M· ®Ò :115 §Ò thi häc kú Ii LíP 12- m«n tiÕng anh– I/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase: Since civilization began, gold has been regarded 1------ a symbol of power and wealth. 2-----many societies gold was seen as a 3 ------- substance which could protect people against illness and evil spirits. It is one material that has always been accepted in 4 ------- for good services. Mandkind never seems to have enough gold and the search for it has driven men 5 ------ .The need to search for gold has been compared to 6------ and is called “ gold fever”. In the Middle Ages men called “alchemists” tried to manufacture gold from other metals. The first gold 7------ was issued by King Croesus of Lydia in the sixth century BC. Today gold still plays an important 8------- in the international monetary system. It is likely that gold will always be valued as 9 ------ against inflation. People can buy gold in the forms of bars, 10------- and medals. 1. a. as b. with c. by d. on 2. a. On b. During c. As d. In 3. a. wonderful b. hard c. magic d. nice 4. a. change b. exchange c. place d. buy 5. a. peaceful b. good c. mad d. patient 6. a. peace b. war c. struggle d. disease 7. a. coin b. note c. glass d. money 8. a. game b. part c. place d. choice 9. a. protect b. protection c. medicine d. help 10. a. coins b. paper notes c. cheque d. banker’s cards II/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: Agatha Christie has been called the world’s greatest mystery writer. William Shakespeare is the only English author whose works have been translated more often than Christie’s. She wrote approximately one novel a year to produce a final total of more than 80 books. When Agatha was a young girl in England, she hoped to become a great singer. After lessons in Paris, she realized that her voice was not good enough. It was some time, though, before her first novel was accepted by a publisher. Once published, the book was successful, and from that time on, many more success were to follow. Many readers become facscinated with Hercule Poirot, the clever Belgian detective of Christie’s mysterious stories. Agatha liked to say that she got her best story ideas while sitting in the bathtub eating apples. Although her mystery stories concern murders, she did not emphasize violence for its own sake. Two of her best known novels are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Ten Little Indians. One of her plays, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952, and when it was given for the 800 th time in 1972, it had broken the record for continious performances. 11. This article as a whole about-------- a. a clever Belgian detective. b. the Mousetrap. c. mysterious stories. d. Agatha Christie. 1 2. From the reading we can understand or infer that---- a. Christie lived for an old age. b. Christie was also a great singer. c. Christie first novel failed. d. Christie liked writing plays better than novels. 13. Where did Agatha always writew her novels? a. in the library. b. in the bathroom. c. in both d. no information is provided. 14. Which sentence is not true? a. Christie’s stories are full of violence. b. Christie got many story ideas while taking a bath. c. Hercule Poirot was a detecive in her books. d. It took her nearly a year to write a single book. 15. Find a word in the text that means have to do with a. concern b. produce c. emphasize d. follow III/Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 16. a. adult b. sun c. summer d. sure 17. a. champagne b. check c. champion d. cheap 18. a. coughs b. sings c. stops d. sleeps 19. a. amount b. about c. cough d. mountain 20 . a. collected b. earned c. needed d. visited IV/Choose the best answers: 21. Laser can kill cancer------------- and leave healthy neighbours unharmed. a. pulps b. cents c. blood d. cells 22. They had no -------- of selling the house which they inherited from their mother. a. intend b. intention c. intentional d. intentioned 23. Years ago, cancer was --------------. a. unspent b. unanswerable c. untreatable d. unattended 24. You are ------- when asking for higher salary. You are lazy and sometimes late for work. a. reasonable b. right c. unreasonable d. good 25. Americans --------- to be informal in get – together. a. enjoy b. avoid c. pretend d. tend 26. If someone knocks ----- the door ------ night, don’t open it. a. at/at b. on/at c. up/in d. at/on 27. The situation is --------. We can do anything to improve it. a. useless b. hopeless c. childless d. careless 28. I -----to get up early when I lived in London. a. didn’t use b. wasn’t used c. used not d. a &c 29. The boss often has his secretary --------- the letters. a. to type b. typing c. type d. typed 30. Everybody admires their ------------. a. friends b. friendly c. friendless d. friendship V/Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 31. “ Where are you going?” he asked her. a. He asked her where she is going. b. He asked her where she was going. c. He asked her where was she going. d. He asked her where you were going. 32. This flat is too small for my family. a. This flat is not rather big for my family. b. This flat is not very big for my family. c. This flat is not big enough for my family. d. This flat is not enough big for my family. 33. I used to work as a telephone operator. a. I am used to working as a telephone operator. b. I no longer work as a telephone operator. c. Working as a telephone operator is useful. d. I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it. 34. Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left. a. Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find. b. Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet. c. Juliet is not used to drive on the left. d. Juliet is not used to driving on the left. 35. It is believed the man escaped in a stolen car. a. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. b. The man is believed to escape in a stolen car. c. The man is believed to escaped in a stolen car. d. They believed that the man stole the car. VI/ Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 36. He studies very hard so that he can to pass his final exam next month. A B C D 37. They whispered in order that no one could not hear their conversation. A B C D 38. I was listening to the radio when the door bell rings. A B C D 39. If I had money, I will buy a car A B C D 40. This is the place which I was born and grew up. A B C D ------------The end ------------ M· ®Ò :216 §Ò thi häc kú Ii LíP 12- m«n tiÕng anh– I/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: Agatha Christie has been called the world’s greatest mystery writer. William Shakespeare is the only English author whose works have been translated more often than Christie’s. She wrote approximately one novel a year to produce a final total of more than 80 books. When Agatha was a young girl in England, she hoped to become a great singer. After lessons in Paris, she realized that her voice was not good enough. It was some time, though, before her first novel was accepted by a publisher. Once published, the book was successful, and from that time on, many more success were to follow. Many readers become facscinated with Hercule Poirot, the clever Belgian detective of Christie’s mysterious stories. Agatha liked to say that she got her best story ideas while sitting in the bathtub eating apples. Although her mystery stories concern murders, she did not emphasize violence for its own sake. Two of her best known novels are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Ten Little Indians. One of her plays, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952, and when it was given for the 800 th time in 1972, it had broken the record for continious performances. 1. This article as a whole about-------- a. Agatha Christie. b. a clever Belgian detective. c. the Mousetrap. d. mysterious stories. 2. From the reading we can understand or infer that---- a. Christie liked writing plays better than novels. b. Christie lived for an old age. c. Christie was also a great singer. d. Christie first novel failed. 3. Where did Agatha always writew her novels? a. no information is provided. c. in the bathroom. b. in the library. d. in both 4. Which sentence is not true? a. It took her nearly a year to write a single book. b. Christie’s stories are full of violence. c. Christie got many story ideas while taking a bath. d. Hercule Poirot was a detecive in her books. 5. Find a word in the text that means have to do with a. follow b. concern c. produce d. emphasize II/ V/Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 6. a. sure b. sun c. summer d. adult 7. a. check b. champagne c. champion d. cheap 8. a. coughs b. stops c. sings d. sleeps 9. a. amount b. about c. mountain d. cough 10 . a. collected b. needed c. earned d. visited III/Choose the best answers: 11. Laser can kill cancer------------- and leave healthy neighbours unharmed. a. cells b. cents c. blood d. pulps 12. They had no -------- of selling the house which they inherited from their mother. a. intend b. intentional c. intention d. intentioned 13. The situation is --------. We can do anything to improve it. a. useless b. careless c. childless d. hopeless 14. You are ------- when asking for higher salary. You are lazy and sometimes late for work. a. reasonable b. right c. good d. unreasonable 15. If someone knocks ----- the door ------ night, don’t open it. a. at/on b. on/at c. up/in d. at/at 16. The boss often has his secretary --------- the letters. a. to type b. typing c. typed d. type 17. I -----to get up early when I lived in London. a. wasn’t used b. didn’t use c. used not d. b &c 18. Americans --------- to be informal in get – together. a. tend b. avoid c. pretend d. enjoy 19. Everybody admires their ------------. a. friendship b. friendly c. friendless d. friends 20. Years ago, cancer was --------------. a. unspent b. unanswerable c. unattended d. untreatable IV/ Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 21. They whispered in order that no one could not hear their conversation. A B C D 22. I was listening to the radio when the door bell rings. A B C D 23. This is the place which I was born and grew up. A B C D 24. He studies very hard so that he can to pass his final exam next month. A B C D 25. If I had money, I will buy a car. A B C D V/Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 26. “ Where are you going?” he asked her. a. He asked her where she is going. b. He asked her where you were going. c. He asked her where was she going. d. He asked her where she was going. 27. This flat is too small for my family. a. This flat is not big enough for my family. b. This flat is not very big for my family. c. This flat is not rather big for my family. d. This flat is not enough big for my family. 28. I used to work as a telephone operator. a. I am used to working as a telephone operator. b. Working as a telephone operator is useful. c. I no longer work as a telephone operator. d. I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it. 29. Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left. a. Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find. b. Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet. c. Juliet is not used to driving on the left. d. Juliet is not used to drive on the left. 30. It is believed the man escaped in a stolen car. a. They believed that the man stole the car. b. The man is believed to escape in a stolen car. c. The man is believed to escaped in a stolen car. d. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. VI/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase: Since civilization began, gold has been regarded 1------ a symbol of power and wealth. 2-----many societies gold was seen as a 3 ------- substance which could protect people against illness and evil spirits. It is one material that has always been accepted in 4 ------- for good services. Mandkind never seems to have enough gold and the search for it has driven men 5 ------ .The need to search for gold has been compared to 6------ and is called “ gold fever”. In the Middle Ages men called “alchemists” tried to manufacture gold from other metals. The first gold 7------ was issued by King Croesus of Lydia in the sixth century BC. Today gold still plays an important 8------- in the international monetary system. It is likely that gold will always be valued as 9 ------ against inflation. People can buy gold in the forms of bars, 10------- and medals. 31. a. as b. with c. by d. on 32. a. On b. During c. In d. As 33. a. wonderful b. hard c. nice d. magic 34. a. change b. exchange c. buy d. place 35. a. peaceful b. good c. patient d. mad 36. a. war b. peace c. disease d. struggle 37. a. note b. coin c. money d. glass 38. a. part b. game c. choice d. place 39. a. protection b. protect c. help d. medicine 40. a. paper notes b. coins c. banker’s cards d. cheque ------------The end ------------ M· ®Ò :317 §Ò thi häc kú Ii LíP 12- m«n tiÕng anh– I/Choose the best answers: 1. I -----to get up early when I lived in London. a. used not b. wasn’t used c. didn’t use d. a &c 2. They had no -------- of selling the house which they inherited from their mother. a. intend b. intentioned c. intentional d. intention 3. Everybody admires their ------------. a. friends b. friendship c. friendless d. friendly 4. You are ------- when asking for higher salary. You are lazy and sometimes late for work. a. unreasonable b. right c. reasonable d. good 5. Americans --------- to be informal in get – together. a. enjoy b. tend c. pretend d. avoid 6. If someone knocks ----- the door ------ night, don’t open it. a. on/at b. at/at c. up/in d. at/on 7. The situation is --------. We can do anything to improve it. a. useless b. childless c. hopeless d. careless 8. Years ago, cancer was --------------. a. untreatable b. unanswerable c. unspent d. unattended 9. The boss often has his secretary --------- the letters. a. type b. typing c. to type d. typed 10. Laser can kill cancer------------- and leave healthy neighbours unharmed. a. pulps b. cells c. blood d. cents II/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: Agatha Christie has been called the world’s greatest mystery writer. William Shakespeare is the only English author whose works have been translated more often than Christie’s. She wrote approximately one novel a year to produce a final total of more than 80 books. When Agatha was a young girl in England, she hoped to become a great singer. After lessons in Paris, she realized that her voice was not good enough. It was some time, though, before her first novel was accepted by a publisher. Once published, the book was successful, and from that time on, many more success were to follow. Many readers become facscinated with Hercule Poirot, the clever Belgian detective of Christie’s mysterious stories. Agatha liked to say that she got her best story ideas while sitting in the bathtub eating apples. Although her mystery stories concern murders, she did not emphasize violence for its own sake. Two of her best known novels are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Ten Little Indians. One of her plays, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952, and when it was given for the 800 th time in 1972, it had broken the record for continious performances. 11. This article as a whole about-------- a. the Mousetrap. b. mysterious stories. c. Agatha Christie. d. a clever Belgian detective. 12. From the reading we can understand or infer that---- a. Christie was also a great singer. b. Christie first novel failed. c. Christie lived for an old age. d. Christie liked writing plays better than novels. 13. Where did Agatha always writew her novels? a. in the library. b. no information is provided. c. in both d. in the bathroom. 1 4. Which sentence is not true? a. Hercule Poirot was a detecive in her books b. Christie got many story ideas while taking a bath. c. Christie’s stories are full of violence d. It took her nearly a year to write a single book. 15. Find a word in the text that means have to do with a .follow b. produce c. emphasize d. concern III/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase: Since civilization began, gold has been regarded 1------ a symbol of power and wealth. 2-----many societies gold was seen as a 3 ------- substance which could protect people against illness and evil spirits. It is one material that has always been accepted in 4 ------- for good services. Mandkind never seems to have enough gold and the search for it has driven men 5 ------ .The need to search for gold has been compared to 6------ and is called “ gold fever”. In the Middle Ages men called “alchemists” tried to manufacture gold from other metals. The first gold 7------ was issued by King Croesus of Lydia in the sixth century BC. Today gold still plays an important 8------- in the international monetary system. It is likely that gold will always be valued as 9 ------ against inflation. People can buy gold in the forms of bars, 10------- and medals. 16. a. as b. with c. by d. on 17. a. In b. As c. On d. During 18. a. nice b. magic c. wonderful d. hard 19. a. buy b. place c. change d. exchange 20. a. patient b. mad c. peaceful d. good 21. a. disease b. struggle c. peace d. war 22. a. money b. glass c. coin d. note 23. a. choice b. place c. game d. part 24. a. help b. medicine c. protect d. protection 25. a. banker’s cards b. cheque c. coins d. paper notes IV/Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 26. Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left. a. Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find. b. Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet. c. Juliet is not used to driving on the left. d. Juliet is not used to drive on the left. 27. I used to work as a telephone operator. a. I am used to working as a telephone operator. b. I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it. c. Working as a telephone operator is useful. d. I no longer work as a telephone operator. 28. This flat is too small for my family. a. This flat is not very big for my family. b. This flat is not big enough for my family. c. This flat is not rather big for my family. d. This flat is not enough big for my family. 29. It is believed the man escaped in a stolen car. a. The man is believed to escape in a stolen car. b. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. c. The man is believed to escaped in a stolen car. d. They believed that the man stole the car. 30. “ Where are you going?” he asked her. a. He asked her where she was going. b. He asked her where she is going. c. He asked her where was she going. d. He asked her where you were going. V/ Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 3 1. He studies very hard so that he can to pass his final exam next month. A B C D 32. I was listening to the radio when the door bell rings. A B C D 33. This is the place which I was born and grew up. A B C D 34. They whispered in order that no one could not hear their conversation. A B C D 35. If I had money, I will buy a car. A B C D VI /Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 36. a. cough b. about c. mountain d. amount 37. a. stops b. sings c. sleeps d. coughs 38. a. champion b. check c. cheap d. champagne 39. a. needed b. earned c. visited d. collected 40 . a. adult b. sun c. summer d. sure ------------The end ------------ M· ®Ò :418 §Ò thi häc kú Ii LíP 12- m«n tiÕng anh– I/ V/Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. a. collected b. earned c. needed d. visited 2. a. coughs b. sleeps c. stops d. sings 3. a. amount b. about c. cough d. mountain 4. a. adult b. sure c. summer d. sun 5. a. champagne b. check c. champion d. cheap II / Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase: Since civilization began, gold has been regarded 1------ a symbol of power and wealth. 2-----many societies gold was seen as a 3 ------- substance which could protect people against illness and evil spirits. It is one material that has always been accepted in 4 ------- for good services. Mandkind never seems to have enough gold and the search for it has driven men 5 ------ .The need to search for gold has been compared to 6------ and is called “ gold fever”. In the Middle Ages men called “alchemists” tried to manufacture gold from other metals. The first gold 7------ was issued by King Croesus of Lydia in the sixth century BC. Today gold still plays an important 8------- in the international monetary system. It is likely that gold will always be valued as 9 ------ against inflation. People can buy gold in the forms of bars, 10------- and medals. 6. a. with b. as c. by d. on 7. a. During b. On c. In d. As 8. a. hard b. wonderful c. nice d. magic 9. a. exchange b. change c. buy d. place 10. a. good b. peaceful c. patient d. mad 11. a. war b. peace c. disease d. struggle 12. a. note b. coin c. money d. glass 13. a. part b. game c. choice d. place 14. a. protection b. protect c. help d. medicine 15. a. paper notes b. coins c. banker’s cards d. cheque III/Choose the best answers: 16. Americans --------- to be informal in get – together. a. enjoy b. avoid c. tend d. pretend 17. Everybody admires their ------------. a. friends b. friendly c. friendship d. friendless 18. Years ago, cancer was --------------. a. unspent b. unanswerable c. unattended d. untreatable 19. You are ------- when asking for higher salary. You are lazy and sometimes late for work. a. unreasonable b. right c. reasonable d. good 20. I -----to get up early when I lived in London. a. used not b. wasn’t used c. a &b d. didn’t use 21. The situation is --------. We can do anything to improve it. a. hopeless b. useless c. childless d. careless 22. The boss often has his secretary --------- the letters. a. to type b. type c. typing d. typed 23. If someone knocks ----- the door ------ night, don’t open it. a. up/in b. on/at c. at/at d. at/on 24. Laser can kill cancer------------- and leave healthy neighbours unharmed. a. pulps b. cents c. cells d. blood 25. They had no -------- of selling the house which they inherited from their mother. a. intention b. intend c. intentional d. intentioned IV/Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 26. I used to work as a telephone operator. a. I am used to working as a telephone operator. b. I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it. c. Working as a telephone operator is useful. d. I no longer work as a telephone operator. 27. It is believed the man escaped in a stolen car. a. The man is believed to escaped in a stolen car. b. The man is believed to escape in a stolen car. c. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. d. They believed that the man stole the car. 28. Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left. a. Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find. b. . Juliet is not used to driving on the left. c. Juliet is not used to drive on the left. d. Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet 29. This flat is too small for my family. a. This flat is not rather big for my family. b. This flat is not big enough for my family. c. This flat is not very big for my family. d. This flat is not enough big for my family. 30. “ Where are you going?” he asked her. a. He asked her where she is going. b. He asked her where was she going. c. He asked her where she was going. d. He asked her where you were going. V/ Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 31. He studies very hard so that he can to pass his final exam next month. A B C D 32. If I had money, I will buy a car. A B C D 33. I was listening to the radio when the door bell rings. A B C D 34. This is the place which I was born and grew up. A B C D 35. They whispered in order that no one could not hear their conversation. A B C D VI/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: Agatha Christie has been called the world’s greatest mystery writer. William Shakespeare is the only English author whose works have been translated more often than Christie’s. She wrote approximately one novel a year to produce a final total of more than 80 books. When Agatha was a young girl in England, she hoped to become a great singer. After lessons in Paris, she realized that her voice was not good enough. It was some time, though, before her first novel was accepted by a publisher. Once published, the book was successful, and from that time on, many more success were to follow. Many readers become facscinated with Hercule Poirot, the clever Belgian detective of Christie’s mysterious stories. Agatha liked to say that she got her best story ideas while sitting in the bathtub eating apples. Although her mystery stories concern murders, she did not emphasize violence for its own sake. Two of her best known novels are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Ten Little Indians. One of her plays, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952, and when it was given for the 800 th time in 1972, it had broken the record for continious performances. 36. This article as a whole about-------- a. a clever Belgian detective. b. the Mousetrap. c. Agatha Christie. d. mysterious stories. 37. From the reading we can understand or infer that---- a. Christie first novel failed. b. Christie was also a great singer. c. Christie lived for an old age. d. Christie liked writing plays better than novels. 38. Where did Agatha always writew her novels? a. in the library. b. in the bathroom. c. in both d. no information is provided. 39. Which sentence is not true? a. Christie’s stories are full of violence. b. Christie got many story ideas while taking a bath. c. Hercule Poirot was a detecive in her books. d. It took her nearly a year to write a single book. 40. Find a word in the text that means have to do with a. follow b. produce c. emphasize d. concern ------------The end ------------ M· ®Ò :519 §Ò thi häc kú Ii LíP 12- m«n tiÕng anh– I/ Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 1. They whispered in order that no one could not hear their conversation. A B C D 2. He studies very hard so that he can to pass his final exam next month. A B C D 3. If I had money, I will buy a car A B C D 4. This is the place which I was born and grew up. A B C D 5. I was listening to the radio when the door bell rings. A B C D II/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: Agatha Christie has been called the world’s greatest mystery writer. William Shakespeare is the only English author whose works have been translated more often than Christie’s. She wrote approximately one novel a year to produce a final total of more than 80 books. When Agatha was a young girl in England, she hoped to become a great singer. After lessons in Paris, she realized that her voice was not good enough. It was some time, though, before her first novel was accepted by a publisher. Once published, the book was successful, and from that time on, many more success were to follow. Many readers become facscinated with Hercule Poirot, the clever Belgian detective of Christie’s mysterious stories. Agatha liked to say that she got her best story ideas while sitting in the bathtub eating apples. Although her mystery stories concern murders, she did not emphasize violence for its own sake. Two of her best known novels are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Ten Little Indians. One of her plays, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952, and when it was given for the 800 th time in 1972, it had broken the record for continious performances. 6. This article as a whole about-------- a. a clever Belgian detective. b. Agatha Christie. c. mysterious stories. d. the Mousetrap. 7. From the reading we can understand or infer that---- a. Christie liked writing plays better than novels. b. Christie was also a great singer. c. Christie first novel failed. d. Christie lived for an old age. 8. Where did Agatha always writew her novels? a. no information is provided. b. in the bathroom. c. in the library. d. in both 9. Which sentence is not true? a. Christie got many story ideas while taking a bath. b. Christie’s stories are full of violence. c. Hercule Poirot was a detecive in her books. d. It took her nearly a year to write a single book. 10. Find a word in the text that means have to do with a. produce b. concern c. emphasize d. follow III/Choose the best answers: 11. Laser can kill cancer------------- and leave healthy neighbours unharmed. a. pulps b. cells c. blood d. cents 12. The boss often has his secretary --------- the letters. a. to type b. typing c. typed d. type 13. Years ago, cancer was --------------. a. unspent b. untreatable c. unanswerable d. unattended 14. Everybody admires their ------------. a. friends b. friendly c. friendship d. friendless 15. Americans --------- to be informal in get – together. a. enjoy b. tend c. pretend d. avoid 16. The situation is --------. We can do anything to improve it. a. hopeless b. useless c. childless d. careless 17. I -----to get up early when I lived in London. a. used not b. wasn’t used c. didn’t use d. a &c 18. You are ------- when asking for higher salary. You are lazy and sometimes late for work. a. reasonable b. unreasonable c. right d. good 19. If someone knocks ----- the door ------ night, don’t open it. a. at/at b. on/at c. up/in d. at/on 20. They had no -------- of selling the house which they inherited from their mother. a. intention b. intend c. intentional d. intentioned IV/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase: Since civilization began, gold has been regarded 1------ a symbol of power and wealth. 2-----many societies gold was seen as a 3 ------- substance which could protect people against illness and evil spirits. It is one material that has always been accepted in 4 ------- for good services. Mandkind never seems to have enough gold and the search for it has driven men 5 ------ .The need to search for gold has been compared to 6------ and is called “ gold fever”. In the Middle Ages men called “alchemists” tried to manufacture gold from other metals. The first gold 7------ was issued by King Croesus of Lydia in the sixth century BC. Today gold still plays an important 8------- in the international monetary system. It is likely that gold will always be valued as 9 ------ against inflation. People can buy gold in the forms of bars, 10------- and medals. 21. a. on b. with c. by d. as 22. a. As b. On c. During d. In 23. a. magic b. wonderful c. hard d. nice 24. a. place b. change c. exchange d. buy 25. a. mad b. peaceful c. good d. patient 26. a. struggle b. peace c. war d. disease 27. a. glass b. coin c. note d. money 28. a. part b. game c. place d. choice 29. a. medicine b. protect c. protection d. help 30. a. cheque b. coins c. paper notes d. banker’s cards V/Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 31. I used to work as a telephone operator. a. I am used to working as a telephone operator. b. I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it. c. Working as a telephone operator is useful. d. I no longer work as a telephone operator. 32. Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left. a. Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find. b. Juliet is not used to driving on the left. c. Juliet is not used to drive on the left. d. Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet. 33. “ Where are you going?” he asked her. a. He asked her where she is going. b. He asked her where you were going. c. He asked her where was she going. d. He asked her where she was going. 34. It is believed the man escaped in a stolen car. a. The man is believed to escape in a stolen car. b. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. c. The man is believed to escaped in a stolen car. d. They believed that the man stole the car. 35. This flat is too small for my family. a. This flat is not rather big for my family. b. This flat is not big enough for my family. c. This flat is not very big for my family. d. This flat is not enough big for my family. VI/ V/Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 36. a. about b. cough c. mountain d. amount 37. a. sings b. stops c. sleeps d. coughs 38. a. adult b. sun c. sure d. summer 39. a. earned b. needed c. visited d. collected 40 . a. check b. champion c. cheap d. champagne ------------The end ------------ [...]... flat is not very big for my family c This flat is not enough big for my family d This flat is not big enough for my family 24 Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left a Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find b Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet c Juliet is not used to driving on the left d Juliet is not used to drive on the left 25 “ Where are you going?” he asked... work as a telephone operator c Working as a telephone operator is useful d I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it 4 Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left a Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find b Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet c Juliet is not used to drive on the left d Juliet is not used to driving on the left 5 It is believed the man escaped in... known novels are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Ten Little Indians One of her plays, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952, and when it was given for the 800th time in 1972, it had broken the record for continious performances 36 This article as a whole about -a a clever Belgian detective b the Mousetrap c Agatha Christie d mysterious stories 37 From the reading we can understand or infer that... violence d It took her nearly a year to write a single book 40 Find a word in the text that means have to do with a emphasize b produce c concern d follow The end §Ò thi häc kú Ii – LíP 12- m«n tiÕng anh V/Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 1 “ Where are you going?” he asked her a He asked her where she is going b He asked her where she was going...M· ®Ò : 611 §Ò thi häc kú Ii – LíP 12- m«n tiÕng anh I/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase: Since civilization began, gold has been regarded 1 a symbol of power and wealth 2 -many societies gold was seen as... known novels are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Ten Little Indians One of her plays, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952, and when it was given for the 800th time in 1972, it had broken the record for continious performances 1 This article as a whole about -a a clever Belgian detective b the Mousetrap c mysterious stories d Agatha Christie 2 From the reading we can understand or infer that -a... listening to the radio when the door bell rings A B C D 4 If I had money, I will buy a car A B C D 5 This is the place which I was born and grew up A B C D ®¸p ¸n ®Ò thi häc kú ii líp 12 m«n tiÕng anh C©u 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 M· ®Ò 115 a d c b c d a b b a d a d a a d a b c b d b c c d a b a c d b c b d a c c d c b 216... II/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: Agatha Christie has been called the world’s greatest mystery writer William Shakespeare is the only English author whose works have been translated more often than Christie’s She wrote approximately one novel a year to produce a final total of more than 80 books When Agatha was a young girl in England, she hoped to become a great singer... VI/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: Agatha Christie has been called the world’s greatest mystery writer William Shakespeare is the only English author whose works have been translated more often than Christie’s She wrote approximately one novel a year to produce a final total of more than 80 books When Agatha was a young girl in England, she hoped to become a great singer... paper notes b banker’s cards c coins d cheque II/Choose the best answers: 11 You are - when asking for higher salary You are lazy and sometimes late for work a reasonable b unreasonable c right d good 12 Years ago, cancer was a untreatable b unanswerable c unspent d unattended 13 If someone knocks - the door night, don’t open it a at/at b on/at c up/in d at/on 14 Americans - to be . Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left. a. Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find. b. Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet.. Juliet finds it strange to drive on the left. a. Driving on the left is too strange for Juliet to find. b. Driving on the left is too strange to find Juliet.