English written test 45 minutes (n4)
Name ………………………………. Class12A.
I. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the rest ones.
1. A, competition B. discovery C. domestic D. reserve
2. A. colony B. wildlife C. leopard D. rhinoceros
3. A. understand B. industry C. invitation D. computation
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
ones.
1. A. subsidy B. pessimist C. shift D. certificate
2. A. match B. chair C. church D. character
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
1. Many modern medicines are derived ……….. plants and animals.
A. on B. for C. from D. in
2. It’s difficult for wildlife to survive because of the global environmental …………………
A. deterioration B. endangerment C. change D. destruction
3. You can come either on Monday ……… on Friday.
A. or B. nor C. both D. and
4. Government has passed laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade.
A. enable B. enacted C. enforced D. ensured
5. The three main classes of the books for recreation are books of biography, of travel and…
A. technology B. fiction C. science D. astronomy
6. Most of the Sahara desert consists … rocky; large sand dunes form only a minor part.
A. on B. in C. of D. with
7. Neither Jane nor I ………… to the New York before.
A. was B. were C. has been D. have been
8. We want to modernize our plant… we are lack of capital.
A. but B. so C. however D. because
9. Without … all the resources necessary for life would be damaged, wasted or destroyed
A. priority B. destruction C. conservation D. extinction
10. In recent years, many areas in the suburb of Hanoi have been ……………..
A. urban B. urbanized C. urbanization D. urbanizing
11. He had to pay the fine, ….. ? A. hadn’t he B. doesn’t he C. didn’t he D. mustn’t he
12. This book is very interesting. It ………………….. into Vietnamese.
A. will translate B. should be translated C. can be translated D. has to be
translated
13. He finds it …. … to read detective books.
A. fascinating B. fascinated C. fascinate D. fascinates
14. He …for the money since last Friday.
A. was waiting B. has been waiting C. waited D. is waiting
15. Animals lose their habitat because of ………….. and polluted environment.
A. thirst B. climate C. starvation D. deforestation
16. Don’t make too much noise. You may …. the baby up.
A. wake B. get up C. break D. ask
17. Lan gave you a letter to post. You … forget to post it.
A. must B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. may
18. A … is a low hill of sand formed by wind, in a desert.
A. crest B. slope C. hummock D. dune
19. When I last saw Tom, he … and was out of breath.
A. was running B. ran C. has run D. had bee running
20. Gold, as well as silver, … in price.
A. have risen B. rise C. has risen D. are rising
IV. Identify the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. If I have taken your advice, I wouldn ’ t have failed the exams.
A B C D
2. If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match will be postponed.
A B C D
3. The plant will die if you won ’ t water it everyday.
A B C D
4. You can’t visit the United States unless you don ’ t get a visa.
A B C D
5. If my husband left the car key, I could have picked him up at the station.
A B C D
V. Choose the correct sentence from A, B, C or D
1. A. This is too big house for my family.
B. This house is big too for my family.
C. This is too big house for my family.
D. This house is too big for my family.
2. A. I couldn’t give my friend a lift because my brother had borrowed my car.
B. I shouldn’t give my friend a lift because my brother had borrowed my car.
C. I mustn’t give my friend a lift because my brother had borrowed my car.
D. I needn’t give my friend a lift because my brother had borrowed my car.
3. A. My father has had our dinning room painting bright green.
B. My father has had our dinning room painted bright green.
C. My father has done our dinning room painted bright green.
D. My father has made our dinning room painted bright green
4. A. Will you come to my house after you ‘ll finish your homework?
B. Will you come to my house after you finished your homework?
C. Will you come to my house after you finish your homework?
D. Will you come to my house after you had finished your homework?
5. A. He telephoned me for apologize to coming late.
B. He telephoned me to apologize for coming late.
C. He apologized me for coming late to telephone.
D. He coming to apologize me for telephoned late.
VI. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.
BOOKS
Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can (1)_____ in books. The
invention of the book is one of humankind’s (2) __ achievements, the important of which
cannot be overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us with both entertainment and
information. The production of books began in Ancient (3)_____, though not in the form that is
accessible to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some similarities to the
ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15
th
century, in Europe, all books were written by
hand . They were often (4) _______ illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing
came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, making (5)
______ more widespread and recognizable.
1. A. find B. founded C. be found D. found
2. A. greatest B. greater C. great D. greatly
3. A. China B. Egypt C. England D. America
4. A. beauty B. beautify C. beautiful D. beautifully .
5. A. knowledge B. know C. known D. knowledgeable
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