FORTY-FIVE-MINUTE TEST 1 A
Class 12 Name:
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
1. A typical B. physical C. ability D. identify
2. A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends
3. A. laughed B. visited C. helped D. missed
Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
4. A. communicate B. agree C. physics D. biology
5. A. answer B. study C. special D. arrive
Choose a, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined part.
6. I am really ……………… in the way he talks, but the way he behaves.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly
7. John cannot make a ………… to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
8. The wife confides…………………her husband.
A. of B. to C. with D. in
9 I………… a terrible accident while I ………… on the beach.
A. see / am walking B. saw / was walking C. was seeing / walked D. saw / were walking
10. He is a……………………boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring
11. John asked me ……………… in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
12. They started as ………………gatherings but they have become increasingly formalize in the last few years.
A. informal B. formal C. informalize D. informality
13. When I ……………… up this morning, my roommate ………………already.
A. am waking / leaves B. wake / has left C. woke / had left D. was waking I left
14. Marie Curie received a PhD from the Sorbonne after she…………a degree in Physics with flying colours.
A. earned B. has earned C. had earned D. was earning
15. Sometimes she does not agree ……her husband’s proposal about child rearing but they soon find the solutions.
A. to B. on C. with D. of
16. It’s twenty years since I ……….. in Germany and my German is pretty rusty now.
A. worked B have worked C. was working D have been working
17. By the time she was twelve, she …………… on a career.
A. has already decided B. already has decided C. had already decided D. already decided
18. She apologized to me………….hurting my feeling.
A. for B. on C. with D. of
19. Teacher are supposed to………… responsibility for students’ education.
A. do B. join C. rush D. take
20. In some situations, pointing at someone is usually considered ………when you want to attract your friend’s attention.
A. rude B. rudely C. politely D. polite
21. While I……….TV last night, one of my old came to visit me.
A watch B watched C was watching D am watching
22. I ………….… a lot of information about her during the past few years.
A. will learn B. learned C. would learn D. have learned
23. My sister said she …………..to her teacher as a signal that she saw him.
A. have waved B. has waved C. had waved D. is waving
24. We ....... Switzerland three times this year.
A. will visit B. have visited C. would visit D. used to visit
25. The teacher asked his students ……………the problems.
A. discuss B. discussing C. to discuss D. discussed
26. Some people think it is ………... to ask someone’s age in the United States.
A. rude B. impolite C. disrespectful D. discourteous
Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one.
27. I last saw a Hollywood film ten years ago.
A. I saw last Hollywood film since ten years ago. B. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for ten years.
C. I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before. D. It’s ten years ago since I saw a last Hollywood film .
28. “ I believe in her words. ” said Tom.
A. Tom said he did believe in her words. B. Tom said he didn’t believe in her words.
C. Tom said he believed in her words. D. Tom said he had believe in her words.
29. ‘Did you take the job?’ - Bob’s friend said.
A. Bob’s friend asked him did he take the job. B. Bob’s friend asked him whether you took the job
C. Bob’s friend asked him if he had taken the job. D. Bob’s friend asked him had he taken the job.
30. Mike said” I am sorry I was late.”
A. Mike apologized to him for late B. Mike admitted being late
C. Mike said he was late D. Mike regretted to being late
31. “ If all goes to plan, I will live aboard.” said Peter.
A. Peter promised to live abroad. B. Peter hoped to live abroad.
C. Peter invited to live abroad. D. Peter said he would live abroad.
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
32. (A) The man (B) finished with the(C) conference (D) for two hours.
33. My parents haven't (A) come (B) back to Vietnam (C) for my neighbor (D) last visited them.
34. (A) The man (B) asked the woman why (C) had she argued with her boss about (D) calling hours.
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
If you invite an American friend to join you to have dinner in a restaurant, phone the restaurant first to find out if you need a
reservation to avoid a long wait for a table. To make a reservation, just give your name, the number of people in your group, and
the time you plan to arrive. When you invite someone to dinner, you should be prepared to pay the bill and reach for it when it
arrives. However, if your companion insists on paying his or her share, do not get into argument about it. Some people prefer to
pay their own way so that they do not feel indebted, and those feelings should be respected. In most American restaurants, the
waiter or waitress’s tip is not added to the bill. If the service was adequate, it is customary to leave a tip equal to about 15% of
the bill. In expensive restaurants, leave a bit more.
35. When you invite an American friend to have dinner in a restaurant ……
A. a reservation is not necessary B. you should make a reservation
C. there are always many tables available for you D. you always have to wait for a long time
36. In most American restaurants, ………..
A. the tip is added to the bill. B. the tip is about 15% of the bill.
C. you should not give the tip to the waiters or waitresses. D. waiters and waitresses never get the tip.
Read the passage and choose a suitable word to fill in each gap.
It is important in the US to have a handshake that is firm. This is (37)………… important in business. A handshake should not
be (38) ………. strong that it hurts the other person but it should be firm (39) ………… Many Americans believe that a weak
handshake (40) ……that the person also has a weak character and is not honest. This is true for two men, two women, or a man
and a woman.
37. A. especial B. especially C. particular D. most
38. A. such B. as C. so D. very
39. A. enough B. too C. much D. very
40. A. tells B. means C. requires D. demands
ENGLISH TEST 12
TEST 1
I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1. A. danger B. habitat C. campus D. cactus
2. A. mechanize B. champion C. character D. chemical
3. A. count B. sound C. found D. country
4. A. eradicated B. defended C. unnoticed D. extended
5. A. construction B. procedure C. masterpiece D. present
6. A. windsurfing B. wilderness C. rhino D. philosopher
II) Choose the word whose stress is different
7. A. environment B. pneumonia C. publication D. equality
8. A. kangaroo B. involvement C. biologist D. accelerate
9. A. parrot B. reserve C. vertical D. master
10. A. traveller B. prevail C. society D. successful
III) Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences
11. More and more trees in the area are found __________ from the effect of polluted air.
A. died B. to be dying C. having died D. to be dead
12. I get up early ____________ to go work on time.
A. in order to B. so as not to C. so that D. in order that
13. This book provides students ____________ useful tips that help them to pass the
coming exam.
A.
B. about C. for D. with
14. I ___________ to the author if I thought he would publish the article.
A. write B. am writing C. would write D. had written
15. The children made ___________ a little poem and wrote it in the card.
A. up B. over C. for D. off
16. After Mary ___________ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D. will have finished
17. “Write to me when you get home”. “________________”
A. I must B. I should C. I will D. I can
18. You _____________ the look on his face when he won the prize.
A. would have seen B. can be seeing
C. must see D. should have seen
19. The water will be further polluted unless some measures ___________.
A. will be taken B. are taken
C. were taken D. had been taken
20. “What do you think of the book?”
“Oh, excellent. It’s worth ____________ a second time”.
A. to read B. to be read C. reading D. being read
21. I hurried ___________ I wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless
22. A football fan is ____________ has a strong interest in football.
A. a thing that B. something that
C. a person that D. what
23. Antarctic ____________ we know very little is covered with thick ice all the year
round.
A. on which B. where C. that D. about which
24. He thought of his childhood ____________ he worked in the country.
A. when B. where C. why D. which
25. Mary is one of the girls who ____________ often late for school.
A. is B. are C. comes D. get
26. I _________ a novel ___________ by O.Henry at seven yesterday evening.
A. read, written B. would read, to write
C. was reading, written D. was to read, writing
27. My brother told me he was soon going to visit ____________.
A. the United State B. the United States
C. United States D. United State
28. The children are all _________ beautiful clothes on New Year’s Day.
A. in B. on C. of D. by
29. I wonder if he ____________. If he ___________, please let me know as soon as
possible.
A. will come, arrives B. comes, arrives
C. comes, will arrive D. will come, will arrive
30. He died ___________ pneumonia.
A. for B. by C. in D. of
31. Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in the world. They need
protecting.
A. enlightened B. expensive C. endangered D. enlarged
32. Arthur Conan Doyle is the ___________ who writes many exciting stories about
Sherlock Holmes.
A. teller B. author C. editor D. publisher
33. What are the ____________ between women’s in old times and women in modern
times?
A. differs B. different C. difference D. differences
34. In the past people believed that women’s ___________ roles were as mothers and
wives.
A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist
35. In time of peace, the ____________ gives medical aid and other help to victims of
disasters.
A. Red Cross B. Red and Cross
C. Cross Red D. Cross and Red
36. She told him __________ up hope.
A. not give B. do not give C. not to give D. to give not
37. He has arrived, but he talks as if he __________ all about that
A. know B. knows C. known D. knew
38. The Vietnamese boy was regarded as a hero __________ he give his life to his country.
A. according to B. because of C. on account of D. because
39. Many of the __________ not expect to win.
A. participants in the race do B. participants in the races does
C. participants in the race does D. participant in the race does
40. He came home late, so I asked him where _____________ been.
A. he had B. has he C. he has D. had he
41. Since _____________ to a warmer and less humid climate, I’ve had no trouble with my
asthma.
A. I move B. I moving C. upon moving D. moving
42. If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard _______________.
A. to pick it up B. to put it down C. to read it D. to enjoy it
43. This novel is __________ than the one I read last week.
A. good B. as good C. more good D. better
44. An endangered species is a species ___________ population is so small that is in
danger of becoming extinct.
A. whose B. which C. what D. who
45. Emily is motivated to study _________ she knows that a good education can improve
her life.
A. therefore B. because of C. because D. so
46. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ____________ he snapped at me angrily when I
asked him to join us.
A. yet B. so C. for D. and
47. If some people really enjoy swimming, __________ others are afraid of water.
A. while B. or C. despite D. in spite of
48. She didn’t get ___________ well with her boss, so the left the company.
A. up B. at C. through D. on
49. That is the ____________ interesting novel. I’ve ever read.
A. more B. most C. so D. very
50. The 22nd Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003.
A. built B. met C. taken D. held
51. If I _________ cross a desert, I’d probably find a camel and a guide.
A. am to B. have to C. would D. had to
52. _________ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know ______ exact
number of them.
A. A / the B. The / an C. The / the D. A / an
53. The master _________ satisfied with his students’ progress that he praised them in
class.
A. was so B. was so that C. was such D. is such a
54. The book I bought yesterday is expensive. ____________, it is not very useful.
A. Still B. Besides C. Yet D. As a result
55. Come and sit down. Have a cup of tea, _______________?
A. wouldn’t you B. will you C. haven’t you D. do you
56. Warm your ___________ up before you jump into a swimming pool so that you won’t
be cold.
A. head B. arms C. feet D. body
57. Vietnam’s women gymnast were jubilant and Friday afternoon after __________
bringing home the gold medal in team competition.
A. expectantly B. unexpectedly C. unexpected D. expected
58. When was the Red Cross ___________? – In 1864.
A. founded B. found C. foundation D. founder
59. She has made an ___________ for the job as a nursery teacher because she likes
children.
A. apply B. applicant C. application D. applicated
60. The acronym of WHO stands for _______________.
A. World Healthy Organization B. World Health Organization
C. World Health Organizing D. World Healthful Organization
IV) Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
61. The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
A B C D
62. George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither.
A B C D
63. Tree squirrels are active, noisy, and lively animals that make its home in tree
trunks. A B C D
64. The Charles Dickens’s character Wilkins Micawber lived in
A B
optimistic expectation of a best fortune.
C D
65. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D
66. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago because of the earth’s
A B C
climate changed drastically.