1 Ben Tre Department of Education and Training The Second Term - Test - School Year : 2010 -2011 Nguyen Ngoc Thang High School Subject: Standard English 12 – Time : 15 minutes Your name:………………………………………. Class:12A4…… - The Third Time I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: 1. A. eradicated B. defended C. unnoticed D. extended 2. A. mechanize B. champion C. character D. chemical 3. A. count B. sound C. found D. country II. Choose the word whose stress is different: 4. A. environment B. pneumonia C. publication D. equality 5. A. kangaroo B. involvement C. biologist D. accelerate III.Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences: 6. This book provides students ____________ useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam. A.  B. about C. for D. with 7. After Mary ________ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company. A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D. will have finished 8. A football fan is ____________ has a strong interest in football. A. a thing that B. something that C. a person that D. what 9. I _______ a novel ________ by O.Henry at seven yesterday evening. A. read, written B. would read, to write C. was reading, written D. was to read, writing 10. My brother told me he was soon going to visit ____________. A. the United State B. the United States C. United States D. United State 11. The children are all _________ beautiful clothes on New Year’s Day. A. in B. on C. of D. by 14. He died ___________ pneumonia. A. for B. by C. in D. of 15. Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in the world. They need protecting. A. enlightened B. expensive C. endangered D. enlarged 16. Arthur Conan Doyle is the ___________ who writes many exciting stories about Sherlock Holmes. A. teller B. author C. editor D. publisher 17. What are the ____ between women’s in old times and women in modern times? A. differs B. different C. difference D. differences 18. In the past people believed that women’s ____ roles were as mothers and wives. A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist 19. In time of peace, the ____________ gives medical aid and other help to victims of disasters. A. Red Cross B. Red and Cross C. Cross Red D. Cross and Red 20. She told him __________ up hope. A. not give B. do not give C. not to give D. to give not The end ! 2 Ben Tre Department of Education and Training The Second Term - Test - School Year : 2009 -2010 Nguyen Ngoc Thang High School Subject: Standard English 12 – Time : 15 minutes Your name:………………………………………. Class:12A5…… - The Third Time I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (2,5ms) : 1. A. eradicated B. defended C. unnoticed D. extended 2. A. books B. hats C. stamps D. clubs 3. A. count B. sound C. found D. country 4. A. the B. this C. there D. think 5. A. slow B. power C. town D. how II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting(4ms) : 6. She finally finished_______________the room at 8:30 p.m. A.clean up B. to clean up C. cleaning up D. cleaned up 7.I _______this film twice. A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen 8.The streets are getting more and ____________________ these days. A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded 9. She plays the piano_________________as she sings. A. as beautiful B. as beautifully C. more beautifully D. the most beautifully 10.It was cold and wet. __________ , Paul put on his swimming suit and went to the beach. A. Although B. Therefore C. However D. Because 11.I spend a lot of money___________books. A. to buy B. buy C. bought D. buying 12. The 22 nd Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003. A. built B. met C. taken D. held 13. This novel is __________ than the one I read last week. A. good B. as good C. more good D. better III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (2ms) : 13. The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive. A B C D 14. It`s no good to ask him to get rid of smoking A B C D 15. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out. A B C D 16. She was surpirsing with her son results of study yesterday . A B C D IV. Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given (1,5ms) : 17. He started learning French six years ago. A. He has learned French for six years. B. It was six years ago did he start learning French. C. He hasn’t learnt French for six years. D. It is six years since he has learned French. 18. Most of Ann’s friends work less hard than her. A. Ann works more hard than most of her friends do. B. Ann works more hardly than most of her friends do. C. Ann works harder than most of her friends do. D. Ann works as hard as most of her friends do. 19. They took the robber to the police station _________. A. so quick as they were B. as quickly as they could C. quickly as possible D. very quick as possible 20. I have not seen her for 2 months A. It ’ s 2 months since I last saw her B. It ’ s 2 months after I last saw her C. It ’ s 2 months before I last saw her D. It ’ s 2 months when I last saw her . Training The Second Term - Test - School Year : 2010 -2 011 Nguyen Ngoc Thang High School Subject: Standard English 12 – Time : 15 minutes Your name:………………………………………. Class:12A4…… - The Third. The end ! 2 Ben Tre Department of Education and Training The Second Term - Test - School Year : 2009 -2 010 Nguyen Ngoc Thang High School Subject: Standard. Standard English 12 – Time : 15 minutes Your name:………………………………………. Class:12A5…… - The Third Time I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (2,5ms) : 1. A. eradicated B.