Name:……………………………… TEST 45’(II- 08-09) Class:12C ENGLISH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D I. READING: Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time when they grow up. Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them. Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country. They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage. The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefit they get. Children also learn mathematics to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life. 1. Parents send their children to school to…………………… A. learn English C. make them grow up B. play better D. prepare for their future 2. Why do children have to learn their native language? A. To know about nature. C. To communicate fluently with other people around them. B. To learn foreign languages. D. To benefit from foreign countries’ heritage 3. According to the passage, children learn history to know about…………… A. the mankind B. people and history events. C. events of the history D. practical uses in life 4 How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage? A. Six B. Four C. Seven D. Five 5. Most of the things children learn at school……………… A. are useless B. are not necessary C. have some practical uses D. have no use II.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (1m) 1. A. leader B. steady C. feather D. impress 2. A. neat B. create C. piece D. keenness III. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. 3. A. language B. evidence C. disadvantage D. products 4. A. drastically B. particular C continuous D. connected IV Choose the best answe 5. If you _____________me you needed money, I_____________you some. A. told/could lend B.had told/could have lent C. tell/ can lend D.have told/ could have lend 6. A : Thank you for a lovely evening. B : _______________ 1 A. Don’t mention it. B. I’m glad you enjoyed it. C. Yes, I’d like that. D. Yes, that would be very nice. 7. The city _____ we spent our vacation was beautiful. A. where B. why C. which D. what 8. When the police ______, the building was empty. The thieves ______ and escaped through an unlocked window. A. arrive / have entered B. will arrive / enter C. arrived / had entered D. arrive / will enter 9. Their marriage will be held at ABC hotel _____ December 30, 2008. A. at B. on C. in D. during 10. He’s decided to go and teach abroad, _________ will be an interesting experience for him. A. that B. where C. when D. which 11. If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals ______________. A.will kill B.will be killed C.would die D.would be died 12. That the __________ story I’ve ever heard. A. amazed B. amazing C. amazement D. amaze 13. My aunt is looking ………… some one to …………. her little boy when she’s at work. a. for/ look after b. for/ take after c. after/ look for d. for/ look at 14. We all…………… winning the first prize in the contest. a. succeeded him inb. wished him c. apologized for d. congratulated him on 15. Why don’t you ………… your boss about the working condition there? a. complain aboutb. complain to c. look for d. insist on 16. Tom .…………. to ask the interviewer how much he might earn. a. hired b. informed c. neglected d. reminded 17. Your …………………. also creates an impression on the interviewer. So pay attention to the way you behave during the interview. a. demeanor b. attribute c. appearance d. punctuality 18. Even though it is customary in your culture to arrive late for a meeting. …… ………… is very important when you go to a job interview. a. Personal appearanceb . Intelligence c. General knowledge d. Punctuality 19. Heavy snow ……… the vehicles from moving about. a. stopped from b. prohibited c. banned d. prevented 20. More and more people are losing their jobs. …………… is very high. a. Employment b. Jobless c. Unemployment d. Inflation 21. A thank-you note is a good chance for you to ……… something important that you want to emphasize. a. reiterate b. prepare c. gather d. contribute 22. One of the important ………… of a successful manager is communication skill. a. decisions b. attributes c. special projects d. properties 23. The successful ………… must be hard-working, responsible and honest. a. applicable b. application c. apply d. applicant 24. They .………… a small house and turned it into a nice office. a. set up b. set apart c. hired d. founded 25. Morning Star is a 3-star hotel situated _______ a garden of palm tree. A. at B. on C. in D. for IV. WRITING: Choose the most suitable sentence A, B, C or D: 26. Mary didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got a cold. A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a cold. B. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold. C. If Mary worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold. D. If Mary has worn the raincoat, she won’t get a cold. 27.Tom asked me ______ A. what time does the film start. B. what time the film starts. C. what time did the film start. D. what time the film started. 28. They were building a new shopping centre when we came. A. A new shopping centre was being built when we came. B. A new shopping centre was built when we came. C. A new shopping centre was being built when we come. D. A new shopping centre is being built when we came. 29. "If I were you, I would take the job," said my room-mate. A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job. B. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me. C. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me. D. My room-mate advised me to take the job. V-Choose a mistake form A, B, C, or D: 30. The people who waiting outside are becoming impatient. A B C D 31.Peter never go to bed before he has finished his homework. A B C D Vi. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. I though it would be quite easy to (1) a job when I left school, but it’s been really difficult. I look through the job section in the local paper every week, but everybody seems to want people with lots of (2) and I didn’t do very well at school. I’ve sent my reésumeé to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody has got back to me. I must have filled out at least thirty (3) forms and I’ve only had one reply went for an interview last week but I didn’t go very well – they said they wanted someone with more (4) , but I have never had a job! Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever find anything. 1. a. find b. look for c. take d. receive 2. a. certificates b. degrees c. diplomas d. qualifications 3. a. interview b. enrollment c. registration d. application 4. a. knowledge b. experience c. abilities d. training Name:……………………………… TEST 45’(II)(08-09) Class:12C ENGLISH I. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. I though it would be quite easy to (1) a job when I left school, but it’s been really difficult. I look through the job section in the local paper every week, but everybody seems to want people with lots of (2) and I didn’t do very well at school. I’ve sent my reésumeé to dozens of companies in the local area but nobody has got back to me. I must have filled out at least thirty (3) forms and I’ve only had one reply went for an interview last week but I didn’t go very well – they said they wanted someone with more (4) , but I have never had a job! Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever find anything. 1. a. look for b. find c. take d. receive 2. a. qualifications b. degrees c. diplomas d. certificates 3. a. interview b. enrollment c. application d. registration 4. a. knowledge b. training c. abilities d. . experience II.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (1m) 1. A. leader B. steady C. feather D. impress 2. A. neat B. create C. piece D. keenness III. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. 3. A. language B. evidence C. disadvantage D. products 4. A. drastically B. particular C continuous D. connected IV Choose the best answer: 5. Heavy snow ……… the vehicles from moving about. a. stopped from b. prohibited c. banned d. prevented 6. That the __________ story I’ve ever heard. A. amazed B. amazing C. amazement D. amaze 7. The successful ………… must be hard-working, responsible and honest. a. applicable b. application c. apply d. applicant 8. They .………… a small house and turned it into a nice office. a. set up b. set apart c. hired d. founded 9. When the police ______, the building was empty. The thieves ______ and escaped through an unlocked window. A. arrive / have entered B. will arrive / enter C. arrived / had entered D. arrive / will enter 11. More and more people are losing their jobs. …………… is very high. a. Employment b. Jobless c. Unemployment d. Inflation 12. Your …………………. also creates an impression on the interviewer. So pay attention to the way you behave during the interview. a. demeanor b. attribute c. appearance d. punctuality 13. Morning Star is a 3-star hotel situated _______ a garden of palm tree. A. at B. on C. in D. for 14. My aunt is looking ………… some one to …………. her little boy when she’s at work. 2 a. for/ look after b. for/ take after c. after/ look for d. for/ look at 15. We all…………… winning the first prize in the contest. a. succeeded him in b. wished him c. apologized for d. congratulated him on 16. One of the important ………… of a successful manager is communication skill. a. decisions b. attributes c. special projects d. properties 17. He’s decided to go and teach abroad, _________ will be an interesting experience for him. A. that B. where C. when D. which 18. Even though it is customary in your culture to arrive late for a meeting. …… is very important when you go to a job interview. a. Personal appearance b . Intelligence c. General knowledge d. Punctuality 19. If you _____________me you needed money, I_____________you some. A. told/could lend B.had told/could have lent C. tell/ can lend D.have told/ could have lend 20. If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals ______________. A.will kill B.will be killed C.would die D.would be died 21. Their marriage will be held at ABC hotel _____ December 30, 2008. A. at B. on C. in D. during 22. A thank-you note is a good chance for you to ……… something important that you want to emphasize. a. reiterate b. prepare c. gather d. contribute 23. The city _____ we spent our vacation was beautiful. A. where B. why C. which D. what 24. Tom .…………. to ask the interviewer how much he might earn. a. hired b. informed c. neglected d. reminded 25. A : Thank you for a lovely evening. B : _______________ A. Don’t mention it. B. I’m glad you enjoyed it. C. Yes, I’d like that. D. Yes, that would be very nice. IV-Choose a mistake form A, B, C, or D: 26.The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended. A B C D 27. The book Tom reading was written by a famous author. A B C D IV. WRITING: Choose the most suitable sentence A, B, C or D: 28. Mary didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got a cold. A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a cold. B. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold. C. If Mary worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold. D. If Mary has worn the raincoat, she won’t get a cold. 29.Tom asked me ______ A. what time does the film start. B. what time the film started. C. what time did the film start. D. what time the film starts. 30. They were building a new shopping centre when we came. A. A new shopping centre was being built when we came. B. A new shopping centre was being built when we come. C. A new shopping centre was built when we came. D. A new shopping centre is being built when we came. 31. "If I were you, I would take the job," said my room-mate. A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job. B. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me. C. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me. D. My room-mate advised me to take the job. I. READING: Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time when they grow up. Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them. Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country. They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage. The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefit they get. Children also learn mathematics to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life. 1. Parents send their children to school to…………………… A. learn English B. make them grow up C. play better D. prepare for their future 2. Why do children have to learn their native language? A. To know about nature. B. To learn foreign languages. C. To benefit from foreign countries’ heritage D. To communicate fluently with other people around them. 3. According to the passage, children learn history to know about…………… A. practical uses in life B. the mankind C. events of the history D. people and history events. 4 How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage? A. Six B. Four C. Seven D. Five 5. Most of the things children learn at school……………… A. are useless B. are not necessary C. have some practical uses D. have no use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D . / enter C. arrived / had entered D. arrive / will enter 9. Their marriage will be held at ABC hotel _____ December 30, 2008. A. at B. on C. in D. during 10. He’s decided to go and teach abroad,. it into a nice office. a. set up b. set apart c. hired d. founded 25. Morning Star is a 3-star hotel situated _______ a garden of palm tree. A. at B. on C. in D. for IV. WRITING: Choose the most. the interview. a. demeanor b. attribute c. appearance d. punctuality 13. Morning Star is a 3-star hotel situated _______ a garden of palm tree. A. at B. on C. in D. for 14. My aunt is looking …………