THE FISRT SEMESTER TEST- SCHOOLYEAR: 2010-2011 ENGLISH 12 –DURATION: 45 MINUTES I/.Choose the best answer: 1. She went out of the room without saying a word, surprised all of us. a). which b). whom c). who d). that 2. I have two friends, are on holiday at the moment. a). both of them b). the others c). either d). both of whom 3. people I know are worried about the environment where they are living. a). The most b). Most of c). Almost d). Most 4. How are you feeling today? - better, thank you. a). Much b). More c). A lot of d). Very 5.Choose the word or phrase that is not correct in standard English: According to WHO, every year (a) there are (b) about 3,5 million people (c)died (d)of diseases caused by smoking. 6. We should waste paper to save wood pulp. a). use again b). de-ink c). recycle d). put back into recycling 7. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: a). Learn b). Bird c). Word d). Heart 8. Please open the bottle! - what? a). To b). By c). For d). With 9. To please my daughter, I had her old bicycle orange. a). to be painted b). paint c). painted d). painting 10. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: a). Hunting b). Height c). House d). Honest 11.Choose the word or phrase that is not correct in standard English: Not (a)writer in (b) American literature (c)is more famous (d)than Samuel Langhorne Clemens. 12. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest? a). This b). Thaw c). Clothing d). Together 13. Thank you for your gift, but you me such an expensive present. a). needn't buy b). had better buy c). shouldn't have bought d). didn't have to buy 14. What time did you London Airport? a). reach to b). approach c). come to d). arrive at 15. He spent doing research on wild-life in the National Park. a). A large number of time b). so many times c). a good deal of d). much of time 16. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest? a). Machine b). Cheap c). Kitchen d). Chicken 17.Choose the word or phrase that is not correct in standard English: Would (a)you mind not leave (b) your cigarette-ends (c) all over (d) the place? 18. Nam as well as most of his friends ready for their test tomorrow. a). will be b). is c). have been d). are 19. If you overhear someone, you . a). hear something by accident b). understand something wrongly c). fail to hear anything d). hear something over his shoulders 20. In South Africa and India English is one of the languages. a). official b). native c). foreign d). first 21. He won't be back 10 o'clock so don't wait for him. a). at b). after c). until d). since 22. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: a). Access b). American c). Property d). Possession 23.Choose the word or phrase that is not correct in standard English: Gravity makes (a) balls thrown (b) into (c) the air falling (d) back down. 24. She has a determination to go ahead of her class. a). She is determined to go ahead of her classmates. b). She is determined for going ahead of the rest of her class. c). She determines to be the best of her classroom. d). She determines to go ahead of her roommates. 25. He got a strict punishment from his teacher of history. a). He was punished strict from his teacher of history. b). He was strictly punished by his teacher of history. c). He punished from his teacher of history strictly. d). He got to be punished strictly by his teacher of history. 26. The man you are speaking yesterday is my eldest brother. a). that b). whom c). to whom d). about whom 27. We should do something to protect water we’ll have nothing to drink in future. a). if b). because c). or d). unless 28. I like everything in this city the weather. a). except b). because of c). despite d). without 29. Farmers can their land to make it . a). fertilize / productive b). manure / enrich c). enrich / fertilizers d). fertilize / production 30.Never ………… off until tomorrow what you can do today. a). put b). set c). do d). turn II/. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer: The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most serious problem of modern times is that man is destroying the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas into wasteland. As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increasing population. A way of protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way. 31. According to the writer a). People know a little about the pollution. b). People know a lot of the pollution. c). People don’t know anything about the long-term effects of pollution. d). People know little about the long-term of effects pollution. 32. According to the writer a). People are growing enough to feed the world’s population. b). Nature has transformed huge areas into wasteland. c). People have found many ways of protecting wildlife. d). Man is destroying natural resources. 33. According to the writer a). The smoke in the air reduce the amount of sunlight in many cities. b). Vehicles are increasing smoke in the atmosphere. c). The amount of smoke has been reduced in big cities. d). the amount of sunlight has increased in many cities. III/. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase: The mind of man is clever and wonderful, but it is not properly understood. Sometimes the mind can do very ……(34)…….things. One strange … (35)……… was that of Edgar Cayce, who was the son of a farmer in Kentucky, and knew … (36)…… or nothing about science or medical matters. When he was young, he got ill and lay in bed unconscious. Doctors, of course did their best for him and tried to ……(37)……… him better, but he remained unconscious for a long time. Then he suddenly ……(38)…….to speak clearly. He could tell the medicines he ……(39)……… and called the name of the nurses who ……(40)……… him. 34. a). surprise b). surprised c). surprising d). surprises 35. a). idea b). opinion c). mind d). thing 36. a). little b). much c). a little d). a lot 37. a). feed b). make c). help d). get 38. a). started b). continued c). learned d). no word 39. a). took b). drank c). used d). remembered 40. a). told b). spoke to c). looked after d). treated THE FISRT SEMESTER TEST- SCHOOLYEAR: 2006-2007 ENGLISH 12 –DURATION: 45 MINUTES ANSWER KEY: 50 CAÂU X O,2 ÑIEÅM = 10 ÑIEÅM 1. a 2. d 3. d 4. a 5. d 6. c 7. d 8. d 9. c 10. d 11. a 12. b 13. d 14. d 15. c 16. a 17. b 18. b 19. d 20. a 21. c 22. c 23. d 24. a 25. b 26. c 27. c 28. a 29. a 30. a 31. d 32. d 33. a 34. c 35. c 36. a 37. b 38. a 39. a 40. c . THE FISRT SEMESTER TEST- SCHOOLYEAR: 2010-2011 ENGLISH 12 –DURATION: 45 MINUTES I/.Choose the best answer: 1. She went out of the room without saying a word,. friends, are on holiday at the moment. a). both of them b). the others c). either d). both of whom 3. people I know are worried about the environment where they are living. a). The most b). Most of. II/. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer: The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However, little is known about the long-term