Bài luyện thi 12 môn Tiếng Anh 12

 Choose the best answer 
1.They finished their tea and then they left.
	A.They finished their tea after they left.	
	B.After they had left, they finished their tea
	C.After they had finished their tea, they left. 	
	D.They had left before they finished their tea
2. “What were you doing last night, Mr John?” asked the police.
	A.The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John
	B.The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before
	C.The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before
	D.The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before
3.He took his seat quietly. He didn’t want to disturb their conversation
	A.He took his seat quietly so as not to disturb their conversation 
	B.He took his seat quietly so as to disturb their conversation
	C.He took his seat quietly in order not disturb their conversation 
	D.He took his seat quietly in order for him not to disturb their conversation
4.The Games really became a festival that impressed sports__________
	A. enthusiasts	B. enthusiasm	C. enthuse	D. enthusiastic	
5.His achievements were partly due to the_____________of his wife.
 A. assist 	B. assistant 	C. assisted 	D.assistance	
6.It is against the law to _____on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.
 	A. suit 	B. discriminate 	C. believe 	D. gain
7._______________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
	A. In spite 	B. In spite of 	C. Despite 	D. Although
8.My father gives me a letter to post. I______________forget to post it.
	A. don’t have to 	B. mightn’t 	C. mustn’t 	D. needn’t
9.John advised Daisy ____________them any money. 
	A. not to lend	B. not to lending	C. not lending	D. to not lend
10.The flowers ____________________in a warm sunny place
	A. should keep	B. should be kept 	C.should be keep 	D.should have kept 
11.Mrs. Pike _______________ the door before the customers arrived.
	A. had opened 	B. will open 	C. would open 	D. has opened
12. Much as I admire her achievements, I don’t really like her.
 A.I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements.
 B.I don’t really like her because I don’t admire her achievements.
 C.Whatever her achievements, I don’t really like her.
 D.I like her achievements, so I admire her.
13. If I hadn’t had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.
 A. Because I had to do so much work, I couldn’t go to the movies.
 B. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.
 C. A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies.	 
 D. I never go to the movies if I have work to do.	
14. Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life.
 A. Jane doesn't like her friends because she prefers an independent life.
 B. Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesn't like it.
 C. Jane doesn't like her friends to live in a dependent life.
 D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not.
15. “Remember to phone me when you arrive at the airport”	“__________”
A. I remember	B. I do	C. I don’t	D. I will
16.The boy did his homework_____________ .
A. by himself B. his own self	C. on himself	D. by his own.
17.She had changed so much that _____ anyone recognised her.
	A. almost	B. not	C. nearly D. hardly
18. I suggest the room ______________ before Christmas.
A. be decorated	B. is decorated	
C. were decorated	D. should decorate
19.Helen has just bought _____________.
A.some new black wool two scarves	B. two black wool new scarves
C.two new black wool scarves	D. two scarves new wool black
20. “I’ll give you a lift home if you like”
A.He offered to give me a lift home.	 
B. I liked him to give me a lift home.
C.He could install a lift my home.	 
D. If I liked, he would install a lift in my home. 
21.What a fool I am! I wish I __________ the choice.
 	A. didn’t make 	B. wouldn’t make  C. hadn’t made  	D. weren’t making
22.The cat was _________ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
	A.patient enough	B.so patient	C. enough patient	D. too patient
23.I can't find my purse anywhere; I must _________ it at the cinema.
	A. leave	B. have left	C.be leaving	D.have been leaving
24.The equipment in our office needs_____________ .
	A. moderner	B. modernizing	C. modernized	D.modernization
25.Hair colour is one of______ characteristics to be used in identifying people.
	A.the most obviously	B. most obvious	
C.obviously the most	D. the most obvious
26.I’d rather you___________ something more formal to work. 
A.wore 	B.wear 	C.should 	D.worn
27.In China an ancient medical treatment _________ as a acupuncture is 
 sometimes used during surgery. 
A. to know 	B. knowing 	C. known 	D. knows
28.It’s imperative that this letter__________ immediately. 
A. is sent 	B. will be sent 	C. send 	D. be sent
29. John lost the ___________ bicycle he bought last week and his parents 
 were very angry with him because of his carelessness. 
A. beautiful Japanese blue new	B.beautiful new blue Japanese 
C. new beautiful blue Japanese 	D.Japanese beautiful new blue
30.They usually have quite a big meal at lunch time.
A.They are used to having a big meal at lunch time.	
B.They are used to have a big meal at lunch time.
C.They are used to have a big meal at lunch time. 	
D.They used to having a big meal at lunch time.
31.Our newspaper reporter in Paris sent this report.
A. It was our newspaper reporter in Paris that sent this report .
B. It was in Paris that our newspaper reporter sent this report.
C. It was this report that was sent by our newspaper reporter in Paris .
D. All are correct 
32. ________ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth.
	A. As the small stars	B. The stars as small	
	C. Despite of the small stars 	D. Small as the stars 
33. I read two books, but I didn’t find them interesting.
	A. None of the two books I read was interesting	 
B. Either of the books I read weren’t interesting.
	C. Neither of the books I read was interesting. 
D. The two books I read wasn’t interesting. 
34.He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
	A.As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
	B.Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
	C.Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
	D.Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as 
 well. 
35. Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn’t.
	A. Unlike everyone expected, she didn’t win the tournament
	B. Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament.
	C. Contrary to everyone’s expectation, she lost the tournament.
	D. To everyone’s expectation, she won the tournament.
36. Total color blindness, _________ , is the result of a defect in the retina.
A. is a rare condition	B. which is a condition rare
C. a rare condition	 	D. that is a rare condition
37. ____ in 1635, the Boston Latin School is the oldest public school in the
 United States.
A. Founding	B. Founded 	C. To found	D.Having founded
38. It took the director two hours _____________.
	A. explaining us the new plan	 	B. to explain us the new plan
	C. explaining the new plan to us	 	D. to explain the new plan to us
39. Not until the Triassic Period ____________.
A.the first primitive mammals develop	
B.did develop the first primitive mammals
C.the first primitive mammals did develop	
D.did the first primitive mammals develop
40.It was only _____ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been 
 to the same school.
A. then	B.when 	C. until	D. as soon as
41. I suggest Andrea ______ in touch with the organisers.
A. should get	B. to get	C. getting	D. gets
42. The traffic lights _____ green and I pulled away.
a. became	B. turned	C. got	D. went
43. We had ______ holiday in Spain.
a. a two week’s 	B. two weeks	C. two-week	D. a two-week
44. I asked Francis to clean the car, and he did ______.
a. a well job	B. the job good	C. a good job	D. a job well
45. John was the first person I saw _____ hospital.
a. by leaving	B. on leaving	C. in leaving	D. on to leave
46. Please don’t ask her to the party.
A.I’d rather you didn’t invite her to the party.	
B.I’d rather not ask her to the party.
C.Please don’t ask her about the party.	
D.You ask her to the party, don’t you?
47. A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.
A. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.
B. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling.
C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.
D. A child’s schooling influences him as much as his parents do.
48.But for their help, we couldn’t have survived the famine.
A. If they didn’t help us, we couldn’t survive the famine
B. If they hadn’t helped us, we couldn’t have survived the famine.
C. We survived the famine without their help.
D. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.
49.	When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high 
A.The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime. 
B.The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C.The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher. 
D.The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate 
50. Scientists say forests are being destroyed by air pollution.
	A. Forests are said to be destroyed by scientists.
	B. Scientists blame air pollution for the destruction of forests.
	C. Scientists are blamed for destroying forests.
	D. Scientists say there’s much air pollution in the forests.