REVISION 1

Name: ..................................................
Class: 12 ……….
Choose ONE word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. exhaust B. honor C. hour D. herbicide
2. A. allow B. family C. hand D. happy
3. A. with B. author C. both D. think
4. A. precede B. concerned C. ceremony D. sociable
5. A. diagnose B. achievement C. talented D. anonymous
6. A. prosthetic B. reputation C. dedication D. respectable
7. A. distinguished B. result C. generosity D. respectable
8. A. congestion B. ambition C. influential D. reputation
9. A. humble B. under C. industry D. uprise
10. A. wealthy B. conceal C. reveal D. reasonable
Choose ONE word whose main stress is placed differently.
1. A. teacher B. hardship C. childhood D. police
2. A. harvest B. worldwide C. pleasure D. severe
3. A. decide B. annoy C. pressure D. support
4. A. together B. capable C. mischievous D. possible
5. A. promise B. relieve C. succeed D. survive
6. A. abandon B. happiness C. employment D. invader
7. A. economy B. communicate C. unemployment D. particular
8. A. celebrity B. charitable C. anonymous D. respectable
9. A. remember B. influence C. expression D. convenient
10. A. physician B. prosperous C. orphanage D. influence
Choose the best option:
1. I ________ a lot of badminton recently.
A. play B. have played C. am playing D. was playing
2. Would John be angry if I _________ his bicycle without asking?
A. had taken B. take C. took D. would take
3. The choir stood in four rows according to their ________ heights.
A. respected B. respective C. respectable D. respectful
5. I’ve been in this city for a long time. I _______ here sixteen years ago.
A. have come B. was coming C. came D. had come
4. Vietnam has a lot of ________ players who won many gold medals in the 22nd SEA Games.
A. outlying B. outstretching C. outstanding D. outgoing
6. Either John or his children _______breakfast each morning.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
7. London ____________ a lot since we first ____________ to live here.
A. changed/ came B. has changed/came C. had changed/came D. has changed/come
8. __________, I could buy the car.
A. If I had had the money B. Without the money C. If I had the money D. B and C are correct
9. _______ the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time.
A. Because of B. In spite of C. Although D. Because
10. A mother’s behaviour always has a great______ on the children.
A. pressure B. power C. influence D affection
11. _______ people think he is stupid, but he's actually quite intelligent.
A. Much B. A little C. A lot D. Many
12. The beautiful woman has a busy __________life.
A. society B. socialize C. social D. socializing
13. We have ______ beautiful garden. ______ garden is full of roses.
A. the/ The B. a/ The C. a/ A D. the/ A
14. Agriculture is the leading ___________ activity in Vietnam.
A. economize B. economic C. economy D. economical
15. I accidentally ______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. caught sight of B. kept an eye on C. paid attention to D. lost touch with
16. ______ your jacket if you don't want to get cold.
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A. Set aside B. Put on C. Keep on D. Take off
17. I didn’t come to the party because I __________.
A. don’t invite B. am not invited C. was not invited D. didn’t invite
18. Tom said he ________ to see us the following week.
A. will come B. came C. had come D. would come
19. I know you have been working very hard today. Let's ________ and go home.
A. pull my leg B. call it a day C. put your back up D. pros and cons
20. Hoi An is a tourist __________.
A. attractive B. attracted C. attract D. attraction
21. They had finished doing housework by the time their mother __________ home yesterday.
A. gets B. got C. had got D. was getting
22. We were not hungry. We __________ a big breakfast.
A. just had B. were just having C. have just had D. had just had
23. If Jane had time, she __________ to the beach with her classmates this weekend.
A. would go B. would have gone C. will have gone D. will go
24. We won't be able to go to the club_______ our parents give us permission
A. although B. nevertheless C. unless D. without
25. On____ Internet and with cable television, we can select information from____ wide variety of sources.
A. the/a B. an/ the C. the/ Ø D. Ø/ the
26. She was very surprised________ the grade she received.
A. at B. on C. of D. about
27. Farmers can improve the soil by__________ fertilizers.
A. to add B. adding C. added D. add
28. The practice of using more chemicals to improve crop yields is harmful _________ people’s health.
A. at B. of C. with D. to
29. Many national parks are __________ danger of being destroyed.
A. with B. on C. in D. to
30. It’s time they _______ promotion, in my view.
A. get B. got C. will get D. have got
31. Friendship offers us great _________ in life.
A. pleasant B. pleased C. please D. pleasure
32. We have heard _________ news about recent developments in computer technology.
A. so many B. so few C. a lot D. so much
33. They have an apartment _________ the park.
A. overlooking B. that overlooking C. overlooks D. overlooked
34. Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary ______.
A. elements B. factors C. ingredients D. substances
35. The sun _______ late in winter.
A. is rising always B. rises always C. is always rising D. always rises
36. What classes are you __________this term?
A. making B. taking C. staying D. keeping
37. He _______ a risk investing money with them. I’d rather he hadn’t done it.
A. got B. took C. did D. made
38. I usually buy my clothes_______. It’s cheaper than going to a dress- maker.
A. off the peg B. on the house C. in public D. on the shelf
39. The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a_______ of a doubt
A. shade B. shadow C. benefit D. hue
40. Anne says that she reads about half __________ hour a day, at least.
A. a B. the C. an D. some
Read the passage and choose the best option to each gap.
Statesmen define a family as “a group of individuals having a common dwelling and related by blood,
adoption or marriage, (1) _______ includes common-law relationships.” Most people are born into one of
these groups and will live their lives as a family in such a group.
Although the definition of a family may not change, (2) _______ relationship of people to each other
within the family group changes as society changes. More and more wives are taking paying jobs, and, as a
result, the roles of husband, wife and children are changing. Today, men expect to work for pay for about 40
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years of their lives, and, in today’s marriages in which both spouses have paying jobs, women can expect to
work for about 30 to 35 years of their lives. This means that man must learn to do their share of family tasks
such as caring for the children and daily (3) _______ chores. Children, too, especially adolescents, have to
(4) _______ with the members of their family in sharing household tasks.
The widespread acceptance of contraception has meant that having children is as matter of choice, not
an automatic result of marriage. Marriage itself has become a choice. As alternatives (5) _______ common-
law relationships and single-parent families have become socially acceptable, women will become more
independent.
1. A. which B. that C. what D. it
2. A. a B. any C. some D. the
3. A. home B. family C. house D. household
4. A. carry B. deal C. cooperate D. combine
5. A. similar to B. like C. such as D. or else
Read the paragraph and choose the best answers.
Telecommuting is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For
employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the
location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when
the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer from a distant site and transmit the material
to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8.7 million
telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant
as predicted when Business Week published "The Portable Executive" as its cover story a few years ago.
Why hasn't telecommuting become more popular?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of
many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large workforce scattered
across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed,
thereby complicating the manager's responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the
opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that
they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting.
Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get
away from the office.
1. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The advantages of telecommuting B. An overview of telecommuting
C. A definition of telecommuting D. The failure of telecommuting
2. How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?
A. More than predicted in Business Week B. More than 8 million
C. Fewer than estimated in USA Today D. Fewer than last year
3. The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting EXCEPT the______.
A. opportunities for advancement B. different system of supervision
C. lack of interaction with a group D. workplace is in the home
4. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. telecommuters B. systems C. executives D. responsibilities
5. The word “executives” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. telecommuters B. most people C. employees D. managers
Read the paragraph and choose the best answers.
Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of
extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun’s rays. Desert
mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature.
Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the
expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be
fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant’s gazelles. The
overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall
unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel. This is an advantage since the heat of
the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive buildup of heat does not
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Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be
fatal for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm
to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight. An equally
important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink. Desert animals can drink
prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes.
A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to rehydrate at one session, because
the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death
from water intoxication. The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not
have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. Desert-
adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a common
experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Weather variations in the desert B. Adaptations of desert animals.
C. Diseased of desert animals D. Human use of desert animals.
2. According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?
A. It helps them hide from predators. B. It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors
C. It helps them see their young at night. D. It keeps them cool at night.
3. The word “maintaining” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. measuring B. inheriting C. preserving D. delaying
4. The author uses of Grant’s gazelle as an example of _________.
A. an animal with a low average temperature B. an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel
C. a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures
D. a desert animal with a constant body temperature
5. When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?
A. Just before sunrise B. In the middle of the day C. Just after sunset D. Just after drinking
6. The word “tolerate” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. endure B. replace C. compensate D. reduce
7. What causes water intoxication?
A. Drinking too much water very quickly B. Drinking polluted water.
C. Bacteria in water. D. Lack of water.
8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals?
A. Variation in body temperatures. B. Eating while dehydrated
C. Drinking water quickly. D. Being active at night
Choose the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/letter in each of the
following questions.
1. a. I heard about this opportunity in a public announcement last Monday.
b. I am interested in your community development projects because I really care about the life of people in
the community and want to offer my services to you.
c. I am writing to apply for a volunteer position at the local center for community development.
d. Currently, all my Sunday afternoons are free, and I will be able to help at the center if I am chosen.
e. I look forward to hearing from you.
f. I am always available for an interview on any weekday after 4.30 p.m. or at weekends.
A. c-b-a-d-e-f B. c-a-b-d-f-e C. b-a-c-d-f-e D. b-c-f-d-a-e
2. a- Second, English is an international means of communication. Take Media, commercials, electronic
gadgets catalogues, the internet, most TV programmes and movies.
b- Are not these drives enough to make learning English imperative for us all.?
c- First, speaking English is a competency that attracts most employers worldwide. For example, people who
speak English have more chances to get a good job wherever in the world than others.
d- Leaning English is important for my career for three reasons.
e- Third, English is the key to many fresh resources and information. If you speak English, you can get the
information fresh ahead of millions of people.
A. c-a-e-b-d B. a-d-b-e-c C. d-b-c-a-e D. d-c-a-e-b
Read the following email /school announcement and choose the correct option that best fits each of the
numbered blanks.
Dear Sir or Madam,

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I am interested _______________ applying to your college for admission to _________ first year of the
nurse training programme. I have visited the programme’s website, reviewed the programme’s brochure,
and I would really appreciate it if you could send me information about the training programme.
I am interested in learning more about ______ requirements, and areas of specialization. I would also
like to know if grants or scholarships are available for first-year students.
If you have any questions about my request, please contact me by phone at 0946 9876 345 or by email at
[email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Nguyen An
1. A. in B. on C. at D. for
2. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article)
3. A. accepting B. admission C. performance D. result
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Atharva Ahire and I am a third-year BFM student at M.L. Dahanukar College. I would like (13)
______ for an internship of 3 months at your company as a stockbroker to get experience in the finance field.
I _______ (14) the job description and it says the internship is not paid and I am totally fine with it. Gaining
experience from a reputed company like yours _________ (15) my main motivation. I have attached my CV
and all the required documents with the letter.
I shall be highly obliged if you accept my request for an internship at your company.
Thank you in anticipation.
Yours truly,
4. A. apply B. applying C. to apply D. applied
5. A. read B. have read C. will read D. am reading
6. A. is B. are C. Were D. was
Choose the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
(1) ______ in the way people's lives are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a
computer while today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an
everyday event.
(2) ______. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous
benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every
conceivable subject is now available to us. Clearly, for many people this has (3) _____and more convenient.
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the
widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone
and face-to-face conversation. With ever increasing use of information technology (4) ______ are likely to
increase in the future.
In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate. This has
led to (5) _________. Yet perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer virus -more
sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable.
In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet I believe (6) ______ in the future
are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.
1. A. The last two decades have seen enormous changes
B. Many enormous changes were seen in the last two decades
C. People saw enormous changes in the last two decades
D. In the last two decades, we had to experience enormous changes
2. A. A lot of advantages we have received so far
B. People have received so many breakthroughs so far
C. These developments have brought many benefits to our lives
D. Many benefits are being brought for our lives
3. A. made much easier life B. made life much easier
C. to make life much easier D. to make much easier life
4. A. these negative elements B. those negative elements
C. that negative elements D. this negative elements
5. A. many concerns that children accessing unsuitable websites
B. regarding many concerns children accessing unsuitable websites
C. many concerns regarding children accessing unsuitable websites
D. accessing unsuitable websites of many concerns regarding children
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6. A. the new technology development B. relating to new technological developments
C. to new technological developments D. developments relating to new technology
Read the following passage and choose the best option for each gap.
You’re 16 and finally you can leave school! By now, you’re probably sick (1) ______ teachers,
desks, tests and exams. But don’t just run for the exit. You need to think carefully about what to do next.
If you want a professional career, you will need to go to university and get a degree. To do that, you
need to stay at high school for another two years. But you needn’t (2) ______ at the same place. There are
several options in the district of Northacre.
St. Leopold’s School has the best pass rate of all the high schools in the district. It offers a (3)
______range of subjects in the humanities and sciences. St Leopold’s is, of course, a private school, so may
be too expensive for you. But don’t worry, there are several other options if you want to follow the academic
route. Knowle Grammar School is a state school, so there are no fees, and it has excellent (4) ______ and
facilities. It is a boys’ school from the ages of 11-16, (5) ______ from 16-18 it is co-educational. But it is
selective, so you’ll have to pass an exam to get in. If you’re interested in going into Business, check out
Wyle River Academy. This school specialises in subjects like Business Studies, Management and
Economics. If you prefer the arts, look at the courses on offer at North acre College. Here you can study
woodwork, art, textiles and much more.
1. A. of B. off C. in D. at
2. A. to stay B. stay C. staying D. stayed
3. A. large B. wide C. small D. number
4. A. method B. course C. teacher D. tuition
5. A. however B. moreover C. but D. so
Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
The World Wide Web was developed by British physicist and computer scientist Timothy Berners-
Lee as a project within the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Berners-Lee combined several existing ideas into a single system to make it easier for physicists to use data
on the Internet. Most important, he added multimedia - the ability to include graphics - to the hyperlink
concept found in a previous Internet service known as gopher. Berners-Lee had begun working with
hypertext in the early 1980s. An early prototype implementation of the Web became operational at CERN in
1989, and the idea quickly spread to universities in the rest of the world.
Groups at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign researched and extended Web technology. They developed the first browser that was
used at many sites, named Mosaic, in 1993. To allow the Web to be accessed from a wide variety of
computer systems, researchers built multiple versions of Mosaic. Each version was designed to be used with
a specific operating system, the software that controls the computer. Within a year, computer programmer
Marc Andreessen had formed a commercial company, Netscape Communications Corporation, to build and
sell Web technologies.
1. The word "multiple" in the reading means ________.
A. plural B. single C. only D. numerous
2. The scientist who developed the World Wide Web was majoring in ________.
A. math and physics B. math and computer
C. computer and physics D. math, physics and computer
3. Which of the following sentences is not correct?
A Timothy Berners Lee spoke English very well
B. Timothy Berners-Lee was born in Geneva, Switzerland
C. Timothy Berners-Lee was the first person to develop WWW.
D. Some existing ideas were combined into a single system by him.
4. Who researched and extended Web technology?
A. The European Organization for Nuclear Research B. Timothy Berners-Lee
C. Marc Andreessen . D. Groups at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5. Which of the following sentences is inferred from the passage?
A. Mosaic was one of the scientists who developed WWW.
B. There was no browser that was used at many sites developed before 1993.
C. Each version was designed to be used with a variety of working systems.
D. Timothy Berners- Lee was a computer programmer.
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