GRADE 12

REVIEW PAPER FOR THE 1ST MIDTERM TEST
PART A

I. PRONUNCIATION
1. “ed” ending
2. “s” ending
3. stress in two – syllable words
II. GRAMMAR
1. Tesnes
- Present simple
- Present continuous
- Present Perfect
- Past simple
- Past Continuous
- Past perfect
- Simple future
- Near future
2. Reported speech
- Statement
III. VOCABULARY
Topics: Homelife, Cultural diversity, Ways of socialising

PART B
Exercise 1
1. A. fills
B. adds
C. stirs
D. lets
2. A. houses

D. feelings
10. A. hours
B. students
C. brothers
D. hospitals
11. A. believed
B. decided
C. supposed
D. concerned
12. A. determined
B. shared
C. agreed
D. trusted
13. A. watched
B. loved
C. obliged
D. valued
14. A. discussed
B. liked
C. stopped
D. preceded
15. A arrested
B. helped
C. started
D. decided
16. A. involved
B. conducted
C. managed
D. followed
17. A. attracted



4. A. football
B. support
C. happy
D. member
5. A. supportive
B. different
C. motorbike D. anyway
6. A. attract
B. person
C. common
D. verbal
7. A. instance
B. polite
C. accept
D. approach
8. A. noisy
B. signal
C. across
D. whistle
9. A. suppose
B. social
C. excite
D. begin
10. A. towards
B. slightly
C. teacher
D. schoolyard
Exercise 3

A
B
C
D
2. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.
A
B
C
D
3. Certain bats used their own sound to locate food and to avoid obstacles as as they fly at night.
A
B
C
D
4. I live in the same town all my life and I do not want to move to another one.
A
B
C
D
5. Although it raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.
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A
B
C
D
6. Last year, my younger brother got lost while we had gone shopping.
A
B C

c. when
d. which
2. a. creates
b. invents
c. develops
d. makes
3. a. think
b. show
c. express
d. say
4. a. opportunities
b. conditions
c. situations
d. circumstances
5. a. air
b. nature
c. space
d. atmosphere
6. a. attractive
b. real
c. deep
d. basic
7. a. a
b. an
c. the
d. no article
8. a. in
b. of
c. on
d. for

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 or so before the
wedding
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
5. Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
a. firecrackers
b. guests
c. dishes
d. gifts

b. understanding
c. saying something aloud
d. expressing
Exercise 9: VOCABULARY AND STRUCRURES
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or
has a close meaning to the original one.
1. Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.
a. solution
b. night shift
c. household chores d. special dishes
2. We enjoy _______ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living
room after a day of working hard.
a. spending
b. caring
c. taking
d. doing
3. It is parents' duty and responsibility to _______ hands to take care of their children and give
them a happy home.
a. shake
b. hold
c. join
d. take
4. He is a _______ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
a. frank
b. lovely
c. obedient
d. caring
5. Doctors are supposed to _______ responsibility for human life.
a. do
b. take

12. He was very respectful at home and _______ to his parents.
a. responsible b. caring
c. obedient
d. lovely
13. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _______ families and in preserving their cultures.
a. wealthy
b. secure
c. safe
d. close-knit
14. London is home to people of many _______ cultures.
a. diverse
b. diversity
c. diversify
d. diversification
15. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house
and a car.
a. decide
b. decision
c. decisive
d. decisively
16. A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural _______ and religious
differences is pot relevant.
a. diversity
b. contacts
c. barriers
d. levels
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17. Some researchers have just _______ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual

c. with
d. of
23. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ only with
colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club.
a. supposes
b. socializes
c. attention
d. discussed
24. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
a. correct
b. right
c. exact
d. suitable
25. You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explains.
a. make
b. get
c. set
d. pay
26. Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
a. verbal
b. non-verbal
c. tongue
d. oral
27. Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer? _______ your hand."
a. Rise
b. Lift
c. Raise
d. Heighten
28. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
a. situation.

b. raising
c. pointing
d. nodding
35. If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees _______.
a. appropriate
b. appropriately
c. appropriation d. appropriating
36. Mrs. Pike was so angry that she made a _______ gesture at the driver.
a. rude
b. rudeness
c. rudely
d. rudest
37. _______ nonverbal language is _______ important aspect of interpersonal communication.
a. The / Ø
b. A / the
c. The / a
d. Ø / an
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38. I have never seen such a beautiful dress _______ you before.
a. of
b. on
c. for
d. in
39. Small children are often told that it is rude to point _______ other people.
a. on
b. to
c. at
d. for

a. goes
b. went
c. has gone
d. had gone
6.
He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
a. if we had been going
b. that if we had been going
c. we were going
d. that we were going
7. She said she _______.
a. was very tired last night
b. was very tired the night before
c. had been very tired last night d. had been very tired the night before
II. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one
1."How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.
a. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
b. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
c. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
d. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
2.
"Hello, Mary!" Peter said. '
a. Peter said hello Mary.
b. Peter said Mary hello.
c. Peter told Mary hello
d. Peter greeted Mary.
3.
"Why don't you ask the teacher for help?" Peter asked me.
a. Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help.
b. Peter recommended me not to ask the teacher for help. ,

13. “ Do you go to school every day?” he said to Thao.
………………………………………………………………………………………
14. “ Can you answer this question?” the teacher said to me.
………………………………………………………………………………………
15. “ Write these lessons carefully.” My mother said.
………………………………………………………………………………………
16. “ We’ll have to go now.” Susan said
………………………………………………………………………………………
17. “ Does he go to work by bus?” I asked his mother.
………………………………………………………………………………………
18. “ Can your brother swim?” Minh asked Hong.
………………………………………………………………………………………
19. “ Don’t forget to turn off the lights “. He said.
………………………………………………………………………………………
20. “ Is the food good?” my mother said.
Exercise 11: Put the verb into correct form
1. Unfortunately, when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words.
2. He (watch) when the phone (ring). Very unwillingly he (turn) down the sound and (go) to
answer it.
3. At the conference, scientists reported that they (find) a cure for Malaria.
4. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister (resign) last week.
5. When she (come) into the hall, everyone (eat) already.
6. By the time I (get) to the party, most people (go) home.
7. As soon as I (turn) the ignition key, the engine (catch) fire.
8. The children (look) forward to this holiday for months.

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