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PHAN NGOC HIEN HIGH SCHOOL<br /> <br /> THE 1ST EXAMINATION<br /> <br /> Full name: ……………………………………….<br /> Class: 12 ……….<br /> <br /> Subject: English<br /> CODE: 202<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs<br /> from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.<br /> 1. a. hands<br /> 2. a. interview<br /> <br /> b. chores<br /> b. minute<br /> <br /> c. boys<br /> c. question<br /> <br /> d. parents<br /> d. suitable<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the<br /> underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> 3.<br /> <br /> There have been significant changes in women's lives since the women's liberation movement.<br /> a. controlled<br /> b. economic<br /> c. important<br /> d. natural<br /> <br /> 4.<br /> There is an increase in the prevalence of electronic books as more people are turning to digitalised<br /> reading materials.<br /> a. deficiency<br /> <br /> b. intensity<br /> <br /> c. popularity<br /> <br /> d. scarcity<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to<br /> each of the following questions.<br /> 5.<br /> Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.<br /> a. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.<br /> b. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.<br /> c. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.<br /> d. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.<br /> 6.<br /> It is better for high school students to participate in voluntary activities.<br /> a. High school students should have participated in voluntary activities.<br /> b. It’s high school students’ duty to participate in voluntary activities.<br /> c. It’s high time high school students participated in voluntary activities.<br /> d. High school students had better participate in voluntary activities.<br /> 7.<br /> "Why don't you ask the teacher for help?" Peter asked me.<br /> a. Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help.<br /> b. Peter recommended me not to ask the teacher for help.<br /> c. Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help.<br /> d. Peter suggested that he should ask the teacher for help.<br /> <br /> 8.<br /> It is believed that modern farming methods have greatly improved farmers’ lives.<br /> a. Farmers are believed to have enjoyed a much better life thanks to modern farming methods.<br /> b. Modern farming methods were believed to have greatly improved farmers’ lives.<br /> c. Modern farming methods are believed to have had negative effects on farmers’ lives.<br /> d. People believe that there is little improvement in farmers’ lives thanks to modern farming methods.<br /> <br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:<br /> Taking piano lessons and solving math puzzles on a computer significantly improve specific math skills of<br /> elementary schoolchildren, according to a new study. The results, (9)______ were published in the journal<br /> Neurological Research, are the latest in a series that links musical training to the development of higher<br /> brain functions.<br /> Researchers worked with 135 second-grade students at a school in Los Angeles after (10)______ a pilot<br /> study with 102 students. Children that were given four months of piano training as well as time<br /> playing with newly designed computer software scored 27 percent higher (11)______ math and fraction<br /> tests than other children.<br /> Piano instruction is thought to enhance the brain's "hard wiring" for spatial-temporal reasoning, or the<br /> ability to visualise and transform objects in space and time, says Professor Gordon Shaw, who led the<br /> study. At the same time, the computer game (12)______ children to solve geometric and math puzzles that<br /> boost their ability to manipulate shapes in their mind.<br /> The findings are significant (13)______ a grasp of proportional math and fractions is a prerequisite to<br /> math at higher levels, and children who do not master these areas of math cannot understand more<br /> advanced math that is critical to high-tech fields.<br /> (Adapted from "Eye on Editing 2" by Joyce S. Cain)<br /> 9.<br /> 10.<br /> 11.<br /> 12.<br /> 13.<br /> <br /> a. which<br /> a. carrying<br /> a. at<br /> a. accommodate<br /> a. unless<br /> <br /> b. whose<br /> b. concerning<br /> b. with<br /> b. allow<br /> b. although<br /> <br /> c. that<br /> c. conducting<br /> c. on<br /> c. accumulate<br /> c. before<br /> <br /> d. who<br /> d. composing<br /> d. of<br /> d. manipulate<br /> d. because<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of<br /> the following exchanges.<br /> 14.<br /> Paul noticed a job advertisement while he ______ along the street.<br /> a. would walk<br /> b. was walking<br /> c. walked<br /> d. had walked<br /> 15.<br /> Many people think that in some more years we will see the complete _______ of newspapers and<br /> magazines due to the Internet.<br /> a. disappear<br /> b. disappearance<br /> c. appear<br /> d. appearing<br /> 16.<br /> <br /> He was refused because he had no _______ experience related to _______ job he applied.<br /> <br /> a. a / the<br /> <br /> b. an / Ø<br /> <br /> c. Ø / a<br /> <br /> d. Ø / the<br /> <br /> 17.<br /> I believe that he was concerned ______ all those matters which his wife mentioned.<br /> a. with<br /> b. over<br /> c. upon<br /> d. above<br /> 18.<br /> Mr. Pike provided an informative guide _______ us to the full-time and part-time programs on<br /> offer to a range of candidates drawn from schools and colleges.<br /> a. on<br /> b. in<br /> c. with<br /> d. for<br /> 19.<br /> He is one of the most _______ bosses I have ever worked with. He behaves rudely to not only me<br /> but also others in the staff.<br /> a. thoughtful<br /> b. impolite<br /> c. attentive<br /> d. communicative<br /> 20.<br /> If Martin were here now, he ______ us to solve this difficult problem.<br /> a. would help<br /> b. helps<br /> c. will help<br /> 21.<br /> <br /> Which subject do you _______ at university? - I major in Math.<br /> a. do<br /> b. make<br /> c. practice<br /> <br /> d. has helped<br /> <br /> d. demonstrate<br /> <br /> 22.<br /> The school drama club is ______ a play for the school's anniversary, which is due to take place<br /> next month.<br /> a. turning up<br /> b. bringing down<br /> c. putting on<br /> d. making off<br /> 23.<br /> We know that we are at fault for our third consecutive defeat, so there is no need to ______ salt<br /> into the wound.<br /> a. put<br /> b. spread<br /> c. apply<br /> d. rub<br /> 24.<br /> Parents often advise their children to study hard in the hope that they will ______ success in the<br /> future.<br /> a. master<br /> b. collect<br /> b. achieve<br /> b. gather<br /> 25.<br /> <br /> Jane would never forget ______ first prize in such a prestigious competition.<br /> a. to be awarded<br /> b. being awarded<br /> c. to have awarded<br /> d. having awarded<br /> <br /> 26.<br /> The ______ high levels of pollution in the coastal areas are a matter of great concern to the<br /> government.<br /> a. redundantly<br /> b. intensively<br /> c. marginally<br /> d. excessively<br /> 27.<br /> It is predicted that _______ computing technology will increase in value at _______ same time it<br /> will decrease in cost.<br /> a. a / the<br /> b. Ø / the<br /> c. the / a<br /> d. a / Ø<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three<br /> in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br /> 28.<br /> a. future<br /> 29. a. university<br /> <br /> b. burden<br /> c. secondary<br /> <br /> c. device<br /> d. suitable<br /> <br /> d. certain<br /> d. possible.<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete<br /> each of the following exchanges.<br /> <br /> 30.<br /> <br /> Laura is telling Bob about her exam results.<br /> Laura: "______"<br /> Bob: "That's great. Congratulations!"<br /> <br /> a. I've passed the exam with an A.<br /> <br /> c. I hope I'll pass the exam tomorrow.<br /> <br /> b. I'll get the exam results tomorrow.<br /> <br /> d. I didn't do well in the exam.<br /> <br /> 31.<br /> David is telling Mary about her new hair style.<br /> David : “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” - Mary: “ _______”.<br /> a. Thank you very much. I am afraid<br /> <br /> b. You are telling a lie<br /> <br /> c. Thank you for your compliment<br /> <br /> d. I don't like your sayings<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction<br /> in each of the following questions.<br /> 32.<br /> <br /> Imagine an entirely wireless world when the Net is "always on, always there", we live in<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> <br /> endless sea of data, and objects are alive with intelligence.<br /> D<br /> 33.<br /> <br /> My close friend spend most of their free time helping the homeless people in the community.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the<br /> underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> 34.<br /> Despite the traffic hold-ups, we were able to arrive at the airport in the nick of time just before the<br /> check-in counter closed.<br /> a. in a terrible condition<br /> b. with all our luggage<br /> c. at the very last moment<br /> <br /> d. with much time to spare<br /> <br /> 35.<br /> The research findings were reliable since modern technology was used to increase the precision of<br /> the sampling procedure.<br /> a. exactness<br /> b. insecurity<br /> c. inaccuracy<br /> d. flexibility<br /> <br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct answer to each of the questions.<br /> We get great pleasure from reading. The more advanced a man is, the greater delight he will find in<br /> reading. The ordinary man may think that subjects like philosophy or science are very difficult and that if<br /> philosophers and scientists read these subjects, it is not for pleasure. But this is not true. The mathematician<br /> finds the same pleasure in his mathematics as the school boy in an adventure story. For both, it is a play of<br /> the imagination, a mental recreation and exercise.<br /> <br /> The pleasure derived from this activity is common to all kinds of reading. But different types of books give<br /> us different types of pleasure. First in order of popularity is novel-reading. Novels contain pictures of<br /> imaginary people in imaginary situations, and give us an opportunity of escaping into a new world very<br /> much like our world and yet different from it. Here we seem to live a new life, and the experience of this<br /> new life gives us a thrill of pleasure.<br /> Next in order of popularity are travel books, biographies and memoirs. These tell us tales of places we<br /> have not seen and of great men in whom we are interested. Some of these books are as wonderful as<br /> novels, and they have an added value that they are true. Such books give us knowledge, and we also<br /> find immense pleasure in knowing details of lands we have not seen and of great men we have only heard<br /> of.<br /> Reading is one of the greatest enjoyments of life. To book-lovers, nothing is more fascinating than a<br /> favorite book. And, the ordinary educated man who is interested and absorbed in his daily occupation<br /> wants to occasionally escape from his drudgery into the wonderland of books for recreation and<br /> refreshment.<br /> (Source: http://www.importantindia.com)<br /> According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?<br /> a. Ordinary people may think that philosophy and science are difficult.<br /> b. Reading about mathematics is mentally entertaining for a mathematician.<br /> c.Philosophers and scientists do not read for pleasure.<br /> d.A more advanced person takes greater pleasure in reading.<br /> 37.<br /> The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to<br /> .<br /> a. a new life<br /> b. our world<br /> c. an opportunity<br /> 38.<br /> The word “immense” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to<br /> a. great<br /> b. limited<br /> c. personal<br /> <br /> d. a thrill of pleasure<br /> .<br /> d. controlled<br /> <br /> 39.<br /> According to the passage, travel books, biographies and memoirs<br /> .<br /> a. are wonderful novels<br /> b. tell stories of well-known places<br /> c. are less popular than novels<br /> <br /> d. are more valuable than novels<br /> <br /> 40.<br /> What does the passage mainly discuss?<br /> a. Different types of books<br /> b. Reading as an exercise for the brain<br /> c. Different kinds of reading<br /> <br /> d. Reading as a pleasurable activity<br /> <br /> The end!<br /> <br />