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English 12 - unit 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

a)

hospital

b)

mischievous

c)

supportive

d)

special

2.

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

a)

family

b)

whenever

c)

obedient

d)

solution

3.

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

a)

biologist

b)

generally

c)

responsible

d)

security

4.

Each of us must take ______ for our own actions.

a)

probability

b)

ability

c)

possibility

d)

responsibility

5.

These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.

a)

solve

b)

solvable

c)

solutions

d)

solvability

6.

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.

a)

help

b)

prepared

c)

be busy

d)

attempt

7.

Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.

a)

try

b)

attempt

c)

doing

d)

aim

8.

According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.

a)

supportive

b)

caring

c)

suitable

d)

comfortable

9.

She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.

a)

came into

b)

went leisurely

c)

went quickly

d)

dropped by

10.

The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.

a)

more hard-working

b)

as hard-working than

c)

more hard-working than

d)

more hard-working as

11.

Where is Jimmy? – He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.

a)

on / for

b)

in / about

c)

to / through

d)

at / with

12.

With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.

a)

under

b)

above

c)

upon

d)

out of

13.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.



Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.

a)

Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.

b)

My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.

c)

My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.

d)

My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.

14.

His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.

a)

Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.

b)

I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.

c)

His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.

d)

His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.

15.

The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.

a)

I have not been to the museum for a year.

b)

A year ago, I often went to the museum.

c)

My going to the museum lasted a year.

d)

At last I went to the museum after a year.