Mixed Exercises - 12th form

room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor, and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere. Rene is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework.”
Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate. Fork, and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage can is full. The house is a mess.
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen.
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells her children, “OK, I’ll do housework again. But you have to help me.”
Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV!
1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house.
 a. clean and tidy	b. dirty and undirty	c. dirty and tidy	d. clean but dirty
2. She was filled with..at the mess her children had made in the living room.
	a. happiness	b. delight	c. worry	d. anger
3. Rene told her children.	a. to do housework	
 b. she wouldn’t do housework 	c. not to do housework	d. she couldn’t do housework
4. Then she watched TV.housework.
	a. and didn’t do	b. and let her children	c. after doing	d. and then did
Two weeks later, the house was
a. very clean	b. a mess	c. tidy	d. rather dirty
III.Circle the best option:
One day a man (1)past a house in Bournemouth when he (2)a woman’s voice shouting for help. The man (3)that someone was trying to kill (4) He ran to the phone box and (5) the police. The police came quite quickly, but by now the shouting had stopped. (6), the man was quite sure that he (7) cries for help.
When the police (8)at the house and knocked on the door, there (9) no answer. So they broke down the door and went in. Inside the house was a woman (10)had just come out of the shower. She explained to the police that she had been singing along to the Beatles’ song “Help”
1.walked, was walking, walks, is walking
2. heard, hears, was hearing, is hearing
3. thinks, is thinking, was thinking, thought
4. him, the man, her, she
5. called, calls, call, was calling
although, However, Besides, then
heard, had heard, has heard, was hearing
arrived, had wrrived, arrives, was ariving
is, were, had, was
whom, which, who, whose
IV.Choose the best answer to the questions:
About a hundred years ago, Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they thought about it. Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow. He wanted to improve Esperanto. Zamenhof’s friends then worked hard to spread the new language. They tried to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it. However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language.
When was the language called Esperanto invented?
a. About 10 years ago	b. About 1000 years ago
c. About a century ago	d. In 100 years’ time
Esperanto was invented for.
a. people speaking different languages	b. understanding countries
c. people from the same country	d. English speakers only
What did he show Esperanto to his friends for?
a. To ask them to think about it	b. to improve it
c. To spread the language	d. to know their opinions about it.
Zamenhof and his friends worked hard.
a. to invent the language	b. to teach it
c. to make it an international language	d. to speak it.
It can be concluded from the text that..
Esperanto is more popular than English	 
English is much more popular than Esperanto
Schools throughout the world teach Esperanto
A lot of people still the world speak Esperanto today.
Test four
I.Tick the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1.a. clean b. bean c. earn d. mean
2.a. cold b. cease c. catch d. call
3.a. lead b. head c. teach d. feel
4.a. cleaned b. missed c.watched d. washed
5.a. stone b. one c. phone d. home
II.Tick the word that has the stressed pattern different from that of the other words:
1.a.attractive b.tolerant c.satisfy d.reasonable
2.a.desire b.future c.factor d.daughter
3.a.serious b.chemical c.influnce d.occur
4.a.concentration b. dangerous
 c. combination d. guarantee
5.a.habit b.inhabit c.correct d. exciting
III.Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that incorrect:
Live (A) a long way from (B) the shopping center is (C) rather inconvenient (D)
I’ll (A) come to (B) see you and enjoy your paintings (C) when I will have (D) time.
Tom looks (A) much better (B) now as (C) he has stopped to smoke (D)
In (A) the end (B), she admited to have (C) stolen the man’s (D) wallet.
Psychology seems (A) very difficult for (B) me. I would (C) rather to study (D) sociology
It was (A) nice to (B) you to take (C) me home (D)
How long (A) is it (B) since you have had (C) a holiday (D)?
They lied (A) on the (B) beach, enjoying (C) the sunshine (D).
If (A) you know (B) to use this machine (C), please help (D) her
A cat (A) suddenly ran across (B) the street. Fortunately, he managed to stop (C) just on time (D).
IV.Choose the best one that best completes each sentence:
I don’t know if I can find a ..to this problem. It’s too difficult. 
a. solve	b. solution	c. solving	d. solved
I had trouble travelling in Australia. I wasn’t on the left.
a. used to drive	b. used to driving	c. use to driving	d. use to drive
This is very difficult problem.
a. to solve it	b. for solving	c. to solve	d. solving
Ann was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered.it before she left.
a. to lock	b. locking	c. lock	d. she locks
The little children are excited..going to the zoo.
a. of	b. for	c. about	d. with
These days almost everybody are aware of the .of smoking.
a. danger	b. dangerous	c. useful	d. usefulness
At party, people.to talk about jobs and money.
a. enjoy	b. keep	c. tend	d. mind
.in a travel agency has better benefits than.a bookshop.
a. work / work	 b. working / working	 c. to work / working	 d. the work/working
Do you mind.?
a. smoking	b. to smoke	c. if I smoke	d. me smokw
How long does it usuallyto walk to school?
a. need you	b. need for you	c. take you 	d. demand for you
V.Read the teax then choose the best answer to the questions:
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their song are their language. 
The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of a tree, is his home, he does not want strangers coming near him , so he sings to warn them.
If a bird can not sing well, he uasually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread their tails. Or make other signs. One bird has he most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.
Why do people usually sing?	a. they like birds	 b. they feel happy	c. they want to tell story	d. they like studying music.
What is one of the chief reason why birds sing?	a. They are happy
b. They are in a good temper	 c.They want to tell something	d. They can sing many songs.
Which birds sing the most beautiful songs? 
a. Birds i good temper	b. Cock birds	c. Hen bird	d. Female birds
What warning does a bird sometimes sing?	
a. a warning to keep away 	b. a warning to come quickly 	
c. a warning about approach of people 	d. a warning to stop singing
What do most birds usually do if they can’t sing well?
a. warn other birds to go away	b. give their information in other way.
c. find a wafe	d. flu high in the sky.
What is one bird’s unusual way of attracting a hen bird?	
a. It dances	 	 b. It spreads out its tail c. It searches for a wife	d. It uses shells and flowers to make a small garden 
VI.Choose the best word to fiil in the blank:
Football is the most popular...1 in Britain. You can see that if you go to one of the important matches. Young people and old people 2 and cheer for one side or the ..3.. Nearly 4 school has its football team and every boy in Britain 5much about the game. He can tell you the name of the 6 in the most important teams, he has a picture of them and knows the results of many matches.
In Britain, the football7begins in the middle of August, usually on the second Saturday and8on the last Saturday in April. At the beginning of the season all the school football teams and the professional teams train very9 They want to win10matches.
1.a. play b. game c. toy d. way
2.a. say b. tell c. cry d. shout
3.a. other b. one c. another d. others
4.a. many b. all c. every d. much
5.a. know b. is knowing c. knew d. knows
6.a.players b. audience c.referees d. coaches
7.a. team b. season c. term d. course
8.a. ends b. stops c. starts d. completes
9.a hardly b. hardest c. hard d. harder
10.a. its b. a c. their d. theirs
VII.Complete the sentence with the best preposition
That hotel is famous ( on, about, for) its pleasant atmostphere and fine food.
His opinion differs ( with, in, from) mine.
The beach is crowded ..tourists.July (for-in, with-in, of-in).
In England people drive ( in, on, to) the left side of the road.
I’m sorry (about, for, with) Jane my friend, who lost a parent lastweek
Have a nice holiday. Take care ( of, on, for) yourself.
Thank you. It was very kind ( for, of, from) you to help me.
We are leaving HanoiHo Chi Minh city2 o’clock this afternoon. ( to-at, for-at, from-at