45-MINUTE ENGLISH TEST – 2
Class: 11A …………… Name:………………………
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1. A. university B. union C. usage

D. umbrella
2. A. taste B. amazing C. replace D. action

3. A. length B. northern C. th
row
D. width
II.Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
4. A. ensure B. middle C. number D. sister
5. A. transform B. prospect C. country D. beauty
III. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences:
6. The sun , water , and the wind are other sources of energy.
A. alternative B. transforming C. changing D. changeable
7.The boy with I’ve talked is a very successful student
A. who B. whom C. that D. X (nothing)
8. Which newspaper does he to ?
A. own B. subscribe C. purchase D. ask
9. We could make better use of our
A. environment B. sourses C. resourses D. atmosphere
10.The biggest reason for I didn’t take the job is the low pay .
A. which B.why C. that D. when
11. It is really an area of beauty.
A. landscape B. scenic C. scenery D. B and C
12. A fund will be set up for the species.
A. dangerous B. endangered C. endangering D. popular
13. More and more rare animals are ________danger of extinction.
A. for B. on C. at D. in

“Dear Sir,
We gave you a post-office box two months ago and wrote to you then to tell you. Here is the key to your box. You
will find our letter to you in it.”
24. What happens when you have a post-office box?
A. When you have a post-office box, you go to the post office to get your letters and parcels from your box.
B. When you have a post-office box, you don't go to the post office to get your letters and parcels from your box.
C. When you have a post-office box, you don't have to go to the post office to get your letters and parcels from
your box.
D. When you have a post-office box, the postman brings letters to you.
25. Why are letters safe when they are in a post-office box?
A.Because the box is unlocked and everybody has the key. B.Because the box is locked and nobody has the key.
C.Because the box is locked and only the owner has the key. D. Because the box is unlocked and only the owner
has the key.
26. Why did the headmaster write to the post office?
A.He wrote to the post office to order a post-office box for his school. B. He wrote to the post office to order a
postman for his school.
C.He wrote to the post office to ask a post-office box for his family. D.He wrote to the post office to order a post-
office box for his family.
27. Why did he write to the post office three months later?
A.Because he hadn't get his post-office box after three months, although the post office promised to give it to him
after only one month.
B.Because he had got his post-office box after three months, although the post office promised to give it to him
after only one month.
C.Because he hadn't got his post-office box after three months, although the post office didn't promise to give it to
him after only one month.
D.Because he hadn't got his post-office box after three months, although the post office promised to give it to him
after only one month.
VI. Read the following passage carefully then choose the best options to complete the passage:
We are all slowly (28)_______ the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much
smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well – known city, for example,

A. We were slowly destroying the earth by polluting the environment
B. We are slowly destroying a earth by polluting the environment
C. We are slowly destroying the earth by polluting the environment
D. We are slowly destroying the earth by polluting at the environment
39.
it / locate /F29km south / Sydney.

A. It located 29km south of Sydney.
B. It locating 29km south of Sydney.
C. It is that locates 29km south of Sydney
D. It is located 29km south of Sydney;
40. at least 600,000 visitors / come to visit / the Park / every year
A. There are at least 600,000 visitors come to visit the Park every year.
B. At least 600,000 visitors who come to visit the Park every year.
C. At least 600,000 visitors come to visit the Park every year.
D. There were at least 600,000 visitors come to visit the Park every year.
THE END Good luck to you ! 