LUYỆN THI CẤP TỐC ANH VĂN 12 – ĐỀ 20 I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word whose underlined potx

LUYỆN THI CẤP TỐC ANH VĂN 12 – ĐỀ 20

I. PHONETICS

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.

1. A.cabbage B.cable C.cabin D.captain

2. A.determine B. mine C.examine D. discipline

3. A.deal B.heal C. wealth D. conceal

4. A.police B.polish C.borrow D. sorrow

5. A.prayer B.player C. mayor D. flare

B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest in each group

6. A.Olympic B. temptation C. mechanic D. volunteer

7 A.Document B.family C.familiar D.distance

8 A.Photography B.agreement C. voluntary D. predictably

9 A.arrange B.orange C rattan D.bamboo

10. A.Prefer B.refer C. concert D.emerge

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

11.We won’t go to work tomorrow. We have a day .............. tomorrow.

A.on B.in C.at D.off

12. If you don’t ....................... the rules you will be requested to leave.

A.stand B.observe C. do D. conform

13. I have reminded you .............. not to leave thedoor unlocked.

A. a hundred time B.a hundred of times C.a hundreds of times D.hundreds of times

14.Not until he comes to the party ................ the speech .

A.she begins B.she does begin C. does she begin D. does she begins

15. Did you break that window on .............. ?

A.intention B.reason C.purpose D.accident

16. Tet is approaching , our store is gearing .................. for a busy season .

A.on B.in C. at D.up

17. ........... he arrive, please give him this book.

A.If B.unless C.should D.when

18. Jack entered university .................

A.at four age B.at four years C. when he is four D. at the age of four

19. Desert plants compete fiercely for ..................... available water.

A.the little B.the less C.the few D.the lesser

20. Of all the cereals, rice is the one ......... food for more people than any of the other grain crops.

A.that provides B.that provide C.that providing D.it provides

21.He would rather he ............ a famous singer.

A.be B.is C.will be D.would be

22. She couldn’t help ................. when she heard that story

A.to laugh B.laugh C.with laughters D. laughing

23. Who is that man................ the red hat ?

A.to wear B.wear C. who wears D. wearing

24. It is not easy to ..................... terrorism in the world.

A.Put an end of B.stop at C.put an end for D.put an end to

25. Please be advised that never keep your luggage ...............

A.unattended B.attended C.to be unattended D.to be attended

III. READING

A.Read the passage and then decide which word best fits each space .

The London Tea Trade Centre is on the north bank of the River Thames. It is the centre of an industry of

(26) ................. importance in the everyday lives of the British. Tea is without (27)................ the British

national drink: every man, woman and child over ten years of age has (28)............... average over four

cups a day or some 1500 cups annually. Some thirty per cent of the world’s exports of tea makes its way

to London. Britain is (29) ............... the largest importer of tea in the world.

Samples of the vast amounts of tea brought into the country to (30) ............... the national thirst go to the

Lodon Tea Trade Centre, where they are tasted by (31)............... professional tea tasters before being

sold at each week’s tea sale. It is fascinating to see them at (32).................. Over a hundred samples are

laid out in a line on long tables. Teas are generally tasted withmilk, (33)............... that ishow the majority

in Britain drink their tea. The tasters move down the line with surprising speed, tasting each sample from

a spoon and deciding what is a (34).................. price for each tea.