Free Printable English 12 (Old) Semester 1 Review

1.

She ....... home, switched on the computer and check hẻ email.

a)

come

b)

came

c)

has come

d)

had come

2.

At 12 o'clock yesterday, We ...................having lunch.

a)

are having

b)

has having

c)

were having

d)

is having

3.

Martin Luther King devoted his life to the ____ of voting right for black people.

a)

achievement

b)

realization

c)

performance

d)

effort

4.

He is ____-influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions are exactly the same.

a)

horrible

b)

weakly

c)

terribly

d)

strongly

5.

I ____ out last night but at the last minute I ____ that I had a quiz this morning.

a)

went – realized

b)

was going to go – realized

c)

had gone – would realize

d)

would go - have realized

6.

I registered with some online employment agencies, and they found a vacancy almost immediately. (CLOSEST MEANING)

a)

work

b)

an available job

c)

career

d)

place

7.

If you're a(n).........................you have to do what your boss tells you.

a)

director

b)

manager

c)

employer

d)

employee

8.

To become a librarian, you need to be really well-organized. (OPPOSITE MEANING)

a)

messy

b)

in order

c)

neat and tidy

d)

compassionate

9.

You'll probably have to......an application form.

a)

fill down

b)

fill in

c)

fill on

d)

fill through

10.

By the time you come home, I...........................the decorating.

a)

have finished

b)

are finishing

c)

will have finished

d)

finished

11.

He arrived...........................than anyone else, so he had to wait more than an hour.

a)

earlier

b)

more early

c)

early

d)

earliest

12.

~ Lan: "How can we protect endangered species?"

~ Nam: "................................................................."

a)

It is out of the question.

b)

Poachers don't care about endangered animals.

c)

Both the governments and individuals need to help them.

d)

All endangered animals are extinct.

13.

Environmentalists dedicate a lot of their time to running campaigns to raise people's awareness about protecting endangered species. (CLOSEST MEANING)

a)

eliminate

b)

save

c)

devote

d)

waste

14.

Which is underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation

a)

potential

b)

psychology

c)

production

d)

promotion

15.

These animals are quite vulnerable when living near the industrial zone.

(CLOSEST MEANING)

a)

calm

b)

safe

c)

easily hurt

d)

relaxed

16.

"Joanna, please come to my office immediately," the boss said.

a)

The boss invited Joanna to come to his office immediately.

b)

The boss warned Joanna to come to his office immediately.

c)

The boss asked Joanna to come to his office immediately.

d)

The boss told Joanna please come to his office immediately.

17.

More complex animals gradually evolved from these very simple creatures

(CLOSET MEANING)

a)

resolved

b)

developed

c)

involved

d)

revolted

18.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A) The more better I (B) study about endangered species, (C) the more I worry about (D) their extinction.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A) By this time next week (B) I am lying (C) on a beach on (D) the Bahamas.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

I hope I......millions of dollars from my business by the age of forty.

a)

make

b)

will have made

c)

will make

d)

have made

21.

choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

a)

safe

b)

staff

c)

base

d)

bass

22.

I don't have my own room. I have to ______ the bedroom with my elder brother.

a)

divide

b)

share

c)

separate

d)

live

23.

In my company, the director deputy usually _____ the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences.

a)

makes

b)

gets

c)

takes

d)

becomes

24.

Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn't have enough_____

a)

confide

b)

confident

c)

confidence

d)

confidential

25.

That _____ boy often plays ticks on his friends.

a)

well-behaved

b)

honest

c)

obedient

d)

mischievous

26.

Most of the students are strongly _____ of the school's approach.

a)

support

b)

supportive

c)

supported

d)

supporter

27.

I'd like to see that football match because I ____ one this year.

a)

haven't seen

b)

don't see

c)

weren't seeing

d)

didn't see

28.

"What did you buy so much paint______?"

"I'm going to paint my room again."

a)

for

b)

about

c)

with

d)

by

29.

We can't go along here because the road is _____

a)

been repaired

b)

being repaired

c)

repair

d)

repaired

30.

If the bus to the airport _____ so late, we'd have caught the plane.

a)

weren't

b)

hadn't been

c)

haven't been

d)

wouldn't be

31.

By the time I got to the dentist, the pain in my tooth ____ stopped.

a)

was

b)

has

c)

had

d)

would

32.

You were wrong _______ her for something she didn't do.

a)

so as to criticize

b)

of criticizing

c)

that criticizing

d)

to criticize

33.

Don't go too fast. I can't _____ up with you.

a)

go

b)

walk

c)

keep

d)

run

34.

Did the principal congratulate the school team _____ the championship?

a)

about winning

b)

for winning

c)

to win

d)

on winning

35.

He was the only ___ that was offered the job.

a)

apply

b)

application

c)

applicant

d)

applying

36.

She read newspaper everyday to look for the vacant ____ for which she can apply.

a)

institutions

b)

indications

c)

positions

d)

locations

37.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. knowing B. honor C. window D. snowy

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 2. A. benefit B. cinema C. fortunate D. protection

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

Question 3. After she _____ a scholarship, she entered one of the most privileged universities of the United Kingdom.

A. have got B. has been getting

C. had got D. has got

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 7. Tim works as a doctor and he earns twice as much as her brother.

A. as a doctor B. earns C. twice D. her

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 8. I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom by the time you will get home

A. will have cleaned B. the C. by the time D. will get

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 9. I haven’t bought any books for 2 years.

A. This is the first time I have ever bought books for 2 years.

B. I last bought books for 2 years.

C. It’s 2 years since I started to buy books.

D. The last time I bought books was 2 years ago.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

A. No sooner had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.

B. Not until he returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.

C. Only after he had returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.

D. He had returned from his walk before he got down to writing the letter.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

Question 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

A. knowing

b)

B. honor

c)

C. window

d)

D. snowy

45.

Question 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

a)

A. benefit

b)

B. cinema

c)

C. fortunate

d)

D. protection

46.

Question 9. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions:

I haven't bought any books for 2 years.

a)

A. This is the first time I have ever bought books for 2 years.

b)

B. I last bought books for 2 years.

c)

C. It's 2 years since I started to buy books.

d)

D. The last time I bought books was 2 years ago.

47.

Question 10. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions:

He returned from his walk: Then, he got down to writing the letter.

a)

A. No sooner had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.

b)

B. Not until he had returned from his walk he got down to writing the letter.

c)

C. Only after he had returned from his walk he got down to writing the letter.

d)

D. He had returned from his walk before he got down to writing the letter.

48.

In some countries, many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to _______ independent lives.

a)

make

b)

have

c)

give

d)

lead

49.

Did you believe _______ fairies when you were a little girl?

a)

in

b)

on

c)

of

d)

about

50.

_______ marriage is a marriage in which the parents choose who their son or daughter will marry.

a)

Romantic

b)

Contractual

c)

Lawful

d)

Legal

51.

They broke up after 7 years of marriage although their marriage was a _______ marriage.

a)

romantic

b)

contractual

c)

optional

d)

open

52.

He tends to be _______ to beautiful and strong women.

a)

attractant

b)

attractive

c)

attracting

d)

attracted

53.

He _______ in love with a young German student.

a)

fell

b)

fall

c)

feel

d)

felt

54.

Three judges have _______ to reserve their decision until a later date.

a)

decided

b)

reminded

c)

set

d)

brought

55.

The director had to _______ a snap decision about what to do with the remains of money.

a)

come

b)

make

c)

do

d)

take

56.

The jury has to _______ whether a person is guilty or innocent of a crime.

a)

resolve

b)

propose

c)

decide

d)

settle

57.

The children are _______ to be at school by 7:00 a.m.

a)

supposing

b)

supposed

c)

supposal

d)

supposable

58.

We are _______ a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.

a)

taking

b)

making

c)

doing

d)

conducting

59.

The experiments were _______ by scientists in New York.

a)

carried out

b)

taken out

c)

stood for

d)

made for

60.

My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude _______ men.

a)

towards

b)

with

c)

into

d)

of

61.

Today, people are much more concerned _______ their health than they were in the past.

a)

towards

b)

about

c)

into

d)

of

62.

Today’s lesson is concerned _______ cultural diversity theme.

a)

of

b)

about

c)

into

d)

with

63.

When you agree _______ someone / something, it means you accept the point of someone / something.

a)

with

b)

to

c)

about

d)

of

64.

They agreed not _______ anyone about what had happened.

a)

to tell

b)

telling

c)

to telling

d)

tell

65.

I didn’t like him at first, but in the end, I _______ got quite fond of him.

a)

literally

b)

genuinely

c)

precisely

d)

actually

66.

As sisters, they have always confided _______ each other.

a)

in

b)

out

c)

up

d)

away

67.

Doctors are legally _______ to take certain precautions.

a)

obligatory

b)

obliged

c)

obliging

d)

obligation

68.

Sometimes I _______ him to make the right decision.

a)

rely

b)

lean

c)

trust

d)

assume

69.

At seven years old I _______ to be a lawyer to help the poor.

a)

imposed

b)

determined

c)

dreamed

d)

started

70.

The developers _______ for planning permission to build over 200 houses.

a)

applied

b)

worked

c)

adopted

d)

put

71.

It was difficult to _______ the concept to beginners.

a)

bring

b)

teach

c)

explain

d)

complain

72.

They were busy _______ themselves at the party.

a)

in

b)

into

c)

with

d)

over

73.

They seem _______ what they’re doing.

a)

to know

b)

knowing

c)

know

d)

to knowing

74.

The couple _______ to have nothing in common.

a)

adopted

b)

refused

c)

appeared

d)

denied

75.

He was fighting back _______ as he announced his resignation.

a)

tears

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

nose

76.

Martha graduated _______ high school two years ago.

a)

into

b)

to

c)

from

d)

out

77.

All the children _______ part in the Thanksgiving play.

a)

took

b)

participated

c)

joined

d)

involved

78.

Jeff deceived me once already - I won’t _______ him a second chance.

a)

give

b)

take

c)

get

d)

keep

79.

Simon finds it hard to _______ friends with other children.

a)

keep

b)

get

c)

make

d)

put

80.

He was able to provide the police _______ some valuable information.

a)

for

b)

with

c)

at

d)

about

81.

He has a very good _______ with his uncle.

a)

relatives

b)

relative

c)

relation

d)

relationship

82.

I don’t really get _______ with my sister’s husband.

a)

up

b)

along

c)

out

d)

off

83.

All foreign nationals are required to carry _______ cards.

a)

identity

b)

credit

c)

fake

d)

payment

84.

You need to complete the online _______ form.

a)

applied

b)

application

c)

applying

d)

applicant

85.

We’ll need a _______ letter from your current employer.

a)

application

b)

reference

c)

identity

d)

recommendation

86.

A birth _______ must be presented before a child can be registered at school.

a)

application

b)

form

c)

certificate

d)

identity

87.

To receive the _______ Certificate, students were required to sit for the School Certificate tests.

a)

school

b)

schooling

c)

scholarship

d)

scholar

88.

I’d like to make an _______ with Dr. Evans, please.

a)

appointment

b)

arrangement

c)

meeting

d)

conference

89.

This data is still _______ for download on the company’s website.

a)

existent

b)

available

c)

acceptable

d)

accessible

90.

We discussed different ways of _______ with the problem.

a)

keeping up

b)

catching up

c)

dealing

d)

getting away

91.

I’m writing to _______ for some information about courses.

a)

ask

b)

know

c)

require

d)

tell

92.

The donor prefers _______ anonymous.

a)

remained

b)

to remain

c)

remaining

d)

to remaining

93.

I had no idea that you and he were on such good _______.

a)

relationship

b)

terms

c)

condition

d)

bond

94.

He prefers watching football _______ playing it.

a)

than

b)

other than

c)

to

d)

rather than

95.

I’d like to _______ a writing course when I retire.

a)

take

b)

join

c)

sign

d)

enter

96.

It is very kind of you __________me a hand.

a)

to give

b)

given

c)

give

d)

giving

97.

The bedroom needs __________now.

a)

decorate

b)

decorated

c)

decorating

d)

to decorate

98.

Tom was still keen on his goal __________the fact that it was very hard to achieve.

a)

because

b)

although

c)

in spite

d)

despite

99.

Many women _____the countryside have to suffer _____domestic violence as they are not aware of their rights.

a)

at / from

b)

to / at

c)

from / with

d)

in / from

100.

Lan is very sick now since she hasn’t got used __________the cold weather __________the U.S.

a)

to / in

b)

with / on

c)

to / at

d)

with / in

101.

They had a really good chance of winning the national __________.

a)

competitor

b)

competition

c)

compete

d)

competitive

102.

Let’s put off that meeting to next Monday.

a)

postpone

b)

arrange

c)

start

d)

decide

103.

Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? – Sure. By then I __________my exam.

a)

will finish

b)

finished

c)

will have finished

d)

have finished

104.

Those ________ to go with me, please raise your hand.

a)

wanting

b)

who wants

c)

who want

d)

a & c are correct

105.

She will never try _______ that again. It was such a nasty experience.

a)

to do

b)

to be done

c)

doing

d)

do

106.

The air has become more and more polluted because of exhaust fumes from vehicles.

a)

preserved

b)

wasted

c)

contaminated

d)

conserved

107.

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction.

Julie failed her driving test because she hasn’t practised enough.

a)

failed

b)

driving test

c)

because

d)

hasn’t practised

108.

Paula _____ her new dress, isn't she?

a)

wears

b)

wore

c)

is wearing

d)

has been wearing

109.

From now on, we won't be able to go out as much as we _____

a)

were

b)

had

c)

used to

d)

will

110.

Once you _____ used to the job, it won't seem so bad.

a)

get

b)

got

c)

will get

d)

had got

111.

I haven't _____ decided where to go on holiday.

a)

yet

b)

already

c)

still

d)

just

112.

Fish always ____ delicious when my mother cooks it.

a)

tasted

b)

is tasting

c)

has been tasted

d)

tastes

113.

I hadn't had a Chinese meal ____

a)

since ages

b)

for 2002

c)

since two years

d)

for years

114.

I wish Maureen worked as hard as Theresa_____

a)

does

b)

can

c)

will

d)

did

115.

"Why are your hands so dirty?" "Because I _____ on my cat"

a)

had been working

b)

have been working

c)

have worked

d)

had worked

116.

As soon as Debbie got out of bed, she opened the window and _____in fresh air.

a)

breathes

b)

breathed

c)

was breathing

d)

has breathed

117.

"When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?"

"I ______ it already"

a)

send

b)

had sent

c)

have sent

d)

was to sent

118.

Five dollars ____ all that he had when he first arrived in this city.

a)

have been

b)

has been

c)

were

d)

was

119.

"Have you been abroad recently?" "I last ____ abroad in 2004"

a)

go

b)

went

c)

have gone

d)

was going

120.

Don't answer the door until I _____ back.

a)

come

b)

came

c)

will come

d)

had come

121.

Sue is very efficient and ____ - I think she should make a good nurse

a)

care

b)

caring

c)

careless

d)

careful

122.

They had to abandon their ____ to climb the mountain due to the bad weather.

a)

job

b)

attempt

c)

willing

d)

support

123.

After six defeats in a row, the team's _______ has been badly shaken.

a)

responsibility

b)

honor

c)

confidence

d)

try

124.

Ask some questions to show that you’re interested _______ the interview and that you have prepared well _______ it.

a)

in - for

b)

in - of

c)

at - for

d)

at - of

125.

I get the _______ that it will take some time for the family to overcome their grief.

a)

view

b)

image

c)

impression

d)

opinion

126.

We should settle on a strategy to overcome continuing inflation as _______ as possible.

a)

far

b)

soon

c)

early

d)

quick

127.

Tom doesn’t show _______ in his schooling when he’s always playing computer games.

a)

interest

b)

interested

c)

interesting

d)

uninteresting

128.

She _______ my fax number so that she could send me the documents when she got to the office.

a)

put down

b)

jotted down

c)

hold down

d)

sat down

129.

In addition _______ free Internet access, the restaurant has very delicious foods.

a)

provide

b)

providing

c)

to provide

d)

to providing

130.

I nearly missed my flight this morning. I got to the airport just _______

a)

on time

b)

at time

c)

in time

d)

behind time

131.

I can’t _______ on my work with all that noise.

a)

concentrate

b)

attention

c)

regard

d)

consider

132.

We continuously _______ efforts to keep your information safe and secure.

a)

make

b)

put

c)

get

d)

take

133.

"Come on, man, where’s your sense of _______?” - he said.

a)

humor

b)

humoral

c)

humorous

d)

humorously

134.

The interview schedules were reviewed daily in order to check the quality of the information obtained and the interviewers’ sense of _______

a)

response

b)

responsible

c)

responsibility

d)

irresponsible

135.

Jane: _______ I hear you’re getting married.

a)

Joe: Many thanks!

b)

Congratulation!

c)

Congratulations!

d)

What a pain!

136.

Remember _______ all the window and turn off the lights before going out.

a)

close

b)

closed

c)

to close

d)

closing

137.

I remember _______ you somewhere last year.

a)

meet

b)

met

c)

to meet

d)

meeting

138.

He has a wide _______ of different, brightly-coloured ties that he wears to work.

a)

vary

b)

variety

c)

various

d)

variously

139.

In Vietnam, the wedding ceremony starts in front of the _________

a)

guests

b)

church

c)

altar

d)

house

140.

Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't seem to be any__________

a)

feeling

b)

emotion

c)

response

d)

effect

141.

He needs her parents' _____________before they get married

a)

attention

b)

approval

c)

belief

d)

notice

142.

It is not easy to _________ our beauty when we get older and older.

a)

develop

b)

maintain

c)

gain

d)

collect

143.

My mother is the only one that I can absolutely confide _______.

a)

in

b)

for

c)

with

d)

up

144.

Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not play a major part in how we react to the people we meet.

a)

attract

b)

attractive

c)

attractiveness

d)

attractively

145.

John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.

a)

decide

b)

decision

c)

decisive

d)

decisively

146.

Many young people want to decide _________their future by themselves

a)

in

b)

with

c)

for

d)

on

147.

A woman can never have a happy married life without _______ her husband.

a)

demanding

b)

agreeing

c)

trusting

d)

determining

148.

London is home to people of many _______ cultures.

a)

diverse

b)

diversity

c)

diversify

d)

diversification

149.

The guests give the ________wedded couples envelopes containing wedding cards and money

a)

newly

b)

happily

c)

lovely

d)

lively

150.

In Asian countries, women have to ________more in marriage than men

a)

sacrifice

b)

sacrificed

c)

sacrificial

d)

sacrificially

151.

His ideas about marriage are quite different ______ mine.

a)

with

b)

from

c)

for

d)

on

152.

Young American believe in ____________marriage

a)

romance

b)

romantic

c)

romantically

d)

romanticize

153.

Many young people have objected to _______ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.

a)

agreed

b)

shared

c)

contractual

d)

sacrificed

154.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country?

a)

variety

b)

changes

c)

conservation

d)

number

155.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I have to look after my youngest brother because my parents are busy

a)

take off

b)

take care of

c)

take out

d)

take over

156.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

One of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.

a)

disadvantages

b)

strengths

c)

merits

d)

good sides

157.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Nobody likes him because he is a very violent man.

a)

out of control

b)

cruel

c)

gentle

d)

rule

158.

In some countries, many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to _______ independent lives.

a)

make

b)

have

c)

give

d)

lead

159.

“What ………………….. about the new simplified tax law?”-“ It’s more confusing than the old one.”

a)

are you thinking

b)

do you think

c)

have you thought

d)

have you been thinking

160.

“ Let’s go ! What is taking you so long?” -“ I’ll be there as soon as I ………………….. my keys.”

a)

found

b)

will find

c)

find

d)

am finding

161.

Next week when there ………………….. a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.

a)

is being

b)

is

c)

will be

d)

will have been

English 12 (Old) Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 161

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

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