Test 1 grade 12

TEST 1
I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
A. owl B.howl C.fowl D.bowl
A. begged B.canned C.booked D.buttoned
A. done B.gone C.shone D.shop
A.books B.tables C.roots D.roofs
II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
A. decimal B.deceive C.decisive D.decision
A.company B.employment C.atmosphere D.miracle
A.inflation B.instructor C.intelligent D.influence
A.symphony B.substance C.celestial D.basement
III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
My father wants that I go to college when I finish school.
A B C D
I saw you to enter the house. Don’t deny you did !
A B C D
All her children have graduated from a university, that is a reason for her to be proud.
A B C D
The manager first talked about staffing policy and then went on talking about the buget.
A B C D
It is you that I have seen in the garden at 7.
A B C D
It was rude to refuse to help mother. You should help her.
A B C D
The girl insisted on taking her brother to their uncle. They hadn’t visited him in his house for years.
It’s not worth to spend money on things like cheap clothes.
A B C D
IV. From the four words or phrases ( A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentence.
Shall we
 a cake for your birthday?
B.grill C.cook D.boil
He
 the potato whole!
A.tasted B.swallowed C.chewed D.bit
If you look directly at the sun for too long, you’ll
 blind.
A.finish B.end C.go up D.end up
Is the eclipse going to be a partial or a
 one?
A.completely B.whole C.total D.big
The party starts exactly
 midnight.
A.at B.in C.on D.during
One of the
 for bring a lifeguard is knowing emergency first aid for someone having a heart attact.
A.backgrounds B.requests C.requirements D.accomplishments
The police detective had been in
 of the suspect for two days.
A.employment B.pursuit C.expedition D.chase
The English were
 the first Europeans to settle
 what is now the Uninted States.
A.of –at B.in – down C.out of – on D.among - in
Everyone in the audience
 enthusiastically when the performance ended. A.interrupted B.impressed C.applaudedD.resembled
Mario was trying to
 if there was any cinnamon in the apple cake he was eating. A.favour B.detect C.sight D.spot
I visit my grandmother
 but not as often as I’d like to.
A.eventfully B.widely C.occasionally D.extensively

 living in the more isolated communities of Canada create music that reflect
 local cultural indentity.
A.those - their B.who – its C.as – those D.there - that
Mr Pitt did a/an
 job on his presentation about recycling, inspiring those present to start recycling programes.
A.mere B.outstanding C.advisable D.voluntary
By choosing snacks with more air, we can trick our senses
 believing we are eating more food
 terms of volume and still get fewer calories.
A.for – on B. onto – at C.about – of D.into - in
Indonesia has had more bird flu deaths than
 other countries, and
 variants of the H5N1 virus still circulate there
A.any – several B.all – more C.each - plenty D.some – some