Anh 12

EXERCISES
Indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1. A.sends B.speaks C.cooks D. types
2. A.booked B.cancelled C. listened D. married
3. A. factory B.thanks C. advance D. accident
4. A. cactus B. curious C. canal D. cement
5. A. therefore B. although C. thus D. throughout
Indicate the word whose primary stress differs from that of the rest in each of the following questions
6. A. athlete B. verticle C. amateur D. national
7. A. government B. disaster C. advance D. society
8. A. emergency B. vulnerable C. activity D. initiative
Choose the correct answer
9. Synchronized swimming isn’t played ……………………..the sea. It s played ……………….. a pool.
A. in/ in B. on/ in C. on/.on D. at/ in
10. The number of weekly housework hours rises.
A. less and less B. more and more C. harder D. most
11. Don’t let the chance go …………………
A. over B. by C. away D. up
12. Sad movies ohten makes young little girls …………….
A.crying B. to cry C. cry D. cried
13. The ring is an unique thing. Worth buying, …………………?
A. Isn’t it B. is it C. wasn’t it D. was it
14. There are a number of reasons ………………….. extinction.
A. of B. for C. about D. with
15. The golden water buffalo was the official………..of the 22nd SEA Games in Viet Nam.
A. prosperity B. design C. symbol D. competition
16. In the last century, women in many countries were prevented……….voting and joining in the public life.
A. from B. on C. for D. in
17. While a great number of American men………….to frontiers in the Second World War, American women replaced their positions on farms, factories and offices.
A. were gone B. went C. were going D. have gone
18. These books ………slowly and carefully. They are very important for your training course.
A. may read B. ought to read C. should be read D. will read
19. “ Did women in France have the right to join in public life in the 18th century?”
“…………………………………………………..”
A. Women there have just had this right recently.
B. It was believed that women’s natural roles were as mothers and wives.
C. History in France says that only men had this right then.
D. No, I think they didn’t.
20. American women gained the right to vote at last………the strong opposition from the government and men.
A. in spite of B. according to C. although D. no matter how
21. Before people established the “ Women’s Liberation Movement”, women in many countries…….the right to participate in public life.
A. haven’t had B. hadn’t had C. wouldn’t have D. didn’t have
22. Thousands of people had to leave their homes and lost their crops………the expansion of deserts.
A. because of B. despite C. thanks to D. because
23. Without the helps from the International Red Cross, the wounded in the Second World War ………..bigger endurance.
A. had suffered B. suffered
C. would suffered D. would have suffered
24. Effective birth-control methods………part in the liberation of women all over the world.
A. takes B. had taken C. took D. have taken
25. Everyone should think and work…….to our environment.
A. responsible B. responsibly C. responsibility D. irresponsible
Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Sepak Takraw – A Cross Between Soccer and Volleyball
You play volleyball, but you’re only allowed to use your feet and heads to hit the ball as in soccer. It’s sepak takraw, which is a popular sport in Southeast Asia.
Sepak takraw was originally based on a Chinese game of kicking a ball. The sport spread to Malaysia and Thailand five centuries ago. It was called takraw in Thai or sepak ( literally “ kick a ball”) in Malay. In 1965, the sport was included in the SEAP Games with the name sepak takraw by combining the Malaysian and Thai names for the sport.
A match