FORTY-FIVE-MINUTE TEST 1 A Class 12 Name: Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A typical B. physical C. ability D. identify 2. A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends 3. A. laughed B. visited C. helped D. missed Choose the word with the different stress pattern. 4. A. communicate B. agree C. physics D. biology 5. A. answer B. study C. special D. arrive Choose a, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined part. 6. I am really ……………… in the way he talks, but the way he behaves. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly 7. John cannot make a ………… to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively 8. The wife confides…………………her husband. A. of B. to C. with D. in 9 I………… a terrible accident while I ………… on the beach. A. see / am walking B. saw / was walking C. was seeing / walked D. saw / were walking 10. He is a……………………boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate. A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring 11. John asked me ……………… in English. A. what does this word mean B. what that word means C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant 12. They started as ………………gatherings but they have become increasingly formalize in the last few years. A. informal B. formal C. informalize D. informality 13. When I ……………… up this morning, my roommate ………………already. A. am waking / leaves B. wake / has left C. woke / had left D. was waking I left 14. Marie Curie received a PhD from the Sorbonne after she…………a degree in Physics with flying colours. A. earned B. has earned C. had earned D. was earning 15. Sometimes she does not agree ……her husband’s proposal about child rearing but they soon find the solutions. A. to B. on C. with D. of 16. It’s twenty years since I ……… in Germany and my German is pretty rusty now. A. worked B have worked C. was working D have been working 17. By the time she was twelve, she …………… on a career. A. has already decided B. already has decided C. had already decided D. already decided 18. She apologized to me………….hurting my feeling. A. for B. on C. with D. of 19. Teacher are supposed to………… responsibility for students’ education. A. do B. join C. rush D. take 20. In some situations, pointing at someone is usually considered ………when you want to attract your friend’s attention. A. rude B. rudely C. politely D. polite 21. While I……….TV last night, one of my old came to visit me. A watch B watched C was watching D am watching 22. I ………….… a lot of information about her during the past few years. A. will learn B. learned C. would learn D. have learned 23. My sister said she ………… to her teacher as a signal that she saw him. A. have waved B. has waved C. had waved D. is waving 24. We Switzerland three times this year. A. will visit B. have visited C. would visit D. used to visit 25. The teacher asked his students ……………the problems. A. discuss B. discussing C. to discuss D. discussed 26. Some people think it is ……… to ask someone’s age in the United States. A. rude B. impolite C. disrespectful D. discourteous Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one. 27. I last saw a Hollywood film ten years ago. A. I saw last Hollywood film since ten years ago. B. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for ten years. C. I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before. D. It’s ten years ago since I saw a last Hollywood film . 28. “ I believe in her words. ” said Tom. A. Tom said he did believe in her words. B. Tom said he didn’t believe in her words. C. Tom said he believed in her words. D. Tom said he had believe in her words. 29. ‘Did you take the job?’ - Bob’s friend said. A. Bob’s friend asked him did he take the job. B. Bob’s friend asked him whether you took the job C. Bob’s friend asked him if he had taken the job. D. Bob’s friend asked him had he taken the job. 30. Mike said” I am sorry I was late.” A. Mike apologized to him for late B. Mike admitted being late C. Mike said he was late D. Mike regretted to being late 31. “ If all goes to plan, I will live aboard.” said Peter. A. Peter promised to live abroad. B. Peter hoped to live abroad. C. Peter invited to live abroad. D. Peter said he would live abroad. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 32. (A) The man (B) finished with the(C) conference (D) for two hours. 33. My parents haven't (A) come (B) back to Vietnam (C) for my neighbor (D) last visited them. 34. (A) The man (B) asked the woman why (C) had she argued with her boss about (D) calling hours. Read the passage and choose the best answer. If you invite an American friend to join you to have dinner in a restaurant, phone the restaurant first to find out if you need a reservation to avoid a long wait for a table. To make a reservation, just give your name, the number of people in your group, and the time you plan to arrive. When you invite someone to dinner, you should be prepared to pay the bill and reach for it when it arrives. However, if your companion insists on paying his or her share, do not get into argument about it. Some people prefer to pay their own way so that they do not feel indebted, and those feelings should be respected. In most American restaurants, the waiter or waitress’s tip is not added to the bill. If the service was adequate, it is customary to leave a tip equal to about 15% of the bill. In expensive restaurants, leave a bit more. 35. When you invite an American friend to have dinner in a restaurant …… A. a reservation is not necessary B. you should make a reservation C. there are always many tables available for you D. you always have to wait for a long time 36. In most American restaurants, ……… A. the tip is added to the bill. B. the tip is about 15% of the bill. C. you should not give the tip to the waiters or waitresses. D. waiters and waitresses never get the tip. Read the passage and choose a suitable word to fill in each gap. It is important in the US to have a handshake that is firm. This is (37)………… important in business. A handshake should not be (38) ………. strong that it hurts the other person but it should be firm (39) ………… Many Americans believe that a weak handshake (40) ……that the person also has a weak character and is not honest. This is true for two men, two women, or a man and a woman. 37. A. especial B. especially C. particular D. most 38. A. such B. as C. so D. very 39. A. enough B. too C. much D. very 40. A. tells B. means C. requires D. demands . FORTY-FIVE-MINUTE TEST 1 A Class 12 Name: Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A typical B. physical C. ability D seeing / walked D. saw / were walking 10 . He is a……………………boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate. A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring 11 . John asked me ……………… in English. A that word meant 12 . They started as ………………gatherings but they have become increasingly formalize in the last few years. A. informal B. formal C. informalize D. informality 13 . When I ………………