Bài tập ôn luyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Đề số 09

PRACTICE TEST 9 Full name: .
Questions 1 - 3: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 
a. strike	b. chill	c. conflict	d. single
a. game	b. start	c. rain	d. play
a. element	b. preservation	c. emission	d. gesture
Question 4 – 5: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
a. irrigate	b. cosmetic	c. ancestry	d. delicate
a. eardrum	b. exhaust	c. discard	d. inject
Questions 6 - 30: These are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 
By September next year I ______ here for ten years.
a. will be working	b. work	c. will have been working	d. have been working
The first customer ______ this morning was quite rude.
a. dealing with	b. with whom we dealt	c. to deal with	d. dealt with
Never before _____ such a beautiful waterfall.
a. that I have seen	b. do I see	c. have I seen	d. I have seen
We each ______ success in life.
a. desire	b. desire for	c. desires	d. desires for
Pupils should have their eyes ______ regularly.
a. tested	b. to test	c. test	d. testing
My brother likes music very much. He ______ to music while working.
a. used to listen	b. is used to listening	c. is used to listen	d. used to be listening
If you are agreeable ______ our proposal, we’ll go ahead.
a. with	b. for	c. about	d. to
Paul’s drunkenness lost him the job. Unless he ______ so often, he ______ sacked.
A. drank; wouldn't be B. had drunk; wouldn't have been C. hadn't drunk; would have been D. would drink; hadn't been
My new neighbor has two children, ______are very lovely. 
A. both of whom B. all of whom 	C. who both of 	D. both of that 
Schooling is compulsory for all Vietnamese children _________from six to fourteen. 
A. age 	B. aged 	C. at age 	D. on age 
This room is ________
A. too small for us to work in 	B. so small that we can't work in 
C. not big enough for us to live in it	D. such small room that we can't live in it 
This student is determined to be the best student ________
a. so as his parents to be proud of him 	b. in order to be proud of his parents 
c. in order for his parents will be proud of him 	d. so that his parents will be proud of him 
American men rarely shake hands when ________
A. they are introduced 	B. they say hello 	C. they say goodbye 	D. they are the hosts 
Paul: Mary, this is Mr. Baker. Mary (to Mr. Baker): ________
	A. How are you? 	B. How do you do 	C. Hello. 	D. Hi 
Tom promised us that he ________us as soon as he _________a hotel. 
A. would call; had found 	B. would call; would find 	C. had called; had found	 D. called; would have found
Tom is thought ______ the runaway murderer last week.
a. to meet	b. to be met	c. to have met	d. that he met
_______ all the evidence, the man denied having stolen the motorbike.
a. As a result of	b. Even if	c. Due to	d. Despite
They don’t allow ______ here.
a. to take photographs	b. taking photographs	c. photographs to take	d. photographs taking
My sister wishes she ______ to play the piano when she was young.
a. learnt	b. would have learnt	c. had learnt	d. would learn
______ nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.
a. To spend	b. Having spent	c. Spending	d. Spend
This new kind of medicine is quickly ______ into the body.
a. absorbed	b. accessed	c. gone	d. poured
Why don’t you cut down all the ______ to make a path?
a. underground	b. undercover	c. undercurrent	d. undergrowth
Her own mistakes made her very ______ of the faults of others.
a. tolerable	b. tolerant	c. tolerate	d. tolerated
The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm ______
a. went off	b. went out	c. went on	d. went by
We must ______ traffic coming from the right.
a. make use of	b. take notice of	c. give way to	d. catch sight of
Question 31 - 35: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet 
	Thanks giving is a national holiday in the United States which (31) ______ the bountiful crop harvested by the Pilgrims in 1621 (32) ______a winter of starvation. It's a day of feasting and giving thanks. This (33) _______of celebrating Thanksgiving has continued through the years. On November 26th, 1789, President George Washington proclaimed the First National Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Lincoln revived the custom. Since then each president has (34)_______a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of November (35) _______the holiday. 
31. A. organizes 
B. memorizes 
C. celebrates 
D. marks 
32. A. as 
B. for 
C. with 
D. after 
33. A. custom 
B. habit 
C. experience 
D. work 
34. A. published 
B. issued 
C. gave 
D. produced 
35. A. as 
B. like 
C. of 
D. for 
Questions 36 - 40: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 
Ordinary houses are full of hazardous waste. The most important hazardous waste in the homes is batteries. When you throw them out with your other garbage, they break open at the landfill. The poison inside them moves through rain water and other liquids to the bottom of the landfill. Then it can pollute the natural water in the ground. We should use rechargeable batteries. Another hazardous waste in homes is motor oil. Don't throw old motor oil on the ground or throw it on the garbage. It poisons the environment. We should recycle motor oil. Paint is another kind of hazardous waste in homes. Some cities have a “Paint Exchange Day”. If you bring in open, unused blue paint and wanted red, they give you red. Sometimes they mix the paints together into strange colours. If you paint walls with them, you help save the environment.
What is the most important dangerous waste in the homes? 
	A. motor oil 	B. paint 	C. batteries 	D. garbage 
How can batteries at the landfill pollute the underground water? 
A. They break open at the landfill. 	B. Their poison moves to the bottom of the landfill. 
C. They move to the underground water. 	D. They combine with rain water and other liquids. 
Why should we use rechargeable batteries? 
A. To protect the environment. 	B. They are durable. 
C. They pollute the underground water. 	D. They are convenient. 
Why shouldn't we throw motor oil on the ground? 
A. It poisons the environment	B. It is a waste of money
C. It pollutes the ground	D. It is dangerous
What should we do with motor oil?
A. Sell it	B. Throw it on the garbage	C. Throw it away	D. Recycle it
Questions 41 - 45: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words Or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C, Or D. Mark your answer in the answer sheet.
41. About two-third of my students wish to get a scholarship to study abroad.
	 A	B	 C D
42. When I arrived at our school, all the students took part in the musical show had been there.
 A	 B C	 D
43. The fire spread through the building very quick and the firemen failed to put it out.
 A	 B	 C D
44. Please help me tidy the room by throwing these invaluable things away.
 A	B 	C	 D
45. If we have a chance to travel abroad, Paris is the first city where we’d like to visit
 A	 B	 C	D
Questions 46 - 50 After each sentence from 48 to 50, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 
46. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
a. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club	b. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
c. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club	d. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club
47. An old woman saw him break into the building.
a. He was seen to break into the building by an old woman	b. He was seen break into the building by an old woman
c. He was seen to have broken into the building by an old woman	
d. He was seen to be broken into the building by an old woman
48. I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years.
a. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema	b. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema
c. The last time I went to the cinema was ten years	d. I last went to the cinema ten years ago
49. Mary said, “I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim”.
a. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase	b. Mary accused Jim of having broken her vase
c. Mary asked Jim of having broken her vase	d. Mary told Jim to break the vase
50. The girl jumped joyfully as soon as she heard the result.
a. Hardly the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully.	
b. Hardly the girl had heard the result when she did she jump joyfully
c. Hardly had the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully.
d. Hardly had the girl heard the result when did she jump joyfully.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
51. Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. an expensive work of art B. a down-to-earth work of art
C. an excellent work of art D. a large work of art
52. The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favourite films.
A. businesses B. advertisements C. economics D. contests
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
53. After five days on trial, the court found him innocent (vô tội) of the crime and he was released.
A. guilty B. naive (ngây thơ) C. innovative (sáng tạo)D. benevolent (nhân từ)
54. Affluent (giàu có) families find it easier to support their children financially.
A. Privileged (có đặc quyền) B. Impoverished (nghèo nàn)C. Well-off (phong lưu)D. Wealthy
Choose the best answer:
55. The existence of many stars in the sky  us to suspect that there may be life on another planet. A. lead  B. leading  C. have led D. leads
56/ We carried out a careful ....................of the area. A. education  B. preparation  C. calculation  D. examination
57.  In the primary school , a child is in the .. simple setting.  A. comparison  B. comparative  C. comparatively  D. comparable
58.  After the .. of the new manager the staff worked more effectively.         A. dismissal B. retirement C. resignation  D. appointment
59.  The doctor took one look at me and said that I was . overweight.  A. slightly  B. accurately  C. certainly  D. continuously 
60. Try and see things from my point of view, and be a bit more .. . A. reasonable  B. reasoning 
 C. reason  D. reasonably
61. There were 50 in the talent contest.   A. competitors  B. examinees  C. customers  D. interviewees
62. His performance in King Lear was most .. . A. impression  B. impressive  C. impressed  D. impress
63. Many trains have been cancelled and long are expected. A. distance  B. postponements  C. timetable D. delays
64. The journalist refused to .. the source of his information. A. disclose  B. expose  C. propose  D. enclose
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
1. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
 => She has....... .......................................................................
2. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
 => I don’t know............ ...................................................................
3. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
 => My French friend isn’t............................................................................
4. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
 => The owner................. ....................................................................
5. We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money
 => If we............................ .....................................................................
II. Topic: What do you think of the changes in life?
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