Bài tập Tiếng Anh Khối 12 - Unit 1 Life stories

Unit 1. LIFE STORIES Part I. PHONETICS

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the word or phrase which does not contain the same

sound as the other three.

1. A. aid B. aide C. add D. ade

2. A. aisle B. all C. isle D. I'll

3. A. they're B. their C. there D. the

4. A. bus B. by C. bye D. buy

5. A. carrot B. carat C. carries D. caret

6. A. sense B. sent C. scents D. cents

7. A. does B. doze C. doughs D. dust

8. A. form B. four C. fore D. for

9. A. praise B. prays C. prize D. preys

10. A. cite B. site C. sink D. sight

Part II. VOCABULARY

Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

11. Martin Luther King devoted his life to the ____ of voting right for black people.

A. effort B. realization C. achievement D. performance

12. His father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him..

A. distinct B. distinctive C. distinguishing D. distinguished

13. Mark Zuckerberg's enormous success has taken a lot of hardwork and ____.

A. indifference B. dedication C. loyalty D. reputation

14. I can't believe she didn't do anything for the company. I will ____ and be in charge.

A. take over B. take on C. take up D. take in

15. During the Medieval period, people were made public ____ of being witches.

A. complaint B. criminal C. trouble D. accusation

16. That disable boy's victory in the race set the ____ example to all students in the school.

A. finest B. first-class C. rarest D. most convenient

17. A ____ once said “It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country.”

A. patriotism B. patriotic C. patriot D. patrol

18. He is ____-influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions are exactly the same.

A. mightily B. strongly C. terribly D. weakly

19. IPhone 7 is the latest ____ in the field of smartphone design of Apple.

A. creator B. create C. creativity D. creation

20. Einstein ____ a great impact on modern physics.

A. feels B. does C. a D. has

21. It is the underserved ____ that damaged his life and his family.

A. reputable B. repute C. reputation D. disrepute

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22. At the age of 50, Robby William ____ his career after spending his twenty years playing electric guitar.

A. moved B. changed C. adjusted D. stopped

23. She has a wonderful voice but unfortunately, she never gets the ____ to sing in public.

A. event B. occasion C. ability D. chance

24. Michael Hart was the ____ of Project Gutenberg, one of the longest-lasting online library projects.

A. founder B. author C. architect D. father

25. She is not a very nice girl. She seems to enjoy the ____ of others.

A. unfortune B. misfortune C. disfortune D. infortune

26. We ____ the kittens carefully and sold them for a good profit.

A. brought up B. grew up C . rose D. aroused

27. The stores will inevitably end up ____ with each other to increase their market shares.

A. contesting B. contending C. competing D. completing

28. Bill Gates has made large donations to numerous ____ organizations.

A. charitable B. charitably C. charity D. charities

29. Thanks to the help of the teacher, she is _____ encouraging progress in math.

A. doing B. making C. checking D. stopping

30. The ____ of the soil reduced the productivity of the farm.

A. fertility B. hardship C. poverty D. inadequacy

Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.

31. The speaker paused. He hesitated to answer the direct question raised by the audience.

A. decided B. continued C. determined D. wavered

32. Her courage not only inspired her followers but moved her rivals as well.

A. depressed B. motivated C. overlooked D. rejected

33. The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.

A. discouraged B. started C. weakened D. improved

34. Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose paintings are …