Name : _______________________ Class 12A __ ONE-PERIOD TEST (UNIT 1+2+3) (2010-
2011)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. obliged B. conducted C. supposed D. concerned
2. A. worked B. stopped C. lived D. laughed
3. A. projects B. weekends C. feelings D. hours
4. A. stops B. gets C. speaks D. determines
II. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence:
5. The conical leaf hat is considered a _____________ of the Vietnamese culture.
A. part B. symbol C. spirit D. beauty
6. The Americans are much more concerned than the Asians with ____ when choosing a wife or a husband.
A. trust built on love B. physical attractiveness C. confiding D. partnership of equals
7. Many young people have objected to __marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
A. agreed B. shared C. contractual D. sacrificed
8. My brother is busy studying in the final year of the secondary school, so he is always _________.
A. in a hurry B. at stress C. full attention D. under pressure
9. In many cultures, people signify their agreement by _____ their head.
A. turning B. raising C. pointing D. nodding
10. He was _______ when I had the problems and said whatever I did he would stand by me.
A. supportive B. exciting C. busy D. dull
11. Whenever problems __________ , we discuss them and find solutions.
A. go on B. come up C. look after D. get up
12. A large number of men agree that it is unwise to confide ________ their wives.
A. in B. with C. about D. of
13. I waved _______ him from the window but he didn't see me.
A. through B. for C. up D. to
14. The nurse is always kind and gentle to us. She is a very _______ person.
A. caring B. careful C. careless D. care
15. One of the most common ways of _________ someone’s attention is by waving.
A. attract B. attracting C. attractive D. attractiveness
16. The family is a base from which we can go into the world with __________.
A. confidence B. confident C. confidently D. confide
17. A happy marriage should be ___________ on love.
A. base B. basing C. based D. to base
18. The groom’s parents ________ many gifts wrapped in red paper before they went to the bride’s house.
A. prepared B. had prepared C. were preparing D. prepare
19. We ____________ touch since we _______ school three years ago
A. lost / have left B. have lost / leave C. have lost / left D. were losing / had left
20. We ______________ a film when they came.
A. were watching B. have watched C. watched D. had watched
21. When I was young , I often _______ television after I ______ my homework .
A . watch / did B. watch / do C . watched / had done D. had watched / did
22. We _______________ him for weeks.
A. do not see B. did not see C. have not seen D. had not seen
23. - You look great in this new dress. - ____________ .
A. With pleasure B. You’re welcome
C. Do not say anything about it D. I am glad you like it
24. - You played badminton very well today, Minh. - ____________ ! I thought the game was terrible.
A. That’s okay B. It’s my pleasure
C. You must be kidding D. You’re too kind
25. “You’ve done your work well”, said the teacher to the boy.
A. The teacher told the boy that he had done his work well.
B. The teacher told the boy that you have done your work well.
C. The teacher told the boy that he has done his work well.
D. The teacher said the boy that he had done his work well.
26. “ Where do you buy this book ?”, said Mary to John
A. Mary asked John where did he buy that book. B. Mary asked John where he buy that book.
C. Mary asked John where he bought that book. D. Mary asked John where he bought this book.
III. Choose the best option to fit each space :
I am going to a wedding (27)_______ Saturday. My great friend, Marie, and her fiancé, George, are
(28)_______ married. They (29)_______ each other for five years, but they have only been going out
together a short time. We were all rather (30)_______ when they announced that they were engaged.
The wedding will be in the church near Marie’s home. There will be a hundred (31)_______ at the
party. Besides both their families, all Marie’s friends from college will be at the wedding and Marie and
George have also invited a lot of people from the office where they both (32)_______ .
27. A. last B. next C. at D. in
28. A. becoming B. having C. going D. getting
29. A. know B. knew C. have known D. had known
30. A. interesting B. surprised C. friendly D. traditional
31. A. visitors B. guests C. members D. crowds
32 . A. work B. employ C. leave D. manage
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
In most social situations where some informality is allowed, a brief raise of the hand and a small
wave is fine. For instance, if you are walking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, a
small friendly wave to attract his or her attention is appropriate.
Once you have got your friend’s attention, you shouldn’t point at the person or thing you want her to
look at. A slight nod will do. Pointing at someone is usually considered rude. Of course, there are times
when pointing is perfectly acceptable, such as when a teacher wants to get someone’s attention in class. The
teacher often points to the student and says: “ David, would you read the next sentence, please?” Pointing
here is not impolite; it’s simply a way to get someone’s attention.
33.When you want to get someone’s attention, you can ______________________.
A. raise your hand B. wave slightly to him or her
C. shake his or her hand D. raise your hand and wave slightly to him or her.
34. When you see your teacher approaching you, you should _________ to attract his or her attention.
A. nod your head B. whistle
C. call him or her loudly D. wave slightly to him or her
35. Once you have got your friend’s attention, _______ the person or thing you want him or her to look at.
A. You shouldn’t wave slightly B. You shouldn’t point at
C. You shouldn’t clap your hands D. You shouldn’t look at
36. In class, the teacher may point to the student and ________________.
A. asks him to do something B. nods slightly
C. attracts his attention D. reads the sentence
V. Choose the underlined part among A,B, C, or D that needs correcting:
37. An ideal family should be a place where we can get warmth, help, comfortable and strength.
A . can B . comfortable C . should be D . warmth
38. At the airport, if you are exciting to get somebody’s attention, you can wave as hard as you can.
A . attention B . At C . as hard as D . exciting
39. During the school year; my parents don’t allow me watching TV until I have finished my homework.
A. don’t allow B. have finished C. watching TV D. During
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Mary said that she couldn't remember where had she left her hat.
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Name: __________________________ Class : 12 ONE-PERIOD TEST (UNIT 4,5,6)
I . Find the word with the different stress from the others in each group :
1. A. history B. difficult C. applicant D. important
2. A. curriculum B. compulsory C. application D. certificate
3. A. environment B. nursery C. government D. shortcoming
4. A. general B. primary C. vacancy D. dependent
II. Choose the best answer from A , B , C or D
5. A birth _________ gives the day and place of a person’s birth and the names of his parents .
A. paper B. degree C. certificate D. history
6. Schooling is _______ for all English children from the age of 5 to 16 .
A. private B. compulsory C. important D. independent
7. It was just a friendly get-together. Everyone was wearing ________ clothes. No one needed to be
well-dressed.
A. casual B. unimportant C. unfriendly D. formal
8. In Vietnam, the school year is divided into two ______________ .
A. times B. periods C. semesters D. stages
9. Her job was so ______________ that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting B. stressful C. bored D. wonderful
10.
A ________ is the person who takes care of people’s health.
A.
farmer B. waiter C. doctor D. teacher
11. He did not do well at school and left with few _______ qualifications.
A. academic B. academy C. academician D. academically
12. If you don’t know something about _______ aspects of the job , you should admit it .
A. technique B. technician C. technical D. technically
13. You should show _______ when the job is explained to you .
A. enthusiasm B. enthusiast C. enthusiastic D.enthusiastically
14. They were busy working and no one noticed her _______ in the room .
A. exist B. existence C. existent D.existential
15. To Vietnamese students, the _______ examination to university is very difficult.
A. require B. requirement C. requiring D. required
16. Mary felt so lonely when she came here because she graduated ______ a small school .
A. in B. at C. with D. from
17. There were a large number of candidates __________ the job .
A. for B. to C. from D. on
18. We must concentrate our efforts _________ improving education.
A. with B. to C. from D. on
19. Why don’t you tell me ? If you told me , I ________ you .
A. will help B. helped C. would help D. would have helped
20. Mary wouldn’t have lost her way if she _________ to the tourist guide .
A. will listen B. listened C. would listen D. had listened
21. The woman ______ son is studying at that famous university is a scientist .
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
22. My bike, __________ I had left at the gate, had disappeared.
A. whose B. which C. that D. whom
23. When we came , a party _________ in the hall .
A. is being held B. had being held C. will be held D. was being held
24. _______ to you yet? A. Is the book been giving back B. Was the book been given back
C. Has been the book given back D. Has the book been given back
25. I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can’t meet you.
A. If I don’t have to work tomorrow evening, I can meet you.
B. If I didn’t have to work tomorrow evening, I would meet you.
C. I could meet you tomorrow evening if I don’t have to work.
D. I can meet you if I didn’t have to work tomorrow evening.
26. She was tired, so she didn’t enjoy the party.
A. If she weren’t tired, she would enjoy the party.
B. If she were tired, she wouldn’t enjoy the party.
C. If she had been tired, she wouldn’t have enjoyed the party.
D. If she hadn’t been tired, she would have enjoyed the party.
III. Choose the best option to fit each space : Education in Cuba
One of the interesting things about Cuba is its (27) ______ system as in many other countries schools
are free. What is unusual is that schools combine study with manual work. Each school has a plot of land
(28)_______ children work for a few hours each day. They (29)_______ vegetables, which they weed and
water and later they harvest the crop. In this (30)_____ they develop good working habit and learn how
important it is to produce. During the summer, older children also go to the country to help the (31)_____
with the crops.
In this system, the children spend part of their school time (32)_____ and the rest working in the open
air helping increase the nation’s production.
27. A. education B. educational C. educationally D. educate
28. A. which B. who C. when D. where
29. A. plant B. raise C. do D. eat
30. A. time B. way C. process D. day
31. A. visitors B. farmers C. mechanics D. customers
32. A. study B. student C. studying D. to study
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer :
When you first apply for a job, you might not succeed in getting it. It’s always a good idea to ask them
to explain to you what prevented you from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain about the situation,
but ask them to advise you on what you can do better next time. Perhaps the interviewer disproved of or
disagreed with something you said. Perhaps they just glance at your application and saw something that
made it easy to choose between you and another candidate. Don’t regard it as a failure, but recognize it as a
chance to learn more. As long as you don’t worry too much about it and continue to believe in yourself,
you’ll eventually find the chance you’ve been waiting for. Then your family and friends will be able to
congratulate you on your success!
33. You might ____________when you first apply for it.
A. get a job B. have a job C. succeed in getting a job D. fail in getting a job
34. What could you do if you didn’t succeed in getting a job?
A. ask the interviewers for explanation B. find another job
C. quit it D. forget everything
35. It is a good way to ask the interviewers _______________.
A. to supply you a job B. helping
C. to advise you for the next time D. pay you money
36. You fail in the job interview because of ______________.
A. you’re not good B. interviewer’s disagreement
C. you’re not confident D. your failure
V. Choose the underlined part among A,B, C, or D that need correcting:
37. If John studied his lessons carefully , he wouldn’t have made so many mistakes yesterday .
A . studied B . carefully C . have made D . so many
38. This job suits students whom want to work during holidays .
A . suits B . whom C . to work D . during
39. He was the only application that was offered this job.
A. offered B. application C. only D. that
40. The preparations have been finished before the guests arrived .
A. finished B. guests C. preparations D. have been
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