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Unit 1 - BT MLH 12
Unit 1 - BT MLH 12
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Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. hospital
b. mischievous
c. supportive
d. special
2. a. family
b. whenever
c. obedient
d. solution
3. a. biologist
b. generally
c. responsible
d. security
4. a. confident
b. important
c. together
d. exciting
5. a. possible.
b. university
c. secondary
d. suitable
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence,
substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original
one.
6. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible
b. responsibility
c. responsibly
d. irresponsible
7. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but
they have a cost.
a. solve
b. solvable
c. solutions
d. solvability
8. John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. no article
9. According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of
executive secretary.
a. supportive
b. caring
c. suitable
d. comfortable
10. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
a. came into
b. went leisurely c. went quickly
d. dropped by
11. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
a. help
b. prepared
c. be busy
d. attempt
12. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions
quickly.
a. .happen
b. encounter
c. arrive
d. clean
13. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese
and sauces.
a. drinks
b. beverages
c. grains
d. special dishes
14. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.
a. try
b. attempt
c. doing
d. aim
15. Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.
a. on / for
b. in / about
c. to / through
d. at / with
16. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
a. under
b. above
c. upon
d. out of
17. We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.
a. wear
b. to wear
c. wearing
d. worn
18. Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles.
a. talk
b. to talk
c. talking
d. talked
19. The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.
a. more hard-working
b. as hard-working than
c. more hard-working than
d. more hard-working as
20. John _______ a respectful and obedient student.
a. said to be
b. is said
c. is said being
d. is said to be
21. I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.
a. see
b. saw
c. seen
d. seeing
22. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more
comfortable.
a. becomes
b. has become
c. became
d. will become
23. 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
24. In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things
_______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
a. was / have changed
b. is / change
c. had been / will change
d. has been / changed
25. Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
a. are flying
b. would fly
c. will fly
d. can fly
26. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
a. was calling / watched
b. called / have watched
c. called / was watching
d. had called / watched
27. By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
a. completes b. will complete c. are completing d. will have completed
28. Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.
a. reads / has cooked
b. is reading / is cooking
c. has read / was cooking
d. read / will be cooking
29. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and
he the Newspaper.
a. are doing / is cooking / is reading
b. were doing / was cooking / was reading
c. was doing / has cooked / is reading
d. had done / was cooking /read
30. When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a
beautiful candlelight dinner.
a. had arrived / discovered / prepared
b. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
c. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
d. arrived / discovered / was preparing
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original
one.
31. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
a. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
b. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
English 12 Exercise
English 12 Exercise
English 12 Exercise
English 12 Exercise
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a. do
a. a
a. mentioned
a. What
a. belonged
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b. to do
b. an
b. meant
b. That
b. rented
c. doing
c. the
c. showed
c. This
c. possessed
d. done
d. no article
d. expressed
d. Which
d. borrowed