Đề ôn thi đại học môn Tiếng Anh 12

TEST 1
II. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the passage
In Britain, a lot of people are out of work. Tracy Chapman is 18, and she left school a year ago. She lives in a North East, an area of high youth umemployment. She hasn’t been (1)..to find a job yet. She has got her unemployment benefit, but that isn’t much and she’s (2).with queuing for it every Thursday. Her mother giver her a couple of pound for tights now and (3).but she can’t (4)..seeing her daughter at home on day. Tracy’s almost (5)..up looking for a job. She buys a local paper everyday but she ‘s really tired of looking through the “situations vacant” column. There are 50 applicants for every job. She was (6)..in being a dentist’s receptionist because she likes meeting people, but now she’d take any job at all. People ask her (7).move to London, but she doesn’t want to leave her family and friends. Anyway, she’s scared of living (8)her own in a big city.
1.	a. successful	b. able	c. looking	d. going
2.	a. tired	b. bored	c. fed up	d. B & C are correct
3.	a. then	b. than	c. sometimes	d. past
4.	a. help	b. enjoy	c. stop	d. stand
5.	a. giving	b. given	c. gave	d. gives
6.	a. fond	b. likes	c. interested	d.enjoying
7. 	a. why doesn’t she	b. why she doesn’t	c. why to	d. not to
8.	a. alone	b. by	c. on	d. of
II. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the sentences
1. He say that he..
	a. will come	b. would come	c. comes	d. could come
2. ItI who spoke to him
	a. am	b. is	c. were	d. was
3. I didn’t think hefinish his exercise
	a. can	b. will	c. is able to	d. could
4. I had lived here for ten years when the war
	a. begin	b. Began	c. Begun	d. was begun
5. When I arrived at his house, he..
	a. was still sleeping	b. still was sleeping	c. is still sleeping	d. still slept
6. Columbus proved that the earthround
	a. was	b. is	c. to be	d. be
7. I know that he.
	a. wins	b. won	c. win	d. will win
8. She..awar when we came in
	a. went	b. was going	c. had gone	d. has gone
9. The newspapersthat it will rain tonight
	a. say	b. says	c. said	d. will say
10. He knew that he..a serious mistake.
	a. makes	b. made	c. has made	d. had made
III. Use the correct form of the word in brackets
1. It is a(n)..time to ring them after midnight. (Convenient)
2. I’m..sorry for the delay (Extreme)
3. We found out the.about him (true)
4. at evening lectures is not compulsory (attend)
5. Your..criticism helped him change his opinion. (construct)
6. Magnets will..most metals (Attration)
7. Simon admitted that his cruel joke was..(Intend)
8. We have to..energy if we want to reach the desrination. (economy)
IV. Rewrite the following sentences with the meaning unchanged.
1. It is necessary that everyone should lnow the truth
It is necessary for..
2. It is important for him to understand this.
It is important that.
3. It was rude to him, which was stupid.
It was stupid..
4. It seems that the crime was committed by a left-handed man
The crime seems..
5. She had a headache; Otherwise she would have come with us
IF
6. He tends to talk too much when he is nervous.
He has a.
7. Why don’t we stay at home for a change?
Let’s.
8. She and I heve never been there before
Neither
9. John Speke failed to find the source of River Nile
John Speke didn’t succeed.
10. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.
I’d rather..
TEST 3
I. Fill in the blanks with: a few, few, a little, little
1. He’s a lucky little boy. Because his parents have taken good care of him, he has hadproblems in his young life.
2. His ideas are very difficult and..people understand him
3. If you have ..knowledge of English grammar, you can’t make correct sentences.
4. The snow was getting quite deep. I had.hop of getting home that night.
5. “Would you like.coffee?” – “Yes, please. But putsugar in it. I don’t like it too sweet”
6. Very.of you know who I am
7. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s gotpatience with children.
8. There is a shortage of water because there has been very..rain recently.
9. Hurry! We’ve got..time.
10. I feel lonely and don’t enjoy my life here because I havefriends in this city.
II. Fill in each numbered space with one suitable word.
PRODUCTIVE, PRODUCTS, STOP, BEGIN, LIVES, SOCIAL, SOCIETY, TETIRE, USELESS, USELESSNESS, ECONOMIC, ECONOMICAL.
Work is a very important part in life the US> Work is not only important for (1)..benefits, the salary but also for (2)..and psychological needs, the feeling of doing something for the good of the (3).. Americans spend most of their (4)..working, being (5).For most Americans, their work defines them: they are what they do. What happens, then, when a person can no longer work?
Most Americans (6).working at the age of 65 or 70 and (7) Because work is such important patr of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are (8).and unproductive. Of course, some people are happy to retire; but leaving one’s job, whatever it is, is a difficult change, even for those who look forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know how to use their time of they feel lost without their job.
III. Rewrite the following sentences with the meaning unchanged.
1. We are proud of our people’s heroic history
We take..
2. I think that they will agree with our plan.
They think that they will be in.
3. Peter plays the piano well
Peter is
4. Mike is quite a careful worker
Mike works
5. Mrs. Brown often complains about her neighbors.
Mrs. Brown often makes
6. Why did you decide to buy that house?
Why did make
7. Women tend to live longer than men.
Women have.
8. The villagers welcomed us cordially
The villagers gave..
9. They had little knowledge of the job of their choice.
They knew..
10. Children tend to minimize problems.
Children have
11. He was the first man to arrive
He was the first man who.
12. They couldn’t do anything to stop the fire.
Nothing.
13. In spite of his age, Mr Benson runs seven miles before breakfast.
Although
14. I last saw him when I was a student
I haven’t
15. The flight to Moscow lasted more than three hours.
It took
16. “I think you should go by train” he told us.
He advised.
17. It was such a dull play that he fell asleep.
The play was do.
18. She doesn’t usually stay up late.
She is not used ..
19. Without your help, the bot couldn’t have met his parents
If
20. “I’d hate to be criticized by non-professionals” the film star said.
The film star objected
IV. Use the correct preposition
1. I can’t dealthis problem
2. We’re really excited..the wedding.
3. Celia often reminds meher mother
4. I congratulate you..your success
5. I think Celia is very angry.me
6. He is really ashamed.what he did
7. London’s full..tourists..the moment.
8. I often suffer..a bad back
9. I must apologize.my mistake
10. This article refers.to you.
V. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets.
1. I remember (wake)up one night and (see)the swicth on fire> it was lucky that I did. Id one of us (not/wake up)., we (kill)..
2. Before leaving the house in the morning, she (tell).her mother she (work).in the hospital that afternoon.
3. No one enjoyed (deceive)..by another person.
4. He came to the party without (invite).
5. There (be)..a sharp rise in the cost of living in the past few years.
6. The sick (need)..medical care and tenderness
7. Those shirts need (iron).but you don’t need (iron)them now
8. I regret (not /listen)yo my father’s advice. He was right.
VI. Use the suggested words to make complete sentences.
1. It / not/ easy / start / look / job / my age.
.
2. I / have / many refusals.
..
3. Now / I / frightened / apply / job
.
4. I / interested / learn / new skill / but nobody / want / train / me.