English Test Grade 12 term I

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>English Test Grade 12 – term I Time allowance: 45’ Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of. I.. the others 1. 2. 3. II. 4. 5. III. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. IV.. A. learned A. passed A. cooks. B. sacred B. realized B. loves. C. believed C. wished C. joins. D. decided D. touched D. spends. Choose one word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others A. problem A. remind. B.discuss B.pleasure. C. father C. police. D. breakfast D. account. Choose the best options that best complete the sentences or substitute for the underlined words or phrases I …………….. there once a long time ago and ………….. back since.. A. went/ haven’t been B. have gone/ will not be C. went / was D. had gone/ wasn’t Before we arrived, almost everyone ……………..for home. A. would leave B. left C. has left D. had left He warned us ……..careful of strangers. A. to being B. to be C. being D. for being By the time she ………. next month, she ………. for that company for twenty years A. retires/ will have B. will retire/ has been C. has retired/ is D. would retire/ was been working working working working We can wait until he passes near us, ………his eyes and nod slightly to let him know we would like him to come to our table. A. have B. chat C. attract D. catch When I last ……….. Jane, she ………………to find a job A. see / was trying B. saw / was trying C. have seen / tried D. saw / tried They didn’t response …………my question at all. E. about F. in G. with H. to I watched TV, practiced the piano and ……….my homework last night. A. do B. did C. has done D. had done “………….…” - “You must be kidding! I thought the game was terrible.” A. Congrats! You play such a terrible game! C. Poor you! The game was terrible B. Congratulations! I didn’t know you could play so well D. It was the worst game ever. Our teacher ………….us yesterday that he …………. England in 2005. A. had told/ had visited B. told / had visited C. told / visited D. had told/ visited He said he ……….return later. A. would B. can C. would be D. will Angus and Margaret ……..married in May. A. will get B. get C. is getting D. are getting Pointing at someone is usually considered ………… A. unpolite B. politeness C. polite D. impolite She was sleeping when suddenly she ……..someone calling her name. A. heard B. was hearing C. had heard D. hear Up to then I ………… never………... such a fat man. A. have ….seen B. had ……seen C. haven’t……seen D. hadn’t ……seen Before he ……..to bed every night, he locks the door, shuts the windows and turns off the lights. A. goes B. is going C. will go D. has gone Mrs. Brown is bored with doing the …………chores A. household B. domestic C. housework D. both A and B Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and happy home. A. work together B. help together C. deal with D. manage Any …………..from teachers to students’ progress will make them feel more confident. A. respect B. support C. compliment D. admiration The Americans are much concerned with physical ………….. A. attract B. attracting C. attractiveness D. attractive. Identify the underlined word(s) or phrase(s) that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct 26. He is very proud of his pair of blue new jeans..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> A B C D 27. I was walking along an empty street late last night when suddenly a lion appears. A B C D 28. Miss White thanked me for give her the present. A B C D 29. During the party, she was always surrounded by a cheerful and noisily crowd. A B C D 30. I love watching different kinds of kites flying high in the blue sky and listen to buffalo boys playing their A B C D bamboo flutes. V. Choose the suitable phrases or clause among A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence 31. The doctor wanted to know……….. A. when was my last vaccination B. the reason why was my last vaccination 32. He asked me ………….. A. when did they perform music B. the music they had performed 33. When they looked through the window, …….. A. saw a boy hiding behind a tree B. seeing a boy hiding behind the tree 34. After finishing my homework,………. A. I go out for a drink with my friends. B. I went out for a drink with my friends. 35. Susan accused ………. A. the man next door having stolen her bicycle. B. the man next door of having stolen her bicycle. C. when my last vaccination was D. it was my last vaccination C. they had performed which music D. which music they had performed C. and saw a boy hiding behind a tree D. they saw a boy hiding behind a tree C. I had gone out for a drink with my friends. D. I have gone out for a drink with my friends. C. having stolen her bicycle of the man next door. D. having stolen her bicycle.. VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answers A, B, C or D As we know that Americans prefer independence and cultural influences start every early in life. Most American families treat their children as small adults. Their children’s opinions are important. They are given choices. Even from a very young age, they are encouraged to become independent. Their self-esteem is more important than their grades at school. This comes as a surprise for many newcomers. American teenagers can live apart from their parents whenever they want. In many other countries, children have no right to choose, they have to eat what they are given, their self-esteem is usually tied to academic, athletic, or creative accomplishments. Vietnamese children are usually considered to be a typical of dependence. They are quite dependent on their parents and some children are taken such a good care that they cannot even make any decision of their own. 36. In most American families, …… A. Children are given choices B. Children’s opinions are important. C. Parents treat their children as small adults D. All are correct 37. American children ………….. A. Think that getting high grades at school is more important than their self-esteem B. Don’t pay much attention to their self-esteem C. Considered that getting high grades at school is the most important D. Are encouraged to become independent from their young age. 38. In many other countries,….. A. Children are more independent than American ones B. Children can eat whatever they want C. Children have no right to choose D. Children self-esteem is the most important thing in their life 39. Which of the sentences is not correct? A. Vietnamese children are considered to be as independent as American ones B. Some Vietnamese children are taken a very good care. C. American teenagers can live apart from their parents whenever they want D. American teenagers are very independent 40. American children …….. A. Are as independent as other children in many countries. B. Are more independent than Vietnamese ones.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> C. Became independent as other children in many countries. D. Became independent only when they grew up..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> VII.. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage The American family has changed greatly in the last 20 or 30 years. Many of these changes are similar to changes taking place ..(36)… other countries. Young people do not want to get married or get married early. Women are also waiting longer to have children or even delay having children. In a traditional family, the wife stayed at home to take care of her children and to do household … (37)…while the husband was responsible …(38)…. earning money. Now, 60% married women work outside the home. One reason for this change is that women want and expect to have their own jobs. Another reason is economic. With rising prices, many families cannot survive on one person’s salary. The United States has a high divorce rate. It is estimated that one in every three marriages…(39)…..in divorce. One result of this high divorce rate is that many American children live in single-parent families. Poverty among children in homes …(40)…are headed by single mothers has become a serious problem in the United States. 41. A. in B. on C. into D. about 42. A. chores B. jobs C. engaging D. business 43. A. into B. in C. about D. for 44. A. points B. pauses C. ends D. stops 45. A. which B. when C. whom D. who. VIII.. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 46. “No, it’s not true. I didn’t steal the money” A. He denied that he had stolen the money. B. He said that he hadn’t stolen the money. 47. “Let’s go to the cinema” they said to me. A. They suggested going to the cinema. B. They asked me to go to the cinema. 48. “Mary, please come to dinner tonight,” Henry. A. Henry advised Mary to come to dinner tonight. B. Henry invited Mary to come to dinner that night. 49. “All right, I’ll wait for you.” He said to me A. He agreed waiting for me B. He denied waiting for me 50. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month. A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes. B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.. C. He denied not stealing the money. D. He denied that he stole the money. C. They told to go to the cinema. D. They suggested that they would go to the cinema C. Henry suggested Mary should come to dinner tonight. D. Henry told Mary please come to dinner that night. C. He agreed to wait for me. D. He refused to wait for me. C. It’s for a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes. D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago..

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