III .Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.. Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating6[r]
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Full name: ……… Class:12 ………
I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
III Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D).
11 Most English adjectives ……… the noun they modify.
12 The Amazon rainforest offers us such a biological ………
A variability B diversity C variation D changeability
13 “Why do you look so tired?” _ “Yes, I ……… all night”.
14 She ……… two miles and a half.
15 That child eats too much He ……… really overweight one day.
16 I don’t think ………… knows ……… about it.
A somebody … something B somebody … anything
17 When I ……… at the party everyone ……… It was too late.
A arrived …… left B arrive … leave C arrived … had left D arrived … has left
18 David ……… his car across Canada last month.
19 What ……… at 8 o’clock yesterday morning?
A did you do B were you doing C have you done D had you done
20 By the time I ……… to bed last night, I ……… my homework.
A went _ have already finished B had gone _ already finished
C went _ had already finished D was going _ were already finishing
21 I ……… TV when the phone ………
A had watched_ was ringing B was watching _ rang
C watched _ was ringing D was watching _had rung
22 In my family, both my parents ……… to give us a happy home.
A gather heads B consider legs C open hearts D join hands
23 In an ……… to diffuse the tension, I suggest that we break off for lunch.
24 We were ……… a lot of study pressure before the final examination.
25 She always goes home early to ………… the children.
26 Hoa : “ ……… does your father have to do a night shift?”
Nam : “Twice a week”.
27 Many Indian men said that it was unwise to ……… in their wives
28 The survey was to find out the young people’s attitude ………… love.
29 The zookeeper warned us ……… near the bars.
A that we didn’t put our hands B don’t put our hands
C not putting our hands D not to put our hands
30 I ……… Mai for helping me with the housework.
IV Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one:
31 This pasta is a new experience for me.
A I used to eat a lot of pasta B I am used to eating pasta.
C It is the first time I have eaten pasta D I have ever eaten pasta many times before.
32 “How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary.
A Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
V Find a mistake in each of the following sentences:
36 The family was at the hospital since they heard about the accident.
A B C D
37 In class, she suddenly remembered she did not lock the door.
A B C D
38 By the end of the 21 st century, scientists will discover the cure for common cold.
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39 It began to rain while Phong and I walked to school this morning.
A B C D
40 He asked me if I had gone out last night or I had been tired.
A B C D
VI Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating It consists of far more than just (41) ……… noises
To talk or to (42) ……… by other people, we have to master a language, that is, we have to use combinations or sound that (43) ……… for a particular object or idea Communication ( 44) …… impossible if everyone (45) …… up their own language.
Learning a language is very important The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak (46) ……… quite well But the more words you know , the more ideas you can express, and the more precise you can be (47) ………… their meaning.
Words are the main things we use (48) ……… what we want to say The way we say the words(49) …… also very important One tone of voice can express (50) ……… emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry for instance.
42 A understand B be understood C understanding D be understandable
48 A to expressing B in expressing C expressed D to be expressed
The end
Test 45 minutes English 12 (The first test)
TEST CORRECTION (0.2 point for each correct answer).
Answer keys
31 They said that they had a lift but very often it didn’t work.
32 I asked her to pick me up at 6.30 the following / the next morning.
33 I reminded her to write to me soon.
34 His brother told him not to argue with him.
35 She asked me if I had gone to Mary’s birthday party.
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Full name: ……… Class:12 ……
I Put the following sentences into reported speech.
1 “ Don’t argue with me,” his brother said
His brother told ………
2 “ Remember to write to me soon,” I said to her
I reminded her………
3 “ Did you go to Mary’s birthday party last night?” she said
She asked me if ………
4 “ Please pick me up at 6.30 tomorrow morning,” I said to her
I asked her………
5 “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work,” they said
They said that………
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
8 A solution B invitation C economics D afternoon
III Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating It consists of far more than just (11)
noises To talk or to (12) by other people, we have to master a language, that is, we have
to use combinations or sound that (13)………for a particular object or idea Communication ( 14)…… impossible if everyone (15)……up their own language
Learning a language is very important The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak (16)……….quite well But the more words you know , the more ideas you can express, and the more precise you can be (17)…………their meaning
Words are the main things we use (18)……… what we want to say The way we say the words(19) also very important One tone of voice can express (20) emotions and show whether we are
pleased or angry for instance
12 A be understood B understand C understanding D be understandable
18 A in expressing B to expressing C expressed D to be expressed
IV Find a mistake in each of the following sentences:
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A B C D
22 It began to rain while Phong and I walked to school this morning
A B C D
23 He asked me if I had gone out last night or I had been tired
A B C D
24 The family was at the hospital since they heard about the accident
A B C D
25 By the end of the 21st century, scientists will discover the cure for common cold
A B C D
V Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D)
26 When I ……… at the party everyone ………It was too late
A arrived……left B arrive… leave C arrived… had leftD arrived …has left
27 David ……….his car across Canada last month
28 What ……… at 8 o’clock yesterday morning?
A did you do B were you doing C have you done D had you done
29 In my family, both my parents………to give us a happy home
A gather heads B consider legs C open hearts D join hands
30 In an ………to diffuse the tension, I suggest that we break off for lunch
31 We were……….a lot of study pressure before the final examination
32 The survey was to find out the young people’s attitude………… love
33 The zookeeper warned us ……….near the bars
A that we didn’t put our hands B don’t put our hands
34 I ……….Mai for helping me with the housework
35 She always goes home early to…………the children
36 Hoa : “………does your father have to do a night shift?”
Nam : “Twice a week”
37 Many Indian men said that it was unwise to………in their wives
38 Most English adjectives ……… the noun they modify
39 The Amazon rainforest offers us such a biological………
A variability B diversity C variation D changeability
40 “Why do you look so tired?” _ “Yes, I………all night”
41 She ……….two miles and a half
A runs B was runningC has been running D has run
42 That child eats too much He………really overweight one day
43 I don’t think ………… knows………about it
A somebody….something B somebody….anything
C anybody……something D anybody……anything
44 By the time I………to bed last night, I ………my homework
A went _ have already finished B had gone _ already finished
C went _ had already finished D was going _ were already finishing
45 I……….TV when the phone ………
A had watched_ was ringing B was watching _ rang
C watched _ was ringing D was watching _had rung
VI.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
The end
Test 45 minutes English 12 (The second test)
Full name: ……… Class: 12 ………
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I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
III Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D).
11 It’s time we concentrated on our ……… business
12 In case you need any……… , don’t hesitate to call for mine
13 This is an ………meeting; you just need to dress casually
14.Complimenting is an art; you must learn how to give and …………to a compliment in a proper way
15 Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’…………than crying and shouting
16 My mother is a caring woman and always ………….of others
17 Just be sincere and your ……… will be accepted
18 Luckily, by the time we got there , the painting………
A didn’t sell B hadn’t sold C wasn’t sold D hadn’t been sold
19 But for your help, we………in trouble
20 It was a service ……… I will eternally grateful
21 Tony Blair is believed ……….for Liverpool last week
22 The academic year in England is ………into three terms
23 If you do not get the job, try not to be too ………
24 Julia works for a company ……… chief executive has been arrested for fraud
25 I was offered lamp or chicken , ………… I like
26 There was nobody left on the train , ……….made me suspicious
27 Do you know the person ………next to you in the evening class?
28 ……… , the phone will be cut off
A should you not pay the phone bill today B If you didn’t spend your money on the phone bill
C Unless you had paid the phone bill D Would you have get the phone bill paid by someone
29 ………… , I would have given up years ago
A If you didn’t help me C Were you not to give me your assistance
D Had it not been for your help B But your assistance for me
30 If you do decide to come , …………
A the party’s always a success B I won’t be coming either
IV Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
31 You feel tired all the time because you go to bed so late
_ If you ………
32 It was only because of her help that I managed to do it
33 They decided to demolish the old theater
_ They decided that ………
34 She likes people to call her ‘ star”
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35 They didn’t let him enter the restricted area
_ He ………
36 The man’s wife had been admitted to the hospital I spoke to him
V Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Susan was very nervous about her interview For at least three weeks before it she was (37) about it She really wanted the job but she knew that a lot of other people wanted it too She had been told when she phoned the (38)……… in the advert that there were a great many applicants for it , so she prepared herself She made (39)…………of what she might be asked and of what she wanted to ask When the day came , she arrived half an hour early There were six other people waiting
to be interviewed They all looked (40)……more confident than her She began to feel even more nervous One by one the others were called Each of them came out looking (41)……… Susan was the last one to be called into the interview room She had decided by then that she had no (42) ………of getting the job , so she felt relaxed as she walked in ; she felt that she had nothing to (43)………The three interviewers were all very serious and they didn’t seem to be interested in her She (44)…….all the answers she had prepared and said the first things that came (45)…… her head Afterwards she was sure she wouldn’t get the job , but two days later she got a letter telling her she had been chosen (46)
she had been the only one who had acted naturally
…………
VI Find a mistake in each of the following sentences then correct it:
47 Next Sunday I’ll have to visit the dentist again, that I detest
A B C D
48 He is the only member of the gang who’s identity has remained a secret
A B C D
49 If I knew you were coming, I would have met you at the airport
A B C D
50 Were he worked more slowly, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes
A B C D
Test 45 minutes English 12 (The second test)
TEST CORRECTION (0.2 point for each correct answer).
Answer keys
33 They decided that the old theatre should be demolished
36 I spoke to the man whose wife had been admitted to the hospital.
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Full name: ……… Class: 12 ………
I Choose the best answer from the four options given (mark A, B, C, and D).
1 It’s time we concentrated on our ……… business
2 In case you need any……… , don’t hesitate to call for mine
3 This is an ………meeting; you just need to dress casually
4.Complimenting is an art; you must learn how to give and …………to a compliment in a proper way
5 Do you know the person ………next to you in the evening class?
6 ……… , the phone will be cut off
A should you not pay the phone bill today B If you didn’t spend your money on the phone bill
C Unless you had paid the phone bill D Would you have get the phone bill paid by someone
7 ………… , I would have given up years ago
A If you didn’t help me C Were you not to give me your assistance
D Had it not been for your help B But your assistance for me
8 If you do decide to come , …………
A the party’s always a success B I won’t be coming either
9 If you do not get the job, try not to be too ………
10 Julia works for a company ……… chief executive has been arrested for fraud
11 I was offered lamp or chicken , ………… I like
12 There was nobody left on the train , ……….made me suspicious
13 But for your help, we………in trouble
14 It was a service ……… I will eternally grateful
15 Tony Blair is believed ……….for Liverpool last week
16 The academic year in England is ………into three terms
17 Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’…………than crying and shouting
18 My mother is a caring woman and always ………….of others
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20 Luckily, by the time we got there , the painting………
A didn’t sell B hadn’t sold C wasn’t sold D hadn’t been sold
II Find a mistake in each of the following sentences then correct it:
21 Next Sunday I’ll have to visit the dentist again, that I detest
A B C D
22 He is the only member of the gang who’s identity has remained a secret
A B C D
23 If I knew you were coming, I would have met you at the airport
A B C D
24 Were he worked more slowly, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes
A B C D
V Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Susan was very nervous about her interview For at least three weeks before it she was (25) about it She really wanted the job but she knew that a lot of other people wanted it too She had been told when she phoned the (26)……… in the advert that there were a great many applicants for it , so she prepared herself She made (27)…………of what she might be asked and of what she wanted to ask When the day came , she arrived half an hour early There were six other people waiting
to be interviewed They all looked (28)……more confident than her She began to feel even more nervous One by one the others were called Each of them came out looking (29)……… Susan was the last one to be called into the interview room She had decided by then that she had no (30) ………of getting the job , so she felt relaxed as she walked in ; she felt that she had nothing to (31)………The three interviewers were all very serious and they didn’t seem to be interested in her She (32)…….all the answers she had prepared and said the first things that came (33)…… her head Afterwards she was sure she wouldn’t get the job , but two days later she got a letter telling her she had been chosen (34)
she had been the only one who had acted naturally
…………
IV Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
35 She likes people to call her ‘ star”
_ She likes ………
36 They didn’t let him enter the restricted area
_ He ………
37 The man’s wife had been admitted to the hospital I spoke to him
38 You feel tired all the time because you go to bed so late
_ If you ………
39 It was only because of her help that I managed to do it
40 They decided to demolish the old theater
_ They decided that ………
V Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
VI Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
The end.