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Name:
Class: 12 Anh
ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST
Time: 45 minutes
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1) A. height B. weight C. eighteen D. great
2) A. rotation B. sanguine C. Dane D. vapour
3) A. logical B. oxygen C. colleague D. language
II/ Choose the word that has the main stress different from the other three words
4) A. accessible B. convenient C. resource D. property
5) A. contrary B. status C. outnumber D. tolerate
III/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence
6) I _________ a lot of difficulties when I started doing this job.
A. competed B. struggled C. encountered D. engaged
7) The _________ of land consists of draining, irrigating, and pushing back the sea.
A. farming B. protecting C. fertilizing D. reclaiming
8) The safe _______of nuclear waste is a major problem.
A. disposal B. rotation C. distribution D. pollution
9) I like everything in London __________ the weather.
A. minus B. except C. respect D. abstract
10) Barbara moved her house to Manchester , and we have _______ each other since then.
A. caught sight of B. lost touch with C. paid attention to D. made allowance for
11) Floods in north-eastern India made 250,000 people __________.
A. homeless B. careless C. childless D. odourless
12) That's quite silly. What you're saying is ________.
A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably
13) Their ________ to overcome the difficulty is really worth praising.
A. determine B. determined C. determining D. determination
14) We've just had some extremely ________ news.
A. disappointed B. disappointing C. disappointment D. disappoints

15) We have tried to increase ______________ by using better methods and tools.
A. productive B. productivity C. product D. producers
16) The smoke coming from a lit cigarette contains many different _________ chemicals.
A. poisonous B. poisoned C. poisoning D. poison
17) Who was responsible _____________ all that noise last night?
A. from B. for C. at D. with
18) John seems to be occupied ________ the coming examinations.
A. toB. for C. in D. with
19) My friend is capable ________ doing better work than she is doing at present.
A. of B. at C. in D. on
20) Were they present ________ the meeting?
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A. with B. about C. at D. of
21) He had to give a good reason ________ being absent ________ several classes.
A. for / at B. on / from C. on / at D. for / from
22) We tried to phone Henry this afternoon, but there _________ no answers. He ________ out.
A. have been / went B. had been / went C. were / had gone D. were / has gone
23) During the past few years, a big number of people _________in natural disasters .
A. have been killed B. have killed C. were being killed D. were killing
24) John was the last applicant ________ yesterday morning.
A. interviewing B. to interview C. being interviewed D. to be interviewed
25) They find it difficult ________ across the rough river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. to be swimming
26) Mary ________ her homework when we arrived so we all went out for the evening.
A. had been finished B. was being finishing C. had finished D. was finished
27) The word ‘Medicare’ is combined from the two words: __________.
A. medicine and care B. medical and care C. medicated and careful D. medical and careful
28) Ha Long Bay is the place _________ we can enjoy our holidays.
A. where B. which C. who D. when

29) She has spent __________ her time reading English stories.
A. most B. most of C. a big number of D. a few
30) Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has ___________ ability.
A. a few B. a great deal of C. little D. a little
31) She thinks little about her future work.
A. She doesn’t give a little thought to her future work.
B. She gives little thinking about her future work.
C. She has a little think about her future work.
D. She doesn’t spend time thinking about her future work.
32) I am sorry I forgot posting the letter for you.
A. I wish I had to post the letter for you. B. I regret not to post the letter for you.
C. I regret not posting the letter for you. D. I am afraid that I should post the letter for you.
33) They felt disappointed because of the bad exam results.
A. The bad exam results made them disappointing.
B. They felt disappointed, so the exam results were bad.
C. The exam results were so bad that they felt disappointed.
D. The bad exam results made them to feel disappointed.
34) He lost his job three months ago.
A. They are three months since he lost his job. B. It is three months since he lost his job.
C. It is three months ago since he lost his job. D. It has been three months since he has lost his job.
IV/ Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
35) There were never any secrets (A) among my sister and (B) me (C) when we (D) were growing up.
36) Mr Brown was planning (A) to send (B) to me a package from Japan (C) as soon as he arrived (D) home from
his trip to Hawaii.
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37) (A) The building is (B) currently used (C) like a (D) furniture store.
38) It is (A) importance that parents (B) take an active (C) interest in their (D) children’s lessons.
39) (A) Wait for me (B) until I (C) will come back (D) from Britain.
V/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages:

There are a few rules that all visitors to wildlife preserves should observe. (40)__________ these rules is
necessary if people want to enjoy themselves and have an (41)__________ experience. First of all, it is
(42)__________ to leave your car in the car park so as to cause as little disturbance as possible to the varied
wildlife. Animals can be frightened by unexpected noises, (43)__________ those made by machines. Secondly,
people need to be patient if they want to see the animals in their natural (44)__________ . This often means that
people have to put up with (45)__________ weather conditions and annoying insects.
40) A. Answering B. Following C. Working D. Listening to
41) A. expensive B. unreasonable C. unforgettable D. unpleasant
42) A. outnumbered B. objective C. accessible D. advisable
43) A. particularly B. specially C. certainly D. automatically
44) A. atmosphere B. conservation C. surroundings D. investigation
45) A. pleasant B. pleased C. pleasure D. unpleasant
VI/ Choose the best answers or complete the unfinished statement about the passage:
The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely.
My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs. I
tried to get a job myself but without success. I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an
advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper. For a small fee you could try lots of different activities
organized by the town's youth club. Each activity lasted half a day and they were all exciting. I also met new
people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in. You could do things like painting, acting, play-
writing or computing. I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to visit Bulgaria next year. You can
imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one of the best summer holidays I've ever had.
46) What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. describe a holiday in the country B. explain how she spent a holiday
C. describe her new holiday home D. explain why she couldn't go on holiday
47) Why would somebody read the text?
A. to discover the writer's news B. to find out about holiday courses
C. to make contact with Bulgarian students D. to read about the advertisements
48) How did the writer feel when she arrived home?
A. She was pleased to have time for herself. B. She felt nervous about being alone.
C. She was delighted to see her friends. D. She almost regretted coming back.

49) What may the writer do next year?
A. There will be new holiday courses. B. She has found a holiday job.
C. She may go to Bulgaria. D. Her friends will visit her.
50) Which of these advertisements did the writer see?
A. Painting courses for your holidays B. Computing courses for your holidays
C. Tours to Bulgaria D. Holiday courses organized by youth club
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Name:
Class: 12 Anh
ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST
Time: 45 minutes
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. handled B. installed C. confided D. confirmed
2. A. creates B. achieves C. struggles D. precedes
3. A.child B. chemist C. church D. chicken
4. A. seat B. heavy C. reason D. neat
II. Pick out the word whose primary stress is different from the others.
5. A. nursery B. ancestor C. tuition D. counterpart
6. A. decisive B. tertiary C. fantastic D. rewarding
7. A. keenness B. retail C. entry D. attempt
8. A. carry B. adopt C. fulfill D. record
III. Read the following passage. Then choose the best option (A, B, C or D).
It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope (9) the best. Here are a few
tips. Practise how you say things, as well as what you (10) to say. If you don’t own a video camera,
perhaps a friend of (11) does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find (12)
to watch it with you and give you a (13) of advice on how you appear and behave.
Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (14) to dress. At
the interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly. (15) attention and keep your
answers to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (16) do you.

9. A. against B. for C. to D. at
10. A. intend B. consider C. imagine D. think
11. A. his B. yours C. mine D. ours
12. A. anybody B. nobody C. everybody D. somebody
13. A. number B. slice C. plenty D. bit
14. A. colleagues B. employees C. customers D. employers
15. A. Attract B. Give C. Turn D. Pay
16. A. so B. either C. neither D. or
IV. Read the article below. Then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
In British schools most pupils learn French or German. In a few schools you can also learn Italian,
Spanish or Russian. Not many pupils learn Latin now. All pupils must study one foreign language until they are
16.
Schools usually organize school trips to France or Germany. Pupils travel in a group with their teachers.
They stay in a hotel or they go camping. Some schools have an exchange with another school in France or
Germany. A group of pupils from the British school go to the exchange town. Each pupil has a partner and they
stay with their partner’s family. They sometimes go to school with their partner.
Later in the year the pupils from France or Germany come to Britain and stay with their British partners.
Exchanges are very useful, because you can learn about daily life in another country.
17. In Britain, nowadays, not many pupils learn
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A. French and German B. Italian and Spanish.
C. Latin. D. Russian.
18. Until British pupils are 16, they must study
A. a lot of foreign languages B. two foreign languages.
C. one foreign language. D. their own language.
19. In an exchange scheme, each pupil has a
A. family’s partner. B. partner.
C. teacher. D. school.
20. Exchanges are useful because pupils

A. learn about daily life in another country. B. stay in a hotel or go camping.
C. travel in a group with their teachers. D. go to an exchange town.
IV. Choose the suitable answers.
21. You should concentrate what the interviewer is saying.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
22. An A-level course consists of some subjects either Arts or Sciences.
A. for B. with C. in D. on
23. His father is always willing to give a hand cleaning the house.
A. with B. for C. about D. in
24. My mother takes the responsibility running the household.
A. in B. for C. with D. by
25. The academic year in England is divided three terms.
A. in B. between C. among D. into
26. Reducing the size of classes may improve standards.
A. educated B. educating C. education D. educational
27. The game is thought to have among the native peoples of Alaska.
A. origin B. originated C. original D. originally
28. She has had to make some very difficult .
A. decided B. decisive C. decision D. decisions
29. How many did you have for the job?
A. applicants B. applicationsC. apply D. applied
30. Tom is a very person and writes lists for everything.
A. method B. methodic C. methodical D. methodically
31. He was as a full member of the society.
A. accepting B. accepted C. acceptable D. acceptance
32. Robert in three movies already. I’m sure he’ll be a star some day.
A. appeared B. had appeared C. has appeared D. has been appearing
33. I don’t want any mistakes in his composition.
A. him to make B. his making C. that he makes D. he will make
34. Tropical forests around the world due to human demand for hardwood for furniture.

A. had been destroyed B. were destroying C. are destroying D. are being destroyed
35. We missed the train. It by the time we arrived at the station.
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