TEST 1 ON ENGLISH 12
TRƯƠNG VĂN ÁNH
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SÀI GÒN
Choose the word which has different primary stress from that of the others in each group.
1. A. project B. reform C. effect D. measure
2. A. synthetic B. personal C. challenging D. dangerous
3. A. critic B. service C. confidence D. degree
4. A. prefix B. contract C. maintain D. precede

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
5. A. liked B. changed C. missed D. stopped
6. A. now B. follow C. grow D. show
7. A. scholarships B. systems C. textbooks D. optimists
8. A. easy B. teaching C. pleasure D. Easter

Choose the correct answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D.
9. The … will observe and score your performance in the contest.
A. judges B. contestants C. sponsors D. winners
10. At present, more and more people are taking part in the struggle ______ Ebola.
A. for B. with C. against D. to
11. The students were asked to _____ reading and writing skills to the villagers.
A. deliver B. express C. provide D. support
12. More work has been done to eradicate illiteracy in our country.
A. put up with B. get rid of C. take control of D. cut down on
13. All students can take part in the annual English speaking Competition.
A. happening once a year C. happening once a term
B. happening once a month D. happening once every six months
14. He ______ his poem in front of the whole school.
A. dedicated B. recited C. said D. delivered
15. We managed to ______ over $4,000 through donations and other events.
A. deposit B. donate C. raise D. exchange
16. The government has spent £1 million on an advertising _______ to encourage energy conservation.
A. campaign B. promotion C. operation D. competition
17. Many firms are now struggling to survive in a highly _______ marketplace.
A. competing B. competition C. uncompetitive D. competitive
18. ______, she went home early.
A. Feel not well C. Having felt not well
B. Feeling not well D. Not feeling well
19. He congratulated the team ______ all their games.
A. on having won B. winning C. to win D. for their winning
20. I don`t remember ______ of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. When was it decided?
A. telling B. being told C. to tell D. to be told
21. They were fortunate ______ from the fire before the building collapsed.
A. rescuing C. to have rescued
B. to rescue D. to have been rescued
22. `If I were you, I would take the job`, said my roommate.
A. My roommate was thinking about taking the job.
B. My roommate advised me to take the job.
C. My roommate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.
D. My roommate insisted on taking the job for me.
23. You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn`t.
B. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn`t listen.
C. You didn`t persuade him to change because he didn`t mind.
D. It was difficult to persuade him to change his mind.
24. That library book must be returned within one week.
A. The book was brought back last week.
B. The book should have been returned a week ago.
C. The book has already been borrowed for a week.
D. The book can`t be kept longer than a week.
25. “Would you like some coffee, Mike?”, said Jane.
A. Jane asked Mike to make her some coffee.
B. Jane wanted to know whether Mike like coffee.
C. Jane offered to make some coffee for Mike.
D. Jane suggested drinking coffee.
26. People believe that he was the hero of the town.
A. It’s believed that he is the hero of the town.
B. It was believed that he was the hero of the town.
C. He is believed to have been the hero of the town.
D. He was believed to be the hero of the town.
Identify the underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
27) The boiled (A) point of any liquid (B) is determined (C) by the pressure (D) of the surrounding gases.
28) The Ranger spacecraft it (A) provided more than (B) 17,000 pictures (C) of the (D) moon.
29) Many people who (A) live in New York City thinks (B) that life (C) in a large city offers (D) special advantages.
30) The scientific (A) revolution of the early 1900’s affected (B) education by change (C) the nature of technology (D).
31) Meadowlarks are about (A) the same size than (B) robins, but they have heavier (C) bodies, shorter tails, and longer bills (D).

Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
questions.
32. Jack felt confident about his grade on the test he has just taken.
A. depressed B. sure C. uncertain D. safe
33. A vacant apartment in New York City is very difficult to find.
A. good B. large C. clean D. empty
34. The Vietnamese people worship their ancestors.
A. elders B. heirs C. forefathers D. guests
35. A survey was conducted to determine people’s attitudes toward cohabitation.
A. found B. tested C. formed D. carried out

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
36. I think it`s impossible to abolish school examinations. They are necessary to evaluate students’ progress.
A. stop B. extinguish C. continue D. organize
37. It would be easy to pass an exam if you applied yourself to it.
A. made an effort to study
B. were ready to apply new methods
C. worked without any plans
D. were unwilling to study

Choose the word, phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
38. Many people object _____________ the building of the new airport
A. to B. for C. in D. with
39. I apologized _________Bridget _________the misunderstanding.
A. to/for B. for/for C. to/to D. with/for
40. A: Jack, I would like to introduce a friend of mine: Henry Cheng. - B: _____________.
A. Pleased to meet you. B. How are you? C. How do you do? D. A&C are correct
41. Ann: Do you think you’ll get the job? – Mary: ______________.
A. I know so B. Well, I hope so C. I think not D. Yes, that’s right

42. The reason_____________ I am phoning you is to invite you to a party.
A. that B. why C. for which D. All are correct
43. I’d like to live in a country_____________ there is plenty of sunshine.
A. which B. that C. where D. A&B are correct
44. Five people … injured in the traffic accident.
A. reported to be B. were reported to have been
C. are to be reported D. are reported to have been
45. They _____ actions to stop the blaze spreading. However, they didn’t do that.
A. must have taken B. had to take C. needn’t have taken D. should have taken

46. The management are looking for ways of improving __________
A. product B. productions C. producers D. productivity
47. The shop ___________ in hand-made chocolates.
A. specially B. specialize C. specializes D. special
48. They told me to dress _________ because it was such an important occasion.
A. formal B. formally C. informal D. informally
49. A ______________ was conducted to ______________ their attitudes toward love and marriage
A. measurement/ help B. survey/ determine C. permission/ know D. banquet/ make
50. Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases ____
rabies.
A. include B. included C. including D. inclusive


51. A cooperative program between China and Germany on building Yangchow, a famous ancient city, into
a(n) ____ city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year.
A. ecological-friendly B. ecology-friendly C. friendly-ecological D. friendly ecology
52. Jack has three brothers, ____________.
A. all of them are married B. one of whom are married
C. all of who are married D. all of whom are married

Use the correct form of the words in parentheses.
53. The water is _________________ contaminated by plant pollen and dust. (natural)
54. The road is being ___________ to accommodate heavy traffic. (large)
55. They like this motorbike because it’s very ___________. It consumes less petrol. (beauty)
56. It was by far the _________________ speech she had ever made. (good)
57. They are expecting a new ________________ in the family soon. (arrive)

Supply the correct form of the word in each sentence.
58. The negotiation was attended by (represent) ________________ of several states.
59. The playgroup provides plenty of (stimulate) _______________for the children.
60. (literate) ______________ is the state of being able to read or write.
61. Many university students (volunteer) ______________ spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate people to read and write.
Finish the second sentence so that it may have the same meaning to the first one.
62. It isn’t difficult to get a ticket for the football match.
You don’t have any difficulty ................................
63. Is he sorry that he didn’t buy the car?
Does he regret ...................................
64. She wore false hair because she didn’t want anyone to recognize her.
She wore false hair so as.......................
65. Jack is very good at writing.
Jack is a.................................
66. She didn’t pay attention to what he was saying.
She took ...............................
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
67. “You’d better not swim too far from the shore”, the lifeguard said to us.
 The lifeguard advised _________________
68. “If you can`t find anyone else, I`ll drive you to the airport”, he said to me.
 He volunteered _________________
69. We have spent nearly all our money, so we couldn`t afford to stay at a hotel. (use a participle)
 Having spent _________________
70. I last saw him three years ago. (use the present perfect tense)
 I haven’t _________________





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