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ENGLISH TEST – GRADE 12
ALLOWED TIME: 45 MINUTES
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I. Phonetics: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest ( A, B, C or D ):
1. A. endangered B. destroyed C. damaged D. provided
2. A. attitude B. survive C. introduce D. human
3. A. books B. hands C. flowers D. songs
4. A. eight B. eighteen C. height D. weight
5. A. head B. heat C. seat D. neat
II. Grammar, Structure, and Vocabulary:
A. Choose the best answers ( A, B, C or D ):
6. I've lost watch. The watch was given to me on my 21
st
birthday
A. the
B. Ø
C. an D. a
7. She used to be ____________ best student in the class.
A. the
B. Ø
C. an D. a
8. Nowadays, a lot of plant and animal species are ___________ danger of extinction.
A. at B. in C. on D. of
9. Space seems to have no limit ___________ deserts.
A. at B. in C. on D. of
10. The number of species around the globe threatened ___________ extinction is over 15,000.
A. of B. in C. on D. with
11. The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

A. reserve B. generation C. diversity D. natural environment

12. A / an ___________ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangered D. endangerment
13. Three great stretches of ___________ desert almost circle in the centre of Australia.
A. sandy B. aerial C. dune D. slopping
14. - A: “Would you like Banh Chung?” - B: “____________”
A. Yes, please B. Here you are C. It doesn’t matter D. No, I wouldn’t
15. - A: “Thank you for a lovely evening.” - B: “____________”
A. Don’t mention it B. I’m glad you enjoy it
C. Yes, I’d like that D. Yes, that would be very nice
16. - A: “Would you mind if I came in late?” - B: “____________”
A. No, I wouldn’t mind. B. Yes, of course.
C. All right, you can. D. No, of course not.
17. He __________ be ill. I have just seen him playing football in the school yard.
A. needn't B. mightn't C. mustn't D. can't
18. – A: “ _______ I borrow your pen for a minute?” -B: ‘Sure, no problem.”
A. May B. Must C. Will D. Might
19. I do not mind at all. You __________ apologize.
A. may not B. needn't C. mustn't D. can’t
20. I went to buy a Mr. Dam’s CD __________ the shop didn't have it.
A. however B. but C. therefore D. so
21. ____________ he did not go to the English class, he knew the lesson very well.
A. Because B. Despite C. Because of D. Although
22. Houses are very expensive nowadays.____________, I have managed to buy one.
A. So B. However C. But D. Therefore

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23. I wouldn’t have gone there at night if I ___________ homework.
A. have B. have had C. had D. had had
24. If you ___________ a choice, which country would you visit?
A. have B. had C. have had D. will have
25. We ___________ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
26. Sometimes I ___________ Maths at 7:30.
A. study B. studied C. has studied D. was studying
27. I wish to see the factory ____________ your father used to work .
A. which B. where C. who D. whom
28. The teacher ______________ I met yesterday is very kind .
A. whose B. whom C. who D. which
29. “ Don’t worry” => The doctor told her ______________.
A. not worry B. not worried C. not to worry D. not to worried
30. The mother told the daughter that he _____________ to get up early the day before.
A. would forget B. forgot C. has forget D. had forgot
B. Find an error in each sentence ( A, B, C or D ):
31. She said she works eight hours a day except Sunday.
A B C D
32. Although his bad cough, he kept on smoking.
A B C D
33. Many couples who both works must hire someone to take care of their children for them.
A B C D
34. You should take your umbrella along with you today. It need rain later on this afternoon.
A B C D
35. She didn't stop to take a rest; however, she was very tired.
A B C D
III. Writing :
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original

one ( A, B, C or D ):
36. This book is more expensive than that one.
A. That one is not as expensive as this book. B. That book is not as expensive as this one.
C. That one is cheaper than this book. D. That book is more cheap than this book.
37. She doesn’t write as carefully as he does.
A. He does more carefully than she writes. B. He writes more carefully than she does.
C. He does not write as carefully so she. D. He does not write so carefully as she does.
38. They will hold the meeting before Tet.
A. The meeting will be held before Tet. B. The meeting before Tet will be held.
C. The meeting will be hold before Tet. D. The meeting will held before Tet.
39. I have not met her for three years.
A. The last time I met her was three years ago.
C. I did not meet her three years ago.
B. It is three years when I meet her.
D. During three years, I met her once.
40. The man has come here twice before. She is married to him.
A. The man who is married to him has come here twice before.
B. The man who she is married to has come here twice before.
C. The man whom she is married to him has come here twice before
D. The man whom she is married to has come here twice before

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IV. Reading :
A. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the passage:
Wild animals (41)__________ an important part in the balance of nature, and
(42)__________ us with many important products. Birds and other animals help control insects.
Wild animals provide fur, food and (43)___________. They also make our surroundings more
interesting.

Uncontrolled (44)____________ has destroyed much wildlife. People have also harmed
animals by destroying (45)___________ . Many animals, such as the passenger pigeon, have
disappeared completely. Others, including the whooping crane, the blue whale, and the American
alligator, are in danger of dying out.
41.

A. play B. do C. make D. give
42.

A. receive B. provide C. cause D. catch
43.

A. action B. creation C. recreation D. pollution
44.

A. eating B. visiting C. trading D. hunting
45.

A. houses B. nests C. groups D. habitats
B. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D ):
The desert of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock
or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either; they often have high hills and deep valleys.
There is some plant life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does
fall often enough for most plants.
The deserts of the world are not uninhabited. People also live outside oases, but these
people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on
the desert plants and do not need much water.
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always
look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more
food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys, and move

to another place. In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skin
and their goats and camels hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years,
when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases
people. But they are also hospitable. No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger
food and water.
46. According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of _____________.
A. clay B. rock C. stones D. sand
47. In the desert __________________.
A. it rains in spring only B. it rains a short time every month
C. there is some rain, but far from enough D. the rainfall is just enough for the plants
48. People live ___________________
A. only inside the oases B. only outside the oases
C. both inside and outside the oases D. in places with regular rainfalls
49. The people of the desert are ______________.
A. brave B. rude C. strange D. hospitable
50. Which of the followings are NOT true?
A. The deserts often have high hills and deep valleys
B. The deserts of the world are inhibited.
C. There is enough food for the animals in good years
D. The people of the desert always live in only a place

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