12CB UNIT 1

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group.. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes ea

TEST 1

Unit 1: HOME LIFE

I PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others

in the group.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

in the group.

II GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.

6 I don't have my own room I have to _the bedroom with my elder brother

7 In my company, the director deputy usually the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences

8 Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn't have enough

9 That _boy often plays tricks on his friends

10 Most of the students are strongly of the school's approach

11 I'd like to see that football match because I one this year

12 "What did you buy so much paint _?" "I'm going to paint my room again."

13 We can't go along here because the road is

14 After Freddie his degree, he intends to work in his father's company

15 If the bus to the airport so late, we'd have caught the plane

A weren't B hadn't been C haven't been D wouldn't be

16 By the time I got to the dentist, the pain in my tooth stopped

17 Lynn _French from a book

18 This pen is no good Please give me _

19 Don't go too fast! I can't up with you

20 You were wrong her for something she didn't do

21 They missed the ferry It _ by the time they reached the pier.

22 Did the principal congratulate the school team the championship?

A about winning B for winning C to win D on winning

23 Americans _to point at other people

A consider rude it is B consider it must rude

24 Where the Olympic Games will be held _determined long in advance

25 the weather would be fine! It's been raining all day!

26 There was _work to do so she spent all her time reading novels

27 I've got no idea where

A has she got that information B did she get that information

C she got that information D that information has she got

28 The escaped prisoner is believed on an island

A being lived B to be living C having lived D that living

29 My sister has been a newsreader on TV _she finished university

30 Have you heard the good news?

31 Although the driver slammed on his brakes,

A he was able to avoid hitting the small dog

B the small dog was not hit by the car

C he could run over the small dog

D he couldn't avoid hitting the small dog

32 Your son is too obsessed with the computer games It's time he playing them

33 This is the second time

34 This car is , if you're interested in buying it

III Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.

36 All of the homework given by our teachers are useful to every student

37 When Helen was a child, she has worked in a factory for more than three years

38 The tourist guide only has a twenty-dollar bill with her when she landed at the airport

39 After Mrs Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner

40 Elizabeth I has reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to 1603

IV Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage.

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-metre-high castle tower They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes

‘I love the space, and being private,' Elizabeth says 'You feel separated from the world If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitors can't see I'm in!'

'There are 142 steps to the top, so I go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at

a time Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'

'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.'

'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a clear day, and that's a wonderful experience I'm really glad we moved.'

41 What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A Describe how to turn an old tower into a house

B Recommend a particular builder

C Describe what it is like to live in a tower

D Explain how to win prizes for building work

42 From this text, a reader can find out

A Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house

B Why Elizabeth exercises every day

C Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower

D Why John and Elizabeth left the flat

43 Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feelings about the tower?

A She wanted it as soon as she saw it

B She likes most things about it

C She has been worried since they paid for it

D She finds it unsuitable to live in

44 What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?

A Her visitors find it difficult to see if she is at home

B She feels separated from other people

C She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once

D It is impossible to clean any of the windows

45 They were rather worried after paying for the castle because

A they really couldn't afford it

B it was about to collapse

C it looked terrible at first

D they were unable to take care of such a large house

V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best {its each space in the following passage.

To many people, their friends are the most important in their life Really good friends always (46) _joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (47) with

There are all sorts of things that can (48) about this special relationship It may be the result

of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (49) to consider your best friend

To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (50) _understands us better than anyone else It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets