Grade 12 THE FIRST MID-TERM’S EXAM
I. Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.
lthough most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American
women have to work (1)…… at home and in their offices. Dispite their husband’s (2)……
of the housework, women have to do (3)…… of the housekeeping tasks. In single- parent
families, the mothers may not have many children to take care of, but they must (4)……… their
families alone and provide for all the housekeeping money.
A
1. A hardly B. equal C. fast D. hard
2. A. share B. need C. refusal D. responsibility
3. A. lot B. most C. fewer D. a little
4. A. rise B. earn for C. keep D. raise
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
5. John: “What a nice shirt you have!” -Mary: “……………………………………………………”
A. Of course, it does. B. Not at all. C. Yes, I’d love to. D. I’m glad you like it
6. Both men and women are good…………….. building houses.
A. for B. at C. in D. by
7. …………………. the children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. A lot B. Most C. Most of D. Much
8. - When………you………… for Hanoi? - On the first train tomorrow, which departs at 6:30 A.m.
A. do/ leave B. are/ leaving C. have/ left D. will/ have left
9. He felt…………………… with the result of his exam.
A. disappointing B. disappointment C. disappointed D. disappointedly
10. She has worked as a secretary………………………she graduated from college.
A. until B. before C. while D. since
11. Successful…………………………. will be notified by telephone.
A. applicants B. application C. apply D. applying
12. Ten minutes…………………. a reasonable length of time for a call.
A. have been B. are C. is D. were
13. He……………… the computer before he……………………. the room last night.
A. had turned off/ left B. had been turning off/ left

B. William has been learning Spanish since two years.
C. William has learned Spanish for two years.
D. William has learned Spanish two years now.
24. “ You’d better think carefully before deciding to get married ”her mother said.
A. Her mother told her think carefully before deciding to get married.
B. Her mother told her thinking carefully before deciding to get married.
C. Her mother told her to think carefully before she had decided to get married.
D. Her mother told her to think carefully before deciding to get married.
IV. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
25. A. signal B. nation C. polite D. waving
26. A. visit B. listen C. happen D. attract
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each space .
27. It will ……………………………………………………………………
A. take us 45 minutes to finish the test B. let us 45 minutes finish the test
C. spend us 45 minutes finishing the test D. make us 45 minutes finish the test
28.The doctor has advised………………………………… too much coffee.
A. me not drinking B. me not to drink C. I don’t drink D. me not drink
29. ……………………… , I would have given up years ago.
A. Unless you B. If not you C. Without you D. If I were you
VI. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
30. A. dates B. tasks C. days D. develops
31. A. bride B. confide C. oblige D. police
32. A. names B. glasses C. languages D. watches
33. A. worked B. stopped C. laughed D. opened
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Grade 12 THE FIRST MID-TERM’S EXAM
VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
oung people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas
about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults
and teenagers live together in peace.Y