ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 12

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made used of various forms of communication.. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feeling has been in the form of oral speech

ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 12 PRONUNCIATION:( 1 MARKS ) I- From each number, pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1- A bought B thought C throught D ought

2- A nib B sob C comb D curb

3- A love B cover C colour D over

4- A asked B helped C kissed D wanted

5- A measure B sun C sight D sit

II- From each number, pick out one word which has the stress different from the others

1- A memory B behavior C underline D citizenship

2- A agree B cartoon C engineer D habit

3- A finish B measure C appear D socialize

4- A writer B doctor C teacher D career

5- A printer B bamboo C product D nation

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 5 MARKS ) III- Chose A, B, C, or D to complete sentence

1-Hoa _ Lan’s letter a week ago

A receives B received C has received D is receiving 2-The more you study, the _ you will become

A intelligent B beautiful C smarter D happy 3-She would tell you about it if she _ here

4-Everybody is ready now, _ ?

A isn’t he B isn’t it C isn’t she D aren’t they 5-Do you have to buy this car ? No, I _ It isn’t neccessary

A mustn’t B needn’t C won’t D don’t need

6 They can see a banyan tree at the _to the village

7-Did you leave very early last night , Tam ?

Yes, but I wish I _ so early

A didn’t have B hadn’t left C haven’t left D couldn’t leave 8-After you have done this page, refer _the answer in the appendox

9-They can only cure him _ his illness if they operate _ him

A of / on B at / with C in / at D over / to 10-Eating carrots is good _ the eyes

11- _ occasion , I go to the theatre

12-Please move the chairs _ the aisle They’re _my way

A away from / on B out of / in C under / of D from / on 13-There is _university in Cao Lanh

14- _one-eyed man is standing outside my house

15-Nam walked _the library _ the way home

A by / on B to / in C at / to D on / by 16-This exercise _ carefully

A were done B must was done C must be done D are done

17 Please turn the radio _ It’s too loud

18 I’m really going to my friend’s party on Saturday I haven’t been out for ages

A enjoy B expecting C looking for D looking forward to

19 My mother often gives me advice water

A to save B how to save C on how to save D about how to save

20 She’s always so to me

21 Don’t wait for me I _ late It depends on the traffic

A will be B might be C must be D can be

22 This part of the river is safe enough _

A for the children to swim in B for the children to swim in it

C to the children swim in it D to the children swim in

23 The book _ the school library is very interesting

A borrowed in B borrowed from C borrows from D borrows at

24 She isn’t wearing her coat _ it is very cold now

25 Tom: How about going out for dinner tonight?

Mary

A Oh, thank you B Yes, please C I’m afraid not D No, I don’t want to

26 Babies have to learn how to _ before they can walk

A crawl B creep C strike D stroll

27 What are the main _ of this illness?

A traces B symptoms C emblems D tokens

28 My sister is very _ of spiders

A terror B terrify C terrified D terrifying

29 Stop now, you 've done _ work for one day

A too many B plenty C quite more D quite enough

30 If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a _

A fare B tip C fee D commission

31 The smaller the room is, the _ furniture it needs

A fewer B smaller C more D less

32 How can I know _ book is yours? They are so alike

A what B which C this D the

33 The secretary to _ I talked didn’t know where the meeting was

A which B who C that D whom

34 Nobody knows what the _ of the explosion was

A source B cause C reaction D reason

35 It looks _ it’s going to rain

A as B as like C as if D If

36 We are destroying our environment by adding more _ to it

A pollutes B pollutants C pollutives D pollutions

37 He tried to explain the reason _ he got to class late yesterday

A for which B of which C in which D by which

38 We didn’t remember _ our document into our removable disk so we have lost all now

A saving B to be saving C saved D to save

39 There is a crowd of students _ for the lecturer outside the lecture hall

A to wait B waiting C to be waiting D are waiting

40 The storm was on _Thursday of that week

41 Has the committee _ a decision yet?

42 _the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished

43 _ her five dresses, she likes the red one best

44 Because of the bad weather, we had to put _our picnic until next weekend.

45 By the year 2015, the world population _ 8 biilion people

A will reach B reaches C will have reached D reach

46 Computer are not _, of course, but they usually do not make mistakes

47 Hardly can find the answer to the complex problem

A no one B someone C anyone D everyone

48 The little girl looked up thinking her mother would beat her

A fear B feared C fearful D fearfully

49 She spoke nobody could understand her

A so fastly that B so fast that C fastly so that D fast so that

50 I’m sorry I to you so long

A don’t write B haven’t written C didn’t write D am not writing

51 It’s you to make your own dicession

A.up / for B for/ on C up / to D on / of

52 Trees -since it stopped raining last month

A have been planted B were planted C were being planted D had been planted

53 He made me _the task over and over again

54 “ I am taking my first exam next week” _!

A Cheers B Well done C Congratulations D Good luck

55 Many things which we can do now couldn’t _years ago

56 She asked “ Will it rain tonight?”

In reported speech this should be read

A She asked me would it rain tonight B She asked me it would rain that night

C She asked me if it would rain that night D She asked me it would rain tonight

57 Do you happen to know ?

A what his name B what his name is C what is his name D what was his name

58 The teacher told his students _ the mistakes again

A not to make B not make C don’t make D won’t make

59 We can’t solve this problem if only our teacher here now to help us

60 When ? _ In 1786

A the telephone was invented B was the telephone invented

C did the telephone invented D did the telephone invent

61 Mary: “ What a lovely house you have!” John :“ ”

A Thank you hope you will drop in B I think so

C No problem D Of course not, It’s not costly

62 Two hours _not enough to finish this test

63 It takes me about two hours to Vung Tau

64 Nobody phoned while I was out, _?

A did they B didn’t they C did it D didn’t it

65 Did Giang say he would attend the class party

A organize B play C refuse D be present at

66 Mary is the best student in the class She is to all the other students

A superior B better C excellent D brightest

67 Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English become tourist guides

A so that B so as C in order that D so as to

68 Please don’t touch anything before _.

A the police will come B the police come

C the police comes D the police would come

69 Did you watch the documentary about wildlife on TV last night

A film that acted by famous actors B the science fiction

70 of the students know the answer to that question

A Almost B The most C Most D Mostly

71 Be patient you won’t succeed

A because B or C unless D otherwise

72 Susan couldn’t help _when I told her the joke

73 Regina, you have never met before, is a genius in painting

74 Doctors advise _too many hours watching television

A not to spend B not being spent C not spend D not spending

75 Can you give me the _for tomato soup ?

76 I am fed hanging around here with nothing to do

77 I was named _a wealthy relative of my Mom’s

78 Some young people today have a very strange _

A appear B appearance C disappear D disappearance

79 If today Sunday, we to the beach

A is / would go B were / would go C will be / will go D were / will go

80 I don’t believe _ the existence _UFOs _the earth

A in / of / on B in / on / of C of / in / on D on / of / in

IV- Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1 We have many although we are twin (differ)

2 Advertisements account for three fourths of the…… … …of the newspaper (come)

3 These workers got a bonus because they did their jobs…… … (effect)

4 What do you …… … do in the afternoon? (use)

5 You can buy electrical……… …at the shop over there (apply)

6 He has been one of the most effective…… ….in the

“Keep Our City Clean” campaign (activity)

7 The President’s New Year Speech is going to broadcast…… …… (nation)

8 Some people believe strongly in the…… … of life on the other planets (exist)

9 His lawyer speaks more……… than yours (persuade)

10 The weather in Britain is……… we don’t whether it’s sunny or rainy after five minutes (predict) V- Supply the correct form of verb in bracket:

1- Look ! They ……… ( put ) sugar on their grape fruit berore they eat it

2- Harry……… ( work ) for the city since last summer

3- The race ………… ( start ) as planned if the weather clears

4- The letter ……… ……… ( not arrive ) yet

5- In England the sun ………( not shine ) every day

6- In the last 6 months, I ………… ( complete ) two English courses

7- What ……… you ………….( do ) when you leave school ?

8- I introduced her to my brother because they ………… ( not meet ) before

9 It (be)……… my birthday tomorrow

10 I (not play)……… football since I (break)……… my leg

11 I (telephone)……… Bill as soon as I (get)……… home this evening.

12 It was eleven o’clock and we (just go)………… to bed when the telephone (ring)………

13 I (think)…… … your father’s health (improve)……… so much since I (see)………… him last

14 He hehaved as though he (be) a prince

15 Ten new school (build) last year

VI- There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Find and correct it.

1 Jason’s professor had him to write his thesis many times before allowing him to present it to the committee

2 I think Helen is accustomed to work eight hours a day

3 The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have

4 Only when you have had a chance to know various occupations you will decide on your career

5 I tried to do everything to contact John two weeks ago but so far I don’t receive his reply

6 Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after graduation

7 The letter was sent by special delivery must be important

8 Because the torrential rains that had devastated the area, the governor sent the National Guard to assist in the clean-up operation

9 My brother attends an university in the Midwest now which specializes in astrology

10 Although Mark has been cooking for many years, he still doesn’t know to prepare French foods in the traditional manner

11 Not put your clothes on the bed

12 They normally caught the early bus but today they came to visit us with a car

13 What do you often have for the lunch?

14 Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?

15 Kangaroos, that can saw everywhere in Australia, have long tails

READING : 3MARKS

VII- Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.

An increasing (1)………of people are now going on (2)…………to Egypt The population of Egypt is about

50 million and the (3)…… is EL Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under 9 million people.Although the climate

is hot and dry, (4)……….of the country is desert, the average temperature (5)……….October to March is not too high

The most (6)………sights are the pyramids at Giza However, it’s also pleasant to visit Alexandria,Port Said and several (7)……….places and do as much (8)…….as possible

A (9)……to Luxor is very interesting, and there are frequent (10)……there from Rario

VIII- Read the following passage carefully then choose the one answer a,b,c or d which you think

is correct

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made used of various forms of communication Generally, this expression of thoughts and feeling has been in the form of oral speech When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words and ideas Tourists, the deaf and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact, and can be used internationally; spelling, however, can not

Body language transmits ideas or thought by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction

Other form of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille ( a system of raised dots read with the fingertips ), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people

While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systerms and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings

Questions:

1 Which of the following best summarizes this passage ?

a When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication

b Everybody uses only one form of communication

c Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners

d Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest

2- Which of the following is not true ?

a There are many forms of communication in existence today

b Verbalization is the most common form of communication

c The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication

d Ideas and thoughts can be transmited by body language

3- Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?

a picture sings b Braille c body language d signal flags

4- How many different forms of communication are mentioned here ?

5- Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, except for

a spelling b ideas c whole words d expressions

6- In general, the expression of thoughts and feeling has been in the form of …………

a symbols b spelling c nod signifies d oral speech

1- He didn’t study hard He failed in his exam

 If ……… …………

2- She said : “ Don’t touch that cake, John”

 She told ……… …………

3- He ran so quickly that I couldn’d catch him

 He was such ……… ………

4- I was sorry I didn’t know how to do it

 I wish ……… …………

5- These shoes will have to be repaired

 They will ……… …………

6- Tam never does anything if you don’t tell him what to do

 Unless you ……… …

7 We opened the last box

 The……… …

8 He said to Jane, “Look at this small box, please.”

 He asked Jane……… ………

9 He is not your brother You don’t support him

 If he………

10 She always trusts the man He never trusts her

 She always………

Part a-There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Find and correct it.

1 Not  Don’t

2 with a car  by a car

3 the lunch  lunch

4 doesn’t he  does he

5 can saw  can be seen

6 to write  write

7 work  working

8 frequent  frequently

9 you will decide  will you decide

10 don’t receive  haven’t received

11 of finding  to find

12 was sent  is sent

13 because  because of

14 attends  is attending

15 know to prepare  know how to prepare

Question 6: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.

Part a:

1.number 6.famous

2.holiday 7.other

3.capital 8.sightseeing

4.most 9.trip

5.from 10.flights