1 Class 12…. ENGLISH TEST 2 PART I: PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. says B. bays C. days D. rays 2. A. repeats B. coughs C. amuses D. attacks 3. A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts 4. A. happen B. calculate C. add D. radius 5. A. missed B. worked C. realized D. watched II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from the others. 6. A. majority B. minority C. partnership D. enjoyable 7. A. appearance B. measurement C. counterpart D. cultural 8. A. romantic B. following C. summary D. physical 9. A. determine B. appearance C. develop D. difference 10. A. contractual B. significant C. Asian D. demanding PART II: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D that best complete each sentence. 11. A ……… knit community is the one in which relationships are very close. A. close B. closely C. tightly D. B and C 12. Mr Brown is bored with doing the ………… chores. A. household B. housework C. homework D. house-keeping 13. Our parents ……………. to give us a nice house and a happy home. A. shake hands B. give hands C. join hands D. close hands 14. The boys are …………… sometimes. A. mischievously B. mischievous C. mischief D.mischieve 15. An article in the newspaper …………….my attention. A. caught B. attracted C. got D. All are correct 16. I’m going on holiday on Sunday. This time next week I ………. on a beach. A. will lie B. am lying C. will be lying D. should be lying 17. Ted and Amy ……………… for 24 years. A. have been married B. married C. were married D. has been married 18. Tomorrow I ……………… my grandparents. A. am going to visit B. visit C. have visit D. will have visited 19. A few days ago, I ………… that Jane ………………… for New York. A. learn… had left B. learned… had left C. learned …. has left D. learn ……will leave 20. Tonight, we ………. a house-warming party. A. have B.will have C. are having D. have had 21. Much progress on computers ………………. Since 1950. A. have made B. was made C. made D. has been made 22. The advanced students ………………… to take part in the annual contest. A. select B. selected C. are selected D. are selecting II. Choose the underlined part A,B,C, or D that needs correcting. 2 23. Lan asked John what had he done before working for that company. A B C D 24. Tom apologized for didn’t ring me earlier. A B C D 25. Lan told to me that she would talk to you later. A B C D PART III:READING I. Read the passage and choose the best answer. The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among American group. The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couple who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually woman over sixty-five years old. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one. 26. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned? A. The traditional American family B. The nuclear family C. The current American family D. The ideal family 27. The author implies that A. there have always been a wider variety of family arrangements in the United States. B. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have presented the traditional family structure. C. the ideal American family in the best structure. D. fewer married couples are having children. 28. The word “current” in the second sentence of paragraph 2 could be best replaced by which of the following? A. typical B. present C. perfect D. traditional 29. According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent A. 33 percent of households. B. 20 percent of households. C. 7 percent of households. D. 3 percent of households. 30. Who generally constitutes a one-person household? A. A single man in his twenties B. A elderly man. C. A single woman in her late sixties. D. A divorced woman II. Choose the word or phrase that best fit the blank in the following passage. 3 Throughout the world there are different (31)…………… for people to greet each other. In much of the world, a handshake is the (32) ……………. form of welcoming and greeting someone. In many countries around the Mediterranean Sea a (33) ……………. kiss on the cheek is the appropriate way to welcome friends and family. It can be a very (34) ……………. Surprise if you expect to shake hands and get a kiss or a hug instead. At times, it is difficult to tell what sort of greeting (35) ……………. is followed. People may bow, (36) ……………. Another’s arm or even slap the other person on the back. In some places people just smile, look at (37) ……………. face and say nothing. Most people in the world are (38) ……………. of visitors and don’t mind what travellers do that seems wrong as long as the visitors are (39) ……………. . A big part of the (40) ……………. of the world travel is experiencing different customs. 31. A. means B. ways C. methods D.techniques 32. A. different B. unique C. common D. same 33. A. light B. superficial C. fast D. heavy 34. A. huge B. large C. big D. great 35. A. habit B. routine C. custom D. tradition 36. A. take B. grab C. shake D. wave 37. A. each other B. the others C. theirs D. the other’s 38. A. kind B. generous C. tolerant D. independent 39. A. sincere B. truthful C. faithful D. hopeful 40. A. interest B. pleasure C. comfort D. delightfulness The end . 1 Class 12 . ENGLISH TEST 2 PART I: PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. says B. bays C. days D. rays 2. A. repeats. that needs correcting. 2 23 . Lan asked John what had he done before working for that company. A B C D 24 . Tom apologized for didn’t ring me earlier. A B C D 25 . Lan told to me that she. Since 1950. A. have made B. was made C. made D. has been made 22 . The advanced students ………………… to take part in the annual contest. A. select B. selected C. are selected D. are selecting