29926 practice test for unit 1 english 12

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PRACTICE NO.1
Choose the best answer
1. He has been very interested in doing research on _______since he was at high school.
A. biology
B. biological
C biologist
D biologically
2. Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls?
A. act
B. active
C. action
D activity
3. It is generally believed that "Men make ______ house and women make _____home"
A. Ø / Ø
B a / an
C. the / the
D. an / the
4. Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _____once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution
B. night shift C. household chores d. special dishes
5. We enjoy ____ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the
living room after a day of working hard.
A. spending
B. caring
C. taking
D. doing
6. It is parents' duty and responsibility to _______ hands to tae care of their children and
give them a happy home.
A. shake

B. hold
C. join
D. take
7. He is a _______ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A frank
B. lovely
C. obedient
D. caring
8. Doctors are supposed to _______ responsibility for human life.
A do
B. take
C. rush
D. join
9. _______ sure that you follow the instructions carefully.
A. Believe
B. Try
C. Do
D. Make
10. Sometimes Mr. Pike has to work very late __ night to do some important experiments.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. on
11. Peter was _______ a hurry to go so he did not stop to greet me.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. over
12. It _______ it is parents' responsibility to take good care of their children.
A. commonly says that

B. commonly to be said that
C. is commonly said that
D. is commonly saying
13. _______ the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents support the family.
A. Be
B. Is
C. To be
D. Being
14. . You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
A. responsible
B. responsibility
c. responsibly
D. irresponsible
15. These quick and easy _______can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve
B. solvable
C. solutions
D solvability
16. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into
B. went leisurely
C. went quickly
D. dropped by
17. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help
B. prepared
C. be busy
D. attempt
18. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. .happen

B. encounter
C. arrive
D. clean
19. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.
A. drinks
B. beverages
C. grains
D. special dishes
20. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.
A try
B. attempt
C. doing
D. aim
21. Where is Jimmy? - He is ______work. He is busy __________his monthly report.
A. on / for
B. in / about
C. to / through
D. at / with
22. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
A. under
B. above
C. upon
D. out of
23. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______.
A happiness
B. household chores C. responsibility D employment


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24. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in __families and in preserving their
cultures.
A. wealthy
B. secure
C. safe
D. close-knit
25. When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand _______
tidying the living room.
A. on
B. with
C. for
D. about
26. I put your keys in the drawer _______ they cannot get lost.
A. because
B. let alone
C instead of D. so that
Fill in each gap with one suitable word
There are three people in my family: my father, my mother, my younger sister
1……….I. My father is a doctor. My mother has a full – time job in a big company.
2……….both of them are busy 3………their work, my parents always try their best
to be with their 4………..as much as possible and join hands to give us a nice house
and a happy home
Every morning we often get up early to have 5…………together before my parents
go to work and we go to school. My mother is a considerate and caring woman. She is
always the 6………one to get up in the morning to prepare breakfast for all of us.
After work she 7………to the market and hurries home, then my father and I help her
to cook meals. We talk merrily 8………the meals and feel happy together. At
weekends we often have dinner out or sometimes we go on a picnic
My younger sister and I always help mom with the housework: cleaning the house,
9…….the dishes, or cooking. Both of us want to give my parents the best things we

can do and we all try to study hard to 10…….our parents
I think my home is a place where we can share our happiness and sadness
Complete each sentence with a suitable word in the box
Caring
responsibility
household
close – knit
hand
Willing
project
supportive
mischievous
obedient
1. The committee has set up an inner city housing………………..
2. She always helps her mother with……………………..chores
3. The new job means taking on more……………………………
4. These children are sometimes…………but obedient and hard – working
5. You can phone me whenever you need. I am always……….to help you
6. John is very serious about studying. He’s always……..to his parent’s wishes
7. My teacher is a …………woman
8. She was very………………..during my father’s illness
9. The people in my village live in a……………….community
10. Let me give you a………….with those bags
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. It’s long time since our last conversation
We………………………………………………………………………………
2. How long have you studied English ?
When……………………………………………………………………………
3. The last time I came here was in 2005
I haven’t………………………………………………………………………..

4. She was having a bath when the phone rang
The phone………………………………………………………………………
5. He didn’t get married until he was thirty


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It was not ……………………………………………………………………….
Choose the best answer
1. When my friend…………….., I ………..an exercise for an hour
A. was coming/had been doing
C. was coming/has been doing
B. came/was doing
D. came/had been doing
2. One day when he…home he…a boy who…him from the opposite side of the street
A. was walking/saw/watched
C. was walking/saw/was watching
B. walked/has been/was watching
D. has walked/has seen/ has watched
3. He ………….at Oxford then. He was not the best student, though he …...........well
known among the second year students
A. was studying/became
C. studied/became
B. was studying/has become
D. has studied/has become
4. We………………while he…………..
A. read/was eating B. were reading/ate C. read/ate D. were reading/was eating
5. Last summer he…………to the Caucasus
A. has gone
B. was going

C. went D. has been going
6. She……………..dishes already
A. was washing
B. washed
C. has washed
D. has been washing
7. He…………….a book two days ago
A. read
B. has read
C. was reading
D. has been reading
8. She……………..this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock
A. wrote
B. has written
C. has been writing
D. was writing
9. I………….home when I …………..the news on the radio
A. was driving/was hearing
C. drove/heard
B. was driving/had heard
D. was driving/heard
10. “I haven’t heard you come into the room. When ……?” – “ I……long ago. You
……and I…………..to disturb you”
A. did you come/came/were reading/was not wanting
B. did you come/came/were reading/did not want
C. have you come/have come/have been reading/don’t want
D. were you coming/was coming/read/haven’t wanted
11. She………..of great help to us since she…………for such a long time with us
A. has been/has lived B. has been/has been living C. has been/lived D. A &B are correct
12. It is the most beautiful place I…………….

A. visited
B. visit
C. have visited
D. am visiting
13. I can’t go with you because I…………….my lessons yet
A. did not finish B. am not finishing C. have not finished D. am not finished
14. He…………for Canada two years ago and I……………him since
A. left/did not see B. has left/have not seen C. left/do not see D. left/have not seen
15. “The clock is slow.” – “It isn’t slow, it………..”
A. has stopped
B. stopped
C. stops
D. is stopping
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
1. A. books
B. bats
C. days
D. photographs
2. A. dates
B. matches
C. boxes
D. cases
3. A. feels
B. stops
C. arrives
D. loves
4. A. goes
B. choose
C. intense

D. lose
5. A. kits
B. kids
C. bags
D. halves
6. A. does
B. moves
C. loves
D. finishes
7. A. house
B. mouse
C. pause
D. nurse


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8. A. works

EXERCISE 1
1. A
6. C
11. A
16. C
21. D
26. D

B. stops

2. B

7. C
12. C
17. A
22. A

EXERCISE 2
1. and
2. Although
6.first
7. rushes

C. shifts

D. plays

3. A
8. B
13. D
18. A
23. B

4. B
9. D
14. B
19. D
24. D

5. A
10. B
15. C

20. B
25. B

3. with
8. during

4. children
9. washing

5. breakfast
10. please

EXERCISE 3
1. project
2. household
5. willing
6. obedient
9. close – knit 10. hand

3. responsibility
7. caring

4. mischievous
8. supportive

EXERCISE 4
1. We haven’t talked to each other for a long time
2. When did you start studying English?
3. I haven’t come here since 2005
4. The phone rang when she was having a bath

5. It was not until he was thirty that he got married
EXERCISE 5
1. D
2. C
6. C
7. A
11. D
12. C
EXERCISE 6
1.C
2. A

3. B

3. C
8. D
13. C
4. C

4. D
9. A
14. D
5. A

6. D

5. C
10. B
15. A
7. C

8. D