Class 12 REVIEW FOR THE FIRST TERM (2014-2015)
I. Pick out the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1. A. character B. teacher C. chemist D. technical
2A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed
3 A. apply B. university C. identity D. early
4A. final B. applicant C. high D. decide
5 A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. information B. necessary C. scientific D. automatic
2. A. communicate B. impatient C. interesting D. apologize
3. A. example B. consider C. several D. attention
4. A. interviewer B. preparation C. economics D. education
5. A. campus B. supportive C. appearance D. attention
III. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
1. Many children are under such a high ________ of learning that they do not feel happy at school.
A. recommendation B. interview C. pressure D. concentration
2. A new ______ satellite has just been launched into the earth′s orbit to take some necessary photographs.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicatively
3. Body language includes our ______, facial expressions, and gestures.
A. posture B. mature C. picture D. body
4. You give a ________ party in your new house to celebrate moving into it.
A. housekeeping B. house guest C. housecoming D. housewarming
5. Secondary education is the ____ of education following primary school.
A. stage B. step C. level D. standard
6.The purpose of secondary education is to give students common knowledge to ______ for either higher education or vocational education.
A. require B. prepare C. ask D. demand
7. You should ______ more attention to what your teacher explains.
A. make B. get C. set D. pay
8. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. optimistic B. disappointed C. pessimistic D. keen
9. We needed some more money for the _______ work and Peter promised to help us.
A. prepare B. preparation C. preparatory D. prepared
10. Do you think doing the household chores is the__________of the women only?
A. responsibly B. responsible C. responsibility D. responsive
11. She intended to quit her job to stay _______ home and look _______ her sick mother.
A. in / at B. at / after C. for / over D. up / on
12. He is very worried _______ his new job because he is not quite prepared _______ working.
A. on / over B. to / off C. about / for D. in / at
13. Instead _____ petrol, cars will only run ____ solar energy and electricity.
A. of / on B. for / by C. in / over D. from/ upon
14. After he ________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished
15. In the past, people _______ to the beach more often.
A. have gone B. used to go C. were going D. had gone
16. I _______ a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach.
A. see / am walking B. saw / was walking
C. was seeing / walked D. have seen / were walking
17. We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago.
A. lost / have left B. have lost / leave C. have lost / left D. were losing / had left
18. Tom said that he __________his motorbike the day before.
A. had lost B. lost C. has lost D. lose
19. By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
A. completes B. will complete
C. are completing D. will have completed
20. I think that everything ______ ready for the project procedure by the end of next month.
A. will have been B. has been C. had been D. is
21. He asked me how I earned my living.
A. He wanted to know what my job was.
B. He wanted to know how I lived.
C. He wanted to know how I enjoyed my life.
D. He wanted to know how much I got for a salary.
22. "If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy.
A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.
B. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.
C. Tom suggested not taking a break.
D. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.
23. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave
C. not behaving D. did not behave
24. Mary said that her teacher _______ to London _______.
A. will go / tomorrow B. went / tomorrow
C. would go / the next day D. had gone / the next day
25. This room__________since I was born.
A. has been painted B. was painted
C. painted D. has painted
26. The hurricane has totally destroyed the villages.
- The villages__________by the hurricane.
A. have been totally destroyed C. have totally been destroyed
B. has been totally destroyed D. has totally been destroyed
27. More than ten victims _______ missing in the storm last week.
A. are reported to be B. are reported to have been
C. are reporting to have been D. are reporting to be
28. These students _______ so much that they feel very tired and bored.
A. are made to study B. are made study
C. are making to study D. are made to be studied
29. “They are playing soccer now.” The passive voice is:
A. Soccer is played now . B. Soccer is being played now.
C. Soccer are being played now. D. Soccer is be played now.
30. “No parking” It means:
A. There is no park here.
B. You can’t go to the park here.
C. You are not allowed to park your car here.
D. There’s not enough space for parking here.
31. If I feel too excited to sleep, I ________ reading one of our reports.
A. will try B. try C. would try D. would have tried
32. If he ______ well on the training course last year, he ____ offered the promotion now.
A. had done / would be B. had done / would have done
C. did / would be D. did / will be
33. It rains so we can’t go out for a walk.
A. If it rains, I could go out for a walk.
B. If it didn’t rain, I could go out for a walk.
C. If it not rain, I could go out for a walk.
D. If it rains, I can go out for a walk.
34. My sister is often sick because she doesn’t do physical exercise.
A. If my sister does physical exercise, she won’t often be sick.
B. If my sister isn’t physical exercise, she does sick.
C. If my sister did physical exercise, she wouldn’t often be sick.
D. If my sister wasn’t physical exercise, she would do sick.
35. The river from ______we get our water- supply is nearly empty.
A. whose B. that C. where D. which
36. The Eiffel Tower ____ design was revolutionary at its time, is still a marvelous structure.
A. which B. that C. whose D. of which
37. That book / very thick / belong / younger sister.
A. That book, what is very thick, belongs to my younger sister.
B. That book, that is very thick, belongs to my younger sister.
C. That book, which is very thick, belongs to my younger sister.
D. That book, which is very thick, belongs my younger sister.
38. “I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!” –“__________”
A. What a lovely toy! Thanks. B. Have a nice day!
C. The same to you! D. What a pity!
39. - You look great in this new dress. - ________.
A. With pleasure B. Not at all
C. I am glad you like it D. Do not say anything about it
4. Katy: “ Should we use solar energy to protect the environment?”
-Janet : “________.”
A. No, thanks B. You don’t think so, do you?
C. Yes, I’ll go D. That’s a good idea.
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
There are several things to remember if you are applying for a new job. Most companies ___1__ their vacancies in the newspapers, and there are normally a lot of applicants for each post. _2___ ,a good letter of application is very important. You should enclose with it your curriculum vitae so that the employer knows about your _3____ and experience . If you are applying _4___ a large company , address your letter to the personal manager , make__5__ you are suitably dressed and on time. You may ask about promotion prospects as well as further training , the holiday arrangements.
1A.make B. market C. write D. advertise
2A. So that B. Nevertheless C. So as D. Therefore
3A. forms B. qualifications C. school D. licenses
4A. in B. for C. to D. with
5A. good B. right C. sure D. clear
V. Read the passage and choose the best answers:
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.
The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride , the third is to bring the bride to the groom′s house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are served. Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.
1.In the past, _________.
A. Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
B. Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
C. getting married at an early age was not allowed
D. parents had no right to interfere their children′s marriage
2.In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage was _________.
A. surprising B. popular C. uncommon D. strange
3.Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
A. Most young people do not have their marriage based on love.
B. All marriages are arranged by parents and family.
C. Marriage is quite westernization.
D. Couples do not get married at quite young ages.
4.According to the passage, __________.
A. Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
B. There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year
C. Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays
D. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony
VI.Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting
1. The police asked me what had I done the night before, but I was unable to tell them.
A. but B. what had I done C. to tell D.I was unable
2. I’ m sorry I haven’t write to you for so long.
A. to B. for so long C. haven’t write D. am sorry
3.I felt very tiring when I arrived home, so I went to bed at once.
A. tiring B.so C. arrived home D. went
4. The teacher told his pupils whether they knew how to behave and remarked that there must be no talking in lessons.
A. told B. knew C. to behave D. must be no
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