Trêng THPT Phï Cõ 45 - minute test Tæ Ngo¹i Ng÷ Grade 12 N¨m häc 2008-2009 Hä vµ tªn : ……………………… Líp 12 §Ò LÎ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A B C D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A B C D I. Phonetics A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. special B. specify C. species D. spectrum 2.A. remind B. driven C. derive D. survive 3.A. dessert B. desert C. deserve D. December B.Choose the word whose main stress is put syllable from that of the others in the group. 4.A. agency B. awareness C. protection D. endanger 5.A. classify B. seriously C. identify D. temperature II.GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 6.If you ______________________there what would you have done? , A. were B. had been _______________________ C. would be D. would have been 7. "___________________you hand that book, please?" "Sure. Here it is." A. Must B. Should C. Could D. May 8. You ______________________clean the windows. The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow. A. don't have B. must C. mustn't D. needn't 9. ‘Hummock grasses grow in loose sand on the crest'. The word 'crest' in this sentence is closest in meaning to A. 'side' B. 'bottom' C. 'top' D. 'inside' 10. The panda’s habitat is the bamboo forest. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured. 11. If an area is _______, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed. A. endangered B. deforested C. contaminated D. polluted 12. A _____ is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary. A. pleasure B. novel C. page D. review 13. Can you ________ what it would be like to live without books? A. describe B. advise C. imagine D. understand 14. Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old girl. A. fiction B. information C. recommendation D. interest 15. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page. A. up B. on C. away D. in 16. Peter said he -------------- a test the following day. A. had had B. will have C. has had D. would have 17.Up to now, I -------------- a lot of information about her. A. learnt B. have learnt C. will learn D. would learn 18.He advised them -------------- in class. A. to not talk B. not to talk C. to talk not D. don’t talk 19. Do you get on well with the girl________ shares the room with you? A. whose B. who C. which D. that 20. I _______ you a letter if I had known your address. A. would have sent B. would send C. will send D. sent 21.Have you seen any good films _____________________? 1 Marks A. already B. ever C. lately D. now 22.They made an aerial survey; that is, they made a survey__________________________. A. by ship B. by plane C. on foot D. by telescope 23.______________his father, he is a biologist. A. Alike B. The same C. Like D. As 24. Jane often wears beautiful new clothes. She _______ be very rich. A. could B. might C. must D. needn’t 25. We have plenty of time. We needn’t -------------- A. to hurry B. hurrying C. hurried D. hurry 26. The students are used to -------------- in the school library. A worked B. work C. to work D working III. WRITING: Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 27. "I'm leaving here for Da Lat next week " said Mrs. Lan. A. Mrs. LAN said she was leaving there for Ad Lat the following week. B. Mrs Lan said to me she was leaving there for Da Lat next week. C. Mrs Lan tells she is leaving here for Da Lat the following week. D. Mrs Lan told me that I was leaving there for Da Lat the week after . 28."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. D. 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. B. My mother told me that I should put my feet on the chair. 29. Peter said to them, "Don't leave the room until I come back". A. Peter told them not to leave the room until they come back B. Peter told them not to leave the room until he comes back. C. Peter told them not to leave the room until they came back. D Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back 30."Take my luggage to Room 145", he said to the porter. A. He told the porter take his luggage to Room 145. B. He said the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. C. He told the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. D. He said to the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English 31. What would happen if the temperature is warmer? A B C D 32. When it was first establish in 1973, it consisted of only two hectares of land. A B C D 33. It's difficult for me decide whether I should accept the job or not. A B C D 34. If you left the milk out of the fridge in this weather, it will go off. A B C D 35. Louisa May Alcott, she is best known for her books for children, served as a nurse during the Civil war. A B C D V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (36)____________if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (37)___________as parrots are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More (38)_____________is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute (39)______________environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animal on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones left, (40)_____________we can solve this problem. 36. A. disappeared B. lost C. empty D. extinct 37. A. or B. where C. like D. such 38. A. area B. earth C. land D. soil 39. A. the B. that C. an D. a 40. A. because B. however C. if D. unless 2 Trêng THPT Phï Cõ 45 - minute test Tæ Ngo¹i Ng÷ Grade 12 N¨m häc 2008-2009 Hä vµ tªn : ……………………… Líp 12 §Ò ch½n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A B C D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A B C D I . Phonetics A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. worked B. stopped C. watched D. visited 2. A. peasant B. please C. reason D. ease 3. A. waited B. mended C. invited D. faced 4.A. occupation B. college C. comfortable D. knowledge B.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence 5.A.classify B. seriously C. identify D. temperature 6.A. borrow B. agree C. await D. prepare 7. A. entrapment B. gestation C. population D. intelligent 8.A. national B. establish C. tropical D. interest II.GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence . 9. Please call if you're going to arrive ____________________________. A. as late B. late C. lately D. later than 10. It was cold and wet. __________________, Paul put on his swimming suit and went to the beach. A. Although B. Therefore C. However D. Because 11.You ______________________clean the windows. The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow. A. don't have B. must C. mustn't D. needn't 12.Have you seen any good films ? A. already B. ever C. lately D. now 13.They made an aerial survey; that is, they made a survey .______________________________ A. by ship B. by plane C. on foot D. by telescope 14._________________his father, he is a biologist. A. Like B. Alike C. The same D. As 15. Jane often wears beautiful new clothes. She _______ be very rich. A. needn’t B. could C. might D. must 16. We have plenty of time. We needn’t -------------- A. hurried B. to hurry C. hurrying D. hurry 17. The students are used to -------------- in the school library. A. working B. work C. to work D. worked 18 . After -------------- her performance, she invited the audience to ask questions. A. she finishes B. finished C. finishing D. she will finish 19.If you fail the GCSE examination, you ____ not be allowed to take the entrance examination to the university. A. will B. would C. did D. are 20.Mangoes, ________ are my favourite fruit, are very expensive in Vietnam. A. what B.which C. that D. Ø 21.The wedding, to ______ only members of the family were invited, took place last Saturday. A. whom B. that C. who D. which 3 Marks 22. We____________________drive fast; we have plenty of time. A. can't B. needn't C. mustn't D. oughtn't 23. Development of the area would ___________________wildlife. A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. dangerously 24. You _____________________clean the windows. The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow. A. don't have B. must C. mustn't D. needn't 25. ‘Hummock grasses grow in loose sand on the crest'. The word 'crest' in this sentence is closest in meaning to A. 'side' B. 'bottom' C. 'top' D. 'inside' 26. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page. A. in B. on C. away D. up III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (27)____________if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (28)___________as parrots are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More (29)_____________is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute (30)______________environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animal on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones left, (31)_____________we can solve this problem. 27. A. lost B. extinct C. empty D. disappeared 28. A. such B. where C. like D. or 29. A. area B. earth C soil D. land 30. A. the B. that C. an D. a 31. A. because B. however C. if D. unless IV. WRITING: Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 32. "I saw her in the park two hours ago,” said he. A. He said I had seen her in the park two hours before. C. He said he saw her in the park two hours before B. He said he had seen her in the park two hours before. D. He said I saw her in the park two hours before. 33. Charlie said, "Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured". A. He said Tom had an accident the week before but he wasn't injured. B. He said Tom had had an accident the previous week but he wasn't injured. C. He said Tom had had a accident the previous week but he hadn't been injured. D. He said Tom had an accident the following week but he hadn't been injured. 34. Tony said, "I have never been to London. I think I shall go there next year". A. Tony said he has never been to London and he thinks he would go there the following year. B. Tony said he had never been to London and he thought he would go there the following year. C. Tony said he had never been to London and he thinks he will go there the following year. D. Tony said he would have never been to London and he thought he would go there the following year. 35."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 V. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English 36. If he fails the final exam, he woudn't be able to graduate. A B C D 37. Music plays an importance part in our life. A B C D 38. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. A. B. C. D. 39. Alike all the other mammals, dophins have lungs. A. B. C. D 40. If you left the milk out of the fridge in this weather, it will go off. A B C D 4 answer keys De le 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A x x x x B x x x x x x x x Cx x x x x x D x x 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A x x x x x B x x x Cx x x x x D x x x x x x x De chan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A x x x x x B x x x x C x x x x x x Dx x x x x 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A x x x x x B x x x x x x x C x x x Dx x x x x 5 . 12 N¨m häc 20 08 -20 09 Hä vµ tªn : ……………………… Líp 12 §Ò LÎ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A B C D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 . ……………………… Líp 12 §Ò ch½n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A B C D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39