Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 1 BÀI TẬP NÂNG CAO TIẾNG ANH 12 – BÀI SỐ 5 I. Choose the word whose sstressed syllable is different from the others in each group 1. A.product B.nonsense C.around D.foreign 2. A.integrate B.recognize C.accurate D.attractive 3. A.enthusiast B.recognition C.commercialize D.accelerate 4. A.accident B.agreement C.destruction D.spectator 5. A.prescription B.digestion C.conciuousness D.religion II. Choose the word which best fits each gap of the sentence. 6. I can’t help you with your homework. I football in ten minutes. A.play B.will have played C.am playing D.will play 7. No, I haven’t had an accident. I the car. A.was repairing B.have been repairing C.have repaired D.repaired 8. my keys, I wasn’t able to get into the house and had to wait until Ann got home. A.To have lost B.Having lost C.As I lost D.Because I was losing 9. The assistant suggested the next day when the manager would be there. A.we are coming back B.us to come back C.we will come back D.we came back 10. I’ve always enjoyed traveling. my brother, , prefers to stay at home. A.however B.but C.although D.despite 11. Don’t be late for the interview, people will think you are a disorganised person. A.unless B.if not C.otherwise D.or so 12. Some people tie a knot in their handkerchief they don’t forget something important. A.so that B.in order C.because D.so as 13. that letter for you on my way to the office? A.Do I post B.Shall I post C.Would I post D.Will I post 14. Nga: “ Are most of your books in English?” – Nam : “ ” A.Yes, I have to read some science books in English B.All of them are C.Yes. Probably next year D.They were bought in china 15. Tom: “ Let’s go to the pop concert at New College.” – Jane: “ ” A.All right B.You’re going C.We go D.Goodbye 16. I thought it was an remark but appearently she was deeply insulted. A.offending B.inoffending C.offensive D.inoffensive 17. With her mind she was able to work out the best way to get everybody to the meeting on time. A.analyse B.analysis C.analyst D.analytical 18. I wish I shared his , but i really don’t think this will work. A.optimum B.optimistic C.optimism D.optimist 19. I can’t stop eating chocolate. I’ve been on it since I was about four years old. A.addicted B.fixed C.hooked D.enslaved 20. In many families the most important decisions are by many women. A.done B.made C.arrived D.given 21. We can’t go skating. The has been chosen for repairs. A.rink B.ring C.course D.pitch 22. We had to turn their invitation to lunch as we had a previous engagement. A.over B.out C.up D.down 23. In football, only the goalkeeper the ball with his hand. A.is allowed to touches B.is allowed touching C.is let to touch D.is let touch 24. I everything in my bag three times, but my keys were nowhere to be found. A.looked for B.looked at C.went over D.went through 25. I suppose cycling is very popular in Holland because it’s so . A.deep B.plain C.flat D.smooth Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 2 III. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. THE QUEEN OF THE CHANEL Some time ago, Alison Streeter swam the Chanel – the stretch of water between Britain and France – for the 19 th time. When she reached France she wasn’t (26) tired, so she turned around and swam straight back again. “It was Friday night. I thought, I’ve got the weekend to get (27) it and the weather is good. I’ll do it,” she says. This was her fifth return trip. Since the first Chanel swim in 1875, only 478 swimmers have (28) to do it. Only one in ten attempts to swim the 34km succeeds, but Alison has never failed. For many swimmers, to do it (29) once would be enough, but to keep goin back and do it again must surely be madness. “When I first did it, I didn’t think it was anything special,” says Alison, and almost dismissing the achievement. “I didn’t really want to do another swim. Then someone (30) me to have a go at two-way crossing. The thought of being the first British swimmer to do that was quite exciting.” During a swim, she (31) on regular drinks of tea mixed with a carbonhydrate power. A red light-stick is attatched to her back (32) she can be seen by the boat accompanying her. “In the early days I used to be almost asleep (33) ,” she says. “I would try to calculate the number of strokes I was doing per hour. Now I just empty my mind and time (34) really quickly. Her best time one-way is 8 hours 48 minutes. Soon, she intends to swim the Chanel for the 32 nd time, (35) her the world record holder. 26. A.heavily B.considerably C.particularly D.distinctly 27. A.round B.over C.out of D.through to 28. A.succeeded B.managed C.achieved D.fulfilled 29. A.plainly B.just C.purely D.alone 30. A.insisted B.suggested C.proposed D.persuaded 31. A.keeps B.lasts C.exists D.runs 32. A.so that B.on account of C.as far as D.in case 33. A.at times B.over and over C.by and by D.in stages 34. A.flows B.spends C.goes D.proceeds 35. A.putting B.setting C.getting D.making IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. THE NEW BRITISH LIBRARY Originally comissioned over 15 years ago, the New British Library was supposed to open in 1990. However, the project has been (36) by political infighting, poor planning and financial problems. The most recent (37) came in June when inspectors discovered that 60 miles of new metal shelving had started to (38) and needed to be replaced. That would (39) the opening of the project’s first phase for yet another two years. “Things have gone from bad to worse,” said Brian Lake, secretary of the Regular Readers, an association of writers and scholars who are not happy with plans for the new library. “It is a grand national project that has become a great national scandal.” It sounded like a splendid idea when the government (40) its £164 million project in 1978. Sotiphicated electronic equipment would help keep the library irreplaceable stock at an optimal (41) and humdity. A computer-controlled delivery system would provide books to readers within minutes of a (42) rather than days. And to serve other needs of reading public, the library would also include (43) galleries, a restaurant and a conference hall. That was a plan, (44) . The start of construction was delayed until 1982 by arguments about planning and by change of government. Four years later, members of the cabinet ordered a (45) report and discovered that the committee responsible for supervising the project hadn’t met in four years. 36. A.delayed B.bothered C.infected D.restricted 37. A.comeback B.setback C.drwback D.cutback 38. A.fade B.melt C.mould D.rust 39. A.distract B.destroy C.postpone D.postdate 40. A.imposed B.unveiled C.claimed D.manifested 41. A.heat B.temperature C.cold D.warmth 42. A.reservation B.demand C.wish D.request 43. A.exposition B.show C.exhibition D.demonstration Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 3 44. A.especially B.anyway C.eventually D.meanwhile 45. A.progress B.progression C.profressive D.progressing V. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question. There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There are also desert insects which survive as inactive larvae or pupae. In addition, difficult as it is to believe, there are desert fish which can survive through years of drought in the form of inactive eggs. These are shrimps that live in the Mojave Desert, an intensely dry region in the southwest of the United States where shade temperature of over 50 0 C are often recorded. The eggs are in the size and have the appearance of grains of sand. When sufficient spring rain falls to form a lake, once every two or five years, these eggs hatch. Then the water soon swarms with millions of tiny shrimps about a millimeter long which feed on microscope plant and animal organisms which grow in the temporary desert lake. Within a week, the shrimps grow from their original 1 millimeter to a length of about 1 1/2 centimeters. Through the time that the shrimps are rapidly maturing, the water in the lake equally rapidly evaporates. Therefore, it is a race against time. By twelfth day, when they are about 3 centimaters long, hundreds of tiny eggs form on the underbodies of the females. Usually, bu this time, all that ramains of the final hours of their brief lives, the females lay their eggs in the mud. Then, having ensured that their species will survive, the shrimps die as the last of the water evaporates. If sufficient rain falls the following year to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the cycle growth, adulthood, egg-laying, and death is rapidly passed through. If there is insufficient rain to form a lake, the eggs like dormant for years, or even longer if necessary. Ocasionally, perhaps twice in a hundred years, sufficient rain falls to form a deep lake that last a month or more. In this case, the species passes through two cycles of gowth, egg-laying and death. Thus the species multiplies considerably, which further ensures its survival. 46. What does the passage mainly discuss? A.The effects of drought in the desert. B.The lifespan of fish eggs in the desert condition. C.The survival of the insects in a desert climate. D.The importance of deep lakes in the desert. 47. The word “form” in the first paragraph is closest mesning to A.style B.shape C.nature D.design 48. From the passage, it can be inferred that the Mojave Desert is unusual because . A. it is hot even in the shade B.rain rarely falls there C.it shelters inactive life D.very little survies there 49. The author compare inactive eggs to . A.shrimps B.sand C.larvae D.seeds 50. The word “These” in the first paragraph refres to . A.plannts B.eggs C.insects D.fish 51. According to the passage, the eggs originate . A.in the sand B.on the female C.in the mud D.in the lake 52. The word “swarms” in the second paragraph could best be raplaced by . A.abounds B.grows C.crowd D.supports 53. According to the passage, approximately how long does a shrimp live? A.1 week B.12 days C.13 days D.14 days plus 54. The word “dormant” in the last paragraph is closest mesning to . A.dead B.asleep C.passive D.empty 55. What does the author mean by the phrase “a race against time” in the second paragraph? A.The shrimps are intense competition to reproduce. B.The shrimps must reproduce before the water recede. C.The shrimps do not have enough time to reproduce. D.Death occurs before the shrimps can reproduce. VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question. The aspect of language use that is most worth changing is clarity and style of written prose. Expository Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 4 writing requires language to express far more complex train of thought than it was biologically designed to do. Inconsistencies caused by limitations of short-term memory and palnning, unnoticed in conversation, are not as tolerably when preserved on a page that is to be persued more leisurely. Also, unlike a conversational partner, a reader will rarely share enough background assumptions to interpolate all the missing oremises that make language comprhensible. Overcoming one’s natural egocentrism and trying to anticiplate the knowledge state of a reader at every stage of the exposition is one of the most important tasks in writing well. All this makes writing a difficult craft that must be mastered through practice, instruction, feedback, and-probably most important-intensive exposure to good examples. There are excellent manuals of composition that discuss these and other skills with great wisdom. What is most relevant is how removed their practical advice is from the trivia of split infinitives and slang. For example, a banal but universally acknowledged key to good writing is to revise extensively. Good writers go through anywhere from two to twenty drafts before releasing a paper. Anyone who does not appreciate this necessity is going to be a bad writer. If clear writing is wanted, then this is the course that must be followed. 56. What is the main topic of the passage? A.The importance of repeated draft in writing. B.The difficulties involved in producing good writing C.The problems of conveying meaning to readers D.The importance of reading good writing 57. The phrase “trains of thought” is closest meaning to . A.ways of thinking B.connected ideas C.continuous concepts D.logical thinking 58. Why does the author mention “short-term memory”? A.To suggest that memories are not always accurate. B.To show the problems of writing down memories C.To indicate the necessity for long-term memory. D.To explain sshort-term memory is indequate for complex writing. 59. According to the passage, readers sometimes have difficulty undresatanding text because . A.they have no knowledge of the subject matter B. there is no opportunity for them to check their assumptions C.they assume that the text are too difficult D.some ideas are unconnected in the text 60. It can be inferred from the passage that good writers . A.are self-centered B.consider their readers C.convey knowledge precisely D.explain every point 61. The word “exposure” in the passage could best be replaced by . A.access B.detection C.apporach D.pursuit 62. The author suggests that the best books about writing . A.contain explainations about grammar B.explain colloquial expressions C.include example of good writing D.concentrate on writing skills 63. The word “banal” in the passage is closest in meaning to . A.weak B.poor C.common D.modest 64. The word “this” in the last sentence of the passage refers to . A.extensive drafting B.practical advice C.acknowledged key D.intensive exposure 65. The passage supports which of the following conclusions? A.Conveying meaning in writing is easier than in conversation . B.Writing can be learned from a good manual. C.There is no substitute for revision in good writing. D.Writing is a biological process with its own style. VII. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it. 66. Had you told me that this was going to happen, I would never believe it. A B C D 67. Jack was excused for school for several days so he could travel with his father. A B C D Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 5 68. It mustn’t have been Mr.Andrew you saw because he’s in Liverpool. A B C D 69. The burglar is thought to get in through the bathroom window. A B C D 70. Jerry said that he didn’t go to the meeting the previous evening because of his illness. A B C D VIII. Choose the correct phrase or clause to complete each of the following sentences. 71. As soon as the singer finished his song, . A.the audience burst into applause B.the audience had burst into applause C.the audience would have burst into applause D.the audience were burst into applause 72. , the more miserable I feel. A.When the weather is hotter B.The weather is getting hotter C.The hotter the weather is D.Getting hotter the weather is 73. The party was very boring. . A.So we, therefore, decided to leave early B.We decided to leave early, therefore C.We, therefore, decided to leave early, so D.We decided to leave early, so 74. , he has become a successful businessman. A.Eventhough his physical handicap B. Inspite of the fact that his physical handicap C. Despite his physical handicap D.Although being of his physical handicap 75. We won’t gat any information . A.if he won’t phone immediately B.unless he phoned immediately C.must he phone immediately D.should he phone immediately IX. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one. 76. It was quite unnecessary for you to carry all those parcels home yourself. A.You wouldn’t carry all those parcels home yourself. B.You can’t have carried all those parcels home yourself. C.You needn’t have carried all those parcels home yourself. D.You haven’t carried all those parcels home yourself. 77. “ You’ve passed the exam?” “Oh, well done!” my aunt said to me. A.My aunt congratulated me on passing the exam. B.My aunt said I have passed the exam, well done. C.My aunt said to me that I had passed the exam and it was well done. D.My aunt epressed congratulation for my passing the exam. 78. We fear that nine crew members were lost overboard in the storm. A.Nine crew members are feared to be lost overboard in the storm. B.Nine crew members were feared to be lost overboard in the storm. C. Nine crew members were feared to have been lost overboard in the storm. D. Nine crew members are feared to have been lost overboard in the storm. 79. I’d like him to contribute his opinions more tactful. A.I wish he contributed his opinions more tactful. B. I wish he could contribute his opinions more tactful. C. I wish he had contributed his opinions more tactful. D. I wish he were contributing his opinions more tactful. 80. My last exam is on Thursday afternoon. A. On Friday morning I will have finished my last exam. B. On Friday morning I will have done my last exam. C. By Friday morning I will have finished my last exam. D. By Friday morning I will have done my last exam. THE END . Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 1 BÀI TẬP NÂNG CAO TIẾNG ANH 12 – BÀI SỐ 5 I. Choose the word whose sstressed syllable. at C.went over D.went through 25. I suppose cycling is very popular in Holland because it’s so . A.deep B.plain C.flat D.smooth Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT. B.show C.exhibition D.demonstration Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 Lyn1982vn@gmail.com Lê Nga CBT - 2010 3 44. A.especially B.anyway C.eventually D.meanwhile 45. A.progress B.progression C.profressive