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Grade 12 Practice 1

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

relax

b)

wonder

c)

problem

d)

special

2.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

reflection

b)

industry

c)

division

d)

remember

3.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

compete

b)

intend

c)

medal

d)

defend

4.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

method

b)

feather

c)

father

d)

weather

5.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I think everyone wants to make friends with John. He is___________honest person.

a)

a

b)

no article

c)

an

d)

the

6.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The more you practice speaking in public, _____________.

a)

the more you become confident

b)

the more you become confidently

c)

the greater confidence you become

d)

the more confident you become

7.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Viet Nam has kept a variety of superstitious _____ about daily activities.

a)

believe

b)

believing

c)

beliefs

d)

believable

8.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

If the weather is fine this weekend, we _______ to see our grandparents.

a)

were going

b)

will go

c)

would do

d)

went

9.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

In the U.S, children can choose their own partners even if their parents object ______ their choice.

a)

to

b)

for

c)

against

d)

with

10.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

They had a global ______ hit with their album concept about “The dark side of the Moon”.

a)

top B. C. D.

b)

song

c)

smash

d)

popular

11.

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted.

- Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight ?”

- Sarah: “______________.”

a)

That’s a great idea

b)

That’s acceptable

c)

You are welcome

d)

It’s kind of you to invite

12.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions

I still remember the _______ afternoons that we spent at the beach when I was a child.

a)

long fantastic summer

b)

fantastic summer long

c)

fantastic long summer

d)

summer fantastic long

13.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions

Michael rarely returns to his hometown, ______?

a)

doesn't he

b)

hasn't he

c)

does he

d)

has he

14.

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

"Hello, I'd like to speak to Mr. Green, please." - “__________”

a)

I'm afraid I don't know.

b)

I'm sorry. I'll call again later.sn't he

c)

Sorry. Can you take a message?

d)

Sure, I'll put you through.

15.

Choose indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

It was a six-hours (A) journey; we were completely (B) exhausted (C) when we arrived (D).

a)

a six-hours

b)

completely

c)

exhausted

d)

we arrived

16.

Choose indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Recovery after the accident will be (A) a continual (B) process that (C) may take several months (D).

a)

will be

b)

continual

c)

that

d)

months

17.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

I picked up my book. I found that the cover had been torn.

a)

When picking up my book, the cover had been torn.

b)

On picking up my book, I saw that the cover had been torn.

c)

The cover had been torn when my book picked up.

d)

Picked up, the book was torn.

18.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Peter informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.

a)

Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.

b)

Not until Peter said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.

c)

Hardly had Peter notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.

d)

No sooner had Peter arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.

19.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

In a study, more Asian students than American students hold a belief that a husband is obliged to tell his wife his whereabouts if he comes home late.

a)

urged

b)

free

c)

required

d)

suggested

20.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges.

a)

very complicated

b)

containing too many technical details

c)

completely different

d)

very similar

21.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

begged

b)

canned

c)

booked

d)

buttoned

22.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

tangle

b)

dangerous

c)

battle

d)

calculate

23.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

erode

b)

involve

c)

reduce

d)

product

24.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

discussion

b)

assistant

c)

character

d)

expensive

25.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

What I can’t understand is why he is now pursuing our daughter and why he has not told her that he was once acquainted___________us.

a)

to

b)

with

c)

for

d)

of

26.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

They held a concert to mark the ______________ of Mozart's death.

a)

occasion

b)

situation

c)

remembrance

d)

anniversary

27.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Alice didn't expect .................. to Tom's party.

a)

asking

b)

being asked

c)

to be asked

d)

to ask

28.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

These activities are considered as a chance for new comers to___________with their colleagues in company.

a)

suppose

b)

attend

c)

discuss

d)

socialize

29.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

These activities are considered as a chance for new comers to___________with their colleagues in company.

a)

suppose

b)

attend

c)

discuss

d)

socialize

30.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

a)

Although she didn’t try hard to pass pass the driving test, she could pass it.

b)

Hard as she tried, she could hardly hard pass the driving test

c)

Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.

d)

She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily

31.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We didn’t want to spend a lot of money. We stayed in a cheap hotel

a)

Instead of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.

b)

We wanted to spend a lot of money. We stayed in the cheap hotel

c)

We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money.

d)

In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel

32.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.

a)

Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.

b)

Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.

c)

Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.

d)

Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress

33.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.

a)

No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.

b)

He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.

c)

Calling home, he said that he had arrived the airport.

d)

Immediately after he called home, he arrived the airport.

34.

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Alice meets Mary at their class after Mary has had her hair cut.

+ Alice: "What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!"

- Mary: “ .................................................................... ”

a)

Thank you very much. I am afraid

b)

You are telling a lie

c)

Thank you for your compliment

d)

I don't like your sayings

35.

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Mary is talking to a porter in the hotel lobby Porter:

+ “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”

- Mary: “ .................. .”

a)

I can’t agree more.

b)

Not a chance.

c)

That’s very kind of you.

d)

What a pity!

36.

Choose the letter A, B,C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.

It is of great importance that he prepares very carefully before taking part in the National examination for GCSE.

a)

of

b)

importance 

c)

prepares

d)

taking part

37.

Choose the letter A, B,C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmate

a)

having lived

b)

for

c)

speak

d)

all her

38.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Punctuality is imperative in your new job.

a)

Being efficient

b)

Being on time

c)

Being cheerful

d)

Being courteous

39.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.

a)

prevent

b)

terminate

c)

initiate

d)

lighten

40.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

She took a course in fine arts starting her own business in interior design.

a)

with a view to

b)

in terms of

c)

in order to

d)

with reference to

41.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

a)

hole

b)

home

c)

come

d)

hold

42.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

a)

watched

b)

cleaned

c)

stopped

d)

picked

43.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

admit

b)

suggest

c)

remind

d)

manage

44.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

approval

b)

applicant

c)

energy

d)

influence

45.

More and more investors are pouring ________ money into food and beverage start–ups.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

Ø

46.

Do you think there _____ less conflict in the world if all people spoke the same language?

a)

were

b)

will be

c)

would be

d)

are

47.

Linda rarely goes to school by bike, but today she ______ a bike.

a)

rides

b)

is riding

c)

is going to ride

d)

will ride

48.

John has worked very late at night these days, ______ he is physically exhausted.

a)

yet

b)

hence

c)

because

d)

therefore

49.

____________________, the ancient place is still popular with modern tourists.

a)

Building thousands of years ago

b)

It was built thousands of years ago

c)

To have built thousands of years ago

d)

Built thousands of years ago

50.

I agree ______ one point with Chris: it will be hard for us to walk 80km.

a)

in

b)

of

c)

on

d)

for

51.

Once ___________ in the UK, the book will definitely win a number of awards in regional book fairs.

a)

is published

b)

having published

c)

published

d)

publishing

52.

Your hair needs _______. You’d better have it done tomorrow.

a)

cut

b)

to cut

c)

being cut

d)

cutting

53.

He was pleased that things were going on _______.

a)

satisfied

b)

satisfactorily

c)

satisfying

d)

satisfaction

54.

Although our opinions on many things ______, we still maintain a good relationship with each other.

a)

differ

b)

receive

c)

maintain

d)

separate

55.

Daniel ______ a better understanding of Algebra than we do.

a)

makes

b)

has

c)

takes

d)

gives