Grade 12 THE FIRST TERM TEST Grade:12 Study, Study more, Study forever! Page 1 Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. She has been living in the country __the beginning of the summer. A. for B. at C. during D. since 2. I ___________ with you on that subject. A. agreeing B. agreed C. am agree D. agree 3. Her father ________when she was a small girl. A. dies B. had died C. died D. has died 4. He has given up_________. A. smoked B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoke 5. He lives _____ he tenth floor ____the centre of the city. A. in/in B. on/on C. on/in D. in/on 6. We spent our holiday ______the south coast of France. A. on B. at C. Ø D. in 7. Whenever we meet, she avoids ________ at me. A. looked B. look C. to look D. looking 8. Do you know that Englishmen drive ________the left? A. Ø B. in C. on D. at 9. You_________me why you’re called Tony when your name is John. A. never told B. are never telling C. never tells D. have never told 10. I wrote five __________ for a job but got nothing. A. applications B. applicators C. applicants D. applies 11. I __________them since we met at Ann’s party. A. have known B. knew C. know D. have been knowing 12. Probably the most common way of attracting someone ‘s _________is by waving. A. attention B. attentively C. attentiveness D. attentive 13. With the Doi Moi policy, the __________of Vietnam has been restructured. A. economical B. economy C. economics D. economic 14. Before Doi Moi policy, the people in that region had to suffer severe________ A. unemployed B. employment C. unemployment D. employed 15. The discussion ________.Why are you always late? A. already began B. begins C. is beginning D. has already begun 16. They decided to go for a picnic ___________the cold weather. A. because of B. and C. because D. in spite of 17. They_________ since they _________school. A. did not meet/left B. have not met/left C. have not met/have left D. do not met/left 18. His mother insisted on__________ college. A. is going to B. his going to C. he to go to D. he go to 19. The___________ school year generally commences in September. A. academic B. academy C. academically D. academician 20. I still cannot believe it! My bicycle_________ a few minutes ago. A. was stealing B. stole C. was stolen D. stolen 21. The rain ________but a strong wind is still blowing. A. has stopped B. is stopping C. stops D. stopped Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 22. A. laughed B. saved C. clapped D. looked 23. A. beats B. reads C. mats D. banks Choose the word which has a different stressed pattern from that of the other three. 24. A. occasion B. semester C. marital D. profession 25. A. traffic B. above C. matter D. corner Choose the best sentence (A,B,C or D) made from the given cues. 26. If / my parents/ my / exam/ my/ pass/ I / be/ very/ happy / last year /. A. If I pass my exam, my parents would be very happy last year. B. If I will pass my exam, my parents would be very happy last year. C. If I had passed my exam last year, my parents will be very happy . D. If I had passed my exam last year, my parents would have been very happy. 27. St Paul’s Cathedral / the/ she/ work/ be/ near/ office. A. She works in the office where is near St Paul’s Cathedral. B. The office in which she works is near St Paul’s Cathedral. C. The office in that she works is near St Paul’s Cathedral. D. The office in where she works is near St Paul’s Cathedral Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 28. I have never eaten this food before. A. I have never eaten such a good food before. B. It is the most tasty food I have eaten. C. The food is so good that I have never eaten before D. It is the first time I have eaten this food. 29. We will only be able to come if we can get some time off. A. We won’t be able to come unless we can get some time off. B. We will be able to come unless we can get some time off. C. We wouldn’t be able to come unless we can get some time off. Grade 12 THE FIRST TERM TEST Grade:12 Study, Study more, Study forever! Page 2 D. We would be able to come unless we can get some time off. 30. We don’t allow anyone to use their cell phone during the examination. A. Everybody is not allowed using their cell phone during the examination. B. Nobody is allowed using their cell phone during the examination. C. Nobody is allowed to use their cell phone during the examination. D. Nobody is not allowed to use their cell phone during the examination. Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete each sentence : Our classes(31)___ for three hours every morning from Monday to Friday. The (32)___ class size is twelve and the average is ten. We use modern methods of teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorder. You will only be successful (33)___ improving your English, however, if you work hard and practice speaking English as much as you can. You will (34)___ a short test in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in a class at the most suitable(35)___. There are two classes at the elementary level, one is for (36)__beginners and the other is for students who know only (37)__English. In these classes you will have to practice simple conversations. In class at the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in (38)__in real-life situations because we help you use the English you have(39)__learned in your own country. You will also have the chance to improve your knowledge of English grammar and to (40)__your vocabulary. 31. A. happen B. take place C. learn D. have 32. .A. tallest B. top C. maximum D. most 33. A. in B. about C. at D. for 34. A. find B. make C. take D. get 35. A. rate B. degree C. level D. stage 36. A. quite B. absolute C. complete D. too 37. A. little B. a little C. a few D. few 38. A. telling B. talking C. saying D. communicating 39. A. beforehand B. first C. early D. previously 40. A. go for B. make up C. build up D. take in Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 41. Children enjoy to tell and listening (A) to ghost stories, (B)especially (C) on Halloween night.(D) 42. If you can’t (A) remember his (B) number, you ’d (C)better to look (D)it up. 43. When I arrived at (A)the station, John has (B)been waiting (C)for me for (D)an hour. 44. They are talking with (A)Lan, who’s (B)house is next (C)to mine.(D) 45. The farmer had to (A)work hardly (B)in (C)the garden all day.(D) Read the text below and choose the best answer for each question. Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education all – whether rich or poor, clever or stupid – one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work: and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible diseases in our towns… In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 46: The writer of the passage thinks that___________ A. all the social problems can’t be solved by education. B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world. C. education can settle most of the world’s problems. D. free education won’t help to solve social problems. 47: The writer wants to prove that_____________ A. our society needs all kinds of jobs. B. a farmer is more important than a professor. C. our society needs free education for all. D. people with high education refuse to do what they think “low” work. 48: According to the passage______________ A. work with hands is dirty and shameful. B. work with hands is the most important. C. work with hands is low work. D. we can’t regard work with hands as low work. 49: The purpose of education is ___________ A. to build a perfect world. B. to choose a system of education. C. to let everyone receive education fit for him. D. to prepare children mainly for their future work. 50: The passage tells us about ____________of education. A. the value B. the means C. the system D. the type THE END . their cell phone during the examination. A. Everybody is not allowed using their cell phone during the examination. B. Nobody is allowed using their cell phone during the examination. C. Nobody. to prepare children mainly for their future work. 50 : The passage tells us about ____________of education. A. the value B. the means C. the system D. the type THE END . Grade 12 THE FIRST TERM TEST Grade:12 Study, Study more, Study forever! Page 1 Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. She has been living in the country _ _the beginning