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Tran Quy Cap Senior High School THE 2
nd
ENGLISH TEST FOR THE SECOND TERM
Full name: ...................................................... Class: 12/…… School-year: 2008-2009 (code 022)
I. Error Correction
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
1. John and Nora said that they would attend their aunt’s birthday party, but none of them turned on.
A B C D
2. About two third of my students wish to win scholarships to study in the UK.
A B C D
3. In my opinion, nowadays married women do more houseworks than they did before.
A B C D
4. The old man sat opposite me on the train kept staring at me.
A B C D
5. My father put off the fire with a full bucket of water that he got from the stream nearby.
A B C D
II. Vocabulary and Grammar
Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option for each of the following sentences.
6. “My application was held up by the postal strike.” The word held up means:
A. delayed. B. kept C. cancelled D. quit
7. You haven’t had breakfast yet, …………. you?
A. do B. did C. have D. hadn’t
8. There is still much to discuss. We shall, ………………, return to this item at our next meeting.
A. therefore B. so C. but D. however
9. Mr. Smith, ……………. you met yesterday, is one of the famous philosophers of the country.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
10. The recent severe hurricane has …………….. many thousands of deaths.
A. caused B. led to C. resulted in D. All are correct
11. By the time we left the hall, we ………………. the lights and the ceiling fans.
A. will turn off B. would turn off C. have turned off D. had turned off
12. You will get sick ……………….. you stop working so hard.


A. until B. when C. unless D. if
13. There are very big rooms with …………….. in that villa.
A. beautiful decorated walls B. beautifully decorated walls
C. beautiful walls decorating D. beautiful decorating walls
14. The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the United Nations ………… agency for health.
A. speciality B. specialized C. specializing D. specialist
15. “I’m taking my GCSE examination tomorrow.” - “…………………………..”
A. Good luck! B. Take care! C. That’s great! D. Congratulations!
16. What’s the name of the man ………………….. car you borrowed?
A. whom B. which C. that D. whose
17. I prefer scuba-diving …………… water pole because it is adventurous.
A. to B. more than C. better than D. rather than
18. Matthew broke his leg while he ……………….. football.
A. was playing B. had played C. is playing D. played
19. In water pole, no player except the …………… can hold the ball with both hands.
A. goal-keeper B. defender C. goalie D. A and C are correct
20. Did you have to fill …………….. a form when you applied ……… a job?
A. at/ for B. in/ of C. in/ for D. out/ for
21. Neither Kathy nor Maria likes sticky rice cakes.
A. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice, and Maria doesn’t neither.
B. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice cakes, and either does Maria.
C. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice cakes, and neither likes Maria.
D. Kathy doesn’t like sticky rice cakes, and neither does Maria.
22. Many species of animals and plants are now in …………… of extinction.
A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger
23. The soup was too hot for us to eat.
A. The soup is so hot that we can’t eat it. B. The soup is so hot that we can’t eat.
C. The soup was so hot that we couldn’t eat it. D. The soup was so hot that we couldn’t eat.
24. By July next year, my dad .................................. for this company for twelve years.
A. will be working B. will work

C. have worked D. will have been working
25. It was raining very heavily, ……………….. we cancelled the trip to Sapa.
A. although B. because C. so D. but
26. Josh can swim faster than I can.
A. I can’t swim as fast as Josh. B. Josh can’t swim as fast as I can.
C. I can swim as fast as Josh. D. Josh can swim as fast as I can.
27. My grandparents had the gate …………….. in very nice colour last lunar new year.
A. painting B. paint C. painted D. to be painted
28. -“I have bought you a toy for you. Happy birthday to you, Tom!”
-“………………………………………………….”
A. The same to you. B. What a lovely toy! Thanks.
C. Have a good day! D. What a pity!
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
29. A. devoted B. suggested C. wished D. provided
30. A. studies B. glances C. finishes D. cabbages
31. A. damaged B. recovered C. increased D. endangered
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest.
32. A. explain B. discuss C. occur D. notice
33. A. domestic B. valuable C. typical D. average
34. A. society B. pioneer C. productive D. experience
III. Reading comprehension
Read the following passage and fill in the missing word(s) by choosing A, B, C or D for the best option.
Women’s Rights, rights that establish the same social, economic, and political (35) …………... for
women as for men. Women’s rights guarantee that women will not face (36) ……………… on the
basis of their sex. Until the second half of the 20th century, women in most societies were denied
some of the legal and political rights accorded to men. Although women in much of the world have
(37) ……………… significant legal rights, many people believe that women still do not have
complete political, economic, and social equality with men.
Throughout much of the history of Western civilization, deep-seated cultural (38) ………………
allowed women only limited roles in society. Many people believed that women’s natural roles were

as mothers and wives. These people (39) ……………… women to be better suited for childbearing
and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics. Widespread
belief that women were intellectually inferior to men led most societies to limit women’s education
to learning domestic skills. Well-educated, upper-class men controlled most positions of (40)
……………… and power in society.
35. A. status B. statement C. position D. experience
36. A. discriminate B. discriminated C. discriminating D. discrimination
37. A. obtained B. gained C. occupied D. A and B are correct
38. A. believe B. beliefs C. religion D. confidence
39. A. the same B. regarded C. considered D. supposed
40. A. employment B. unemployment C. employee D. employer
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