PROGRESS TEST 3 – GRADE 12

Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
1. A. courage B. honor C. favor D. labor
2. A. inform B. situation C. dialogue D. signal
Mark the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
3. A. passion B. escape C. prefer D. review
4. A. auditory B. evidence C. currency D. distinguish
Mark the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
5. Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially.
A. Wealthy B. Well-off C. Privileged D. Impoverished
6. The situation got out of hand when the festival organizers couldn't foresee that the mob would get
angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.
A. hard to complete B. easy to control C. impossible to find D. unlikely to happen
Mark the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
7. The conference was held with a view to laying down rules for the treatment and protection of the
wounded and the disaster-stricken.
A. Establishing B. putting down C. cancelling D. putting aside.
8. My father is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. feeling embarrassed B. talking too much
C. very happy and satisfied D. easily annoyed or irritated
Mark sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
9. - Jane: “How about a game of cards?” - Mary: “………….. ”
A. Good idea. B. I’m afraid I do.
C. No, it’s interesting, isn’t it? D. Sorry, I don’t like to work.
10. - David: “Wait! I have something to do before we can go to the movies.”
- Mary: “…………… ! We don’t have much time, honey.”
A. Leave immediately B. Come on C. Come at once D. No way
Mark the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. How can the manager act……………. nothing had happened?
A. therefore B. so C. if D. as though
12. Ho Chi Minh studied socialism and The Soviet Union in …………. assistance from socialist groups.
A. hope to gain B. hope of gaining C. the hope to gain D. the hope of gaining
13. My wife was good enough to …………… my mistake.
A. oversee B. overtake C. overdo D. overlook
14. LTV High School has had an excellent …………. in the community for the two last decades.
A. image B. name C. reputation D. picture
15. If you are……..with your goods, contact us within a week of receipt, and we will refund your
money in full. A. not completely satisfied B. not completely satisfactory
C. not completely satisfying D. not satisfied completely
16. Being stormy and sudden were the special characteristics in the battle …………… of Nguyen Hue.
A. method B. access C. approach D. strategy
17. I would sooner you ………….. your phone in the meeting.
A. shouldn’t have used B. shouldn’t use C. not to use D. didn’t use
18 Never in my life …………… such an intelligent boy.
A. I have met B. I haven’t met C. have I met D. haven’t I met
19. My mother usually buys her clothes…………….. . It’s cheaper than going to the dress maker’s.
A. on the house B. off the peg C. in public D. on the shelf
20. Don’t worry about trying to catch last bus home, as we can easily…………you up for the night.
A. keep B. put C. take D. set
21. We have a party tonight and Mary is worried about ………………. .
A. what to wear B. which wearing C. these wearing D. that she wearing
 22. The necessary infrastructure often cannot ……………. fast enough to keep up with residents’ needs.
A. excel B. expect C. exceed D. expand
23. The tourist’s camera was …………… because he had brought it into the country illegally.
A. extorted B. deprived C. confiscated D. bereaved
24. In order to …………… the method by which staff pay is calculated the company has bought a new
software package. A. factual B. facilitate C. facility D. facile
Read the passage and mark the best fits each of the numbered blanks.
In order that they could ensure higher (25)…………. , TV producers have developed a whole new
breed of programs featuring real people. In Europe the most famous of these (26) ……….reality
TV shows was probably Big Brothers, where 12 ordinary people volunteered to live under the watchful
eye of TV cameras 24 hours a day. In America, the top show was Survivor, based on a similar concept, in
which 16 constants are abandoned on a desert island. But the ultimate example of the genre must surely
be the Osbourne, first (27)…………. on MTV in 2002, in which the home-life of rock star Ozzy
Osbourne and his family was laid bare to public scrutiny. Osbourne himself was already a (28)
…………. name as the former lead singer of the highly successful heavy-metal group, Black
Sabbath, the show was described as a real-life sitcom because it (29) ……… light on Ozzy’s softer,
more humorous side. It revealed his devotion to his teenage kids, even though he was often heard yelling
and swearing at them. The program brought in millions for the Osbourne family and certainly blurred the
boundaries between reality and television.
25. A. scores B. levels C. sequences D. ratings
26. A. so-called B. alleged C. renowned D. adept
27. A. played B. dubbed C. cast D. broadcast
28. A. common B. known C. household D. domestic
29. A. opened B. wound C. shed D. set
Read the passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions.
Magazines have been a major growth area of popular in the 20 th century. Specialist magazines
cater to every imaginable field and activity. In the United Kingdom, over 12,000 periodicals, magazines,
bulletins, annuals, trade journals, and academic journals are published on a regular basis. There are
some
40 women’s magazines and over 60 dealing with particular sports games, hobbies, and pastimes.
Although some US magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the circulations,
The Reader’s Digest over 16 million, the National Geographic over 10 million. For many people,
magazines have been the most available and widely used form of continuing education, providing
information about history, geography, literature, science, and the arts, and as well as guidance on
gardening, cooking, home decorating, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family life.
Until the rise of television, magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient
entertainment in the English-speaking world. Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in
what it could do. Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful visual sense.
During the third quarter of the 20 th century, coincident with a dramatic rise in the popularity of
television, many general-interest, especially illustrated magazines went out of business. The shift in
attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor
in this decline, but it is an implicit tribute to the older genre that its programs are generally organized in a
single format and content.
30. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to…………… .
A. television B. publishing C. entertainment D. radio
31. Which of the following docs the author describe as limited in what it could do?
A. radio B. magazines C. movies D. television
32. The word “succumbed” means …………….. .
A. set up for B. brought up to C. taken up by D. given in to
33. What does the author say about mass audiences?
A. They have little influence on communication in the 20th century.
B. They have gone out of business. C. They get information about gardening and psychology from radio.
 D. They have shifted their attention from magazines to television.

34. The passage mainly discusses ………………. .

A. the rise and fall of the radio business.
B. the growth and decline of magazines in the 20th century.
C. magazines and continuing education. D. the decline of international circulation.
Read the passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions.
Jazz has been called “the art of expression set to music”, and “America’s great contribution to
music”. It has functioned as popular art and enjoyed periods of fairly widespread public response, in the
“jazz age” of the 1920s, in the “swing era” of the late 1930s and in the peak popularity of modem jazz in
the late 1950s. The standard legend about Jazz is that it originated around the end of the 19th century in
New Orleans and moved up the Mississippi River to Memphis, St. Louis, and finally to Chicago. It
welded together the elements of Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues. However, the influences
of what led to those early sounds go back to tribal African drum beats and European musical structures.
Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans barber and comet player, is generally considered to have been the first real
Jazz musician, around 1891.
What made Jazz significantly different from the other earlier forms of music was the use of
improvisation. Jazz displayed a break from traditional music where a composer wrote an entire piece of
music on paper, leaving the musicians to break their backs playing exactly what was written on the score.
In a Jazz piece, however, the song is simply a starting point, or sort of skeletal guide for the Jazz
musicians to improvise around. Actually, many of the early Jazz musicians were bad sight readers and
some couldn’t even read music at all. Generally speaking, these early musicians couldn’t make very
much money and were stuck working menial jobs to make a living. The second wave of New Orleans
Jazz musicians included such memorable players as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, and Jelly Roll Morton. These
men formed small bands and took the music of earlier musicians, improved its complexity, and gained
greater success. This music is known as "hot Jazz” due to the enormously fast speeds and rhythmic drive.
A young comet player by the name of Louis Armstrong was discovered by Joe Oliver in New
Orleans. He soon grew up to become one of the greatest and most successful musicians of all time, and
later one of the biggest stars in the world. The impact of Armstrong and other talented early Jazz
musicians changed the way we look at music.
35. The passage answers which of the following questions?
A. Why did Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues lose popularity after about 1900?
B. What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?
C. What has been the greatest contribution of comet players to music in the twentieth century?
D. Which early Jazz musicians most influenced the development of Blues music?
36. According to the passage, Jazz originated in ……………… .
A. Chicago B. St. Louis C. along the Mississippi river D. New Orleans
37. Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?
A. the use of comets B. “hot Jazz" C. improvisation D. New Orleans
38. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. many early Jazz musicians had poor sight
B. there is no slow music in Jazz
C. many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training
D. the comet is the most common musical instrument used in Jazz
39. The word “menial” is closest in meaning to …………….. .
A. mean B. attractive C. degrading D. skilled
40. According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz
musicians?
A. Louis Armstrong B. Buddy Bolden C. St. Louis D. Joe Oliver
41. All of the following are true EXCEPT ……………….. .
A. the late 1930s was called the “swing era” B. “hot Jazz” is rhythmic
C. Jazz has been said to be America’s greatest contribution to music
D. Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician
42. The word “its” refers to ……………. .
A. small bands B. earlier music C. men D. earlier musicians
Mark the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
43. Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
44. Our company holds the monopoly over the import of these chemicals.
A. Our company is one of the few companies allowed to import these chemicals
B. Ours is the only company allowed to import these chemicals.
C. All companies but ours are allowed to import these chemicals.
D. These exported chemicals are held by our company, which is monopoly.
45. Kelly ran into her former teacher on the way to the cinema yesterday.
A. Kelly caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the cinema.
B. Kelly’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the cinema.
C. Kelly happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the cinema.
D. Kelly’s teacher got run over whole she was going to the cinema.
Mark the underlined part that needs correction.
46. Before the invention of the printing press, books have been all printed by hand.
A. Before B. the printing C. have been D. by hand
47. The better you are at English, more opportunities you have to get a well- paid job in this country.
A. better B. are at C. more opportunities D. well-paid job
48. Mrs. Mai, along with her friends from Vietnam, are planning to attend the festival.
A. along with B. her friends C. are D. to attend
Mark the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences.
49. He has been studying English for many years. He should have realized sooner that his grammar was
incorrect.
A. He has been studying English for many years to have soon realized that his grammar was incorrect.
B. He has been studying English for many years that he should have realized sooner that his grammar
was incorrect.
C. No sooner has he been studying English for many years than he should have realized that his
grammar was incorrect.
D. Though he has been studying English for many years, he did not realize sooner that his grammar
was incorrect.
50. Color is an important facet of nature. It influences the life of almost every creature.
A. Influencing the life of almost every creature in nature, color is important.
B. Color influencing the life of almost every creature being an important facet of nature.
C. Color, which is an important facet of nature, influencing the life of almost every creature.
D. Color, which is an important facet of nature, influences the life of almost every creature.

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