Water polo originated in England during the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States?. It was first played in the Olympic Games as a men’s exhibition sport in 1904 it became a
Trang 1ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2010 – 2011) - PRACTICE TEST 12
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
II Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
6 The more expensive the car is, the it is
a less buyers b less economical c more comfortable d more quickly
7 The more I live with her, the _ I understand her
8 The young girl carefully _ left and right before crossing the road
9 She was only the woman appointed to the board
10 I’d rather _ to Elvis Presley than Beatles
11 After Peter’s mother died, he was _ up by his grandmother
12 A lot of women _ the high position in society nowadays
a took part in b takes part in c take part in d took part of
13 I don’t believe that Robert is capable such cruelty
14 If you don’t attention you won’t understand what to do
15 Bob is getting used the new machines
Trang 2a to operate b operating c to operating d for operate
16 _ the history, women’s role has changed to a higher perception
17 Good morning ,everyone Today I’d like to speak the history of women revolution
18 What time does the train leave Ho Chi Minh City?
19 I was so excited that I couldn’t get _ sleep
20 ASEAN was founded in order to promote relationship between the south east Asian countries
21 It is more to use oil to run a car than to use petrol
22.After the boss _ they started playing cards
23 When she comes, I _ her the news
24 When our teacher came, we all up to greet him
25 – “ How are you?”
a I’m a student b I’m fine, thanks c I’m doing my homework d I’m reading
26 – “ What does your mother do?”
a She is cooking dinner b She is a teacher
c She comes from London d She is beautiful
III Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original sentence:
27 I have never seen such a stupid person
a Never I have seen such a stupid person
Trang 3c Never seen I have such a stupid person
d Never have seen I such a stupid person
28 Somebody cleans the room every day
a The room is cleaned every day b The room is every day cleaned
c The room is clean every day d The room is every cleaned day
29 How do people learn languages?
a Languages are learned how? b How are languages learn?
c How languages are learned? d How are languages learned?
30 The house with the blue walls is my aunt's
a The house whose walls is blue is my aunt's
b The house which walls is blue is my aunt's
c The house whom walls is blue is my aunt's
d The house when walls is blue is my aunt's
31 Shall we go for a swim?
a What about going for a swim? b What about to go for a swim?
c What about go swimming? d Shall we to go for a swim?
IV Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting:
32 After John is washing his clothes, he began to study
a b c d
33 )Some new furniture have been ordered by this company
a b c d
38/ Michel was considering to buy a new car until the prices went up
a b c d
39/ The actress, along with her friends, are going to a party tonight
a b c d
40 You will get to know him better when you worked with him
a b c d
Trang 4V Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Water polo originated in England during the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States It was first played in the Olympic Games as a men’s exhibition sport in 1904 it became a men’s medal sport, but only th United States fielded a team In 1908 it was contested internationally at the Olympics Over the succeeding a team decades water polo became especially popular in Europe
From approximately 1920 to 1946 the United States departed from the international rules for water polo by adopting for play a loosely inflated ball that could be gripped in one hand and carried toward the goal Opposing players usually attempted to seize the ballcarriers, wrestle them under water, and render them helpless from loss of breath This rough style of play virtually disappeared by
1946 Since that time traditional water polo has grown rapidly in north America, especially as a college sport It is particularly popular in southern Califofnia and other parts of the west
Women have played water polo since the game’s early days, but participation was not widespread until the 1960s In 1961 United States water polo established a nation club championship for women It has hosted one from men since 1890 Women’s water polo became an Olympic medal sport at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia
41 Where did water polo originate?
a In Europe b In England c In the United States d In North America
42 When did water polo become a men’s medal sport in the Olympic Games?
43 When did players the United States follow the same rules as in Europe?
44 In what parts of the United States does water polo is very popular at colleges?
45 When did water polo become a women’s medal sport in the Olympic Game?