Bài tập tiếng anh lớp 12 unit 1 nâng cao: life stories vndoc com

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Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Unit 1 nâng cao: Life Stories
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Exercise 1: Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
1. A. accident

B. jazz

C. stamps

D. watch

2. A. spear

B. gear

C. fear

D. pear

3. A. bought

B. nought

C. plough

D. thought

Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others

1. A. medium

B. computer

C. formation

D. connection

2. A. successful

B. humorous

C. arrangement

D. attractive

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer
1. His incredible performance
Harvard University.

during

high

school

____

him

admission

to

A. earned
B. attained
C. resorted
D. applied
2. Mother Teresa suffered various health problems, but nothing could ____ her from
fulfilling her mission of serving the poor and needy.
A. persuade
B. warn
C. appoint
D. dissuade
3. Oprah Winfrey has played a key role in modern American life, shaping cultural ____
and promoting various liberal causes.
A. values
B. trends
C. potentials
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D. prosperity
4. Van Gogh played a ____ role in the development of modern art.
A. worthless
B. valueless
C. key
D. minor

5. Influenced by the work of Malthus, Darwin came ____ a theory of natural selection
and gradual evolution over time.
A. off
B. into
C. out
D. up with
6. If Presley was considered a controversial and a rebellious ____, it just made him more
popular with young listeners.
A. creator
B. figure
C. character
D. celebration
7. As a teenager, he was uninterested in school - but became ____ in music, listening to a
huge ____ of contemporary American music.
A. bored - amount
B. reluctant - diversity
C. reckless - type
D. absorbed - range
8. Despite the pervasive press intrusions into her private life, Princess Diana
remained very popular because people could identify ____ her.
A. in
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B. for
C. with
D. as
9. When Bill Gates saw an opportunity to found his own company, he dropped ____

Harvard without finishing his course.
A. into
B. by
C. around
D. out of
10. Their family were wealthy but they encouraged their children to work hard and take
nothing ____.
A. for sure
B. for good
C. for granted
D. for charge
11. Marilyn Monroe was ____ for Golden Globe Best Actress Award for Bus Stop (1956).
A. offered
B. nominated
C. awarded
D. rewarded
12. Like many other Britain's prime ministers, May ____ a place at Oxford.
A. admitted
B. permitted
C. won
D. constituted
13. Steve Jobs might hardly imagine that only a year later the company ____ impressive
victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful ____ personal computer.
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A. attain / massly-produced
B. see / mass-produced

C. taste / massive produced
D. achieve / mass-producing
14. Theresa May is one of a growing number of women in traditionally ____ British
politics rising to the upper position of leadership.
A. male-dominated
B. man-domination
C. male-dominating
D. man-dominatedly
15. Princess Diana fought for her children on any level so they could reach their full ____
as human beings and in their public duties.
A. requirement
B. condition
C. capacity
D. potential
Exercise 4: Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions
1. Margaret Thatcher was known for her tough uncompromising conservative political
views, and became dubbed as ‘The Iron Lady’.
A. reserved
B. inflexible
C. narrow-minded
D. compatible
2. Despite the media often being dismissive of Monroe's potential, her efforts to improve
acting paid off.
A. failed

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B. broke down
C. managed
D. met with success
3. He is commonly referred to as the "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" and epitomizes the
post-war pop generation
A. be representative of
B. leads
C. elaborates
D. expands on
4. Leonardo da Vinci created rare masterpieces of art such as The Mona Lisa' and ‘The
Last Supper’.
A. worthless works of art
B. invaluable property
C. excellent qualifications
D. excellent works of art
5. Da Vinci studied all aspects of life and his far-reaching investigations and discoveries
sought to show an underlying unity of the universe.
A. insignificant
B. finite
C. extensive
D. excessive
Exercise 5: Give the correct form of the words in the following sentences
1. He wishes to straighten up and lead a ________________________ life. RESPECT
2. Doing things with ________________________ will give us true happiness. The more
we give away, the happier we are. GENEROUS
3. Mother Teresa was a living saint who offered
________________________ to the world. INSPIRE

a

great

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4. Do you know Professor Phan Huy Le whose great ______________________ was his
books on the history of Vietnam in the 19th century? ACHIEVE
5. To be successful takes hard work and ________________________. DEDICATE
Exercise 6: Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions
1. Even if the job market is not stable, those who persist will be able to land jobs
eventually.
A. When it's hard to find a job, jobs on land are even harder.
B. Patient people will secure jobs even in an unstable job market.
C. Only persistent job seekers can find jobs.
D. In land jobs are only available to persistent jobs applicants.
2. Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet.
A. People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike.
B. Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike.
C. It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike.
D. You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike.
3. Only their own mother can tell Simon and Mike apart.
A. No one other than their own mother can separate Simon and Mike.

B. Simon and Mike bear some resemblance to each other.
C. It's very difficult to distinguish Simon and Mike.
D. Except for their own mother, no one can talk to Simon and Mike.
4. The soccer team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Not only did the soccer team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
B. No sooner had the soccer team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the
match.
C. As soon as they blamed each other, the soccer team knew they lost the match.

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D. Hardly had the soccer team known they lost the match when they started to blame
each other.
5. The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action
soon.
A. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.
B. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.
C. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.
D. The government knows the extent of the problem or else it needs to take action soon.
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Đáp án bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Unit 1 nâng cao
Exercise 1: Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
1. D
2. D
3. C
Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others

1. A
2. B
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer
1. A

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. D

6. B

7. D

8. C

9. D

10. C

11. B

12. C

13. C

14. A

15. D

Exercise 4: Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions
1. B

2. D

3. A

4. D

5. C

Exercise 5: Give the correct form of the words in the following sentences
1. He wishes to straighten up and lead a _____respectable____ life. RESPECT

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2. Doing things with ______generosity______ will give us true happiness. The more we
give away, the happier we are. GENEROUS
3. Mother Teresa was a living saint who
_____inspiration_____ to the world. INSPIRE

offered

a

great

example

and

4. Do you know Professor Phan Huy Le whose great ____achievement_____ was his
books on the history of Vietnam in the 19th century? ACHIEVE
5. To be successful takes hard work and _____dedication______. DEDICATE
Exercise 6: Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions
1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A

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