Đề cương ôn tập học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Trường THPT Trần Văn Quan

REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 I: Phonetics: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1: A. appeared B. agreed C. coughed D. loved 2: A. average B. indicate C. application D. grade 3: A. arrive B. appear C. apologize D. absent 4: A. steps B. tourists C. symbols D. banks 5: A. rejects B. loves C. travels D. remembers 6: A. seat B. heat C. sheep D. ship 7: A. kites B. believes C. appears D. decides 8: A. moaned B. presented C. viewed D. robbed 9: A. honest B. vehicles. C. home D. honour 10: A. prepared B. signed C. jumped D. moved ANSWER KEY: 1 C 6 D 2 A 7 A 3 D 8 B 4 C 9 C 5 A 10 C Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 1: A. certificate B. necessary C. economy D. geography 2: A. wildlife B. reserve C. bamboo D. mankind 3: A. romantic B. vacancy C. influence D. interview 4: A. device B. confide C. decide D. service 5: A. happy B. mountain C. attack D. passage 6: A. computer B. calendar C. dinosaur D. history 7: A. catastrophe B. academic C. significant D. enthusiast 8: A. propose B. precede C. punish D. allow 9 : A. struggle B. survive C. enlarge D. occur 10: A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment ANSWER KEY: 1 B 6 A 2 A 7 B 3 A 8 C 4 D 9 A 5 C 10 D II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences 1. Is your father willing to _________ a hand with cleaning the house? A. work B. give C. join D. take 1 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 2. – What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _________________ . A. Thank you very much. I am afraid C. Thank you for your compliment B. You are telling a lie D. I don’t like your saying 3. In Vietnam, at Tet holidays we often cook some_________ dishes, such as spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and so on. A. special B. specially C. speciality D. specialistic 4. I always try to help_________ household chores when I have free time. A. in B. with C. at D. of 5. We enjoy _______________ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard A. spending B. sharing C. taking D. caring 6. Lan is my close friend. We usually_________ our thoughts and our feelings with each other. A. share B. divide C. give D. send 7. She has been very _________ during my illness. A. supporting B. support C. supportive D. supported 8. My mother takes the responsibility ____________ running the household. A. for B. in C. with D. to 9. I love joining ________ my father ___________ mending things around the house. A. with / for B. Ø / with C. with / in D. Ø / in 10. It is parents’ duty and responsibility to _____ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home. A. shake B. hold C. join D. give 11. My friend often shows her ________________ whenever I have troubles. A. sympathy B. sympathize C. sympathetic D. sympathetically 12. In Vietnam, two, three or even four generations live _______________ one roof. A. in B. over C. with D. under 13. My close friend is often concerned __________ all problems that I mention. A. over B. with C. in D. on 14. The boy learns hard in his ____to be the top in every exam, which will leave a good impression on his girlfriend A. try B. attempt C. way D. wish 15. A (n) ____________ child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents. A. active B. hard – working C. obedient D. mischievous 16. Can you explain why some people can work better when they are _______ pressure? A. in B. on C. under D. at 17. With what my parents prepare for me in terms of education, I am ________ about my future. A. confide B. confident C. confidence D. confidential 18. The new alarming device is to make sure that you always feel safe and ________ in the building. A. secure B. security C. secured D. securing 19. It has been a habit for families here to wait for the ring at 7 p.m. every day to _____ the garbage. A. take in B. take off C. take up D. take out 20. Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’ ______ than crying and shouting. A. attention B. attentive C. attend D. attentively 21. John cannot make a ____________ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively 22.Many young people have objected to ____marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and the groom A. sacrificed B. romantic C. contractual D. agreed 23.The leaf hat is used like an umbrella_______ people from the sun or the rain. 2 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 A. to protect B. protect C. protecting D. protected 24.The Vietnamese hat is made _______ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. A. of B. from C. with D. in 25.Do you agree that a happy marriage should be based _______ love? A. in B. on C. at D. of 26.In Vietnam in the past, love was supposed_______ marriage, not precede it. A. to follow B. follow C. to following D. following 27.Are there any_______ between Vietnamese and American culture? A. differences B. different C. differently D. differential 28.Families in Vietnam maintain strong ties and provide each other_______ assistance and support as needed. A. on B. of C. with D. in 29. Body language is potent form of ______________ communication. A. verbal B. non - verbal C. tongue D. oral 30. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always ____________ in response to questions. A. attention B. attentive C. attentively D. attentiveness 31. People sometimes _________ not only through words but also through body language. A. say B. communicate C. exchange D. talk 32. Can you ______ either verbal or non-verbal forms of communication when you want to speak to someone? A. do B. make C. use D. take 33.Nodding the head can mean that a person is _____________ the conversation. A. tired of B. bored with C. interested in D. disappointed with 34. Sometimes when you move out of home or to a new city or town, it can be difficult to meet new people and ___________. A. to socialize B. socialize C. socialized D. socializing 35. GCSE are often a requirement for taking A- levels, a common type of university ___________ requirement. A. entrance B. enclose C. attendance D. assessment 36.The government encourages all of the students in all parts of the country _______ the compulsory education. A. to finish B. finish C. finishing D. finished 37. Primary education must support children ______basic understandings of the nature, society and human beings. A. in B. of C. by D. with 38.There is no school fee for primary education _______ books and meals (if students want to have lunch at their school). A. beside B. except C. unless D. not 39.High school education_______ three years, from the tenth to the twelfth forms. (Students are from fifteen to seventeen years old). A. lasts B. takes C. prolongs D. has 40. Certain courses at this college are compulsory. Others are ____________ . A. choices B. optional C. selective D. voluntary 41. A letter of ___________ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview. A. recommend B. recommended C. recommender D. recommendation 42. Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _____ on your interviewer A. impression B. pressure C. effectiveness D. concentration 43. The student has to _______ for a place at the university while doing the A- level. A. send B. get C. take D. apply 44. Can you tell me about the _______ process to tertiary study in Vietnam? 3 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 A. applies B. applying C. application D. apply 45. Some days of rest may help you to _____________ the pressure of work. A. reduce B. lower C. create D. increase 46. For high school education, final exam is compulsory_______ a certificate to enter the universities or colleges. A. get B. to get C. getting D. got 47. It is almost _____________ for young people leaving school today to get a job. A. possible B. impossible C. possibly D. impossibly 48. You should ask him about your choice because he often made the right _______. A. decides B. decision C. decisive D. deciding 49. We have decided to interview only ten _________________ for the job. A. appliances B. applicants C. applicable D. applications 50. Qualifications and _____ are two most important factors that help you get a good job. A. politeness B. attention C. experience D. impression 51. In Vietnamese school, English, literature and mathematics are three ________ subjects, which are compulsory in many important national examinations. A. core B. part C. centre D. middle 52. He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _________ of the company. A. requirements B. requiring C. require D. required 53. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company A. reference B. photograph C. curriculum vitae D. recommendation 54. The entrance_______ to universities in Vietnam always takes place in July. A. way B. road C. examination D. path 55. The _______ education lasts four years from the sixth form to the ninth form. A. primary B. compulsory C. upper secondary D. lower secondary 56. The successful _______________ must be hard-working, responsible and honest. A. applicant B. application C. apply D. applicable 57. They didn’t pay ___________ to how many hours you worked, but how you really worked. A. attend B. attentive C. attention D. attentively 58. The government has succeeded in reducing the level of _____________ to only 7%. A. employment B. unemployed C. unemployment D. employer 59. Can you tell me some information that _______________to the job? A. indicates B. expresses C. interests D. relates 60. He was offered the job thanks to his ____________ performance during his job interview. A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressively 61. Nam has lived with his grandparents since he _________ a little boy so he is quite obedient. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 62. How_________ you and each member of your family share the household chores? A. are B. is C. do D. does 63. What do you attempt _________ after junior high school? A. to do B. do C. doing D. did 64. In my family, the interest we share closely_________ watching films on TV. A. is B. are C. was D. were 65. In my family, my father is the person I always talk to before _________ an important decision. A. make B. makes C. making D. made 66. During the school year, my mother doesn't allow me_________ to bed late. A. to go B. go C. going D. went 67. I _________ allowed to use my father's motorbike. A. were not B. is not C. am not D. being not 68. Do you feel safe_________ your close friend your secrets? A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told 4 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 69. My brother never _________ me use his laptop. A. allows B. lets C. gives D. permits 70. Jack, _________ I played tennis yesterday, was much fitter than me. A. with whom B. with who C. whom D. who 71. _________ you were working hard for your exams last week, I was sitting on a plane bound for London. A. As B. When C. While D. Despite 72. Peter told me that he _________ for the capital the following week. A. leaves B. left C. was leaving D. is leaving 73. We didn't use to get up late when we _________ in the countryside. A. live B. lived C. are living D. were living 74. _____________ Tom Cruise’s last movie? – Yes, I _________ it three days ago. A. Have you ever seen / saw C. Did you ever see / have seen B. Had you ever seen / had seen D. Did you ever see / saw 75. I ____________ a terrible accident while I ____________ on the beach . A. see / am walking C. saw / was walking B. was seeing / walked D. was seeing / was walking 76. In England, the academic year is divided into three terms. Each term _______ by a one- week break. A. separates B. separated C. is separated D. is separating 77. Unfortunately, the gold hunter and his dogs _________ could not manage to find the way out of the snowy storm never returned. A. which B. who C. whom D. that 78. He would understand it if you ___________ it to him more slowly. A. explained B. would explain C. were explaining D. explains 79. English ________ as a second language in my country in the future. A. will use B. is used C. uses D. will be used 80. If you _______ 5 minutes late, you won't be able to get into the examination room. A. will be B. were C. are D. would be 81. The state school system __________ for by the state. A. is payed B. is paying C. is paid D. pays 82. Do you get on well with the girl________ shares the room with you? A. whose B. who C. which D. that 83. I _______ you a letter if I had known your address. A. would have sent B. would send C. will send D. sent 84. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where it __________ for administration, broadcasting and education. A. is used B. uses C. was used D. is using 85. If you fail the GCSE examination, you ____ not be allowed to take the entrance examination to the university. A. will B. would C. did D. are 86. Mangosteens, ________ are my favourite fruit, are very expensive in Vietnam. A. which B. what C. that D. Ø 87.The wedding, to ______ only members of the family were invited, took place last Saturday. A. which B. that C. who D. whom 88.Sunday is the day ________ I don’t have to get up early. A. that B. where C. which D. when 89.He would get mark 10 if he _______ again the paper. He made one mistake in it. A. read B. is reading C. reads D. will read 90.He _______ her an opportunity to work in his office if she had had English proficiency. A. would have given B. would have gave C. would give D. gives 5 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 91.He got good marks at his exams because all the lessons _____ carefully by him. A. are revised B. had revised C. had been revised D. were revised 92.Nowadays, young people are free to choose their mates and they are encouraged ____at least at the age of 23. A. marrying B. marry C. to marry D. married 93. The fishermen and their boats _______ were off the coast three days ago have just been reported to be missing. A. which B. that C. who D. whom 94. When I woke up and looked outside, the landscape had changed. The ground had been lightly_______ with a dusting of snow during the night. A. covering B. cover C. covers D. covered 95. Birds make nests in trees _________ they can hide their young in the leaves and branches. A. which B. where C. that D. in where 96. If I ____________ it was a formal party, I _______________ jeans and a jumper. A. knew – wouldn’t have worn C. had known – wouldn’t wear B. knew – wouldn’t wear D. had known – wouldn’t have worn 97. Tom’s company will almost certainly fire him _____________ he improves his attitude. A. unless B. or C. if D. if not 98. They _________________ time and money doing such a thing. A. were advised not to waste C. were advising not to waste B. advised not to be wasted D. were advised not wasting 99. I’ll show you the trees which ________________________________ . A. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard C. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John B. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday D. were grown by John in the backyard yesterday 100. Did they say they ________________ me again ? A. will telephone B. had telephoned C. would telephone D. telephoned ANSWER KEY: 1 B 21 B 41 D 61 B 81 C 2 C 22 C 42 A 62 C 82 B 3 A 23 A 43 D 63 A 83 A 4 B 24 B 44 C 64 A 84 A 5 A 25 C 45 A 65 C 85 A 6 A 26 A 46 B 66 A 86 A 7 C 27 A 47 B 67 C 87 A 8 A 28 C 48 B 68 A 88 D 9 C 29 B 49 B 69 B 89 A 10 C 30 B 50 C 70 A 90 A 11 A 31 B 51 A 71 C 91 C 12 D 32 C 52 A 72 C 92 C 13 B 33 C 53 C 73 B 93 B 14 B 34 B 54 C 74 A 94 D 15 D 35 A 55 D 75 C 95 B 16 C 36 A 56 A 76 C 96 D 17 B 37 D 57 C 77 D 97 A 18 A 38 B 58 C 78 A 98 A 6 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 19 D 39 A 59 D 79 B 99 B 20 A 40 B 60 C 80 C 100 C III. Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct 1. She is very lazy, she almost never help her mother with the household chores. A B C D 2. Her father told her take the dog for a walk after breakfast. A B C D 3. What would happen if the temperature is warmer? A B C D 4. When it was first establish in 1973, it consisted of only two hectares of land. A B C D 5. It's difficult for me decide whether I should accept the job or not A B C D 6. If he fails the final exam, he wouldn't be able to graduate. A B CD 7. You would be welcome to join in our staff if you changed your mind. A B C D 8. If you left the milk out of the fridge in this weather, it will go off. A B C D 9. Music plays an importance part in our life. A B C D 10. I am in grade 12 and I am below a lot of study pressure. A B C D 11. My close friend's responsibility is cook the meals for the whole family. A B C D 12. Are there any differences among Vietnamese and American cultures? A B C D 13. Does the groom and the bride exchange their wedding rings on the wedding day? A B C D 14. Everything would have been all right if you did not make such a mistake. A B C D 15. To live healthily we should do exercises regularly and stop smoke. A B C D 16. He works at Heathrow Airport, that is one of the biggest airports in the world. A B C D 17. Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for mild climate. A B C D 18. Almost Indian men agree that it is unwise to confide on their wives. A B C D 19. If you had the chance to meet famous writers, what do you ask them? A B C D 20. If they offered you the job, will you accept it? A B C D ANSWER KEY: 1 B 6 C 11 C 16 C 2 C 7 B 12 C 17 B 7 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 3 A 8 A 13 A 18 C 4 B 9 C 14 C 19 D 5 B 10 D 15 D 20 B IV. Choose one option that best rewrites the sentence given 1. "I'll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary," said Tom. A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the following day. B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the day after. C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the following day. D. Tom told me that he would tell Mary about that the day after. 2. "I saw her in the park two hours ago,” said he. A. He said I had seen her in the park two hours before. B. He said he saw her in the park two hours before C. He said he had seen her in the park two hours before. D. He said I saw her in the park two hours before. 3. "I'm leaving here for Da Lat next week " said Mrs Lan. A. Mrs Lan said she was leaving there for Da Lat the following week. B. Mrs Lan said to me she was leaving there for Da Lat next week. C. Mrs Lan tells she is leaving here for Da Lat the following week. D. Mrs Lan told me that I was leaving there for Da Lat the week after . 4. “ I haven’t received your post since last month, Jane”. The boss said. A. The boss said that Jane hadn’t received his post since the previous month. B. The boss said Jane that he hadn’t received her post since the previous month. C. The boss said to Jane that he hadn’t received her post since the previous month. D. The boss said Jane that he hadn’t received his post since the previous month. 5.Charlie said, "Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured". A. He said Tom had an accident the week before but he wasn't injured. B. He said Tom had had an accident the previous week but he wasn't injured. C. He said Tom had had a accident the previous week but he hadn't been injured. D. He said Tom had an accident the following week but he hadn't been injured. 6."If you passed you test, I would buy you a car", he said. A. He said that if I passed my test, he would buy you a car. B. He said that if I had passed my test, he would have bought me a car. C. He said that if I had passed my test, he would have bought a car. D. He said that if I passed my test, he would buy a car. 7."Don't put your feet on the chair", my mother said. A. My mother said to me not to put your feet on the chair. B. My mother told me not to put my feet on the chair. C. My mother told me I did not put my feet on the chair. D. My mother told me that I should put my feet on the chair. 8.Tony said, "I have never been to London. I think I shall go there next year". A. Tony said he has never been to London and he thinks he would go there the following year. B. Tony said he had never been to London and he thought he would go there the following year. C. Tony said he had never been to London and he thinks he will go there the following year. D. Tony said he would have never been to London and he thought he would go there the following year. 9.Barbara said, "I saw them at my parents' house last year" A. Barbara said I had seen them at my parents' house last year. B. Barbara said she saw them at her parents' house the previous year. C. Barbara said she had seen them at her parents' house the previous year. 8 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 D. Barbara said they had seen her at her parents' house the previous year. 10.Peter said to them, "Don't leave the room until I come back". A. Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back. B. Peter told them not to leave the room until he comes back. C. Peter told them not to leave the room until they came back. D. Peter told them not to leave the room until they come back. 11."Take my luggage to Room 145", he said to the porter. A. He told the porter take his luggage to Room 145. B. He said the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. C. He told the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. D. He said to the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. 12.He said to me, "Ring me up tomorrow". A. He told me to ring him up the following day. B. He told me ring him up the following day. C. He said me to ring him up the following day. D. He told me to ring me up the following day. 13. I don’t know her phone number, so I can't cal1 her yet. A.If I didn’t know her phone number, I couldn’t phone her B. If I know her phone number, I’ll phone her C. If I had known her phone number, I would have called her D. If I knew her phone number, I'd call her. 14. If he wrote to her, she would be happy. A. She isn't happy because he doesn't write to her. B. When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy. C. She's happy because he has written to her. D. He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy. 15. She won't come unless you invite her. A. She won't come if you don't invite her. B. She will come if you don't invite her. C. She won't come even if she is invited. D. She won't come if you won’t invite her. 16. Study harder or you'll fail in the next exam. A. Unless you study harder, you'll fail in the next exam. B. You don't study hard and you'll fail in the next exam. C. If you study hard, you'll fail in the next exam. D. You won't fail in the next exam if you don’t study hard. 17. Leave early or we won't catch the last bus. A. If we leave early, we won't catch the last bus. B. Unless we leave early, we won't catch the last bus C We'll catch the last bus when we leave early. D. We'll catch the last bus as soon we leave early. 18. If you don't spend less, you won't be able to buy the house. A. Don't spend any more and you'll be able to buy the house. B. Save more and you may be able to buy the house. C. If you buy the house, you won't have to spend less. D. If you save even less, you may still be able to buy the house. 19. You drink too much coffee, that's why you can't sleep. A. If you drank less coffee, you would be able to sleep. B. You drink much coffee and you can sleep. C. You would sleep well if you didn't drink any coffee. D. You can sleep better without coffee. 9 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST – GRADE 12 20. Without Jack's help, I wouldn't have been able to move the table. A. Jack hadn't helped, but I could move the table. B. Jack didn't help, so I hadn't been able to move the table. C. If Jack hadn't helped, I wouldn't have been able to move the table. D. Had Jack helped, I wouldn't have been able to move the table. 21. Susan felt sick because she caught in the rain. A. If Susan caught in the rain, she would felt sick. B. If Susan hadn't caught in the rain, she wouldn't have felt sick. C. If Susan hadn't caught in the rain, she wouldn't feel sick. D. Susan caught in the rain and she still felt sick. 22.He didn't hurry so he missed the plane. A. If he hurried, he wouldn't miss the plane. B. If he had hurried, he might catch the plane C. If he had hurried, he could have caught the plane. D. He didn't miss the plane because he hurried. 23.If we had lost the map, we would never have found our way. A. We will find our way unless we lose the map. B. We found our way because we didn’t lose the map. C. If we lose the map, we wouldn't find our way. D. We would have lost our way if we had lost the map. 24. She gave sweets to each child in the room. A. Sweets were given by her to each child in the room. B. Sweets were given to each child by her in the room C. Sweets were given to her by each child in the room. D. Sweets were given to each child in the room by her. 25. Mr. Pike is repairing the refrigerator at the moment . A. The refrigerator is being repaired at the moment by Mr. Pike. B. The refrigerator is repaired by Mr. Pike at the moment. C. The refrigerator is being repaired by Mr. Pike at the moment. D. The refrigerator is be repaired at the moment by Mr. Pike. 26. Nobody has cleaned the room for two months. A. The room for two month hasn’t been cleaned. B. The room has been cleaned by nobody for two months. C. The room hasn’t been cleaned for two months. D. The room hasn’t been cleaned by somebody for 2 months 27. I didn't realized that somebody was recording our conversation. A. I didn't realized that our conversation was recorded. B. I didn't realized that our conversation was being recorded by someone. C. Our conversation wasn't realized to be recorded. D. I didn't realized that our conversation was being recorded. 28. The man is talking to my father. Last week he spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen A. The man who is talking with my father spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen. B. The man whom is talking with my father spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen. C. The man is talking with my father who spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen. D. The man is talking with my father that spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen. 29. This girl is very beautiful. I saw her at school yesterday. A. This girl which I saw at school yesterday is very beautiful. B. This girl whom I saw at school yesterday is very beautiful. C. This girl is very beautiful whom I saw at school yesterday. D. This girl whom I saw her at school yesterday is very beautiful. 30. Nha Trang is very crowed in summer. It is a famous beach in Vietnam 10