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Song Ma High School
Class: 12……
Name: ……………………………….
45 minute test (2)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following
questions .(1 point)
1. A. wanted B. naked C. decided D. supposed
2. A. photographs B. days C. books D. bats
3. A. boxes B. dates C. cases D. matches
4. A. kidding B. know C. knowledge D. knit
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions. (6 points)
5. .I …………a bath when the telephone rang
A. had B .was having C. had had D. has had
6 .Does your father ________ a hand with cleaning the house?
A. work B. give C. try D. take.
7 She often ……. breakfast at 7.30 in the morning.
a. has b. is having c. had d. was
8. We are in a very close-knit family.
A knitting B. great
C. having a close relation D. happy
9. If you are walking across the school yard and see your teacher approaching you, a
small friendly wave is appropriate.
A. coming near B. greeting C. waving at D. following
10. Yolanda “I had taken care of his pets before he came back”
A Yolanda said she had take care of his pets before he had come back
B Yolanda said she had taken care of her pets before he had come back
C Yolanda said she had taken care of his pets before he came back
D Yolanda said she had taken care of his pets before he had came back

11. While we…….TV, they……books.
a. watched/ read b. watched/ were reading
c. were watching/ were reading d. were watching/ read
12. Do you think the household chores is the of the women only?
A. task B. responsibility C. mission D. charge
13. The doctor says that he you in twenty minutes.
A. will see B. would see C. saw D. can see
Read the following passage then choose the correct answer
My life is always full of activities, so I never have much time for myself. During the week
it’s the worst. I usually have to get up at six though I would really prefer to sleep much later. I
don’t usually have time for breakfast because I have to catch a bus to school at half past six. The
bus is usually packed with many people. Classes at school start at seven.
Getting home at about 12, I have lunch and listen to the radio, watch TV and do my homework
then I help my mom with some housework.
My family often have dinner at about seven o’clock. At dinner we discuss what happened during
the day and catch up with each others’ lives. Then I watch the IV news
Weekends are wonderful time for me because I sleep late and do whatever I wish with my free
time, I can go for a trip with my friends, visit my relatives or devote more time to my hobbies. I
think everyone will agree with me that weekends are much better than weekdays.
14.The writer doesn’t have breakfast because……………
A. he doesn’t have time for himself. B. he has to catch the bus to school
C. he wants to sleep more. D. he gets up late
15.The word “ devote’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to …………
A. spend. B. begin C. get D. take
16. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The writer usually sleeps late on weekdays. B. Weekdays are worse than
weekends
C. The writer can sleep late on weekends. D. Weekends are better than
weekdays.
Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech (3 points)

17. “How long have you worked in this company?” Tom asked
→ Tom asked ………………………………………………………
18. “ I am not doing anything now” Sue said
→ Sue said …………………………………………………………
19. “My parents have lived in that city for 30 years” Terry said to me
→ Terry said …………………………………………………………