ENGLISH TEST Time allowed: 30 minutes Name:……………………………………………………………………Class: 12 A… I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group A worked B needed C planted D wanted A enjoyed B opened C stopped D closed A command B compose C complain D comment A humor B honest C human D horror II) Grammar & Vocabulary: Complete each sentence by circling A, B, C or D: pts The new shopping mall is gigantic It's advertised as a place _you can find just about anything you might want to buy A which B where C in where D in that Annie has three brothers, _are pilots A who they all B who all of them C that all of them D all of whom -"Is April twenty-first the day _?" -''No, the twenty-second." A you'll arrive then B on that you'll arrive C when you'll arrive D when you'll arrive on I am flying to the States tonight I you a ring if I can find a phone A will give B would give C could give D have given If I _ 10 years younger, I _ the job A am / will take B was / have taken C had been / will have taken D were / would take 10 He is the man _ car was stolen last week A whom B that C which D whose 11 They have just found the couple and their car _ were swept away during the heavy storm last week A that B which C whose D when 12 I would like to know the reason _ he decided to quit the job A why B which C that D when 13 Do you know _this handbag might be? A whom B who's C to whom D whose 14 Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _it A would never have believed B don't believe C hadn't believed D can't believe 15 A letter of _ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview A recommend B recommended C recommender D recommendation 16 Not all teenagers are well _ for their future job when they are at high school A interested B satisfied C concerned D prepared 17 Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company A recommendation B reference C curriculum vitae D photograph 18 Military is in this country Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years A compulsory B optional C illegal D unnecessary III) Reading: A Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage 1.5 pts A tiny village school is soon to (19) its 110 birthday - against all expectations Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (20) It is now ending its first term as a school (21) _by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (22) _ The villagers started a huge campaign to (23) money They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons Now the school is doing well and it seems (24) it will continue to run in the future 25 A hold B celebrate C make D give 26 A open B opened C to opening D for opening 27 A run B running C has run D to run 28 A little B less C few D small 29 A rise B raise C pay D deal 30 A in case B even though C as if D if only IV Read the passage & choose the word or phrase that best fits each space: 1.5 pts Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18 The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month But David's biggest headache is what to with his money Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew had already written some programs," he said "I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week But most his spare time is spent working "Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said "But had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time knew what wanted to and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." David added: "I would like to earn a million and suppose early retirement is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear." 31 Why is David different from other young people at his age? A He earns an extremely high salary B He is not unemployed C He does not go out much D He lives at home with his parents 32 David's greatest problem is A Making the banks treat him as an adult B inventing computer games C spending his salary D learning to drive 33 He was employed by the company because A he had worked in a computer shop B he had written some computer programs C he works very hard D he had learnt to use computers at school 34 He left school after taking O-levels because A he did not enjoy school B he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him C he was afraid of getting too old to start computing D he wanted to earn a lot of money 35 Why does David think he might retire early? A You have to be young to write computer programs C He thinks computer games might not always sell so well B He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire D He thinks his firm might go bankrupt 36 Why does his company have to pay his taxi fares? A Because he doesn’t have got money B Because he can’t drive C Because it’s too far D Because he is the boss V Writing: *Choose the sentence which is closest with the original one: pt 37 You are not allowed to take photographs here A You don’t have to take photographs here B You needn’t take photographs here C You mustn’t take photographs here D You shouldn’t take photographs here 38 You should keep the flowers in a warm sunny place A The flowers should be kept in a warm sunny place C In a warm sunny place should keep the flowers B The flowers should be keep you in a warm sunny place D The flowers you should keep in a warm sunny place 39 You can look up this word in the dictionary A You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary C There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look B The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you at need D You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need 40 He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to A The more he works, the happier he feels C His work makes him feel happy B The less he works, the happier he feels D He feels happier and happier with his work VI Complete the sentences: 0.5 pt Although I was very tired, _ A but I helped to clear up the mess after the party B and I tried to clear up the mess after the party C I helped to clear up the mess after the party D I didn't help to clear up the mess after the party I took off my shoes before entering the room _ A in order to not dirty the floor B so that I not dirty the floor C in order not dirtying the floor D so as not to dirty the floor VII Identify the mistake in each sentence If my father hasn't encouraged me to take the exam, I wouldn't have done it A B C D While the Browns were away on holiday, their house was broke into A B C D Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam? A B C D Now that I’ve become old, I can’t read as quick as I used to A B C D ENGLISH TEST Time allowed: 30 minutes Name:……………………………………………………………………Class: 12 A… I) Complete each sentence by circling A, B, C or D Do you know _this handbag might be? A whom B who's C to whom D whose Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _it A would never have believed B don't believe C hadn't believed D can't believe Military is in this country Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years A compulsory B optional C illegal D unnecessary The new shopping mall is gigantic It's advertised as a place _you can find just about anything you might want to buy A which B where C in where D in that Annie has three brothers, _are pilots A who they all B who all of them C that all of them D all of whom -"Is April twenty-first the day _?" -''No, the twenty-second." A you'll arrive then B on that you'll arrive C when you'll arrive D when you'll arrive on I am flying to the States tonight I you a ring if I can find a phone A will give B would give C could give D have given If I _ 10 years younger, I _ the job A am / will take B was / have taken C had been / will have taken D were / would take He is the man _ car was stolen last week A whom B that C which D whose 10 They have just found the couple and their car _ were swept away during the heavy storm last week A that B which C whose D when 11 A letter of _ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview A recommend B recommended C recommender D recommendation 12 Not all teenagers are well _ for their future job when they are at high school A interested B satisfied C concerned D prepared 13 Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company A recommendation B reference C curriculum vitae D photograph 14 I would like to know the reason _ he decided to quit the job A why B which 15 Although I was very tired, _ C that D when A but I helped to clear up the mess after the party B and I tried to clear up the mess after the party C I helped to clear up the mess after the party D I didn't help to clear up the mess after the party 16 I took off my shoes before entering the room _ A in order to not dirty the floor B so that I not dirty the floor C in order not dirtying the floor D so as not to dirty the floor II Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage A tiny village school is soon to (1) its 110 birthday - against all expectations Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (2) It is now ending its first term as a school (3) _by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (4) _ The villagers started a huge campaign to (5) money They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons Now the school is doing well and it seems (6) it will continue to run in the future A celebrate B hold C make D give A opened B open C to opening D for opening A has run B running C run D to run A small B less C few D little A raise B rise C pay D deal A in case B even though C as if D if only III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group A command B compose C complain D comment A needed B worked C planted D wanted A enjoyed B opened C stopped D closed A humor B honest C human D horror IV Read the passage & choose the word or phrase that best fits each space Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18 The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month But David's biggest headache is what to with his money Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew had already written some programs," he said "I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week But most his spare time is spent working "Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said "But had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time knew what wanted to and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." David added: "I would like to earn a million and suppose early retirement is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear." Why is David different from other young people at his age? A He lives at home with his parents B He does not go out much C He is not unemployed D He earns an extremely high salary David's greatest problem is A Making the banks treat him as an adult B inventing computer games C spending his salary D learning to drive He was employed by the company because A he had worked in a computer shop B he had written some computer programs C he works very hard D he had learnt to use computers at school He left school after taking O-levels because A he did not enjoy school B he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him C he was afraid of getting too old to start computing D he wanted to earn a lot of money Why does David think he might retire early? A You have to be young to write computer programs C He thinks computer games might not always sell so well B He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire D He thinks his firm might go bankrupt Why does his company have to pay his taxi fares? A Because he doesn’t have got money B Because he can’t drive C Because it’s too far D Because he is the boss V Choose the sentence which is closest with the original one: pt 41 You are not allowed to take photographs here A You don’t have to take photographs here B You needn’t take photographs here C You mustn’t take photographs here D You shouldn’t take photographs here 42 You should keep the flowers in a warm sunny place A The flowers should be kept in a warm sunny place C In a warm sunny place should keep the flowers B The flowers should be keep you in a warm sunny place D The flowers you should keep in a warm sunny place 43 You can look up this word in the dictionary A You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary C There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look B The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you at need D You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need 44 He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to A The more he works, the happier he feels C His work makes him feel happy B The less he works, the happier he feels D He feels happier and happier with his work VI Identify the mistake in each sentence: If my father hasn't encouraged me to take the exam, I wouldn't have done it A B C D While the Browns were away on holiday, their house was broke into A B C D Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam? A B C D Now that I’ve become old, I can’t read as quick as I used to A B C D ENGLISH TEST Time allowed: 30 minutes Name:……………………………………………………………………Class: 12 A… I Identify the mistake in each sentence: Now that I’ve become old, I can’t read as quick as I used to A B C D 2.If my father hasn't encouraged me to take the exam, I wouldn't have done it A B C D While the Browns were away on holiday, their house was broke into A B C D Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam? A B C D II) Complete each sentence by circling A, B, C or D: I would like to know the reason _ he decided to quit the job A why B which Although I was very tired, _ C that D when A but I helped to clear up the mess after the party B and I tried to clear up the mess after the party C I helped to clear up the mess after the party D I didn't help to clear up the mess after the party I took off my shoes before entering the room _ A in order to not dirty the floor B so that I not dirty the floor C in order not dirtying the floor D so as not to dirty the floor Annie has three brothers, _are pilots A who they all B who all of them C that all of them D all of whom -"Is April twenty-first the day _?" -''No, the twenty-second." A you'll arrive then B on that you'll arrive C when you'll arrive D when you'll arrive on I am flying to the States tonight I you a ring if I can find a phone A will give B would give C could give D have given If I _ 10 years younger, I _ the job A am / will take B was / have taken C had been / will have taken D were / would take He is the man _ car was stolen last week A whom B that C which D whose They have just found the couple and their car _ were swept away during the heavy storm last week A that B which C whose D when 10 A letter of _ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview A recommend B recommended C recommender D recommendation 11 Do you know _this handbag might be? A whom B who's C to whom D whose 12 Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _it A would never have believed B don't believe C hadn't believed D can't believe 13 Military is in this country Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years A compulsory B optional C illegal D unnecessary 14 The new shopping mall is gigantic It's advertised as a place _you can find just about anything you might want to buy A which B where C in where D in that 15 Not all teenagers are well _ for their future job when they are at high school A interested B satisfied C concerned D prepared 16 Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company A recommendation B reference C curriculum vitae D photograph III.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group A command B compose C complain D comment A needed B worked C planted D wanted A enjoyed B opened C stopped D closed A humor B honest C human D horror IV Read the passage & choose the word or phrase that best fits each space: 1.5 pts Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18 The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month But David's biggest headache is what to with his money Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew had already written some programs," he said "I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week But most his spare time is spent working "Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said "But had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time knew what wanted to and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." David added: "I would like to earn a million and suppose early retirement is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear." Why is David different from other young people at his age? A He earns an extremely high salary B He is not unemployed C He does not go out much D He lives at home with his parents David's greatest problem is A Making the banks treat him as an adult B inventing computer games C spending his salary D learning to drive He was employed by the company because A he had worked in a computer shop B he had written some computer programs C he works very hard D he had learnt to use computers at school He left school after taking O-levels because A he did not enjoy school B he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him C he was afraid of getting too old to start computing D he wanted to earn a lot of money Why does David think he might retire early? A You have to be young to write computer programs C He thinks computer games might not always sell so well B He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire D He thinks his firm might go bankrupt Why does his company have to pay his taxi fares? A Because he doesn’t have got money B Because he can’t drive C Because it’s too far D Because he is the boss IV Choose the sentence which is closest with the original one: 45 You are not allowed to take photographs here A You don’t have to take photographs here B You needn’t take photographs here C You mustn’t take photographs here D You shouldn’t take photographs here 46 You should keep the flowers in a warm sunny place A The flowers should be kept in a warm sunny place C In a warm sunny place should keep the flowers B The flowers should be keep you in a warm sunny place D The flowers you should keep in a warm sunny place 47 You can look up this word in the dictionary A You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary C There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look B The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you at need D You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need 48 He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to A The more he works, the happier he feels C His work makes him feel happy B The less he works, the happier he feels D He feels happier and happier with his work V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage A tiny village school is soon to (1) its 110 birthday - against all expectations Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (2) It is now ending its first term as a school (3) _by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (4) _ The villagers started a huge campaign to (5) money They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons Now the school is doing well and it seems (6) it will continue to run in the future A hold B give C make D celebrate A open B opened C to opening D for opening A running B run C has run D to run A little B small C few D less A rise B pay C raise D deal A as if B even though C in case D if only 45- minute test- Semester Grade 12- n KEY & MARK SCALE I) Phonetics: *Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group pt 0.5 pt for each correct option B C D B II) Grammar & Vocabulary: Complete each sentence by circling A, B, C or D: 3.5 pts 0.25 pt for each correct option B D C A D D A A D 10 A III) Reading: 3pts Read the passage & choose the word or phrase that best fits each space: 1.5 pts 0.25 pt for each correct option A B A A C B C B Read the passage and then answer the following questions: 1.5 pt 0.25 pt for each correct option A C B B C B IV) Writing: 2.5 pts 0.25 pt for each correct option C A A B * Complete the sentences: 0.5 pt C D * Identify the mistake in each sentence: pt A (hadn’t) D (broken into) B (on) C (quickly) THE END 11 D 12 D 13 C 14 A ... £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic I hope it will come to more than that this year." 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