NAME: _____________________________________________ SCORE

CLASS: 11A__________ DATE: _____________________

15-MINUTE TEST
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. deliver B. subscribe C. disturb D. service
2. A. express B. recipient C. prohibit D. messenger

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. pollutant B. chemical C. industry D. influence
2. A. receiver B. maximum C. facsimile D. competitive

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. He was a kind and courteous mailman. (SYNONYM)
A. polite B. strict C. unpleasant D. rude
2. Thanh Ba Post Office has a spacious and pleasant front office. (ANTONYM)
A. speedy B. beautiful C. cramped D. open
3. There was no mention of the incident in the national press. (SYNONYM)
A. television B. newspaper C. Internet D. radio
4. The new policy prohibits smoking on school grounds. (ANTONYM)
A. bans B. permits C. prevents D. passes

IV. Use the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. It was thoughtless and __________discourteous__________ of him to leave us waiting so long.
(courtesy)
2. Viewers will enjoy a live ______transmission______________ from the Olympic Games sites.
(transmit)
3. The emergency services searched all night for crash ______survivors______________. (survive)
4. Last night he came to visit me in an _____inconvenient_______________ time when I was already
asleep. (convenience)
 V. Use the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets.
1. At 7 o’clock yesterday, Mary ______was watching______________ a film at KDV Galaxy Cinema.
(watch)
2. I am not sure if I have met Mark, but I remember ______hearing______________ his name. (hear)
3. Why don’t you tell her you don’t want ______to be looked______________ after as if you were a
child? (look)
4. Since I left Paris six years ago, I _____have returned_______________ to visit my family several
times. (return)
VI. Complete each sentence with one appropriate word from the box.

notification destructive security subscription

interfere forbid equipment endangered

1. As these levels rise, communities along the coastline could be _____endangered_______________

and people may have to find other places to live.
2. They spent a lot of money upgrading the hospital with the most modern
_____equipment_______________.
3. Do you wish to take out a full twelve-month ______subscription______________ to the journal?
4. Internet _____security_______________ has become a critical concern in today’s modern society.
5. The police are very unwilling to _____interfere_______________ in family problems.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences with the meaning unchanged.

1. The man is an Asian Games gold medalist. You ran into him this morning.

The man into whom you ran this morning is an Asian Games gold medalist.

2. Maria is my sister’s friend. I introduced you to her last night.

Maria, to whom I introduced you last night, is my sister’s friend.

3. Jack wants to travel around the world, but it’s a pity that he doesn’t have much money.

 GOOD LUCK! 
 Were Jack to have much money, he would/could travel around the world.

4. Mrs. Andrew has just signed those papers in the office.

Those papers have just been signed in the office by Mrs. Andrew.

 GOOD LUCK! 