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Da Phuc High School

Student’s code:

ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12
School year: 2012 - 2013
Test code: 201302
Marks

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
1. A. initiate
B. integral
C. scientific
D. interesting
2. A. interfered
B. allowed
C. visited
D.
played
3. A. lives
B. fails
C. rains
D. works
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from
that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
4. A. participant
B. enthusiast
C. technology
D. transportation
5. A. remain

B. challenge
C. explore
D. between
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
sentences.
6. Their company was made ____________ 100,000 USD in taxes.
A. pay
B. to pay
C. paying
D. paid
7. He was the first __________the fire.
A. discover
B. to discover
C. discovering
D. discovered
8. I regret ___________at his side during his illness last winter.
A. was not
B. have not been
C. not being
D. not to be
9. The Pikes have a painter __________ all the windows of their house.
A. to paint
B. paint
C. painting
D. painted
10. These students ____ hard since the beginning of the school year because they ____ their graduation exam
next May.
A. studied / are going to take
B. are studying / will be taking
C. study / will have taken

D. have been studying / will take
11. Since his bicycle__________ stolen last week, he _______ to school by bus.
A. has been / goes
B. had been / was going
C. was / has gone D. was / went
12. If they__ she was ill, they...................some fruits for her.
A. knew / would buy
B. had known / would buy
C. had known / would have bought
D. knew / would have bought
13. Without your help, I ____________ missed the fortune.
A. would have
B. wouldn’t have
C. would haven’t
D. would
14. _________, the music wouldn’t be so loud.
A. Unless Peter were studying
B. Were Peter studying
C. Were Peter been studying
D. If Peter had study
15. _______ the salary met my expectations, I would accept the job offer.
A. Therefore
B. So
C. If
D. Although
16. That language center has a wide variety _______ subjects for you to choose.
A. at
B. upon
C. of
D. about

17. ____ United States is ____ world's biggest consumer of energy.
A. The / the
B. Ø / a
C. An / the
D. The / Ø
18. I often read books and newspapers for ________ entertainment.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
19. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. optimistic
B. disappointed
C. pessimistic
D. keen
20. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.


A. put on
B. went off
C. got out
D. kept up
21. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
A. come around
B. set up
C. made out
D. put on
22. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.
A. information
B. postscript

C. letter
D. answer
23. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.
A. out off / on
B. up to / up
C. away from / for
D. on for / off
24. Scuba diving is swimming underwater or taking part ________ another activity while using a scuba set.
A. on
B. from
C. for
D. in
25. Can you tell me some sports which are closely related ________ water?
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. to
26. Thanks to the ______ of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time.
A. information
B. knowledge
C. durability
D. portability
27. The refuse collectors often work at night or even at midnight because they take_______ for keeping the city
clean and beautiful. (refuse collector: dustman)
A. possibility
B. ability
C. responsibility
D. probability
28. The government has_______ measures of increasing the price of goods against the inflation.
A. carried

B. made
C. achieved
D. taken
29.________speaking, I really enjoy your performance.
A. honestly
B. honest
C. honesty
D. honested
30. Bird flu is of course among............diseases.
A. endanger
B. dangerous
C. endangered
D. dangered
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to
the original sentence.
31. He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night.
A. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.
B. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.
C. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.
D. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have not gone down with flu.
32. Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild.
A. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those captured in the wild.
B. Animals were born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.
C. Animals being born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those being captured in the wild.
D. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.
33. We work less, so we get less money.
A. The less we work, the more money we get.
B. The more we work, the less money we get.
C. The less we work, the least money we get.
D. The less we work, the less money we get.

34. People believe that 13 is an unhappy number.
A. 13 is believed be an unhappy number.
B. It believed that 13 is an unhappy number.
C. It is believed that 13 is an unhappy number.
D. 13 usually believed to be an unhappy number.
35. If the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.
A. Were the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.
B. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.
C. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.
D. Were the government raised tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
36.My uncle Hung, who has come back from England, as well as his four children are warmly welcomed.
A
B
C
D
37.Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming.
A
B
C
D


38. The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business.
A
B
C
D
39. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
A

B
C
D
40. Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house.
A
B
C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks from 41 to 45:
A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they were planning to open. Out of over 90
people who had applied for the post, they had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview.
The first (41)______, Mr Riley, walked into the interview room. He was smartly dressed, but it was clear
that he was listening to a personal stereo. He sat down, (42)______off his shoes and lit a cigarette. One of the
interviewers said that they would prefer him not to smoke and Mr. Riley apologized. Just at that moment, a
telephone rang. Mr. Riley reached into his pocket, took (43)______his mobile phone and began a conversation
with a friend of his. After a minute or two, the interviewers had enough and said they wanted to begin.
“Certainly, go ahead,”said Mr. Riley. They (44)______him why he wanted the job. “I don’t,” he replied. “But I
(45)______like a day in London, and you’ve already paid my train fare to come up here for the interview” .
41. A. applicant
B. applied
C. application
D. applier
42. A. put
B. taken
C. took
D. wore
43. A off
B. out
C. over

D. in
44. A. asked
B. said
C. told
D. warned
45. A. needed
B. was
C. wanted
D. felt
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50:
The first system of communication of animals is natural. Many kinds of animals have ways of
communicating with each other. And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees. These insects
communicate with each other by dancing. The most important kind of dance that they do is concerned with
food. They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees. When a bee has found some food, it
returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is
in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous.
The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial. It means animals learn it; in this case,
they learn from man. Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them
human language.
One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah. Sarah was taught to understand a
system of symbols which represented words. The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different
shape stood for a different word. For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit. Soon
Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences. She could obey orders: if her human friends put
down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup. Later, she began giving the scientists
orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her. We do not yet
know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but
the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility.
46. According to the passage, bees ____________________________________.
A. learn to communicate

B. are born to be able to communicate
C. are the most interesting animals
D. communicate with each other by flying
47. From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _____________________.
A. so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food
B. so selfish as to look for food for themselves
C. so hardworking that they dance all the time
D. so smart that they know where the food is
48. The experiment done with Sarah is an example of ____________________.
A. animals with natural system of communication
B. animals able to communicate with humans


C. animals possible to use language as humans
D. animals with a system of communication worked out by humans
49. The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _____.
A. how to use language freely
B. how to give orders
C. how to obey orders
D. how to understand words and sentences
50. The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to ________________.
A. interested in
B. responsible for
C. related to
D. joined to
--------------------------------------------------- THE END ----Da Phuc High School
ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12
School year: 2012 - 2013
Test code: 201304
Marks

Student’s code:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
sentences.
1. If they__ she was ill, they...................some fruits for her.
A. had known / would have bought
B. knew / would have bought
C. knew / would buy
D. had known / would buy
2. Without your help, I ____________ missed the fortune.
A. would have
B. wouldn’t have
C. would haven’t
D. would
3. Their company was made ____________ 100,000 USD in taxes.
A. pay
B. to pay
C. paying
D. paid
4. He was the first __________the fire.
A. discover
B. to discover
C. discovering
D. discovered
5. These students ____ hard since the beginning of the school year because they ____ their graduation exam
next May.
A. study / will have taken
B. have been studying / will take
C. studied / are going to take
D. are studying / will be taking

6. Since his bicycle__________ stolen last week, he _______ to school by bus.
A. has been / goes
B. had been / was going
C. was / has gone D. was / went
7. _________, the music wouldn’t be so loud.
A. Were Peter been studying
B. If Peter had study
C. Unless Peter were studying
D. Were Peter studying
8. I regret ___________at his side during his illness last winter.
A. was not
B. have not been
C. not being
D. not to be
9. The Pikes have a painter __________ all the windows of their house.
A. to paint
B. painting
C. paint
D. painted
10. _______ the salary met my expectations, I would accept the job offer.
A. Therefore
B. So
C. If
D. Although
11. I often read books and newspapers for ________ entertainment.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
12. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.

A. keen
B. disappointed
C. pessimistic
D. optimistic
13. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. went off
B. put on
C. got out
D. kept up
14. That language center has a wide variety _______ subjects for you to choose.
A. at
B. upon
C. of
D. about
15. ____ United States is ____ world's biggest consumer of energy.
A. The / the
B. Ø / a
C. An / the
D. The / Ø


16. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
A. come around
B. set up
C. made out
D. put on
17. Scuba diving is swimming underwater or taking part ________ another activity while using a scuba set.
A. on
B. from
C. for

D. in
18. Can you tell me some sports which are closely related ________ water?
A. in
B. to
C. with
D. on
19. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.
A. information
B. postscript
C. letter
D. answer
20. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.
A. up to / up
B. out off / on
C. away from / for
D. on for / off
21. Thanks to the ______ of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time.
A. information
B. knowledge
C. durability
D. portability
22. The government has_______ measures of increasing the price of goods against the inflation.
A. carried
B. made
C. achieved
D. taken
23.________speaking, I really enjoy your performance.
A. honestly
B. honest
C. honesty

D. honested
24. The refuse collectors often work at night or even at midnight because they take_______ for keeping the city
clean and beautiful. (refuse collector: dustman)
A. possibility
B. ability
C. responsibility
D. probability
25. Bird flu is of course among............diseases.
A. endanger
B. dangerous
C. endangered
D. dangered
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to
the original sentence.
26. We work less, so we get less money.
A. The less we work, the more money we get.
B. The more we work, the less money we get.
C. The less we work, the least money we get.
D. The less we work, the less money we get.
27. He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night.
A. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.
B. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.
C. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.
D. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have not gone down with flu.
28. Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild.
A. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those captured in the wild.
B. Animals were born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.
C. Animals being born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those being captured in the wild.
D. Animals born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those were captured in the wild.
29. If the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.

A. Were the government raised tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.
B. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area would be in poorer condition.
C. Were the government to raise tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.
D. Were the government raised tax, people in this area wouldn’t have been in poorer condition.
30. People believe that 13 is an unhappy number.
A.13 is believed be an unhappy number.
B. It believed that 13 is an unhappy number.
C.It is believed that 13 is an unhappy number.
D.13 usually believed to be an unhappy number.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
31. A. lives
B. works
C. rains
D. fails
32. A. initiate
B. integral
C. scientific
D. interesting
33. A. interfered
B. allowed
C. played
D. visited
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from
that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
34. A. participant
B. enthusiast
C. technology
D. transportation

35. A. remain
B. challenge
C. explore
D. between
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
36.My uncle Hung, who has come back from England, as well as his four children are warmly welcomed.
A
B
C
D
37. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
A
B
C
D
38.Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming.
A
B
C
D
39. The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business.
A
B
C
D
40. Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house.
A
B
C

D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45:
The first system of communication of animals is natural. Many kinds of animals have ways of
communicating with each other. And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees. These insects
communicate with each other by dancing. The most important kind of dance that they do is concerned with
food. They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees. When a bee has found some food, it
returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is
in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous.
The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial. It means animals learn it; in this case,
they learn from man. Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them
human language.
One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah. Sarah was taught to understand a
system of symbols which represented words. The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different
shape stood for a different word. For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit. Soon
Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences. She could obey orders: if her human friends put
down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup. Later, she began giving the scientists
orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her. We do not yet
know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but
the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility.
41. According to the passage, bees ____________________________________.
A. are the most interesting animals
B. communicate with each other by flying
C. learn to communicate
D. are born to be able to communicate
42. From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _____________________.
A. so hardworking that they dance all the time
B. so smart that they know where the food is.
C. so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food
D. so selfish as to look for food for themselves

43. The experiment done with Sarah is an example of ____________________.
A. animals with natural system of communication
B. animals with a system of communication worked out by humans
C. animals able to communicate with humans
D. animals possible to use language as humans
44. The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _____.
A. how to obey orders
B. how to understand words and sentences.
C. how to use language freely
D. how to give orders
45. The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to ________________.
A. interested in
B. responsible for
C. related to
D. joined to
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50:
A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they were planning to open. Out of over 90
people who had applied for the post, they had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview.


The first (46)______, Mr Riley, walked into the interview room. He was smartly dressed, but it was clear
that he was listening to a personal stereo. He sat down, (47)______off his shoes and lit a cigarette. One of the
interviewers said that they would prefer him not to smoke and Mr. Riley apologized. Just at that moment, a
telephone rang. Mr. Riley reached into his pocket, took (48)______his mobile phone and began a conversation
with a friend of his. After a minute or two, the interviewers had enough and said they wanted to begin.
“Certainly, go ahead,”said Mr. Riley. They (49)______him why he wanted the job. “I don’t,” he replied. “But I
(50)______like a day in London, and you’ve already paid my train fare to come up here for the interview” .
46. A. applied
B. application

C. applicant
D. applier
47. A. took
B. put
C. wore
D. taken
48. A off
B. in
C. out
D. over
49. A. said
B. told
C. warned
D. asked
50. A. felt
B. wanted
C. was
D. needed
----- THE END ----Da Phuc High School

Student’s code:

ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12
School year: 2012 - 2013
Test code: 201301
Marks

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
1. A. caps

B. meters
C. swimmers
D. lines
2. A. interfered
B. allowed
C. visited
D. played
3. A. diving
B. sprint
C. vertical
D. windsurfing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from
that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
4. A. habitat
B. century
C. difficult
D. prohibit
5. A. goalie
B. advanced
C. above
D. depend
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
sentences.
6. These employees are made ___________
A. to work
B. work
C. working
D. worked
7. The Pikes have a painter __________ all the windows of their house.
A. to paint

B. paint
C. painting
D. painted
8. It’s worth___________English everyday.
A. practising
B. practise
C. practised
D. to practise
9. Since his bicycle__________ stolen last week, he _______ to school by bus.
A. has been / goes
B. had been / was going
C. was / has gone
D. was / went
10. John, I have something interesting _________ you, but you have to promise ______ it secret.
A. for telling / keeping
B. to tell / keep
C. to tell / to keep
D. told / keep
11. I ________no difficulty in learning English since I _______ to learn it years ago.
A. have had / began
B. had had / begin
C. had / has begun
D. am having / begin
12. If they_____________ she was ill, they___________some fruits for her.
A. knew / would buy
B. had known / would buy
C. had known / would have bought
D. knew / would have bought
13. _______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday:
A. If Peter driven

B. If had Peter driven


C. Had Peter driven
D. Unless Peter had driven
14. _______ here, he would help us with these troubles.
A. Were Peter
B. If were Peter
C. Unless were Peter
D. Unless Peter were
15. ___ if a war happened?
A. What you would do
B. What would you do
C. What will you do
D. What you will do
16. Most ____ students in ____ UK prepare carefully for A-level exams.
A. the / Ø
B. Ø / the
C. Ø / an
D. the / an
nd
17. In _______ 22 SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals.
A. Ø / the
B. the / Ø
C. a / the
D. the / the
18. That language center has a wide variety _______ subjects for you to choose.
A. at
B. upon
C. of

D. about
19. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. optimistic
B. disappointed
C. pessimistic
D. keen
20. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in
May.
A. politeness
B. rudeness
C. encouragement
D. measurement
21. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. put on
B. kept off
C. got out
D. went off
22. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.
A. out off / on
B. up to / up
C. away from / for
D. on for / off
23. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______ through.
A. get
B. take
C. look
D. hang
24. The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals.
A. get
B. keep

C. take
D. go
25. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out
B. Look up
C. Look on
D. Look after
26. Frequent practice......... you to get achievement.
A. able
B. unable
C. enables
D. disables
27. The environmental...... is doing harm on us.
A. destroy
B. destruction
C. destructive
D. destructively
28. At last, we could draw the..........
A. conclude
B. conclusion
C. conclusive
D. conclusively
29. Bird flu is of course among............diseases.
A. endanger
B. dangerous
C. endangered
D. dangered
30. VietNam is an............ country.
A. agriculture
B. agricultural

C. agriculturally
D. agriculturing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
31. The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have.
A
B
C
D
32. Robots in the home might not be enough creative to do the cooking, plan the meal and so on.
A
B
C
D
33. Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house.
A
B
C
D
34. The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business.
A
B
C
D
35. I have learnt English for I was ten years old.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to
the original sentence.

36. She will send him a gift on his birthday.
A. A gift will be sent to him on his birthday.
B. He will be sent to a gift on his birthday.


C. A gift will be sent him on his birthday.
D. He will be send a gift on his birthday.
37. He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night.
A. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.
B. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.
C. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.
D. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t go down with flu.
38. We use more electricity so, of course we have to pay more money.
A. The more electricity we use, the less money we have to pay.
B. The less electricity we use, the fewer money we have to pay.
C. We use the more electricity , the more money we have to pay.
D. The more electricity we use, the more money we have to pay.
39 If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall. D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
40. They work in a hospital which is sponsored by the government
A. they work in a hospital sponsored by the government
B. they work in a hospital to sponsor by the government
C. they work in a hospital where the government sponsors
D. they work in a hospital sponsoring by the government
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45:
The 22nd SEA Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December to 13 December, 2003. The Games
were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium

in Hanoi. The Games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in the SEA Games
history that the Games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The 22nd SEA Games logo designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long is based on a legendary bird named
“Chim Lac”. The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son
Vietnamese culture. The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of
movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger”. The colorful
whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports
The Games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow,” composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh. Painter Nguyen
Thai Hung chose “Trau Vang”, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games. With a gentle
and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so
important in Vietnam as well as in other Southeast Asian countries. To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo
symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit.
41. In which cities in Vietnam were the 22nd SEA Games held?
A. in Hanoi
B. in Ho Chi Minh City
C. in My Dinh
D. in Hanoi and HCM City
42. What is the symbol of the 22nd SEA Games logo?
A. the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture
B. the Ngoc Lu bronze drum
C. a legendary bird named “Chim Lac”
D. the Olympic Spirit
43. The author’s main purpose in the passage is _______________.
A. to talk about the preparation of the 22nd SEA Games in Viet Nam
B. to create a feeling of self-confidence
C. to encourage the spirit of fair play
D. to talk about the symbols of the SEA Games
44. What has the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games been associated with?
A. the prosperity
B. the water and rice civilization

C. Vietnamese agriculture
D. Vietnamese farmers
45. To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize?
A. a golden harvest
B. prosperity, happiness, and power


C. the Vietnamese martial spirit
D. All are correct.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50:
Today, in China, where large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has required that
every citizen (46) …… the ages of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees (47) _____ year or do the equivalent
amount of work in other forest services. The government claims that at (48)_____1000 million trees have been
planted in China every year since 1982. In western countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products
that have been produced cause forest landowners and forest industries to become (49) _____accountable for
their forest management and timber harvesting practices. The Arbor Day Foundation's Rain Forest Rescue
program is a charity that helps to prevent deforestation. The charity uses money to buy up and preserve
rainforest land before the lumber companies can buy it. The Arbor Day Foundation then (50)_____the land from
deforestation.
46. A. on
B. between
C. of
D. in
47. A. the
B. for
C. per
D. many
48. A. least
B. the least

C. last
D. the last
49. A. increase
B. increasing
C. increased
D. increasingly
50. A. protects
B. supplies
C. provides
D. destroy
End of the test!
Da Phuc High School
ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 12
School year: 2012 - 2013
Test code: 201303
Marks
Student’s code:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
1. The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have.
A
B
C
D
2. The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business.
A
B
C
D
3. Robots in the home might not be enough creative to do the cooking, plan the meal and so on.

A
B
C
D
4. Have found that I was not at home, the thief broke into my house.
A
B
C
D
5. I have learnt English for I was ten years old.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is the closest in meaning to
the original sentence.
6. We use more electricity so, of course we have to pay more money.
A. We use the more electricity , the more money we have to pay.
B. The more electricity we use, the more money we have to pay.
C. The more electricity we use, the less money we have to pay.
D. The less electricity we use, the fewer money we have to pay.
7. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall. D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
8. She will send him a gift on his birthday.
A. A gift will be sent him on his birthday.
B. He will be send a gift on his birthday.
C. A gift will be sent to him on his birthday.
D. He will be sent to a gift on his birthday.

9. He went down with flu because he went out in the rain last night.
A. If he had gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.
B. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t go down with flu.


C. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he wouldn’t have gone down with flu.
D. If he hadn’t gone out in the rain last night, he would have gone down with flu.
10. They work in a hospital which is sponsored by the government
A. they work in a hospital sponsoring by the government.
B. they work in a hospital sponsored by the government
C. they work in a hospital to sponsor by the government
D. they work in a hospital where the government sponsors
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45:
The 22nd SEA Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December to 13 December, 2003. The Games
were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium
in Hanoi. The Games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in the SEA Games
history that the Games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The 22nd SEA Games logo designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long is based on a legendary bird named
“Chim Lac”. The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son
Vietnamese culture. The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of
movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger”. The colorful
whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports
The Games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow,” composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh. Painter Nguyen
Thai Hung chose “Trau Vang”, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games. With a gentle
and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so
important in Vietnam as well as in other Southeast Asian countries. To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo
symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit.
11. What has the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games been associated with?
A. the prosperity

B. the water and rice civilization
C. Vietnamese agriculture
D. Vietnamese farmers
12. In which cities in Vietnam were the 22nd SEA Games held?
A. in Hanoi
B. in Ho Chi Minh City
C. in My Dinh
D. in Hanoi and HCM City
13. What is the symbol of the 22nd SEA Games logo?
A. a legendary bird named “Chim Lac”
B. the Olympic Spirit
C. the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture
D. the Ngoc Lu bronze drum
14. The author’s main purpose in the passage is _______________.
A. to encourage the spirit of fair play
B. to talk about the preparation of the 22nd SEA Games in Viet Nam
C. to create a feeling of self-confidence
D. to talk about the symbols of the SEA Games
15. To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize?
A. a golden harvest
B. prosperity, happiness, and power
C. the Vietnamese martial spirit
D. All are correct.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
16. A. lines
B. meters
C. swimmers
D. caps
17. A. interfered

B. visited
C. allowed
D. played
18. A. vertical
B. sprint
C. diving
D. windsurfing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from
that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
19. A. habitat
B. century
C. prohibit
D. difficult
20. A. advanced
B. goalie
C. above
D. depend
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks from 21 to 25:


Today, in China, where large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has required that
every citizen (21) …… the ages of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees (22) _____ year or do the equivalent
amount of work in other forest services. The government claims that at (23)_____1000 million trees have been
planted in China every year since 1982. In western countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products
that have been produced cause forest landowners and forest industries to become (24) _____accountable for
their forest management and timber harvesting practices. The Arbor Day Foundation's Rain Forest Rescue
program is a charity that helps to prevent deforestation. The charity uses money to buy up and preserve
rainforest land before the lumber companies can buy it. The Arbor Day Foundation then (25)_____the land from
deforestation.

21. A. on
B. in
C. of
D. between
22. A. per
B. for
C. the
D. many
23. A. the last
B. the least
C. last
D. least
24. A. increase
B. increasing
C. increased
D. increasingly
25. A. supplies
B. protects
C. provides
D. destroy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
sentences.
26. Since his bicycle__________ stolen last week, he _______ to school by bus.
A. has been / goes
B. had been / was going
C. was / has gone
D. was / went
27. John, I have something interesting _________ you, but you have to promise ______ it secret.
A. for telling / keeping
B. to tell / keep

C. to tell / to keep
D. told / keep
28. I ________no difficulty in learning English since I _______ to learn it years ago.
A. have had / began
B. had had / begin
C. had / has begun
D. am having / begin
A. to work
B. work
C. working
D. worked
29. The Pikes have a painter __________ all the windows of their house.
A. to paint
B. paint
C. painting
D. painted
30. It’s worth___________English everyday.
A. practising
B. practise
C. practised
D. to practise
31. _______ here, he would helped us with these troubles.
A. Were Peter
B. If were Peter
C. Unless were Peter
D. Unless Peter were
32. The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals.
A. get
B. keep
C. take

D. go
33. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out
B. Look up
C. Look on
D. Look after
34. If they_____________ she was ill, they___________some fruits for her.
A. knew / would buy
B. had known / would buy
C. had known / would have bought
D. knew / would have bought
35. _______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday:
A. If Peter driven
B. If had Peter driven
C. Had Peter driven
D. Unless Peter had driven
36. Frequent practice......... you to get achievement.
A. able
B. unable
C. enables
D. disables
37. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. put on
B. kept off
C. got out
D. went off
38. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.
A. out off / on
B. up to / up
C. away from / for

D. on for / off
39. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______ through.
A. get
B. take
C. look
D. hang
40. The environmental...... is doing harm on us.
A. destroy
B. destruction
C. destructive
D. destructively
41. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.


A. optimistic
B. disappointed
C. pessimistic
D. keen
42. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in
May.
A. politeness
B. rudeness
C. encouragement
D. measurement
43. At last, we could draw the..........
A. conclude
B. conclusion
C. conclusive
D. conclusively
44. ___ if a war happened?

A. What you would do
B. What would you do
C. What will you do
D. What will you do
45. Most ____ students in ____ UK prepare carefully for A-level exams.
A. the / Ø
B. Ø / the
C. Ø / an
D. the / an
46. In _______ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals.
A. Ø / the
B. the / Ø
C. a / the
D. the / the
47. That language center has a wide variety _______ subjects for you to choose.
A. at
B. upon
C. of
D. about
48. Bird flu is of course among............diseases.
A. endanger
B. dangerous
C. endangered
D. dangered
49. VietNam is an............ country.
A. agriculture
B. agricultural
C. agriculturally
D. agriculturing
50. These employees are made ___________

A. to work
B. work
C. working
D. worked
End of the test!