Bài tập Tiếng Anh 12 - Unit 8 Life in the future

Grade 12 UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE THE FIRST SEMESTER

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. burden B. bureau C. burning D. stgrn 2. A. device B. servile (of servant) C. entice D. service 3. A. terrorism B. tertiary C. terrible D. terrify 4. A. blood B. food C flood D. enough 5. A. tried B. laughed C. typed D. liked Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 6. ''You must have had a very good time on holiday." "__________, it was a disaster. Everything went wrong."

A. By tradition B. In short C. On the condition D. On the contrary 7. There are _______ways of spending your free time, so you can choose to do whatever you like.

A. scanty B. various C. ridiculous D. variety 8. They are trying to persuade the rich to__________their money to the charities.

A. provide B. invest C. finance D. contribute 9. Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources__________.

A. efficient B: efficiency C. inefficient D. efficiently 10. Thousands of factory workers are attending evening classes in an attempt to______themselves.

A. better B. be better C. being better D. better than 11. He eats nothing __________hamburgers.

A. but B. unless C. despite D. apart 12. He worked hard __________a mechanic for ten years before being appointed manager.

A. like B. alike C. as D. same as 13. This organization is quick sending relief goods to the flooded areas. A. with B. at C. for D. about 14. When are you leaving__________Singapore? This week or next week?

A. for B. in C. to D. at 15. He suddenly saw Cindy__________the room, so he pushed his way__________the crowd of people to get to her.

A. across/through B. over/through C. over / over D. through/ across 16. The doctor will not give the patient the test results__________tomorrow.

A. until B. from C. at D. on 17. Can you help me, please? I can't see the difference__________these words.

A. from B. in C. between D. about 18. I don't understand this point. Could you please__________?

A. explain to me it B. explain me with it C. explain it to me D. explain it for me 19. That house reminds me __________the one where I used to live.

A. of B. for C. about D. with 20. It was very kind__________you to lend me the money I needed.

A. for B. of C. to D. with 21. The bus hit a truck coming __________the opposite direction

A. in B. at C. for D. by 22. The company made very good profit in __________.

A. the 1990 B. 1990s C. the 1990s D. 1990's 23. Alex failed his English exam, but his teacher is going to give him ________chance to .pass it.

A. another B. the other C. the others D. other 24. Her eyes are different colors. One eye is gray, and is green. A. another B. the other C. the others D. other

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Grade 12 UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE THE FIRST SEMESTER

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25. __________him the whole truth or he'll get angry with you.

A. If you don't tell B. Unless you tell C. Don't tell D. When you tell 26. This is the strangest case that the detective__________.

A. has ever investigated B. is ever investigating C. ever investigates D. has never investigated 27. To reduce air pollution, __________.

A. all automobiles necessary to be banned from the city center B. banning all automobiles from the city center should be done C. it is necessary banning all automobiles from the city center D. the authorities should ban all automobiles from the city center 28. Fred refused to travel by air because he was afraid of __________.

A. long B. lengths C. heights D. high 29. Don't worry! The plane __________at the airport right now.

A. arrives B. arrived C. has arrived D. is arriving 30. __________about the good news, Sarah seemed to be indifferent.

A. In spite of exciting B. In addition to exciting C. In stead of being excited D. Because of being excited 31. He __________for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.

A. has been worked B. has worked C. had been …