In many other countries, children have no right to choose, they have to eat what they are given, their self-esteem is usually tied to academic, athletic, or creative accomplishments.. Vi[r]
Trang 1English Test Grade 12 – term I
Time allowance: 45’
I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
1 A learned B sacred C believed D decided
2. A passed B realized C wished D touched
3. A cooks B loves C joins D spends
II. Choose one word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others
4. A problem B.discuss C father D breakfast
5. A remind B.pleasure C police D account
III. Choose the best options that best complete the sentences or substitute for the
underlined words or phrases
6. I ……… there once a long time ago and ………… back since
A went/ haven’t been B have gone/ will not be C went / was D had gone/ wasn’t
7. Before we arrived, almost everyone ……… for home
A would leave B left C has left D had left
8. He warned us …… careful of strangers
A to being B to be C being D for being
9. By the time she ……… next month, she ……… for that company for twenty years
A retires/ will have
been working
B will retire/ has been working
C has retired/ is working
D would retire/ was working
10 We can wait until he passes near us, ………his eyes and nod slightly to let him know we would like him to come
to our table
A have B chat C attract D catch
11 When I last ……… Jane, she ………to find a job
A see / was trying B saw / was trying C have seen / tried D saw / tried
12 They didn’t response …………my question at all.
13 I watched TV, practiced the piano and ……….my homework last night.
A do B did C has done D had done
14 “………….…” - “You must be kidding! I thought the game was terrible.”
A Congrats! You play such a terrible game!
B Congratulations! I didn’t know you could play so well
C Poor you! The game was terrible
D It was the worst game ever
15 Our teacher ………….us yesterday that he ………… England in 2005.
A had told/ had visited B told / had visited C told / visited D had told/ visited
16 He said he ……….return later.
A would B can C would be D will
17 Angus and Margaret …… married in May.
A will get B get C is getting D are getting
18 Pointing at someone is usually considered …………
A unpolite B politeness C polite D impolite
19 She was sleeping when suddenly she …… someone calling her name.
A heard B was hearing C had heard D hear
20 Up to then I ………… never……… such a fat man.
A have ….seen B had ……seen C haven’t……seen D hadn’t ……seen
21 Before he …… to bed every night, he locks the door, shuts the windows and turns off the lights.
A goes B is going C will go D has gone
22 Mrs Brown is bored with doing the …………chores
A household B domestic C housework D both A and B
23 Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and happy home.
A work together B help together C deal with D manage
24 Any ………… from teachers to students’ progress will make them feel more confident.
A respect B support C compliment D admiration
25 The Americans are much concerned with physical …………
A attract B attracting C attractiveness D attractive
IV Identify the underlined word(s) or phrase(s) that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct
26 He is very proud of his pair of blue new jeans
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27 I was walking along an empty street late last night when suddenly a lion appears
28 Miss White thanked me for give her the present.
A B C D
29 During the party, she was always surrounded by a cheerful and noisily crowd
A B C D
30 I love watching different kinds of kites flying high in the blue sky and listen to buffalo boys playing their
bamboo flutes
V Choose the suitable phrases or clause among A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence
31 The doctor wanted to know………
A when was my last vaccination
B the reason why was my last vaccination
C when my last vaccination was
D it was my last vaccination
32 He asked me …………
A when did they perform music
B the music they had performed
C they had performed which music
D which music they had performed
33 When they looked through the window, ……
A saw a boy hiding behind a tree
B seeing a boy hiding behind the tree
C and saw a boy hiding behind a tree
D they saw a boy hiding behind a tree
34 After finishing my homework,……….
A I go out for a drink with my friends
B I went out for a drink with my friends
C I had gone out for a drink with my friends
D I have gone out for a drink with my friends
35 Susan accused ……….
A the man next door having stolen her bicycle
B the man next door of having stolen her bicycle
C having stolen her bicycle of the man next door
D having stolen her bicycle
VI Read the passage and choose the correct answers A, B, C or D
As we know that Americans prefer independence and cultural influences start every early in life Most American families treat their children as small adults Their children’s opinions are important They are given choices Even from a very young age, they are encouraged to become independent Their self-esteem is more important than their grades at school This comes as a surprise for many newcomers American teenagers can live apart from their parents whenever they want
In many other countries, children have no right to choose, they have to eat what they are given, their self-esteem is usually tied to academic, athletic, or creative accomplishments Vietnamese children are usually considered to be a typical of dependence They are quite dependent on their parents and some children are taken such a good care that they cannot even make any decision of their own
36. In most American families, ……
A Children are given choices
B Children’s opinions are important
C Parents treat their children as small adults
D All are correct
37. American children …………
A Think that getting high grades at school is more important than their self-esteem
B Don’t pay much attention to their self-esteem
C Considered that getting high grades at school is the most important
D Are encouraged to become independent from their young age
38. In many other countries,…
A Children are more independent than American ones
B Children can eat whatever they want
C Children have no right to choose
D Children self-esteem is the most important thing in their life
39. Which of the sentences is not correct?
A Vietnamese children are considered to be as independent as American ones
B Some Vietnamese children are taken a very good care
C American teenagers can live apart from their parents whenever they want
D American teenagers are very independent
40. American children ……
A Are as independent as other children in many countries
B Are more independent than Vietnamese ones
Trang 3C Became independent as other children in many countries.
D Became independent only when they grew up
Trang 4VII Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank
space in the following passage
The American family has changed greatly in the last 20 or 30 years Many of these changes are
similar to changes taking place (36)… other countries
Young people do not want to get married or get married early Women are also waiting longer to have
children or even delay having children
In a traditional family, the wife stayed at home to take care of her children and to do household …
(37)…while the husband was responsible …(38)… earning money Now, 60% married women work
outside the home One reason for this change is that women want and expect to have their own jobs
Another reason is economic With rising prices, many families cannot survive on one person’s salary
The United States has a high divorce rate It is estimated that one in every three marriages…(39)… in
divorce One result of this high divorce rate is that many American children live in single-parent
families Poverty among children in homes …(40)…are headed by single mothers has become a serious
problem in the United States
41. A in B on C into D about
42. A chores B jobs C engaging D business
43. A into B in C about D for
44. A points B pauses C ends D stops
45. A which B when C whom D who
VIII. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same
meaning as the given one
46 “No, it’s not true I didn’t steal the money”
A He denied that he had stolen the money
B. He said that he hadn’t stolen the money
C He denied not stealing the money
D He denied that he stole the money
47 “Let’s go to the cinema” they said to me.
A They suggested going to the cinema
B They asked me to go to the cinema
C They told to go to the cinema
D They suggested that they would go to the cinema
48 “Mary, please come to dinner tonight,” Henry.
A Henry advised Mary to come to dinner tonight
B Henry invited Mary to come to dinner that night
C Henry suggested Mary should come to dinner tonight
D Henry told Mary please come to dinner that night
49 “All right, I’ll wait for you.” He said to me
A He agreed waiting for me
B He denied waiting for me
C He agreed to wait for me
D He refused to wait for me
50 My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes
B It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes
C It’s for a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes
D It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago