English written test 45 minutes (n5) Name ………………………………Class12A … I. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the rest ones. 1. A. decreased B. influenced C. endangered D. established 2. A. helps B. provides C. documents D. texts 3. A. earning B. learning C. searching D. clearing II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest ones. 1. A. ability B. activity C. certificate D. entertainment 2. A. interesting B. instead C. expected D. resources III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. Her mother prevented her . going out tonight. A. against B. from C. about D. at 2. He told us to wait him at the bus stop . A. tomorrow B. next Sunday C. yesterday D. the previous day 3. This building used to be a library, ………… ? A. doesn't it B. isn’t it C. didn’t it D. wasn’t it 4. We found it very difficult …. with Anna. She keeps forgetting ……on important message. A. work/ passing B. to work/ to pass C. to work/ passing D. working/ to pass 5. Tom said everything …. ready when the match … A. will be/starts B. would be/started C. is/started D. will be/started 6. me to phone them before I go out. A. Remind B. Remember C. Mention D. Make 7. A(n) … is a book that someone writes about their own life. A. autobiography B. biography C. romance D. historical novel 8. They said both he ………… I were to come. A. but B. and C. so D. or 9. The Sahara …. The continent of Africa into North and Sub-Saharan Africa. A. separates B. diverges C. detaches D. divides 10. You …. worry about losing your jobs. A. mustn’t B. need C. needn’t D. needn’t to 11. I have only had time to … the report before going to the meeting. A. taste B. dip into C. chew D. swallow 12. Books that give fact about real events, things, or people are called … A. novel B. biography C. non-fiction D. romance 13. Oh! Look at that beautiful vase on the floor. How did it … ? A. get broken B. break C. broken D. got broken 14. My computer is broken. – Why don’t you have it …… ? A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. for repairing 15. I am fond … reading detective stories by Agatha Christie. A. in B. of C. on D. at 16.You can send letter from Hong Kong ……… by Suez or by Canada. A. either B. neither C. both D. and 17. The instructor warned the students sailing alone on the lake. A. on B. for C. of D. against 18. The doctor says that he ………… you in ten minutes. A. see B. will see C. saw D. would see 19. The children have very different …… . A. person B. personal C. personality D. personalities 20. …… books tell stories from the author’s imagination. A. Fiction B. Non- fiction C. Thriller D. Biography IV. Read the article below. Then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he’s not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found . Five days ago , the policeman told Ted that his bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away . It is now being sent to his home by train . Ted was very surprised when he heard the news . He was glad too because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen. 1. Ted was worried because ………… . A. he received a letter B. he went to police station yesterday C. the police would catch him D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him 2. The policeman who talked to Ted was ……… . A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small 3. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news? A. because his bicycle was stolen 15years ago B. because his bicycle was found when he was 15 C. because he thought he would never find the bicycle D. because the bicycle was sent to him by train 4. When was Ted’s bicycle found? A. Last Tuesday B. Five days ago C. Yesterday D. Twenty years ago 5. Which of the following statement is not true? C. Ted is no longer anxious A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The police told Ted the good news five days ago. D. Ted is 35 years now. V. Choose the underlined part among A , B , C , D that needs correcting 1. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth, I don ’ t like having deceived. A B C D 2. Water that has had the minerals removed called “soft” water. A B C D 3. Wine tends to be lost its flavor when it has not been properly sealed . A B C D 4. These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time. A B C D 5. After she had bought himself a new car, she sold her bicycle. A B C D 6. The song to that we listened last night was beautiful. A B C D VI. Choose the sentence A, B, C or D, which is closest in meaning to the printed one. 1. The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road. A. The gate is so closed that the children cannot run into the road. B. The gate is closed so that the children cannot run into the road. C. The gate is closed for the children not running into the road. D. The gate is closed so as the children cannot run into the road. 2. Jack has stopped writing letters to Jill A. Jack has no longer stopped writing to Jill C. Jack used to write letters to Jill. B. Jack has never written letters to Jill before. D. Jack stopped writing letters when Jill came. 3. They moved to this suburb in 1997. A. They have lived in this suburb since 1997. C. They lived in this suburb in 1997. B. They have lived in this suburb before. D. They have moved to this suburb since 1997. 4. Even though they were late, they didn’t hurry. A. In spite that they were late, they didn’t hurry. C. Because of being late, they were in a hurry. B. Despite being late, they didn’t hurry. D. They were in a hurry because they were late. Answer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40