III .Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.. Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating6[r]
(1)Test 45 minutes English 12 (The first test)
Full name:……… Class:12………. I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A reason B realize C lead D speak
2 A maximum B jump C summarize D abrupt
3 A kidding B signal C whistle D slight A solutions B hospitals C families D projects
5 A naked B formed C trusted D recorded II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6 A confine B maintain C oblige D certain A household B secure C pressure D active
8 A believe B attempt C garbage D discuss A attract B suppose C install D happen 10 A solution B invitation C economics D afternoon III Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D).
11 Most English adjectives ……… the noun they modify
A combine B connect C precede D link 12 The Amazon rainforest offers us such a biological………
A variability B diversity C variation D changeability 13 “Why you look so tired?” _ “Yes, I………all night”
A was working B worked C did work D have been working 14 She ……….two miles and a half
A runs B was running C has been running D has run 15 That child eats too much He………really overweight one day
A will be B is being C is D is going to be 16 I don’t think ………… knows………about it
A somebody….something B somebody….anything C anybody……something D anybody……anything 17 When I ……… at the party everyone ………It was too late
A arrived……left B arrive… leave C arrived… had left D arrived …has left 18 David ……….his car across Canada last month
A drove B was driving C has driven D had driven 19 What ……… at o’clock yesterday morning?
A did you B were you doing C have you done D had you done 20 By the time I………to bed last night, I ………my homework
A went _ have already finished B had gone _ already finished
C went _ had already finished D was going _ were already finishing 21 I……….TV when the phone ………
A had watched_ was ringing B was watching _ rang
C watched _ was ringing D was watching _had rung 22 In my family, both my parents………to give us a happy home
A gather heads B consider legs C open hearts D join hands 23 In an ………to diffuse the tension, I suggest that we break off for lunch
A attempt B advance C effort D ability 24 We were……….a lot of study pressure before the final examination
A above B with C under D on 25 She always goes home early to…………the children
A look up B look after C look into D look on 26 Hoa : “………does your father have to a night shift?”
Nam : “Twice a week”
A How rarely B How far C How long D How often 27 Many Indian men said that it was unwise to………in their wives
A trust B hide C declare D confide 28 The survey was to find out the young people’s attitude………… love
A towards B above C beneath D with 29 The zookeeper warned us ……….near the bars
A that we didn’t put our hands B don’t put our hands C not putting our hands D not to put our hands 30 I ……….Mai for helping me with the housework
A greeted B thanked C congratulated D agreed IV Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one:
31 This pasta is a new experience for me
A I used to eat a lot of pasta B I am used to eating pasta
C It is the first time I have eaten pasta D I have ever eaten pasta many times before 32 “How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary
A Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress
V Find a mistake in each of the following sentences:
36 The family was at the hospital since they heard about the accident A B C D
37 In class, she suddenly remembered she did not lock the door A B C D
(2)A B C D 39 It began to rain while Phong and I walked to school this morning
A B C D 40 He asked me if I had gone out last night or I had been tired 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 Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating It consists of far more than just (41)………noises To talk or to (42)………by other people, we have to master a language, that is, we have to use combinations or sound that (43)………for a particular object or idea Communication ( 44)……impossible if everyone (45)……up their own language
Learning a language is very important The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak (46)……….quite well But the more words you know , the more ideas you can express, and the more precise you can be (47)…………their meaning
Words are the main things we use (48)……… what we want to say The way we say the words(49)……also very important One tone of voice can express (50)………emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry for instance
41 A make B making C to make D makes
42 A understand B be understood C understanding D be understandable 43 A to stand B stands C standing D stand
44 A will be B is C would be D was 45 A made B makes C make D will make 46 A its B them C it D they
47 A for B of C in D about 48 A to expressing B in expressing C expressed D to be expressed 49 A is B are C will be D was 50 A much B many C few D little
The end
Test 45 minutes English 12 (The first test) TEST CORRECTION (0.2 point for each correct answer). Answer keys
1 b d 11 C 16 D 21 B 26 D 36 B 41 B 46 C
2 a b 12 B 17 C 22 D 27 D 37 C 42 B 47 D
3 d c 13 D 18 A 23 A 28 A 38 B 43 D 48 B
4 d d 14 D 19 B 34 C 29 D 39 C 44 C 49 A
5 b 10 a 15 D 20 C 25 B 30 B 40 C 45 A 50 B
31 They said that they had a lift but very often it didn’t work
32 I asked her to pick me up at 6.30the following / the next morning 33 I reminded her to write to me soon
34 His brother told him not to argue with him
(3)Test 45 minutes English 12 (The first test)
Full name: ……… Class:12…….
I Put the following sentences into reported speech “ Don’t argue with me,” his brother said
His brother told ………
2 “ Remember to write to me soon,” I said to her
I reminded her………
3 “ Did you go to Mary’s birthday party last night?” she said
She asked me if ………
4 “ Please pick me up at 6.30 tomorrow morning,” I said to her
I asked her………
5 “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work,” they said
They said that………
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6 A believe B attempt C garbage D discuss
7 A attract B suppose C install D happen
8 A solution B invitation C economics D afternoon
9 A confine B maintain C oblige D certain
10 A household B secure C pressure D active
III Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating It consists of far more than just (11) noises To talk or to (12) by other people, we have to master a language, that is, we have
……… ………
to use combinations or sound that (13)………for a particular object or idea Communication ( 14)…… impossible if everyone (15)……up their own language
Learning a language is very important The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak (16)……….quite well But the more words you know , the more ideas you can express, and the more precise you can be (17)…………their meaning
Words are the main things we use (18)……… what we want to say The way we say the words(19)
also very important One tone of voice can express (20) emotions and show whether we are
…… ………
pleased or angry for instance
11 A make B to make C making D makes
12 A be understood B understand C understanding D be understandable
13 A to stand B stand C standing D stands
14 A would be B is C will be D was
15 A make B makes C made D will make
16 A it B them C its D they
17 A for B about C in D of
18 A in expressingB to expressing C expressed D to be expressed
19 A are B is C will be D was
20 A much B little C few D many
(4)21 In class, she suddenly remembered she did not lock the door A B C D 22 It began to rain while Phong and I walked to school this morning
A B C D 23 He asked me if I had gone out last night or I had been tired A B C D
24 The family was at the hospital since they heard about the accident A B C D
25 By the end of the 21st century, scientists will discover the cure for common cold.
A B C D V Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D)
26 When I ……… at the party everyone ………It was too late
A arrived……left B arrive… leave C arrived… had leftD arrived …has left
27 David ……….his car across Canada last month
A drove B was driving C has driven D had driven
28 What ……… at o’clock yesterday morning?
A did you B were you doing C have you done D had you done
29 In my family, both my parents………to give us a happy home
A gather heads B consider legs C open hearts D join hands
30 In an ………to diffuse the tension, I suggest that we break off for lunch
A attempt B advance C effort D ability
31 We were……….a lot of study pressure before the final examination
A above B with C under D on
32 The survey was to find out the young people’s attitude………… love
A towards B above C beneath D with
33 The zookeeper warned us ……….near the bars
A that we didn’t put our hands B don’t put our hands
C not putting our hands D not to put our hands
34 I ……….Mai for helping me with the housework
A greeted B thanked C congratulated D agreed
35 She always goes home early to…………the children
A look up B look after C look into D look on
36 Hoa : “………does your father have to a night shift?”
Nam : “Twice a week”
A How rarely B How far C How long D How often
37 Many Indian men said that it was unwise to………in their wives
A trust B hide C declare D confide
38 Most English adjectives ……… the noun they modify
A combine B connect C precede D link
39 The Amazon rainforest offers us such a biological………
A variability B diversity C variation D changeability
40 “Why you look so tired?” _ “Yes, I………all night”
A was working B worked C did work D have been working
41 She ……….two miles and a half
A runs B was runningC has been running D has run
42 That child eats too much He………really overweight one day
A will be B is being C is D is going to be
43 I don’t think ………… knows………about it
A somebody….something B somebody….anything
C anybody……something D anybody……anything
44 By the time I………to bed last night, I ………my homework
A went _ have already finished B had gone _ already finished
C went _ had already finished D was going _ were already finishing
45 I……….TV when the phone ………
A had watched_ was ringing B was watching _ rang
C watched _ was ringing D was watching _had rung
VI.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
46 A kidding B signal C whistle D slight
47 A reason B realize C lead D speak
48 A maximum B jump C summarize D abrupt
49 A naked B formed C trusted D recorded
50 A solutions B hospitals C families D projects
The end Test 45 minutes English 12 (The second test)
(5)
I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1 A security B obligatory C interview D insurance
2 A university B certificate C education D tertiary
3 A maximum B applicant C undergraduate D admit
4 A course B labour C marvelous D honour
5 A average B teenager C agency D yesterday
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6 A applicant B maximum C important D lecturer
7 A hotel B appointment C develop D tertiary
8 A particular B photocopy C enthusiasm D diploma
9 A compulsory B technology C curriculum D independent
10.A robot B upper C surprise D infant
III Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D).
11 It’s time we concentrated on our ……… business
A core B heart C center D essence
12 In case you need any……… , don’t hesitate to call for mine
A assist B assistant C assistance D assisting
13 This is an ………meeting; you just need to dress casually
A informal B information C informality D formal
14.Complimenting is an art; you must learn how to give and …………to a compliment in a proper way
A react B respond C reject D refuse
15 Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’…………than crying and shouting
A attention B attentive C attend D attentively
16 My mother is a caring woman and always ………….of others
A think B thought C thoughtless D thoughtful
17 Just be sincere and your ……… will be accepted
A apologize B apology C apologizer D apologist
18 Luckily, by the time we got there , the painting………
A didn’t sell B hadn’t sold C wasn’t sold D hadn’t been sold
19 But for your help, we………in trouble
A would have been B would be C had been D were
20 It was a service ……… I will eternally grateful
A for it B for that C for which D for whom
21 Tony Blair is believed ……….for Liverpool last week
A leaving B to leave C having left D to have left
22 The academic year in England is ………into three terms
A closed B calculated C divided D added
23 If you not get the job, try not to be too ………
A boring B bored C disappointed D disappointing
24 Julia works for a company ……… chief executive has been arrested for fraud
A of which B whom C whose D who’s
25 I was offered lamp or chicken , ………… I like
A neither of that B neither of which
C of that neither D of which neither
26 There was nobody left on the train , ……….made me suspicious
A where B that C which D when
27 Do you know the person ………next to you in the evening class?
A who sit B sitting C whom sit D whose sitting
28 ……… , the phone will be cut off
A should you not pay the phone bill today B If you didn’t spend your money on the phone bill C Unless you had paid the phone bill D Would you have get the phone bill paid by someone 29 ………… , I would have given up years ago
A If you didn’t help me C Were you not to give me your assistance D Had it not been for your help B But your assistance for me
30 If you decide to come , …………
A the party’s always a success B I won’t be coming either
C let me know D I would have pick to up
IV Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one 31 You feel tired all the time because you go to bed so late
_ If you ………
32 It was only because of her help that I managed to it
_ But for ………
33 They decided to demolish the old theater
_ They decided that ………
(6)_ She likes ……… 35 They didn’t let him enter the restricted area
_ He ………
36 The man’s wife had been admitted to the hospital I spoke to him
_ I spoke ………
V Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Susan was very nervous about her interview For at least three weeks before it she was (37) about it She really wanted the job but she knew that a lot of other people wanted it too She had been told when she phoned the (38)……… in the advert that there were a great many applicants
for it , so she prepared herself She made (39)…………of what she might be asked and of what she
wanted to ask When the day came , she arrived half an hour early There were six other people waiting to be interviewed They all looked (40)……more confident than her She began to feel even more nervous One by one the others were called Each of them came out looking (41)……… Susan was the last one to be called into the interview room She had decided by then that she had no (42) ………of getting the job , so she felt relaxed as she walked in ; she felt that she had nothing to (43)………The three interviewers were all very serious and they didn’t seem to be interested in her She (44)…….all the answers she had prepared and said the first things that came (45)…… her head Afterwards she was sure she wouldn’t get the job , but two days later she got a letter telling her she had been chosen (46)
she had been the only one who had acted naturally
…………
37 A thought B bored C worried D amused
38 A number B digit C boss D secretary
39 A speeches B papers C phrases D notes
40 A many B much C a lot of D mostly
41 A satisfying B satisfactory C satisfied D satisfaction
42 A chance B method C hope D dream
43 A make B lose C hold D talk
44 A understood B reminded C remembered D forgot
45 A with B for C into D over
46 A because B although C so that D unless
VI Find a mistake in each of the following sentences then correct it: 47 Next Sunday I’ll have to visit the dentist again, that I detest
A B C D
48 He is the only member of the gang who’s identity has remained a secret A B C D
49 If I knew you were coming, I would have met you at the airport A B C D
50 Were he worked more slowly, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes A B C D
Test 45 minutes English 12 (The second test) TEST CORRECTION (0.2 point for each correct answer).
Answer keys
1 A C 11 A 16 D 21 D 26 C 37 C 42 A 47 C
2 C D 12 C 17 B 22 C 27 A 38 A 43 B 48 C
3 D B 13 A 18 D 23 C 28 A 39 D 44 D 49 A
4 A D 14 B 19 A 24.C 29 D 40.B 45 C 50 B
5 A 10 C 15 A 20 C 25 B 30 C 41 C 46 A
31 If you didn t go to bed so late, you wouldn t feel tired all the time.’ ’ 32 But for her help, I wouldn t have managed to it.’
33 They decided that the old theatre should be demolished 34 She likes to be called star “ ”
35 He wasn t allowed to enter the restricted area.’ He wasn t let enter the restricted area.’
(7)Test 45 minutes English 12 (The second test)
Full name: ……… Class: 12……… I Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D).
1 It’s time we concentrated on our ……… business
A core B heart C center D essence
2 In case you need any……… , don’t hesitate to call for mine
A assist B assistant C assistance D assisting
3 This is an ………meeting; you just need to dress casually
A informal B information C informality D formal
4.Complimenting is an art; you must learn how to give and …………to a compliment in a proper way
A react B respond C reject D refuse
5 Do you know the person ………next to you in the evening class?
A who sit B sitting C whom sit D whose sitting
6 ……… , the phone will be cut off
A should you not pay the phone bill today B If you didn’t spend your money on the phone bill C Unless you had paid the phone bill D Would you have get the phone bill paid by someone ………… , I would have given up years ago
A If you didn’t help me C Were you not to give me your assistance D Had it not been for your help B But your assistance for me
8 If you decide to come , …………
A the party’s always a success B I won’t be coming either
C let me know D I would have pick to up
9 If you not get the job, try not to be too ………
A boring B bored C disappointed D disappointing
10 Julia works for a company ……… chief executive has been arrested for fraud
A of which B whom C whose D who’s
11 I was offered lamp or chicken , ………… I like
A neither of that B neither of which
C of that neither D of which neither
12 There was nobody left on the train , ……….made me suspicious
A where B that C which D when
13 But for your help, we………in trouble
A would have been B would be C had been D were
14 It was a service ……… I will eternally grateful
A for it B for that C for which D for whom
15 Tony Blair is believed ……….for Liverpool last week
A leaving B to leave C having left D to have left
16 The academic year in England is ………into three terms
A closed B calculated C divided D added
17 Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’…………than crying and shouting
A attention B attentive C attend D attentively
18 My mother is a caring woman and always ………….of others
(8)19 Just be sincere and your ……… will be accepted
A apologize B apology C apologizer D apologist
20 Luckily, by the time we got there , the painting………
A didn’t sell B hadn’t sold C wasn’t sold D hadn’t been sold
II Find a mistake in each of the following sentences then correct it: 21 Next Sunday I’ll have to visit the dentist again, that I detest
A B C D
22 He is the only member of the gang who’s identity has remained a secret A B C D
23 If I knew you were coming, I would have met you at the airport A B C D
24 Were he worked more slowly, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes A B C D
V Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Susan was very nervous about her interview For at least three weeks before it she was (25) about it She really wanted the job but she knew that a lot of other people wanted it too She had been told when she phoned the (26)……… in the advert that there were a great many applicants
for it , so she prepared herself She made (27)…………of what she might be asked and of what she
wanted to ask When the day came , she arrived half an hour early There were six other people waiting to be interviewed They all looked (28)……more confident than her She began to feel even more nervous One by one the others were called Each of them came out looking (29)……… Susan was the last one to be called into the interview room She had decided by then that she had no (30) ………of getting the job , so she felt relaxed as she walked in ; she felt that she had nothing to (31)………The three interviewers were all very serious and they didn’t seem to be interested in her She (32)…….all the answers she had prepared and said the first things that came (33)…… her head Afterwards she was sure she wouldn’t get the job , but two days later she got a letter telling her she had been chosen (34)
she had been the only one who had acted naturally
…………
25 A worried B bored C thought D amused
26 A secretary B digit C boss D number
27 A speeches B papers C notes D phrases
28 A many B much C a lot of D mostly
29 A satisfied B satisfactory C satisfying D satisfaction
30 A hope B method C chance D dream
31 A lose B make C hold D talk
32 A understood B forgot C remembered D reminded
33 A with B for C into D over
34 A.unless B although C so that D because
IV Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one 35 She likes people to call her ‘ star”
_ She likes ………
36 They didn’t let him enter the restricted area
_ He ………
37 The man’s wife had been admitted to the hospital I spoke to him
_ I spoke ………
38 You feel tired all the time because you go to bed so late
_ If you ………
39 It was only because of her help that I managed to it
_ But for ………
40 They decided to demolish the old theater
_ They decided that ………
V Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
41 A labour B course C marvelous D honour
42 A agency B teenager C average D yesterday
43 A security B obligatory C interview D insurance
44 A university B certificate C education D tertiary
45 A maximum B admit C undergraduate D applicant
VI Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
46 A particular B photocopy C enthusiasm D diploma
47 A compulsory B technology C curriculum D independent
48 A robot B upper C surprise D infant
48 A applicant B maximum C important D lecturer
50 A hotel B appointment C develop D tertiary