The first test Subject: English Allotted time: 45 minutes Choose the words having the different pronunciation from the rest: 1. a. naked b. booked c. cooked d. looked 2. a. secrets b. brothers c. weekends d. problems 3. a. other b. through c. everything d. thanks 4. a. allow b. tomorrow c. slowly d. below 5. a. are b. share c. rare d. declare Choose the best answers: 6. The wedding day was carefully ………….by the groom’s parents. a. chosen b. made c. performed d. identified 7. To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age,…………….and salary. a. marriage b. beauty c. physical attractiveness d. trust 8. Shaking hands is the most______ way in greeting a. popular b. important c. necessary d. valuable 9. She decided to divorce ________ her rude husband. a. from b. on c. in d. for 10. It is generally believed that “Men make ______ house and women make ____ home” a. X / X b. X / the c. the / the d. the / X 11. He is a ____ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate? a. caring b. frank c. lovely d. obedient 12. John is ___ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot. a. the b. a c. an d. X 13. Can you give me a hand? a. help b. visit c. prepare d. present 14. Finally, he had a ______ on his marriage. a. decision d. decide c. decisive d. decisively 15. She looked _____ me, smiling happily and confidently. a. at d. for c. on d. over 16. What an attractive hair style you have! a. Thank you for your compliment b. You are telling a lie c. Thank you very much but I’m afraid d. I don’t like your sayings 17. Please open the door! a. Would you mind opening the door? b. Do you open the door? c. Would you like to open the door? d. Are you opening the door? 18. A telephone ___________by Alexander Graham Bell . a. was invented b. that was invented c. invented d. was inventing 19. The teacher never lets us _____ out when _____. a. go / explaining b. to go / explaining c. doing / to explain d. went / explained 20. When she ____ off the plane, I ____ for him for half an hour. a. got / had been waiting b. got / will wait c. had got / was waiting d. has got / will be waiting 21. Remember _________ before __________ out . a. to lock / going b. to lock / go c. lock / going d. lock / go 22. Look! that man ________your bike. a. is stealing b. steals c. stole d. stolen 23. The teacher recommended ______________ that book but I do not have enough money ___________ it . a. buying / to buy b. to buy / buying c. bought / for buying d. to buy / that I buy 24. Walt Disney was born _______ Chicago ________ December 5 th , 1901 . a. in /on b. at / on c. from / about d. for/ in 25. We will send these letters to him when we ________ in London . a. arrive b. will arrive c. arriving d. had arrived 26. She was at home last night, I didn’t know that so I didn’t visit her. a. If I had known that she was at home, I would have visited her b. If I knew that she was at home, I would visit her c. If I visited her last nigh, She would be at home d. If I had visited her last nigh, She would have been at home 27. If you didn’t do this, you ______ punished. a. would be b. would c. will d. will be 28. Peter said he was leaving Paris ________. a. the following week b. the week before c. next week d. the previous week 29. Te doctor _____ him to take more exercises. a. told b. said c. tell d. told to 30. “Would you mind not smoking?” the host said. a. The host asked us not to smoke b. The host asked us would we mind not smoking c. The host told us not to smoke d. The host told us would you mind not smoking 31. I wish I _________ him about project . a. had not told b. do not tell c. have not told d. would not have told Here are some ideas to spice up your romance:  Do small acts of kindness, such as give him / her flowers, or a little gift, or (32)_____ a poem, etc.  (33)______”Thank you” and “I love you “ then  Be considerate (34)_______ his/ her feelings and sorrows.  Take a long walk together- any where.  Share jokes at mealtime. Laughter is a great way to share one’s love.  Visit a museum, visit community festivals, tour a new site, or attend a party (35) _______.  Hug and kiss very often 32. a. write b. discover c. invent d. search 33. a. Say b. Tell c. Speak d. Talk 34. a. of b. up c. with d. on 35. a. together b. each other c. one another d. the others Circle the mistakes in the following sentences: 36. I would rather to say home than go out of work. A B C D 37. Since I begin school, I haven , t had much free time. A B C D 38. I can , t find my diary, that is a real nuisance. A B C D 39. We took the bus downtown, did a few errands, and had gone to lunch A B C D 40. She asked me if I saw the movie on T.V the night before. A B C D . The first test Subject: English Allotted time: 45 minutes Choose the words having the different pronunciation from the rest: 1.