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TEST 2- (SECOND SEMESTER-GRADE 12)
Time allowance : 45 minutes
I. PHONETICS:
A. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. vertical B. scuba C. public D. decision
2. A. won B. host C. propose D. gold
3. A. jumble B. junior C. junk D. junction
B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words.
4. A. penalty B. countryman C. national D. intensive
5. A. appeal B. human C. suffer D. mission
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Chose the best answer by circling the letter A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences.
6. Water polo was the first…………………sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900.
A. adventure B. team C. individual D. spectator
7…………………is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4.7 meter board powered by wind
acting on a single sail.
A. Sailing B. Waterskiing C. Windsurfing D. Canoeing
8. Why do they ………………. talking about money all the time?
A. keep on B. turn on C. turn off D. get over
9. The WHO was established………….7 April 1948.
A. in B. on C. since D. from
10. It is becoming ……………. to get a job.
A. difficult and difficult B. more and more difficult
C. much and much difficult D. the more difficult
11. Play in the home country, the Vietnamese athletes competed in high…………
A. mentals B. spirits C. heads D. brains
12. Minh was awarded the most outstanding player in 2010 .
A. famous B. strongest C. talented D. colorful

13. Over 10 thousand people were killed in the in Japan some days ago.
A. flood B. epidemic C. tsunami D. famine.
14. …………………you study for the exams, ……………….you will do.
A. The harder/ the better B. The more/ the much
C. The hardest/ the best D. The more hard/ the more good
15 . In football, a player who is penalized by a red card will be
A. ejected B. awarded C. held D. dismissed
16. He …………… in the accident yesterday. That was terrible!
A. was died B. has been died C. was killed D. had been killed
17. Lan : « My brother has just won in a sport competition »
Minh : « …………………………. »
A. Welcome! B. Congratulation! C. Best wishes! D. Have a nice competition !
18. It is getting ……………. when winter is coming
A. cold and cold B. colder and cold C. colder and colder D. coldest and coldest
19. Susan : « You were excellent in your match”
Mary : “…………………….”
A. It is ok B. You are welcome C. Not at all D. You are kidding
20. UNICEF was……………… the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 and Prince of Asturias Award of Concord
in 2006.
A. warded B. received C. accepted D. won
21. The children like ………………… to the zoo on Monday.
A. taking B. being taken C. to be taken D. to take
22. The man often ……………at the office late.

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A. arrives B. arrive C. arrived D. arriving
23. You can …………… the new words in the dictionary.
A. look for B. look up C. look at D. look after
24. She takes …………… her mother, she has blue eyes and long hair, too.

A. in B. up C. after D. out
25. ……………. they have, …………………they want to have.
A. the much/ the much B. the more / the much
C. the more/ the more D. the much/ the more
III. READING
A. Reading the passage carefully and choose the best answers:
Synchronized swimming was developed (21) __________ water ballet, which was first performed
in the early 20
th
century. The first synchronized swimming competition in the United States was a (22)
________ between Wright Junior College and the Chicago Teacher’s College in 1939. In 1941 the sport
was (23) ____________ by the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, (24) _____________ the
governing body put many amateur sports in the United States. Synchronized swimming became a (25)
____________ event in the Pan American Games in 1955 in Mexico City.
21. A. toward B. from C. under D. in
22. A. meet B. meets C. meeting D. met
23. A. realized B. recognized C. admitted D. confirmed
24. A. or B. but C. then D. later
25. A. competing B. competition C. competitive D. All are correct
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim entries or regions (styled
'member economies') to discuss the regional economy, cooperation, trade and investment. The membership
is claimed to account for approximately 41% of the world's population, approximately 56% of world GDP
and about 49% of world trade. The activities, including year-round meetings of members' ministers, are
coordinated by the APEC Secretariat.
The organization conducts the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting annual summit attended by the heads
of government of all APEC except Taiwan under the name Chinese Taipei, which is represented by trial-
level official due to China's insistence. The location of the summit annually among the member economies,
and a famous tradition attending leaders dressing in a national costume of the host member
The first APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting occurred in 1993 president Bill Clinton, after discussions

with Australian prime minister, Keating, invited the heads of government from member economies to meet
on Blake Island. He believed it would help bring the stalled Round of trade talks on track. At the summit,
some leaders called for used reduction of barriers to trade and investment, envisioning a cc, in the Asia-
Pacific region that might promote prosperity through economy The APEC Secretariat, based in Singapore,
was established to coor4 activities of the organization.
In the summit of 1994 in Bogor, APEC adopted the Bogor GG aimed to reduce trade tariffs to below
five percent in the Asia-Pacific by 2010 for industrialized economies and by 2020 for developing countries.
In 1995, APEC established a business advisory body named the APEC ness Advisory Council (ABAC),
comprised of three business executives each member economy.
26. What is the APEC's mission?
A. Promoting the cooperation in economy among countries in the Asia-Pacific.
B. Setting the economic agenda of multinational corporations.
C. Discussing the regional economy, cooperation, trade and invest.
D. Organizing annual summits between member economies.
27. Which of the following is not true about the APEC Economic Leaders?
a. It is held once a year.
b. It is attended by all APEC members except Taiwan.
c. It is hosted by all the members in rotation.

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d. It is coordinated by the APEC Secretariat.
28. The first APEC summit _______
a. was called by the US president Bill Clinton and Australian priminister Paul Keating
b. was believed to initiate trade talks between the US and APEC me
c. was aimed at bringing the stalled Uruguay Round of trade talks o:
d. was held in order to make a reduction of barriers to trade and investment.
29. The word 'tariffs' in paragraph 4 means _______
A. barriers B. taxes C. gaps D. figures
30. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that in the future _______

a. heavy industry will declined sharply
b. economic trends will alter radically
c. business will boom
d. import goods will be cheaper
Writing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
31. You can look in the new words in the dictionary.
A B C D
32. Mary is putting up a white dress for her wedding.
A B C D
33. A meeting was occurred yesterday morning in our school.
A B C D
34. The more you learn, the best you are.
A B C D
35. Because his parents died, he was brought about by his
aunt.
A B C D
V. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
36. He stopped smoking two weeks ago.
A. He gave up smoking two weeks ago. C. He gave up smoke two weeks ago.
B. He gave on smoking two weeks ago. D. He gave to smoke two weeks ago.
37. His success surprised me a lot.
A. I was surprised a lot by his success. C. His success was surprised by me a lot.
B. I surprised his success a lot. D. I am surprised a lot by his success.
38. The environment is being destroyed seriously because we are exploiting it too much.
A. The most we are exploiting the environment, the more seriously it is being destroyed.
B. The more we are exploiting the environment, the more seriously it is being destroyed.
C. The more we are exploiting the environment, the most seriously it is being destroyed.
D. The much we are exploiting the environment, the seriously it is being destroyed.
39. She took care of my dog when I went on a holiday.

A. She looked for my dog when I went on a holiday.
B. She looked in my dog when I went on a holiday.
C. She looked up my dog when I went on a holiday.
D. She looked after my dog when I went on a holiday.
40. The rain made the bag heavier when it got wet.
A. The bag became heavier and heavier when it got wet.
B. The bag became more and more heavy when it got wet.
C. The bag became more heavy and more heavy when it got wet.
D. The bag became more and more heavier when it got wet.

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