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The first written test
Grade 12-Time allowance: 45’
********* Full name:

Class:
Mark: Part I- Phonetics:
A- Pick out the word who underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the other words.
1. A. airports B. things C. calculators D. plays
2. A. says B. looks C. reads D. runs
3. A. beloved B. naked C. wicked D. confused
4. A. learned B. presented C. viewed D. robbed
5. A. advance B. ancient C. ancestor D. annual
B. pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
6. A. marvelous B. argument C. maximum D. compliment
7. A. attention B. expensive C. acceptable D. necessary

Part II- Vocabulary and grammar:
* Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentences
8. An article in the newspaper………. my attention.

14. The train ….half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
15. When I last saw her, she…….in NewYork.
A. is living B. was living C. has lived D. has been living.
16. “ your new dress is very nice, you look beautiful in it”- “ You must…….”
A. to kid B. kidding C. be kidding D. to be kidding

17. If you see your teacher… you, you can see a small friendly wave.
A. approach B. to approach C. approaching D. approached
18. People who can’t talk can use …… forms of communication.
A. verbal B. non-verbal C. verbly D. non-verbaly
19. I’m a student and I………everyday and every night.
A. study B. to study C. have studied D. studied
20. A large number of Indian men agree that it is unwise… in their wives.
A. confide B. to confine C. confiding D. confined
* Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the following passage

Mary(21)….from England. She(22)………(23)……to opera singing. Last month she (24)
……to Sydney, Australia in a few days. She(25)….also interested in(26)…….kangaroos
and koalas in wild forest there. She said that she hoped she(27)….another chance to
come to Australia.
21. A. come B. comes C. came D. has come
22. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. enjoyed D. has enjoyed
23. A. to listen B. listens C. listening D. listened
24. A. come B. comes C. came D. has come
25.A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
26. A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. watched
27. A. have B. will have C. would have D. has
Part III- Reading:
Read the reading passage and choose the item among A, B, C, or D that best

D. contain little information about future
30. When we asked about their own culture, many British people……
A. argue they knew little about British culture
B. said themselves were not typical of British people
C. give incorrect answers
D. were surprised by the question asked
31. It is easy to……….
A. know a lot a bout your own country’ culture
B. know the culture of the other countries
C. give exact information about your own country
D. describe stereotype of your country
32. The things that are typical of Britain are…….
A. Shakespeare and the Queen
B. Shakespeare; the Queen, village inns, English folk dancing, English castles,
and fish chips wrapped in newspaper.
C. English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper.
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D. fish chips wrapped in newspaper.
Part IV: Writing:
I-Choose the underlined part among A,B, C, or D that needs correcting.
33. London, which was the capital of England, was founded by the
A B C
Roman in 43 A.D.
D
34. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is
A B C D
remarkable.
35. Both a term paper and final exam is often required for a college
A B C D