CODE: 001 (CB)
English Group
WRITTEN TEST 1 ON ENGLISH
Time: 45 minutes.
Full name: Class: 12
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Question 1: A. eleven B. history C. nursery D. different
Question 2:A. certain B. couple C. decide D. equal
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Question 3:A. booked B. looked C. naked D. hooked
Question 4:A. hands B. parents C. chores D. boys
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence:
Question 5: As she ________ a letter last night, the lights suddenly ________ out.
A. was writing/ went B. wrote/ went C. was writing/ was
going D. writes/ went
Question 6:He ________ for twenty years before he retired last year
A. has taught B. was teaching C. has been teaching D.
had been teaching
Question 7: I said that I had met her _________.
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day
Question 8:Put the raincoat on. It________.
A. had rained B. will be raining C. is raining D. has rained
Question 9:At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room.
A. is dancing B. was dancing C. dances D. danced
Question 10: When I…….him what he was doing there , he…………me it was none of my
business.
A. said / told B. asked / said C. asked / told D. told / told
Question 11:The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not behaving C. did not behave D. not to behave
Question 12:Emily said that her teacher _______ to London _______.
A. will go / tomorrow B. went / tomorrow C. would go / the next day D. had gone /
the next day
Question 13:John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
Question 14:Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.
A. on / for B. in / about C. to / through D. at / with
Question 15:Small children are often told that it is rude to point _______ other people.
A. on B. with C. at D. for
Question 16 : Each of you ________ a share in the work
A. have B. having C. has D. going to have
Question 17:My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and
looks pale.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
Question 18:He is a _______ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring
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Question 19:Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. prepared B. be busy C. attempt D. help
Question 20:Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions
quickly.
A. happen b. encounter C. arrive D. clean
Question 21:This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
A. attention B. situation. C. place D. matter
Question 22:It is _______ not to say "Thank you" when you are given something.
A. small B. rude C. slight D. formal
Question 23:Mary: “ That’s a very nice skirt you are wearing.” Julia: “ ………… ”
A. That’s nice B. I like it C. That’s all right D. I’m glad you like it
Question 24:Jim:”Do you agree that doing physical exercises can keep our body fit?”
Laura:”You’re right…”
A. Of course not C. That’s very surprising
B. I’m not with you there. D. There’s no doubt about that
Question 25 : They had a long and happy …………… .
A. marriage B. marrying C. marry D. married
Question 26:They had a ____ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of
marriage.
A. romance B. romantic C. romantically D. romanticize
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one
Question 27: The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
A. I have not been to the museum for a year. B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
C. My going to the museum lasted a year. D. At last I went to the museum after a
year.
Question 28: I am going to your house”, he said to me.
A. He said to me he is going to your house. B. He told me he was going
to your house.
C. He told me he was going to my house. D. He told me he is going to your house.
Question 29: I haven’t seen him for months.
A. It’s months since I last saw him. B. It’s months when I last saw him.
C. It’s months before I last saw him. D. It’s months after I last saw him.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 30: I have learnt English for I was 10 years old
A B C D
Question 31: Miss. Phuong walked to school with her classmates every day.
A B C D
Question 32: He said that he will be there again the day after.
A B C D
Read the passage then choose the best answer:
Clothing habits are a matter of …(33)…preference in the United States. Most people are free
to wear (34) they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are likely to wear
suits or dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans tend to dress
casually when not in formal or business situations.
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When eating, most Americans (35)…a fork in the hand with which they write. Americans eat
away from home often, and usually they …(36)…their own meals when dining with friends.
When Americans greet one another they often exchange a firm handshake. They may greet
strangers on the street by saying "Hello" or "Good morning". Friends often greet each other
with "How are you?" and respond "Fine, thanks." Americans do not really give any other
answer to the question "How are you?" because it is a way of saying hello. Except in formal
situations, people address each other by their given names once they are acquainted.
Question 33: A. person B. personal C. persons D. personably
Question 34: A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D.
whichever
Question 35: A. take B. carry C. hold D. bring
Question 36: A. buy B. get C. order D. pay
Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer.
Mrs Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the spring she planted some
vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they
looked very nice. One morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, mother!
Come quickly! Our neighbour’s ducks are eating our vegetables! ”Mrs Brown ran out, but it
was too late! All the vegetables were finished. Mrs Brown cried, and her neighbour was very
sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbour
brought Mrs Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with
the words “Enjoy your vegetables!”
Question 37: Mrs Brown began to plant vegetables in the garden …………………….
A. behind her house B. behind her neighbour’s house
C. in front of her house D. behind the pond
Question 38: Her vegetables looked very nice ………………………
A. when the spring came B. about three months later
C. when Christmas came D. one morning
Question 39: The vegetables ………………… one morning.
A. were sold to the neighbour B. were picked by Mrs Brown’s son
C. were dried by the summer D. were eaten by the neighbour’s ducks
Question 40: There was …………………….in the parcel
A. a duck B a duck and some vegetables
C. a nice duck and a note D. only a piece of paper
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