Full name: ……………………………………………………………..Class:
12…..
1st 45 minute written test
Teacher’s remark mark
I- Read the passage and then answer the questions(1,5)
Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a
foreign country simply by living in that country. However, this is not
necessarily true. Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we
realize how little we actually know about the culture of that country.
Books and talks about other people’s culture can even be dangerous
because they concentrate on cultural differences and sometimes a lot of
information they contain is untrue.
In a study recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a
list of anything that they thought was typical of Britain and would interest a
foreign visitor there. Most mentioned Shakespeare, the Queen, villages inns,
English fork dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper.
Although all of these characters can be found in British culture, they do not
show the real interests of ordinary British people: (they are, in fact, simply
stereotype - that is, general character which people wrongly think are
typical.) What is surprising is that they were suggested by British people
themselves as representing their culture. If people have such a wrong
impression of their own culture, how much false would their impression of
other culture be!
Question
1-Was music mentioned when making a list of anything that was typical
of Britain?
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1- How can you learn about the culture of a foreign country?
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3- Why can books and talks about other people’s culture be dangerous?
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II- choose the best one to complete these sentences(2)
1- It is the …………………….test we have ever done
A- difficulties B- more difficult C- most difficult
D- difficulty
2- Some people think it is ……………………to ask someone’s age.
A- disrespectful B- impolite C- good D- unpleasant
3- I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you ………………so I can’t understand what
you said
A- attentive B- attention C- attentively D- attentively
4- Maggie promised that she ……………………up smoking
A- will give B- would give C- gave D- would have
given
5- When the robbery happened, the bank manager …………………….in his
office
A- were working B- was working C- worked D- had worked
6- Do you think physical ……………………….is very important for
marriage?
A- attractively B- attractive C- attraction D- attractiveness
7- When she came, I…………………..my English grammar
A- was doing B- did C- had already
done
D-both A and C
8- The teacher told me …………………….in class, the teacher was looking
at me
A- not to talk B- to talk C- talking D- not talking
III- choose the word whose underlined part is different from the
others(1)
1-A houses B- oranges C- hopes D- cases
2-A print B- find C- participate D- singer
3-A thinner B- thousand C- throat D- though
4-A- planted B- planned C- robbed D- hurried
IV- Rewrite these sentences as suggestion so that it has the same
meaning with the given one(2)
1- She said: “ I can not do this work”
- She said that.……………………………..………………………………
2- Mai said: “ My brother will go dancing with us tomorrow evening”
- Mai said that ……………………………………………………………
3- The woman said: “Did the children go to school last Saturday?”
- The woman wanted to know …………………………………
4- She said: “I like the students who learn hard ”
- She said that ……………………………………………………
V- choose the one which has the stress is different from the other(1)
1- A- children B- happy C- flower D- alone
2- A- enjoy B- baby C- forget D- unlucky
3- A- attract B- admit C- happen D- begin
4- A- mother B- police C- thirteen D- thirty
VI- Put the verbs in bracket in the right tense or right form (1,5)
1- When she (phone)………………….me, I (leave)…………………..home
and was on the way to my office
2- It ( not rain) ………………………… since he (plant)……………….the
young trees
3- When we (come)……………………to the cinema, the film
(start)…………………….. .
VII- Put a suitable preposition in the space(1)
1- She arrived ……………………home at 5.30 .
2- The police are looking …. ………………the bank robbers
3- Do you believe…………………. “contractual” marriage
4- My uncle has lived in HCM city …………………..5 years
Song Ma High School
Class: 12 …….
Name: ……………………………….
45 minute test (1)
I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest(1 point)
1. A. busy B. basic C. person D. answer
2. A. coach B. chore C. chorus D. check
3. A. communicate B. facial C. contact D. carpet
4. A. art B. standard C. contemporary D. documentary
II. Choose the best answer( 5 points)
1. “ Don’t call me after 9 p.m, please”, the manager said.
A. The manager said that we didn’t call him after 9p.m.
B. The manager advised me to not call him after 9p.m.
C. The manager told his secretary not to call him after 9p.m.
D. The manager asked his men not to call him after 9 p.m, please.
2. “ Let’s go to the zoo now”, our friends said.
A. Our friends suggested going to the zoo then. B. Our friends invited us to go to the
zoo now.
C. Our friends insisted us to go to the zoo then. D. Our friends obliged us to go to the
zoo now.
3. “What did you do last night?” “I watched T.V, practiced the violin, and……my
homework.”
A. made B. do C. did D. done
4. My child saw an elephant this morning but he……………..one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had
seen
5. He fell down when he…………….towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
6. Our government……a system of private schools in a near future.
A. was developing B. has developed C. would develop D. is gong
to develop
7.Until Alan began his married life, he his dirty socks on the floor.
A. always leaves B. always left C. has always left D. had always left
8. Children always find the reasons to ………….off their responsibility.
A. take B. get C. divvy D. blow
9. In most social situation where people of acquaintance meet each other, ……………… way of
greeting is allowed.
A. formal B. informal C. serious D. artificial
10. Yesterday, Tom didn’t tell the truth, and now he is considered as a/an……………person.
A. untrustworthy B. disrespect C. insecure D. inattentive
III. XI. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.( 2 points)
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of
communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral
speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language
in which motion stands for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to
resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and
exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however cannot.
Body language transmits the ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or
unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod
signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille ( a system of raised dots and
read with fingertips), signal flags. Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs
also guide, warn and instruct people.
While verbalization in the most common form of language, other systems and techniques
also express human thoughts and feelings.
1. Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?
A. picture signs B. Braille C. body language D. signal flags
2. How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?
A. 5 B.7 C. 9 D. 11
3. Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally
EXCEPT for .
A. spelling B. ideas C. whole words D. expressions
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There are many forms of communication in existence today.
B. Verbalization is the most common form of communication.
C. The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication.
D. Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech (2 points)
1. “ I don’t want to talk to you any more” Jane said to me
→ Jane said …………………………………………………………………….
2. “Will you send me all the information next week?” he asked.
→ He asked ………………………………………………………………………….
3. “ I ‘m really sorry I didn’t water the flowers” Jane said to her mother.
→ Jane apologized……………………………………………………….
4. “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said.
→……………………………………………………………………….