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(1)Hanoi Training and Education Department TEST OF ENGLISH GRADE 12 No 2.1 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 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
1 A when B since C whom D after
2 A in B on C at D with
(2)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 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 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) Joe had cleaned all the tables before he left
All the tables……… 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)
(3)Hanoi Training and Education Department TEST OF ENGLISH GRADE 12 No 2.2 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 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 known C 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
4 A who B whom C which D what
5 A let B to let C lets D letting
(4)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 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 14th century B In the 15th century
C In the 19th 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) 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)
……… She didn’t bring the map with her so she lost