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Grade 12 THE FIRST TERM TEST 5

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Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1. She has been living in the country __the beginning of the summer.

A. for B. at C. during D. since

2. I ___________ with you on that subject.

A. agreeing B. agreed C. am agree D. agree

3. Her father ________when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. had died C. died D. has died

4. He has given up_________.

A. smoked B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoke

5. He lives _____ he tenth floor ____the centre of the city.

A. in/in B. on/on C. on/in D. in/on

6. We spent our holiday ______the south coast of France.

A. on B. at C. Ø D. in

7. Whenever we meet, she avoids ________ at me.

A. looked B. look C. to look D. looking

8. Do you know that Englishmen drive ________the left?

A. Ø B. in C. on D. at

9. You_________me why you’re called Tony when your name is John.

A. never told B. are never telling C. never tells D. have never told

10. I wrote five __________ for a job but got nothing.

A. applications B. applicators C. applicants D. applies

11. I __________them since we met at Ann’s party.

A. have known B. knew C. know D. have been knowing

12. Probably the most common way of attracting someone ‘s _________is by waving.

A. attention B. attentively C. attentiveness D. attentive

13. With the Doi Moi policy, the __________of Vietnam has been restructured.

A. economical B. economy C. economics D. economic

14. Before Doi Moi policy, the people in that region had to suffer severe________

A. unemployed B. employment C. unemployment D. employed

15. The discussion ________.Why are you always late?

A. already began B. begins C. is beginning D. has already begun

16. They decided to go for a picnic ___________the cold weather.

A. because of B. and C. because D. in spite of

17. They_________ since they _________school.

A. did not meet/left B. have not met/left C. have not met/have left D. do not met/left

18. His mother insisted on__________ college.

A. is going to B. his going to C. he to go to D. he go to

19. The___________ school year generally commences in September.

A. academic B. academy C. academically D. academician

20. I still cannot believe it! My bicycle_________ a few minutes ago.

A. was stealing B. stole C. was stolen D. stolen

21. The rain ________but a strong wind is still blowing.

A. has stopped B. is stopping C. stops D. stopped

Choose the word whose underlined part is

pronounced differently from that of the other three.

22. A. laughed B. saved C. clapped D. looked

23. A. beats B. reads C. mats D. banks

Choose the word which has a different stressed

pattern from that of the other three.

24. A.occasion B. semester C. marital D. profession

25. A.traffic B. above C. matter D. corner

Choose the best sentence (A,B,C or D) made from the given cues.

26. If / my parents/ my / exam/ my/ pass/ I / be/ very/ happy / last year /.

A. If I pass my exam, my parents would be very happy last year.

B. If I will pass my exam, my parents would be very happy last year.

C. If I had passed my exam last year, my parents will be very happy .

D. If I had passed my exam last year, my parents would have been very happy.

27. St Paul’s Cathedral / the/ she/ work/ be/ near/ office.

A. She works in the office where is near St Paul’s Cathedral. B. The office in which she works is near St Paul’s Cathedral.

C. The office in that she works is near St Paul’s Cathedral. D. The office in where she works is near St Paul’s Cathedral

Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

28. I have never eaten this food before.

A. I have never eaten such a good food before. B. It is the most tasty food I have eaten.

C. The food is so good that I have never eaten before D. It is the first time I have eaten this food.

29. We will only be able to come if we can get some time off.

A. We won’t be able to come unless we can get some time off.

B. We will be able to come unless we can get some time off.

C. We wouldn’t be able to come unless we can get some time off.