TRAN KHAI NGUYEN HIGH SCHOOL - Name: …………………………………………… Class: 12…… Code: 901 45-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 1+2) I/ Pronunciation : A. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. confide B. conical C. contractual D. biologist 2. A. obliged B. conducted C. supposed D. concerned 3. A. attempts B. beliefs C. looks D. problems B. Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others. 4. A. obedient B. ceremony C. confidence D. mischievous 5. A. determine B. diameter C. sacrifice D. approval II/ Choosing the best option. 6. You are not ______ to say anything unless you wish to do so. A. equal B. willing C. obliged D. attracted 7. By the time we _______ at the campsite, our friends ______ for us for more than two hours. A. will arrive / has been waiting B. would arrive / was waiting C. arrived / had been waiting D. arrive / will wait 8. In the __________marriage, the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage. A. concede B. contractual C. combined D. concluded 9. The boys are mischievous sometimes. A. The boys are well-behaved sometimes. B. The boys are good and easy to teach. C. The boys miss the parents sometimes. D. The boys enjoy annoying people sometimes. 10. In Asia, wives often have to ______ more than their husbands. A. sacrifice B. know C. work D. labor 11. Women should be paid as ________ as men. A. equal B. equality C. equally D. equalize 12. He has been very interested in doing research on ______ since he was at school. A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically 13. Most children enjoy __________ with their parents and siblings. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 14. The students _________ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they ___________ by Mr. Tanzer. A. are usually taught / are being taught B. usually teach / are teaching C. have usually been taught / have been teaching D. were usually teaching / are teaching 15. When Mary _________, I __________ her to our new house. A. will arrive / take B. arrives / will take C. has arrived / am taking D. had arrive / had taken 16. “- A: I think married women should not go to work.” “- B: ________________.” A. I do not hope so.B. Yes, let’s. C. I completely disagree . D. It cannot be better. 17. The conical leaf hat is considered as a part of the ________ of Vietnamese people. A. nation B. expression C. pressure D. spirit 18. Doctors are supposed to ________ responsibility for a human life. A. do B. rush C. join D.take 19. My grandmother _______ up at 7 every morning but yesterday she ______ long and _______ up until 8. A. is often getting / has slept / was not getting B. has often got / was sleeping / does not get C. often gets / slept / did not get D. often got / had slept / had not got 20. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by 21. He was looking at his parents _________ , waiting for the recommendations A. obey B. obedience C. obedient D. obediently 22. Parents have to try hard to understand the younger ______________. A. generation B. people C. adolescent D. teenagers 23. Most adjectives can be used to ________ a noun. A. advance B. stand C. occur D. precede 24. It is not easy to _________ our beauty when we get older and older. A. develop B. maintain C. gain D. collect 25. I ________ for this companyfor more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I ________ next year. A. am working/ will retire B. am going to work/ am retiring C. work/ am going to retire D. have been working/ retire 26. Alex is busy ________ for his exams. A. to study B. studying C. to study D. studied 27. Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people’s attitudes ___love and marriage have dramatically changed. A. for B. on C. with D. towards 28. Oranges _________ rich in vitamin C, which ______ good for our health. A. have been / is B. are / is C. are / will be D. were / has been 29. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _________ pressure now. A. under B. below C. above D. out of 30. When I came to visit him last night, he _________ his homework. He said that he _________ it since 6 o’clock. A. did / did B. was doing / was doing C. was doing / has been doing D. was doing / had been doing III/ Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting. 31. She is very lazy, she almost never help her mother with the household chores. Code: 901 A B C D 32. John used to working in Leeds, but his company had him transfer to a better position in London. A B C D 33. When Helen was a child, she has worked in a factory for more than three years. A B C D 34. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. A B C D 35. The doctor strongly advised her take a few days’ rest. A B C D IV/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. In many modern countries, people think about a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an “(36) ______ family” or a “joint family” The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family. It is made up of grandparents , parents ,brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins . They live together in a large house or in huts (37) _____ close together . Early people probably lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The members of the group help each other hunt. They work together to protect (38) ________ from dangerous animals and other enemies. In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents’ house. (39)______ daughters remained at home until they married. Chinese children felt very loyal (40) ______ their parents. Younger members of the joint family always took care of the old ones. 36. A. big B. extended C. open D. intensive 37. A. built B. building C. be built D. which built 38. A. themselves B. them C. they D. their 39. A. marrying B. married C. unmarried D. being married 40. A. on B. of C. with D. to V/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions of the following passage. In my country, Japan, we sometimes invite guests home at weekend, in the early evening, about seven o'clock. Before they come, we must tidy the front garden and clean the sitting room. Then, we must spray it all with water to show that we welcome guests with cleanliness. The guests usually bring presents, and when they give us the presents, they say, "I'm sorry, this is such a small present." but in fact, they have chosen the present very carefully. When the meal is ready, the hostess says, "We have nothing special for you today, but you are welcome to come this way." You can see that in Japan you should try to be modest and you should not show off too much. If you don't understand our culture, you will think this is very strange. 41. Which sentence is correct? A. They often invite guests home on weekdays. B. They never invite guests home at weekend, C. They always invite guests home on weekdays. D. They invite guests home at weekend from time to time. 42. Which sentence is not correct? A. They like the modest people. B. They often present gifts when they visit other’s house. C. They buy whatever thing as a gift to their friends. D. The Japanese people don’t want to show off much. 43. Which sentence expresses this sentence “what / they/ say/ when / give / presents?” correctly? A. What did they said when they give presents? B. What do they say when they give the presents? C. What they say when they give you the presents? D. What do they say when they’d given presents? 44. “If you don't understand our culture, you will think this is very strange”. We can replace culture with: A. way of living B. way of thinking C. way of speaking D. way of understanding 45. Why do they have to clean the sitting room before their guests come? To show that _________. A. they are clean B. they respect the guests C. the guests are clean D. they cleaned their house VI/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one. 46. It is more difficult to learn to speak English than to learn to write it. A. Learning to speak English is as difficult as learning to write it. B. Learning to speak English is more difficult than to learn to write it. C. Learning to speak English is not so difficult as learning to write it. D. Learning to speak English is more difficult than learning to write it. 47. I have never played golf before. A. This is the first time I have ever played golf. B. I used to play golf but gave it up already. C. It's the last time I played golf. D. It's the first time I had played golf. 48. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said. A. Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money. B. Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money. C. Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some more money. D. Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money. 49. She hasn’t seen her mother for five years. A. It’s five years since she has seen her mother. B. It’s five years since she saw her mother. C. It’s five years ago that she last saw her mother. D. She last saw her mother five years ago. 50. Most of the people recovered quickly. They were injured in the crash. A. Most of people recovered quickly who were injured in the crash. B. Most of people who they were injured in the crash recovered quickly. C. Most of people who recovered quickly were injured in the crash. D. Most of people recovered quickly who they were injured in the crash. _________ Good luck !!! _________ TRAN KHAI NGUYEN HIGH SCHOOL - Name: …………………………………………… Class: 12…… Code: 796 45-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 1+2) I/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. She hasn’t seen her mother for five years. A. She last saw her mother five years ago. B. It’s five years since she saw her mother. C. It’s five years ago that she last saw her mother. D. It’s five years since she has seen her mother. 2. Most of the people recovered quickly. They were injured in the crash. A. Most of people recovered quickly who they were injured in the crash. B. Most of people who they were injured in the crash recovered quickly. C. Most of people who recovered quickly were injured in the crash. D. Most of people recovered quickly who were injured in the crash. 3. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said. A. Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money. B. Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money. C. Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some more money. D. Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money. 4. I have never played golf before. A. It's the first time I had played golf. B. I used to play golf but gave it up already. C. It's the last time I played golf. D. This is the first time I have ever played golf. 5. It is more difficult to learn to speak English than to learn to write it. A. Learning to speak English is more difficult than learning to write it. B. Learning to speak English is more difficult than to learn to write it. C. Learning to speak English is not so difficult as learning to write it. D. Learning to speak English is as difficult as learning to write it. II/ Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting. 6. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. A B C D 7. When Helen was a child, she has worked in a factory for more than three years. A B C D 8. She is very lazy, she almost never help her mother with the household chores. A B C D 9. John used to working in Leeds, but his company had him transfer to a better position in London. A B C D 10. The doctor strongly advised her take a few days’ rest. A B C D III/ Choosing the best option. 11. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by 12. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _________ pressure now. A. under B. below C. above D. out of 13. Most adjectives can be used to ________ a noun. A. advance B. stand C. occur D. precede 14. Oranges _________ rich in vitamin C, which ______ good for our health. A. have been / is B. are / is C. are / will be D. were / has been 15. He has been very interested in doing research on ______ since he was at school. A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically 16. Women should be paid as ________ as men. A. equal B. equality C. equally D. equalize 17. My grandmother _______ up at 7 every morning but yesterday she ______ long and _______ up until 8. A. is often getting / has slept / was not getting B. has often got / was sleeping / does not get C. often gets / slept / did not get D. often got / had slept / had not got 18. In the __________marriage, the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage. A. concede B. contractual C. combined D. concluded 19. The conical leaf hat is considered as a part of the ________ of Vietnamese people. A. nation B. expression C. pressure D. spirit 20. When I came to visit him last night, he _________ his homework. He said that he _________ it since 6 o’clock. A. did / did B. was doing / was doing C. was doing / has been doing D. was doing / had been doing 21. Doctors are supposed to ________ responsibility for a human life. A. do B. rush C. join D.take 22. When Mary _________, I __________ her to our new house. A. will arrive / take B. arrives / will take C. has arrived / am taking D. had arrive / had taken 23. It is not easy to _________ our beauty when we get older and older. A. develop B. maintain C. gain D. collect 24. I ________ for this companyfor more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I ________ next year. A. am working/ will retire B. am going to work/ am retiring C. work/ am going to retire D. have been working/ retire 25. Alex is busy ________ for his exams. A. to study B. studying C. to study D. studied 26. Parents have to try hard to understand the younger ______________. Code: 796 A. generation B. people C. adolescent D. teenagers 27. Most children enjoy __________ with their parents and siblings. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 28. You are not ______ to say anything unless you wish to do so. A. equal B. willing C. obliged D. attracted 29. Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people’s attitudes ___love and marriage have dramatically changed. A. for B. on C. with D. towards 30. The students _________ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they ___________ by Mr. Tanzer. A. are usually taught / are being taught B. usually teach / are teaching C. have usually been taught / have been teaching D. were usually teaching / are teaching 31. By the time we _______ at the campsite, our friends ______ for us for more than two hours. A. will arrive / has been waiting B. would arrive / was waiting C. arrived / had been waiting D. arrive / will wait 32. He was looking at his parents _________ , waiting for the recommendations A. obey B. obedience C. obedient D. obediently 33. “- A: I think married women should not go to work.” “- B: ________________.” A. I do not hope so.B. Yes, let’s. C. I completely disagree . D. It cannot be better. 34. In Asia, wives often have to ______ more than their husbands. A. sacrifice B. know C. work D. labor 35. The boys are mischievous sometimes. A. The boys are well-behaved sometimes. B. The boys are good and easy to teach. C. The boys miss the parents sometimes. D. The boys enjoy annoying people sometimes. IV/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. In many modern countries, people think about a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an “(36) ______ family” or a “joint family” The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family. It is made up of grandparents , parents ,brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins . They live together in a large house or in huts (37) _____ close together . Early people probably lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The members of the group help each other hunt. They work together to protect (38) ________ from dangerous animals and other enemies. In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents’ house. (39)______ daughters remained at home until they married. Chinese children felt very loyal (40) ______ their parents. Younger members of the joint family always took care of the old ones. 36. A. intensive B. extended C. open D. big 37. A. which built B. building C. be built D. built 38. A. their B. them C. themselves D. they 39. A. unmarried B. married C. marrying D. being married 40. A. of B. to C. with D. on V/ Pronunciation : A. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 41. A. looks B. beliefs C. attempts D. problems 42. A. supposed B. obliged C. conducted D. concerned 43. A. conical B. biologist C. contractual D. confide B. Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others. 44. A. approval B. diameter C. sacrifice D. determine 45. A. mischievous B. obedient C. confidence D. ceremony VI/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions of the following passage. In my country, Japan, we sometimes invite guests home at weekend, in the early evening, about seven o'clock. Before they come, we must tidy the front garden and clean the sitting room. Then, we must spray it all with water to show that we welcome guests with cleanliness. The guests usually bring presents, and when they give us the presents, they say, "I'm sorry, this is such a small present." but in fact, they have chosen the present very carefully. When the meal is ready, the hostess says, "We have nothing special for you today, but you are welcome to come this way." You can see that in Japan you should try to be modest and you should not show off too much. If you don't understand our culture, you will think this is very strange. 46. Why do they have to clean the sitting room before their guests come? To show that _________. A. the guests are clean B. they respect the guests C. they are clean D. they cleaned their house 47. Which sentence is correct? A. They invite guests home at weekend from time to time. B. They never invite guests home at weekend, C. They always invite guests home on weekdays. D. They often invite guests home on weekdays. 48. Which sentence expresses this sentence “what / they/ say/ when / give / presents?” correctly? A. What do they say when they’d given presents? B. What do they say when they give the presents? C. What they say when they give you the presents? D. What did they said when they give presents? 49. Which sentence is not correct? A. They like the modest people. B. They buy whatever thing as a gift to their friends. C. They often present gifts when they visit other’s house. D. The Japanese people don’t want to show off much. 50. “If you don't understand our culture, you will think this is very strange”. We can replace culture with: A. way of understanding B. way of thinking C. way of speaking D. way of living _________ Good luck !!! _________ . TRAN KHAI NGUYEN HIGH SCHOOL - Name: …………………………………………… Class: 12…… Code: 901 45-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 1+2) I/ Pronunciation : A. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced. _________ TRAN KHAI NGUYEN HIGH SCHOOL - Name: …………………………………………… Class: 12…… Code: 796 45-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 1+2) I/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given