Bài tập nâng cao tiếng anh 12 - unit 6

Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12
Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS
I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A.sense B.forget C.pressure D.agency
2. A.create B.leaving C.real D.neatly
3. A.humour B.honest C.hotel D.hurry
4. A.pilot B.writer C.service D.advice
5. A.wear B.clear C.fear D.dear
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
1. A. exchange B.retail C.submit D.success
2. A.agency B.shortcoming C.confident D.employment
3. A.accompany B.category C.interviewer D.fascinating
4. A.policeman B.fantastic C.candidate D.position
5. A.capacity B.mechanical C.receptionist D.electrician
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
1. I was hoping to visit my sister, lives in Hochiminh city.
A.who B.whom C.that D.which
2. I was offered lamb or chicken, I like.
A.neither of that B.neither of which C.of that neither D.of which neither
3. I have received the goods, are in my office now.
A.what B.they C.that D.which
4. Julia works for a company chief executive has been arrested for fraud.
A.of which B.whom C.whose D.who’s
5. I think that’s the hotel John and Mary were married.
A.when B.where C.which D.in that
6. Please come back at 4.00, I won’t be so busy.
A.when B.that C.which D.who
7. There was nobody left on the train, made me suspicious.
A.where B.that C.which D.when
8. The man to we have just talked is the Doctor General.
A.that B.whose C.who D.whom

9. Do you know the person next to you in the evening class?
A.who sits B.sitting C.whom sits D.whose sitting
10. It was the kind of accident for nobody was to blame.
A.whom B.that C.which D.where
IV. Put the relative pronounce that are missing from the following sentences. Add comas where they’re
necessary.
1. Sir James I have discussed with several times, is a man I respect despite the
apparent discrepancy between his life style and the social philosophy of the political party he
belongs to.
2. Blenkinsop Hall, the garden of is open to the public in summer, is a considerable attraction to
tourists money naturally finds its way into the pockets of the local shopkeeprs. This is a fact
escapes many people’s notice and Sir James pointed out.
3. The advantage of supermarket is that you can buy what you want at a place you can park
your car. Besides, it’s often open after six o’clock other shops are shut.
4. Last Sunday we went to the Blenkinsop’s party I met Denis Chambers I decided I
didn’t like very much.
5. Willie works for that firm of architects I was telling you about the other day, was
there too.
6. It was about at the Blenkinsop’s party I was introduced to Sheila I’d heard a lot
about but had never met before.
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7. Sheila is one of the very few teachers I know can control their classes without ever
raising their voices is an ability children appreciate highly.
8. I myself am not going abroad until October the weather is cooler and it will be
easier for me to chase business contracts is the whole purpose of my trip.
9. It was on August 6
th
, 1945 man committed what is still his most destructive single act: he

dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima is estimated to have killed 200,000 people.
10.The Problem scientists are faced with in trying to harness nuclear fusion as a peaceful source
of energy is that it requires for its operation the very high temperatures are found in the sun
but so far have been produced artificially only by the nuclear fusion provides the
“trigger” mechanism of the hydrogen bomb.
VI. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
1. Next Sunday I’ll have to visit the dentist again, that I detest.
A B C D
2. I know a small restaurant at where you can get a wonderful meal.
A B C D
3. He comes from a large family, all of them now live in Australia.
A B C D
4. The people who they hadn’t seen the weather forcast were caught unaware by the hurricane.
A B C D
5. She was the first woman was elected to parliament.
A B C D
6. In the whole book there was only one chapter who interested me.
A B C D
7. This is the exact spot which there was an accident two years ago.
A B C D
8. John was arrested for speeding, it unfortunately was reported in the local newspaper.
A B C D
9. He is the only member of the gang who’s identity has remained a secret.
A B C D
10. The train that we eventually caught it was one that stops at every station.
A B C D
VII. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
1. ! Yoou are offered the position. CONGRATULATE
2. Try not to be too if you do not get the job . APPOINT
3. It can be when preparing for the job interview. STRESS

4. His advice helped me create a good on my interviewer. IMPRESS
5. Remember to bring the letters of form your teachers. RECOMMEND
6. You should show when the job is explained to you. ENTHUSIAST
7. Always show your best side, you to work. KEEN
8. An is the person who answers the questions in an interview. INTERVIEW
9. My cousin has been working as an for over twelve years. ACCOUNT
10. I want to become a writer so that I can create characters and events. IMAGINE
VIII.Some lines of the following passage are correct and some have an unnecessary word. If a line is correct,
put a tick (√). If a line has an unnecessary word, underline and write it in the space provided.
CAN YOU ADVISE ME
I am writing to you because I would like to become a journalist when I leave from school. 0/
Since you are the editor of the local newspaper, I was hoping that you might be able to give1/
some advice about what I should do. I have written some articles during my spare time and 2/
I am enclosing in two of them. I hope that you won’t mind looking at them and telling me 3/
whether you think they are good or not. I would appreciate for any comments you make 4/
because I am keen to learn. I also would wonder if you could advise me about a few other 5/
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matters. Do you think it is better to do a course in journalism at a college or try to get a job 6/
as a junior reporter as soon as I will finish school? Do newspapers prefer to employ people 7/
with qualification in journalism or to train them while that they are actually doing the job? 8/
Another question I would like to ask is, would you advise me to specialize in one kind of 9/
repoerting, such as politics, or although it is advisable to know a little very busy but I 10/
would be grateful for get any advice you could give me. Finally, would it be possible to 11/
come into the newspaper offices one day and so that I could see how a real newspaper 12/
operates? I would welcome the opportunity to do that. 13/
IX. Read the following passage and find the best answer to fill in each blank.
The job outlook for auto mechanics is good. The (1) of cars will continue to grow. Because
cars are so expensive, people will (2) their cars longer. Their cars will need more repairs.

Computer programmers will also be (3) demand and the job outlook is excellent. Big and
small companies will use computers (4) much their work.
The outlook for cashiers in stores, supermarkets, theatres, etc…is excellent. (5) will be a need
for more than a half a million new cashiers in the (6) ten years.
The demand for cooks and chefs will (7) grow; the outlook is good in this area. The population
is growing and (8 more people will eat out. Also, more mothers are wqorking and families will have
(9) money to spend.
The mailmen and mailwomen (10) deliver the mail every day face a poor job future. Post
offices will use more machines. And companies will send (11) mail. They will use computers to send
information.
The outlook for nurses is excellent for (12) registerd nurses and licensed practical nurses. The
population is increasing and people are living (13) . Most jobs will open in large city hospitals and in
country areas.
Painters will (14) good job opportunities. More jobs will open in the South and West because
population is growing in (15) areas. Hundreds of new houses are going up each week.
Finally, the job outlook for radio and tv technician is excellent.
X. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
BECOMING A NURSE: THE INTERVIEW
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fear. For some (1) people imagine the
interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (2) . In truth, the interviewer is as (3)
for the meeting to go well as you are. It is what (4) his or her job enjoyable.
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always imprtant as it creates the
first impression. So (5) neatly, but comfortably. Make (6) that you can deal with anything
you are (7) . Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you want to
become a nurse? What is the most important (8) a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what
other careers have you (9) ? What are your interests and hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely. (10) , if one of your interests is reading, be prepared
to (11) about the sort of books you like. (12) do not learn all your answers off (13)
heart. The interviewer wants to meet human (14) , not a robot. Remember, the interviewer is genuinely
interested in you, so the more you relax and are yourself, the more (15) you are to succeed.

1. A.reason B.idea C.explaination D.excuse
2. A.perform B.do C.make D.have
3. A.keen B.wanting C.interested D.delighted
4. A.does B.causes C.happens D.makes
5. A.dress B.wear C.put on D.have on
6. A.evident B.sure C.definite D.clear
7. A.requested B.questioned C.enquired D.asked
8. A.character B.quality C.nature D.point
9. A.thought B.regarded C.considered D.wondered
10.A.For instance B.That is C.Such as D.Let’s say
11.A.say B.talk C.discuss D.chat
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12.A.However B.Although C.Despite D.Therefore
13.A.at B.in C.on D.by
14.A.character B.being C.somebody D.nature
15.A.easy B.possible C.likely D.probable
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given
word.
1. Do you get on well with your next-door neighbour?
who Do you get on well with………………………………… next door?
2. He waited for her until 9 o’clock and then gave up.
which He waited for her until 9 o’clock…………………………………gave up.
3. We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected.
was Everything ……………………………………………………………………rejected.
4. I have read all of his books but one.
that There is only…………………………………I have not read.
5. If someone understands this theory, they are clever than I am.

is Anyone…………………………………clever than I am.
6. They invited a hundred guests. I didn’t know any of them.
none They invited a hundred of guests, …………………………………
7. The dog that chases our sheep belongs to those people.
whose Those are…………………………………our sheep.
8. The whole summer was sunny and warm, for a change.
made The whole summer was sunny and warm …………………………………a nice change.
9. The bus going up Oxford Street doesn’t stop at the railway station.
goes The bus…………………………………doesn’t stop at the railway atation.
10. Not a single house in the village had escaped undamaged.
which There was not a single house in the village …………………………………
XI.By repalcing the word in “italics” with relatives, combine each group of sentences into one sentence.
1. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in April 1616. His name is universally known but most of his
life is lost in obscurity. Cervantes, Spain’s greatest literary figgure also died in April 1616. This
coincidence has often been remarked on.
2. I fly to India on the twelfth and leave on the 22
nd
. This will give me nine full days there. I fly to
Singapore after that. I plan to spend four days there before going to Japan. I should reach Japan on the
27
th
.
3. India has many wonderful buildings. The most famous of them is undoubtedly the Taj Mahal. The
Emperor Shah Jehan built it for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal. Her body lies there beside her
husband’s.
4. Singapore has grown from practically nothing in the early nineteenth century into an independent
republic. Singapore is an isaland off the coast of Malaysia. It is linked by a road and rail bridge to
Malaysia but seceded from Malaysia politically in 1965. In the early 19
th
century it was leased from the

then owners by British trading company. The present prosperity of the Repulic is proverbial.
5. The best known book to come out of the American Civil War is, ofcourse, “Gone with the Wind”. Its
authoress, Margaret Mitchell, was herself brought up in the South. There she heard first-hand accounts
of the struggle. Many of these she incorporated into her book.
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