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Trang 1Grade 12 Date: December 10, 2011
Practice exercise (U7 and U8)
A/ Phonetics
I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1A renovation B develope C government D heavy
2A congress B dominate C dissolve D reform
3A substantial B initiate C stagnant D commitment
II/ Pick out the word with different stress pattern
4A measure B country C priority D enterprise
5A achievement B implement C subsidy D industry
B/ Grammar and vocabulary
I/ Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
1 DOI MOI was one of the most important measures to promote the development of our country
2 An overall economic reform was by the Vietnamese Communist Party in 1986
A dominated B believed C initiated D built
3 Before DOI MOI, people a very poor life and production was
A lead/good B led/stagnant C led/substantial D lead/stagnant
4 The subsequent National Congresses of the Vietnamese Communist Party continued to reaffirm its commitment to DOI MOI
5 The Land Law in 1993 and the Enterprises Law were under the Party’s guidelines
A achieved B gained C adopted D restructure
6 Our country has substantial changes since DOI MOI
A undergone B encouraged C eliminated D reduced
7 The Govenment economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes
A taken B experienced C enjoyed D shifted
8 The whole population of Tango stopped because of drugs
A to work B worked C working D to working
9 The Prime Minister warned the people many times on the radio the drug
10 Before the mid 1970s, the economy of Tango was ruins
11 They didn’t eat anything they were very hungry
A althoug B despite C because D but
12 He went to bed very late his illness
A in spite of B though C despite of D because of
13 Our room was very cold we kept the fire burning all night
A because B in spite of C although D despite
14 are the people who always expect bad things to happen
A pessimistic B optimistic C pessimists D optimists
15 The whole world is experiencing a period of economic
A depression B defference C system D influence
16 Many large corporations will out and millions of jobs will be lost
Trang 2A wipe B be wiping C have wipe d D be wiped
17 People will be better looked by a more modern medical system
18 We won’t have to do the domestic chores the invention of robots
A instead of B in spite of C thanks to D thank for
19 He has a great influence his children
20 By the end of 2087, the first car running sea water will have been finished
21 Our car will be fitted computers to control the speed
22 young have future their hands
23 We won’t have to travel to work because we will have computers to our head offices
24 Parents try to do their best for their children the fact that the children sometimes misunderstand them
A desipte B although C in spite D though
25 I’ve cleaned my shoes, they don’t look new
A Despite B Even though C In spite D Because
26 I can’t ride my bicycle there isn’t any air in one of the tyres
A despite B because C although D but
27 Although he has a very important job,
A he likes it very much B he is well paid
C he doesn’t want to give it up D he is not well paid
28 Despite , we enjoyed living in it
A the house was in bad condition B the house was very modern and comfortable
C that the house was in bad condition D the bad condition of the house
29 Is this bike which your father bought for your 16th birthday?
Mr David lives in 30(a/an/the/)old house in 31 (some/a/the/) small village There is 32
(an/the/a/) garden behind 33 (a//the/an) house 34 (The/A/An/) garden is full of flowers and
vegetables I would like to have 35 (an//a/the) garden like that in my future house
36 I’ve heard that she is going to get married a very rich businessman next week
37.He is very famous designing big bridges
38 Myboss is going business this weekend
39 They used to go to work foot but now they travel bike
A by/on B on/by C in/on D by/in
40 I hope that people won’t have to live the threat of terrorism but all live together harmony
A under/in B by/in C in/under D with/with
41 They’ve known each other ages
Trang 342 Tom hasn’t gone out of the house he moved to this area
43 She was born December 24, 1986
44 He went to work early this morning he had to translate an urgent letter into Enlgish for his boss
A although B because C in spite of D because of
45 He didn’t get the job he had all the necessary qualifications
A in spite of B although C because D because of
46 We didn’t go anywhere yesterday the rain
A in spite of B though C because D because of
47 the traffic was bad, I arrived in time for the meeting this morning
A In spite of B Although C Because D Because of
48 We will be able , smell and touch the things we see on TV
49 People will in much cleaner environment and eating healthier foods
A be lived B be living C living D to live
50 Medical technology will many diseases
A curing B be cured C cure for D cure
C/ Writing
I/ Identify and correct ONE mistake in each of the following sentences
51 Most people will work in home
A B C D
52 New computers will be able recognize any voice command, so you won’t need to use the
A B C D
keyboard
53 Because a pain in his left leg, he walked very slowly
A B C D
54 Because of applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work
A B C D
55 We are having some friends stay with us in the moment
A B C D
II/ Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
56 “Can you explain it in another way?” she said
A She asked him if he can explain it in another way
B She asked him to explain it in another way
C She asked him whether he could explain another way to it
D She asked him could he explain it in another way
57 children/will/go/to/school/four/days/a/week
A Children will to go school four days a week
B Children will go to school a week four days
C Children will go to school four days a week
D Children will go four days a week to school
58 I/went/to/late/bed/I/because/had/a/lot/of/homework/to/do
A I went to bed late because I had do a lot of homework to
Trang 4B I went to bed late because I had to a lot of homework do
C I to be went late because I had a lot of homework to do
D I went to bed late because I had to do a lot of homework
59 I/don’t /like/her/very/much/although/I/have/to/sit/next/to/her/in/the/classroom
A I don’t like her very much although I have to sit next to her in the classroom
B Although I don’t like her very much, I have to sit next to her in the classroom
C Although I don’t very much like her, I have to sit next to her in the classroom
D Although I don’t like her very much, I have in the classroom to sit next to her
60 He/went/swimming/it/was/raining/alhtough/heavily
A Although he went swimming it was raining heavily B He went swimming it was raining although heavily
C He went swimming although heavily it was raining D He went swimming although it was raining heavily
D/ Reading comprehension: Reading the following passage and answer the questions below
More and more often, the term global village is used to describe the world and its people In a
typical village, however, everyone knows everyone else and people face the same kind of problems How can the world be a village, when it is home to almost 6 billions people? Political and technological changes in the past century have made the global village possible
Technologically, the greatest contributor to the global village is the microchip – an electronic circuit (mạch điện tử) on a tiny chip (con chuột nhỏ) The microchip has made satellites (vệ tinh) and computers possible These forms of high-tech communications allow news and ideas to travel
quickly from country to country, making people aware of their neighbours around the globe in
dramatic new ways.Through the Internet, we can get information from computers anywhere and carry on electronic conversations with people everywhere Through television programmes transmitted by satellites, we are exposed to (tiếp cận với) many cultures
What will happen in the future? Almost cartainly the development of the global village will continue Not only is this possible, but the challenges that the world faces - for example, pollution, population growth (sự gia tăng dân số), and conflicts among peoples - will make it necessary
61 What do you think the term of global village mean?
A The wolrd B The people C The political changes D The world and its people
62 What are some of the advantages of a global village?
A Everyone knows everyone else
B Everyone can easily talk to everyone else without knowing his/her language
C News and ideas are allowed to travel quickly
D People easily make acquaintance with each other
63 What has made the global village possible?
A Political and technological changes in the past century have made the global village possible
B The microchip has made the global village possible
C The Internet has made the global village possible
D Television programmes has made the global village possible
64 What does the word “neighbours” in this passage mean?
A The people who live next door
B The people who live near by
C The countries share the borders (biên giới) with the others
D The people in every country in the world
65 What challenges do you think the world will face in the future?
A There will be more jobs and fewer workers
Trang 5B Scientists can’t find cures for dangerous diseases
C There will be pollution, population growth, conflicts between peoples
D All people will move to live in another planet