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Name: …………………………………
Class: ………………………………….
ENGLISH 12
FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2011-2011
CODE: 115
Time allotted : 45 mins

I/. Choose the best option:
1 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other:
A. brings B. days C. coughs D. leaves
2 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other:
A. command B. complain C. compose D. comments
3 : Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
A. compulsory B. category C. optimistic D. academic
4 : Which of the following words has the stress pattern different from that of the others?
A. represent B. agricultural
C. popularity D. subsequent
5 : Don't worry. I'll _________ you a hand with the washing up.
A. take B. return C. give D. borrow
6 : It's not easy to change people's __________ toward a certain problem.
A. opinion B. attitude C. thinking D. idea
7 : I'm not opposed to your plan but it needs ________ .
A. modifying B. to modify C. being modified D. modify
8 : "What a lovely house you have!" "________ ".
A. Thank you B. You're welcome C. I think so D. Of course
9 : : "How are you today?" -“ Not very well, I’m afraid.”
- " ________. What’s the matter? ".
A. I’ m sorry to hear that. B. Really, that’ s a bad thing

21 : ___________ money for the handicapped children is always a good cause.
A. Borrowing B. Gathering C. Earning D. Raising
22 : Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting
Tom said ( A. ) that he is going to ( B. ) leave for ( C. ) London the following ( D. ) day.
23 : _________ birds can fly very high in _________ sky.
A. x…… x B. The…… the C. The ………a D. x……… the
24 : Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting
Nguyen Du, who wrote ( A. ) Truyen Kieu, was ( B. ) one of most ( C. ) famous poets ( D. ) in
Vietnam.
25 : Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting
Modems permit ( A. ) computers communicating ( B. ) with one ( C. ) another over ( D. ) telephone
lines.
26 : Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.
If she had done her homework, she wouldn't have been punished.
A. She will be punished because she didn't do her homework.
B. She didn't do her homework and was punished.
C. She did her homework, so she was not punished.
D. She hadn't done her homework, so she had been punished.
27 : Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.
It was overeating that caused his heart attack. If _____________
A. he overate, he would have a heart attack.
B. he didn't overeaten, he wouldn't have a heart attack.
C. he had overeaten, he would have had a heart attack.
D. he hadn't overeaten, he wouldn't have had a heart attack.
28 : Choose the best sentence made from the given cues:
America / said / discovered / Columbus / 1498.
A. America is said to have been discovered by Columbus in 1498.
B. America said that Columbus discovered it in 1498
C. America said that Columbus was discovered in 1498.
D. America is said that it was discovered by Columbus in 1498.

A person writes a resume when seeking employment. It outlines one's skill, education, and experience. It
is sent to potential employers. The information included in a resume can be presented in a number of
ways. There are three basic types of resumes.
The first type is the chronological resume. This is the most popular. It presents information according
to time (most recent to least recent). The second type is the functional resume. It highlights a person's
experience. The third type is a combination resume. It is a combination of the first two. When writing a
resume, the type that can best highlight one's skills, education, and experience should be selected.
37 : It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. employers only read combination
B. experience is more important than skills
C. writing a resume is one of the first steps in looking for work
D. a chronological resume is the best
38 : The word "highlights" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. makes bright B. deletes C. includes D. emphasizes
39 : All of the following statements are true about the combination resume except ______ .
A. It is organized by experience as well as time.
B. It is not an effective type.
C. It explains experience from past jobs.
D. It is a chronological and functional resume all in one.
40 : According to the passage, the chronological resume ______ .
A. is the most difficult to write.
B. is not important
C. lists information from most recent to least recent
D. is not the most popular type

Name:
Class:
Code: 115
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ENGLISH 12
FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2009-2010
CODE: 115
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