REVISION FOR THE 1ST SEMESTER – CLASS 12
SCHOOL YEAR 20192020
PRONUNCIATON
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the others.
1. A. managed
B. demanded
C. supported
D. planted
2. A. woman
B. company
C. tradition
D. standard
3. A. trust
B. culture
C. husband
D. support
4. A. effects
B. letters
C. storms
D. friends
5. A. linked
B. wiped
C. contributed
D. discussed
6. A. stressful
B. impression
C. employer
D. effort
7. A. expedition
B. experience
C. environment
D. electronics
4. A. robot
B. office
C. burden
D. result
5. A. visit
B. depend
C. expect
D. design
6. A. concentrate
B. educate
C. interrupt
D. interview
7. A. imagine
B. important
C. example
D. wonderful
8. A. famine
B. appall
C. social
D. victim
9. A. economic
B. integration
C. development
D. transportation
10. A. publication
B. environment
C. equality
B. at
C. on
D. in
7. Don’t you think you should apply for the job _______ writing?
A. with
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B. for
C. at
D. in
8. The result of the interview depends partly __________ your attitude and behavior when you meet the
interviewer.
A. on
B. at
C. up
D. against
9. My little daughter is very fond _______ eating chocolate.
A. of
B. with
C. about
10. These students should concentrate _______ what the teacher is saying.
C. Some
D. A
5. My husband and I both go out to work so we share ______ household chores.
A. a
B. an
C. Ø
D. the
6. Tom is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
7. It is generally believed that "Men make _______ house and women make _______ home".
A. Ø / Ø
B. a / an
C. the / the
D. an / the
8. Not all men are concerned with _______ physical attractiveness of their girlfriends and wives.
A. A
B. An
C. The
D. Ø
9. There are two types of higher education in _______ UK: higher general education and higher
vocational education.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
10. What are your plans for _______ future?
A. a
D. achievement
6. His parents broke up after five years of ______.
A. married
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B. marry
C. marriage
D. marital
7. She can look back on her career with great ______.
A. satisfactory
B. satisfactorily
C. satisfied
8. A skilled ______ will help candidates feel relaxed.
D. satisfaction
A. interview
B. interviewing
C. interviewee
9. He has done research on ______ since he was at high school.
D. interviewer
A. biology
14. Her parents made ________ so that she could have a good education.
A. understanding
B. enthusiasm
C. sacrifices
D. sympathy
15. Please remember to bring your school ________ when you come to the interview for the job.
A. certificates
B. applications
C. assignments
D. experience
16. In Viet Nam, there are often more than one generation living under one __________.
A. home
B. house
C. flat
D. roof
17. A survey of ______ shows they are satisfied with their jobs.
A. employment
B. employs
C. employees
D. employing
18. Because of the coming examination, I am under a lot of study ______.
A. responsibility
B. pressure
C. confidence
D. activities
19. In many countries, prospective university students apply for ______ during their last year of high
school.
A. information
B. achievement
C. admission
D. would have
26. My nextdoor neighbor spends all his free time playing computer games. He has become ______ to
them since he was 11.
A. interested
B. attracted
C. addicted
D. inspired
27. He was one of five people to get an interview out of more than 100 people who ______.
A. answered
B. employed
C. admitted
D. applied
28. Applicants find a job interview ______ if they are not wellprepared for it.
A. impressive
B. threatening
C. stressful
D. timeconsuming
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29. Please be _______ to all the people at the party.
A. polite
B. honest
C. pleased
D. confident
30. The university ______ by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A. supports
B. has supported
C. is supported
D. turned
37. It is vital that people ______ too much on the Internet.
A. needn't rely
B. don't rely
C. not rely
D. not relying
38. – “Why do you catch a bus to work?”– “My car ______ in the garage at the moment.”
A. was repaired
B. is being repaired
C. has been repaired
D. is repaired
39. The boy felt excited about the trip because they ______ by boat before.
A. had never travelled B. had ever travelled
C. travelled
D. would travel
40. Thanks to the great effort of the doctors, her health is getting _____.
A. badder and badder
B. more and more good C. better and better
D. worse and worse
41. Social networking can be ______ if users try to post new updates every day.
A. timeconsuming
B. thoughtprovoking C. longterm
D. longlasting
42. They wondered ______ she would come if it rained.
A. that
B. whether
C. what
D. who
43. I worked as an accountant in a travel agency, ______ I was given a training course on tourism.
A. that
D. Though
A. While
B. Because
C. During
D. After
50. My daughter was very happy ______ some of her friends sent her birthday cards.
A. because of
B. as if
C. because
D. though
ANTONYM
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
1. Men are often attracted to women’s physical attractiveness.
A. material
B. bodily
C. emotional
D. mental
2. In some countries, a man and a woman may hold hands and kiss each other in public.
A. commonly
B. frequently
C. secretly
D. particularly
3. The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
9. I’m sorry I can’t come out this weekend – I’m up to my ears in work.
A. very busy
B. very bored
C. very scared
D. very idle
10. The little boy admitted breaking his mother's vase.
A. agreed
B. regretted
C. denied
D. confessed
SYNONYM
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
1. Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas
they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. restricted
B. as well as
C. unless
D. instead of
2. We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.
A. credit card
B. cash and carry
C. monthly payment D. piece by piece
3. He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. wasn’t happy
B. didn’t want to see C. didn’t care
D. didn’t show surprise
4. I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.
A. out of work
B. out of fashion
D. plenty of challenges
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WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original one.
1. “I haven’t seen her for five years.”
A. I last saw her five years ago.
B. Five years was the time I saw her.
C. Five years had gone by before I saw her.
D. I saw her five years before.
2. "Why don't you have your house redecorated, Mike?" said John.
A. John requested Mike to redecorate his house himself.
B. John asked why Mike didn't redecorate his house.
C. John suggested that Mike should have his house redecorated.
D. John persuaded Mike have his house redecorated.
3. It was reported that the building had been destroyed in the fire.
A. The building was reported had been destroyed in the fire.
B. The building reported to be destroyed in the fire.
C. The building was reported to have been destroyed in the fire.
D. They have destroyed the building in the fire.
4. The girl living next to me is getting married next year.
A. The girl who lives next to me is getting married next year.
B. The girl lives next to me is getting married next year.
C. The girl lives next to me gets married next year.
D. The girl getting married lives next to me next year.
5. "Why don't you have your house redecorated, Mike?" said John.
C. Unless it rains tomorrow, we will water the garden.
D. Unless it rains tomorrow, we will not water the garden.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase or clause that completes the sentence correctly.
1. Tomorrow, they’ll have to cancel the picnic ________.
A. if it rains
B. unless it rained
2. My mother is always the first one _______.
A. get up and the last go to bed
C. to get up and the last go to bed
3. If he hadn’t stayed too late last night, ______.
C. if it rained
D. when raining
B. to get up and the last to go to bed
D. getting up and the last going to bed
A. he is not tired now
B. he wouldn’t feel tired now
C. he’d never be sleepy
D. he’d have been alert now
4. ______, you'll probably get poor marks in the final exam.
A. Unless you pay more attention to your work B. If you try to work harder
C. Because you're making efforts in your studies
D. Although your marks on the tests are not very good
5. ______ these plants regularly or they will die.
A. Don’t forget to water
B. If you water
B. It was a very difficult course
D. Being such a difficult course
SPEAKING
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
1. Della: “We’re happy you invite us for dinner.” – Ellen: “______”
A. That’s all right.
B. That’s OK.
C. My pleasure.
D. What a mess!
2. Bruce: “Do you fancy eating out tonight?” – Jessica: “______”
A. Yes, I think so.
B. That would be nice. C. I'm sorry about that. D. The price is OK.
3. Mabel: “How beautiful you are in this new dress!” – Carol: “______.”
A. Never mind
B. Thank you
C. Yes, I think so
D. Well done
4. Eric: “______” – Gavin: “Lucky you!”
A. I'm off to Paris.
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B. I was busy all day.
C. The test was really difficult.
D. The weather last night was terrible.
5. Linda: “Come on, Penny. Time for bed!” Polly: “______”
A. Already?
D. Yes, of course
CORECTION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction.
1. Don’t forget to show enthusiastic when the job is explained to you.
A B C D
2. He is a famous architect who designs won an international award last year.
A B C D
3. Eugenie Clark has a lot of knowledge about cultural of many countries in the world.
A B C D
4. Neil Armstrong was said to be the first man to walk on moon.
A B C D
5. If you had sent the application before last month, you might call for the recent interview.
A B C D
6. People nowadays prefer instant messaging and social networking than emails.
A B C D
7. Everybody should make an effort to go green, that can help to save our planet for future generations.
A B C
D
8. Having achieved highest score, our team was rewarded the first prize.
A B C D
9. We are looking forward for taking part in the speaking English contest next week.
A B C D
10. There are around 3,000 languages speaking in the world.
A
B
C D
READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of
B. of
C. in
D. out
Reading 2: Summerhill school is not an ordinary school. Also known as the only “free school” of its
kind (1)______ the UK, Summerhill is all about freedom. At Summerhill lessons are not compulsory. If
a pupil doesn't like maths, he or she can choose not to go to classes. That of course doesn't mean that a
pupil can always do as he or she likes. There are 190 rules at Summerhill and one of the first things
teachers instruct children to do is to (2)______ each other with respect. (3)_______, pupils are well
behaved and value good manners. Pupils say that studying at Summerhill can be life changing.
“Learning to rely on ourselves to make decisions is something (4)_______ we wouldn't learn in an
ordinary school,” commented fourteenyearold pupil Jo Whitley. Parents are also enthusiastic.
“Summerhill has (5)______ our daughters' manners” said one of them. `It is a great school!'
1. A. on
B. in
C. at
D. with
2. A. live
B. study
C. treat
D. play
3. A. In fact that
B. However
C. Because
D. As a result
4. A. what
B. who
C. that
D. why
5. A. improved
B. based
C. to
D. in
4. A. places
B. parts
C. cares
D. exams
5. A. messages
B. details
C. views
D. articles
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 1 to 5.
Reading 1: When Ari Afrizal went to work on December 26, 2004, he had no reason to expect anything
unusual. The weather was nice, and everything seemed normal. Unfortunately, it was the day the deadly
tsunami struck countries all around the Indian Ocean. Even worse, Ari was in the Aceh province of
Indonesia, one of the areas hardest hit by the disaster.
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4. How long was Ari Afrizal at sea before being rescued?
A. Two hours
B. Two days
C. Two weeks
D. Two months
5. Why did Ari Afrizal leave the small boat to get on the raft?
A. The boat was too little.
B. The boat moved too slowly.
C. He thought the boat might sink.
D. There wasn’t any food on the boat.
Reading 2:
DISAPPEARING ART
Duncan Hamilton creates great works of art, but he doesn't use paint or pencils. He's a sculptor, but
he doesn't use wood or stone. He always works quickly and the longest he's ever spent on a sculpture is
two weeks. So what kind of material does he use to create his art? Ice!
Duncan has had an interesting career. He started out as a chef and then became interested in ice
sculpture. Now he has his own business, making fantastic ice sculptures for all kinds of purposes,
including for the cinema, advertising, tourism and for magazine photos. Duncan has made everything
from a lifesize igloo in London's Trafalgar Square to a 12 metrewide castle for a wedding, and ice
cubes for drink adverts.
So how does he make his sculptures? Duncan and his team work very carefully to produce their ice.
This is because it has to be very clean and clear. It also has to be stored at certain temperatures. If the
ice is completely frozen, it can be very hard to work with. Not only that, but the ice can burn, so the
artists have to wear special protective clothes.
Unlike other forms of art, ice sculptures don't last forever because they melt. Some people can't
imagine losing something they've created like this. Luckily, Duncan doesn't mind watching his
sculptures slowly change and then disappear. Many of the sculptures even look better after a few hours
at room temperature. The average ice sculpture lasts for six or seven hours and may take a couple of
days to completely melt, but the smaller ones don't last long at all.
1. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?
THE FEAST OF ST LUCIA
The Feast of St Lucia, which is celebrated in Sweden on the 13th December, is one of the most
popular Swedish festivals. St Lucia is the saint of light and this celebration on one of the longest and
coldest nights of the dark Swedish winter symbolizes the return of light in darkness.
According to tradition, in many homes a young girl wakes up early in the morning, puts on a long
white dress with a red sash at the waist and a crown decorated with candles, and serves her family
saffron buns and coffee. The boys in the family wear long white shirts and pointed hats and help to
serve the buns and the coffee. Children often go to school dressed in these costumes and serve the buns
to their teachers.
Every village and every town in Sweden has its own St Lucia. However, the most famous one in
Sweden is the national Lucia who is selected from among thousands of girls in a competition. The
winner is announced on TV on St Lucia's day and the winner is then driven around town in a horse
carriage to spread her light in factories, hospitals, old people's homes and food stores.
1. What is the main purpose in writing the text?
A. To tell the story of St Lucia.
B. To talk about the St Lucia festival in Sweden.
C. To introduce the girl named Lucia.
D. To explain why the St Lucia festival is so
popular in Sweden.
2. What does the reader learn about the Feast of St Lucia from the text?
A. It is a widely celebrated day in Sweden.
B. It is only celebrated in big cities.
C. It is not as popular as other festivals in Sweden.D. It is only celebrated in villages.
3. What is TRUE according to the text?
A. Children give buns and coffee to their family and friends.
B. Boys and girls dress in special costumes.
C. The girls wear white dresses and carry one lit candle.
D. The winner drives her car around the town.
4. What does the celebration of St Lucia symbolize?
A. The saint of winter
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