ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 12

PRONUNCIATION:( 1 MARKS )
I- From each number, pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others.
1- A . bought B . thought C . throught D . ought
2- A . nib B . sob C . comb D . curb
3- A . love B . cover C . colour D . over
4- A . asked B . helped C . kissed D . wanted
5- A . measure B . sun C . sight D . sit
II- From each number, pick out one word which has the stress different from the
others.
1- A . memory B . behavior C . underline D . citizenship
2- A . agree B . cartoon C . engineer D . habit
3- A . finish B . measure C . appear D . socialize
4- A . writer B . doctor C . teacher D . career
5- A . printer B . bamboo C . product D . nation
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 5 MARKS )
III- Chose A, B, C, or D to complete sentence
1-Hoa _________ Lan’s letter a week ago
A . receives B . received C . has received D . is receiving
2-The more you study, the _________ you will become
A . intelligent B .beautiful C . smarter D . happy
3-She would tell you about it if she _________ here
A . was B .is C .stay D . were
4-Everybody is ready now, _________ ?
A . isn’t he B . isn’t it C . isn’t she D .aren’t they
5-Do you have to buy this car ? No, I _________ . It isn’t neccessary .
A . mustn’t B . needn’t C .won’t D . don’t need
6. They can see a banyan tree at the_________to the village
A. foot B. temple C. center D. entrance
7-Did you leave very early last night , Tam ?
Yes, but I wish I _________ so early
A . didn’t have B . hadn’t left C . haven’t left D . couldn’t leave
8-After you have done this page, refer _________the answer in the appendox
A . with B . to C . for D . of
9-They can only cure him _________ his illness if they operate_________ him
A . of / on B . at / with C . in / at D . over / to
10-Eating carrots is good _________ the eyes
A . of B . at C .in D . for
11-_________ occasion , I go to the theatre
A . On B . In C . For D . At
12-Please move the chairs _________ the aisle . They’re_________my way
A . away from / on B . out of / in C . under / of D . from / on
13-There is _________university in Cao Lanh
A.a B . an C . the D . two
14- _________one-eyed man is standing outside my house
A .an B . the C.a D . two
15-Nam walked _________the library _________ the way home
A . by / on B . to / in C . at / to D . on / by
16-This exercise _________ carefully
A . were done B . must was done C . must be done D . are done
17. Please turn the radio _________. It’s too loud.
A. on B. off C. up D. down
18. I’m really ______ going to my friend’s party on Saturday. I haven’t been out for ages.

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 A. enjoy B. expecting C. looking for D. looking forward
to
19. My mother often gives me advice __________ water.
A. to save B. how to save C. on how to save D. about how to
save
20. She’s always __________ so to me.
A. says B. say C. to say D. saying
21. Don’t wait for me. I _________ late. It depends on the traffic.
A. will be B. might be C. must be D. can be
22. This part of the river is safe enough _________ .
A. for the children to swim in. B. for the children to swim in it.
C. to the children swim in it. D. to the children swim in.
23. The book _________ the school library is very interesting.
A. borrowed in B. borrowed from C. borrows from D. borrows at
24. She isn’t wearing her coat _________ it is very cold now.
A. because B. so C. although D. however
25. Tom: How about going out for dinner tonight?
Mary________.
A. Oh, thank you B. Yes, please C. I’m afraid not D. No, I don’t want
to
26. Babies have to learn how to_________ before they can walk.
A. crawl B. creep C. strike D. stroll
27. What are the main_________ of this illness?
A. traces B. symptoms C. emblems D. tokens
28. My sister is very_________ of spiders.
A. terror B. terrify C. terrified D. terrifying
29. Stop now, you 've done_________ work for one day.
A. too many B. plenty C. quite more D. quite enough
30. If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a_________.
A. fare B. tip C. fee D. commission
31. The smaller the room is, the_________ furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less
32. How can I know_________ book is yours? They are so alike.
A. what B. which C. this D. the
33. The secretary to_________ I talked didn’t know where the meeting was.
A. which B. who C. that D. whom
34. Nobody knows what the_________ of the explosion was.
A. source B. cause C. reaction D. reason
35. It looks_________ it’s going to rain.
A. as B. as like C. as if D. If
36. We are destroying our environment by adding more _________ to it.
A. pollutes B. pollutants C. pollutives D. pollutions
37. He tried to explain the reason _________ he got to class late yesterday.
A. for which B. of which C. in which D. by which
38. We didn’t remember _________ our document into our removable disk so we have lost
all now.
A. saving B. to be saving C. saved D. to save
39. There is a crowd of students _________ for the lecturer outside the lecture hall.
A. to wait B. waiting C. to be waiting D. are waiting
40. The storm was on _________Thursday of that week.
A. the B. No article is needed C. a D. an
41. Has the committee _________ a decision yet?
A. given B. made C. done D. arrived
42. _________the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until B. In C. By D. On

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 43. _________ her five dresses, she likes the red one best.
A. Of B. In C. From D. Among
44. Because of the bad weather, we had to put_________our picnic until next weekend.
A. out B. away C. up D. off
45. By the year 2015, the world population _________ 8 biilion people.
A. will reach B. reaches C. will have reached D. reach
46. Computer are not _________, of course, but they usually do not make mistakes.
A. perfect B. well C. common D. truthful
47. Hardly ________can find the answer to the complex problem.
A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone
48. The little girl looked up ________thinking her mother would beat her.
A. fear B. feared C. fearful D. fearfully
49. She spoke ________nobody could understand her.
A. so fastly that B. so fast that C. fastly so that D. fast so that
50. I’m sorry I________to you so long.
A. don’t write B. haven’t written C. didn’t write D. am not
writing
51. It’s ________you to make your own dicession.
A.up / for B. for/ on C. up / to D. on / of
52. Trees __________-since it stopped raining last month.
A. have been planted B. were planted C. were being planted D. had been
planted
53. He made me _______the task over and over again.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
54. “ I am taking my first exam next week” _________________!
A. Cheers B. Well done C. Congratulations D. Good luck
55. Many things which we can do now couldn’t ___________years ago.
A. do B. done C. being done D. be done
56. She asked “ Will it rain tonight?”
In reported speech this should be read
A. She asked me would it rain tonight B. She asked me it would rain that night

C. She asked me if it would rain that night D. She asked me it would rain tonight

57. Do you happen to know ______________?

A. what his name B. what his name isC. what is his name D. what was his
name
58. The teacher told his students _________ the mistakes again.
A. not to make B. not make C. don’t make D. won’t
make
59. We can’t solve this problem if only our teacher ________here now to help us.
A. is B. are C. were D. to be
60. When ________________? _ In 1786.
A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented
C. did the telephone invented D. did the telephone invent
61. Mary: “ What a lovely house you have!” John :“____________________”.
A. Thank you hope you will drop in B. I think so
C. No problem D. Of course not, It’s not costly
62. Two hours _________not enough to finish this test.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
63. It takes me about two hours __________to Vung Tau.
A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode
64. Nobody phoned while I was out, ___________?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did it D. didn’t it
65. Did Giang say he would attend the class party.

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 A. organize B. play C. refuse D. be present at
66. Mary is the best student in the class. She is ________ to all the other students.
A. superior B. better C. excellent D. brightest
67. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English __________become tourist
guides.
A. so that B. so as C. in order that D. so as to
68. Please don’t touch anything before ___________________.
A. the police will come B. the police come
C. the police comes D. the police would come
69. Did you watch the documentary about wildlife on TV last night.
A. film that acted by famous actors B. the science fiction
C. funny play D. film giving fact
70. ________of the students know the answer to that question.
A. Almost B. The most C. Most D. Mostly
71. Be patient __________you won’t succeed.
A. because B. or C. unless D. otherwise
72. Susan couldn’t help _________when I told her the joke.
A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed
73. Regina, __________you have never met before, is a genius in painting.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. whomever
74. Doctors advise _________too many hours watching television.
A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending
75. Can you give me the _________for tomato soup ?
A. formula B. recipe C. order D. method
76. I am fed __________hanging around here with nothing to do.
A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by
77. I was named _________a wealthy relative of my Mom’s.
A. after B. to C. as D. in on
78. Some young people today have a very strange _________.
A. appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance
79. If today ________Sunday, we ________to the beach.
A. is / would go B. were / would go C. will be / will go D. were / will go
80. I don’t believe _______ the existence _______UFOs _______the earth.
A. in / of / on B. in / on / of C. of / in / on D. on / of / in

IV- Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. We have many............................ although we are twin
(differ)
2. Advertisements account for three fourths of the……...................…...…of the newspaper.
(come)
3. These workers got a bonus because they did their jobs……......................….
(effect)
4. What do you ……....................…...do in the afternoon?
(use)
5. You can buy electrical……….......................…at the shop over there.
(apply)
6. He has been one of the most effective…….......................….in the
“Keep Our City Clean” campaign . ................... ...................
(activity)
7. The President’s New Year Speech is going to broadcast…….....................……
(nation)
8. Some people believe strongly in the…….....................…..of life on the other planets.
(exist)
9. His lawyer speaks more………...........................than yours.
(persuade)

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 10. The weather in Britain is………..we don’t whether it’s sunny or rainy after five minutes.
(predict)

V- Supply the correct form of verb in bracket:

1- Look ! They ………. ( put ) sugar on their grape fruit berore they eat it .
2- Harry……………. ( work ) for the city since last summer.
3- The race ………….. ( start ) as planned if the weather clears.
4- The letter ………. ………. ( not arrive ) yet .
5- In England the sun ………………( not shine ) every day .
6- In the last 6 months, I …………. ( complete ) two English courses .
7- What ………. you ………….( do ) when you leave school ?
8- I introduced her to my brother because they …………. ( not meet ) before .
9. It (be)………………… my birthday tomorrow.
10. I (not play)…………….. football since I (break)…………….. my leg.
11. I (telephone)…………….. Bill as soon as I (get)…………….. home this evening.
12. It was eleven o’clock and we (just go)………….. to bed when the telephone (ring)
…………….
13. I (think)……..….. your father’s health (improve)……….. so much since I (see)…………..
him last.
14. He hehaved as though he (be) ....................... a prince.
15. Ten new school (build) .....................................last year.
VI- There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find and correct
it.
1. Jason’s professor had him to write his thesis many times before allowing him to present
it to the committee.
2. I think Helen is accustomed to work eight hours a day.
3. The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have.
4. Only when you have had a chance to know various occupations you will decide on your
career.
5. I tried to do everything to contact John two weeks ago but so far I don’t receive his
reply.
6. Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after graduation.
7. The letter was sent by special delivery must be important.
8. Because the torrential rains that had devastated the area, the governor sent the
National Guard to
assist in the clean-up operation.
9. My brother attends an university in the Midwest now which specializes in astrology.
10. Although Mark has been cooking for many years, he still doesn’t know to prepare
French foods in the traditional manner.
11. Not put your clothes on the bed
12. They normally caught the early bus but today they came to visit us with a car
13. What do you often have for the lunch?
14. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
15. Kangaroos, that can saw everywhere in Australia, have long tails

READING : 3MARKS

VII- Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.

An increasing (1)………of people are now going on (2)…………to Egypt. The population of
Egypt is about 50 million and the (3)……..is EL Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under 9 million
people.Although the climate is hot and dry, (4)……….of the country is desert, the average
temperature (5)……….October to March is not too high.
The most (6)………sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it’s also pleasant to visit
Alexandria,Port Said and several (7)……….places and do as much (8)…….as possible.
A (9)……to Luxor is very interesting, and there are frequent (10)……there from Rario.

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VIII- Read the following passage carefully then choose the one answer a,b,c or d
which you think is correct .
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made used of various forms of
communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feeling has been in the form of oral
speech . When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign
language in which motions stand for letters, words and ideas. Tourists, the deaf and the mute
have had to resort to this form of expression . Many of these symbols of whole words are very
picturesque and exact, and can be used internationally; spelling, however, can not .
Body language transmits ideas or thought by certain actions, either intentionally or
unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod
signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.
Other form of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille ( a system of raised dots read
with the fingertips ), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs
also guide, warn, and instruct people.
While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systerms and techniques
also express human thoughts and feelings.
Questions:
1. Which of the following best summarizes this passage ?
a. When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication .
b. Everybody uses only one form of communication .
c. Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners
d .Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest .
2- Which of the following is not true ?
a. There are many forms of communication in existence today.
b. Verbalization is the most common form of communication .
c. The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication .
d. Ideas and thoughts can be transmited by body language .
3- Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?
a. picture sings b. Braille c. body language d. signal flags
4- How many different forms of communication are mentioned here ?
a. 5 b. 7 c. 9 d. 11
5- Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally,
except for
a. spelling b. ideas c. whole words d. expressions
6- In general, the expression of thoughts and feeling has been in the form of …………
a. symbols b . spelling c . nod signifies d . oral speech .
IX- Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning .
1- He didn’t study hard. He failed in his exam
 If ……………………………………………………………………….......................…………
2- She said : “ Don’t touch that cake, John”
 She told ………………………………………………………………........................…………..
3- He ran so quickly that I couldn’d catch him
 He was such ……………………………………………………………........................………..
4- I was sorry I didn’t know how to do it
 I wish …………………………………………………………………........................………….
5- These shoes will have to be repaired.
 They will ……………………………………………………………...........................…………
6- Tam never does anything if you don’t tell him what to do
 Unless you …………………………………………………………………............................…..
7. We opened the last box.
 The……………………………………………………………………...................................…....
8. He said to Jane, “Look at this small box, please.”
 He asked Jane……………………………………………………………….......………............. .

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9. He is not your brother. You don’t support him.
 If he……………………………………………………………………….....................................
10. She always trusts the man. He never trusts her.
 She always………………………………………………………………………...........................

Part a-There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find and
correct it.
1. Not  Don’t
2. with a car  by a car
3. the lunch  lunch
4. doesn’t he  does he
5. can saw  can be seen
6. to write  write
7. work  working
8. frequent  frequently
9. you will decide  will you decide
10. don’t receive  haven’t received
11. of finding  to find
12. was sent  is sent
13. because  because of
14. attends  is attending
15. know to prepare  know how to prepare
Question 6: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.
Part a:
1.number 6.famous
2.holiday 7.other
3.capital 8.sightseeing
4.most 9.trip
5.from 10.flights

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