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GRADE 12

15-MINUTE TEST
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1 SEMESTER

TEST 1

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. cooks   

b. loves     

c. joins     

d. spends

2. a. hurry     

b. under     

 c. pressure     

d. rush

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
3. a. hospital     

b. mischievous     

4. a. family    

 b. whenever   

5. a. biologist   

c. supportive    

  b. generally    

 d. special

  c. obedient     

d. solution

 c. responsible     

d. security

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase:
6. He was looking at his parents _______, waiting for recommendations.
a. obey     

b. obedience     

c. obedient     

d. obediently

7. The interviews with parents showed that the vast majority were _______ of teachers.
a. support     

b. supportive     

c. supporter     

d. supporting

8. Billy has been seriously ill, and he was taken to _____ hospital yesterday
a. a   

b. an     

c. the     

d. Ø

9. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______.
a. happiness     

b. household chores   

c. responsibility     

d. employment

10. You should not burn _______. You had better dig a hole and bury it.
a. dishes    

 b. lab     

c. garbage     

d. shift

11. He was very respectful at home and _______ to his parents.
a. responsible     

b. caring     

c. obedient     

d. lovely

12. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _______ families and in preserving their cultures.
a. wealthy     

b. secure    

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 c. safe     

d. close-knit
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13. He was _______ when I had those problems and said whatever I did he would stand by me.
a. supportive     

b. exciting     

c. busy     

d. dull

14. He was determined to give his family a secure and solid _______.
a. base     

b. floor     

c. basement     

d. ground

15. It's hard work looking _______ three children all day.
a. after     

b. up     

c. to     

d. through

TEST 2
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. shifts     

b. thinks     

c. joins     

d. soups

2. a. bags     

b. graphs     

c. lands     

d. days

3. a. proved     

b. surveyed     

c. discussed    

 d. rained

4. a. naked    

 b. looked     

c. booked     

d. hooked

c. coughed     

d. loved

5. a. appeared     

b. agreed     

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined
part:
6. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in _______.
a. agree    

 b. agreeable     

c. agreement     

d. agreeably

7. The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
a. confide     

b. confident     

c. confidently     

d. confidence

8. My parents will have celebrated 40 years of _______ by next week.
a. marry     

b. married     

c. marriageable     

d. marriage

9. Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't seem to be
any response.
a. feeling     

b. emotion     

c. reply    

 d. effect

10. Family is the place where _______ children is not only tolerated but welcomed and encouraged.

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a. taking     

b. having     

c. giving     

d. showing

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one:
11. This is the first time I attend such an enjoyable wedding party.
a. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.
b. I had the first enjoyable wedding party.
c. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.
d. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
12. It is not until a Vietnamese girl getting 18 years old that she is allowed to get married legally.
a. A Vietnamese girl is not allowed to get married legally only when she gets 18 years old.
b. A Vietnamese girl is allowed to get married legally only after she gets 18 years old.
c. They never allow a Vietnamese girl to get married legally when she is 18 years old.
d. The legal allowance for a Vietnamese girl to get married will be issued in 18 years.
13. I have not met her for three years.
a. The last time I met her was three years ago.

b. It is three years when I will meet her.

c. I did not meet her three years ago.

d. During three years, I met her once.

14. This pasta is a new experience for me.
a. I used to eat a lot of pasta.

b. I am used to eating pasta.

c. It is the first time I have eaten pasta.

d. I have ever eaten pasta many times before.

15. I have not seen Tom for ages.
a. It has been a long time .since I last saw Tom.

b. Tom and I do not look the same age.

c. Tom and I are friends for a long time.

d. I often met Tom ages ago.

TEST 3
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. hands   

b. parents   

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c. chores   
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2. a. brothers   

b. weekends   

c. problems   

d. secrets

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
3. a. confident     

b. important     

c. together     

d. exciting

4. a. possible.     

b. university     

c. secondary     

d. suitable

5. a. household     

b. secure    

 c. pressure     

d. active

Find one mistake that needs correcting:
6. Stayed strong, family members have to be engaged in each other's lives.
  A 

B   

C   

D

7. Sometimes all it takes is a few minutes to help you and your family members feeling more in
 A    

  B 

  C   

D

touch with each other.
  8. Meal time is a great time for family members to talk about that is going on in their lives.
   

   A   

B   

C    D

9. Meal time also gives children a chance to learn how some of their favorite dishes making.
   A     

 B    C  

D

10. Playing games together is teachable moments to share lessons about sportsmanship, teamwork,
 

 A      

B

perseverance, and to be tolerant of others.
       

  C   

D

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences:
11. She is never willing _______ any personal question.
a. answer   

b. to answer  

 c. answering   

d. answered

12. _______ a doctor, you have to meet some certain requirements of the medical college.
a. To become   

b. Become   

c. Becoming   

d. Became

13. By the time we _______ to the train station, Susan _______ for us for more than two hours.
a. will get / has been waiting   

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b. got / was waiting
c. got / had been waiting   
d. get / will wait
14. I _______ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I _______
next year.
a. am working / will retire  

 b. am going to work / am retiring

c. work / am going to retire   

d. have been working / retire

15. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.
a. was crossing / struck   

b. had crossed / was striking

c. crossed / had struck    

d. is crossing / strikes

TEST 4
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
1. a. general    

b. applicant    

c. usually    

d. October

2. a. parallel    

b. dependent    

c. educate    

d. primary

3. a. physical   

b. achievement    

c. government   

d. national

4. a. eleven    

b. history    

c. nursery    

d. different

5. a. consider   

b. similar    

c. actually    

d. carefully

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined
part:
6. The school library is open _______ all of the students and the teaching staff of the school.
a. for    

b. over    

c. to    

d. among

7. I have just taken a Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL _______ short.
a. of    

b. in    

c. on    

d. for

8. He did not do well at school and left with few _______ qualifications.
a. academic    

b. academ    

c. academician    

d. academically

9. The Minister of the Education and Training Department appeared on TV last night to _______ his
new policy.

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a. public    

b. publicly    

c. publicize    

d. publicizing

10. He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _______.
a. achieve    

b. achiever    

c. achievement    

d. achievable

11. James's company will almost certainly fire him _______ he improves his attitude.
a. unless    

b. or    

c. otherwise    

d. if

12. If my client _______ me her fax number, I _______ to post a letter to her.
a. gave / will not have    

 

b. will give / do not have

c. had given / wouldn't have had   

 d. had given / will not have had

13. _______ I had brought my laptop to the meeting yesterday.
a. If    

b. If only    

c. Even if    

d. As if

14. If I _______ the lottery last week, I _______ rich now.
a. had won / would be    

 

c. won / would be   

b. had won / would have been

 

 d. won / would have been

15. Mary said she will join the company if the starting salary _______ her expectations.
a. meets    

b. met    

c. has met    

d. had met

TEST 5
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
1. a. expression    

b. easily    

c. depression   

2. a. algebra    

b. musical    

c. politics  

3. a. mechanic    

b. chemistry    

c. cinema    

d. disruptive
  d. apartment
d. finally

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
4. a. final  

b. applicant  

c. high  

d. decide

5. a. average  

b. indicate  

c. application 

d. grade

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined
part:

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6. An _______ is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree.
a. undergraduate   

b. application    

c. insurance    

d. exam

7. Entry to university is competitive so some _______ with the minimum entrance qualifications will
find themselves without a place.
a. tutors    

b. professors    

c. teachers   

 d. applicants

8. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of _______ courses in the
university.
a. compulsory    

b. optional    

c. required    

d. limited

9. Mr. Dolp provided us with an _______ guide to the full-time and part-time programs on offer to a
range of candidates drawn from schools and colleges.
a. inform    

b. informative    

c. informed    

d. information

10. Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a severe _______.
a. limiting    

b. limitation    

c. delimitation    

d. limited

Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense:
11. The earthquake (cause) _______________ less damage if the houses (be)_____________ of
stronger construction.
12. Had Lilly (not eat)________________ so much, she (not put)_________________ on weight.
13. She had a headache; otherwise she (come)___________________ with us.
TEST 6
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
1. a. veterinary  

b. consequently  

c. application  

d. difficulty

2. a. maximum  

b. decision 

c. requirement  

d. admission

3. a. institution 

b. university  

c. preferential  

d. indicative

4. a. available  

b. majority  

c. tutorial  

d. differently

5. a. graduation 

b. understanding  

c. international  

d. accommodation

Choose the best alternative that can complete the sentence:
6. Studying abroad can be a meaningful and rewarding experience. It gives students the chance to live
overseas, integrate themselves into a totally foreign culture, ____________________.
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a. meet other students, and travel
b. they meet other students, and to travel
c. so that they can meet other students, and travel
d. meet other students, but to travel

7. ___________________ that most students studying abroad have to encounter.
a. Suppose, with several certain difficulties
b. But, several certain difficulties
c. However, there are several certain difficulties
d. Moreover, there are several certain difficulties for them
8. Not being completely fluent in the language _________________.
a. to make daily chores such as shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable
b. makes daily chores to go shopping and eat out pretty uncomfortable
c. making daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable
d. makes daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable
9. Cross-cultural misunderstandings with classmates, professors and others __________________.
a. are unavoidable for most students studying abroad
b. are easy for most students studying abroad not to avoid
c. are too unavoidable for most students to study abroad
d. are unavoidable enough for most students to study abroad
10. Moreover, they may be distracted from their studies _____________.
a. in spite of feeling homesick and missing their relatives and friends
b. by feeling homesick and missing their relatives and friends
c. with the feeling of homesick and missing their relatives and friends
d. and they feel homesick and miss their relatives and friends
Find one mistake that needs correcting:

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 Most parents prefer an education system which offers the children widest study options in the world.
 A   

B  

 C  

 D

12. The purpose of secondary education is to give common knowledge and to prepare for either higher
  

 A      

B  

C

education and vocational education.
       

D

13. An university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees;
   A     

 B

C 

 including Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and doctorates in a variety of subjects.
     D
14. Higher vocational education and training that combines teaching of both practical skills
A    

  B 

C   

and theoretical  expertise.
      D

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