with Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word
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TỔ TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I- KHỐI 12
I PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
1 A decided B stopped C watched D looked
2 A cleans B interests C laughs D walks
3 A loved B fined C named D missed
4 A wanted B played C tried D destroyed
5 A hopes B makes C hats D wins
II VOCABULARY
1 _, they’re a great company to work for I’ve never been to so many parties in my life
A Society B Social C Socially D Sociable
2 Everyone was at his knowledge of philosophy
A amaze B amazement C amazing D amazed
3 Letters of recommendation from your previous would be helpful to you when applying for a job
A employees B employers C employment D employs
4 Constant _ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here
A threat B threaten C threatening D.threateningly
5 No one can predict the future exactly Things may happen _
A expected B unexpected C expectedly D unexpectedly
6 It took her many weeks to _ at home on campus
A stay B feel C make D see
7 Interviewees must every effort to answer all the questions they are asked during the interview
A make B do C get D take
8 ''You must have had a very good time on holiday." " , it was a disaster Everything went wrong."
A By tradition B In short C On the condition D On the contrary
9 The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _ is
A creativity B history C terrorism D technology
10 Someone who is _ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular
A powerful B optimistic C stagnant D pessimistic
Trang 211 They are trying to persuade the rich to their money to the charities
A provide B invest C finance D contribute
12 A _ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times
A plane B corporation C telecommunication D shuttle
13 There will be a powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing _ that is worn on or in the body
A device B machinery C equipment D vehicle
14 Starting school may be a(n) experience for many children
A thorough B advanced C daunting D social
15 Although they are not rich, their children are always _ dressed
A neat B neatly C untidy D untidily
16 When are you leaving Singapore? This week or next week?
A for B in C to D at
17 The doctor will not give the patient the test results tomorrow
A until B from C at D on
18 I don't understand this point Could you please ?
A explain to me it B explain me with it C explain it to me D explain it for me
19 That house reminds me the one where I used to live
A of B for C about D with
20 It was very kind you to lend me the money I needed
A for B of C to D with
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
21 In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost
A companies B services C supermarkets D farms
22 In our curriculum, math, literature, and English are considered as core subjects
A general B popular C difficult D main
23 In a school year in Vietnam, there are two terms called the first term and the second term
A infants B semester C semesters D system
24 When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you
A be related to B express interest in C be interested in D pay attention to
25 The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer
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26 Someone who is optimistic thinks that good things are going to happen
A pessimistic B good C hopeless d bad
27 In 1991, the British government made it mandatory to wear rear seat belts in cars
A sophisticated B optional C available D obligatory
28 Many teenagers show signs of depression when being asked about their future
A cheerfulness B admission C refusal D Confirmation
29 The boy denied breaking the window of the neighbor’s house
A admitted B agreed C regretted D refused
30 Thanks to labor-saving devices, housework is no longer a burden to people
A influence B duty C relief D order
III GRAMMAR
Choose the correct options to complete the following sentences
1 What are your plans for _ future?
A a B an C the D Ø
2 On _ Internet and with cable television w e can select information from a wide variety of sources
A the B an C Ø D a
3 Up to now, space exploration still remains _ very risky, complex, and expensive endeavor
A the B a C an D Ø
4 Within _ few years, private space travel has gone from concept to reality
A Ø B the C an D a
5 _technology is already present in the form of computers, printers, scanners, handheld devices, wireless technologies, and Internet connections
A A B An C The D Ø
6 Unfortunately, I don’t know Philosophy, so I can’t answer your question
A If I know Philosophy, I can answer your question
B If I know Philosophy, I will be able to answer your question
C Were I to know Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question
D If I had known Philosophy, I would have been able to answer your question
7 I cannot buy a new computer _ I save enough money
A if B even if C unless D as if
8 the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes
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A would B could C have to D may
10 If I had taken that English course, I much progress now
A had made B would have made C made D would make
11 If they had searched more carefully, they the watch sooner
A will find B would find C found D would have found
12 If I you , I’d save some of your lottery winnings
A be B were C am D was
13 Unless we _ more snow, we can’t go skiing
A will have B have C have had D had
14 He stepped on the mine, and it exploded
A If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t explode
B If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t explode
C If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t explode
D If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t have exploded
15 In my experiments, the liquid is cooled to 0ºC It always freezes
A If you cool the liquid to 0 degrees, it froze
B If you cooled the liquid to 0 degrees, it would freeze
C If you cool the liquid to 0 degrees, it will freeze
D If you had cooled the liquid to 0 degrees, it would have frozen
16 Vietnam, _is in south-east Asia, exports rice coffee and rubber
A who B that C which D where
17 They are the children won the match yesterday
A whose B whom C who D they
18 They live in the house _ they bought last year
A whom B which C where D whose
19 The girl you met yesterday is a famous pop singer
A that B whose C what D which
20 The instructions ……… by Professor Johnson helped us know more about the danger of energy pollution
A that explained B explained C explaining D which explained
21 The man _you met on Main Street yesterday is your new teacher
A which B when C whose D whom
22 He was the last person in this way
A to kill B who killed C being killed D to be killed
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A who elected B to be elected C was elected D her election as
24 She is the only one in the discussion to using nuclear power
A objects B objected C to object D whom objects
25 Johnny was the last applicant for a position in that energy station
A to interview B interviewing C to be interviewed D which is interviewed
V Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
1 If you give me more time (A) and (B) I will (C) successfully (D) finish this project
2 If I were (A) you, I will go (B) to the dentist’s (C) and have the tooth checked (D)
3 Do you think you could (A) lend me good pair (B) of gloves (C) to wear (D) to the wedding?
4 He usually (A) travels (B) to Philadelphia (C) by the train.(D)
5 They work (A) in (B) a hospital sponsoring (C) by (D) the government
6 Are these (A) the keys that (B) you are looking for (C) them (D)?
7 If Tom had come sooner (A), he could has eaten (B) dinner with (C) the whole (D) family
8 Do you get on (A) with the person (B) whom (C) lives next door (D)?
9 If my father hasn’t (A) encouraged me to take (B) the exam, I wouldn’t (C) have done (D) it
10 If we will reduce (A) the speed of population growth (B), there will be less (C) pressure on (D) the earth
VI WRITING
A SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1 We started to learn English 8 years ago
=> We have
2 I began using this washing machine at the end of 2010
=> I have
3 I last saw Alison over a year ago
=> I
4 He can't buy a new house because he doesn't have enough money
=> If _
5 She didn’t revise all her lessons, so she failed the exam
=> If
6 If I took good care of the car, it wouldn’t break down
=> Were I _
7 Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon (Reduce relative clause)
=>
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=>
9 We enjoy this city It has been renewed a lot after the war (Use relative clause)
=> _
10 I met the people You told me about them (Use relative clause with preposition)
B WORD FORM
1 He was one of 30 _ for the manager’s job (apply)
2 They adopt behavior that is more acceptable among their peers (society)
3 I am _ that the plane might crash (scary)
4 Politicians have given an welcome to the Queen’s speech (enthusiasm)
5 When Jane came to see the _, she was nervous at first but soon composed herself
(interview)
6 Academic ability is not the sole criterion for to the college (admit)
7 I _ think that it’s better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something
you hate (honest)
8 We’re _ about our chances of success (optimist)
9 Someone who is _ thinks that bad things are going to happen (pessimism)
10 There are several places where residents face the threat of _ every day (terrorist)
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