TEST ON ENGLISH Time: 45 minutes Code: 122 ppsx

Tran Quy Cap Senior High School TEST ON ENGLISH
Full name: Time: 45 minutes
Class: 12/ Code: 122

I./ Language focus: (Multiple choice)
Which of the following underlined sounds is pronounced differently from the rest?
1. A. supposed B. behaved C. changed D. decided
2. A. generations B. drinks C. envelopes D. equivalents
3. A. forgive B. home C. comfortable D. impolite
Which of the following words is stressed differently from the rest ?
4. A. assistance B. acceptable C. attractive D. badminton
5. A. schoolyard B. event C. jacket D. signal
Choose the underlined word or phrase in the following sentences that needs correcting.
6. Peter hadn’t paid attention at the teacher, so he didn’t understand what the teacher explained.
A B C D
7. It is not impolite to ask questions about ages, marriage and income.
A B C D
8. We are considering to buy a new car.
A B C D
9. While my sister is cooking, she burnt herself seriously.
A B C D
10. It rained yesterday after it has been dry for months.
A B C D
11. A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage. ‘determine’ means ….
A. find out B. catch up C. look for D. fill in
12. The boys are mischievous sometimes. It means the boys ……………… sometimes.
A. are well behaved B. enjoy playing treats and annoying people
C. help their parents D. miss their friends
13. Members in my family often ………… the household chores.
A. divide B. separate C. share D. cut
14. We …………… dinner when they ……………….

A. just finished/ had come B. had just finished/ came
C. was just finishing/ come D. has just finished/ came
15. The wedding ceremony often starts ……………… the family’s altar
A. in front of B. in C. on D. at
16. The word ‘thế hệ’ in Vietnamese means “……………………….” in English.
A. generator B. generation C. general D. genetics
17. Kathy: - You have a nice watch, Peter.
Peter: ………………………………………………
A. I am glad you like it. Thanks, Kathy. B. Not at all, Kathy
C. Thanks for your nice compliments, Kathy. D. A and C are all correct
18. The clerk said she ………… tired … hearing complaints day after day.
A. was/ with B. was/ about C. is/ of D. was/ of
19. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!” The driver asked the passengers ……
A. not get off the bus while it’s moving B. get off the bus while it’s moving
C. not to get off the bus while it was moving D. not to get off the bus while it’s moving
20. “I am sorry I am late”, he said. He apologized …………………………………
A. for being late B. for he is late
C. for he is sorry he is late D. he was late
21. Would you mind …………… the door for me? - It is very hot in here.
A. to open B. to close C. closing D. opening
22. “I’ll come to see you next Sunday,” Bill said to you
Bill promised ……………………………………………………………
A. he will come and see me next Sunday B. I will come and see him next Sunday
C. he will not come and see me next Sunday D. to come and see me next Sunday

II Reading
MY FIRST HOME

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for
furniture. The kitchen had a (23) ……………. for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They

(24) ……… an old table and chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa which was (25) ……….
old, but they (26) ………it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden (27) ……… the house, but in front of it there was only the road.
Luckily the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to (28) ………. the part on the (29) ……… side.
We lived there (30) …………… I was ten and we were very happy. We had to (31) ……… house
because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) …… sad when we left.

23. A. basin B. cupboard C. sink D. bath
24. A. bought B. sold C. became D. brought
25. A. more B. also C. even D. little
26. A. placed B. put C. covered D. made
27. A. before B. through C. by D. behind
28. A. reach B. arrive C. go D. get
29. A. wrong B. opposite C. different D. facing
30. A. when B. after C. until D. to
31. A. move B. change C. leave D. close
32. A. spent B. thought C. had D. felt

II. / Listening

Listen to the tape and fill in the gaps with the missing words.

Families in the Western world have 33 …………… greatly during the last two centuries.
Social scientists say that this change in the family is one of the important changes from a
traditional society to a modern society.
Before the 19
th
century, family usually 34 ……….…… marriages for their children. Young
people did not decide who they wanted to marry. After they got married, they usually had a lot

of children. In the 19
th
century, most 35 …………… could not choose the person they wanted
to marry. A marriage joined two people and not two families. Two people could get married
because they love 36 ……… … , not just because their families wanted them to marry. At the
same time, parents began to realize that they had to take very 37 ……… … of their
children. Before this, most of people did not go to school. The family members all worked all
together at home. Later, people realize that 38 ……………… was necessary for a good life.
Today many parents think that they should have fewer children so they can give each one a good
life. They think it is 39 ………………… for a mother and a father to spend as much time as
possible with their children. They think parents should take care of their health and try to give
them an education. Home is seen as a safe, 40 ………… ……… for all the family members.


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