Thai binh Educational Bureau English test for the first turn Nguyen Duc Canh High School Grade 12- The Academic year 2008-2009 Time limit: 180 minutes Candidate's name:………... headache,
Trang 1Thai binh Educational Bureau English test for the first turn
Nguyen Duc Canh High School Grade 12- The Academic year 2008-2009
Time limit: 180 minutes
Candidate's name:………
Number: ………
************************************************************************************* Caution: The candidates write the test here A Phonetics I How many ways of pronunciation for the underlined words in each line. 1 headache, heart, real, earth, dealer ………
2 ground, generous, four, flour, enough ………
3 any, annual, action, private, attention ………
4 book, flood, poor, soon, goose ………
5 chain, chance, channel, chemical, machine ………
II Pick out the word whose underlined part is prounced differently from that of the others. 6 anxiety, example, exhaust, examination ………
7 wool, wood, food, foot ………
8 special, official, dictionary, social ………
9 chocolate, late, face, ate ………
10 light, leather, folk, left ………
III Pick out the word whose stress is different from that of the others. 11 university, international, agricultural, philosophy ………
12 available, certificate, opportunity, tutorial ………
13 lecturer, identity, socially, calendar ………
14 tertiary, reference, insurance, thoroughly ………
15 considerable, engineering, economics, academic ………
B Vocabulary and structure IV Write a preposition after each verb in the following sentences. 16 A: Congratulation! We're happy about your success B: Thank you That resulted _ my hard work 17 A: Do you think Mr Lam is qualified _ that job? B: Yes, i think he is 18 I have applied _ a part- time job at Co-op Mart I hope I can obtain an interview 19 I'm concentrating _ preparing for the mid- term test in English 20 A: Do you agree _ me _ the answer to this question? B: Of course, I do 21 My cousin has just graduated _ High School He is going to take an entrance examination to the University of Technology 22 You can ask the interviewer _ the requirements of the job 23 If you want to apply to a university in the United State, you should have your high school transcripts translated _ English 24 The state school system is paid _ by the state V Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 25 " That's correct The new ring road will be built through the wood," the President said The President………
26 The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house Plans ………
27 The heavy snow made it impossible for them to have their picnic They were ………
28 Everybody has agreed that changes to the scheme are necessary
Trang 229 My father didn't return to his hometown until the war ended
30 He promised not to report me to the police
31 After 30 years of hard work, he made a decision to retire
32 They are going to rebuild our kitchen next week
33 "Oh, just a minute, was it Leonardo De Vinci or Michelangelo who painted The Mona Lisa?" he wondered
34 The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill
VI Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
35 Sam (not receive) the parcel the last time I (send) to him
36 I (consider) buying a new house but now I (change) my mind
37 When you (feel) hunger later, room service (bring) you whatever you want
38 I (find ) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I (lose) my ticket
39 Since I (pay) for our lunch, I (try) to attract the waiter's attention
40 As soon as I (have) a good look at the designs, I (send) them back to you
41 I (hope) to meet you ever since I (read) your first novel
42 Whatever (happen) , I (meet) you here in a week's time
43 By the time you (finish) _ getting ready, we (miss) the train
44 Sally! I (not expect) to see you here! What you (do) in New York?
VII Give the correct form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
45 We should have a _ checkup at least once a year ( medicine)
46 Hippocrates' school put _ on reason and observation ( emphasize)
47 That old hospital has been _ with new equipment ( modern)
48 Mr Smith seems very about computer science ( knowledge)
49 These names of the plants should be arranged _ ( system)
50 Visitors said that the _ of Vietnamese people was unforgetable ( hospitable) VIII Fill each the blanks with one suitable word.
save the earth
We are slowly destroying the earth The seas and rivers are (51) _ dirty to swim (52) _ There
is much smoke in the air that it is (53) _ to live in many of the world's cities In one well- known city, for example, (54) _ gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to (55) _ oxyge marks
We have cut down (56) _ many trees that there are now west areas of waste land all over the world As a result farmers in parts of Africa can not grow (57) _ to eat In certain countries in Asia, there is too (58) _ rice Moreover, we do not take enough (59) _ of the countryside Wild animals are quickliy (60) _
Answers:
51 ……… 52 ……… 53 ……… 54 ……… 55 ………
56 ……… 57 ……… 58 ……… 59 ……… 60 ………
IX Find in each line one mistake that needs correcting Write the correct answers in the lines right below.
Most people like sunlight Without sunlight, we feel active and sick Our energy 61).……… come from the sun, but we don't always have to be outdoors to get it It comes to us
stored up to us in foods The fruits and vegetables we eat receives energy from the
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64)………
The air is filled with germs The germs may have settled in our skin When
sunlight falls on our skin , these germs destroyed Thus sunlight acts like a
medicine on our skin Therefoce, it is healthy to allow sunlight to fall on our body
When we are out under the sun, a special vitamin is created in our bodies Certain
chemicals find in food and in our bodies are changed into vitamin D, which is
important for the body Vitamin D makes our muscles strongly and makes the work better
X Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences
71 He decided to ………… a course in art and design
72 The college ……… specialist language courses
A runs B provides C manages D A and B are correct
73 Let me give you a ………… with those bags
74 She said she'd prefer us to arrive ……… nine o'clock
A no after than B not after than C not later than D no later than
75 The President has called ………… investment to rebuild the country's economy
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