Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 14 - Đề số 1A

GRADE 12 – UNIT FOURTEEN – TEST 1A
Mark the letterA, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. cattle 	B. caress 	C. miraculous 	D. cancel
2. A. hostess	B. ghost 	C. hostage 	D. hostie
3. A. said 	B. maid 	C. baize 	D. bait
4. A. advice 	B. advantage 	C. advance 	D. advent
5. A. question 	B. division 	C. television 	D. decision
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. obstacle 	B. reality 	C. external 	D. ashamed
7. A. solidify 	B. referee 	C. economy 	D. technician
8. A. ethical 	B. triangle 	C. intimacy 	D. behaviour
9. A. horizon 	B. theory 	C. appreciate 	D. specific
10. A. associate 	B. introductory C. continental 	D. revolution
Mark the letterA, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. Mr McCoy.......at our dinner party wearing a pink bow tie.
A. wore out 	B. showed off 	C. turned up 	D. tried out
12. Henry’s wife is bound to.......the truth sooner or later.
A. find out 	B. come out 	C. make up 	D. give up
13. You don’t have to decide now, you can........
A. put it aside 	B. call it off 	C. tear it up 	D. think it over
14. Paul was caught by the police, but Merlin........
A. gave in 	B. gave up 	C. got away 	D. held up
15. After the quarrel, we kissed and.......
A. cleared up 	B. looked up 	C. made up 	D. put up
16. Why exactly did the war.......between the two countries?
A. break out 	B. set in 	C. go off 	D. call off
17. After a long day at work many people felt........
A. broken down 	B. worn out 	C. knocked out D. turned down
18. I’ve just been offered a new job! Things are.......
A. turning up 	B. clearing up 	C. making up 	D. looking up
19. In the end, I.......the form in disgust, and threw it away.
A. filled in 	B. worked out 	C. tore up 	D. put off
20. I was interested in buying the car, but a friend........
A. put me off 	B. turned me down
c. showed me around 	D. gave me away
21. “I’ll call.......you at six o’clock,” said James.
A. by 	B. up 	C. for 	D. in
22. If you require any more......about the holiday, please telephone us.
A. description 	B. information 	C. news 	D. fact
23. A copy of our spring brochure is.......with this letter.
A. combine 	B. attached 	C. delivered 	D. enclosed
24. Too much exercise can be harmful but walking is good.......you.
A. for 	B. by 	C. to 	D. with
25. The salesman showed us.......the washing machine.
A. for using 	B. how to use 	C. the working of 	D. to work
26. This ticket......one person to the museum.
A. permits 	B. admits 	C. enters 	D. allows
27. We had.......reached the church when we saw everyone leaving.
A. quite 	B. enough 	C. rather 	D. almost
28. Travelling to Paris.......air is quicker than driving.
A. by 	B. on 	C. over 	D. through
29. On holiday I........always on the beach when the weather is fine.
A. am 	B. was 	C. were 	D. be
30. It is far too hot today for you.......the garden.
A. to dig 	B. digging 	C. for digging 	D. have dug
31. Hugh Jones had never married, choosing to remain.......all his life.
A. separate 	B. single 	C. individual 	D. divorce
32. The Blackhams live in the house........the blue door. 
A. with 	B. where 	C. whose 	D. which
33. A passer-by who actually witnessed the robbery.......now been found.
A. was 	B. had 	C. has 	D. is
34. Our hotel is........ walking distance of the sea.
A. close 	B. inside 	C. near 	D. within
35.I chose these curtains because they are my.......shade of red.
A. favourite 	B. popular 	C. fancy 	D. loveable
36......you get to the Red Lion pub you will have to stop and ask for direction.
A. While 	B. Where 	C. When 	D. There
37. I will......the idea with the other teachers and see what they think about it.
A. explain 	B. argue 	C. discuss 	D. talk
38. It will.....be Christmas.
A. soon 	B. fast 	C. quick 	D. next
39. We will always.......the wonderful winter holiday we had in Austria.
A. remind 	B. rethink 	C. remember 	D. reflect
40. Mr White........the company in the way he wanted to.
A. owned 	B. ruled 	C. commanded 	D. ran
Read the following passage and mark the letterA, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
 In 1723 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for knowledge. As the years passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed greatly to his city and to his country. He became a printer and a publisher, and a learned man in many subjects. He also helped to spread learning by establishing a public library and by founding the American Philosophical Society, which is an important academy of great scholars to this day.
 Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making it one of the world’s cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as police force and a fire-fighting company. He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove, which was a very efficient heater, and the lighting rod to protect building in electric storms. His scientific work with electricity earn Franklin world fame.
 Franklin played an important role in the early history of the UnitedStates. He took part in drawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was the first ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War.
 As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the last years of his life to the movement to end slavery.
41. When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he was ..
A. rich 	B. well-off
C. neither rich nor poor 	D. very poor
42. How did Franklin help to spread learning?
A. He was eager to work and knowledge
B. He became a printer and a publisher
C. He contributed tc his city and his country
D. He established a public library and founded the American Philosophical Society.
43. What made Franklin famous all over the world?
A. The Franklin stove 	B. The lighting rod
C. The fire-fighting company	D. His scientific work with electricity
44. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Franklin alone drew up the Declaration of Independence
B. Franklin was one of those eminent Americans who drew up the Declaration of Independence.
C. Franklin was the first American ambassador to France.
D. Franklin helped negotiate the treaty of 1783.
45. In what was Franklin active during the last years of his life?
A. the Revolutionary war 	C. his practical inventions
B. his scientific work 	D. the abolitionist movement
Read the following passage and mark the letterA, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
THE UNITED NATIONS
 In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met in San Francisco, California, and organized The United Nations (often called the UN). World War II had just (46).......Millions of people had died, and there was (47).......everywhere. People hoped they could (48)........a future of world peace through this new organization.
 The main United Nations Organization is in New York City, but the UN has a “family” of its (49)........organizations allover the world. These organizations try to provide a better life (50)........everyone. One example is UNICEF, an organization which provisos food, (51)......care and many other services to poor children (52).......they live. Another example is the World Health Organization, which provides medical programs all over the world.
 There are thousands of UN workers in developing countries. They work as planners to increase (53)......in farming and industry. They give medical services, improve education programs, and (54)......scientific information. They develop programs that provide jobs and better (55)......conditions. They help countries (56)......their population growth.
 The United Nations Organization (57)......large international conferences, where people meet to discuss important world (58)........One conference was about the uses and ownership of oceans. (59)......was about women. There are also International Years. In these special years, people work together to (60)......situations and solve problems.
46. A. finished 	B. ended 	C. terminated 	 D. stopped
47. A. destruction 	B. abolishment 	C. ruin 	 D. dilapidation
48. A. produce 	B. construct 	C. design 	 D. build
49. A. united 	B. connected 	C. related 	 D. attached
50. A. with 	B. for 	C. about 	 D. to
51. A. medical 	B. medicinal 	C. healthy 	 D. hygiene
52. A. any place 	B. anywhere 	C. wherever 	 D. everywhere
53. A. commodities 	B. products 	C. results 	 D. output
54. A. broadcast 	B. spread 	C. advertise 	 D. generate
55. A. living 	B. lively 	C. life 	 D. lifelike
56. A. reduce 	B. compress 	D. build 	 D. decrease
57. A. have 	B. keeps 	D. promotes 	 D. holds
58. A. issues 	B. matters 	C. affairs 	 D. tasks
59. A. Others 	B. Another 	C. the other 	 D. The latter
60. A. heighten 	B. polish 	C. improve 	 D. elevate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
61. Mosquitoes will (A) accepts the (B) malaria parasite at (C) only one stage of the parasite’s (A) complex life cycle.
62. The (A) counterpart (B) of a negative (C) electrons is the (A) positive proton.
63. Alexander Hamilton's (A) advocacy of a (B) strong national government brought (C) he into bitter (D) conflict with Thomas Jefferson.
64. There (A) are more than eighty-four million (B) specimens in the National Museum of Natural History's (C) collection of biological, geological, archeological, and (D) anthropology treasures.
65. (A) After George Washington married (B) widow Martha Custis, the couple (C) comes to (D) reside at Mount Vernon.
66. (A) Rubberized asphalt can (B) hardly be classified (C) as cutting edge at this stage in (D) their development.
67. Rhesus (A) monkeys (B) exhibit patterns of (C) shyness similar to (D) that in humans.
68. In space, with (A) no gravity for muscles to work (B) against, (C) the body becomes (D) weakly.
39. Fort Jefferson, in the Dry Tortugas (A) off the southern (B) tip of Florida, can be (C) reach (D) only by boat or plane.
70. Quarter horses were (A) developed in eighteenth-century Virginia (B) to race on (C) courses short of about a quarter of a mile (D) in length.
Choose the answer that best completes each sentence below.
71. Last year, Matt earned........his brother, who has a better position.
A. twice as much as 	B. twice more than
C. twice as many as 	D. twice as more as
72........., he would have been able to pass the exam.
A. Is he studied more 	B. If he were studying to a greater degree
C. Studying more 	D. Had he studied more
73. Mr. Duncan does not know......the lawn mower after they had finished using it.
A. v/here didthey put 	C.where they put
B. where they did put 	D. where to put
74. The facilities of the older hospital.......
A. is as good or better than the new hospital
B. are as good or better that the-new hospital
C. are as good as or better than the new hospital
D. are as good as or better than those of the new hospital
75. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and.......
A. the others are not 	B another is enexperienced 
C. the other is not 	D. other lacks experience
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
76. The coffee was so strong that I couldn't drink it.
A. It was such a strong coffee that I couldn't drink it.
B. The coffee was too strong for me to drink.
C. It was coffee so strong that I couldn t drink it.
D. So strong coffee it was that I couldn’t drink it.
77. I found the drama interesting to watch, but my sister didn't.
A. Although I found the drama interesting to watch, but my sister didn’t.
B. I found the drama interesting to watch, while my sister wasn't.
c. While my sister did not find the drama interesting, I liked catching it.
D. Both my sister and I found the drama interesting.
78 The workers only complain because of their unfair treatment.
A. Were the workers fairly treated, they wouldn’t complain.
B. The workers complain because their employees are unfair.
C. If the workers are treated fairly, they will not complain.
D. Are the workers treated fairly, they will not complain.
79. I expect you were fully satisfied with the results by the end of the display.
A. By the end of the display you must have been fully satisfied.
B. You must be completely satisfied with the results by the end of the display.
C. At the end of the display you must have been quite happy.
D. You were fully satisfied when the display came to an end
80. The next door neighbour is a singer and he of late at night.
A. The next door neighbour, a singer, used to come home very late at night.
B. As a singer, the next door neighbour can come home very late at night.
C. The next door neighbour who is a singer often comes home very late at night.
D. The next door neighbour often comes home very late at night is a singer.
The End
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 	61. A => accept	62. C => electron
 	63. C => him	64. D => anthropological
 	65. C => came	66. D => its
 	67. D => those	68. D => weak
 	69. C => reached 	70. C => short courses