ENGLISH TEST 12

TEST 1
I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently
1. A. danger
B. habitat
C. campus D. cactus
2. A. mechanize B. champion C. character D. chemical
3. A. count
B. sound
C. found
D. country
4. A. eradicated
B. defended C. unnoticed D.
extended
5. A. construction
B. procedureC. masterpiece D.
present
6. A. windsurfing
B. wilderness
C. rhino D.
philosopher
II) Choose the word whose stress is different
7. A. environment
B. pneumonia
C.
publication
D. equality
8. A. kangaroo B. involvement
C. biologist
D.
accelerate
9. A. parrot
B. reserve C. vertical D. master
10.
A. traveller B. prevail
C. society D.
successful
III) Choose the right word or phrase to complete the
sentences
11. More and more trees in the area are found __________ from
the effect of polluted air.
A. died
B. to be dying
C. having died D.
to be dead
12. I get up early ____________ to go work on time.
A. in order to
B. so as not to
C. so that D.
in order that
13. This book provides students ____________ useful tips that
help them to pass the coming exam.
A.
B. about
C. for
D. with
14. I ___________ to the author if I thought he would publish the
article.
A. write
B. am writing C. would write D.
had
written
15. The children made ___________ a little poem and wrote it in
the card.
A. up
B. over
C. for
D. off
16. After Mary ___________ her degree, she intends to work in
her fathers company.

A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D.

will
have
finished
17. Write to me when you get home. ________________
A. I must
B. I should
C. I will
D. I can
18. You _____________ the look on his face when he won the
prize.
A. would have seen
B. can be seeing
C. must see
D. should have seen
19. The water will be further polluted unless some measures
___________.
A. will be taken
B. are taken
C. were taken
D. had been taken
20. What do you think of the book?
Oh, excellent. Its worth ____________ a second time.
A. to read
B. to be read C. reading D. being read
21. I hurried ___________ I wouldnt be late for class.
A. since
B. so that
C. as if
D. unless
22. A football fan is ____________ has a strong interest in
football.
A. a thing that
B. something that
C. a person that
D. what
23. Antarctic ____________ we know very little is covered with
thick ice all the year round.
A. on which B. where
C. that
D. about which
24. He thought of his childhood ____________ he worked in the
country.
A. when
B. where
C. why
D. which
25. Mary is one of the girls who ____________ often late for
school.
A. is
B. are
C. comes
D. get
26. I _________ a novel ___________ by O.Henry at seven
yesterday evening.
A. read, written
B. would read, to
write
C. was reading, written D. was to read, writing
27. My brother told me he was soon going to visit ____________.
A. the United State
B. the United States
C. United States
D. United
State
28. The children are all _________ beautiful clothes on New
Years Day.
A. in
B. on
C. of
D. by
29. I wonder if he ____________. If he ___________, please let me
know as soon as possible.
A. will come, arrives
B. comes, arrives

C. comes, will arrive

D. will come, will arrive
30. He died ___________ pneumonia.
A. for
B. by
C. in
D. of
31. Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in
the world. They need protecting.
A. enlightened
B. expensiveC.
endangered
D. enlarged
32. Arthur Conan Doyle is the ___________ who writes many
exciting stories about Sherlock Holmes.
A. teller
B. author
C. editor
D. publisher
33. What are the ____________ between womens in old times
and women in modern times?
A. differs
B. different
C. differenceD. differences
34. In the past people believed that womens ___________ roles
were as mothers and wives.
A. nature
B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist
35. In time of peace, the ____________ gives medical aid and
other help to victims of disasters.
A. Red Cross
B. Red and Cross
C. Cross Red
D. Cross and Red
36. She told him __________ up hope.
A. not give
B. do not give C. not to give D. to give not
37. He has arrived, but he talks as if he __________ all about
that
A. know
B. knows
C. known
D. knew
38. The Vietnamese boy was regarded as a hero __________ he
give his life to his country.
A. according to
B. because of
C. on account
of D. because
39. Many of the __________ not expect to win.
A. participants in the race do
B. participants in
the races does
C. participants in the race does
D. participant in
the race does
40. He came home late, so I asked him where _____________
been.
A. he had
B. has he
C. he has
D. had he
41. Since _____________ to a warmer and less humid climate,
Ive had no trouble with my asthma.
A. I move
B. I moving C. upon moving D. moving
42. If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard
_______________.
A. to pick it up
B. to put it down C. to read
it
D. to enjoy it
43. This novel is __________ than the one I read last week.

A. good
B. as good
C. more good
D. better
44. An endangered species is a species ___________ population
is so small that is in danger of becoming extinct.
A. whose
B. which
C. what
D. who
45. Emily is motivated to study _________ she knows that a
good education can improve her life.
A. therefore B. because of C. because D. so
46. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ____________ he
snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet
B. so
C. for
D. and
47. If some people really enjoy swimming, __________ others
are afraid of water.
A. while
B. or
C. despite D. in spite of
48. She didnt get ___________ well with her boss, so the left
the company.
A. up
B. at
C. through D. on
49. That is the ____________ interesting novel. Ive ever read.
A. more
B. most
C. so
D. very
nd
50. The 22
Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in
Vietnam in 2003.
A. built
B. met
C. taken
D. held
51. If I _________ cross a desert, Id probably find a camel and
a guide.
A. am to
B. have to
C. would
D. had to
52. _________ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I
didnt know ______ exact number of them.
A. A / the
B. The / an
C. The / the D. A / an
53. The master _________ satisfied with his students progress
that he praised them in class.
A. was so
B. was so that
C. was such
D.
is such a
54. The book I bought yesterday is expensive. ____________, it
is not very useful.
A. Still
B. Besides C. Yet
D. As a result
55. Come and sit down. Have a cup of tea, _______________?
A. wouldnt you
B. will you C. havent you D.
do you
56. Warm your ___________ up before you jump into a
swimming pool so that you wont be cold.
A. head
B. arms
C. feet
D. body
57. Vietnams women gymnast were jubilant and Friday
afternoon after __________ bringing home the gold medal in team
competition.
A. expectantly
B. unexpectedly
C.
unexpected
D. expected

58. When was the Red Cross ___________? In 1864.

A. founded B. found
C. foundation
D. founder
59. She has made an ___________ for the job as a nursery
teacher because she likes children.
A. apply
B. applicant C. application D. applicated
60. The acronym of WHO stands for _______________.
A. World Healthy Organization
B. World Health
Organization
C. World Health Organizing D.
World
Healthful
Organization
IV) Choose the underlined word or phrase in each
sentence that needs correcting
61. The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
A
B
C
D
62. George has not completed the assignment yet, and
Maria hasnt neither.
A
B
C
D
63. Tree squirrels are active, noisy, and lively animals that
make its home in tree trunks.
A
B
C
D
64. The Charles Dickenss character Wilkins Micawber lived in
A
B
optimistic expectation of a best fortune.
C
D
65. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to
go out.
A
B
C
D
66. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago because of
the earths
A
B
C
climate changed drastically.
D
67. My brother has always helped me in time of need, and I
wish that he was here now.
A
B
C
D
68. Many charity organizations have brought food supplies
and clothes
A
B
to flood-effecting areas in the Mekong Delta.
C
D

69. After Tom returned to his house, he read a book.

A
B
C D
70. Our form teacher told us not talk when the teachers were
A
B
C
explaining the lesson.
D
V) Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the
one given
71. Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary? said Tom.
A. Tom asked Mary to believe in what the boy said.
B. Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the boy
said.
C. Tom said that Mary believed in what the boy said.
D. Tom asked Mary whether she believes in what the boy
says.
72. John is fat because he eats so many chips.
A. If John doesnt eat so many chips, he will not be fat.
B. If John didnt eat so many chips, he would not be
fat.
C. John is fat though he eats so many chips.
D. being fat, John eats so many chips.
73. People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the
lottery.
D. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery.
74. He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has learned French for six years.
B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
C. He hasnt learnt French for six years.
D. It is six years since he has learned French.
75. She is learning English because she wants to get a better
job.
A. She is learning English so that she gets a better job.
B. She is learning English so as she gets a better job.
C. She is learning English in order she can get a better job.
D. She is learning English so that she will be able to
get a better job.
76. He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.

77. He asked me where I had bought those English books.

A. He asked me, Where had I bought those English
books?
B. He said to me, Where did you buy the English
books?
C. He said to me, Where I bought these English books?
D. He asked me, Where did I buy those English books?
78. Young men tend to work in a big city.
A. Young men tend to working in a big city.
B. Young men have a tendency working in a big city.
C. Young men have a tendency to work in a big city.
D. Young men have a tendency worked in a big city.
79. He came back to the place. He was born there.
A. He came back to the place where he was born.
B. He came back to the place which he was born.
C. He came back to the place that he was born.
D. He came back to the place there he was born.
80. Most of Anns friends work less hard than her.
A. Ann works more hard than most of her friends do.
B. Ann works more hardly than most of her friends do.
C. Ann works harder than most of her friends do.
D. Ann works as hard as most of her friends do.
VI) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage
with suitable words
TEENAGERS AND SPORT
Its quite rare to meet teenagers who dont like sports. When
you are young, you know how important (81) __________ to do
physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for
that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so (82)
_________ enthusiasm that in the end you cant live without it.
The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and
less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you
want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only
one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when
you are at the best (83) _________ for many sports, such as
gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your
studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports
like those, but if you spend enough time on (84) _________ while
you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good
at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (85)
_________ to get a good job. Somehow, it doesnt seem fair.
81.
A. this is
B. you are C. it is
D. things
are
82. A. keen
B. many
C. great
D. much

83.
A. stage
84. A. training B. practice
85. A. impractical
impossible

B. age
C. period D. time
C. exercise D. sporting
B. unlikely C. improbable D.

2 Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage

with suitable words
OHenrys real name was William Sidney Porter. He was born in
North California, the USA in 1862. His father was a doctor. His
father died (86) _________ he was a small boy. After finishing
school, he worked (87) _________ a secretary in his uncles
chemist shop for 5 years. Then he went to Texas because he
wanted to see new places. During that time, he worked in an
office and then in a small bank. He became (88) _________ in
literature. He married and lived happily with his wife and
daughter but his happiness didnt last long. One day, a thousand
dollar was stolen at the bank (89) _________ he worked. He was
put into prison (90) _________ he had not taken money. At that
time, his wife died to get some money as present for his
daughter on Christmas Day, in prison he wrote the story
Whistling Dicks Christmas Present in 1899. He signed under
the penname OHenry. After the prisonment in 1901 he
continued writing. He died in 1910.
86. A. while
B. as soon as C. when
D. until
87.
A. to
B. for
C. of D. as
88.
A. interest
B. interesting
C.
interested
D. interestingly
89. A. where B. when
C. why
D. which
90.
A. despite
B. although
C.
because
D. in spite of
Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions below
THE WILD LIFE
Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they
live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species
has become extinct in each year of this century. But many
hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the
rapid advance of the process of extinction.
Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced in
number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like
the great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of
extinction.
But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of
animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing:

marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially

tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy mans needs of
timber and paper.
What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild
plants vanished?- Would our life still exist then?
91. What would happen to the human beings if the wild life
vanished?
A. Many species would quickly become extinct.
B. The human life would be seriously threatened.
C. Species would go on dying out.
D. Tropical forests would be cut down.
92. What is more important than individual kinds of animals
and plants?
A. the vanishing of whole habitats.
B. the extinction of many species.
C. the rapid advance of the process of extinction.
D. mans need of timber and paper.
93. What does the writer caution us against?
A. cutting down the tropical forests.
B. hunting wild animals.
C. draining marshes.
D. destroying our environment.
94. What would happen if we cut down forests?
Cutting down forests would cause ..
A. the changes of temperature.
B. the flood
C. both A and B are correct.
D.
none
are
correct.
95. To threaten in the passage means ..
A. to pollute
B. to give fear to
C. to vanish
D. to poison
Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions below
WOMEN
In developing countries, where three fourths of the worlds
population live, sixty percent of the people who cant read and
write are women. Being illiterate doesnt mean they are not
intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their
lives. They produce more than haft of the food. In Africa eighty
percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are
many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture.
However, for years, these programs provided money and
training for men.

In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At

4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a haft hour
to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00p.m. She
collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next
hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water
for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cook. After dinner, she
spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to
bed at 9:30 p.m.
International organizations and programs run by developed
nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve
their agricultural production. Governments have already passed
some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for
Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening
in the family and society.
96. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?
A. by developing countries.
B. by the United Nations Organization.
C. by the World Health Organization.
D. by many African countries.
97. Why do people say women produce more than haft of the
food?
A. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is
done by women.
B. because 60 percent of women are illiterate.
C. most women are not intelligent.
D. all are correct.
98. Why do people say that African womens lives are hard?
A. because these women are busy with housework..
B. because they work all day in the fields.
C. both A and B are correct.
D. none are correct.
99. What do these women do after dinner?
A. they always go for a walk.
B. they collect water.
C. they collect firewood.
D. they always wash dishes and their children.
100. It is difficult for them to change their lives. Why?
A. because they are illiterate.
B. because they are afraid of changing.
C. because they do eighty percent of agricultural work.
D. all A, B and C are correct.
THE END