Tài liệu ôn tập tiếng Anh lớp 12 (2010-2011)
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. practise b. exercise c. advise d. revise
2. a. chorus b. chat c. chalk d. chip
3. a. beer b. steep c. jeep d. beef
4. a. cheat b. chief c. chef d. cheap
5. a. machine b. magic c. tragic d. logic
6. a. mail b. tail c. airline d. sailor
7. a. focus b. fossil c. boss d. loss
II. Find the mistakes:
8. The twins look so alike their grandmother.
a b c d
9. Barbara’s appearance at the reception with the late Mayor’s window cause something of
a rumor.
a b c d

10. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
a b c d
III. Grammar and Vocabulary:
11. Someone who prefers not to join in with everyone else is a
a. deviant b. individual c. loner d. pervert
12. The manager had me his paper for him last night.
a. to type b. type c. to have typed d. typed
13. I didn’t take up his recommendation, as he sounded so about it.
a. half-baked b. half-hearted c. half-timbered d. half-witted
14. How did you out your work?
a. carry b. carries c. carried d. carrying
15. He turned to a life of crime he had had a normal, happy childhood.
a. as long as b. despite c. even though d. provided that
16. Betty has had a new baby but she is not used to early.
a. be awakened b. being awakened c. awaken d. awake

a. patient b. impatient c. patiently d. impatiently
32. This play is than the one we saw last week.
a. as good b. gooder c. more good d. better
33. 7.30 a.m on a Saturday is a rather time for an appointment.
a. inconvenient b. convenient c. conveniently d. convenience
34. Active: You ought to hand in your paper on time. (Change into Passive voice)
a. Your paper on time ought to be handed in.
b. You ought to be handed in your paper on time.
c. Your paper ought to handed in on time.
d. Your paper ought to be handed in on time.
35. Please don’t be so , I can’t do all the work by myself.
a. reason b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. inreasonable
36. Would you like milk?
a. many b. some c. a d. a few
37. Sorry about the mistakes, I the instructions you gave me.
a. understand b. misunderstand c. misunderstood d. understood
38. He noticed two thieves out of a house.
a. to come b. are coming c. in coming d. come
39. Ian Flemming ………… as a stockbroker before the Second World War …………
a. worked / started b. had worked / started c. have worked / starts d. all are incorrect
40. Although most cats hate to swim, if necessary.
a. can they do so b. so can they do c. they do so can d. they can do so
41. Yesterday Tim ……… late because he …………
a. was / had been shopping b. was / have been shopping
c. was / shopped d. was / was shopping
42. This is the ballet-dancer at the theatre last night.
a. perform b. performing c. performed d. had performed
43. He ………… when I ………. in, and he obviously ………. for a long time, because he ……… very
tired.
a. worked / came / had been working / was b. was working / came / had been working / was

> a
6. a. mail b. tail c. airline d. sailor
> c
7. a. focus b. fossil c. boss d. loss
> a

II. Find the mistakes:
8. The twins look so alike their grandmother.
a b c d
> d
9. Barbara’s appearance at the reception with the late Mayor’s window cause something of
a rumor.
a b c d

>c
10. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
a b c d
> b

III. Grammar and Vocabulary:
11. Someone who prefers not to join in with everyone else is a
a. deviant b. individual c. loner d. pervert
> c
12. The manager had me his paper for him last night.
a. to type b. type c. to have typed d. typed
 b
13. I didn’t take up his recommendation, as he sounded so about it.
a. half-baked b. half-hearted c. half-timbered d. half-witted
>a
14. How did you out your work?

a. insisted b. suggested c. demanded d. ordered
 d
25. She ………… a new pair of shoes yesterday. ……… you ……… them?
a. bought / Do / like b. buys / Do / like
c. bought / Did / like d. bought / Don’t / like
>a
26. The order to abandon the ship was given and hundreds of people into the icy water.
a. drowned b. emerged c. plunged d. repulsed
 c
27. My brother ……… to stay with me by the end of this month.
a. has come b. shall come c. is coming d. came
>c
28. She is now she used to.
a. more busy than b. busier than c. more busier than d. busier that
 b
29. Don’t depend on him, he’s a very person.
a. rely b. reliable c. reliability d. unreliable
> d
30. He was the first foreigner I saw in this town.
a. what b. which c. who d. that
 d
31. Don’t be so , we’ve only been waiting a few minutes.
a. patient b. impatient c. patiently d. impatiently
>b
32. This play is than the one we saw last week.
a. as good b. gooder c. more good d. better
 d
33. 7.30 a.m on a Saturday is a rather time for an appointment.
a. inconvenient b. convenient c. conveniently d. convenience
>a

tired.
a. worked / came / had been working / was b. was working / came / had been working / was
c. was working / came / has been working / was d. worked / came / had worked / was
> b
44. "What do you want, Dad?" "Peter, I wish you that radio."
a. turn down b. have turned down
c. would turn down d. having turned down
 c
45. He said “Good morning” in a most way.
a. friend b. friendly c. friendship d. friendliness
>b
46. Radio communication changed the rapid development of other communication media, such as
television.
a. because its b. is it because c. because of d. is because its
 c
47. He was too to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake.
a. ashamed b. shameful c. shameless d. shamefully
> a
48. "This is one of the oldest trees in the world." " such a big tree."
a. Never I have seen b. I haven't never seen
c. Never have I seen d. I have seen never
 c
49. We suggested ………… in hotels but the children were anxious …………. out.
a. sleep / to camp b. sleeping / to camp
c. to sleep / to camp d. sleeping / camping
> b
50. "What do you think about my friends?" "They are people."
a. such an interesting b. so interesting a c. so interesting d. such interesting
 d