ENGLISH TEST 2
Class: 12C
A. Phonetics: I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. affidavit B. applicant C. ages D. major
2. A. campus B. fabulous C. financial D. extracurricular
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others:
3. A. adventure B. experience C. ancestry ` D. caress
4. A. industry B. chemical C. natural D. economical
B. Grammar and Vocabulary: Choose the best answer:
5. In July, most students in Vietnam take the National Entrance Examinations to enter higher education
institutions.
A. Vocational schoolsB. high schools C. language schools D. universities
6. Our company wants to take in those who are ____________ for the job.
A. available B. useful C. qualified D. good
7. In Vietnam, all students return to school in September to start the new academic year.
A. related to higher education C. connected with informal education
B. connected with education D. related to extracurricular activities
8. The 1989 San Francisco earthquake ____ 59 deaths and massive property damage.
A. results in B. resulted in C. resulted on D. result at
9. Is he qualified _______________ that teaching position? - I think he is.
A. in B. to C. with D. for
10. The room at the moment.
A. is being cleaned B. is cleaned C. was cleaned D. has been cleaning
11. Acid rain ……….the worst pollution.
A. is believed to be B. is believed C. believed D. believing
12. Today, many childhood diseases _____ by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
13. If I ____ that Huong had to get up early, I ____ her up.
A. knew/ would wake B. would have known/ had woken
C. had known/ would have woken D. knew/ woke
14. If today_____ a holiday, I_____ to the beach.
A. were/ would go B. was/ would have gone
C. had been/ would have gone D. has been/ would have gone
15. If you _______ a question, please ask me after class.
A. have B. to have C. has D. will have
16. People said 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.
17. Because the weather was bad, we didn’t go camping.
A. If the weather wasn’t bad, we would go camping.
B. If the weather weren’t bad, we would go camping.
C. If the weather is good, we will go camping.
D. If the weather hadn’t been bad, we would have gone camping.
18. Hellen: “Congratulations!” Jane: “_____”
A. Thank you B. What a pity C. You are welcome D. I’m sorry
19. - Do you fancy a coffee? - _____.
A. Oh, dear B. Everything is ok C. Oh, yes. I’d love one D. How do you do?
C. Reading: I. Choose the best option to fill in each blank in the passage:
Michael has just graduated from the Technical College. As many other graduated students, he is looking
for a job. He likes to work at a place (20) _____ he can meet many interesting people and has a chance to
travel. He got his driving license three years (21) _____, he can drive a van and truck, too.
At school, he did mostly technical subjects. Technical drawing and mathematics (22) _____ his best
subjects. He is very (23) _____ in transport of all kinds – motorcycles, car, airplanes, … He loves engines
and can do all his own car repairs. He had a job interview yesterday. The interview promised (24) _____
him a position of a car sale.
20. A. that B. whom C. where D. which
21. A. ago B. during C. since D. before
22. A. are B. were C. had been D. would be
23. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
24. A. offering B. to offer C. offer D. offered
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Although most universities in the United State are on a semester system, which offer classes in the fall
spring, some schools observe a quarter systems comprised of fall, winter, and, summer quarters. The
academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each beginning in
September, January and March: the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter session of
vary length. Students may take advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four
quarters. Most students begin their programs in the fall quarter but they may enter at the beginning of any
of the other quarter.
25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. University in the United States B. The Academic Year
C. The Quarter System D. The Semester System
26. How many terms are there in a quarter systems?
A. Four regular terms and one summer term B. Three regular terms and one summer term
C. Two regular terms and two summer term D. One regular and four summer term
27. A semester term _____.
A. has eleven week session B. is not very popular in the United States
C. gives students the opportunity to study year round
D. has two major sessions a year
28. When may students begin studying in a school that use a quarter system?
A. September B. Summer semester
C. At the beginning of any quarter D. At the beginning of the academic year
29. Where would this passage most probably be found?
A. In a college catalog for a university in the United States
B. In a general guide to colleges and universities in the United States
C. In an American newspaper
D. In a dictionary published in the United States
D. Writing: I. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed for sentence to be correct:
30. .If I would have studied Russian at school, I would have understood him easily.
A B C D
31. Some plants have to been protected.
A B C D
32. If I had knew the time when the match started, I would have told you.
A B C D
E. Rewrite the sentences, using the words suggested
33. Joan always calls her newly- born daughter “sweet”.
Her
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34. The boss is interviewing John at the moment.
John
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35. Bill doesn’t have money. He can’t buy that book.
If
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36. She was busy. She can’t come to his party.
If
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