Đề kiểm tra trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 12, unit 11: Books (Đề 1)

A. PHONETICS
 
1-5. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
 
1. A. thought        B. tough     C. taught    D. bought
 
2. A. noon            B. tool        C. blood      D. spoon
 
3. A. book            B. could      C. should    D. too
 
4. A. television     B. decision C. vision     D. session
 
5. A. soup            B. sugar      C. saddle     D. sword
 
10. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
 
6. A. detective      B. romantic                    C. history             D. adventure
 
7. A. biography    B. historic            C. discover           D. authorship
 
8. A. imaginary    B. scientific                    C. advantage        D. reviewer

9. A. character      B. publisher                   C. wonderful        D. understand
 
10. A. dependable          B. reliable             C. remarkable       D. knowledgeable
 
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
 
11 - 25. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
 
11. Water ……a fascination for most children.
A. holds               B. gets        C. makes              D. does
 
12. Modern art is not …… everyone’s taste.
A. for          B. about      C. to           D. within
 
13. His kindness did not ….. unnoticed by his staff.
A. feel         B. realize     C. make      D. go
 
14. She always has her head ….. in a book.
A. hidden    B. buried     C. deep       D. under
 
15. Protesters carried a banner …..‘Save our Wildlife’
A. read      B. reading     C. to read    D. be read
 
16. This is a magazine article on the ……   of space travel.
A. subject             B. aspect     C. category                    D. coverage
 
17. She always follows rules and instructions in a very strict way; she always does everything by the ……
A. course              B. regulation        C. law         D. book
 
18. She began her writing career when she was only 8. I think she is a ……writer.
A. bearing    B. borne    C. born       D. being-born
 
19. I ……..with you on that subject.
A. am agree                    B. am agreed
C. agreeing           D. agree
 
20. Many American automobiles……. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture            B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured     D. are manufacturing
 
21. Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing …….  by waiting.
A. accomplishes          B. accomplished
C. has accomplished    D. will be accomplished

22. “When ……………?” “In 1928.”
A. penicillin was invented       B. did penicillin invented
C. was penicillin invented       D. did penicillin invent
 
23., In recent years, the government has imposed pollution Controls on automobile manufacturers. Both domestic and imported automobiles must …… anti-pollution devices.
A. equip with       B. be equipped with
C. equip by                    D. be equipped by
 
24. The first draft resolution….. yesterday; it ……long before the beginning of the meeting.
A. has not been discussed - had been withdrawn
B. was not discussed - has been withdrawn
C. was not discussed - had been withdrawn
D. had not been discussed - was withdrawn
 
25.  He is not in town; he ….. on a special mission.
A. is sending        B. will be sent
C. has sent           D. has been sent
 
26 - 30. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
 
26. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth, I don’t like having deceived.
         A                                            B                                  C       D
 
27. Water that has had the minerals removed called “soft” water.
                  A           B                           C             D
 
28. Wine tends to be lost its flavour when it has not been properly sealed.
        A                    B                          C                            D
 
29. The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
            A                          B                                          C           D
 
30. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
                           A                   B                    C                       D
 
31 - 35. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
 
31. The money must be paid by tomorrow, the office has reminded us.
A. The office has reminded us to pay the money by tomorrow.
B. The office has reminded paying the money.
C. The office has reminded us that the money must be paid by tomorrow.
D. A and C are correct.
 
32. I’d rather do nothing than watch old films on TV.
A. There are few old films on TV.
B. Watching old films on TV is enjoyable.
C. I dislike watching old films on TV.
D. Old films on TV are worth watching.
 
33. Richard must have forgotten about our meeting.
A. Richard never forgets when he has a meeting .
B. It seems that Richard forgot about our meeting .
C. Richard should have cancelled the meeting .
D. Richard has to come to a meeting .
 
34. It’s a waste of time to try and explain anything to Tony.
A. Tony should be given explanations.
B. It’s not worth the time trying to explain anything to Tony.
C. To save time, explain it to Tony.
D. It's well worth trying to explain things to Tony.
 
35. Nancy isn’t used to walking so far.
A. Nancy used to walk farther.
B. Nancy doesn’t like to walk so far.
C. Nancy isn't accustomed to walking very far.
D. Nancy needed help to walk so far,
 
C. READING
 
36 - 45. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
 
Books are written to provide knowledge and good books enrich the mind. By putting (36)…. under the influence of superior mind, we (37) ….. our mental powers. (38)…. good books, we learn that people everywhere are the (39) , in ali ages, and in all (40)…. . This knowledge improves our love (41)…. others and helps us to live in peace with them.
 
We also (42)…. that the world was made not only for man (43)…. but for every creature that can feel hunger and thirst, warmth and cold. Though it may be possible for us to travel (44)…. the world and see the things happening today, it is not possible for us to see the things that happened in the past. But good books (45) …..us to see not only into the most remote regions of the world today, but also into the world in which our ancestors lived.
 
36. A. us     B. we                    C. ourselves         D. we’re
 
37. A. set    B. improve           C. accelerate         D. move
 
38. A. Through              B. By          C. on                    D. At
 
39. A. identical     B. similar    C. exact                D. same
 
40. A. places        B. classes    C. strata      D. All are correct
 
41. A. with B. of           C. forward            D. into
 
42. A. understand          B. recognize          C. see          D. All are correct
 
43. A. once                    B. one         C. alone                D. unique
 
46 - 50. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage:
 
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book, may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away.
 
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”.
 
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If you tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
 
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.
 
46. From the first paragraph, we know How-to books are ……
A. only about four thousand copies          B. on money
C. very helpful in life                                 D. needed a lot
 
47. The passage tells us that How-to books sell well on how ………
A. to succeed in career   B. to solve personal problems
C. to deal with business          D. to make money
 
48. If you often read How-to books, you ………
A. will be sure to get something you need
B. will not know how to help yourself in life
C. will become a man in life
D. needn’t think any more in the world
 
49. Flow-to books appear only because …….
A. people have more free time to spend than before
B. people meet more problems than their parents
C. people may have more choices from How-to books than any other books
D. modern life is more difficult to deal with
 
50. The word “step-by-step’ would probably mean .
A. little by little              B. gradually
C. slower and slower     D. A and B