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Trang 1Final examination for grade 12
Subject: English
Shool year: 2009- 2010
(Time allowance: 60 minutes)
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
In Britain, the availability of higher education has increased greatly in the second half of the twentieth century Nevertheless, finding a place in a university in Britain is not easy University only takes the better students Because of this, and also because of the relatively high degree of personal supervision of students, nearly all university students are not supposed to take a job during term time Unless their parents are rich, students receive a state grant of money that can cover most of their living expenses
The Open University in Britain, which was started in 1969, allows people who do not have the opportunity to study for a degree Its courses are taught through television, radio, and especially written course books Students work with their tutors, who discuss their written work, either at the
meeting or through correspondence In the summer, they have to attend short residential courses of
about a week
1 Students don't find it easy to be offered a place in a university in Britain because of
A an entrance requirement for good students
B the availability of higher education
C a high degree of personal of supervision of students
D a lack of school for higher education
2 Most Britain university students can't take the job during term time because
A they get a grant of money from the state
B they are good students
C they are closely supervised by the university
D their parents are rich
3 Open University students in Britain are required
A to attend short courses during the summer
B to study at home through television, radio or with tutors at meeting or through correspondence
C to attend courses once a week
D to study at home during the course
4 What does the phrase “residential course” mean?
A It's an optional course
B It's a course for local students
C It's a compulsory course
D It's a course that students are required to live in university
5 What is not true about the passage?
A Tutors in the Open University help students with their written work
B The state grants money to poor university students
C University in Britain is open to all students
D Students can't work part-time while taking their course at universities
After each sentence, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original
6 He drives more carelessly than he used to.
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B He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to
C He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to
D He doesn’t drive as carefully he does
7 Shall we go for a walk?
A What about go for a walk? B What about going for walk?
C What about going for a walk? D What about going a walk?
Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word cues.
8 Ha / promise / give / the book / back / me / next day.
A Ha promised give the book back to me the next day
B Ha promised give the book back for me the next day
C Ha promised to give the book back to me next day
D Ha promised to give the book back to me the next day
9 Hoa is not old enough to do the volunteer work.
A Hoa is very young that he can’t do the volunteer work
B Hoa is too young to do the volunteer work
C Hoa can’t do the volunteer work because of his old age
D Her youngster prevents her from doing the volunteer work
10 Opinion / violent movies / not / show / television.
A With my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
B For my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
C In my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
D To my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, A, and D Choose one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
11 My mother still hasn’t really got from the death of my father
A B C D
12 The money will be used to buy equipment to the school
A B C D
13 If you had told me earlier, I would give it to you
A B C D
14 Mary was late yesterday, that was unusual for her
A B C D
15 By the end of the 21st century, Chinese astronauts will land on the Mars
A B C D
Read the passage and choose the best option to fit each space.
It is difficult to know (16) _ elephants once lived in the continent, but there may have been at least 3-5million elephants in Africa in the early part of the twentieth century People always hunted elephants for meat, hides and (17) As the human population grew and weapon became more advanced, elephants were under great threat In (18) _ 1970s and early 1980s there was a huge decline in the number of elephants (19) _ the increase in poaching It is estimated that there are now about 500,000 elephants and they are living in a small number of countries A ban was given on all international trade in ivory in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers severe punishments Thanks to such (20) actions, some elephant populations, especially those
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
23 She was the woman _ motorbike was stolen last month
24 Nam: “My bike is broken.”
Hoa: “Why don’t you .”
A have it repairing C have it repaired
B have it to be repaired D be repaired
25 Living in big city is getting _
A more expensive and more expensive C the more and the more expensive
B more and more expensive D as expensive as expensive
26 “Where do you come from?” said Ba to Tim
A Ba asked Tim where did she come from
B Ba asked Tim where she did come from
C Ba asked to Tim where she came from
D Ba asked Tim where she came from
27 At my birthday party last night, Hang sang very
A beauty B beautifully C beautify D beautiful
28 Despite _ breakfast, we don’t feel hungry now
A having B to have C not having D had
29 If people drove more carefully, _fewer accidents
C there wouldn’t have been D there will be
30 The telephone rang many times; _, Henry didn’t wake up
31 The Statue of Liberty in 1884 in France, and then transported to America in 1886
C should be completed D was completed
32 Tom doesn’t like going fishing and
A neither I like B neither I am C neither do I D neither go I
33 It’s very kind you to help me
34 The leaf hat is used like an umbrella _ people from the sun or the rain
A protect B to protect C protecting D protected
35 Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company.
B curriculum vitae D recommendation
Trang 436. _ Tom Cruise’s last movie? – Yes, I _ it three days ago.
A Have you ever seen / saw C Did you ever see / have seen
B Had you ever seen / had seen D Did you ever see / saw
34 John: “Why don’t we go to Hue this summer?”
Mary: “Oh! _.”
38 “Would you like some coffee?” - “ _.”
A Yes, I’d like B Yes, I do C Yes, please D No, I don’t like
39 Jack: “What’s your nationality?”
Joko: “ .”
A I am from Japan C I live in Japan
B I am Japanese D I’m living in Japan
40 My father died the age of 65
41 We took part in a sponsored walk to support the poor
A organizing B organized C to organized D that organized
42 It's worth _ the details of the contract before you sign it
A check B to check C checking D having checked
43 I had no sooner closed the door somebody started knocking on it
44 She is very good _ Maths
45 Would you mind _ the way to the railway station?
46 “Men build the house and women make it home.” Means _
A Both men and women are good at building houses
B Men and women have to live separately
C Men and women live together under one roof
D Men’s responsibility is to work and support the family and women’s job is to look after the family
47 ……….is a global list of endangered and rare species
A The Red List B The Red Book
C Vulnerable animals D Rare animals
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
48 A celebrate B sculpture C explain D worksheet
50 A relationship B invitation C effective D ability
The end
Trang 5Final examination for grade 12
Subject: English
Shool year: 2009- 2010
(Time allowance: 60 minutes)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3 A relationship B invitation C effective D ability
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
6 She was the woman _ motorbike was stolen last month
7 Nam: “My bike is broken.”
Hoa: “Why don’t you .”
A have it repairing C have it repaired
B have it to be repaired D be repaired
8 Living in big city is getting _
A more expensive and more expensive B the more and the more expensive
C more and more expensive D as expensive as expensive
9 “Where do you come from?” said Ba to Tim
A Ba asked Tim where did she come from
B Ba asked Tim where she did come from
C Ba asked Tim where she came from
D Ba asked to Tim where she came from
10 At my birthday party last night, Hang sang very
A beauty B beautiful C beautify D beautifully
11 Despite _ breakfast, we don’t feel hungry now
A having B to have C not having D had
12 If people drove more carefully, _fewer accidents
C there wouldn’t have been D there will be
13 The telephone rang many times; _, Henry didn’t wake up
14 The Statue of Liberty in 1884 in France, and then transported to America in 1886
C should be completed D was completed
15 Tom doesn’t like going fishing and
A neither I like B neither I am C neither do I D neither go I
16 It’s very kind you to help me
17 The leaf hat is used like an umbrella _ people from the sun or the rain
A to protect B protect C protecting D protected
Code: 040
Trang 618 Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company.
C curriculum vitae D recommendation
19. _ Tom Cruise’s last movie? – Yes, I _ it three days ago
A Have you ever seen / saw C Did you ever see / have seen
B Had you ever seen / had seen D Did you ever see / saw
20 John: “Why don’t we go to Hue this summer?”
Mary: “Oh! _.”
A Good idea B You are welcome C Pardon me D Have a good holiday
21 Would you like some coffee? - “ _.”
A Yes, I’d like B Yes, please C Yes, I do D No, I don’t like
22 Jack: “What’s your nationality?”
Joko: “ .”
A I am from Japan B I live in Japan
C I am Japanese D I’m living in Japan
23 My father died the age of 65
24 We took part in a sponsored walk to support the poor
A organizing B organized C to organized D that organized
25 It's worth _ the details of the contract before you sign it
A checking B to check C checked D having checked
26 I had no sooner closed the door somebody started knocking on it
27 She is very good _ Maths
28 Would you mind _ the way to the railway station?
29 “Men build the house and women make it home.” Means _
A Both men and women are good at building houses
B Men and women have to live separately
C Men’s responsibility is to work and support the family and women’s job
is to look after the family
D Men and women live together under one roof
30 ……….is a global list of endangered and rare species
A The Red List B The Red Book
C Vulnerable animals D Rare animals
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
In Britain, the availability of higher education has increased greatly in the second half of the twentieth century Nevertheless, finding a place in a university in Britain is not easy University only takes the better students Because of this, and also because of the relatively high degree of personal supervision of students, nearly all university students are not supposed to take a job during term time Unless their parents are rich, students receive a state grant of money that can cover most of their living expenses
The Open University in Britain, which was started in 1969, allows people who do not have the opportunity to study for a degree Its courses are taught through television, radio, and especially written course books Students work with their tutors, who discuss their written work, either at the
Trang 7meeting or through correspondence In the summer, they have to attend short residential courses of
about a week
31 Students don't find it easy to be offered a place in a university in Britain because of
A an entrance requirement for good students
B the availability of higher education
C a high degree of personal of supervision of students
D a lack of school for higher education
32 Most Britain university students can't take the job during term time because
A they get a grant of money from the state
B they are good students
C they are closely supervised by the university
D their parents are rich
33 Open University students in Britain are required
A to attend short courses during the summer
B to study at home through television, radio or with tutors at meeting or through correspondence
C to attend courses once a week
D to study at home during the course
34 What does the phrase “residential course” mean?
A It's an optional course
B It's a course for local students
C It's a compulsory course
D It's a course that students are required to live in university
35 What is not true about the passage?
A Tutors in the Open University help students with their written work
B The state grants money to poor university students
C University in Britain is open to all students
D Students can't work part-time while taking their course at universities
After each sentence, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original
36 He drives more carelessly than he used to.
A He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to
B He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to
C He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to
D He doesn’t drive as carefully he does
37 Shall we go for a walk?
A What about go for a walk? B What about going for walk?
C What about going for a walk? D What about going a walk?
Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word.
38 Ha / promise / give / the book / back / me / next day.
E Ha promised give the book back to me the next day
F Ha promised give the book back for me the next day
G Ha promised to give the book back to me next day
H Ha promised to give the book back to me the next day
39 Hoa is not old enough to do the volunteer work.
A Hoa is very young that he can’t do the volunteer work
B Hoa is too young to do the volunteer work
Trang 8C Hoa can’t do the volunteer work because of his old age.
D Her youngster prevents her from doing the volunteer work
40 Opinion / violent movies / not / show / television.
A With my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
B For my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
C In my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
D To my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, A, and D Choose one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
41 My mother still hasn’t really got from the death of my father
A B C D
42 The money will be used to buy equipment to the school
A B C D
43 If you had told me earlier, I would give it to you
A B C D
44 Mary was late yesterday, that was unusual for her
A B C D
45 By the end of the 21st century, Chinese astronauts will land on the Mars
A B C D
Read the passage and choose the best option to fit each space.
It is difficult to know (46) _ elephants once lived in the continent, but there may have been at least 3-5million elephants in Africa in the early part of the twentieth century People always hunted elephants for meat, hides and (47) As the human population grew and weapon became more advanced, elephants were under great threat In (48) _ 1970s and early 1980s there was a huge decline in the number of elephants (49) _ the increase in poaching It is estimated that there are now about 500,000 elephants and they are living in a small number of countries A ban was given on all international trade in ivory in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers severe punishments Thanks to such (50) actions, some elephant populations, especially those
in southern Africa, have recovered over the last decade However, numerous threats remain for
Africa’s elephants
The end
Trang 9Final examination for grade 12
Subject: English
Shool year: 2009- 2010 (Time allowance: 60 minutes)
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, A, and D Choose one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
1 By the end of the 21st century, Chinese astronauts will land on the Mars
A B C D
2 The money will be used to buy equipment to the school
A B C D
3 My mother still hasn’t really got from the death of my father
A B C D
4 Mary was late yesterday, that was unusual for her
A B C D
5 If you had told me earlier, I would give it to you
A B C D
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
6 A celebrate B sculpture C explain D worksheet
7 A marathon B remember C champion D luggage
8 A relationship B effective C ability D invitation
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
In Britain, the availability of higher education has increased greatly in the second half of the twentieth century Nevertheless, finding a place in a university in Britain is not easy University only takes the better students Because of this, and also because of the relatively high degree of personal supervision of students, nearly all university students are not supposed to take a job during term time Unless their parents are rich, students receive a state grant of money that can cover most of their living expenses
The Open University in Britain, which was started in 1969, allows people who do not have the opportunity to study for a degree Its courses are taught through television, radio, and especially written course books Students work with their tutors, who discuss their written work, either at the
meeting or through correspondence In the summer, they have to attend short residential courses of
about a week
9 Students don't find it easy to be offered a place in a university in Britain because of
A an entrance requirement for good students
B the availability of higher education
C a high degree of personal of supervision of students
D a lack of school for higher education
10 Open University students in Britain are required
A to attend short courses during the summer
B to attend courses once a week
C to study at home during the course
D to study at home through television, radio or with tutors at meeting or through correspondence
11 What does the phrase “residential course” mean?
A It's an optional course
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C It's a course that students are required to live in university
D It's a compulsory course
12 What is not true about the passage?
A Tutors in the Open University help students with their written work
B The state grants money to poor university students
C University in Britain is open to all students
D Students can't work part-time while taking their course at universities
13 Most Britain university students can't take the job during term time because
A they get a grant of money from the state
B they are good students
C they are closely supervised by the university
D their parents are rich
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
Read the passage and choose the best option to fit each space.
It is difficult to know (16) _ elephants once lived in the continent, but there may have been at least 3-5million elephants in Africa in the early part of the twentieth century People always hunted elephants for meat, hides and (17) As the human population grew and weapon became more advanced, elephants were under great threat In (18) _ 1970s and early 1980s there was a huge decline in the number of elephants (19) _ the increase in poaching It is estimated that there are now about 500,000 elephants and they are living in a small number of countries A ban was given on all international trade in ivory in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers severe punishments Thanks to such (20) actions, some elephant populations, especially those
in southern Africa, have recovered over the last decade However, numerous threats remain for
Africa’s elephants
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
21 She was the woman _ motorbike was stolen last month
22 Nam: “My bike is broken.”
Hoa: “Why don’t you .”
A have it repairing C have it repaired
B have it to be repaired D be repaired
23 Living in big city is getting _
A more expensive and more expensive B the more and the more expensive
C more and more expensive D as expensive as expensive
24 “Where do you come from?” said Ba to Tim
A Ba asked Tim where did she come from B Ba asked Tim where she did come from
C Ba asked Tim where she came from D Ba asked to Tim where she came from
25 At my birthday party last night, Hang sang very