Bài tập ôn môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 1 to 3 - Mai Lan Huong (Kèm đáp án)

UNIT 1: 	 	HOME LIFE 
I. Write /s/, /z/ or /iz/ to show how the -s ending is pronounced. 
potatoes 	11. caves 	21. Learns 
rubs 	12. plays 	22. Stops 
cooks 	13. maps 	23. Digs 
rises 	14. flats 	24. churches 
clothes 	15. bathes 	25. comes 
lengths 	16. baths 	26. Rose’s 
calculates 	17. stages 	27. Daniel’s 
reads 	18. wears ’ 	28. Frank’s 
massages 	19. thanks 	29. Elizabeth’s 
laughs 	20. coughs 	30. Smith’s 
II. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box. 
frankly shifts mischief chores confidence trick leftovers hands close-knit laboratory 
I come from a _____________ family; we never keep secrets from one another, 
Spoiled children are often up to _________________ 	 
The more he fails, the more he loses ______________ in his abilities. 
__________ are the, uneaten edible remains of a meal after the meal is over. 
She speaks ______________ about her broken-heart when love affairs fail. 
It would be nice if we can join _____________ to celebrate Valentine's Day. 
Men do roughly 20 percent of household _____ like laundry and cleaning. 
The thought of working night _____________ put her off becoming a nurse. 
Typical pharmaceutical scientists spend most of their time in a_________. 
 He didn't really have a serious accident - that's just a 	 	 
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets. 
This insurance plan offers your family financial in the event of your death, (secure) 
She is a very ________ woman. She is always helpful and sympathetic toward other people, (care) 
If you continue to ___ _______ the rules, you will be punished, (obedient) 
She was unable, or ____ _____ ,togiveme further details, (will) 
She has been _________ involved in many human rights campaigns, (act) 
They were seeking an ultimate ________ to the city’s traffic problem, (solve) 
The electric company admitted their ______________ for the blackout, respond) 
My family has always been very ________________ of what I do, (support) 
Students now live with a lot of __________________ from their studies, (press) 
Boys are considered more _______________ , and stubborn than girls, mischief) 
IV. Complete the sentence, using either the past simple or past progressive of the verbs in parentheses. 
1. When Mrs. Chu ______ (hear) a strange noise, she ______ (get) up to investigate. 
2. I ____________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I_____________ (sleep). 
At eight o’clock last night, I__________ (practice) the piano. 
When I _________ (be) a child, we __________ (make) our own amusement 
It _______ (happen) while I ______________ (live) in Eastbourne last year. 
I ___________ (live)in London forten years while I ________ (be) a child. 
As I 	 (walk)downthe road, I ____________ (see) Bill. 
I got a package in the mail. When I _________ (open) it, I __________ (find) a surprise. 
While Jane __________ (wash) the dishes, her brothers _____________ (watch) television. 
I ________ (rewind) therented video before I________ (return) it to the store yesterday. 
When he realized I ________________ (look) at him, he _______ (turn) away. 
Richard ______________ (live) in Chicago for five years when his company _________ (transfer) him to New York. 
He usually wears sandals but when I last__________ (see) him he _________ (wear) boots. 
I was alone in the house at that time because Mr. Jones__________________(work) in the garage and Mrs. Jones________________(shop) 
Jane_________ (meet) 	her husband while 	she _________ (study) law at 
Harvard. 
V. Underline the correct answer. 
On my last visit to Wixton I found that the village hadn’t changed /didn’t change much. 
Mark has taken / took many trips to Asia since he has started / started his own importexport business. 
When I was introduced to Carol, I was sure that I had met / met her before. 
Argentina has won / won the World Cup in 1986 for the second time since the cup was / has been first awarded in 1930. 
When the teacher had cornel came in, all the students had stood / stood up. 
By the time Jackson had arrived / arrived to help, we had already finished / already finished moving everything. 
I can’t come to your party because I broke / have broken my leg. 
As soon as I had turned / turned the ignition key, the engine had caught / caught fire. 
When they got / had got married, they knew / had known each other for 15 years. 
My brother has written / wrote several plays. He has just finished / just finished his second tragedy. 
The apartment was hot when I had got / got home, so I had turned / turned on the air conditioner. 
Ann has started / started a letter to her parents last week, but she still hasn’t finished / didn’t finish it. 
I knew / have known Tim when he was a child, but I didn’t see / haven’t seen him for many years. 
It was the fifth time she asked / had asked me the same question. 
I have read / read his books when I has been / was at school. Have you ever read / Did you ever read his books? 
VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 
When Glen ________ (open) the book, some pages ____________ (fall) out. 
Since she __________ (work) at the company she ________________ (not have) a day off through illness. 
It was the first, time I __________________ (talk) to Ellaoutside the office. 
My boss__________ (come) into the office just as I_____________ (show) holiday photos. 
Mozart ___________ (die) while he _____ (compose) the Requiem. 
At the time of the robbery, they_____________ (stay) with my parents. 
Mr. Count _________ (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he ______________ ( retire) and___________(go) to live in the country. 
The pollution problem _________________ (get) worse over the last decade. 
I _________________ (not/ see) Jane for ages. When I last _________ (see) her, she __________ (try) to find a job. 
In a surprise move, the Prime Minister ___________ (resign) last night. 
Alexander Graham Bell _______ (already/ invent) the telephone by the time I was born. 
That’s the first time I _______________ (see) Jan look embarrassed. 
I didn’t know who she was. I _________ (never/ see) her before. 
I _______ (buy) a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor’s the jewelers, when I actually ______ (see) somebody shoplifting. 
I ________________ (not like) having Sam for my roommate last/year. He _________ (always/ leave). This dirty clothes on the foor. 
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VII. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary. 
Carla has not seen snow before coming to New York. 
David ate in this restaurant several times. 
I have met Abdul in my first English class last June. We are friends since that day. 
Since I came to this country, I was learning a lot about the way of living here. 
In the early part of last week, Americans everywhere have gone to the polls to vote. 
We thought that our original plan was a good one, but we modified it a great deal over the past few weeks. 
While I was surfing the net yesterday, I was finding a really interesting website. 
Since it was invented in 1879, the light bulb became indispensable in American household. 
When I am writing, my composition last night, someone knocks on the door. 
By the time I got to the party, most people went home. 
VIII. Complete each of these sentences with an appropriate preposition. 
Will you take responsibility 	arranging the food? 
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As I am now in my final year _________the secondary school, I am _________ a lot of study pressure. 	 
Can you give me a hand___________ loading the van? 
We are a very close-knit family and very supportive ______________one another. 
Please will you all join__________ me _______singing the national anthem. 
Whenever problems come__________, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly. 
Women’s responsibility is to look __________________the family. 
The children are very excited ___________________their camping holiday. 
Responsibility is shared ___________________parents and teachers. 
She has every confidence________________her students’ abilities. 
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 
1. Steve started working for this company five years ago. 
 Steve has_______________________________________________________________ 
2. Do you have any experience of driving this kind of ear? 
 Have you_______________________________________________________________ 
3. When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident. 
 	 Since_______________________________________________________________ 
4. Nancy hasn’t come since 1999. 
 The last time______________________________________________________
5. During my dinner, the phone rang. 
 	 While_______________________________________________________________ 
David left the party before we arrived there. 
 	 When_______________________________________________________________ 
We haven’t gone to a concert for ages. 
 	 It’s_________________________________________________________________ 
Sarah hasn’t seen her friends since she left for the United States. 
 Sarah last____________________________________________________________ 
I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before. 
 	 This is_______________________________________________________________ 
In the middle of our sleep there were a knock at the door. 
 	 When_______________________________________________________________ 
My wait for a bus has lasted thirty minutes so far. 
 I___________________________________________________________________ 
12. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music before he was 35. 
 	 By the age___________________________________________________________ 
UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY 
I. Check (V) the correct column according to how the -ed is pronounced.
/t/ /d/ ./id/ 	/t/ /d/ /id/
1. talked 	11. enjoyed
2. missed 	12. decided
3. washed 	13. rugged
4. called 	14. watched
5. occurred' 	15. rented
6. wretched 	16. robbed
7. invited 	17. faxed
8. polluted 	18.laughed
9. studied 	19. helped
10. closed 	20. demanded
II. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
confide determine maintain oblige precede believe
reject sacrifice conduct demand attract
1. The negotiations have been ____________ in a positive manner.
2. She used to ____________in him whenever she had a problem.
3. Verbs are usually ____________by the subject in English.
4. Your health is ____________ in part by what you eat.
5. This is the most efficient way to build up and ____________ a reasonable level of physical fitness.
6. Most mothers will______________________themselves for the sake of their children.
7. They are ___________to sell their house in order to pay their debts.
8. Customers have the right to ___________ faulty goods and ___________ a refund.
9. I had always been ____________ by the idea of working abroad.
10. At 115, Mrs. Jackson is ____________ to be the oldest person in the country.
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. I think that most people will always seek ____________ from their parents. (approve)
2. The UN has responsibility for the ___________________ of international peace and Security. (maintain)
There is a need for greater , __________________ and choice in education, (diversify) 
Students need to have time for relaxation and ____________ activities, as well as for academic work, (culture), 
You must have a good education, but practical training is . ____________important, (equal) 
The _________ roofs of the castlé’s towers had to be painted with a special protective silver paint, (cone) 
7 The most important rule in life is always to appear ____________ (confide) 
Her early failures made her even more___________ to succeed, (determine) 
Females traditionally are moreconcerned with their own physical ____________ than males are. (attract) 
Parents are under a legal _________ to feed clothe, and educate their children, (oblige) 
IV. Complete these sentences, using the present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect or past perfect progressive. 
The children are at the park. They ____________ ball for the last two hours, but they don’t seem tired yet. (play) 
This was the first time we ____________ to the castle, even though we ____________ Edinburgh a few times before, (be - visit) 
He ____________his finger and is in a lot of pain. (break) 
At last the bus came. I ____________ for 20 minutes. (wait) 
Good, the noise____________ . I can start concentrating on my work again, (stop) 
We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ____________ for more than hours. (travel)
Lisa is still writing letters. She ____________ letters all day. (write) 
My teacher was really annoyed with me. It was the third time I ____________ late for school that week, (arrive) 
I ____________ and I feel exhausted. (swim) 
I ____________ my address book. Have you seen it? (lose) 
He _____________ football all afternoon and needs a shower! (play) 
__________________________________ When I last saw John, he and was out of breath, (run). 
We ________ the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen. (own) 
I ____________ this book on astrophysics for hours and I’m still only on page 6. (read) 
I __________ ice cream since I ate too much and was sick, (not like) 
V. Underline the correct alternatives. 
It’s not a deep cut, but it is leaving/ is going to leave a scar. 
Did you know I am going to buy/ will buy a new car next week? 
‘I’m not sure how I’ll get to the concert’ ‘We can take you. We will pick/ are going to pick you up at 8.00. 
We get/ are going to get our exam results on the 20th August. 
I’m sorry I can’t come for dinner. I am driving/ will drive to York tonight. 
I have to go now. I am going to call! will call you back later today. 
Don’t go out now. I will serve am serving lunch and it’ll be cold by the time you get/ will get back..	 
I think I will take! take an umbrella in case it, will rain! rains. 
Unless help arrives within the next few days, thousands are starving! are going to starve. 
The concert starts/ is going to start at 7.30, not 7.15 as it says in the program. 
Tonight France play/ are playing Germany in a match important for both teams. 
It’s unlikely that the government will accept/ accept the court’s decision. 
Before I will go./ go home tonight, I am going to stop/ stop at the market. 
This chair is too heavy for you to carry alone. I will help! am going to help you. 
The train will leave/ leaves at 8:15 tomorrow morning, so I am coming!come to the station at 8:00. 
VI. Complete these sentences with the future form: will + infinitive; the future continuous; the future perfect or future perfect continuous. 
Will you have lunch with me on 24th? ~I’d love to, but I afraid I __________ my exam then, (do) 
In a hundred years’ time people_________________ to 	Mars for their holidays, (go) 
By the end of my university course I _____________ 1,200 lectures, (attend) 
Without more cheap housing, families_____________ _____ the village and find homes in town, (leave) 
Weather forecast says that the rain ___________by the morning and tomorrow will be dry. (clear) 
I suppose by now school ___________for Christmas and you ___________a rest, (close, enjoy) 
In two years’ time Morneau ___________for 50 years and show no sign of retiring from the theater, (act) 
Don’t ring her up at 10 o’clock; she ______________the children to bed Ring later, (put) 
This time next Monday I ______________ in a Paris cafe reading Le Figaro, (sit) 
am confident that I ______________the report before the end of the week, (finish) 
This book on Proust is really difficult. On Saturday I __________________ it 	for 	a month, and I’m still only half way. (read) 
I ______________my car until next week, so you can borrow it if you like, (use) 
I’m enjoying the course. I ______________a lot by the time I’ve completed it. (learn) 
I’ve got an exam tomorrow, so I can’t come out tonight. I______________ all evening, (revise) 
I’m late with my project. I______________ it by the time we’re supposed to hand it in. 
(not finish) 
VII. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form. 
It’s raining right now. As soon as the rain______________ (stop). I’m going to walk down town. 
On arrival at home I _______________ (find) that she______________(leave) just a few minutes before. 
He __________(light) a cigarette and _____________ (walk) to the door. 
I’m sorry I couldn’t stop when I ___________ (see) you the other day. I__________ (catch) a train, so I was in a hurry. 
She__________ (sleep) for 10 hours! You must wake her. 
David __________ (repair) the TV set at the moment. He__________ (work) at it for one hour or so. 
Just as I _______ (leave) home for school the telephone__________ (ring). 
For the last six months I__________ (have) a job as a hospital porter. 
I suppose when I__________ (come) back in two years’ time, they__________ (pull) down all these old buildings. 
It’s an hour since he__________ (leave) his office. So he must be home now. 
At this time next week they__________ (sit) in the train on their way to Paris. 12. As soon as I__________ (return) to my desk, I__________ (notice) that my computer ________________ (make) a funny noise. 
Pedro__________ (change) his major three times since h__________(start) school. 
I__________ (expect) the mail an hour ago, but it__________(not/come) yet. 
While I _______________ (walk) up the mountain, I__________ (get) tired. But I (not/stop) until I ___________ (reach) the top. 
VIII. Complete each of these sentences with an appropriate preposition. 
Do you believe_________ ‘contractual’ marriage? 
What first attract you ______ the study of Buddhism? 
In the past, parents usually decided __________the marriage of their children. 
A survey was made to determine the students’ attitudes ________ love and marriage. 
We’re studying the body’s immune response ____________ the virus. 
6. He is more concerned __________what people think about him than anything else.
Few Asian students agreed __________ the American students’ view that wives and husbands should share all thoughts. 
A happy marriage should be based ____ love. 
There are differences and similarities __________Vietnamese and American cultures. 
I’ve never felt able to confide __________my sister. 
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word(s) in brackets. 
I’ve arranged to have next week off work. (I’m) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
This time tomorrow we’ll be in the air over the Atlantic. (flying) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
We’ll get to the theater after the beginning of the play, (by the time) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
Anderson is the winner of this year’s Grand Prix!(won) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
During my dinner, the phone rang, (while) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
The parcel has been here for two hours, (arrived) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
Weeks passed as Karen lay in hospital, (for) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
Jack left the office before I arrived there, (when) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
There’s a party at Mary’s house next Sunday, (having) 
 	_________________________________________________________________ 
The last time Nancy came here was in 1996. (since) 
_________________________________________________________________ 
UNIT 3: 	 	 WAYS OF SOCIALISING 
Practice reading the following two-syllable words and then mark the primary stress in each word. 
waving signal airport argue schoolyard polite observe abrupt police toward process formal attract social verbal discuss common waving signal airport instance assist approach decent install argue schoolyard polite express regret mistake parent realize observe abrupt police farewell offer problem object (v) party toward process formal perfect (adj) obvious accept suppose 
Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. 
approach attract install clap communicate 
nod handle point wave Whistle 
If you understand what I mean, just ___________ your head. 
When the songs stopped, everybody ________________ furiously. 
She heard footsteps _______________ __from behind. 
He_______ a hand in the air to' attract her attention. 
‘What's your name?’ he asked, _______at the child with his pen. 
Many parents find it difficult to _______with their children when they are apart. 
The chance to travel around the world _______me to a career as a flight attendant. 
The crowd booed and _______as the player came onto the field. 
Crime has decreased since the security cameras were _______ 
Most customers were satisfied with the way their complaints were_______ 
III. 	Complete these sentences with correct form of the word in brackets. 
They were very __________aboutthe trouble they’d caused, (apologize) 
It was very __________more of a chat than an interview, (formal) 
She was critical to the point of__________(rude) 
Whistling to get the person’s attention is usually considered__________ (polite) 
Films with big stars always attract great__________ (attend) 
His casual clothes were __________for such a formal occasion, (appropriate) 
They've received many complaints about customers being treated with__________ (courteous) 
__________communication is the way of communicating with others without speaking, 
(verbal) 
The __________of a new computer system will take about a week, (install) 
Waterfalls and rocky overlooks are the main __________of thispark, (attract) 
Air pollution in the city had reached four times the _______ ___levels, (accept) 
We can raise our hand slightly to show that we need _______________ (assist) 
IV. Complete the passage with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 
THE AUSTRALIA SALUTE 
 Before I (1) __________(visit)Australia, 	an 	Australian 	friend 	in 	London 	(2) 
__________(tell) me I should learn ‘the Australia salute’. “What’s that?” I asked. “You’ll find out when you (3) ____________(get) there," he said. I (4) __________ (arrive) in Perth last week. Since then I (5) ___________(stay) at a nice hotel near a beautiful beach. I (6) __________ (never visit) Australia before and I am enjoying my stay. I (7) __________ 
(swim) every day from the time I (8) __________(arrive). Yesterday, an Australian friend (9)
 (suggest) a tour into ‘the bush’. I agreed at once. The first thing I (10) ___________ (notice) when we were in the bush (11) __________ (be) the flies. After a while I remembered the conversation I (12) __________ (have) in London before I (13) _______ (come) here. “What’s the ‘Australia salute’?” I asked suddenly, as I waved my right arm to keep the flies away. “That’s it!” my friend said as he (14) ___________(wave) back! 
V. Choose the correct answer. 
The doctor says that he _____ you in twenty minutes. 
a. will see 	b. would see 	 	c. saw 	d. could see 
She reassured me that shethe ________ invitations well before the wedding. 
a. has sent 	b. must send 	 	c. was sent 	d. had sent 
Health officials warn that anyone who ______________ directly at the sun during an eclipse may put their sight at risk. 
a. looks 	b. look 	 	c. looked 	d. had looked 
She boasted that she _________when she was three. 
a. can read 	b. used to read c. is able to read d. had been able to read 
5. The government has announced that taxes _______________ . 
 a. are raising b. were raised c. will be raised d. would be raised 
6. He proved that the earth __________ round the sun. 
 a. goes b. would go 	 c. was going 	 d. had gone 
7. 	Maggie promised that_________ she at home by 9.00, so I phoned her shortly after that. 
 a. was b. will be c. would be d. will have been 
8. He reminded me that I________forget my credit card. 
 a. hadn’t to 	b. couldn’t 	c. mustn’t 	 d. didn’t have to 
Dr Weir thinks that he ___________ about 5 minutes on a typical appointment with a patient. 
spends 	 b. spent 	c. would spend 	d, had spent 
The BBC announcer said the new underpass __________the day after tomorrow. 
a. is officially opening 	b. was being officially opened 
 c. officially opened 	d. was officially opening 
She said that she_________. Her mother to cook dinner at 5:30 p.m the previous day. 
had helped b. was helping 
 c. have been helping d. had been helping 
A company spokesperson said that the accusations __________comple