Da Phuc High School<br />
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Student’s code:<br />
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ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12<br />
School year: 2012 - 2013<br />
Test code: 201302<br />
Marks<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced<br />
differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences.<br />
1. A. initiate<br />
B. integral<br />
C. scientific<br />
D. interesting<br />
2. A. interfered<br />
B. allowed<br />
C. visited<br />
D.<br />
played<br />
3. A. lives<br />
B. fails<br />
C. rains<br />
D. works<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from<br />
that of the rest in each of the following sentences.<br />
4. A. participant<br />
B. enthusiast<br />
C. technology<br />
D. transportation<br />
5. A. remain<br />
B. challenge<br />
C. explore<br />
D. between<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following<br />
sentences.<br />
6. Their company was made ____________ 100,000 USD in taxes.<br />
A. pay<br />
B. to pay<br />
C. paying<br />
D. paid<br />
7. He was the first __________the fire.<br />
A. discover<br />
B. to discover<br />
C. discovering<br />
D. discovered<br />
8. I regret ___________at his side during his illness last winter.<br />
A. was not<br />
B. have not been<br />
C. not being<br />
D. not to be<br />
9. The Pikes have a painter __________ all the windows of their house.<br />
A. to paint<br />
B. paint<br />
C. painting<br />
D. painted<br />
10. These students ____ hard since the beginning of the school year because they ____ their graduation exam<br />
next May.<br />
A. studied / are going to take<br />
B. are studying / will be taking<br />
C. study / will have taken<br />
D. have been studying / will take<br />
11. Since his bicycle__________ stolen last week, he _______ to school by bus.<br />
A. has been / goes<br />
B. had been / was going<br />
C. was / has gone D. was / went<br />
12. If they__ she was ill, they...................some fruits for her.<br />
A. knew / would buy<br />
B. had known / would buy<br />
C. had known / would have bought<br />
D. knew / would have bought<br />
13. Without your help, I ____________ missed the fortune.<br />
A. would have<br />
B. wouldn’t have<br />
C. would haven’t<br />
D. would<br />
14. _________, the music wouldn’t be so loud.<br />
A. Unless Peter were studying<br />
B. Were Peter studying<br />
C. Were Peter been studying<br />
D. If Peter had study<br />
15. _______ the salary met my expectations, I would accept the job offer.<br />
A. Therefore<br />
B. So<br />
C. If<br />
D. Although<br />
16. That language center has a wide variety _______ subjects for you to choose.<br />
A. at<br />
B. upon<br />
C. of<br />
D. about<br />
17. ____ United States is ____ world's biggest consumer of energy.<br />
A. The / the<br />
B. Ø / a<br />
C. An / the<br />
D. The / Ø<br />
18. I often read books and newspapers for ________ entertainment.<br />
A. a<br />
B. an<br />
C. the<br />
D. Ø<br />
19. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.<br />
A. optimistic<br />
B. disappointed<br />
C. pessimistic<br />
D. keen<br />
20. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.<br />
<br />
A. put on<br />
B. went off<br />
C. got out<br />
D. kept up<br />
21. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.<br />
A. come around<br />
B. set up<br />
C. made out<br />
D. put on<br />
22. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.<br />
A. information<br />
B. postscript<br />
C. letter<br />
D. answer<br />
23. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.<br />
A. out off / on<br />
B. up to / up<br />
C. away from / for<br />
D. on for / off<br />
24. Scuba diving is swimming underwater or taking part ________ another activity while using a scuba set.<br />
A. on<br />
B. from<br />
C. for<br />
D. in<br />
25. Can you tell me some sports which are closely related ________ water?<br />
A. in<br />
B. on<br />
C. with<br />
D. to<br />
26. Thanks to the ______ of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time.<br />
A. information<br />
B. knowledge<br />
C. durability<br />
D. portability<br />
27. The refuse collectors often work at night or even at midnight because they take_______ for keeping the city<br />
clean and beautiful. (refuse collector: dustman)<br />
A. possibility<br />
B. ability<br />
C. responsibility<br />
D. probability<br />
28. The government has_______ measures of increasing the price of goods against the inflation.<br />
A. carried<br />
B. made<br />
C. achieved<br />
D. taken<br />
29.________speaking, I really enjoy your performance.<br />
A. honestly<br />
B. honest<br />
C. honesty<br />
D. honested<br />
30. Bird flu is of course among............diseases.<br />
A. endanger<br />
B. dangerous<br />
C. endangered<br />
D. dangered<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to<br />
the original sentence.<br />
31. He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night.<br />
A. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.<br />
B. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.<br />
C. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.<br />
D. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have not gone down with flu.<br />
32. Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild.<br />
A. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those captured in the wild.<br />
B. Animals were born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.<br />
C. Animals being born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those being captured in the wild.<br />
D. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.<br />
33. We work less, so we get less money.<br />
A. The less we work, the more money we get.<br />
B. The more we work, the less money we get.<br />
C. The less we work, the least money we get.<br />
D. The less we work, the less money we get.<br />
34. People believe that 13 is an unhappy number.<br />
A. 13 is believed be an unhappy number.<br />
B. It believed that 13 is an unhappy number.<br />
C. It is believed that 13 is an unhappy number.<br />
D. 13 usually believed to be an unhappy number.<br />
35. If the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.<br />
A. Were the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.<br />
B. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.<br />
C. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.<br />
D. Were the government raised tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.<br />
36.My uncle Hung, who has come back from England, as well as his four children are warmly welcomed.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
37.Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
<br />
38. The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
39. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
40. Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
word for each of the blanks from 41 to 45:<br />
A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they were planning to open. Out of over 90<br />
people who had applied for the post, they had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview.<br />
The first (41)______, Mr Riley, walked into the interview room. He was smartly dressed, but it was clear<br />
that he was listening to a personal stereo. He sat down, (42)______off his shoes and lit a cigarette. One of the<br />
interviewers said that they would prefer him not to smoke and Mr. Riley apologized. Just at that moment, a<br />
telephone rang. Mr. Riley reached into his pocket, took (43)______his mobile phone and began a conversation<br />
with a friend of his. After a minute or two, the interviewers had enough and said they wanted to begin.<br />
“Certainly, go ahead,”said Mr. Riley. They (44)______him why he wanted the job. “I don’t,” he replied. “But I<br />
(45)______like a day in London, and you’ve already paid my train fare to come up here for the interview” .<br />
41. A. applicant<br />
B. applied<br />
C. application<br />
D. applier<br />
42. A. put<br />
B. taken<br />
C. took<br />
D. wore<br />
43. A off<br />
B. out<br />
C. over<br />
D. in<br />
44. A. asked<br />
B. said<br />
C. told<br />
D. warned<br />
45. A. needed<br />
B. was<br />
C. wanted<br />
D. felt<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50:<br />
The first system of communication of animals is natural. Many kinds of animals have ways of<br />
communicating with each other. And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees. These insects<br />
communicate with each other by dancing. The most important kind of dance that they do is concerned with<br />
food. They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees. When a bee has found some food, it<br />
returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is<br />
in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous.<br />
The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial. It means animals learn it; in this case,<br />
they learn from man. Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them<br />
human language.<br />
One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah. Sarah was taught to understand a<br />
system of symbols which represented words. The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different<br />
shape stood for a different word. For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit. Soon<br />
Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences. She could obey orders: if her human friends put<br />
down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup. Later, she began giving the scientists<br />
orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her. We do not yet<br />
know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but<br />
the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility.<br />
46. According to the passage, bees ____________________________________.<br />
A. learn to communicate<br />
B. are born to be able to communicate<br />
C. are the most interesting animals<br />
D. communicate with each other by flying<br />
47. From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _____________________.<br />
A. so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food<br />
B. so selfish as to look for food for themselves<br />
C. so hardworking that they dance all the time<br />
D. so smart that they know where the food is<br />
48. The experiment done with Sarah is an example of ____________________.<br />
A. animals with natural system of communication<br />
B. animals able to communicate with humans<br />
<br />
C. animals possible to use language as humans<br />
D. animals with a system of communication worked out by humans<br />
49. The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _____.<br />
A. how to use language freely<br />
B. how to give orders<br />
C. how to obey orders<br />
D. how to understand words and sentences<br />
50. The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to ________________.<br />
A. interested in<br />
B. responsible for<br />
C. related to<br />
D. joined to<br />
--------------------------------------------------- THE END ----Da Phuc High School<br />
ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12<br />
School year: 2012 - 2013<br />
Test code: 201304<br />
Marks<br />
Student’s code:<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following<br />
sentences.<br />
1. If they__ she was ill, they...................some fruits for her.<br />
A. had known / would have bought<br />
B. knew / would have bought<br />
C. knew / would buy<br />
D. had known / would buy<br />
2. Without your help, I ____________ missed the fortune.<br />
A. would have<br />
B. wouldn’t have<br />
C. would haven’t<br />
D. would<br />
3. Their company was made ____________ 100,000 USD in taxes.<br />
A. pay<br />
B. to pay<br />
C. paying<br />
D. paid<br />
4. He was the first __________the fire.<br />
A. discover<br />
B. to discover<br />
C. discovering<br />
D. discovered<br />
5. These students ____ hard since the beginning of the school year because they ____ their graduation exam<br />
next May.<br />
A. study / will have taken<br />
B. have been studying / will take<br />
C. studied / are going to take<br />
D. are studying / will be taking<br />
6. Since his bicycle__________ stolen last week, he _______ to school by bus.<br />
A. has been / goes<br />
B. had been / was going<br />
C. was / has gone D. was / went<br />
7. _________, the music wouldn’t be so loud.<br />
A. Were Peter been studying<br />
B. If Peter had study<br />
C. Unless Peter were studying<br />
D. Were Peter studying<br />
8. I regret ___________at his side during his illness last winter.<br />
A. was not<br />
B. have not been<br />
C. not being<br />
D. not to be<br />
9. The Pikes have a painter __________ all the windows of their house.<br />
A. to paint<br />
B. painting<br />
C. paint<br />
D. painted<br />
10. _______ the salary met my expectations, I would accept the job offer.<br />
A. Therefore<br />
B. So<br />
C. If<br />
D. Although<br />
11. I often read books and newspapers for ________ entertainment.<br />
A. a<br />
B. an<br />
C. the<br />
D. Ø<br />
12. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.<br />
A. keen<br />
B. disappointed<br />
C. pessimistic<br />
D. optimistic<br />
13. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.<br />
A. went off<br />
B. put on<br />
C. got out<br />
D. kept up<br />
14. That language center has a wide variety _______ subjects for you to choose.<br />
A. at<br />
B. upon<br />
C. of<br />
D. about<br />
15. ____ United States is ____ world's biggest consumer of energy.<br />
A. The / the<br />
B. Ø / a<br />
C. An / the<br />
D. The / Ø<br />
<br />
16. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.<br />
A. come around<br />
B. set up<br />
C. made out<br />
D. put on<br />
17. Scuba diving is swimming underwater or taking part ________ another activity while using a scuba set.<br />
A. on<br />
B. from<br />
C. for<br />
D. in<br />
18. Can you tell me some sports which are closely related ________ water?<br />
A. in<br />
B. to<br />
C. with<br />
D. on<br />
19. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.<br />
A. information<br />
B. postscript<br />
C. letter<br />
D. answer<br />
20. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.<br />
A. up to / up<br />
B. out off / on<br />
C. away from / for<br />
D. on for / off<br />
21. Thanks to the ______ of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time.<br />
A. information<br />
B. knowledge<br />
C. durability<br />
D. portability<br />
22. The government has_______ measures of increasing the price of goods against the inflation.<br />
A. carried<br />
B. made<br />
C. achieved<br />
D. taken<br />
23.________speaking, I really enjoy your performance.<br />
A. honestly<br />
B. honest<br />
C. honesty<br />
D. honested<br />
24. The refuse collectors often work at night or even at midnight because they take_______ for keeping the city<br />
clean and beautiful. (refuse collector: dustman)<br />
A. possibility<br />
B. ability<br />
C. responsibility<br />
D. probability<br />
25. Bird flu is of course among............diseases.<br />
A. endanger<br />
B. dangerous<br />
C. endangered<br />
D. dangered<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to<br />
the original sentence.<br />
26. We work less, so we get less money.<br />
A. The less we work, the more money we get.<br />
B. The more we work, the less money we get.<br />
C. The less we work, the least money we get.<br />
D. The less we work, the less money we get.<br />
27. He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night.<br />
A. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.<br />
B. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.<br />
C. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.<br />
D. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have not gone down with flu.<br />
28. Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild.<br />
A. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those captured in the wild.<br />
B. Animals were born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.<br />
C. Animals being born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those being captured in the wild.<br />
D. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.<br />
29. If the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.<br />
A. Were the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.<br />
B. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.<br />
C. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.<br />
D. Were the government raised tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.<br />
30. People believe that 13 is an unhappy number.<br />
A.13 is believed be an unhappy number.<br />
B. It believed that 13 is an unhappy number.<br />
C.It is believed that 13 is an unhappy number.<br />
D.13 usually believed to be an unhappy number.<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced<br />
differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences.<br />
31. A. lives<br />
B. works<br />
C. rains<br />
D. fails<br />
32. A. initiate<br />
B. integral<br />
C. scientific<br />
D. interesting<br />
33. A. interfered<br />
B. allowed<br />
C. played<br />
D. visited<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from<br />
that of the rest in each of the following sentences.<br />
34. A. participant<br />
B. enthusiast<br />
C. technology<br />
D. transportation<br />
<br />