ENGLISH 12 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2011-2011 CODE: 115 ppt

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Class: ………

ENGLISH 12 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2011-2011

CODE: 115 Time allotted : 45 mins

I/ Choose the best option:

1 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other:

A brings B days C coughs D leaves

2 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other:

A command B complain C compose D comments

3 : Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?

A compulsory B category C optimistic D academic

4 : Which of the following words has the stress pattern different from that of the others?

A represent B agricultural

C popularity D subsequent

5 : Don't worry I'll _ you a hand with the washing up

A take B return C give D borrow

6 : It's not easy to change people's toward a certain problem

A opinion B attitude C thinking D idea

7 : I'm not opposed to your plan but it needs

A modifying B to modify C being modified D modify

8 : "What a lovely house you have!" " "

A Thank you B You're welcome C I think so D Of course

9 : : "How are you today?" -“ Not very well, I’m afraid.”

- " What’s the matter? "

A I’ m sorry to hear that B Really, that’ s a bad thing

C I’ m afraid to know that D Why not?

10 : James as a sports journalist for thirty-five years before his retirement last year

A had worked B will have worked C has worked D has been working

11 : He that she had been chosen to play in the national team

A told B talked to her C told her D said her

12 : They wanted to know in the area

A if you would stay how long B how long you will stay

C how long would you stay D how long you would stay

13 : She asked me _ your work on the project

A you had finished B whether you had been finished

C if you had finished D if you have finished

14 : _ you cut down your carbohydrate intake, you'd have lost weight by now

15 : my father did not hold a well-paying job, he enjoyed his job a lot

A But B Although C Despite D However

16 : In Vietnam, children start school at the age of 6 and _ school at the age of 18

17 : That's the coffee bar I usually meet my friends

A which B that C where D in that

18 : Lots of researches _ to find a suitable solution to the problem

A has been done B has done C has been doing D have been done

19 : Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? - Sure By then I _ my exam

A will have finished B will finish

C have finished D finished

20 : The emphasis _ violence has very bad effects _ children

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A of / for B on / on C in / to D for / at

21 : _ money for the handicapped children is always a good cause

A Borrowing B Gathering C Earning D Raising

22 : Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting

Tom said ( A ) that he is going to ( B ) leave for ( C ) London the following ( D ) day

23 : _ birds can fly very high in _ sky

A x…… x B The…… the C The ………a D x……… the

Nguyen Du, who wrote ( A ) Truyen Kieu, was ( B ) one of most ( C ) famous poets ( D ) in Vietnam

Modems permit ( A ) computers communicating ( B ) with one ( C ) another over ( D ) telephone lines

26 : Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one

If she had done her homework, she wouldn't have been punished

A She will be punished because she didn't do her homework

B She didn't do her homework and was punished

C She did her homework, so she was not punished

D She hadn't done her homework, so she had been punished

27 : Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one

It was overeating that caused his heart attack If _

A he overate, he would have a heart attack

B he didn't overeaten, he wouldn't have a heart attack

C he had overeaten, he would have had a heart attack

D he hadn't overeaten, he wouldn't have had a heart attack

28 : Choose the best sentence made from the given cues:

America / said / discovered / Columbus / 1498

A America is said to have been discovered by Columbus in 1498

B America said that Columbus discovered it in 1498

C America said that Columbus was discovered in 1498

D America is said that it was discovered by Columbus in 1498

29 : Choose the best sentence made from the given cues:

I / not know / what / she / do / the / moment

A I do not know what is she doing at the moment

B I do not know what she is doing at the moment

C I do not know what she does at the moment

D I do not know what she is doing on the moment

II/ Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space

FURTHER EDUCATION

Around the age of sixteen you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (30) ? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (31) ? The decision is yours, but it may be (32) remembering two things: there's more unemployment (33) people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs

If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training Getting qualifications will (34) you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (35) you earn Starting work and taking a break to study when you're older is (36) possibility This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as getting practical work experience

30 : A after B later C then D past

31 : A school B class C course D term

32 : A worth B necessary C important D useful

33 : A between B among C with D through

34 : A make B help C let D give

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35 : A where B while C when D what

36 : A also B again C another D always

III/ READING COMPREHENSION:

Read the passage and choose the best answer:

A person writes a resume when seeking employment It outlines one's skill, education, and experience It

is sent to potential employers The information included in a resume can be presented in a number of ways There are three basic types of resumes

The first type is the chronological resume This is the most popular It presents information according

to time (most recent to least recent) The second type is the functional resume It highlights a person's

experience The third type is a combination resume It is a combination of the first two When writing a resume, the type that can best highlight one's skills, education, and experience should be selected

37 : It can be inferred from the passage that

A employers only read combination

B experience is more important than skills

C writing a resume is one of the first steps in looking for work

D a chronological resume is the best

38 : The word "highlights" in the passage is closest in meaning to

A makes bright B deletes C includes D emphasizes

39 : All of the following statements are true about the combination resume except

A It is organized by experience as well as time

B It is not an effective type

C It explains experience from past jobs

D It is a chronological and functional resume all in one

40 : According to the passage, the chronological resume

A is the most difficult to write

B is not important

C lists information from most recent to least recent

D is not the most popular type

Name:

Class:

Code: 115

ANSWER SHEET :

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ENGLISH 12 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2009-2010

CODE: 115

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02 a b c D 12 a b c D 22 a B c d 32 A b c d

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