TAN LAP HIGH SCHOOL Full name: Class: english Test No 1 - grade 12– th Time allowed: 45 minutes Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line . 1. A. potatoes B. caves C. learns D. stops 2. A. lengths B. baths C. rose’s D. coughs Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 3. A. attract B. approach C. decent D. install Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 4. It’s OK to use---------------language if you’re speaking to a friend A. verbal B. non-verbal C. formal D. informal 5. He agreed----------them----------the need for the change A. to- about B. with- for C. to- at D. with-on 6. I ----------very well with my roomates now, we never have any arguments A. go on B. carry on. C. get on D. put on 7. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together 8. --------------irritating they are, you shouldn’t lose your temper with your children A. no matter B. however C. despite D. because of 9. She was full of-------------to achieve her goals A. decision B. confidence C. obligation D. determination 10.Steve is a……………….man .He enjoys being at home with his wife and children A. free B. married C. single D. family 11. Let the boy …………it himself before you offer to help A. try B. to try C. trying D. will try 12. As you---------------your car at the moment, can I borrow it? A. don’t use B. aren’t using C. haven’t used D. won’t use 13. By the age of 30, he---------------three best-sellers A. wrote B. has witten C. was writing D. had written 14. Martin said his hair was wet because----------------------------------------------------------- A.he had been swimming B. he’s been swimming C. he swam D. he swims 15. John assured me that he-------------but he hasn’t turned up yet. A. will come B. had come C. was going to come D. should come 16. When I last ---------my cousin Lucy, she--------hard preparing for her final examx A. saw/was working B. saw/worked C. have seen/ worked D. see/is working 17. My mother told me--------my books--------about on th eliving rom A. don’t leave/ lying B. didn’t leave/lie C. not to leave/lying D. not to leave/to lie 18. We-----------for an hour when the bus finally came A. waited B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited 19. That's a very nice dress you're wearing. - … . A. That's nice B. I'm glad you like it C. That's all right D. You're quite right 20. Lan: “Are you American?” – John: “__________” A. Sorry! B. Yes? C. Excuse me? D. Pardon? Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 21. My father is a good family man, completely devoted for his wife and kids A B C D 22. It takes over four years for light from the nearest star reaching the earth A B C D 23. She likes her job but does not like wear uniforms A B C D 24. We usually have English lesson twice a week A B C D 25. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes A B C D Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. We can (26) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. Animals have ways of (27) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (28) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. Radio, film, and television (29) __________ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (30) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. 26. A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with 27. A. changing B. transfering C. exchanging D. giving 28. A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared 29. A. have B. have had C. are having D. had 30. A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first 1. My father said to me: “ Why are you late? Did you miss the train?” My father asked me ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2.During my dinner, the phone rang ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Put the verb in the brackets into the correct form 1. Think carefully, I’m sure you (remember)--------------------his name 2. He---------------------( leave) for London 2 years ago and I --------------------(not see) him since . 3. He ---------------(work) all day yesterday 4. They ----------------thanked me for what I---------------- ( do) KEY 12 From 1- 30 : 6 points. Each correct answer gets o.2 points 1. D 11. A 21. D 2. C 12. B 22. D 3. C 13. D 23. D 4. D 14. A 24. B 5. D 15.C 25. B 6. C 16. A 26. D 7. D 17. C 27. C 8. B 18. B 28. D 9. D 19. B 29. B 10. B 20. D 30. A Rewrite sentence……………………. 1. My father asked me why I was late and if I had missed the train (1m) 2. While I was having dinner, the phone rang (1m) Put the verb……………. 1. will remember 0.5 m 2. left/ haven’t seen 0.5m 3. was working 0.5 m 4. had done 0.5m . do) KEY 12 From 1- 30 : 6 points. Each correct answer gets o.2 points 1. D 11 . A 21. D 2. C 12 . B 22. D 3. C 13 . D 23. D 4. D 14 . A 24. B 5. D 15 .C 25 B 5. D 15 .C 25. B 6. C 16 . A 26. D 7. D 17 . C 27. C 8. B 18 . B 28. D 9. D 19 . B 29. B 10 . B 20. D 30. A Rewrite sentence……………………. 1. My father asked me