TEST ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2008 – 2009) PRACTICE TEST 1 I. PHONETICS 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. a. young b. about c. account d. sound 2. a. astronaut b. anchor c. spaceman d. capsule 3. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque 4. a. deliver b. different c. diagram d. disease 5. a. hurl b. pull c. June d. would 6. a. allow b. how c. account d. country 7. a. trade b. payment c. relation d. bank 8. a. value b. change c. actual d. transaction 9. a. holder b. bore c. important d. score 10.a. credit b. service c. letter d. specified 2. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 11.a. farmer b. farewell c. factory d. fairy 12.a. cattle b. country c. canal d. cover 13.a. money b. machine c. many d. mother 14.a. borrow b. agree c. await d. prepare 15.a. government b. condition c. Parliament d. fortunate II. VOCABULARY 1. Choose the best answer 16.The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a _____ . a. composer b. conductor c. pianist d. playwright 17.We call the very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments a(n) _____ . a. band b. musical c. orchestra d. trio 18.The police are _____ an incident which took place this afternoon. a. inspecting b. searching c. looking outd. d.investigating 19.Someone wants you to _____ a good hotel. a. introduce b. direct c. recommend d. tell 20.She used to _____ her living by working as a typist. a. win b. earn c. raise d. support 21.My brother is intelligent but he _____ common sense. a. fails b. lacks c. misses d. wants 22.We'll play tennis and _____ we'll have lunch. a. after b. then c. so d. immediately 1 23.The Blacks live in the house _____ the green doors. a. have b. with c. which d. where 25. Please ring to make an early _____ at the dentist. a. assignment b. order c. date d. appointment 2. Read the passage and choose the best answer. An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million (26) _____ visited Egypt. The (27) _____ of Egypt is about fifty million and the (28) _____ is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (29) _____ is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (30) _____ from October to March is not too high. The most (31) _____ sights are pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (32) _____ Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (33)_____ as possible in the time available. A (34) _____ to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent (35) _____ there from Cairo. 26. a. explorers b. voyagers c. tourists d. passengers 27.a. people b. town c. nation d. population 28.a. principal b. head c. state d. capital 29.a. temperature b. climate c. condition d. position 30.a. weather b. measure c. climate d. temperature 31.a. famous b. known c. visited d. asked 32.a. search b. require c. examine d. visit 33.a. viewing b. seeing c. sightseeing d. looking 34.a. picnic b. trip c. guide d. entertainment 35.a. flights b. travels c. journeys d. trips III. GRAMMAR. Choose the best answer 36.Tuberculosis _____ an infectious disease. a. was b. has been c. would be d. is 37.Pasteur _____ in the 19th century. a. was living b. lived c. had lived d. has lived 38.Since 1980, scientists the world over _____ a lot of things to fight against AIDS. a. have done b. are doing c. did d. had done 39.At present, they _____ with the medicines to cure this terrible disease. a. have experimented b. aregoing to experiment c. are experimenting d. have been experimenting 40.Many people _____ of malaria, smallpox before the process of vaccination was invented in the 19th century. a. have died b. had died c. would die d. were dying 2 41.Our government _____ a system of private schools in a near future. a. was developing b. has developed c. would develop d. is going to develop 42.The doctor said that his appetite _____ him restore his health quickly. a. has helped b. helps c. would help d. is helping 43. Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own. a. is having b. are having c. has d. had 44. A football team _____ chiefly of 12 players. a. composed b. composes c. comprised d. comprises 45. This is the first time I _____ here. a. am b. have been c. was d. be 46. Last week, my professor promised that he _____ today. a. would come b. will come c. comes d. coming 47. My girl friend arrived after I _____ for her about half an hour. a. was waiting b. had been waiting c. have been waiting d. have waited 48. Did she say she _____ him tomorrow? a. has visited b. will visit c. would visit d. is going to visit 49._____ to rain before you woke up this morning? a. Did it begin b. Has it begun c. Had it begun d. Would it begin 50. My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she _____ one before. a. had never seen b. has never seen c. never sees d. never had seen 3 PRACTICE TEST 2 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A. grapes B. roofs C. hats D. chairs 2. A. forced B. caused C. stopped D. worked 3. A. divided B. called C. translated D. wanted 4. A. watched B. stopped C. hated D. laughed 5. A. wanted B. needed C. raged D. naked II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 6. A. village B. future C. device D. burden 7. A. happen B. attract C. discuss D. suppose 8. A. educate B. another C. government D. graduate 9. A. calendar B. thoroughly C. supportive D. primary 10. A. parent B. project C. special D. secure III. Choose the best answer 11. My father has to work on a night…………… A. shift B. time C. period D. span 12. Mr. Dean ………….the responsibility for running the company. A. makes B. does C. takes D. has 13. He died ……………… pneumonia. A. for B. by C. in D. of 13. Nowadays elephants are one of the …………… species in the world. They need protecting. A. dangerous B. dangerously C. endangered D. danger 14. What are the ………….between women’s in old times and women in modern times? A. differs B. different C. difference D. differences 15.In the past people believed that women’s …………roles were as mothers and wives. A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist 16.……….is the study of the earth’s surface, climate, continents, countries, people, industries and products. A. Geology B. History C. Geometry D. Geography 17. A birth…… gives the date and place of a person’s birth and the names of his parents A. paper B. degree C. certificate D. diploma 18. The state school system can be divided ……………two levels of education: primary education and secondary education. A. in B. into C. up D. with 4 19. ………t he end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject. A. On B. To C. In D. At 20. Children are required to be in full-time education the ages of 5 and 16. A. at B. from C. between D. by 21. He has been very interested in doing research on ………… since he was at high school. A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically 22.London is home to people of many ………… cultures. A. diverse B. diversity C. diversify D. diversification 23. Body language is a potent form of ……… communication. A. verbal B. non-verbal C. tongue D. oral 24. …………is the study of the events of the past. A. Geography B. History C. Arts D. Literature IV. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. Education in England Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary (elementary) schools, secondary schools and universities. State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory. Morning school begins at nine o'clock and lasts until half past four. School is open five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons. There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years. The lessons are reading, writing , the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, Nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill (physical training). 25. What are three main types of educational institutions? A. They are reading, writing, and singing. B. They are the English language, English literature, and English history. C. They are primary schools, secondary schools and universities. D. They are at Christmas, Easter and in summer. 26. Are state school free ? A. No, they are fee-paying. B. Yes, they are. C. They are not free. D. They are fee-paying. V. GRAMMAR. Choose the best answer 27. I…. in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai. a. have been living b. have lived c. had lived d. had been living 28. There are many ways … to Rome. a. is leading b. are leading c. leading d. led 5 29. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I _____ . a. shall finish b. will finish c. shall have finished d. have finished 30. Tarkiss worked hard so that he _____ himself. a. can support b. could support c. is able to support d. may support VI-Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 31. Our new television came with a ninety-days warranty on all electrical components. A B C D 32. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on. A B C D 33. Tom and Mark hope go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather permits. A B C D 34. The political candidate talked as if she has already been elected to the presidency. A B C D 35. They wanted him understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches. A B C D 36. Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the winner. A B C D VII. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers. Galileo Galileo was born in 1564 in the city of Pisa, Italy. About twenty years later he attended the University of Pisa. At first he wanted to become a doctor, but while he was there he became interested in science and decided to become a scientist. In 1592, a year after his father's death, the University of Padua invited him to be a professor of mathematics. He stayed there for 19 years, where he became interested in the stars. He made an instrument which made far-away things look larger and easier to examine. This was called the telescope. When he was studying the stars, he discovered that the "stars" which moved were not really stars, but worlds like the earth. He proved the Copernicus was right; the earth and the planets indeed moved around the sun. 37. Galileo attended the University of Pisa in _____ . a.1564 b.1584 c.1592 d.1593 38. Galileo's father died _____ . a. in 1591 b. in 1592 c. in 1593 d. when he was studying the stars. 39. He made the telescope because he wanted _____ . a. to become a good professor of mathematics b. to prove that Copernicus was right c. to discover some new planets d. to study the stars 40. The telescope helped him _____ . a. to examine far-away things easily. b. to look everything around him early c. to see the earth d. to discover new planets 6 41. Which of the following statements is not true? a. Galileo was interested in the stars b. Galileo made an instrument to study the stars c. Galileo proved that the earth and the planets moved around the sun. d. Galileo discovered that the stars which moved were not really stars VIII-Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 42. Somebody cleans the room every day. a. The room every day is cleaned. b. The room is every day cleaned. c. The room is cleaned every day. d. The room is cleaned by somebody every day. 43. They cancelled all flights because of fog. a. All flights because of fog were cancelled. b. All flights were cancelled because of fog. c. All flights were because of fog cancelled. d. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog. 44. People don't use this road very often. a. This road is not used very often. b. Not very often this road is not used. c. This road very often is not used. d. This road not very often is used. 45. Somebody accused me of stealing money. a. I was accused by somebody of stealing money. b. I was accused of stealing money. c. I was accused of stealing money by somebody. d. I was accused stealing money. 46. How do people learn languages? a. How are languages learned? b. How are languages learned by people? c. How languages are learned? d. Languages are learned how? 47. “Don’t put your feet on the chair,” my mother said. A. My mother said to me not to put your feet on the chair. B. My mother told me not to put my feet on the chair. C. My mother told me I did not put my feet on the chair. D. My mother told me that I should put my feet on the chair. 48. This is my tenth year working in this bank. A. By the end of this year, I will work in this bank for ten years. B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year. C. By the end of this year, I will have worked in this bank for ten years. 7 D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year. 49. The famous actor was last seen in 2000. A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000. B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000. C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000. D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000. 50. If only I hadn’t hurt your feeling. A. I regret having hurt your feeling. B. I’m very sorry to be hurt your feeling. C. I am sorry to hurt your feeling. D. I am sorry but I didn’t hurt your feeling. 8 PRACTICE TEST 3 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure 2. A. growth B. breathe C. method D. synthetic 3. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. magazine II-Choose the best answer. 4. The sea is polluted, which …………………… sea plants and animals. A. dangers B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endangers 5. People are not allowed to enter the park after midnight because lack of security. A. to enter B. after C. because D. of 6. I’d rather to stay at home than go out at weekends. A. I'd B. to stay C. go out D. weekends 7. John's mother thought that chocolates were bad to him. A. John's B. chocolates C. to D. him 8. She is tired with being asked the same thing every day. A. is B. with C. being D. asked 9. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. A. asked B. what did happen C. but D. to tell 10. Glass is usually _____ sand. A. made from B. made of C. made by D. made with 11. They worked hard _____ they could pass the final examination. A. since B. because C. in case D. so that 12. The weather was terrible. I wish it _____ warmer. A. were B. was C. has been D. had been 13. The students in this class were made _____ very hard. A. learning B. having learnt C. learn D. to learn 14. Up to now, I _____ a lot of information about her. A. will learn B. learnt C. would learn D. have learnt 15. How _____ is your father? A. alive B. tall C. high D. single 16. My parents first _____ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982. A. had meet B. met C. have met D. meet 17. She has worked as a secretary _____ she graduated from college. A. since B. until C. before D. while 9 18. Jim is five centimeters _____ than Tom. A. higher B. taller C. tallest D. tall 19. If I had time, I _____ to the beach with you this weekend. A. will go B. will have gone C. would have gone D. would go 20. His pronunciation causes me a lot of _____. A. difficulties B. difficult C. difficulty D. difficultly 21. Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help, _____ I helped him anyway. A. but B. besides C. however D. so 22. My uncle _____ you met yesterday is a lawyer. A. which B. what C. whose D. whom 23. The old man is said _____ all his money to an old people's home when he died. A. have left B. to leave C. to have left D. to leaving 24. Don't waste time _____ that broken vase. A. mending B. mend C. for mending D. to mend 25. She failed the test, _____ she studied hard. A. as B. in spite of C. despite D. although 26. Hung: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” Hoa: “_______. ” A. Thanks B. Have a good day C. You are welcome D. Cheers 27. Dien Bien Phu is the place _____ our army won a resounding victory in 1954. A. where B. that C. what D. which 28. He had no_____ of selling the clock - it had belonged to his grandfather. A. interest B. intend C. intention D. meaning 29. I knew they were talking about me _____ they stopped when I entered the room. A. because B. so that C. despite D. therefore 30. I regret _____ you that your application has been denied. A. inform B. to have informed C. to inform D. informing 31. Neither you nor I _____ responsible for the bad result. A. are B. be C. am D. is 32. Wait here until I _____ you. A. am going to call B. call C. will call D. am calling 33. The sick man still finds it _____ to stand without support. A. comforting B. discomfort C. uncomfortable D. comfortable 34. We lived in that _____ on the corner. A. old house brick small B. brick small old house C. small old brick house D. house brick small old 10 [...]... picnic this weekend? d Do you consider gone for a picnic this weekend? 50/ This garden is my uncle’s a This garden belongs my uncle b This garden belongs to my uncle c This garden belong my uncle d This garden belong to my uncle V/ Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition: 35 1/ I felt really afraid when I was walking home……the club All the time I could hear someone…… me, but I didn’t dare turn... strange tourists 38 Dr Sales is the person _ A in that I don't have much confidence B whom I don't have much confidence in him C I don't have much confidence D in whom I don't have much confidence 39 I wonder if he If he _, please let me know as soon as possible A will come, arrives B comes, arrives C comes, will arrive D will come, will arrive 40 Arthur Conan Doyle is the _ who writes... phone rang a No sooner had he left the office than the phone rang b No sooner he had left the office than the phone rang c No sooner he had left the office when the phone rang d No sooner he did left the office than the phone rang 49/ The robber made the bank clerk to hand over the money a The bank clerk was pleased to hand over the money to the robber b The bank clerk was made to hand over the money... 31/ a nation b property c language d preparation 32/ a with b as c on d in 33/ a International b natural c official d continental 34/ a official b accessible c unreasonable d continental 35/ a aviation b preparation possession d reason 36/ a countries b nations c means d varieties 37/ a but b in spite of c although d because 38/ a so b and c until d for 39/ a recognize b belong c involve d widen 40/... fat though he eats so many chips D being fat, John eats so many chips 22 People say he won a lot of money on the lottery A He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery B He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said C He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery D He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery 23 She is learning English because she wants to get a better job A She... museum this weekend? a Have you planned on going to the museum this weekend? b Have you planned on go to the museum this weekend? c Have you planned on to go to the museum this weekend? d Have you planned to gone the museum this weekend? 43/ Let's go for a picnic this weekend a How about to go for a picnic this weekend? b How about going for a picnic this weekend? c How about to going for a picnic this... why she left 42/ There's a tendency among the young to play things down a Young people tendency to play things down b Young people tends to play things down c Young people to tend to play things down d Young people tend to play things down 43/ He gave some wrong answers a He made quite a little mistakes b He made quite little mistakes c He made quite a few mistakes d He made quite few mistakes 44/ There... 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He took his seat quietly _ A so as not to disturb their conversation B so as to disturb their conversation C in order not disturb their conversation D in order for him not to disturb their conversation 36 If I had enough money, _ A I will buy that house B I could buy that house C I can buy that house D I am buy that house 37 _ that no one would ask for tips A The tourists found it strange B The . in that I don't have much confidence B. whom I don't have much confidence in him C. I don't have much confidence D. in whom I don't have much confidence 39. I wonder if he. he won a lot of money on the lottery. A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery. B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said. C. He is said to have won a lot of money on. their conversation B. so as to disturb their conversation C. in order not disturb their conversation D. in order for him not to disturb their conversation 36. If I had enough money, _____. A.