Tiếng anh - Bài kiểm tra 45 phút, số 4 năm 2012 - 2013

 leaders, delegates, domestic and international guests, and 11 sports delegations (40) ______ southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games.
36.	A. nation	B. nationality	C. native	D. national
38.	A. delegations	B. student	C. spectators	D. actors
37. 	A. symbol	B. symbolizes	C. symbolic	D. symbolization
38.	A. hero	B. student	C. communist	D. actor
39.	A. closing	B. opening	C. swimming	D. sporting
40.	A. to	B. in	C. from	D. for
B. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. (2 m)
Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. This sport has an artistic effect, and really relates to those three sports. It consists of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate and dramatic moves in the water, accompanied by music.
	Synchronized swimming demands first-rate water skills, and requires strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing, not to mention exceptional breath control while upside down underwater. Developed in the early 1900s in Canada, it is a sport performed almost exclusively by women, although there is some participation by men. In its early form it was sometimes known as “water ballet”.
	It is a Summer Olympic Games sport. First demonstrated in 1952, it has been an official event since 1984. Olympic and world Championship competition is not currently open to men, but other international and national competitions allow male competitors. Both USA Synchro and Synchro Canada allow men to compete with women.
	Competitors point to the strength, flexibility, and aerobic endurance required to perform difficult routines for the judges, one technical and one free.
36. The world ‘hybrid ‘in the first line could be best replaced by .
	A. continuity	B. modernization	C. mixture	D. succession
37. Synchronized swimming is a sport that .
	A. relates to swimming, gymnastics, and dance
	B. began in Canada in the early of the 20th century
	C. is performed almost exclusively by women	
	D. All are correct
38. It’s UNTRUE to say that .
	A. Synchronized swimming has completely influenced by ballet.
	B. Synchronized swimming used to be known as “water ballet”
	C. The requirements for synchronized swimmers are strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and
	 precise timing
	D. Men can also take part in synchronized swimming.
40. The best title for the passage is .
	A. History of Synchronized Swimming	B. Competition Synchronized Swimming
	C. The Requirement of Synchronized Swimming	D. Synchronized Swimming
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning: ( 2ms) 
The bag was heavy, so we could not take it with us.
	A. The bag was too heavy enough for us to take it with us. 	B. The bag was very heavy enough for us to take it.
	C. The bag was too heavy for us to take it with us. 	D. The bag was too heavy for us to take with us.
They are investigating the problem.
A. The problem are being investigated. B. The problem is being investigated.
C. They are looking after the problem. D. They are talking on the problem
They spoke too quickly for us to understand.
A. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t understand it.	B. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t understand.
C. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t understand them.
D. They spoke quickly enough so that we couldn’t understand them.
As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
A. The more popular be come television programmes, the worse they seem.
B. The popular television programmes, the worse they seem. 
C. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem.
D. The most popular television programmes become, the worst they seem.
How well he studies depends on how hard he studies.
	A. He studies harder and harder.
	B. The harder he studies, the worse he studies.
	C. The harder he studies, the better he studies.
	D. He studies better and better.
The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
 	A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.	
	B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink. 
	C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it. 
	D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.
I feel better when the weather is getting warmer.
	A. The better I feel, the warmer the weather is getting.
	B. The warmer the weather is getting, the better I feel.
	C. The warmer is the weather getting, the better do I feel.
	D. The warmer is the weather getting, the better feel I.
The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.
 	A. The furniture was very expensive that I didn't buy it.
 	B. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy. 
	C. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy it.
 	D. The furniture was too expensive that I didn't buy it.
B.There is a mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B, C, or D) (0.5m).
It gets more and most difficult to understand what the professor has explained.
 A 	 B C D
I wanted to know when the Second World War broke down 
 A 	 B C D
Name: ……………………………………45 MINUTE TEST (B) – Number 4
Class 12A 	 SCHOOL YEAR - 2011-2012 	
A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (0.5 m)
 A. organize 	B. spirit 	C. title 	D. tie
A. qualified 	B. advocated 	C. involved 	D. injured
B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. (0.5 m)
A. football	B. festival	C. protection 	D. vertical
A. disaster	B. participant	C. defensive	D. soldier	
A. Choose the best answers among A, B, C, D. (3ms)
We oppose this war, as we would do any other war which created an environmental catastrophe. 
	A. pollution 	B. disaster 	C. convention 	D. epidemic
In water polo, no player except the ______ can hold the ball with both hands.
	A. defender	B. goalie	C. attacker	D. refree
The …… we study , the more prizes we receive.
A.better	B.best	C.worse	D.worst
28/Are you …… to help the blind man cross the street.
A.too kind	B.kind enough 	C.kind too	D.enough kind
He learned English …… he could communicate with the foreigners.
 A.because	B.so that	C.if	D.unless
Tom studies hard …… pass the final exam.
 A.to	B.so that	 	C.in order that 	D.less
UNDP………..United Nations Development Program.
A. represents of	B. stands for	C. contracts of	D. replaces for
I’ve lost my book I can’t find it anywhere. Can you ______it for me?
A. look into	B. look up to	C. look after	D. look for
Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
 A. bring along	B. get on with	C. keep up with	D. look after
A. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. (1.5 ms)
THE UNITED NATIONS
 In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met in San Francisco, California, and organized The United Nations (often called the UN). World War II has just ended. Millions of people had died, and there was (17)……..everywhere. People hoped they could (18) .......a future of world peace through this new organization. The main United Nations Organization is in New York City, but the UN has a family of its related organizations (19)........ the world. These organizations try to (20)….. a better life for everyone. One example is UNICEF, an organization which provides food, medical care and many other services for poor children (21) ...... they live. Another example is the World Health Organization, which develops medical programs all over the world. There are thousands of UN workers in developing countries. They work as planners to (22).......production in farming and industry.
A. destruction 	B. destroy 	C. organization 	D. organize
A. build 	B. draw 	C. make 	D. set up
A. through 	B. over 	C. all over 	D. all
A. provide 	B. work 	C. dispense 	D. be
A. that	B. wherever 	C. which 	D. somewhere
A. arise 	B. increase 	C. rise 	D. go up
B. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. (2 m)
On Monday, May 12, 2008 a violent earthquake, measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, happened in southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the area. The earthquake destroyed thousands buildings, roads, schools and hospitals, as well as infrastructure like communication networks and electrical towers. Thousands of people died or are missing, and more than 45 million people were affected by the earthquake, which has been the worst natural disaster to hit China for 30 years.
The American Red Cross has contributed $20 million to support the relief and recovery efforts of the Red Cross Society of China. These funds will be used to assist survivors through the purchase and distribution of relief supplies, coordination of logistics and transportation of disaster workers to the hardest hit areas. The American Red Cross has also sent relief experts to the affected area to help monitor and coordinate the response efforts. On June 6, the American Red Cross co-hosted a forum to address the U.S. response and recovery efforts following the earthquake. More than 30 representatives from humanitarian organizations, the business companies and the government participated in the event.
Concerned family and friends in the United States may have difficulty contacting their loved ones because telecommunication has been out of work by this disaster. If they are trying to reach relatives living in China or those who are citizens of China, the American Red Cross suggests them keep calling or try contacting other family members who live nearby.
The earthquake on May 12, 2008 in China _______.
A. left no aftershocks	 B. destroyed everything except communication networks
C. caused no human loss D. had effects on more than 45 million people	
According to the second paragraph, _______.
A. the American Red Cross helped the Red Cross Society of China to recover from the earthquake
B. the American Red Cross owed the Red Cross Society of China $20 million
C. the victims of the earthquake were not helped to buy necessary things
D. disaster workers were not sent to the hardest hit areas because of the aftershocks
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