Choose the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.. Choose the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.. By the time we finished our work, Peter had alr
Trang 145 MINUTE TEST NUMBER 4 – ENGLISH 12
Name ………
Class 12b7
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
2 a appalled b dedicated c designed d injured
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Choose the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.
5 Be careful ! The tree is going to fall
6 The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
Choose the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.
7 Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble
8 A thrifty buyer chases fruits and vegetables in season.
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
9 As soon as you arrive, give me a call.
a Give me a call immediately on arrival b Wait until I call you to arrive
c I will phone you on my arrival d Whenever you call me, I will arrive
1O By the time we finished our work, Peter had already gone home.
a Peter did not go home until we finished our work b As soon as we finished our work, we would go home with Peter
c We finished our work before Peter went home d Peter had gone home before we finished our work
11 She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.
a In spite of her serious illness, she enjoyed life very much b Although she enjoyed life very much, she was seriously ill
c She was seriously ill because she enjoyed life very much d Despite seriously ill, she enjoyed life very much
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
12 The athlete had tried his best to _ his SEA Games title and records.
13 Viet Nam is now willing to part in the 24th SEA Games hosted by Thailand by the end of 2007 with a total of 958
athletes
14 It gets _ to understand what the professor has explained.
a the more difficult b more difficult than c difficult more and more d more and more difficult
15 The second part of the program in the 22nd SEA Games opening ceremony was named " _ for Peace"
a Cooperate b Cooperation c Cooperative d Cooperatively
16 According to the Red Cross 1998 had been _ worst year for natural disasters in modern times.
17 Boy! _ away all your toys and go to bed right now.
18 A survey was to study the effects of smoking on young adults.
19 The better the weather is,
2O The campfire _ if it _ last night.
a wouldn’t be cancelled / hadn’t rained b wouldn’t have been cancelled / hadn’t rained
c would have been cancelled / hadn’t rained d will be cancelled / rains
Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
21 Liz is telling Andrew about her first novel.
- Liz: "Guess what? My first novel has just been published." - Andrew: " _ "
22 Jenny and her teacher are meeting at the bus stop.
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Trang 2- Jenny: "Good afternoon, Miss How are you?" - Teacher: " And you?"
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
23 That the trees lose (a) their (b) leaves are (c) a (d) sign of winter
24 One of the most (a) popular holiday (b) is (c) Thanksgiving, which is celebrated in (d) November
25 Would you mind not (a) to smoke (a) on the bus? It disturbs (c) other (d) people
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question:
Football is one of the world’s most popular sports People have played the game for hundreds of years and almost every country has a national football team A football match consists of two teams with eleven players on each side Each team is on one half of the pitch at the start of the game When the referee blows his whistle the game begins
The object of the game is to score goals to the other team A goal is scored by putting the ball in the other team’s net, either with your foot or head Each football match lasts for ninety minutes There is a half-time break after forty-five minutes which lasts for about fifteen minutes
The team that has scored the most goals by the end of the match is the winner If no team has scored a goal, the match is called a draw The goalkeeper is the person who stands between the goalposts and tries to stop people scoring goals He is the only player who can touch the ball with his hands The ball is not allowed to go outside of the pitch If it does, the game stops for a short time
26 A football match starts when ………
A Both teams are on the pitch B the referee blows his whistle
C each team is on one half of the pitch D Everybody is ready
27 How long does a football game last?
A a quarter of an hour B three quarter of an hour C one hour and a quarter D One hour and a half
28 A match is called a nil-draw if ……….
A both teams score lots of goals B no goals have been scored
C All the players score goals D one team scored more goals than the other
29 What’s the goalkeeper ’ s job?
A He must score goals for his team B He must try to stop goals with his feet
C He must try to stop the ball going into the net D He must not go outside the goalposts
3O Which of the following sentences is TRUE about football rules?
A The game stops for a while when the ball goes outside the line of the pitch
B The players are not allowed to go outside the line of the pitch
C A goal is scored by hitting the ball into the other team‘s net with the foot only
D all players can handle the ball with their hands during the match
Fill in the blanks (one word for each blank)
I have been traveling to different parts of my country, and I have (31) a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs Once, I (32) to the Northwestern places of the country In many ethnic villages I went to, I was impressed by some of their beautiful traditional customs For instance, most of the villagers (33) _ in extended families, and they held a close relationship among family members In addition, young people always showed their respect for their ancestors and for their elderly people People were also willing to give a hand when someone was in need Members of the family helped one another with household chores as well as with farm work While men were (34) _ on the fields, women were (35) the household chores While we were staying there, the villagers always gave us a helping hand and invited us to have dinner with
their families on special occasions In short, I highly valued the close ties in human relationship shown in the villagers’ ways of living
Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
36 David left the party before we arrived there
When we ………
37 She said “Would you like to have dinner with me tonight, Lan?”
She invited ………
38 The man is the director He is talking to Mr Minh over there
The man who ………
39 They have opened the shoe shop for 7 years
The shoe shop ………
4O My wait for a bus has lasted thirty minutes so far
I have ………
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