ANh 12

BAI CHO HANG
I. Choose one word marked A, B, C or D whose stress pattern is different from the others in each groups.
1. A. engineering B. compulsory C. communicate D. philosophy
2. A. summer B. prepare C. agree D. await
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
3. A. wilderness B. impressive C. taste D. incredible
4. A. scuba B. subsidy C. hummock D. drug
5. A. vacancy B. cactus C. camel D. eradicate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6. UNDP………..United Nations Development Program.
A. stands for B.aims at C. replaces for D. represents of
7. The Youth Camp is a biennial cultutal event involving participants from the Southeast Asian countries.
A. happening once every two years B. happening once a year
C. happening twice a year D. happening once every four years
8. Drive the car.............................not to cause any accident, my boy!
A. carefully enough B. enough carefully
C. enough careful D. enough care
9. Using fire for cooking was…….thousands of years ago.
A. invented B. inventor C. invention D. inventing
10. Your English is improving considerably. It is getting __________ .
a. better and better b. well and better
c. good and better d. good and well
11. A: " ...................................."
B: “Thanks. I will write to you when I come to London."
a. Have a nice trip! b. God bless you! c. Better luck next time! d. Have a go!
12. A: Oop! I`m sorry for stepping on your foot. B: ...........................!
a. Never mind b. You`re welcome c. That`s fine d. You don`t mind
13. The golden water buffalo was the official………..of the 22nd SEA Games in Viet Nam.
A. symbol B. design C. prosperity D. competition
14. These books ………slowly and carefully. They are very important for your training course.
A. should be read B. ought to read C. may read D. will read
15. 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
Choose the best option to fill in each blank
The sea has been (16)…………………… for at least 100 years, geologists say. During that same period, the Atlantic Coast has eroded (17)…………………… average of 2 to 3 feet per year, the Gulf Coast even faster. Many engineers maintain that seawalls and replenished beaches are necessary to protect (18)…………………. . Too many people live or vacation (19)………………… Miami Beach, Atlantic City or Martha’s Vineyard to allow their roads and building to (20)……………………..
The problem (21)…………………. seawalls is that they simply don’t work. One study has shown that, in fact, seawalls accelerate the erosion of beaches
(22)…………………… the loss of their beaches, other communities have tried a simple but expensive solution: replace the (23)……………………. sand. These replenishment programs, however, are (24)…………………. and of dubious (đáng ) value. Another study has shown that only 10 percent of replenished beaches lasted (25)……………………..than five years.
16. A. rising to the land B. risen to land C. rising the land D. to rise the land
17. A. an B. the C. a D. no article
18. A. the nation’s shoreline B. the national shoreline
C. nation’s shoreline D. national shoreline
19. A. in B. at C. close D. next
20. A. simply fall into the sea B. fall in simly to the sea
C. fall simply in to the sea D. fall into the sea simply
21. A. with B. to C. towards D. for
22. A. Faced with B. To have faced with C. Facing with D. Being faced with
23. A. lost B. lose C. to lose D.