Ôn thi THPT môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 8: Life in the future

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, November 5th, 2020 EXTRA COURSE - GRADE 12 UNIT 8 - TEST No. 1 
GRADE 12 – UNIT 8 – LIFE IN THE FUTURE - TEST 1 
I. PHONETICS. 
Mark the letter A, 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. cage B. montage C. engage D. teenage 
2. A. climatic B. advocate C. belated D. legislation 
3. A. encompass B. accompany C. comfortably D. exposure 
4. A. orchestra B. attach C. mechanic D. stomach 
5. A. blessed B. laughed C. faxed D. wished 
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. education B. confidential C. disillusioned D. thermometer 
7. A. congress B. campaign C. eighteen D. champagne 
8. A. princess B. dissolve C. rebuke D. canal 
9. A. conscience B. pension C. pleasure D. antique 
10. A. anxious B. regrate C. Asian D. union 
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR. Choose the best answers. 
11. I’m going to stand for...... Parliament at....... next election. 
A. Ø the B. the - the C. a -the D. the - a 
12. When I left...... station - I had to stand in......queue for........taxi for.......long time. 
A. a - a - the - a B. the - the - a - a C. the - a - the - a D. the - a - a - a 
13. We took.... ..trip around London and saw.....Tower Bridge. 
A. Ø - a B. a - Ø C. a - a D. a - the 
14 happiness of the majority depends on.......hard work from everyone. 
A. the - a B. Ø - the C. the - Ø D. a - a 
15 most main roads in this part of.......country follow......line of......roads built 
by......Romans. 
A. Ø - the - the - the - the B. the - Ø - Ø - the - Ø 
C. the - the - the - the - a D. Ø - the - the - a - the 
16. Have you got.......latest record by........ Gipsy Kings? 
A. the - the B. a - the C. the - a D. the - Ø 
17. If I had.......time - I would like to take up........archery. 
A. the - the B. a - the C. the - Ø D. the 
18. We spent........pleasant evening having.......drink at...... Robin Hood. 
A. a - the - the B. a - a - the C. the - a - the D. the - a - a 
19. ........Nile flows right through.......city. 
A. A - the B. The - a C. The - Ø D. The - the 
20. ........summer I spent in.......USA was one of........best in my life. 
A. The - a - the B. The - the - the C. The - the - a D. The - the 
21. What seems easy.......you seems difficult.......me. 
A. to - to B. for - for C. for - to D. to - for 
22. Why are you angry........me? I didn’t do anything wrong. 
A. at B. with C. to D. of 
23. When you leave home, you are responsible....... everything. 
A. with B. in C. about D. for 
24. Were they present........ the lecture yesterday? 
A. in B. to C. at D. on 
25. The three friends all applied........the same job. 
A. for B. in C. at D. on 
26. I don’t agree.........everything he says. 
A. in B. with C. for D. to 
27. They wasted valuable time searching........ the car keys. 
A. in B. with C. for D. to 
28. I’m.........he advertisements on TV. 
A. tired of B. bored with C. fed up with D. All are correct 
29. We can’t compete........overseas firms unless we improve the quality of our goods. 
A. on B. in C. with D. to 
30. Tom succeeded........persuading his boss to buy a computer. 
A. of B. in C. on D. with 
31. The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home, because I was.......the 
speed limit. 
A. transcending B. exceeding C. surpassing D. overtaking 
32. The proposed........of Micro Industries and SJ Electronics would make the new 
company the largest electronics firm in Britain. 
A.eombination B. merger C. fusion D. mixture 
33. When I finally got through to the BBC, the switchboard operator said she would try 
to.........me. 
A. connect B. attach C. link D. combine 
34. The Prime Minister has ........ from the dogmatic position he adopted a few days ago. 
A. backed out B. backed down C. backed up D. backed on 
35. Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary......... 
A. components B. constituents C. elements D. ingredients 
36. Robinson’s....... as Sales Manager is now Export Manager of our main competitors. 
A. ancestor B. predecessor C. pioneer D. precedent 
37. As it was Christmas, the ..... at church was much larger than usual. 
A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping 
38. I feel sure that my colleagues will ........ what I’ve been saying. 
A. bear down B. bẹar up C. bear away D. bear out 
39. In the rush hour the traffic ......... in the city centre is terrible. 
A. congestion B. condensation C. accumulation D. concentration 
40. We intend to.......with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one. 
A. do up B. do away C. do down D. do in 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, November 5th, 2020 EXTRA COURSE - GRADE 12 UNIT 8 - TEST No. 1 
III. READING 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the 
correct answer to each of the questions. 
 Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, 
but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. 
Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed that run on 
alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, 
steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option 
presently available. 
 Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery 
or other dependable source of current is available, transportation experts foresee a new 
assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric 
cars, three-wheeled neighbourhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys. 
 As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility 
engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the 
new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. 
Public parking spots on the street or in commcicial lots will need to be equipped with 
devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they shop, dine, or attend a 
concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in 
transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars. 
 Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all 
meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. 
Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, 
one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, 
which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times 
the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today. 
41 The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in passage EXCEPT....... 
A. vans B. trains C. planes D. trolleys 
42. The author’s purpose in the passage is to....... 
A. criticize conventional vehicles 
B support the invention of electric cars 
C. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles 
D. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future 
43. In the second paragraph the author implies that....... 
A. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed 
B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future 
C. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation 
D. electric vehicles are not practical for the future 
44. According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be....... 
A. more convenient than they are today B. equipped with charging devices 
C. much larger than they are today D. as common as today’s gas stations 
45. This passage would most likely be found in a........ 
A. medical journal B. history book 
C. popular psychology periodical D. textbook on urban planning 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the 
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
 What will the city of the future look like? This question has been asked so many times 
over the (46).......500 years – and answered inconsequently (47).......equal number of 
times - that we can be sure of (48).......thing only: no one can predict accurately how 
cities will look 50 or 500 years from now. The reason is simple. Cities change 
continually. For over fifty years they have changed (49)........rapidly that the oldest 
residents will remember a time (50)........their city seemed to belong not just to another 
era (51).......to a different dimension. (52)......is true both of planned and unplanned 
cities. 
 Planned cities such as New York and Paris, (53)......are closely organized on a grid or 
diagram of streets and avenues, have effectively burst at the seams . this century, 
(54)........unplanned cities such as London, Tokyo and Los Angeles have grown just 
(55)........dramatically. Although their centers might remain much as they vere many 
years (56)......., their suburbs have spread (57).......the tentacles of an octopus. Some 
economists argue that expansion is a (58)........of healthy economy, (59).........that 
expanding cities (60)........international investment. 
46. A. last B. few C. previous D. next 
47. A. the B. an C. some D. few 
48. A. the B. one C. a D. single 
49. A. very B. so C. such D. really 
50. A. because B. though C. as D. when 
51. A. according B. so as C. referring D. but 
52. A. This B. There C. It D. So 
53. A. that B. where C. which D. they 
54. A. but B. after C. while D. however 
55. A. so B as C. this D. such 
56. A. ago B. once C. from now D. previously 
57. A. like B in the way C. to D. for 
58. A. sign B. way C. need D. state 
59. A. so B. now C. or D. and 
60.. A. draws B. gets C. attracts D. catches 
IV. ERROR IDENTIFYING. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
61. Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first U.S. (A) women’s (B) rights convention 
in 1848 and was (C) instrumentally in the struggle to win (D) voting and property rights 
for women. 
62. Jaguarundis are sleek, (A) long-tailed creatures (B) either (C) an uniform reddish 
brown (D) or dark grey. 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, November 5th, 2020 EXTRA COURSE - GRADE 12 UNIT 8 - TEST No. 1 
63. It is possible (A) to get a sunburn on a (B) cloudy day because eighty percent of the 
ultraviolet rays from the Sun (C) would penetrate cloud (D) cover. 
64. In 1964, GATT established the International Trade Centre in order to (A) assist (B) 
developing countries in (C) the promotion of (D) its exports. 
65. Joseph Heller’s novel Catch -22 (A) satirizes both the (B) horrors of war (C) as well 
as the power of modern (D) bureaucratic institutions. 
66. In Roots, Alex Haley uses (A) fictional details to (B) embellish a factual (C) 
histories of seven generations of (D) his family. 
67. The (A) carbon atoms of the diamond are so (B) strongly bonded that a diamond can 
only be (C) scratched with (D) other diamond. 
68. (A) Viruses are (B) extremely tiny parasites that are (C) able to reproduce only 
within the cells of (D) theirs hosts. 
69. (A) During the last Ice Age, (B) which ended about 10,000 years ago, there was 
about three times (C) more ice than (D) is today. 
70. Melons (A) most probably originated (B) Persia and were (C) introduced the North 
American continent (D) the sixteenth century. 
V. STRUCTURES. Choose the best answers. 
71. Mr. Robert is a noted chemist......... 
A. as well as an effective teacher B. and too a very efficient teacher 
C. but he teaches very good in addition D. however he teaches very good also 
72. Public television stations are different from commercial stations........ 
A. because they receive money differently and different types of shows 
B. for money and program types 
C. in the areas of funding and programming 
D. because the former receives money and has programs differently from the latter 
73. Manufacturers often sacrifice quality........ 
A. for a larger profit margin B. in place of to ear n more money 
C. to gain more quantities of money D. and instead earn a bigger amount of profit 
74. Automobile production in the United States......... 
A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years B. has been rather erratic recently 
C. has been erratically lately D. are going up and down all the time 
75. A major problem in the construction of new buildings 
A. is that windows have been eliminated while air conditioning systems have not been 
perfected 
B. is they have eliminated windows and still don’t have good air conditioning 
C. is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don’t work good 
D. is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not 
capable to produce efficient air conditioning systems. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence 
that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
76. With a lot of luck, you may get your novel published. 
A. If you are good luck, you may get your novel published. 
B. If you are lucky, you may get your novel published. 
C. If you are with good luck, you may get your novel published. 
D. If you are lucky, you may get your novel publish. 
77. According to his arrangement a pension will be provided for everyone over sixty. 
A. He has arranged for everyone over 60 to be provided with a pension. 
B. He has arranged that everyone over 60 to be provided with a pension. 
C. He has arranged for everyone over 60 provided with a pension. 
D. He has arranged for everyone over 60 to be provided a pension. 
78. Our teacher insists that we write all our essays on alternate lines. 
A. Our teacher insists US to write our essays on alternate lines. 
B. Our teacher insists on us to write our essays on alternate lines. 
C. Our teacher insists on us writing our essays on alternate lines. 
D. Our teacher insists that we writing our essay on alternate lines. 
79. After many years of hardwork, he retired. 
A. After he has worked hard for many years, he retired. 
B. After he had worked hard for many years, he retired. 
c After he worked hard for many years, he had retired. 
D. After he retired, he had worked hard for many years. 
80. With the money he has saved, he can buy a house. 
A. His savings can help him buy a house. B. His savings can buy a house. 
C. His savings helps hiơi can buy a house. D His savings can help he buy a house 
The End 
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