Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 37.. PARENTS’ DREAMS Parents often ha[r]
(1)THE FIRST ENGLISH TEST (Time: 45 minutes) 987 Full name: ………………………… Class : 12A ………… School year: 2016-2017 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 1: A parents B takes C hands D hopes Question 2: A mature B culture C student D future Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions Question 3: A hospital B engineer C suitable D general Question 4: A support B collect C repair D finish Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 5: Last night Tina has read in bed when suddenly she heard a scream A B C D Question 6: Despite the bad tracffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting at time A B C D Question 7: We enjoy to spend time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 8: If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy saved A have been B might have been C was D might be Question 9: My responsibility is to wash dishes and the garbage A take out B take off C take over D take after Question 10: He studies much his two brothers A good than B better than C well than D better as than Question 11: Peter was a hury to go so he did not stop to greet me A in B at C on D for Question 12: She is the girl I like best A which B whose C why D whom Question 13: They are studying pronunciation with Mr Brown, ? A are they B they C aren’t they D don’t they Question 14: My family is the base from which we can go into the world with A confidence B confident C confide D confiding Question 15: In my family both my parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home A get out B work together C shake hands D clutch hands Question 16: If I had taken that English course, I would have much progress A taken B done C made D given Question 17: most man, my grandfather enjoys cooking very much A Not like B Dislike C Likewise D Unlike Question 18: Jack asked me A where I come from B where I came from C where you come from D where did I come from Question 19: You should pay more what your teacher explains A attention to B attention with C solution to D solution with Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges Question 20: Lam: “Bye!” – Lan:” “ A See you lately B Thank you C See you later D You‘re welcome (2) Question 21: Hello, my name’s John A I am very well C I can‘t agree more to meet you B That‘s very kind of you D Nice Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 22: Many students want to take part in the charity work A dream of B participate in C take care of Question 23: I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at the time A correct B suitable C right D look after D exact Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 24: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solution quickly A happen B arrive C don’t happen D encounter Question 25: Sue likes cooking A dislike B unlike C enjoy D love Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions Question 26: Miss Phuong started working as a teacher for five years A Miss Phuong has been working as a teacher for five years B Miss Phuong has worked as a teacher since five years C Miss Phuong is working as a teacher since five years D Miss Phuong had been working as a teacher for five years Question 27: They didn’t take my advice and they got troubles A Had they taken my advice, they would have got troubles B Unless they hadn’t taken my advice, they would got troubles C Were they to take my advice, they would have got troubles D Had they taken my advice, they wouldn’t have got troubles Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions Question 28: A man got on the bus He was carrying a lot of money in a box A The man got on the bus so he was carrying a lot of money in a box B The man who was carrying a lot of money in a box got on the bus C The man which carried a lot of money in a box got on the bus D Carrying a lot of money in a box and the man got on the bus Question 29: The coffee was not strong It didn’t keep us awake A The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake B The coffee was so strong that we couldn’t sleep C The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake D We were kept awake because the coffee was strong Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 33 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY We live in a two-bedroom house (30)…………………………James starts calling “Mummy, Mummy” around seven every morning, he (31)…………………………everyone up Being his mother I like to be the first to greet him, so I get up I take him downstairs and start getting breakfast ready Before long the other kids – Heather (almost 17), Mary (10) and Stella (8) – are also down If Paul is recording or we re touring I try to (32)……………… sure he’s not disturbed But if he isn’t working, he gets ups (33)……………………… the same time and joins the kids at breakfast He’s an excellent father, very involved and protective towards them Question 30: A as soon as B because C so D but Question 31: A woke B wake C have waken D.wakes Question 32: A Question 33: A on B take B in C make C at D have D up (3) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 37 PARENTS’ DREAMS Parents often have dreams for their children’s future They hope their children will have a better life than they had They dream that their children will things that they couldn’t Parents who come to the U S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here They think their children will have more career choices and more successful lives They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities They think their children will remain close to them because of this Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans Question 34: Parents often dream of _ A their children’s making a lot of money in the future B one day seeing their children become famous people C one day living on their children’s money D a bright future for their children Question 35: Parents think their children will remain close to them because _ A they give their children a lot of money B of the sacrifices C they know their children will be successful in the future D they are living in a foreign country Question 36: The word career in line is closest in meaning to _ A education B travel C subject D profession Question 37: The word close in line is closest in meaning to _ A dear B friendly C helpful D kind Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 40 Mrs Sand was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it However the doctor could not find anything wrong with her, so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs Sand’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble Mrs Sand carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting When she got back home a couple of hours later, she found her husband waiting for her He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, "Hello, sweetheart I have done all your shopping for you " "Done all my shopping?" she asked in surprise "But how did you know what I wanted?" "Well, when I got home I found your shopping list beside the telephone," answered her husband, "so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down " Of course, Mrs Sand had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat! Question 38: The story is mainly about A her husband's carelessness B Mrs Sand's husband’s care for her C Mrs Sand's skin trouble D her husband's misunderstanding Question 39: Her doctor sent her to the local hospital because A she was not his patient B the medical tests there would tell him exactly what her problem was C the hospital would take good care of her thanks to the tests D hers was a very serious case Question 40: Mrs Sand's husband bought all the things on the list because A he himself liked them very much B he wanted to buy what she was not allowed to eat C he had nothing to when he got home D he wanted to help his wife with the shopping THE END (4)