exercise 12

In spite of the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.. Since the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.[r]

CLAUSES AND PHRASES OF PURPOSE: I/CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION: The schoolboys are in a hurry _ be late for school a so as to b in order not to c in order that d for He lighted the candle read the note a as long as b because c to d so that He had to explain the lesson very clearly a in order that his students to understand it c so that his students could understand it b so as his students to understand it d so that his students to understand it We set off early _ avoid getting stuck in the traffic a although we b so that c because we d so as to They were talking in whispers nobody could hear them a in order to b in order that c so that d b and c are correct Mary put on her scarf _ get cold a so as not to b so as to not c in order to not d to We stopped at a square have a rest a so as to b in order to c to d all are correct Be as clear as possible _ any misunderstanding a in order to make b so as to make c in order that d in order not to make We have to start early we won’t be late a so that b so as to c because d so as not to 10 They went to the seaside _ being disturbed by the noise of the city a so as to avoid b to avoid c so that avoid d a and b are correct 11.My mother needs a tin opener open this bottle a.to b.so as not to c.so that d.in order that 12 I try to study pass the exam a.so that b.so as to c.in order to b and c are correct 13 He hurried back he would not be late for the film a.in order to b.so that c.to d.so as to 14 He dyed his hair avoid being recognized a.so as not to b.so as to c.to d.so that 15 Everyone in the world must unite their efforts maintain and protect peace a.to b so that in order not to d.in order that 16 She hurried to the station miss the train a.so that b.to c.sothat she not d.so as not to 17 He kept quiet about his trouble with the police worry his wife and family a.in order to b.so that he c.so as not to d.in order that 18 She put on warm clothes catch cold a.so that b.in order that she would not c.to d.so as to 19 He locked the door nobody could disturb him a.so that b.to c.so as to d.so as to 20 I took off my shoes make any noise a.to b.so that c.in order not to d.so 21.We set off early …………… we wouldn’t get stuck in the traffic a although b so that c because d in case 22 Marry put on her scarf ……… ……… she ………… get cold a in order that / will not b so as to / would not c so that / would not d to / will not 23 The school boys are in a hurry ……… … they will not be late for school a so as to b to c in order to d for 24 He lighted the candle ………………… I might read the note a as long as b because c and d so that 25 We have to start early ………… we won’t be late a so that b so as to c because d although 26 They went to seaside ………… , they wouldn’t be disturbed by the noise of the city a in order that b so that c so as to d so as 27 You may put your money in a small coin bank ……………… a so that to keep it safe b so as not to keep it safe c in order to keep it safe d not to keep it safe 28 He studied very hard ……………… a in order to fail the examination b so as to pass the examination c so that to get knowledge d in order that he could be illiterate 29 Be as clear as possible ………… there is no misunderstanding a in order to b so as to c in order not to d in order that 30 They were talking in whispers …………… nobody could hear them a in order to b so that c in order that d b and c are correct II/ Choose the best option among a, b, c or d : She worked hard because she wanted everything would be ready by o’clock a She worked hard so that everything would be ready by o’clock b She worked hard so that everything will be ready by o’clock c She worked hard so that everything to ready by o’clock d She worked hard so that everything would ready by o’clock We wore warm clothes because we didn’t want to get cold a We wore warm clothes in order not get cold b We wore warm clothes to get cold c We wore warm clothes so that we could get cold d We wore warm clothes in order not to get cold People use money to buy things they need a People use money so that to buy things they need b People use money so that they could buy things they need c People use money so that they can buy things they need d People use money so that they would buy things they need The boy stood on the benches They wanted to get better view a The boy stood on the benches so that they can to get better view b The boy stood on the benches so that they can get better view c The boy stood on the benches so that they could not get better view d The boy stood on the benches so that could get better view I will write to you as I want you to know my decision soon a I will write to you so that you cannot know my decision soon b I will write to you so that could you to know my decision soon c I will write to you on order that you can know my decision soon d I will write to you in order that you could know my decision soon We turned out the lights because we didn’t want to waste electricity a We turned out the lights to waste electricity b We turned out the lights so as to waste electricity c We turned out the lights in order to waste electricity d We turned out the lights so as not to waste electricity The robber changed his address all the time because he didn’t want the police to find him a The robber changed his address all the time so that the police to find him b The robber changed his address all the time so that the police not to find him c The robber changed his address all the time so that the police cannot find him d The robber changed his address all the time so that the police could not to find him Banks are developed so that they can keep people’s money safe a Banks are developed to keep people’s money safe b Banks are developed for them to keep people’s money safe c Banks are developed in order not to keep people’s money safe d Banks are developed so as not to keep people’s money safe Tom is saving up so that he can buy a new bicycle a Tom is saving up in order not to buy a new bicycle b Tom is saving up to buy a new bicycle c Tom is saving up so as to can buy a new bicycle d Tom is saving up for him to buy a new bicycle 10 She locked the door so as not to be disturbed a She locked the door so that she cannot be disturbed b She locked the door so that she could not to be disturbed c She locked the door so that she can be disturbed d She locked the door so that she could be disturbed 11 He climbed the tree in order to get a better view a He climbed the tree in order that he can get a better view b He climbed the tree in order that he cannot get a better view c He climbed the tree so that he could get a better view d He climbed the tree so that he couldn’t get a better view 12 They wish they have enough money They want to buy a new house a They wish they have enough money so that they could buy a new house b They wish they have enough money so that they can buy a new house c They wish they have enough money so that they cannot buy a new house d They wish they have enough money so that they couldn’t buy a new house 13 Mary gets up early every morning because she wants to learn her lessons Mary gets up early every morning so that she could learn her lessons Mary gets up early every morning so that she could not learn her lessons Mary gets up early every morning so that she can learn her lessons Mary gets up early every morning so that she cannot learn her lessons 14 He was in hurry He wanted to catch the bus a He was in hurry so that he could catch the bus b He was in hurry so that he could not catch the bus c He was in hurry so that he can catch the bus d He was in hurry so that he cannot catch the bus 15 John gets up early because he doesn’t want to be late for school John gets up early to be late for school John gets up early in order to be late for school John gets up early so as to be late for school John gets up early in order not to be late for school III/ Identify one mistake in each sentence below: 1.They are learning English in order to they can study in Singapore a b c d 2.He gave me his address and phone number so that I contact him a b c d 3.Everyone should arrive early so that we start the meeting on time a b c d 4.Get there on time, she left half an hour earlier a b c d 5.The laser beam must be intense in order that to kill cancer cells a b c d 6.Factories have to treat their waste so as to they are less harmful to people a b c d and our environment 7.Metal is used so that for making coins a b c d 8.Please arrive on time in order to we will be able to start the meeting a b c d Punctually 9.John often studies in his school library so as to he isn’t disturbed by his a b c Friends who often visit him at home d 10.I suppose you just went to the disco order to improve your conversational a b c d skills 11.A person must be at least eighteen years age in order to serve as a soldier a b c d 12.He closed the door quietly so that nobody wouldn’t hear him a b c d 13.Mary put on her scarf so that she would not get cold a b c d 14.The schoolboys were in a hurry in order that they will not be late a b c d 15.He had to explain the lesson clearly in order for his students could a b c understand it d CLAUSE AND PHRASE OF RESULT Choose the word or phrase a-b-c-d that best completes the sentence - “What you think of your new bookkeeper?” - “He works _ his figures never need .” a such efficiently that/ to check b such an efficient that/ to be checked c so efficiently that/ to be checked d so efficient that/ checking The entrance examination shouldn’t be hard be done successfully a so/ that b as/ as c too/ to d so/ as It was an interesting speech that everyone stayed till the end a such b so c very d too They got up _ early in the morning that no one saw them leave the home a too b such c so d very It was _ that we went for a hike in the mountain a so a nice day b such a nice day c so nice day d such nice day The coffee was _ to drink a so strong b strong c enough strong d too strong - You look tired - I’m _ I can’t keep my eyes open a so tired that b such a tired c too tired that d very tired that They are a so lazy boys as they are punished b so lazy boys that they are punished c such lazy boys that they are punished d such lazy that they are punished He was that we turned off TV set immediately a so bad singer b such a bad singer c such bad a singer d so bad a singer 10 She had worked _ she made herself ill a such hard that b such hardly that c so hardly that d so hard that 11 She was _ she could not say anything a so surprised at the news that b such surprised at the news that c so surprised of the news that d so that surprised for the news 12 There are _ in the universe that we cannot count them a so much stars b so many stars c such stars many d such stars much 13 It to go swimming a was so cold for us not b was too cold for us c was for us too cold d was such cold for us 14 Cars has become much more complicated _ mechanics needs more training than in the past a Because b Therefore c So that d For 15 It is city that he got lost a a such big b such big c such a big d a very big 16 It was hot last Sunday, a first I went and sat on the river bank b later I went and sat on the river bank c because I went and sat on the river bank d so I went and sat on the river bank 17 He discovered my talent, he asked me to work for him a because b so c after d despite 18 The workers have gone on strike _ all production has ceased a Because b so that c Now that d Therefore 19 It was raining _ I couldn’t go outside a because b so hard that c so that d too hard that 20 It was raining heavily _ we cancelled our picnic a although b because c so d but Find out one mistake in each sentence 21 It is so a dirty restaurant that no one wants to come back a b c d 22 This is such a good tea that I think that I’ll have another cup a b c d 23 Tom isn’t enough old to go to the cinema by himself a b c d 24 My mother has such many things to that she hardly takes a rest a b c d 25 The soup was enough hot for the children to eat a b c d 26 They played so a good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience a b c d 27 This shirt is too small for him to wear it a b c d 28 His father was very poor to send him to school a b c d 29 The water was not enough warm for the children to swim in a b c d 30 George is not intelligence enough to pass the exam without help a b c d 31 It is so a difficult lesson that we can’t understand it a b c d 32 My grandpa is so old to walk without a stick a b c d 33 Mary is such an intelligent pupil that she cannot answer this question a b c d 34 Daisy has too many things to that she has no time a b c d 35 It was so a funny film that I burst out laughing a b c d Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one 36 The top shelf was so high that she couldn’t reach it a So high was the top shelf that she couldn’t see it b She couldn’t reach the top shelf although it was not so high c The top shelf was high enough for her to reach d The top shelf was too high for her to reach 37 The news was so wonderful that we decided to have a celebration a It was such a wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration b We decided to have a celebration so as to hear wonderful news c We decided to have a celebration so that we heard the news d It was such wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration 38 It was such a difficult question that no one could answer it a It was so difficult question that no one could answer it b So difficult was the question that no one could answer it c Such was a difficult question that but we could answer it d No one could answer difficult questions 39 The garden is too small to play football in a The garden is so small not to play football in b The garden is small enough to play football in c The garden is not big enough to play football in d The garden is such small that they can’t play football in 40 We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad a It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out b It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out c It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out d It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out 41 She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone a She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone b She was too busy to answer the phone c She was too busy not to answer the phone d She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone 42 The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired a The car was too rusty to be repaired b The car was very rusty to repair c It was late for the car to be repaired d The car needs repairing 43 The sandwiches were too stale to eat a The sandwiches were too stale in order to eat b The sandwiches were very stale to be eaten c The sandwiches weren’t fresh enough to eat d The sandwiches weren’t enough fresh to eat 44 The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately a So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately b They demand that the book will be reprinted immediately c They will reprint the book immediately d The book is demanded to be reprinted immediately 45 The play was so boring that we left in the interval a The play was very boring for us to leave in the interval b The play was too boring for us to leave in the interval c It was such a boring play that we left in the interval d It was so boring play that we left in the interval 46 The clouds covered the moon so quickly that we couldn’t find our way back to the cottage a We couldn’t find our way back to the cottage because the clouds covered the moon quickly b The clouds were too thick to find their way back to the cottage c The moon was covered so thickly that it couldn’t find the way out d The way back to the cottage couldn’t be found as the clouds were so thickly covered 47 The woman was too weak to lift the basket a Although she was very weak, she could lift the basket b The woman shouldn’t have lifted the basket because she was so weak c She was so weak that she couldn’t lift the basket d The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn’t very weak 48 She can’t have any more children because of her age a She is old enough not to have any more children b She is too old not to have any more children c She is too old for having any more children d She is too old to have any more children 49 They arrived too late to get good seats a They got good seats some time after they arrived b Although they were late they found some good seats c When they arrived the good seats were already taken d They had to stand for the whole show 50 She was too excited to sleep much a She was so excited that she was impossible to sleep much b She was too excited for much sleeping c She was such an excited girl that she couldn’t sleep much d She was so excited that she couldn’t sleep much Answer keys c c a c b d a c d 10 d 11 a 12 b 13 b 14 b 15 c 16 d 17 b 18 d 19 b 20 c 21 a 22 a 23 b 24 a 25 b 26 b 27 d 28 b 29 b 30 a 31 a 32 b 33 d 34 b 35 a 36 d 37 d 38 b 39 c 40 d 41 b 42 a 43 c 44 a 45 c 46 a 47 c 48 d 49 c 50 d BỘ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA LỚP 12 I EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: A Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct He had smoked so a lot of cigarettes that he died of cancer a b c d There are much kinds of books in my school library, but readers cannot borrow and have to read at a b c d the reading tables There is only a few food for dinner I think you should buy some more to eat a b c d Although Mary has been in Vietnam for 10 months, she knows a little Vietnamese a b c d Please give me a few sugar in my coffee I prefer it sweet a b c d He has a great deal of books most of which are on science and technology a b c d In the early days of their development, cars used a large number of fuel, and now cars are more a b c economical d The most of the lessons are too difficult for me to learn a b c d We need many information before we can reach a decision a b c d 10 This town isn’t very well known and there isn’t much to see, so little tourists come here a b c d 11 I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher She’s got a few patience with children a b c d 12 Don’t disturb me I’ve got a lot work to a b c d 13 A large amount of schools open in September in Vietnam a b c d 14 There are a great deal of research to be done on earthquake a b c d 15 Peter has spent many time and money on stamp-collecting a b c d Answer keys b a 11 b b c 12 c b a 13 a d a 14 a b 10 c 15 b B Choose the best answer to complete these sentences: He spent…………………his spare time learning French a most b most of c a lot d a large number of There is only………… sugar left in the jar a much b many c little d a little They made…………………mistakes in their spelling a a great deal of b most of c many d little They have………………… time to the task assigned a a lot of b most c most of d many Bill has spent………….money on gambling Now he is penniless a many b little c a few d a great deal of It costs me……………… money to buy it a many b a great deal of c a few d most of Hurry up! We got………… time left a few b much c little d most I last saw him…………………days ago a a little b little c few d a few They knew……….about him but they said they didn’t a much b many c little d few 10 Would you try……………… champagne? a many b a little c few d most of 11 Did………… of you see that stranger? a much b many c few d little 12 Well, …………….mistakes have been found in his task a a large number of b a great deal of c much d few 13 Did he give……………….thought for his future job? a many b most of c a great deal of d few 14 He talked so………………… during the lecture a much b many c a great deal of d a few 15 Why did he make too…………………noise? a a great deal of b much c many d little 16 The students had………….difficulty with the last lesson a most of b a large number of c a lot of d a few 17 He doesn’t speak………………… English a much b some c a few d most 18 He speaks only………… words a a little b little c few d a few 19 I don’t think Mai would be a good teacher because she has………………patience with children a a large amount of b a few c little d a little 20 The room is almost empty There are very……………people there a few b a few c much d little Answer keys: b d c a d b c 8.d 9.a 10.b 11 b 12 a 13 c 14 a 15 b 16 c 17 a 18 d 19 c 20 a C Sentence transformation There are seven days in a week a Number of days in a week is seven b The number of days in a week is seven c The number of days in a week are seven d The number of day in a week is seven The scissors are not sharp enough a This pair of scissors is not so sharp b This pair of scissors are not so sharp c This pair with scissors is not sharp d This pair scissors are not sharp The teacher’s question is too difficult to answer a No one know the answer of the teacher’s question b No one know the answer of the teacher’s question c No one knows the answer to the teacher’s question d No one knows to answer of teacher’s question I am surprised at what Mike is going to a That Mike such a thing surprises me b That Mike will such a thing surprises me c That Mike will such a thing surprise me d That Mike is going to such a thing surprise me New computer companies are found in the world today a There is a lot of new computer companies in the world today b There is a lot of new computer company in the world today c There are many new computer companies in the world today d There are many of new computer company in the world today Many Vietnamese people have moved to that city recently a A number of Vietnamese people have moved to that city recently b The number of Vietnamese people have moved to that city recently c A large amount of Vietnamese people has moved to that city recently d A large amount of Vietnamese people have moved to that city recently You need to speak languages, which is helpful to you to work for an international corporation a Knowing several language are helpful if you work for an international corporation b Knowing several language is a help if you work for an international corporation c Knowing several language is helpful if you work for an international corporation d Knowing several languages is helpful if you work for an international corporation There are 15 people in my class Ten of them are from the Middle East a Two-thirds of my classmate is from the Middle East b Two-third of my classmate is from the Middle East c Two-thirds of my classmates are from the Middle East d Two-third of my classmates are from the Middle East Can you advise me what to do? a I really need some advice b I really need an advice c I really need some advices d I really need advices 10 Don’t take more luggage than what is allowed a You have to pay extra if you take too many luggages with you b If you take too many luggages with you, you have to pay extra c You have to pay extra if you take too much luggage for you d You have to pay extra if you take too much luggage with you 11 Both of these dresses suit you a Either of these dresses look good on you b Either of these dress looks good on you c Either these dresses looks good on you d Either of these dresses looks good on you 12 The downtown areas have become more and more crowded with vehicles a The traffic has increased rapid in the downtown areas b The traffic has increased rapidly in the downtown areas c Much traffic has been increased rapidly in the downtown areas d The traffic have increased rapidly in the downtown areas 13 Traffic accidents commonly happened due to weather conditions a A common cause of traffic accidents is weather conditions b Weather conditions is the only cause of traffic accidents c Weather conditions make traffic accidents d A common cause of traffic accidents are weather conditions 14 I think that a little lemon juice on fish makes it taste better a The fish tastes better if there is more lemon juice b The fish tastes better if there is some lemon juice c The fish tastes better if there is little lemon juice d The fish tastes better if there is much lemon juice 15 We wish we had had less homework a The teacher gave us several homework b We were given too much homework c The teacher gave us many homework d A lot of homeworks were given to us Answer keys b a 11 d a d 12 b c c 13 a b a 14 b c 10 d 15 b BỘ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA LỚP 12 II CLAUSES AND PHRASES OF CONCESSION: A Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time a b c d In spite of my father is old, he gets up early and does morning exercise a b c d Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming a b c d He didn’t get the job despite of his experience in the field a b c d Whatever difficult she meets, she always tries to overcome a b c d No matter how happens, try to keep calm a b c d Whatever I do, I it for you a b c d Despite there is a good film on T.V, I keep on studying for my final test tomorrow a b c d Although he is very busy, but he will it for you a b c d 10 Blair, although was born in Kentucky, lived and practiced law in Missouri a b c d 11 In spite of she knew it was dangerous, the girl wanted to ride the horse a b c d 12 I tried to finish my work though my tiredness a b c d 13 Ann still gets to school on time in spite the heavy traffic a b c d 14 Although hunger, I tried to finish the work before going home a b c d 15 Despite of the heavy rain, they decided to go a b c d Answer keys a a 11 a a b 12 c a a 13 c b c 14 a a 10 a 15 a B Choose the best answer to complete these sentences: ………… his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman a Despite b Although c However d Whatever Jane will be admitted to the university ………… her bad grades a though b in spite of c although d whatever ………… she was late, she went home in time for lunch a Despite b In spite of c Although d However “No matter what happens, I will support you.” That means……………… a Do what happen, you will be supported? b Whatever happens, I will support you c However matters happen, I will support you d I will not support your matters …………… kinds of exercises he had taken he was still putting on weight a However b Whatever c Whoever d Wherever ……….his bad cough, he kept on smoking a Although b Though c Despite d All are correct ……… she meets; she always tries to over come a Whatever difficult b No matter how difficulty c No matter what difficulty d No matter what difficult You should always study well………… a although you encounter difficulties b in spite of encountering difficulties c despite you encounter difficulty d a & b are correct No matter …………intelligent she is, she can’t answer this question a No matter how b No matter what c Whatever d Despite 10 …………happens, you should keep calm a Whoever b No matter how c Whatever d Although 11 ……….carefully he drove, he caused the accident a Whatever b No matter what c However d No matter how 12 Don’t open the door…………knocks it a whoever b whatever c in spite of d no matter what 13 He was following her………… she went a whoever b whenever c wherever d whatever 14.………… I do, I it for you a No matter how b Whatever c However d Although 15.…………I meet her she always wears blue dress a Whenever b However c whoever d Whatever 16.…………… reason you give for your being late, I not believe you a No matter what b No matter how c Whatever d a and c 17.…………I meet her she always wears blue dress a Whatever b However c whoever d Whenever 18 ………… the weather was not fine, we went out on Sundays a No matter how b Although c Wherever d Despite 19 …… jobs he has applied for, he never gets a good salary because he has no diploma or certificate a Whatever b However c Although d In spite of 20 ……………there is a good film on TV; I keep on studying for my final test tomorrow a Despite b In spite of c Although d Whatever Answer keys: a b c b b c c 8.d 9.a 10.c 11 d 12 a 13 c 14 b 15 a 16 d 17 d 18 b 19 a 20 c C Sentence transformation Although Mr Pike was seriously ill, he still composed nice pieces of music a Mr Pike’s pieces of music were very serious b Mr Pike did not compose any nice piece of music because be was seriously ill c Despite his serious illness, Mr Pike still composed nice pieces of music d Mr Pike was too ill to compose music She would not apologize even though she was sorry a She was sorry that she had apologized b She was not sorry, but she apologized c She was sorry that she did not apologize d She was sorry, but she would not apologize You can try as hard as you like but you won’t succeed a However hard you try, you won’t succeed b You can hardly try as you like, but you won’t succeed c You won’t succeed because you can’t try as hard as you can d Although you won’t succeed, you can try as hard as you like Strong as he is, he still can’t lift that box a The box was too heavy for him to lift b He’s very strong, but he still can’t lift that box c He still can’t lift that box because he‘s not so strong d However he is strong, he still can’t lift that box Whatever subject you choose makes no difference to me a You can choose any subject, there’s no difference b What subject you choose is important to me c It doesn’t matter to me what subject you choose d I don’t care about you Although Tom has been laughed at a lot, he won’t give up his drums a He decided to give up his drums b He likes to play his drums in spite of being laughed at c He didn’t play drums until a year ago d Although Tom has a lot of drums, he won’t give anybody any However hard you work, you will never be promoted here a You will never be promoted here; however, you work hard b No matter how you work, you will be promoted here c Although you work really hard, you will never be promoted here d If you didn’t work hard, you would l never be promoted here The students kept on talking even though the teacher had asked him to stop a The student continued talking b The student asked for permission to talk c The student stopped talking d The student prevented the teacher from talking Regardless of all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself a Instead of all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself b Despite of all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself c Because of all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself d Although I had warned him, he tried to fix the computer himself 10 The villagers refused to leave in spite of their threatened food supply a The villagers refused to leave in despite their threatened food supply b The villagers refused to leave even though their food supply was threatened c The villagers refused to leave but the food supply was threatened d All are correct 11 Bob ate a large dinner He is still hungry a Bob ate a large dinner Nevertheless, he is still hungry b Bob ate a large dinner, but he is still hungry c Bob is still hungry even though he ate a large dinner d All are correct 12 Not many people went to see the play although it received good notices a Despite the fact that the play received good notices, not many people went to see it b In spite of the play received good notices, not many people went to see it c Since the play received good notices, not many people went to see it d Because the play received good notices, not many people went to see it 13 While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time a Because I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time b Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time c Although I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time d Unless I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time 14 Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish a Much as I admire I think he is foolish b In spite of I admire I think he is foolish c Despite of the fact I admire I think he is foolish d All are wrong 15 I had missed my bus, but I got to class on time a I had missed my bus although I got to class on time b I had missed my bus so I got to class on time c Although I had missed my bus but I got to class on time d Even though I had missed my bus, I got to class on time Answer keys c b 11 d d c 12 a a a 13 c b d 14 a c 10 b 15 d REVISION English group Grade: 12 CLAUSES AND PHRASES OF TIME & CLAUSES AND PHRASES OF PLACE I/ CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION: I will get you a drink you are waiting a before b after c while d until She telephoned while I dinner a was having b have had c had d am having He said that he his homework since o’clock a did b has done c was doing d had done How since we school? a were you / left c are you / left b have you been / left d have you been / have left 5.’’When can you come?’’ I will come as soon as my work a I finished b I would finish c I finish d I had finished Our teacher told us yesterday that he England a had visited b has visited c visits d visited Dogs are good traveling companions They will go you take them a whatever b whichever c what d wherever My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she 25 years old a will be b is c has been d will have been He the effects of radiation when he suddenly died a had been studying b had studied c studied d was studying 10 I was learning maths when a my mother comes back c my mother came back b my mother has come back d my mother is coming back 11 By the time Tom finally graduated from high school, he seven different schools because his parents moved frequently a was attending b attended c had attended d had been attending 12 It seems that whenever I travel abroad, I to take something need a will forget b am forgetting c forgot d forget 13 My teacher says that when I courses, I will be able to speak English quite fluently a have taken b took c will take d had taken 14 By the time I go to bed tonight, I my work for the day a will finish b will have finished c have finished d finished 15.Daisy and Mary each other since they children a know/were b knew/were c have known/were d knew/had been 16 After we had finished dinner, we took a walk a After finishing dinner, we took a walk b Having finished dinner, we had taken a walk c After we having finished dinner, we took a walk d After finishing dinner, we had taken a walk 17 Before she saw herself in the mirror a left b leaving c has left d had left 18 She met her friend when she was cleaning the floor a she met her friend when cleaned the floor b she met her friend when clean the floor c she met her friend when cleaning the floor d she met her friend when the floor cleaning 19 he noticed a very pretty girl a As he walks in the park b As he is waking in the park c As he had walked in the park d As he was walking in the park 20 Wherever there poverty, there they said misery and hunger a be b was c is d were 21 He left after a he finished his work c he would finish his work b he had finished his work d he will finish his work 22 She never goes home a before she finished her work b before she had finished her work c before she will finish her work d before she has finished her work 23 He said he would give me a ring as soon as a he reached Paris c he would reach Paris b he will reach Paris d he reaches Paris 24 Please not talk the orchestra is playing a that b otherwise c while d during 25 After he had finished all his work, he left for home early a After having finished all his work, he left for home early b After finished all his work, he left for home early c After to finishing all his work, he left for home early d Having finished all his work, he left for home early 26 Until you me, I had heard nothing of what happened a had told b told c have told d telling 27 Where there is love, there God a coming b came c comes d would come 28 He believes that every where he everyone is good a works b work c worked d working 29 He goes wherever he a wanted b wants c has wanted d will want 30 After he had had supper a he was going to bed c he went to bed b he had gone to bed d he goes to bed 31 When they arrived, everything for the party an hour earlier a was prepared c has been prepared b were prepared d had been prepared 32 The children often play where they can run a The children often play wherever can they run b The children often play at the place of possible running c The children often play at where they can run d The children often play in which they can run 33 She comes her mother used to come a when b what c which 34 John will go home he has finished his work a as soon as b as quickly as c as far as d where d as long as 35 She will come wherever she is invited a She will come wherever inviting b She will come wherever invited her c She will come wherever invited d She will come wherever she inviting 36 I / start / school / village / as soon / six a I start school in a small village as soon as I was six b I started school in a small village as soon as I was six c I would start school in a small village as soon as I was six d I did started school in a small village as soon as I was six 37 When I finish my report, I will send it to my boss a As soon as I finish my report, I’ll send it to my boss b When I finish reporting, I’ll send my speech to my boss c If I finish my report today, I’ll send to my boss it d The boss is waiting for me until I finish my report 38 After four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer a After he studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer b After he studied for four years abroad, he had returned home as an excellent engineer c After he has studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer d After he had studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer 39 Have you decided where this weekend yet? a go b to go c had gone d going 40 We can’t go until Hoa comes a we have to wait here until Hoa came b we have to wait here until Hoa will come c we have to wait here until Hoa comes d we have to wait here until Hoa is coming II/ ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Before went abroad, he had finished his English course at the English-speaking centre A B C D The bus had already left when I have arrived at the station A B C D Please don’t move while I take a photograph A B C D The phone rung while I was washing the dishes A B C D After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister A B C D When we arrived at the station, the train has already left A B C D He advised me to consider all the factors before decided to accept A B C When he came last night, we are having dinner A B C D Until I got enough money, the picture that I wanted had sold A B C D 10 Where he hasn’t nothing, nothing can he lose A B C D the job D ANSWER KEYS (Clauses and phrases of time & clauses and phrases of place) I/ CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION: 1.c 9.d 2.a 10.c 17.b 18.c 25.d 26.b 33.d 34.a 3.d 4.b 5.c 6.a 7.d 8.b 11.c 12.d 13.a 14.b 15.c 16.a 20.c 21.b 22.d 23.a 24.c 19.d 27.c 28.a 35.c 29.b 36.b 30.c 37.a 31.d 38.d 32.b 39.b 40.c II/ ERROR IDENTIFICATION: B (going) C (arrived) D (am taking) A (rang) A (saying) D (had already left) B (deciding) C (were having) D (had been sold) 10 B (has) CLAUSE & PHRASE OF CONCESSION I Choose the best option to fill in the blank He is determined to study well _ his life is hard A though b in spite of c despite d no matter why She didn’t eat much _ being hungry a because b so c in spite of d but he is very rich , he isn’t happy a so that b although c and d whatever she says , I don’t believe her a Whatever b No matter what c despite d both a & b are correct He didn’t stop his car the traffic light turned red a because of b in spite of c even though d and They continued to work _ the darkness a in order that b despite c but d so as to _ weather is bad, we are going to have a picnic a although b in spite of c a & b are correct d none is right he tried , he wasn’t successful a Even though b Because c Despite d Because of He was not satisfied he got good jobs a although b in order to c in order that d no matter what 10 intelligent he is , he can’t answer my questions a No matter what b Although c No matter how d In order that 11 the heavy traffic , we arrived on time for the meeting a In spite of b In stead of c As a result of d because of 12 I was not tired I had a day of hard work a before b although c because d while 13 This play is still interesting to me I’ve watched it times a as soon as b while c although d because 14 Ann is a good student, she didn’t receive a scholarship a In spite of b Although c even though d b & c are correct 15 all his careful plans, he couldn’t succeed a In spite of b Although c because d because of 16 This letter was delivered it didn’t have enough postage a in spite of b although c despite d because 17 Susan couldn’t speak Spanish she lived in Mexico for years a In spite of b Although c because d because of 18 A newly-born kangaroo can find its mother’s pouch its eyes are not yet open a in spite of b despite c although d because 19 I still trust him he lied to me a even though b although c despite d a & b are correct 20 being very rich, he spent his money economically a In stead of b As a result of c In spite of d because of Answer keys 1a 11a 2c 12b 3b 13c 4d 14d 5c 15a 6b 16b 7c 17b 8a 18c 9a 19b 10c 20c II Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: 1) Although it is a safe neighborhood, but it is best to be careful A B C D 2) Although his illness, he managed to come to school A B C D 3) I prefer living in the countryside in spite of there is not much to in the countryside A B C D 4) Despite of the interruption, she was still able to finish her assignment before class A B C D 5) The car was in good condition in spite of it was cheap A B C D 6) In spite of no country has exactly the same folk music as that of any other, it is significant that A B C D similar songs exist among widely separated people 7) He always did well at school even though having his early education disrupted by illness A B C D 8) Even though the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there A B C D 9) Despite of the cold weather, we all went for a walk A B C 10) New York is the home of the United Nations in spite of it is not the capital of the United A States B much 11) Inspite of the shops are crowded, people are not buying A C the noise 12) We stayed in that hotelBalthough D A B C D 13) Mary can't afford to buy the car despite of she is rich A B C D 14) Although taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert A B C D 15) He refused to give up work, despite of he'd won a million pounds A B C D Answer keys C A 11 A C D A B 12 C B A 13 C A A 14 A C 10 B 15 B III Choose the sentence that has the nearest meaning to the one given Sally was very sad She smiled and pretended to be having a good time a.If Sally was very sad, she smiled and pretended to be having a good time b Unless Sally was very sad, she smiled and pretended to be having a good time c.Although Sally was very sad, she smiled and pretended to be having a good time d While Sally was very sad, she smiled and pretended to be having a good time Allan is a careful driver He sometimes has accidents a Because Allan is a careful driver, he sometimes has accidents b Even though Allan is a careful driver, he sometimes has accidents c When Allan is a careful driver, he sometimes has accidents d While Allan is a careful driver, he sometimes has accidents In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William still went to school a William still went to school if he suffered from a bad cold b William still went to school because he suffered from a bad cold c William still went to school despite he suffered from a bad cold d William still went to school although he suffered from a bad cold We had an enormous dinner The food they served for dinner tasted terrible a We had an enormous dinner even though the food they served for dinner tasted terrible b We had an enormous dinner because the food they served for dinner tasted terrible c We had an enormous dinner until the food they served for dinner tasted terrible d We had an enormous dinner when the food they served for dinner tasted terrible I was very hungry at lunch time I had had a big breakfast a When I had had a big breakfast, I was very hungry at lunch time b Because I had had a big breakfast, I was very hungry at lunch time c Because of having had a big breakfast, I was very hungry at lunch time d In spite of having had a big breakfast, I was very hungry at lunch time In spite of his old age Mr Benson runs miles before breakfast a Because his age is old, Mr Benson runs miles before breakfast b Unless his age is old, Mr Benson runs miles before breakfast c Although he is old, Mr Benson runs miles before breakfast d If he is old, Mr Benson runs miles before breakfast She was admitted to the university Her grades were low a She was admitted to the university because her grades were low b She was admitted to the university although her grades were low c She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades d b & c are correct Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam a In spite of to speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam b In spite of not to speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam c In spite of not speaking Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam d In spite of speaking Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam The weather was extremely hot They went jogging in the park a In stead of the extremely hot weather, they went jogging in the park b In spite of the extremely hot weather, they went jogging in the park c Despite the weather being extremely hot, they went jogging in the park d Because of the weather being extremely hot, they went jogging in the park 10 The children wanted to climb in the mountain It was very dangerous a The children wanted to climb in the mountain although it was very dangerous b The children wanted to climb in the mountain after it was very dangerous c The children wanted to climb in the mountain before it was very dangerous d The children wanted to climb in the mountain because it was very dangerous 11 Although his book was successful, he decided not to write any more a In spite of his successful book, he decided to write any more b Despite his unsuccessful book, he decided to write any more c In spite of his successful book, he decided not to write any more d In front of his successful book, he decided not to write any more 12 I still trust him He lied to me a Although I lied to him, I still trust him b Although I lied to him, he still trust me c Although he lied to me, he still trust me d Although he lied to me, I still trust him 13 Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy with his job a In spite of having a good salary, he was happy with his job b In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy with his job c In spite of not having a good salary, he was happy with his job d In spite of not having a good salary, he was unhappy with his job 14 He took a taxi Bill still arrived late for the concert a Whenever Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert b Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert c Until Bill took a taxi, he arrived late for the concert d Because Bill took a taxi, he arrived late for the concert 15 The film is interesting They don’t want to see it again a Although the film is interesting, they don’t want to see it again b Even though the film is interesting, they don’t want to see it again c In spite of the interesting film , they don’t want to see it again d All are correct Answer keys 1c 6c 11c 2b 7d 12d 3d 8c 13b 4a 9b 14b 5d 10a 15d BỘ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 12 I Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the following sentences : Long studies very well his family is poor a although b because of c because d despite her poverty, she can’t continue her study a in spite of b although c because d because of he is a chairman of a province , he is very poor a because b because of c although d despite his illness, he can’t take the exam a despite b because c though d because of Louis Braille was blind at early age, he invented Braille a because b because of c although d in spite of heavy rain, they went out to look for her a in spite of b because of c because d although The patient died there was no water a because b because of c despite d although He can’t buy a desktop he doesn’t have enough money a although b because c in spite of d because of She is very rich , she isn’t happy a because b although c and d but 10 The farmer is in debt the crop is bad a but b though c because d so 11 Minh has worked for Sony company he left school a because b although c despite d since 12 John is not fat he eats a lot a in spite of b because of c although d because 13 He easily loses his temper, he is a kind man a because b although c but d since 14 her stubbornness , her friends don’t like her a because b because of c though d despite 15 Tam became a director didn’t have any qualification a because b although c because of d despite 16 the muddy road, he couldn’t drive fast a despite b because of c because d so 17 She can’t hear well she is deaf a although b but c because d and 18 Everyone likes him he behaves well a but b because c although d despite 19 Mr Green is very rich, he is mean a Because b Although c Despite d Because of 20 They went on a picnic the weather was very bad a although b because c in spite of d because of Answer key a d 11 d 12 c c 13 c d 14 b c 15 b b 16 b a 17 c b 18 b d 19 b 10 c 20 a II Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct Because a former British colony, Australia has close cultural and historical links with a b c d the UK Because of they had collaborated well together, they were successful in their project a b c d In spite of she knew it was dangerous, the girl wanted to ride the horse a b c d My father and me had planned to visit the park, but since it was raining we decided a b c not to go d He gave me the reason why for his mistakes but I did not believe him a b c d In spite of my father is old, He gets up early and does morning exercise a b c d Although Mary has been in Vietnam for 10 months, she knows a little Vietnamese a b c d Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time a b c d Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming a b c d 10 The workers went on strikes because of they thought their wages were low a b c d 11 Although his leg was broke, he managed to get out of the train himself a b c d 12 Although the social sciences different from on another, They share a common interest a b c d in human relationship 13 Despite of the heavy rain, they decided to go a b c d 14 They had to sell their house because of they had been broke a b c d 15 The secretary went to work in spite of to feel ill a b c d Answer key: a a a c b a d 11.b 12.a 13 a 14 c 15 d a a 10 b III Choose the best answer I didn’t come to class because it rained heavily a I didn’t come to class because of rained heavily b I didn’t come to class because of heavily rained c I didn’t come to class because of heavily rain d I didn’t come to class because of heavy rain That boy must be punished because he has behaved badly a That boy must be punished because of his bad behaviour b That boy must be punished because of his behaviour is bad c That boy must be punished because of his behaviour bad d That boy must be punished because of his behaviour badly The dog followed the man because it was the whip-lashes a The dog followed the man because of was the whip-lashes b The dog followed the man because of the whip-lashes were c The dog followed the man because of the whip-lashes d a and c are correct Because of the cold weather, the crops are late a Because the weather is cold, so the crops are late b Because the weather is cold, the crops are late c Because the weather cold, the crops are late d if the weather is cold, the crops are late Peter was worried because Mary was late a Peter was worried because of she was late b Peter was worried because of her late c Peter was worried because of Mary be late d Peter was worried because of Mary’s being late He retired last year because he was ill a He retired last year because his illness was b Last year he retired because his illness c He retired last year because his illness was being d He retired last year because of his illness The fight was delayed because of the bad weather a Because the weather was delayed, the fight was bad b Because the weather was badly, the fight was delayed c Because the weather was in bad, the fight was delayed d Because the weather was bad, the fight was delayed Because she behaves well, everybody loves her a Because of her well behaviour, everybody loves her B Because of her good behave, everybody loves her c Because of her good behaviour, everybody loves her d Because of she good behaviour, everybody loves her As he behaved badly, he must be punished a Because of badly behaviour, he must be punished b Because of his bad behaviour, he must be punished c Because of his badly behaviour, he must be punished d Because of his behaviour badly, he must be punished 10 Since I can’t read Italian, I’ve had to have the translated into English a Because of reading Italian, I’ve had to have the translated into English b Because of can’t read Italian, I’ve had to have the translated into English c Because of not read Italian, I’ve had to have the translated into English d Because of my inability to read Italian, I’ve had to have the translated into English 11 he couldn’t come because of his serious illness a Because he has been serious ill, he couldn’t come b Because he had seriously ill, he couldn’t come c Because he has been seriously illness, he couldn’t come d Because he has been seriously ill, he couldn’t come 12 My father retired last month because of his illness a Because he was illness , my father retired last month b Because he being ill , my father retired last month c Because he was ill , my father retired last month d Because he illness , my father retired last month 13 We haven’t enough money, so we can’t buy it a Because of not having enough money, we can’t buy it b Because of have no enough money, we can’t buy it c Because of our not having enough money, we can’t buy it d Because of not have enough money, we can’t buy it 14 Because his mother was there, I said nothing about it a Because of his mother being there, I said nothing about it b Because of his mother’s being there, I said nothing about it c Because of his mother’s there, I said nothing about it d Because of his mother, I said nothing about it 15 My sister gets high pay because she works well a My sister gets high pay because of her good works b My sister gets high pay because of her well work c My sister gets high pay because of her good work d My sister gets high pay because of her work well -Đáp án d a c b d d d c b 10 d 11 d 12 c 13 a 14 b 15 c CLAUSE AND PHRASE OF RESULT Choose the word or phrase a-b-c-d that best completes the sentence - “What you think of your new bookkeeper?” - “He works _ his figures never need .” a such efficiently that/ to check b such an efficient that/ to be checked c so efficiently that/ to be checked d so efficient that/ checking The entrance examination shouldn’t be hard be done successfully a so/ that b as/ as c too/ to d so/ as It was an interesting speech that everyone stayed till the end a such b so c very d too They got up _ early in the morning that no one saw them leave the home a too b such c so d very It was _ that we went for a hike in the mountain a so a nice day b such a nice day c so nice day d such nice day The coffee was _ to drink a so strong b strong c enough strong d too strong - You look tired - I’m _ I can’t keep my eyes open a so tired that b such a tired c too tired that d very tired that They are a so lazy boys as they are punished b so lazy boys that they are punished c such lazy boys that they are punished d such lazy that they are punished He was that we turned off TV set immediately a so bad singer b such bad singer c such bad a singer d so bad a singer 10 She had worked _ she made herself ill a such hard that b such hardly that c so hardly that d so hard that 11 She was _ she could not say anything a so surprised at the news that b such surprised at the news that c so surprised of the news that d so that surprised for the news 12 There are _ in the universe that we cannot count them a so much stars b so many stars c such stars many d such stars much 13 It to go swimming a was so cold for us not b was too cold for us c was for us too cold d was such cold for us 14 Cars has become much more complicated _ mechanics needs more training than in the past a Because b Therefore c So that d For 15 It is city that he got lost a a such big b such big c such a big d a very big 16 It was hot last Sunday, a first I went and sat on the river bank b later I went and sat on the river bank c because I went and sat on the river bank d so I went and sat on the river bank 17 He discovered my talent, he asked me to work for him a because b so c after d despite 18 The workers have gone on strike _ all production has ceased a Because b so that c Now that d Therefore 19 It was raining _ I couldn’t go outside a because b so hard that c so that d too hard that 20 It was raining heavily _ we cancelled our picnic a although b because c so d but Find out one mistake in each sentence 51 It is so a dirty restaurant that no one wants to come back a b c d 52 This is such a good tea that I think that I’ll have another cup a b c d 53 Tom isn’t enough old to go to the cinema by himself a b c d 54 My mother has such many things to that she hardly takes a rest a b c d 55 The soup was enough hot for the children to eat a b c d 56 They played so a good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience a b c d 57 This shirt is too small for him to wear it a b c d 58 His father was very poor to send him to school a b c d 59 The water was not enough warm for the children to swim in a b c d 60 George is not intelligence enough to pass the exam without help a b c d 61 It is so a difficult lesson that we can’t understand it a b c d 62 My grandpa is so old to walk without a stick a b c d 63 Mary is such an intelligent pupil that she cannot answer this question a b c d 64 Daisy has too many things to that she has no time a b c d 65 It was so a funny film that I burst out laughing a b c d Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one 66 The top shelf was so high that she couldn’t reach it a So high was the top shelf that she couldn’t see it b She couldn’t reach the top shelf although it was not so high c The top shelf was high enough for her to reach d The top shelf was too high for her to reach 67 The news was so wonderful that we decided to have a celebration a It was such a wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration b We decided to have a celebration so as to hear wonderful news c We decided to have a celebration so that we heard the news d It was such wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration 68 It was such a difficult question that no one could answer it a It was so difficult question that no one could answer it b So difficult was the question that no one could answer it c Such was a difficult question that but we could answer it d No one could answer difficult questions 69 The garden is too small to play football in a The garden is so small not to play football in b The garden is small enough to play football in c The garden is not big enough to play football in d The garden is such small that they can’t play football in 70 We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad a It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out b It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out c It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out d It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out 71 She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone a She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone b She was too busy to answer the phone c She was too busy not to answer the phone d She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone 72 The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired a The car was too rusty to be repaired b The car was very rusty to repair c It was late for the car to be repaired d The car needs repairing 73 The sandwiches were too stale to eat a The sandwiches were too stale in order to eat b The sandwiches were very stale to be eaten c The sandwiches weren’t fresh enough to eat d The sandwiches weren’t enough fresh to eat 74 The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately a So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately b They demand that the book will be reprinted immediately c They will reprint the book immediately d The book is demanded to be reprinted immediately 75 The play was so boring that we left in the interval a The play was very boring for us to leave in the interval b The play was too boring for us to leave in the interval c It was such a boring play that we left in the interval d It was so boring play that we left in the interval 76 The clouds covered the moon so quickly that we couldn’t find our way back to the cottage a We couldn’t find our way back to the cottage because the clouds covered the moon quickly b The clouds were too thick to find their way back to the cottage c The moon was covered so thickly that it couldn’t find the way out d The way back to the cottage couldn’t be found as the clouds were so thickly covered 77 The woman was too weak to lift the basket a Although she was very weak, she could lift the basket b The woman shouldn’t have lifted the basket because she was so weak c She was so weak that she couldn’t lift the basket d The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn’t very weak 78 She can’t have any more children because of her age a She is old enough not to have any more children b She is too old not to have any more children c She is too old for having any more children d She is too old to have any more children 79 They arrived too late to get good seats a They got good seats some time after they arrived b Although they were late they found some good seats c When they arrived the good seats were already taken d They had to stand for the whole show 80 She was too excited to sleep much a She was so excited that she was impossible to sleep much b She was too excited for much sleeping c She was such an excited girl that she couldn’t sleep much d She was so excited that she couldn’t sleep much Answer keys 51 c 52 c 53 a 54 c 55 b 56 d 57 a 58 c 59 d 60 d 61 a 62 b 63 b 64 b 65 c 66 d 67 b 68 d 69 b 70 c 71 a 72 a 73 b 74 a 75 b 76 b 77 d 78 b 79 b 80 a 81 a 82 b 83 d 84 b 85 a 86 d 87 d 88 b 89 c 90 d 91 b 92 a 93 c 94 a 95 c 96 a 97 c 98 d 99 c 100 d ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 12 (CLAUSES and PHRASES of TIME) I Choose the best options to fill in the blanks Were they satisfied _ they got the job? a since b when c before d after _ coming to this country, Mary has made many friends a While b When c After d Since _ Joe was driving to school yesterday, he had an accident a Until b Before c While d When _ finishing breakfast, he left the house and went to his office a After b Before c Since d while I have learned a lot of English _ I came here a until b as soon asc since d before He said he would give me a ring as soon as he _ Paris a will reach b would reachc reaches d reached I’ll send you a postcard _ I’m on holiday a when b after c before d since I’ll tell him the news as soon as I _ him a will see b see c saw d sees She usually reads a newspaper _ she is waiting for the bus a since b until c while d till 10 John here when he was twenty a lives b is living c lived d had lived 11 While Diana _ her favourite television programme, there was a power cut a watched b was watching c had watched d is watching 12 They’ve moved house twice _ they got married a until b when c before d since 13 I was doing my homework _ my brother was playing games a while b when c as d after 14 I will get you a drink _ you are waiting a after b before c while d until 15 _ entering the new school, he began to make friends more easily a After b Since c Before d While 16 She hasn’t written to me _ we met last time a when b while c as soon as d since 17 They were disappointed _ they read the result a while b when c before d until 18 _ students finish their 12th school year, they’re at their school-leaving age a Before b Since c When d No sooner 19 _ Mary had written all the letters, she took them to the post office a After b Before c While d Until 20 We had better leave _ it begins to rain a after b before c while d until II Identify the one underlined part that is not correct in standard English 21 I will phone a friend of mine as soon as I will be in London A B C D 22 Since the boy was twelve years old, his father died of a dangerous disease A B C D 23 The bus had already left when I have arrived at the station A B C D 24 Before to ask the librarian for help, you should make every effort to find the materials yourself A B C D 25 I am going back to my homeland after I will graduate from university A B C D 26 Please don’t move while I take a photograph A B C D 27 I used to go to school on foot since I was a schoolboy A B C D 28 We will support him until he will find a job A B C D 29 She got so excited while to watch the game that she began shouting A B C D 30 I am afraid you’ll have to wait for half an hour before the doctor will see you A B C D 31 After to have dinner, he set out without saying where he was going A B C D 32 When we returned home late at night, he has already left A B C D 33 I will visit you when I will have time A B C D 34 When I was young, I would be in Dalat A B C D 35 I shall not know what I am doing next year until I will get my results A B C D III Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning as the one given 36 We were sorry when we heard your bad news a We were sorry heard your bad news b We were sorry hear your bad news c We were sorry when heard your bad news d We were sorry when hearing your bad news 37 He had done morning exercises before he had breakfast a He would morning exercises before he had breakfast b After he had done morning exercises, he had breakfast c After he did morning exercises, he had breakfast d After he had done morning exercises, he was having breakfast 38 Until coming to the Sahara, she’s never seen a camel before a Until she came to the Sahara, she’s never seen a camel before b When she came to the Sahara, she had seen a camel before c A camel hasn’t been seen since she came to the Sahara d She hasn’t seen a camel since she came to the Sahara 39 We had lunch and then went for a walk a Before we had lunch, we went for a walk b After we had lunch, we would go for a walk c After we had had lunch, we went for a walk d We went for a walk when we had lunch 40 After the man had taken his comfortable time over a smoke, he continued his journey a After taken his comfortable time over a smoke, the man he continued his journey b After took his comfortable time over a smoke, the man continued his journey c After the man taking his comfortable time over a smoke, the man continued his journey d After taking his comfortable time over a smoke, the man continued his journey 41 Jack London quit school at fourteen to become a sailor a When Jack London was fourteen years old, he quit school and became a sailor b When Jack London was fourteen years old, he quit school and becoming a sailor c A and B are correct d Neither A nor B is correct 42 During your holiday, we will go fishing a While you are on holiday, we will go fishing b While it is on holiday, we will go fishing c While your holiday, we will go fishing d A and B are correct 43 My friend had left before I arrived at the station a By the time I arrived at the station, my friend has left b By the time I arrived at the station, my friend has been leaving c By the time I arrived at the station, my friend leaves d By the time I arrived at the station, my friend had left 44 I haven’t seen her for months a It’s months when I last saw her b It’s months since I last saw her c It’s months after I last saw her d It’s months before I last saw her 45 While I was walking to class, I ran into an old friend a While walk to class, I ran into an old friend b While to walking to class, I ran into an old friend c While walking to class, I ran into an old friend d While to walk to class, I ran into an old friend 46 Jennifer looked in the rearview mirror before she drove onto the main road a Before driving onto the main road, Jennifer looked in the rearview mirror b Before drove onto the main road, Jennifer looked in the rearview mirror c Jennifer looked in the rearview mirror before she driving onto the main road d Jennifer looked in the rearview mirror before to driving onto the main road 47 After she had completed her shopping, she went home a Before she had completed her shopping, she went home b She had completed her shopping before she went home c Before she completed her shopping, she had gone home d She completed her shopping before she had gone home 48 Before I came to class, I had had a cup of coffee a I had come to class after I had a cup of coffee b After I had come to class, I had a cup of coffee c I had had a cup of coffee after I came to class d After I had had a cup of coffee, I came to class 49 Jane rang hours and hours ago a It’s hours before Jane sang b It’s hours after Jane sang c It’s hours since Jane sang d It’s hours when Jane sang 50 It has been a long time since they met a They haven’t met since a long time b They haven’t met for a long time c They didn’t meet for a long time d They didn’t meet a long time ago ĐÁP ÁN b d c a c d a b c 10 c 11 b 12 d 13 a 14 c 15 a 16 d 17 b 18 c 19 a 20 b 21 c 22 a 23 c 24 a 25 c 26 c 27 b 28 c 29 b 30 d 31 a 32 d 33 c 34 c 35 d 36 d 37 b 38 a 39 c 40 d 41 a 42 a 43 d 44 b 45 c 46 a 47 b 48 d 49 c 50 b COMPARISON I CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER AMONG A, B, C OR D THAT BEST FITS THE SENTENCE: She considers him person that she has ever met A most attractive B more attractive than C as attractive D the most attractive The I got to know you, the _ I understand you A most; least B more; less C much; little D most; less Lan is the _ of the three brothers Tan is his _ brother A younger; older B youngest; older C younger; eldest D youngest; eldest The _ the speech, the the people got A longer; more sleepy B longest; sleepy C long; most sleepy D longest; most sleepy The teacher said that I had done my work than anyone else in class A worse B bad C worst D as bad Maria is than her sister A much pretty B more pretty C much more pretty D prettier The president is than he looks A lillte nervous B more nervous C as nervous D most nervous The economic conditions today are they were in the past A the best than B much better C much more good D much better than That was _ delicious meal I’ve ever had for a long time A the most B the more C the less D the lillte 10 Jim didn’t _ in his examination as he has hoped A more well B most well C so well D less well 11 The situation was much _ than we expected A.worse B.badder C.worst D.gooder 12 The accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Free way A.worse B badest C worst D most bad 13 He ran than his friends A fast B very faster C more fast D faster 14 Peter likes Mathematics _ English A more B more good than C the most than D better than 15 Their house is _ beautiful than mine A as B more C much D so 16 The test is not difficult _ it was last month A as / as B so / as C more / as D A and B 17 My mother is fat but my sister is A the tallest B fater C fatter D more fat 18 Her grandmother is as _ as her grandfather A older B old C the oldest D not old 19 Could you speak - , please ? A slowlier B as slowly C more slowly D much slowly 20 The competition makes the price of goods _ and A more cheap/more cheapB the cheapest / cheapest C cheaper / cheaper D cheaper / the cheapest Expected answers: D B D A A D B D A 10 C 11 A 12 II Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that is incorrect The movie is extremely boring.That’s the more boring movie I have ever seen A C D Actually, today I feel much worst than I did yesterday A B C D The exercise we are doing is not difficult as we thought at first A B C D Life here is not easy It’s becoming hard and harder to find a job A B C D We expected their house to be very big,but it’s not bigger than ours A B C D I’m surprised Diane is only 25 I thought she was elder A B C D We were disappointed as the film was more entertaining than I expected A B C D The price of gas as twice expensive as it was a few days ago A B C D When you’re travelling,the least luggage you have to carry the better A B C D 10 The twins are the same high.Tim is as tall as Sue A B C D 11 Plants require much fewer moisture in cold weather than in warm weather A B D B 12 There were less people in the office today than usual A B C D 13.The more fast you drive, the more dangerous you get A B C D 14 It is more better if one of the parents stays at home to look after the children A B C D 15 I wish I had a car.It would make life much more easier A B C D Expected answers: D C C B C D C B B 10 C 11 C 12 B 13 A 14 A 15 C III Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the given ones He works harder than us A We don’t work hard as him B.We work not as hard as him C We don’t work so hard as him D We work less harder than him Sally and I are both 20 years old A Sally and I have the same years old B Sally’s age is the same like mine C Sally is the same age as me D Sally is as young as me C You know a little about cars,but I know more A I know about cars less than you B You don’t know about cars as many as me C I know about cars than you D You don’t know as much as I about cars The less luggage you have to carry the better A It is best to to have as little luggage as possible B You are better to carry less luggage C It’s no good carrying better luggage D The less luggage you have the better you carry It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired A The more you concentrate, the less tired you are B Feeling tired,you are unable to concentrate C The more tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate D If you don’t concentrate,you will be tired He likes London very little , but Vienna less A He thinks Vienna is worse than London B He likes Vienna,but not London C He likes Vienna more than London D He doesn’t like London as much as Vienna Jane’s mother cooks better than her A Jane is better at cooking than her mther B Jane’s mother is a better cook than her C Jane can’t cook well as her mother D Jane’s mother is a better cooker than her I’am 22 years old and my sister is 11 A My sister is twice as young as me B I am twice as old as my sister C My sister is younger than me two times D I’m older than my siter two times The more money he earns, the more his wife spends A He earns more money than his wife B His wife spends money as much as he earns C He spends less money he earns D His wife keeps spending more money 10 No other writer in American literature is as famous as Mark Twain A Mark Twain is the most famous writer in American literature B Mark Twain is more famous than the other writers in American literature C The best-known writer in American literature is Mark Twain D All are right 11 Jane is a better cook than Daisy A Daisy can’t cook as good as Jane can B Daisy isn’t a cook as good as Jane C Daisy can cook as badly as Jane can D Daisy can’t cook as well as Jane can 12 George is a better mechanic than Arthur A Arthur is not better than George at being a mechanic B Arthur is not such a good mechanic as George C Arthur is not better mechanic than George D Arthur is worse than George at being a mechanic 13 The south of England is drier than the north A There is not as much rain in the south of England as there is in the north B There is not much rain in the south of England but there is much rain in the north C There is less rain in the south of England but there is more in the north D There is not enough rain in the south of England as there is in the north 14 A donkey is not as beautiful as a horse A A donkey is less beautiful than a horse B A donkey is more beautiful as a horse C A horse is beautifuler than a donkey D A horse is as beautiful as a donkey 15 It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car A Riding a motorbike is more dangerous than driving a car B Riding a motorbike is as dangerous as driving a car C Riding a motorbike is dangerous than driving a car D Riding a motorbike is much dangerous than driving a car B Expected answers: C C D A C A B D 10 D 11 D 12 D 13 14 A 15 A A RELATIVE CLAUSES I Choose the best answer : The woman lives next door is a doctor a whom b who c which d whose The boy _ Mary likes is my son a whom b who c which d whose The boy _ eyes are brown is my son a who b whom c which d whose The book _ is on the table is interesting a who b whom c which d whose The book _ you bought yesterday is interesting a whom b who c which d whose 6.The table _ legs are broken should be repaired a whom b who c which d whose The book you bought yesterday is interesting a who b whom c whose d / This is the room _ oo6 was killed a when b where c why d which Bondi is the beautiful beach _ I used to sunbathe a when b where c which d why 10 Dec 26th, 2005 was the day _ the terrible tsunami happpened a when b where c why d which 11 Sunday is the day I go to Water Park with my kids a a when b where c which d why 12 Do you know the reason _ 006 was killed ? a when b where c which d why 13 That was the reason _ he didn’t marry her a when b where c why d which 14 An architect is someone _ designs buildings a who b whom c which d whose 15 What was the name of the girl _ phoned you last night ? a who b whom c which d whose 16 What was the name of the girl you phoned last night ? a who b whom c which d whose 17 My brother Jim , lives in Houston, is a doctor a that b who c whom d which 18 Brad told me about his new job, he’s enjoying very much b who c whom d which 19 We stay at the Grand Hotel, _ ann recommended to us a who b whom c which d that 20 My English teacher comes from Australia, loves computers a who b whom c which d that a a that b c d The book whomI am reading is on information technology a b c d Mother Teresa, whom was the founder of the Missionaries of charity, was born in a II Choose the words or pharses that are not correct in standard English What you call a person who job is to edit a film ? a b c d Many film whose are about violence are harmful to our children a b c d The advertisements whom I have seen on the biiboards were painted colourfully a b c d The US, that is one of the most powerful countries, decided to declare a war to Iraq b c Yugoslavia on August 27th, 1910 d He is the man whom passort was stolen in Cambridge a b c d Dr James, which is the professor of this class, will be absent this week because of his illness a b c d The car who I bought used to be my father’s a b c d 10 He was very surprised when he visited London, in that the drivers always drive a b c on the right hand side of the street d 11 Do you know the reason when Englishmen travel to the left a b c d 12 New Year Day is the day where all family members gather and enjoy it together a b c d 13 Peter said that it was her which had stolen his suitcase a b c d 14 At last they found the woman and har cat which were badly injured by the fire a b c d 15 I was not aware of the place which Peter had spent his holidays a b c d Hoa Binh Highschool III Transformation MCQs on Relative Clauses : A Choose the best phrase to complete each given sentence: “Who is the professor?” _ “ He’s the man .” a which is talking to Mr.Smith now b that talks to Mr Smith now c talk to Mr Smith now d talking to Mr Smith now Is that the man _ ? a you lent the money to b you lent the money c whom did you lend the money d whom you lent the money He was happy to find the kind of job _ a which they had trained him for b that he had training in c for which he had been trained d that was for his training Do you happen to know ? a of whom this watch is b whose watch is this c whose watch this is d this watch of whose Evening programs have been opened for people _du ring the day a whom work b who work c who works d whose work There was a lot of corrosion on the body of the car a that the paint had come off b which the paint had come off c whose paint had come off d where the paint had come off They are my two brothers are architects like me They don’t like the job a which b neither of whom c neither d who neither I missed the train _cat ch to work a which usually b that usually c usually for me d I usually B Choose a sentence that has the same meaning with the given one before each: “This is the first time I have ever seen such a beautiful view.” a This is the first time which I ever saw such a beautiful view b This is the first time I ever saw such a beautiful view c This is the most beautiful view that I have ever seen d This is the first time when I ever saw such beautiful a view 10 “I sometimes regret getting married so early.” a There are some occasions when I wish I hadn’t got married so early b I sometimes feel sorry to get married so early c Sometimes I am sad because I am married d There are some opportunities when I am really regretful of getting married early 11.“That girl’s mother used to work with mine.” a That’s the girl whose her mother used to work with mine b That’s the girl whose mother used to work with mine c That’s the girl the mother of whose used to work with mine d That’s the girl her mother used to work with mine 12 “Her friends came and saw her in the hospital, which was kind.” a It was kind of her to come and see her friends in the hospital b It was kind to her friends who came and saw her in the hospital c It was kind of her friends to come and see her in the hospital d It was kind to come and see her friends in the hospital 13 “I have never seen anything more embarrassing than this.” a This is the first time that I had ever seen such an embarrassing thing b This was the first time that I have ever seen such an embarrassing thing c This is the most embarrassing thing that I have ever seen d This is the most embarrassing thing that I had ever seen 14 “He is a reliable person, which is differeent from what people think.” a People think differently about reliable person b Contrary to what people think, he is reliable c Contrary to what people think, he is unreliable d He, who is reliable, is not what people think 15 “It was his incompetence which led to their capture.” a They were captured because he was competent b Had he been competent they would not have been captured c His competence was because of their capture d Unless he had not been competent, they would have been captured ANSWER KEY I A B D C C 6.D D B B 10 A 11 A 12 A 13 C 14 A 15 A 16 B 17.B 18 D 19 C 20.A II B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.C 11.C 12.B 13 C 14 C 15 C