suggestions were
rejected -A.off hand B.off the hand C.out of hand D.out hand
14.The city centre was packed with thousands of tourists of different races and
-A.civilizations B.cultures C.customs D.B and C
15.The economy is regarded as the -factor which will determine the outcome of the general election
A major B.decisive C.key D.all are correct
16.When I last saw him , he -in London
A.has lived B.is living C.was living D.has been living 17.We - Dorothy since last Saturday
A.don’t see B.haven’t seen C.didn’t see D.hadn’t seen 18.The train - half an hour ago
A has been leaving B.left C.has left D.had left 19.My sister -for you since yesterday
(2)20.He fell down when he -towards the church
A.run B.runs C.was running D.had run
21.They -table-tennis when their father came back home
A will play B.were playing C.play D.had played
22.I come and see you before I -for the States
A.leave B.will leave C.have left D.shall leave
23.Did you say that you -here only three days ago
A came B.have come C.had come D.come
24.I -in the room right now
A.am being B.was being C.have been being D.am 25.We -there when our father died
A.still lived B.lived still C.was still living D.were still living C READING
I.Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
In the home a dad is very important He is the (26) who provides us with money to feed and (27) -ourselves.He can decorate your bedroom, mend your radio, make (28) for your pets, repair a punture in your bicycle tyre and help you with maths homwork A dad can be very useful for (29) -you in the car to and from parties, music and dancing lessons
A dad is the person whom you ask for (30) -money He is the one who(31) about the time you spend talking on the phone, as he has to pay for the bills Dad is someone who will surport you in an (32) -, if he believes you to be right He is someone who reads your school(33) -and treats if it is good A dad likes to come into a nice happyhome evening, and settle (34) -in his chair with a newspaper He likes to (35) -his National Service days
26.A.man B.someone C.person D.anyone
27.A.clothe B.clothing C.clothes D.cloth
28.A.rooms B.houses C.places D.cages
29.A.bringing B.taking C.picking D.carrying
30.A.pocket B.spending C.expense D.account
31.A.explains B.shouts C.complains D.groans
32.A.talk B.discussion C.disagreement D.argument
33.A.report B.result C.record D.review
34.A.down B.back C.on D.for
35.A.remind B.realize C.recognize D.recall
II Choose the item among A,B,C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that country However, this is not necessarily true.Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country , the more we realize how little we actuallyknow about the culture of that country
Books and talks about other people’s culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on culture differences and exaggerate national character, and somtime a lot of information they contain is untrue
(3)all of these characters can be found in British culture , they not show the real interest of ordinary British people: ( They are ,in fact, simply stereotype- that is , general character which people wrongly think are typical.) What is surprising is that they suggested by British people themselves as representing their culture If people have such a wrong impression of their own culture, how much false would their impression of other culture be!
36.If we stay a long time in a foreign country, -A.we will sometimes forget about culture of our own country B.we often learn a lot about the culture of the foreign country C.we will ussually realize our own ignorance about its culture D.we can seldom find out anything at all about its culture
37.It is hard to learn about a country’s culture from books because books -A.concentrate on the dangers of the foreign country
B.exaggerate national character C.take no notice of culture difference D.contain little information about future
38.When asked about their own culture, many British people -A.argued they knew little about British culture
B.said they themselves was not typical of British people C.gave incorrect answers
D.were surprised by the question asked 39.It is easy
to -A.know a lot about your own country ‘s culture B.know the culture of other countries
C.give exact information about your own country D.describe stereotype- of your country
40.The things that are typical of Britain are -A Shakespeare and the Queen
B.Shakespeare, the Queen village inns, English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper
C.English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper D.fish chips wrapped in newspaper
D WRITING
I Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting.
41.Henry invite me to the movies, but I said I was planning to go shoppingthat evening A B C D
42.It is thought that more than 400 million people will have spoken English by the end of this decade A B C D
(4)45.London, which was the capital of England, was founded by the Romans in 43 AD A B C D
II.Choose the correct sentence among A,B,C or D which the same meaning as the given one. 46.”You have not done your work well,” said the teacher to me.
A.The teacher told me I hadn’t done my work well B.The teacher told me I haven’t done my work well C.The teacher told me I hadn’t done your work well D.The teacher told me I hadn’t done his work well
47.”This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman. A.The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road B.The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road C The woman said that man spoke to her on the road D.The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road 48.”I can’t explain this rule to you ,” said my classmate to me. A.My classmate told me he/she can’t explain that rule to me B.My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me C.My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to you D.My classmate said me he/she can’t explain that rule to me 49.He said to me “Are you tired ?”
A.He told me if I was tired B.He asked me if I was tired C.He asked me if I am tired D.He asked me if I had been tired
50.Sarah said, “ I read Jane Eyre last year.”