Full name: …………………… 15- MINUTE TEST No.

1 – UNIT 1 - GRADE 12
Class: 12A
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. waver B. reputation C. creativity D. character
2. A. congestion B. ambition C. influential D. reputation
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. generosity B. inspiration C. remarkable D. reputation
4. A. pioneer B. distinctive C. respectful D. creative
Grammar and vocabulary: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
5. We often go to school by ________ bicycle.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
6. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?
A. an/the                    B. the/the        C. a/the           D. a/ an
7. I won’t be home for ________ dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after ________ work and we’re
going to ________cinema.
A. The/ X/ X B. X/ the/ the C. X/ X/ the D. X/ the/ X

8. My mother goes to work in ________ morning.

A. a           B. x           C. the     D. an
9. There’ll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.
A. the/the                   B. an/a            C. an/the        D. the/a
10. His father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him.

A. distinct B. distinctive C. distinguishing D. distinguished

11. Martin Luther King devoted his life to the ____ of voting right for black people.
A. effort B. realization C. achievement D. performance
12. Doing things with ____________ will give us true happiness. The more we give away, the happier we are.
A. generosity B. inspiration C. popularity D. recognition
13. His nobble example ____________ the rest of us to greater efforts.
A. dedicated B. influenced C. overcame D. inspired
14. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.
A. watched B. was watching C. are watching D. have watched
15. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took B. had taken C. had taken D. was taking
16. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ the Newspaper.
A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading
C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading D. had not done / was cooking /read
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
17. Can you turn television down, please. It’s a little loud.
A. turn B. television C. ‘s D. a little loud
18. When my mother lived in that apartment with her uncle, he always complained about the neighbour’s rude
behaviour.
A. lived B. with her uncle C. always complained D. rude behaviour
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following sentences.
19. The wound had become so infected that the doctors had no choice but amputate the soldier's arm.
A. cut off B. bring around C. recover D. replace
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 sentences.
20. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.

A. hungry B. rich C. poor D. full