ENGLISH TEST 1 (De chuan) Class: 12C
A. Phonetics: I. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others:
1. A. conservation B. aviation C. pronunciation D. education
2. A. volunteer B. wherever C. example D. disaster
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
3. A. private B. pilot C. Britain D. United
4. A. emit B. erosion C. decree D. problem
B. Grammar and Vocabulary: Choose the best answer:
5. He said to her, “Where are you going?”
A. He asked her where she was going. B. He wanted to know where was she going.
C. He asked her where she were going. D. He wanted to know her where she was going.
6. Have you heard of their marriage?”
A. She asked me if I hear of their marriage. B. She asked me whether I had heard of their marriage.
C. She asked me if I had heard of their marriage. D. Both B & C are correct.
7. Hoa________ for Hanoi on the earliest plane tomorrow.
A. leave B. is leaving C. are leaving D. will have left
8. They _____ for their friends at the airport now.
A. is waiting B. has waited C. are waiting D. waited
9. My father _____ for twenty-five years before he retired last year.
A. was teaching B. has taught C. had taught D. has been teaching
10 . I asked her how many children she _____.
A. have B. had C. has D. have had
11. Nam broke his leg while he _____ football
A. played B. was playing C. had played D. were playing
12. Bill: I have been to London.
John: Bill said that he ____ to London.
A. was being B. has been C. had been D. would be
13. The opposite of “attentive” is _____.
A. disattentive B. imattentive C. inattentive D. unattentive
14. Is Nam taking _____ this semester?
A. housekeeping B. household C. home economics D. house warming

Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both
advantages and (23) _____.
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First of all, you can enjoy peace and quiet.
Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less (24) _____, so it is safer for young
children.
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there are few people, you are
(25) _____ to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening.
Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops services means that it is hard to find work.
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (26) _____ suitable for some people than others. On the
whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast young people who
have a career are better provided for in the city.
23. A. benefit B. difficulty C. hardship D. disadvantages
24. A. cars B. motors C. traffic D. vehicles
25. A. like B. likely C. like hood D. possibly
26. A. more B. many C. most D. much
D. Writing: I. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed for sentence to be correct:
27. Have you finished reading the book which I lends you last week?
A B C D
28. What did you do at 9 o’clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered.
A B C D

E. Give the nouns of these adjectives: - cultural: ……………………………………; - attentive:
……………………………………………
F. Rewrite these sentences:
1. My friends said to me, “I’ve finished my exercises.”
 My friend told me
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………
2. “Wait for me if I was late, Minh?”, Mrs. White said
 Mrs. White asked