Tài liệu bt mai lan huong 12

TEST 1
I. PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. a. finished b. cooked c. stopped d. raised
2. a. machine b. chemistry c. architect d. Christmas
3. a. underline b. unite c. understand d. unknown
4. a. attend b. weekend c. tendency d. dentist
5. a. vegetables b. books c. stamps d. months
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION: Choose the word, phrase or sentence that best completes
each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is
substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
6. Newton laid the ______ for many other discoveries in mathematics and physics.
a. basements b. foundations c. inventions d. achievements
7. The pull of the earth is called ______
a. dynamo b. generation c. gravity d. appliance
8. Geometry is the study of ______
a. letters and signs b. numbers c. forms d. computations
9. Language is not necessarily the ______ property of those who use it.
a. private b. common c. public d. personal
10. We are from Vietnam. Vietnamese is our mother tongue.
a. foreign language b. first language c. second language d. official language
11. The geneticists have discovered the laws of ______
a. generation b. inhabitance c. language d. inheritance
12. Laser beams have been used for cancer ______
a. entertainment b. achievement c. treatment d. movement
13. We find it ______ to do housework.
a. bore b. bored c. boring d. bores
14. Most miners suffer ______ from tunnel collapse and from flooding.
a. die b. death c. dead d. dying
15. In poor areas, nature ______ is low on the list of pri )rities compared with employment and
health.

a. conserve b. conservation c. conservational d. conserving
16. All areas of the world are ______ to be affected by global climate change.
a. like b. alike c. likely d. unlike
17. Children take ______ in playing computer games in their free time.
a. please b. pleasant c. pleasing d. pleasure
18. Certain kinds of shark population have decreased by ______ 75% in the last 30 years.
a. out of b. up to c. up with d. along with
19. I am fed ______ daily housework.
a. up with b. out of c. onto d. into
20. Mary is one of ______ best students that got the scholarship.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE:
A. Choose the best word, phrase, or sentence.
21. They don
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t allow ______ at gas stations.
a. smoke b. to smoke c. smoking d. smoked
22. Sport at school encourages children to work together ______ helps them to keep fit.
a. as b. as well as c. because d. so that
23. Children are quick ______ whether they like or dislike a book.
a. to decide b. for decision c. when decide d. on decision
24. Many of these plants are ______
a. good for eating b. good to eat c. good with eaten d. good at eating
25. We are trying to save the animals ______ are in danger of extinction.
a. who b. whom c. those d. which
26. My teacher said to me,
"
Don
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t give up hope.

"
a. My teacher told me that don't give up hope.
b. My teacher told me don't give up hope.
c. My teacher told me whether not give up hope.
d. My teacher told me not to give up hope.
27. The bag was heavy, so we could not take it with us.
a. The bag was too heavy enough for us to take it with us.
b. The bag was very heavy enough for us to take it.
c. The bag was too heavy for us to take it with us.
d. The bag was too heavy for us to take with us.
28. It was impossible for them to speak English fluently.
a. They found impossible to speak English fluently.
b. They found it impossible to speak English fluently.
c. They found it to speak English fluently is impossible.
d. They found it is speaking English fluently impossible.
29. Peter ______ from Paris. He ______ there three weeks ago with his friends.
a. will just return / flies b. has just returned / flew
c. had just returned / flew d. is just returning / was flying
30. She wondered why the train ______ yet.
a. did not arrived b. has not arrived c. had not arrived d. would not arrive
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence
correct.
31. Because a former British colony, Australia has close cultural and historical links with the UK.
32. Water power from the tides and the waves is one way to reduce pollution and create energy
safe and clean.
33. Solutions to the problem of how to dispose of excess rubbish must find.
34. Better standards of healthcare mean people live longer as they used to.
35. We hope to environmental pollution will not exist in the future.
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Air pollution happens when wastes are poured into the atmosphere and the air becomes
contaminated and unpleasant to breathe.
There are many causes that lead to air pollution.
The most serious cause is the development of industry. Smoke, chemicals, and wastes from
factories which consist of sulphur and nitrogen oxides are dangerous for our health. Burning coal
and oil release other gases that are harmful to human.
Vehicles, especially cars, help to make our material life more comfortable and convenient;
however, they also account for air pollution in the cities.
People all know that they are breathing polluted air but it is difficult for them to choose, fresh
air or comfortable material life.
36. The word contaminated means ______
a. fresh b. polluted c. harmful d. dangerous
37. According to the writer, ______
a. only cars that cause air pollution
b. only waste from factories that causes air pollution
c. only burning coal that causes air pollution
d. there are many causes that lead to air pollution
38. Which sentence is NOT true?
a. We will stop using cars.
b. Cars help to make our material life comfortable.
c. Polluted air is unpleasant to breathe.
d. Burning coal does harm to us.
39. The most serious cause that leads to air pollution is ______
a. vehicles
b. industrial development
c. gas
d. household garbage
40. Cars ______
a. have no relation to air pollution
b. make our life more convenient

c. do not account for air pollution
d. release no harmful smoke
B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
We all know that jogging or running slowly (41) ______ long distances is good exercise for
our (42) ______. It helps us keep fit and (43) ______ weight, makes the heart stronger, and even
helps us (44) ______ better about ourselves. It costs almost nothing, (45) ______ a good pair of
(46) ______ to protect a jogger
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s leg and feet (47) ______ the shock of the hard surfaces. A new
kind of running shoes has just been introduced. The shoes (48) ______ designed by a team of
researchers at the University of Calgary. The shoes, (49) ______ are made of special materials,
can reduce the damaging effects on a jogger's body. They may also prove to be (50) ______ in
helping elderly people to walk.
41. a. at b. for c. with d. on
42. a. health b. healthful c. healthy d. healthily
43. a. get b. lose c. loose d. take
44. a. feel b. feels c. feeling d. felt
45. a. so b. actually c. and d. but
46. a. gloves b. clothes c. shoes d. trousers
47. a. without b. from c. for d. at
48. a. be b. is c. has been d. were
49. a. which b. that c. who d. when
50. a. use b. used c. useful d. usefully
TEST 2
I. PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. a. adventures b. empty c. invention d. passengers
2. a. responsibility b. people c. pneumonia d. paper
3. a. pose b. purpose c. impose d. suppose
4. a. method b. mouth c. there d. both

5. a. low b. allow c. however d. cow
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION: Choose the word, phrase or sentence that best completes
each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is
substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
6. She often has a good relationship with her classmates.
a. gets on well with b. gets in with c. gets over d. gets acquainted with
7. The pharmacist's job is to ______ prescriptions.
a. make up b. take up c. turn up d. do up
8. Mathematics helps us ______ sound conclusions from facts.
a. put b. draw c. push d. combine
9. The colored people are ill-treated because of ______ discrimination.
a. race b. skin c. gene d. sex
10. Pee use language to ______ with one another.
a. communicate b. calculate c. compute d. stimulate
11. The ______ from school to work is not always smooth for everyone.
a. transition b. repetition c. substitution d. translation
12. He was dismissed because of his laziness.
a. employed b. sacked c. offered d. appointed
13. Marilyn Monroe was very ______ in 1960s.
a. fame b. famous c. famously d. famousness
14. Water and sunshine are ______ to trees and plants.
a. necessary b. necessity c. necessarily d. necessitate
15. Every country has a ______ flag and anthem.
a. nation b. national c. nationality d. nationalization
16. That car is ______ expensive.
a. surprise b. surprised c. surprising d. surprisingly
17. Sorry! I left my ______ card at home.
a. medicine b. medical c. medicament d. medically
18. Work can have harmful effects ______ our health.
a. on b. from c. at d. of

19. Something went wrong ______ my computer yesterday.
a. on b. with c. along with d. for
20. My father often comes ______ home late in the evening.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE:
A. Choose the best word, phrase, or sentence.
21. He is asking his friends about the accident as if he ______ policeman.
a. be b. is c. was d. were
22. Mr. Jones sometimes ______ on time for work.
does not get up b. had not got up c. won
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t get up d. is not going to get up
23. Put the raincoat on. It ______
a. is raining b. has rained c. had rained d. will be raining
24. Listen! Someone ______ at the door.
a. will be knocking b. is knocking c. had been knocking d. will be knocking
25. He looked at the pictures attentively.
a. he had an attentive look at the pictures.
b. he had an attentively look at the pictures.
c. he looked at the attentively pictures.
d. the attentive pictures that he looked at.
26. I think learning Chinese is more ______ learning English.
a. as difficult as b. difficult so a. than difficult as d. difficult than
27. This is the house ______ I spent my childhood.
a. in where b. in that c. in which d. in what
28. Please show me the man ______
a. whom they are talking about
b. about that they are talking
c. about who they are talking
d. that they are talking

29. I have a lot of things ______ this morning.
a. that I have to do b. I have to do that c. for that I do d. that to do
30. It is rather confusing. I really don't know ______
a. what to do b. what doing c. to do what d. doing what
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence
correct.
31. The weather continues to get worse and worst.
32. Many factories recycle old newspapers by re-inking and pulp them.
33. The draining these swamps will destroy the mosquitoes' breeding places.
34. Vitamin D helps us not only build strong teeth and bones, but also absorbing Calcium.
35. He is absolutely convinced that life is pleasure and easy.
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Every day, all over the world, people dispose unwanted waste from both domestic and
commercial sources without paying any attention to the bad results. Household waste has grown at
a rate of 30% a year because our material life is well-developed. The more goods are consumed,
the more rubbish is discarded.
One of the solutions for rubbish is to make use of landfills to get rid of its biodegradable
waste. However, we have to cope with another problem that is the acids and poisonous chemicals
being leaked from the landfills. People who live near the landfills suffer from symptoms such as
headache, drowsiness and exhaustion.
36. Unwanted waste is disposed from ______
A, domestic source
b. commercial source
c. both domestic and commercial sources
d. only industrial sources .
37. People ______
a. always care for what they dispose
b. pay no attention to the bad results of what they dispose
c. know nothing about the bad results of what they dispose

d. try to solve the bad results of unwanted waste
38. More and more rubbish is discarded because ______
a. more and more goods are consumed
b. people pay careful attention to unwanted waste
c. household waste has grown at a rate of 30% a year
d. people can make use of landfills
39. Possessive pronoun its means ______
a. of solution b. of rubbish c. of landfill d. of biodegradable waste
40. The problem of using landfills ______
a. is the acids and poisonous chemicals being leaked from the landfills
b. is biodegradable waste
c. can be solved
d. has no effect on people
B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Why do we need to (41) ______ food? There are at least three reasons.
Firstly, it is necessary for us (42) ______ food fresh for our daily needs. Many kinds of food, (43)
______ fruit and vegetables, are only available at certain times (44) ______ the year. (45) ______,
if we want to eat these foods all year round, we need to preserve them. Secondly, we (46) ______
need to preserve food for exporting overseas to (47) ______ sure that it is always in good (48)
______ in transit. Lastly, we need to preserve food for the time (49) ______ food shortages
happen. There are a number of methods of preserving food: both high and low
temperatures, (50) ______, irradiation, and drying.
41. a. preserve b. conserve c. prevent d. invent
42. a. to keep b. keep c. keeping d. kept
43. a. so as b. such as c. so that d. such that
44. a. for b. in c. of d. on
45. a. Unless b. Moreover c. However d. Therefore
46. a. quite b. too c. also d. enough
47. a. take b. make c. do d. keep
48. a. condition b. situation c. circumstance d. opportunity

49. a. that b. where c. which d. when
50. a. chemistry b. chemist c. chemicals d. chemically
TEST 3
I. PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. a. eight b. eighteen c. height d. weight
2. a. spoken b. bus c. sugar d. sentence
3. a. keen b. deep c. meet d. sheer
4. a. head b. heat c. seat d. neat
5. a. wash b. sure c. sugar d. send
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION: Choose the word, phrase or sentence that best completes
each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is
substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
6. They ______ little knowledge about Information Technology.
a. pick b. took c. had d. made
7. I cannot stand naughty students.
a. tolerate b. agree c. know d. apprentice
8. Sometimes we find it quite difficult to ______ the obstacles in life.
a. get over b. put over c. think over d. take over
9. The mounted police came and asked the crowd to go away.
a. The policemen on horse back b. The policemen riding a motor
c. The policemen on duty d. The policemen driving a car
10. "I am so nervous.", she said in a low voice.
a. shouted b. cheered c. whispered d. cried
11. They left early because they did not want to ______ the traffic.