ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2010 – 2011) - PRACTICE TEST 1 pdf

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ÔN TẬP KHỐI 12 (2010 – 2011) - PRACTICE TEST 1
I. PHONETICS
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group.
1. a. young b. about c. account d. sound
2. a. astronaut b. anchor c. spaceman d. capsule
3. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque
4. a. deliver b. different c. diagram d. disease
5. a. hurl b. pull c. June d. would
6. a. allow b. how c. account d. country
7. a. trade b. payment c. relation d. bank
8. a. value b. change c. actual d. transaction
9. a. holder b. bore c. important d. score
10. a. credit b. service c. letter d. specified
2. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
11. a. farmer b. farewell c. factory d. fairy
12. a. cattle b. country c. canal d. cover
13. a. money b. machine c. many d. mother
14. a. borrow b. agree c. await d. prepare
15. a. government b. condition c. Parliament d. fortunate
II. VOCABULARY
1. Choose the best answer
16. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a _____ .
a. composer b. conductor c. pianist d. playwright
17. We call the very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments a(n) _____ .
a. band b. musical c. orchestra d. trio
18. The police are _____ an incident which took place this afternoon.
a. inspecting b. searching c. looking out d. d.investigating
19. Someone wants you to _____ a good hotel.

a. introduce b. direct c. recommend d. tell
20. She used to _____ her living by working as a typist.
a. win b. earn c. raise d. support
21. My brother is intelligent but he _____ common sense.
a. fails b. lacks c. misses d. wants
22. We'll play tennis and _____ we'll have lunch.
a. after b. then c. so d. immediately
23. The Blacks live in the house _____ the green doors.
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a. have b. with c. which d. where
25. Please ring to make an early _____ at the dentist.
a. assignment b. order c. date d. appointment
2. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about
one and a half million (26) _____ visited Egypt. The (27) _____ of Egypt is about fifty million and the
(28) _____ is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (29) _____
is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (30) _____ from October to March is not
too high. The most (31) _____ sights are pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (32) _____
Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (33)_____ as possible in the time
available. A (34) _____ to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent (35) _____
there from Cairo.
26. a. explorers b. voyagers c. tourists d. passengers
27. a. people b. town c. nation d. population
28. a. principal b. head c. state d. capital
29. a. temperature b. climate c. condition d. position
30. a. weather b. measure c. climate d. temperature
31. a. famous b. known c. visited d. asked
32. a. search b. require c. examine d. visit
33. a. viewing b. seeing c. sightseeing d. looking

34. a. picnic b. trip c. guide d. entertainment
35. a. flights b. travels c. journeys d. trips
III. GRAMMAR. Choose the best answer
36. Tuberculosis _____ an infectious disease.
a. was b. has been c. would be d. is
37. Pasteur _____ in the 19th century.
a. was living b. lived c. had lived d. has lived
38. Since 1980, scientists the world over _____ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.
a. have done b. are doing c. did d. had done
39. At present, they _____ with the medicines to cure this terrible disease.
a. have experimented b. aregoing to experiment
c. are experimenting d. have been experimenting
40. Many people _____ of malaria, smallpox before the process of vaccination was invented in the
19th century.
a. have died b. had died c. would die d. were dying

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41. Our government _____ a system of private schools in a near future.
a. was developing b. has developed c. would develop d. is going to develop
42. The doctor said that his appetite _____ him restore his health quickly.
a. has helped b. helps c. would help d. is helping
43. Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.
a. is having b. are having c. has d. had
44. A football team _____ chiefly of 12 players.
a. composed b. composes c. comprised d. comprises
45. This is the first time I _____ here.

a. am b. have been c. was d. be
46. Last week, my professor promised that he _____ today.
a. would come b. will come c. comes d. coming
47. My girl friend arrived after I _____ for her about half an hour.
a. was waiting b. had been waiting c. have been waiting d. have waited
48. Did she say she _____ him tomorrow?
a. has visited b. will visit c. would visit d. is going to visit
49._____ to rain before you woke up this morning?
a. Did it begin b. Has it begun c. Had it begun d. Would it begin
50. My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she _____ one before.
a. had never seen b. has never seen c. never sees d. never had seen
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