REVIEW 1 Unit 1 tiếng anh 12

REVIEW 1
A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. anonymous

B. charitable

C. prosperous

D. legendary

2. A. admire

B. inspire

C. achieve

D. slander

3. A. prosperity

B. initiative

C. perseverance

D. philosopher

4. A. distinguished

B. determined

C. prosthetic

D. prominent

5. A. encyclopaedist

B. patriotism

C. environmentalist

D. self-accusation

6. A. emerge

B. reveal

C. amputate

D. relieve

7. A. influence

B. stimulation

C. innovation

D. diagnosis

8. A. outstanding

B. celebrity

C. recruitment

D. reputation

9. A. responsible

B. prodigy

C. deteriorate

D. persistent

B. tragic

C.fortunate

D.curiosity

10. A. nominate

II. Choose the word pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. initiative

B. influential

C. stimulation

D. identity

2. A. orphanage

B. talent

C. charity

D. champion

3. A. memoir

B. attempt

C. prominent

D. defence

4. A. composition

B. emperor

C. prosthetic

D. philosopher

5. A. judgement

B. figure

C. humble

D. unfortunately

6. A. masterpiece

B. achievement

C. relieve

D. anxiety

7. A. legendary

B. strategist

C. diagnose

D. generosity

8. A. obsess

B. self-accusation

C. observation

D. diabetes

9. A. prodigy

B. resign

C. anxiety

D. diagnosis

B. perseverance

C. interpretation

D. experience

10. A. determined

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. He was from a ____________ social background, raised either in a village or an orphanage.
A. poverty

B. humble

C. determined

D. respectable

2. Mr. John is the most knowledgeable scholar and has a long, ____________ career in

medicine.
A. distinguished
3.

B. talented

C. incident

D. overloaded

His dedication and generosity made him a ____________ figure

A. achievement

B. patriotic

C. anonymous

D. legendary


4. Beethoven’s ____________ consisted mainly of works for his main instrument, the piano,

and were classical in nature.
A.

mission

B. tragedy

C. composition

D.

compositions

5. By age 7, Nikolay was already recognized as a young chess ____________, and at age 11,

he was invited to one of the best chess schools in the Ukraine.
A. strategist

B. physician

C. prodigy

D. figure

6. Le Loi was a ____________leader of Lam Son uprising against the Ming invaders.
A. prosperous

B. determined

C. curious

D. obsessed

7. He published poems, articles, ____________ and plays on various subjects.
A. hardship

B. memoirs

C. song

D. B & C

8. Despite a number of setbacks, they ___________ in their attempts to fly around the world in

a balloon..
A. persevered

B. try

C. persistent

D. unable

9. The company enjoys a world-wide ___________ for quality of design
A. devoted
10.

B. dedicated

C. reputation

D. operation

She has learnt how to use her ___________ leg after her surgery.

A. unreal

B. fake

C. initiative

D. prosthetic

11. The money was donated by a local businessman who wished to remain __________
A. anonymous

B. charitable

C. biannual

D. resign

12. Both of these women were rewarded for their commitment and _________ to improving

labour standards in the burgeon call centre industry
A. innovation

B. outstanding

C. self-accusation

D. dedication

13. Reading a person’s life story critically means reading it while making __________
A. philosophy

B. judgements

C. judges

D. realistic

14. Most people use the Internet to ___________ or for entertainment.
A. develop

B. invent

C. inform

D. get information

15. The entire community has to take __________ for preventing and dealing with
victimization.
A. identity

B. fortunate

C. encyclopaedist

D. responsibility

16. Conan Doyle is best known for his logical thinking and _______________ to solve
difficult cases
A. disability

B. ability

C. criticism

D. champion

17. She suffered a heart attack and a blood infection, which necessitated _______________
on seven occasions.
A. surgeon

B. relief

C. hospitalization

D. innovation


18. The film called “Me before you” is noted for its good moving plots and is considered to
be one of the _______________ of modern films.
A. masterpieces

B. mandarins

C. gossip

D. cable

television
19. Doctors usually _______________ the disease after studying the symptoms, and
excluding other possible causes.
A. diagnose

B. nominate

C. persevere

D. diagnosed

20. His example has inspired others to continue his mission of kindness and
_______________ work
A. creative

B. influential

C. charitable

D. vow

21. Steve Job’s work _______________ my creativity and innovation.
A. emerges

B. dedicates

C. hesitates

D. stimulates

22. After a series of successful _______________ as an environmentalist, she became one
of the leading figures in the Green Party.
A. lifelong

B. initiatives

C. abilities

D. observation

23. ‘’It's certainly an unfortunate _______________that we regret,’’ a White House
spokesman told a news briefing.
A. incident

B. failure

C. invader

D. wit

24. Three more people died on local roads in the past week in two _______________
accidents.
A. fantasy

B. prominent

C. tragic

D. honourable

25. He is responsible for a large number of encyclopaedic, historical and _______________
works
A. physicist

B. strategy

C. patriotism

D. philosophical

26. I was surprised that I could make _______________very quickly after several hours
learning swimming.
A. progress

B. recruitment

C. outstanding

D. activist

27. Such a policy would make it easier to _______________ soldiers and officers because
their pay would be more competitive with the civilian market.
A. resign

B. deteriorate

C. recruit

D. motivate

28. I made my first _______________ to engage in sporting activities four years ago with
the support of my family.
A. heel

B. turning point

C. observation

D. attempt

29. About 4,939 Russian children are legally _______________ by foreigners each year, but
184,000 still languish in orphanages.
A. slander

B. adopted

C. overcome

D. foster mothers


30. The country is enjoying a period of peace and _______________
A. prosperity

B. poverty

C. innovate

D. fantasy

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The _________________ of people to get involved has impressed the organizers of the

event.(WILLING)
2. The idea of counting as _________________ all students who obtain any degree in physics

is a bit of a stretch. (PHYSICS)
3. There are also educational pieces, numerous _________________ of chamber music and

two concertos.(COMPOSE)
4. Just

remember

the

three

keys

of

successful

bodybuilding:

patience, _________________ and persistence. (PERSEVERE)
5. Both poets drew their _________________ from the countryside. (INSPIRE)

6. He said he had made consistent and ________________ efforts to resolve the matter and
had visited the workers on a number of occasions to lend his support. (DETERMINE)
7. The most negative aspect of the city was, _________________, the venue we performed
in. (FORTUNE)
8. People are not ____________________ in cyberspace, as they construct identities that
they use there. (ANONYM)
9. George was _________________ with the potentially deadly condition days after his
second birthday. (DIAGNOSIS)
10. Her earnest belief in _________________ to duty and her command of French bring her
an offer to join the intelligence service. (DEVOTE)

11. The subject also attracted numerous cosmographers, geographers, _________________
and writers of belle letters.(ENCYCLOPAEDIC)
12. According to _________________, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
(OBSERVATION)
13. The early war poems promoted ___ patriotism_, justice and principle. (PATRIOTIC)
14. Gifted children typically show great __ intellectual__ curiosity and a wide range of
interests. (INTELLECT)
15. She's very good at ________________her students. (MOTIVATION)
16. He was __________________ about losing and said that he'd be back next year to try
again. (PHILOSOPHER)
17. Scientists made an _________________ based on the data available. (INTERPRET)
18. She is one of the most ____________________ figures in local politics. (INFLUENCE)
19. The hospital has now bought a new body scanner, thanks to the _________________ of
local fund-raisers. (GENEROUS)


20. The future ________________of the region depends on economic growth.
(PROSPEROUS)
21. Consistent with the ________________he found in literature, Bacon frequently
compiled handwritten lists of ideas for paintings. (STIMULATE)
22. A teaspoon of oil added to a hot bath will also help to _________________ muscular
aches and pains. (RELIEF)
23. Sophie's ________________was aroused by the mysterious phone call. (CURIOUS)
24. Yesterday, the hijackers _________________ to kill one passenger every hour if their
demands were not met. (THREAT)
25. I’m sure she’s _________________ enough, but does that mean she’s the best person to
negotiate? (HONOUR)
26. The body has natural ________________mechanisms to protect it from disease.
(DEFEND)
27. From the day that the crime was committed to the point of the sentencing and beyond, I

began to make many changes into changing myself into a more __________________
member of our society. (RESPECT)
28. The announcement was made on Wednesday at the Grand Stand on Queen's Park
Savannah in Port-of-Spain, during the formal ___________________ of awards.
(PRESENT)
29. Generations of conservationists and __________________ have reinforced these views.
(ENVIRONMENT)
30. If tissue damage is severe, a health care provider may need to remove the tissue
surgically or ___________________the limb. (AMPUTATION)
C. WRITING
Rewrite these sentences without changing the meanings:
1. I had to decide what to do with the money
 I had to make__________________________________________________________
2. He took advantage of my generosity by taking more than I had intended to give.
 He made ____________________________________________________________.
3. Mike is responsible for doing the entire project.
Mike takes ____________________________________________________________
4. A group of 20 local blocklayers, plumbers and electricians succeeded in achieving their
Safe Pass card in the FAS certified programme.
 A group of 20 local blocklayers, plumbers and electricians managed
___________________________________________________________


5. He was almost single-handedly responsible for the flourishing drug trade in the town.
 He was almost single-handedly in

__________________________________________.

6. The aim of the campaign is to encourage youngsters not to smoke.
The aim of the campaign is to persuade ________________________________________

7. Participants do not need to manage to read music or to have sung with a choir before
 Participants do not need to be ____________________________________________
8. He didn’t attempt to break out of jail
 He made ____________________________________________________________
9. “If you move, I will shoot at your face.”, the thief said
The thief threatened ____________________________________________________
10. There has been too much work for us to do this week
 We have been _______________________________________________________