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(1)CLASS:
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ONE PERIOD TEST 1 SUBJECT: ENGLISH 12
MARKS CODE
(2)NUMBER QUESTIONS ANSWER I Pick out the word whose main stress syllable is different from the rest:
1 A biologist B responsible C education D apologize
2 A secure B willing C confide D maintain
II Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from the rest: IV GRAMMAR:
A Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: II Pick out the word whose underline d and bold part is pronounc ed differentl y from the rest:3
A jumped B picked C relaxed D suited
4 A lets B fills C adds D stirs
III VOCABULARY:Choose the correct option to complete the following sentences They had a long and _marriage
A happy B happily C happiness D merrily
6 Does television reflect the ethnic and cultural of the country?
A diversity B gaps C election D marriage
7 This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate
A situation B attention C place D matter
8 It is generally believed that "Men make _ house and women make _ home"
A Ø / Ø B a / an C the / the D an / the
IV GRAMMAR:
A Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: I wish I …… an astronaut in the future
A will be B were C would be D an 10 We each other since we met at Linda’s party
A didn’t see B haven’t seen C don’t see D isn’t seeing 11 I _ him ten days ago
A see B have seen C will see D saw
12 After Mary _ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company
A will finish B is finishing C finishes D will have finished 13 If only Ben …… here Yesterday
A was B had been C would be D were 14 The schoolboys are in a hurry _ be late for school
A so as to B in order not to C in order that D for 15 Be as clear as possible ………… there is no misunderstanding
a in order to b so as to c in order not to d in order that 16 If you didn’t this, you …… punished
A are B will be C should D would be
17 Diana hasn’t finished her course
A already B yet C recently D later
18 I’d have gone swimming yesterday afternoon if I …… time
(3)19 I wish they …… us when they were in town
A visited B visit C had visited D would visit 20 The train _ when we arrived at the station
a left b has left c had left d leaves
21 I wish someone …… me a job next month
A would give B gives C will gives D wouldn’t give 22 I would have met you at the bus terminal if I …… that you were arriving
A know B had known C knew D would know
23 She said that she you tomorrow
A had visited B has visited C would visit D will visit 24 Mary put on her scarf _ get cold
A so as not to B so as to not C in order to not D to 25 It was _ that we went for a hike in the mountain
A so a nice day B such a nice day C so nice day D such nice day 26 What to you yesterday?
A happened B did happen C had happened D has happened 27 - You look tired
- I’m _ I can’t keep my eyes ope
A so tired that B such a tired C too tired that D very tired that 28
B Identify a mistake that needs correcting in each sentence: After he had lived there, he had applied for that job
A B C D
29 He has been teaching for 25 years before he retired last year A B C D
30 The laser beam must be intense in order that to kill cancer cells A B C D 31 My grandpa is so old to walk without a stick
A B C D
V WRITING : Pick out the sentence that has the same meaning with the given one: 33 We wore warm clothes because we didn’t want to get cold
A We wore warm clothes in order not get cold B We wore warm clothes to get cold
C We wore warm clothes so that we could get cold.D We wore warm clothes in order not to get cold 34 I didn’t try hard, so I didn’t succeed
A If I tried hard, I would succeed.B If I had tried hard, I would succeed
C If I tried hard, I would have succeeded D If I had tried hard, I would have succeeded 35 The garden is too small to play football in
A The garden is so small not to play football in B The garden is small enough to play football in C The garden is not big enough to play football in D The garden is such small that they can’t play football in 36 I regret taking up smoking
A I wish I took up smoking B I wish I hadn’t taken up smoking
C I wish I had taken up smoking D I wish I give up smoking VI Read the passage carefully then choose the correct answer for the questions below:
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The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age A small percentage, about percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about percent are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
(4)C The current American family D The ideal family 38 The writer implies that _
A there have always been a wide variety of family arrangement in the United States B racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure C the ideal American family is the best structure
D fewer married couples are having children 39 Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A A single man in his twenties B An elderly man
C A single woman in her late sixties D A divorced woman
40 In the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent _
A 1/3 percent of households B 20 percent of households