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Trang 1ENGLISH TEST 1 (De chuan) Class: 12C
A Phonetics: I Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others:
1 A conservation B aviation C pronunciation D education
2 A volunteer B wherever C example D disaster
II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
4 A emit B erosion C decree D problem
B Grammar and Vocabulary: Choose the best answer:
5 He said to her, “Where are you going?”
A He asked her where she was going B He wanted to know where was she going
C He asked her where she were going D He wanted to know her where she was going
6 Have you heard of their marriage?”
A She asked me if I hear of their marriage B She asked me whether I had heard of their marriage
C She asked me if I had heard of their marriage D Both B & C are correct
7 Hoa for Hanoi on the earliest plane tomorrow
A leave B is leaving C are leaving D will have left
8 They _ for their friends at the airport now
A is waiting B has waited C are waiting D waited
9 My father _ for twenty-five years before he retired last year
A was teaching B has taught C had taught D has been teaching
10 I asked her how many children she _
A have B had C has D have had
11 Nam broke his leg while he _ football
A played B was playing C had played D were playing
12 Bill: I have been to London
John: Bill said that he to London
A was being B has been C had been D would be
13 The opposite of “attentive” is _
A disattentive B imattentive C inattentive D unattentive
14 Is Nam taking _ this semester?
A housekeeping B household C home economics D house warming
15 They are staying in a _ near by
A hometown B housetown C guesthouse D housekeeper
16 Vinh: Do you often speak in front of class?
Tuan: No, that’s why I felt when I spoke in front of my class last week
A secure B securely C security D insecure
17 Hoang didn’t mean to be untrustworthy to his teacher He just couldn’t control his temper
A showing lack of trust B showing impolite behavior
C showing nervous D showing lack of attention
C Reading: I Read the passage and choose the best answer:
She didn’t have to clean her apartment because it was always clean She was a very neat person, and everything was always in place On the day of the dinner, she finished the shopping and bought flowers She put on her nicest dress and her best jewelry Then she set the table and arranged the flowers Everything looked and smelt so good Suddenly the telephone rang, she picked it up Father told her that the dinner had to be called off because he has to attend an important meeting with the Prime Minister
18 It was an important day for Mother because _
A She was going out for dinner B She was cooking duck
C People were coming to her house for dinner D Father’s guests bought some flowers
19 Why didn’t she clean her house? – Because _
20 What did she wear? – A _
A black dress and black shoes B skirt and sweater and jewelry
C white suit and a silk blouse D nicest dress and jewelry
21 Where did she put the flowers? – On _
Trang 2A the dining room table B the coffee table
22 How do you think Mother felt? –She felt _
II Choose the best option to fill in each blank in the passage:
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about However, in reality, it has both advantages and (23) _
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country First of all, you can enjoy peace and quiet Moreover, people tend to be friendlier A further advantage is that there is less (24) _, so it is safer for young children
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city Firstly, because there are few people, you are (25) _ to have few friends In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops services means that it is hard to find work
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (26) _ suitable for some people than others On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children In contrast young people who have a career are better provided for in the city
23 A benefit B difficulty C hardship D disadvantages
24 A cars B motors C traffic D vehicles
25 A like B likely C like hood D possibly
26 A more B many C most D much
D Writing: I Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed for sentence to be correct:
27 Have you finished reading the book which I lends you last week?
A B C D
28 What did you do at 9 o’clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered
A B C D
E Give the nouns of these adjectives: - cultural: ………; - attentive:
………
F Rewrite these sentences:
1 My friends said to me, “I’ve finished my exercises.”
My friend told me
………
………
2 “Wait for me if I was late, Minh?”, Mrs White said
Mrs White asked
………
………
3 “Who phoned you last night, Mum?”
The child asked
………
………
G Give the correct form of the verbs:
1 They (never read) _ a story that interested me so much as the one they (read) _ last night
2 After he (do) _ the exercises, he (go) _ to bed