Name: ……………………………
Class: 12………
Mark: ………..
Forty five minute written Test –
Test 3 – Term 2
Subject: English
I/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others and circle the
letter(1p):
1, A, chemistry B, primary C, computing D, statistics
2, A, philosophy B, mathematics C, archeology D, geography
3, A, methodical B, disruptive C, thoroughly D, challenge
4, A, compulsory B, curriculm C, september D, carefully
II/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (3 p)
5, Don’t be afraid. If you…………the dog, it……………..
A, don’t touch/ will bite B, touch/ won’t bite
C, touch/ will bite D, touched/ would bite
6, ………….he had worked hard, he failed to pass the exam.
A, Even B, Although C, While D, Now what
7, Have you finished………………..the essay?
A, to write B, writing C, having written D, to have written
8, At weekend, I often…………my roommate to a party, where I made many friends.
A, went B, with C, followed D, came
9, Do you think that John might be persuaded to…….smoking if he reads this article?
A, give up B, make up C, keep up D, show up
10, Do you happen to know the season……his failure in the final exam?
A, of B, because C, why D, for
11, The book is ………….into six sections.
A, made B, written C, consist D, divided
12, People such as teachers, government officials and bank managers earn……….
A, wages B, salaries C, income D, pay
13, In those days, if you…………a job, you………………..lucky.
A, had/ were B, had had/ were
B, didn’t have/ would be B, had had/ would have been
14, In Vietnam, Pre-school is ……………………education
A, compulsory B, children C, optional D, university
15, I was so deeply…………..in a detective story that I didn’t hear anything around the room.
A, busy B, interested C, engaged D, absorbed
16, The town ………..I was born and grew up there.
A, which B, when C, who D, in which
III/ Rewrite the following sentences, using the cues given. ( 3 p)
17, Lan will complete the reports tomorrow. (passive voice)
……………………………………………………………………………………
18, I don’t know the reason. She refused to love me. ( relative clause)
……………………………………………………………………………………
19, He got lost because he didn’t take the map. ( if clause)
……………………………………………………………………………………
20, They built Quang Ha’s school in 1985. (passive voice)
……………………………………………………………………………………
21, I will never forget the day. I met a beautiful girl on the Nguyen Trai street. ( relative clause)
……………………………………………………………………………………
22, She win not go to work unless it stops raining. ( if clause)
……………………………………………………………………………………
IV/ Read the following passage and then choose the best option to fit each space by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2p)
Education in Cuba
One of the interesting things about Cuba is its educational (23)……... As in many other
countries schools are free. What is unusual is that schools combine study with manual work. Each
school (24)……… a plot of land (25)……..children work for a few hours each day. They (26)………
vegetable, which they weed and water and later they (27)…… the crop. In this (28)…. they develop
good working habit and learn how important it is to produce. Usually, children do not like (29)
……..vegetables such as spinach, Cuba children soon develop a taste for them. During the summer,
older children also go to the country to help the farmers with the crops.
In this system, the children (30)……. part of their school time studying and the rest working
in the open air helping to increase the nation’s production.
23, A, school B, system C, secondary D, children
24, A, have B, had C, has D, are
25, A, which B, who C, when D, where
26, A, plant B, raise C, do D, eat
27, A, got B, harvested C, harvest D, has harvested
28, A, time B, way C, is D, day
29, A, grow B, grew C, grown D, growing
30, A, spent B, spending C, spend D, have spent
V/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others and
circle the letter for it. (1 p)
31, A, graduate B, decent C, kidding D, damage
32, A, apologetic B, compliment C, oblige D, conical
33, A, applicant B, admit C, stagnant D, category
34, A, mouse B, sour C, would D, shout
The end!