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THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST – Class : 12

Time : 45 minutes

I. PRONUNCIATION : Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from

the rest (1m )

1. a. south b. mouth c. sound d. touch

2. a. with b. mirth c. mouth d. think

3. a. level b. even c. eleven d. management

4. a. water b. waste c. answer d. went

5. a. tourists b. laws c. crops d. cooks

II.VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION :Choose the most suitable word or phrase (2,5)

1. I can’t stand impudent children

a. tolerate b. agree c. get over d. disagree

2. Most of the festivals are ……………………………..

a. well dressed b. well prepared c. well cooked d. well made

3. What’s your father’s occupation ?

a. possession b. poverty c. property d. career

4. ……………………….. water is good for our health

a. Waste b. Sea c. Mineral d. River

5. English is not the ……………………………… property of the UK

a. private b. personal c. main d. chief

6. Garbage should be ……………………. to avoid unpleasant odor .

a. burnt b. scattered c. distributed d. buried

7. Forest fire is the most serious …………………………..

a. preservation b. importance c. destruction d. all are incorrect

8. I rarely arrive …………………….. home late

a. a b. an c. the d. no article

9. Hunters have caused the ………………………… of many wild animals

a. lose b. loss c. lost d. losing

10. In this ……………………….. , you are not right

a. way b. respect c. practice d. device

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE : Choose the best word or phrase .(2,5m)

1. We had someone paint our house ……………………….

a. We had our house to paint b. We had our house painted

c. Our house had been painted d. Our house has been painted by us

2. Some Western people ………………………. tea ……………………….. coffee

a. prefer / to b. would rather have /than

c. like / than c. all are correct

3. They couldn’t climb the mountain because of the storm

a. The storm made them not to climb up the mountain

b. The storm made them couldn’t climb up the mountain

c. The storm prevented them from climbing up the mountain

d. The storm prevent them to climb up the mountain

4. Either you or Peter …………………….. write the report

a. has to b. have to c. a and b are correct d. a and b are incorrect

5.He drank …………………………. wine last night and gets sick now

a. too many b. few of c. large number d. too much

6. ……………………………. is being carried out

a. The reclaiming of the land b. The reclaiming land c. The land reclaiming d. a and c

7. Don’t worry  By the time you arrive tomorrow, we ………………………..………. the work

a. has completed b. had completed c. will have completed . d. will have completed

8. We enjoy …………………………………… that film

a. see b. to see c. seeing d. seen

9. It was the most interesting novel ………………..………….. we have ever read

a. who b. whose c. when d. that

10. Mary is sick . She can not go to work