NGUYEN DU HIGH SCHOOLONLINE ENGLISH TEST3
GROUP OF ENGLISH Date to issue: Monday, January 09, 2017
School year 2016-2017
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Full name: ______Class: ______
Date to hand in: ______ / POINTS / PRIZE / BONUS
(The deadline for this online test is January 13th, 2017)
SECTION A
I. Choose (circle) the best alternative to fill the gap in each of the following sentences:
1. I have been working hard all day, and now I’m going to sit down and take it easy.
a. take care of myselfb. take a napc. look after myselfd. relax
2. I got here too early. I left home in plenty of time ______I had trouble finding the place.
a. in caseb. yetc. wherever d. on condition that
3. I will decide what programme of work will be carried out. You will not take any action ______you have precise instructions from me. Is that clear?
a. althoughb. forc. untild. in case
4. The more distant a star happens to be, the dimmer ______.
a. that seems to usb. seems to usc. seeming to usd. it seems to us
5. The sixteenth century, witnessed the creation of numerous types of Japanese ceramics.
a. was the judgment of c. stood for
b. was the setting for d. bypassed
6. Mass production yields vast quantities of goods for domestic and foreign use.
a. expanding b. diverse c. enormous d. intense
7. I want some water, but there is ______left in the bottle.
a. nob. lessc. noned. any
8. I ______be there at 6 P.M. for the meeting, but my car won’t start. Could you please give me a lift in your car?
a. willb. mayc. supposed tod. have got to
9. The Smithsonian institution houses administrative offices as well as museums.
a. shelters b. builds c. places d. rents
10. In many parts of the world wild animals are practically nonexistent.
a. primitiveb. dangerous c. undisturbed d. undomesticated
11. Peter asked me ______.
a. what time did the film start b. what time does the film start
c. what time the film started d. what time the film starts
12. She will be ill ______.
a. provided she takes a few days’ rest b. if she takes a few days’ rest
c. in case she takes a few days’ rest d. unless she takes a few days’ rest
13. Gold jewelry is as dazzling as it is expensive.
a. shocking b. brilliant c. colorful d. valued
14. The earliest Islamic metal objects reveal past traditions in their decoration.
a. suggest b. inherit c. fabricate d. display
15. The Japanese tea ceremony embodies a simple and direct spirit.
a. ghost b. soul c. feeling d. solution
16. It is commonto find a great number of museum items preserved in storage rooms.
a. featured b. manufactured c. prepared d. protected
17. Most teachers spend considerable time planning lessons and correcting papers.
a. much b. important c. qualityd. excessive
18. Selected animals around the world are being studied for the purpose of preserving threatened species.
a. angry b. harmful c. endangered d. menacing
19. The newly planned satellite flights will begin a new phase in the American space program.
a. system b. seasonc. stage d. position
20. A deficiency in zinc can cause birth defects in rodents.
a. A lack of b. An overdose of c. An impurity in d. A defect in
21. Only if you promise to study hard ______to help you.
a. will I agreeb. agree I c. I agreed. I will agree
22. About 15,000 years ago, northern Wisconsin ______under ice a mile deep.
a. was buriedb. was buryingc. buriedd. had buried
23. One of the mundane tasks in life is cleaning the house.
a. boring b. manual c. ordinary d. necessary
24. Some people feel queasy when taking ocean trips.
a. nauseous b. energized c. contused d. afraid
25. Not until the 1960s ______at Hugnes Research Laboratories build the world’s first working laser.
a. Theodore Mainman c. did Theodore Mainman
b. while Theodore Mainman d. Theodore Mainman did
26. After the election, ______a new stage.
a. the entering nation c. entering the nation
b. to enter the nation d. the nation will enter
27. The national parks have interpretative centers ______tourists can acquire information about he animals and trees.
a. which b. where c. that d. there
28. More and more graduates of medical schools tend ______on limited areas of their professions.
a. to concentrate b. concentrate c. concentrated d. concentrating
29. ______witnesses is forbidden in the Federal Courts of the United States.
a. Aggressively cross-examine b. Cross-examination aggressive
c. Aggressive cross-examining d. The aggressive cross-examination of
30. The flora of the arid American Southwest is less varied than ______.
a. the semi-tropical Southeast b. that of the semi-tropical Southeast
c. the Southeast is semi-tropical d. it is semi-tropical in the Southeast
II. Choose the best answer to complete the passages:
Volunteer conservation work
For those of you with an interest in conservation, what could be better experience than volunteer work in the mountains of South Africa? At the moment we are running several projects focusing on ____(31)____ data in the region.
Conservation projects often attract science students; by doing volunteer work, young people can ____(32)____
Valuable experience in the field. But just about anyone can apply to be a volunteer workers as ____(33)____ skills aren’t usually required. However, you need to be fit and ____(34)____ of doing physical work. You may also have to ____(35)____ up with the money for your flight to the region, which can be a ____(36)____ expensive business. Fortunately, many companies and charities will sponsor volunteer workers.
On arrival in an area, you attend a ____(37)____ of lectures on the local culture of the region. You are also given some basic training that may come in ____(38)____ in an emergency. ____(39)____ to say, you will not be given tasks that might expose you to danger. We try to ____(40)____ the best use of the skills and knowledge each volunteer worker has to offer.
Naturally, it is up to you how much effort you are prepared to ____(41)____ into a project, but most volunteers come away with experiences that will ____(42)____ with them for a lifetime.
31. A. savingB. collectingC. assemblingD. bringing
32. A. achieveB. makeC. earnD. gain
33. A. specificB. exactC. definiteD. detailed
34. A. ableB. capableC. competentD. skilled
35. A. funB. comeC. payD. afford
36. A. littleB. quiteC. fairlyD. bit
37. A. seriesB. sequenceC. groupD. chain
38. A. practicalB. handyC. sensibleD. necessary
39. A. PointlessB. UnnecessaryC. RegardlessD. Needless
40. A. makeB. doC. giveD. take
41. A. insertB. putC. contributeD. go
42. A. stopB. continueC. standD. stay
III. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each of the questions:
When I told my mother, she looked at me as if I had slapped her face.
“What? Live in London?” she said.
“I just feel it’s time that I saw a little more of the world. After all, mum, I’m twenty-two!”
Just then, my father came downstairs, looking relaxed as he always did after his Sunday afternoon nap. I had chosen the moment carefully.
“Clive wants to leave home. He doesn’t want to live with us many more,” she told him in a trembling voice.
My father’s expression changed.
“What? You aren’t serious, are you, son?” he asked. He sat down at the table opposite me.
Perhaps my parents wouldn’t have reacted in this way if they hadn’t spent all their lives in a small village in Wales. And perhaps my mother in particular wouldn’t have been so possessive if her only other child had not died as a baby. I tried to explain to them that the bank I worked for had offered me a chance to take a job in their head office. But I didn’t dare tell them that I had already accepted the job.
“London’s a long way away. We’ll hardly see you any more,” my father said.
“I can come back at weekend, dad.”
“I don’t know son, I don’t know.”
He shook his head and then got up and walked out into the garden.
My mother and I sat there at the table. In the silence, I could hear the old clocking ticking away in the hall. There were tears in my mother’s eyes. I knew she was going to put pressure on me to give up the idea, I wondered if I could stand up to it. I even began to wonder if it was wrong of me to want to leave my family, the village and the people I had known all my life to live among the English in their cold, strange capital.
She put her hand over mine.
“Your father hasn’t been well lately. Neither have I. You know that. But we won’t stand in your way if it’s really what you want,” she said.
43. When the writer’s mother told his father the news, she ______.
A. looked angry
B. looked shocked
C. sounded frightened
D. sounded upset
44. The writer told his parents that ______.
A. he didn’t want to spend his whole life in a village
B. he had accepted a job in London
C. he had been offered another job
D. he wanted to live in London
45. The father was upset because he felt that ______.
A. he would not be able to go to London regularly
B. he would hardly ever see his son
C. he would only see his son at weekends
D. he would not see his son again
46. The mother’s final words suggest that she ______.
A. wanted to make him feel guilty and stay
B. was happy for him to go
C. would look after his father herself
D. would try and persuade the father to let him go
47. The passage as a whole shows that the writer ______.
A. doesn’t really want to leave home
B. wanted to leave at first but then changed his mind
C. may find it difficult to do what he wants to do
D. is very determined to leave despite the problems
IV. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each of the questions:
The Forbidden City
If there’s a place in the world that can be compared with the splendor of the Louvre in France, it is the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The Forbidden City is considered one of the most spectacular architectural achievements in the world. ___[A]___.
The Forbidden City, built from 1406 to 1420, was originally the imperial palace for both the Ming and Qing Dynasties. For centuries, it had been the home of the emperor and his families as well as the center of power where he met with his government officials every day. ___[B]___. The entire complex covers approximately 720,000 square meters and is said to have more than 8000 rooms. In 1987, the Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for being the world’s largest ancient palace made of wooden structures.
While touring the Forbidden City, you’ll notice that the color yellow is used almost everywhere. This is because yellow was the color of the royal family in ancient China. It is said that only the emperor himself had the privilege to use this color. ___[C]___. For example, the roofs of the buildings in the Forbidden City are built with yellow tiles. When you enter each building, the decorations inside are painted yellow, and even the bricks on the ground are yellow.
Today, the Forbidden City is a museum that houses a collection of ancient artworks from different times in Chinese history, such as paintings, sculptures and calligraphy scrolls. Tens of thousands of visitors visit the museum each year to see these wonderful art collections. ___[D]___.
48. Which of the following sentences can be inserted at [A] in Paragraph 1?
A. Common people were punished if they used yellow.
B. The Forbidden City is not only a tourist attraction, but also a historical site.
C. It is an amazing glimpse into Chinese history.
D. Therefore, people had to get permission to enter and exit the palace.
49. Which ofthe following sentences can be inserted at [B] in Paragraph 2?
A. Common people were punished if they used yellow.
B. The Forbidden City is not only a tourist attraction, but also a historical site.
C. It is an amazing glimpse into Chinese history.
D. Therefore, people had to get permission to enter and exit the palace.
50. Which of the following sentences can be inserted at [C] in Paragraph 3?
A. Common people were punished if they used yellow.
B. The Forbidden City is not only a tourist attraction, but also a historical site.
C. It is an amazing glimpse into Chinese history.
D. Therefore, people had to get permission to enter and exit the palace.
51. Which of the following sentences can be inserted at [D] in Paragraph 4?
A. Common people were punished if they used yellow.
B. The Forbidden City is not only a tourist attraction, but also a historical site.
C. It is an amazing glimpse into Chinese history.
D. Therefore, people had to get permission to enter and exit the palace.
52. The word spectacular in Paragraph 1 is closest inmeaning to ______.
A. familiarB. royalC. impressiveD. spacious
53. The word “house” in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by ______.
A. keepB. displayC. dispose D. determine
54. In Paragraph4, which key phrase can you scan for to find out the beautiful handwriting?
A. the Forbidden CityB.Chinese history
C. sculpturesD. calligraphy scrolls
V.Find the word or phrase that needs correctiont:
55. The social worker has such a (A) sympathetic, comfortably (B) manner that people like (C) to confide in (D) her.
56. Fire, the phenomenon of combustion as observed (A) in light, flame, and heat, it is (B) one ofthe basic (C) tools of mankind (D).
57. Women’s (A) liberation has supported (B) by many (C) men and by much of (D) society.
58. The capable (A) to use books in one’s work (B) is (C) one characteristic of a scholar (D).
59. Alike (A) other turtles, marine turtles breathe (B) air through their (C) lungs and lay eggs(D)on land.
60. The (A) strong wind does (B) a terrible noise when (C) it blows through (D) the antenna.
61. Different kinds of turtles are (A) uniquely adapt (B) to living (C) on land, in fresh water, or in the (D) ocean.
62. The surgeon (A) and sanitary techniques applied by (B) the Greeks were lost (C) with the deterioration of their (D) civilization.
63. Comets (A) are apparently the more (B) numerous bodies (C) in the solar system except for (D) small meteor fragments.
64. Benzene should be kept (A) in tightly-capped(B) bottles, because it (C) is high(D) volatile.
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Note:
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Full name: ______Class: ______
Date to hand in: ______
SECTION B
VI.Read the passage and then choose (circle) the best answer to each of the questions
People use both words and gestures to express their feeling. Can you be sure you really know what these words and gestures mean? After all, they can be interpreted in many different ways.
It is true that a smile means more or less the same thing in any language, even though the things that make people smile may be very different. Laughter and crying also have universal meanings. It is equally true that there are many similarities in the ways in which humans and animals show their feelings ____(1)____.
Fear and surprise are other emotions that are often shown in much the same way all over the world. A phrase like ‘he went pale and began to tremble’ suggests that the man was either afraid or had just had a nasty shock in any language ____(2)____.
Nevertheless, even surprise is not always easy to recognize. In Chinese, this motion can be described in a phrase like ‘they stretched out their tongues’. In a language like English, however, sticking out your tongue usually has a different meaning ____(3)____.
Even the same culture, people differ in their ability to interpret and express feeling. ____(4)____ The same studies suggest that body language – the way we suggest our feelings in our physical movements and posture – is another problem. Older people in North America seem to find it easier to interpret than younger people.
In another famous experiment, there was clear evidence that the most difficult feeling of all to interpret is physical pain. ____(5)____ They could see only her face. She later died. However, more than ninety per cent of the audience believed she was experiencing great physical pleasure.
Psychologists such as E.G. Beier have also shown that some people often give completely the wrong impression of how they feel. ____(6)____ When they try to show interest, it seems to others that they are indifferent. This can happen even among close friends or members of the same family. In order words, what you think you communicate through words and body language may be the exact opposite of what other people actually understand.
- In the same way, ‘Her moth fell open and she stared at me,’ also suggests that something has just happened or been said which the woman did not expect.
- It suggests disgust, as if you had just tasted something horrible.
- For example, they try to show affection but actually communicate dislike.
- University students were shown part of a film in which a woman in China was suffering while giving birth to a baby.
- When they are bored, they made it very clear by the way they look at you.
- Dogs and tigers, for instance, show their teeth in the same way we do when they are angry.
- Experiments in the United States hav shown that women there are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and hate in people’s faces.
1. ______2. ______3. ______
4.______5. ______6. ______
(ONLY WRITE A, B, C, D, E, F OR G)
VII. Supply correct verb tense or verb form:
I (1. work) for a construction company. (2. build) roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company (3. produce) a plan for a new motorway. I usually (4. work) in the roads department, but this month I (5. work) in the department that (6. build) bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally (7. spend) a lot of time outdoors, because I (8. go) to the construction sites. But with this new project I (9. spend) a lot of time in the workshop. At the moment we (10. test) a model of one of the new bridges. I (11. enjoy) it a lot, because I (12. learn) a lot of new things.
Write your answer below:
1. ______6. ______3. ______
4.______5. ______6. ______