45 minute test (1) potx

Song Ma High School

Class: 12 …….

Name: ……………………………….

45 minute test (1)

I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the

rest(1 point)

1. A. busy B. basic C. person D. answer

2. A. coach B. chore C. chorus D. check

3. A. communicate B. facial C. contact D. carpet

4. A. art B. standard C. contemporary D. documentary

II. Choose the best answer( 5 points)

1. “ Don’t call me after 9 p.m, please”, the manager said.

A. The manager said that we didn’t call him after 9p.m.

B. The manager advised me to not call him after 9p.m.

C. The manager told his secretary not to call him after 9p.m.

D. The manager asked his men not to call him after 9 p.m, please.

2. “ Let’s go to the zoo now”, our friends said.

A. Our friends suggested going to the zoo then. B. Our friends invited us to go to the

zoo now.

C. Our friends insisted us to go to the zoo then. D. Our friends obliged us to go to the

zoo now.

3. “What did you do last night?” “I watched T.V, practiced the violin, and……my

homework.”

A. made B. do C. did D. done

4. My child saw an elephant this morning but he……………..one before.

A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had

seen

5. He fell down when he…………….towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

6. Our government……a system of private schools in a near future.

A. was developing B. has developed C. would develop D. is gong

to develop

7.Until Alan began his married life, he his dirty socks on the floor.

A. always leaves B. always left C. has always left D. had always left

8. Children always find the reasons to ………….off their responsibility.

A. take B. get C. divvy D. blow

9. In most social situation where people of acquaintance meet each other, ……………… way of

greeting is allowed.

A. formal B. informal C. serious D. artificial

10. Yesterday, Tom didn’t tell the truth, and now he is considered as a/an……………person.

A. untrustworthy B. disrespect C. insecure D. inattentive

III. XI. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.( 2 points)

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of

communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral

speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language

in which motion stands for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to

resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and

exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however cannot.