Hanoi Training and Education Department TEST OF ENGLISH GRADE 12 No 2
Kim Anh high school Time allowed: 45 minutes

Full name: ………………………………………
Class: ………….

PART I. PHONETICS
A. Choose one word which has the underlined part pronounced differently. Identify your answer
by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (0.5pt)
1. A. school B. chemistry C. character D. charming
2. A. optional B. offer C. follow D. computer
B. Choose one word which has different stress pattern from the other three. Identify your answer
by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (0.5pt)
1. A. interview B. impression C. addition D. remember
2. A. secondary B. requirement C. certificate D. admission
PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCAULARY
A. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct forms. (2pts)
1. Mary was the last applicant (interview) ………………………
2. This box (not open) for a hundred years ………………………
3. The letter (send) to him last week ………………………
4. When I (have) a bath, the phone rang ………………………
5. Cars (wash) by his father right now ………………………
6. He denied (pay) any money by his company ………………………
7. The contract (sign) next week ………………………
8. In England, the state school system (pay) for by the state ………………………
B. Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, or D one best answer to complete each
sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (1.5pts)
1. The entrance ________ to universities in Vietnam always takes place in July
A. way B. road C. examination D. path
2. Schooling is _________ from the age of 6 to 14
A. convenient B. important C. compulsory D. necessary

At the age of 40, Tom Bloch was the head of H& R Block, a huge company that helps people
prepare their tax forms. He was very successful. Although Bloch earned a lot of money, he wasn’t
very happy. He spent too much time at work and didn’t have enough time to spend with his family.
Suddenly, he left H& R Block and became a teacher in a poor neighborhood. “I wanted
to………….help people who didn’t have the opportunities I had”, Bloch explained
Learning to control the students was hard at first. But the rewards - helping children and hearing
students say he’s their favourite teacher – are great. And Bloch is able to spend more time with his
family
1. Tom Bloch’s company operated in____________________
A. building blocks B. collecting taxes
C. helping people with tax forms D. helping people in a poor neighborhood
2. He wasn’t very happy because he________________________
A. earned a lot of money
B. wasn’t very successful
C. spent a lot of time for work not for his family
D. earned a lot of money but he didn’t have enough time to spend it
3. Tom Bloch suddenly left his company to______________________________
A. become a poor neighbor B. help a teacher in a poor neighborhood
C. become the head of a school D. become a teacher
4. The word “favourite” in line 7 is closest in meaning to ________
A. handsome B. popular C. strict D. generous
5. Tom Bloch is very happy now because he _________________________
A. is a successful businessman B. earns more money than before
C. spends more money for his family D. is a favourite teacher and spends more time with his family
PART IV. WRITING
A. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting and correct it. (1.5pts)
1. I enjoyed the book that you told me to read it
A B C D ………………………
2. What would Ann do if she was the Miss World?
A B C D ………………………

3. We had a French architect (design) our villa ………………………
4. Laser (discover) by Gordon Gould in 1958 ………………………
5. Kevin hoped (select) by the team captain ………………………
6. A new hospital (just build) in my neighborhood ………………………
7. Ten thousand cars (make) in our country every year ………………………
8. Have you ever thought of (kidnap) by a handsome prince? ………………………
B. Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, or D one best answer to complete each
sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (1.5pts)
1. Do you think preparing _________ a job interview can be stressful?
A. for B. in C. with D. on
2. The basic ___________ education lasts 4 years from the sixth form to the ninth form
A. primary B. secondary C. general D. compulsory
3. Can you tell me how to reduce the feeling of __________ before an interview?
A. pleasure B. pressure C. pressing D. pleasant
4. Two new schools _________ in my town in 2007
A. built B. was built C. were built D. had been built
5. If I ________ English, I would translate this article in to Vietnamese
A. know B. have known C. had known D. knew
6. Ho Chi Minh City, _________ I was born, is the biggest city of Vietnam
A. which B. where C. what D. who
PART III. READING
A. Read the following passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C or D to fill in each gap (1.25pts)
Students frequently complain (1) _____________ studying for hours on end and then not doing
well in their (2) ___________ exams. Many factors can result in poor performances: an illness or a
(3) ________ problem. Getting high grades can also put a terrible strain on students (4) __________
don’t want (5) __________ their parents down
1. A. to B. about C. with D. at
2. A. last B. latest C. final D. least
3. A. person B. personal C. personally D. personality
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century
C. In the 19
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century D. Both A & B
3. Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”?
A. Because the river was very well-known B. Because it was a developing town
C. Because there is a bridge over the Cam D. Because there is a river named Granta
4. When did the town really begin developing?
A. In 800 B. In 875 C. In1845 D. In 1951
5. What is the population of the city?
A. one hundred thousand B. more than one hundred thousand
C. under one hundred thousand D. one thousand nine hundred and fifty one
PART IV. WRITING
A. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting and correct it. (1.5pts)
1. The woman who’s daughter was crying tried to calm her
A B C D ………………………
2. Do you often given a lot of homework?
A B C D ………………………
3. Jack will miss his bus if he leaves now
A B C D ………………………
B. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (1.5pts)
1. My mother is using the computer at the moment
The computer……………………………………………………………………………
2. I saw him talking to a woman. Her son died in the disaster (a relative pronoun)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. She didn’t bring the map with her so she lost
If………………………………………………………………………………………. Key

4. was discovered 5. to be selected 6. has just been built
7. are made 8. being kidnapped
B. 1. A. for 2. B. secondary 3. B. pressure
4. C. were built 5. D. knew 6. B. where
PART III. READING
A. 1. B. about 2. C. final 3. B. personal 4. A. who 5. B. to let
B. 1. B. To see the university 2. D. Both A & B
3. C. Because there is a bridge over the Cam
4. C. In 1845 5. B. more than one hundred thousand
PART IV. WRITING
A. 1. B whose 2. A  Are you 3. C.  unless
B. 1. The computer is being used by my mother at the moment
2. I saw him talking to a woman whose son died in the disaster
3. If she had brought the map, she wouldn’t have lost