Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him.. According to
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA KHỐI 12 ( U 1 - 4)
Thời gian : 45 phút
I Phonetics
A Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1 A compulsory B certificate C secondary D category
2 A technology B chemistry C children D school
B Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
II Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer
6 Do you think our parents everything for our future?
7 Body language is a potent form of _ communication
8 Bill and I have somewhat different on the election but we’ve never had a row so far
9 He did not do well at school and left with few qualifications
10 So many people applied for the position that we won’t be able to make a decision for several weeks
A well – qualified B well- behaved C well- known D well – mannered
11 My teacher said to me, “Have you done the exercise yet?”
A My teacher told me whether she had done the exercise yet
B My teacher asked me if I had done the exercise yet
C My teacher asked me whether had I done the exercise yet
D My teacher told me if I had done the exercise yet
12 The game _ well by both teams last Sunday
A played B was playing C was played D were being played
13 The students are doing homework
A Homework is being done by the students B Homework is being doing
C Homework are being done by the students D Homework are doing by the students
14 The questions are too difficult
15 The children enjoyed on fishing trips
A taking B to be taken C being taken D having taken
16 That’s such a silly story I don’t think it’s worth _
17 He feels so lonely because he has friends
18 Bret suggested that out that night
19 This is the most interesting novel
A I’ve read B I had read C I’ve never read D I’ve ever read
20 The dress _ looks nice and expensive
A which you buy B which you had bought C that you bought just D you’ ve bought
21 Peter: When can we go to the cinema? – John:
A I’m free on Saturday B Oh! I like the cinema
C I hope you can come D you can go together
22 Peter: How do you like your meat done? – John:
A I don’t like it at all B I like it very much
C I like it well done D I like it good
III Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
23 Living in the city (A) is more (B) comfortably than (C) in the ( D) country
24 Though he loves (A)her very much (B), but he (C) can’t talk to her about (D) his feeling
25 When I was sick with (A) the flu (B), my mother made me to eat (C) soup and rest in (D) bed
IV Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expects, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children
Michael Smiths is very lucky He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons Although Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if the is unwilling
Michael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high
a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held
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They are very unhappy when he does not win "When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seem quiet and unhappy
26 The main idea of the passage is
A how parents should make a child a musician B what differences there are between two kinds of parents
C how parents should bring up a child D what aim of a child can be much earlier to each
27 Michael is lucky because
A his parents help him in a sensible way B his family is rich enough to have a car
C his father is a musician in an orchestra D he is free to do anything that he likes best
28 Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that
A he has to do his best to do everything B he has made great progress in music
C he is afraid that he may disappoint them D he often wants to kill himself some day
29 It is one of parents' mistakes if
A they want their child to be a musician B they help their child to win music competitions
C they don’t care for their child's education much D they make their child try to achieve too much
30 According to the author's opinion,
A it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want
B parents should be supportive of their children
C all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything
D unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children
V Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
Here are some advice for trying to find the university that works for you
1 You need to examine (31) _ and your reason for going to university before you start your reach Why are you
going? What are your abilities and strengths? What are your weaknesses? What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient (32) _ do you need warm, familiar (33) _ ? Talk with your family, friends and high-school counselors as you ask these questions The people (34) know you best can help you the most with these important issues
2 Very few high-school students have enough information or (35) to choose a major You need to be
well-prepared to determine your interest and aptitude Many students change their minds two or three times before they settle on a major
35 A expenditure B experiences C experiment D expert
VI Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning, beginning in the way shown:
36 "I'm leaving here for Da Lat next week " said Mrs Lan
Mrs Lan said
37 I met him during my stay in Europe
While I
38 He is going to get a nice surprise
A nice surprise
39 “ I’d be very grateful if you’d keep me informed”
He asked me
40 The secretary is typing and she began typing an hour ago
The secretary has
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