TEST 45 MINUTES SUBJECT ENGLISH CLASS : 12 potx

Name: ……………………………….. TEST 45 MINUTES 

Class : ………………………....…….. SUBJECT : ENGLISH

CLASS : 12

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: (1.0pt)

1. A. apply B. university C. identity D. early

2. A. final B. applicant C. high D. decide

3. A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed

4. A. the man B. the book C. the girl D. the employer

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest: (1.0pt)

5. A. interviewer B. preparation C. economics D. education

6. A. university B. application C. technology D. entertainment

7. A. express B. effort C. office D. comment

8. A. employment B. remember C. concentrate D. position

III. Rewrite the sentences, using the suggested words: (1.0 pt)

9. The boy is very interested in math. I spoke to him last night. (whom)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………...........................

10. He can’t get the job because he isn’t good at English.

If..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........

IV. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets: (3.0pts)

11. If that hat costs much, I (buy) ………………….......…………………....... a small one.

12. If you (drive) ………………….......………… more carefully, you wouldn’t have had so many accidents.

13. If I spoke English well, my job (be) ………………….......…………………....... a lot easier.

14. I (not go) ………………….......to the party yesterday because I (not invite) ………………….…… to it.

15. The room (clean) ………………….…………………. at the moment.

16. They (go) …………………. home last night after they (finish) …………………. their work.

V. Complete the sentences, using WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHOSE, WHERE, WHOEVER: (2.0 pts)

17. The book ………………….…………………. I bought at the bookstore yesterday is expensive.

18. What’s the name of the blonde girl ………………….…………………. just came in?

19. Do you know the man about ………………….…………………. they’re talking?

20. He’s the man ………………….…………………. people like at first sight.

21. Jane got ten marks in maths today, ………………….…………………. made her feel very happy.

22. What’s the music to ………………….…………………. you are listening?

23. This is the house ………………….…………………. we often stay in summer.

24. This is Henry, ………………….…………………. sister works for my father.

VI. Read the following passage and answer the questions below : (2.0pts)

Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino near Gzhatsk, a region west of Moscow, Russia, on March 9, 1934. He

was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first person in space and the first human to orbit the Earth.

The adjacent town of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin in 1968 in his honor.

Yuri Gagarin's parents worked on a collective farm. His mother was reportedly a voracious reader, and his

father was a skilled carpenter. He was the third of four children in his family. Gagarin's teachers described him

as intelligent and hardworking.

After starting an apprenticeship in a metalworks as a foundry-man, Gagarin was selected for further training