MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST Grade 12

Teacher In Charge: Nguyen Hoang Duy

MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST Grade 12 Time allotted: 60 minutes

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. pollution A. harmful A. fluoride A. vehicle A. common B. concentration B. marsh B. oxide B. dishonorable B. atmosphere D. congestion D. argument D. nitrogen D. heritage D. pollen C. decomposition C. barren C. oxidation C. rehabilitation C. combination

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. D. influence D. produce D. motorcycle D. dictionary D. intimacy A. automobile A. advent A. manufacture A. agriculture A. nitrogen B. automatic B. organic B. concentration B. radiation B. atomic C. poisonous C. sulfur C. photochemical C. fertilizer C. atmosphere

B. kill D. prey A. hunt C. chase

D. fertile A. docile B. barren C. volatile

A. were B. would be D. had been C. would have been

B. taking A. to take D. of taking C. on taking

C. considered A. is considered D. to be considered

B. guilty A. accountable C. culpable D. blamed

A. desirous D. desireful C. desired

A. hazard D. risk

C. run out D. die out A. extinct B. go out

C. border D. brink B. point A. edge

A. each C. any B. all D. 

D. none is correct

D. Crude A. Blunt C. Rude B. Raw

D. out into C. back to B. into A. to

A. convey B. inform D. notify

D. crosses C. occurs B. strikes A. enters

D. hence A. thus C. yet B. by

C. does not he A. doesn’t he D. don’t he B. does he

B. have gotten C. should get D. got A. get

A. submission C. admission B. remission D. emission

D. littered B. strong A. thick C. full

A. preservations C. preserves D. preservatories

C. containing D. obtaining B. retaining A. attaining

A. sorrow D. agony C. pain B. pity

MCQs Test for the University Entrance Exam PHONETICS: Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others: STRESS: Pick out the word whose stress syllable is different from that of the others: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

11. Lions tend to ________ on large animals. 12. The soil in this area is ________ as a result of inadequate irrigation. 13. I could have changed my flight if I’d known you ________ too busy to meet me at the airport. 14. My friends proposed _________ a holiday in Scotland for a change. 15. Everything ________, we decide not to offer her the job as she is not so well-qualified. B. be considered 16. All industries should be held ________ for the damage to the environment they have caused. 17. It is highly ________ that factories should be moved to the suburbs to reduce the pollution rate in the cities. B. desirable 18. Air pollution is now a growing ________ to all living creatures, including humans. C. peril B. threat 19. If too many species ________, it will very much upset the ecosystem. 20. The panda has been on the ________ of extinction for many years. 21. We only go the zoo ________ now and then. 21bis. If I were you, I would consider the offer of the job carefully. It is ________ to be true. A. such a good opportunity B. so good an opportunity C. too good an opportunity 22. ________ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next century. 23. Sulphur dioxide can combine with water vapour and oxygen to turn ________ a sulphuric-acid mist. 24. I don’t have enough time to drop in your house. Please __________ me to your parents! C. remember 25. It never ________ my head that I would eat cat’s meat. What a cruel thing! 26. Scientists haven’t made much progress in finding a new kind of renewable resources ________ far. 27. He seldom goes to the cinema with his family, ________ ? 28. It is about time you ________ down to your homework. 29. Factory ________ accounted for a large percentage of the increase in environment pollution. 30. The air in the town center was ________ with petrol fumes. 31. More and more wildlife ________ are being set up all over the world to protect endangered species. B. preservatives 32. One of the most important functions of trees is ________ water, thus keeping the soil moist. 33. It is a great ________ that the exhibition was cancelled at the last minute after all your work. 34. People are more and more encouraged to use ________ in order to protect the environment. B. depollutants A. decontaminants C. non-pollutants D. unpollutants

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C. rained D. burst A. swept B. flowed

B. Scarcely / than C. Hardly / than D. none is correct A. No sooner / when

A. Barring for C. Save for B. Saving D. Excepting

A. knowing D. who knows

C. or else A. or not D. unless B. or otherwise

A. get off C. go off D. come at B. break into 35. Having no trees, the land was completely ________ away after the severe flood. 36. ________ had I entered the house ________ the phone rang. 37. ________ one-way streets, there is only one place in England where it is illegal to drive on the right. 38. If there’s something new, just tell me right away, I don’t want to be the last person ________. C. to know B. who is to know 39. You have to work hard for the forthcoming exam, ________ you will fail. 40. Can you lend me 50 cents? I don’t want to __________ my 50-dollar note.

A. I’d rather you didn’t come to class late. B. I would like you not to be late for class. C. I’d sooner you hadn’t come to class late. D. I would prefer that you come to class on time.

A. Finish your homework, you can go to the party. B. Unless you finish your homework, you can go to the party. C. Finish your homework, otherwise you can go to the party. D. Finish your homework, or else you cannot go to the party.

A. He is possessed a wonderful calm temperament. B. He is possessed of a wonderful calm temperament. C. A wonderful calm temperament is possessed of him. D. He is in possess of a wonderful calm temperament.

A. She either came to the party or replied to the invitation. B. Either did she come to the party or did she reply to the invitation. C. Neither did she come to the party, nor did she reply to the invitation. D. none is correct.

A. Had it not for your help, I couldn’t have managed to bring it off. B. If it had not for your help, I couldn’t have managed to bring it off. C. Had you not helped me, I couldn’t have managed to bring it off. D. All are correct.

A. Not only is she beautiful but she is also good at playing sports. B. She is beautiful as well as good at playing sports. C. Not only is she beautiful but she is good at playing sports as well. D. All are correct.

A. He is inclined to upsetting people unintentionally. B. It is in his habit to upset people unintentionally. C. He is in the habit of upsetting people unintentionally. D. He is tended to upset people unintentionally. 41. You should not have come to class late. 42. You have to finish your homework if you want to go to the party. 43. He has a wonderful calm temperament. 44. Although he was very tired, he agreed to play tennis. A. Tired as though he was, he agreed to play tennis. B. Tired though he was, he agreed to play tennis. C. Tired, he agreed to play tennis. D. So tired was he that he agreed to play tennis. 45. She didn’t come to the party. She didn’t reply to the invitation either. 46. What he earns in a week equals what I earn in half a month. A. He earns twice as much money as I do. B. He earns money twice more than I do. C. He earns as much twice money as I do. D. He earns the money twice as much as I do. 47. Thanks for your help, I managed to bring it off. 48. She is both beautiful and good at playing sports. 49. The roof of the house was blown off during the hurricane. A. The house got the hurricane to blow off its roof. B. The house had its roof blown off by the hurricane. C. The house had its roof being blown off by the hurricane. D. The house had its roof to be blown off by the hurricane. 50. He has the habit of upsetting people unintentionally.

MCQs Test for the University Entrance Exam TRANSFORMATION:

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51. ________ a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary, grammar and sound

A. What linguists call B. It is called by linguists C. Linguists call it D. What do linguists call

A. several other stages hasn’t either B. neither has some of the others states C. some other states also have not either D. neither have several other states.

A. still because she is yet B. yet as a result she is still C. yet because she is still D. still while she is already

A. the other B. do others C. one another D. others are

A. in any case B. not to say C. much less D. forgetting about

A. it grows very carelessly B. of it’s growth without attention C. it grows well with little care D. it doesn’t care much to grow

A. come second after B. are second only to C. are first except for D. are in second place from

52. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building ________. A. sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery. B. sent to the cemetary each week flowers faithfully. C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week. D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers. 53. Florida has not yet ratified the amendment, and ________. 54. Nancy hasn’t begun working on her PhD ________ working on her master’s. 55. Some countries receive less rain than __________. 56. Those students do not like to read novels, __________ textbooks. 57. __________ was the day before yesterday. A. The France’s Independence Day B. The day of the French independence C. French’s Independence Day D. France’s Independence Day 58. It is very difficult to stop the cultivation of marijuana because __________. 59. This university’s programmes __________ those of Havard. 60. There were two small rooms in the beach house, __________ served as a kitchen. A. the smallest of which B. the smallest C. which is smaller D. the smaller of which

MCQs Test for the University Entrance Exam SENTENCE COMPLETION: systems. LEXICAL CLOZE:

SAVING EUROPE’S WOODLANDS Hidden in almost every European country there are ancient and untouched forests. These forests are often (61)__________

in wildlife and are (62)__________ to many endangered species. One example is a small patch of Scottish forest which (63)__________ a variety of coniferous trees suitable for a wide range of birds and insects. Although many of the ancient (64)__________ of Europe worshipped trees, there is little respect for them today. The World Wildlife Fund has decided to (65)__________ attention to the importance of Europe’s ancient woodlands. They are asking for the remaining forests to be protected by controlling the trade in good. In addition, governments are being asked to regenerate forests where (66)__________, and manage them in a more nature-friendly way. At present almost a third of Western Europe is (67)__________ by trees. Unfortunately, many of these were only (68)__________ recently. This means they can’t support such a(n) (69)__________ variety of plant and animal life. If we destroy the ancient forest, we will (70)__________ many species to become extinct. The decline of ancient forests began thousands of years ago. Yet, with the growing awareness of the value of ancient woodlands, it is hope those remaining will be saved. By the year 2010 the W.W.F hopes to have set up many forest reserves across Europe. It isn’t too late to do something for our ancient trees.

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MCQs Test for the University Entrance Exam

61. A. affluent 62. A. house 63. A. contains 64. A. humans 65. A. call 66. A. necessary 67. A. loaded 68. A. placed 69. A. vast 70. A. enable

B. wealthy B. place B. includes B. peoples B. bring B. important B. packed B. put B. wide B. prompt

C. prosperous C. home C. embraces C. beings C. direct C. urgent C. full C. plotted C. excessive C. provoke

Teacher In Charge: Nguyen Hoang Duy D. rich D. shelter D. holds D. persons D. point D. vital D. covered D. planted D. extreme D. cause

THE AMERICAN EAGLE America’s national symbol is that great bird which is known as the bald eagle. However, the number of this species has

71. A. measure 72. A. assembled 73. A. throughout 74. A. journey 75. A. certain 76. A. controlled 77. A. comprising 78. A. with 79. A. vision 80. A. attempts B. move B. concentrated B. all B. cruise B. sure B. checked B. including B. by B. picture B. effort D. step D. collected D. through D. expedition D. safe D. noted D. making D. on D. view D. experiment C. action C. piled C. at C. travel C. harmless C. seen C. consisting C. in C. sight C. trial

A B C D 81. Even though they are among the smallest carnivores, weasels will attack animals that are double their size. 82. Connecticut together with the other New England states are dotted with many little lakes.

84. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades. dropped from 50,000 in the 1940’s to about 300 today. Fortunately, America has taken (71)__________ by starting to breed these eagles. This takes place at a research center in Oklahoma, where 300 have been bred and then released into the wild. The eggs are (72)__________ from eagles’ nests, found (73)__________ the country, and are flown straight to the center by aeroplane. During the (74)__________, they are kept (75)__________ in a special container which protects them from sunlight, which could easily kill them. Once they are at the center, they are continually (76)__________ until they hatch. Eight hours after the birds emerge, they are given their first meal, (77)__________ of little pieces of a special meat. At 6 weeks old, they are taken outside to get used to the cooler temperature. The final stages of the bird’s introduction to the wild take place at the top of a high tower, where they are kept in a big case and fed (78)__________ fish. As time goes by, the cages are removed and they eventually learn to fly. All would agree that the (79)__________ of these beautiful birds flying in the southern skies makes all the (80)__________ worthwhile. MISTAKE IDENTIFICATION: A B C D 83. Henry is the sort of a man who will never give you the shirt off his back. A B C D A B C D 85. The president refuses to accept any of the two new proposals made by the contractors. A B C D 86. In the spirit of the naturalist writers, that author’s work portrays man’s struggle for surviving. A B C D 87. Joel giving up smoking has caused him to gain weight and become irritable with his acquaintances.

A B C D 88. The volume four of our encyclopedia set has been missing for two months. A B C D 89. My cousin composes not only the music, but also sings the songs for the major Broadway musicals. A B C D 90. Compared to those of animals, the fossil record for plants is quite catchy.

Read the following passage and answer questions 91 – 100:

the succession of these changes, or the history of the earth (historical geology). Geology is by no means without practical importance in relation to the needs and industries of mankind. Thousands of

A B C D READING COMPREHENSION: Modern geology has for its aim the deciphering of the whole evolution of the earth, from the time of the earliest records that can be recognized in the rocks, to the present day. So ambitious a programmes requires much subdivision of effort, and in practice it is very convenient to divide the subject into a number of branches. The key words of the three main branches are the materials of the earth’s rocky framework (mineralogy and petrology); the geological processes 5 of machinery of the earth, by means of which changes of all kinds are brought about (physical geology); and finally, geologists are actively engaged in locating and exploring the mineral resources of the earth. The whole world is being search for oil and coal and for the ores of useful metals. Geologists are also directly concerned with the vital subject of

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selection of sites and minerals. In these and in many other ways, geology is applied to the service of mankind. Although geology has its own laboratory methods for studying minerals, rocks, and fossils, it is essentially an open-air science. It attracts its followers to mountains and waterfalls, glaciers and volcanoes, beaches and coral reefs in search of information about the earth and its often puzzling behaviour. Whenever rocks are to be seen in cliffs and quarries, their

A. importance of geology to mankind. B. organization of geology studies. C. purpose and objectives of geology. D. outdoor geographical discoveries.

A. transcribing B. clarifying C. annotating D. unraveling

A. minerals. B. water C. petroleum D. rocks

A. geologists are very ambitious. B. it is an extensive field of study. C. it’s easier to keep records. D. the earth’s surface is very large.

A. hardly at all. B. certainly not. C. more or less. D. not wholly.

A. connecting water supply. B. the service industry. C. an advisory capacity. D. applied engineering.

A. waterways. B. underpasses. C. harbours. D. aquaducts.

A. mankind. B. geology. C. laboratory. D. science.

A. fresher. B. clearer. C. quicker. D. keener.

MCQs Test for the University Entrance Exam 10 water supply. Many engineering projects, such as tunnels, canals, docks and reservoirs, call for geological advice in the 15 arrangements and sequence can be observed and their story deciphered. With hammer and maps, the geologist in the filed leads a healthy and exhilarating life. His powers and observation become sharpened, his love of natured is deepened, and the thrill of discovery is always at hand.

91. The passage mainly discusses the 92. The word “deciphering” in line 1 is closest in meaning to 93. According to the passage, the oldest information about the earth is found in 94. From the passage, it can be inferred that geology is divided into three main branches because 95. The phrase “by no means” in line 7 is closest in meaning to 96. According to the passage, many geologists are employed in 97. The author mentions the following as being important projects where geology is used EXCEPT for 98. The word “it” in line 12 refers to 99. The word “sharpened” in line 16 is closest in meaning to 100. Where in the passage does the author mention the indoor study of materials? A. lines 1-4 B. lines 5-8 C. lines 9-12 D. lines 13-17

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