ENGLISH 12 – UNIT 1 HOME LIFE
TEST 1

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. share B. rare C. are D. declare
2. A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends
3. A. advises B. raises C. devises D. goes
4. A. teacher B. children C. chore D. school
5. A. hurry B. under C. pressure D. rush

II. Circle the best answer to complete the sentences.
6. He has been very interested in doing research on …………….. since he was at school.
A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically
7. Are you sure that boys are more …………….. than girls?
A. act B. active C. action D. activity
8. It is generally believed that “Men make ……………..house and women make …………….. home”.
A. 0/0 B. a/ an C. the/ the D. an/ the
9. Most doctors and nurses have to work on a …………….. once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution B. night shift C. household chores D. special dishes
10. We enjoy …………….. time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day working hard.
A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing
11. It is parents’ duty and responsibility to …………….. hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home.
A. shake B. hold C. join D. take
12. He is a …………….. boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring
13. Doctors are supposed to …………….. responsibility for human life.
A. do B. take C. rush D. join
14. …………….. sure that you follow the instructions carefully.
A. Believe B. Try C. Be D. Make
15. Sometimes Mr. Pike has to work very late …………….. night to do some important experiments.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
16. Peter was …………….. a hurry to go so he did not stop to greet me.
A. in B. on C. with D. over
17. It ……………..it is parents’ responsibility to take good care of their children.
A. commonly says that B. commonly to be said that C. is commonly said that D. is commonly saying
18. Most children enjoy …………….. with their parents and siblings.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
19. He studies …………….. his two brothers.
A. much better than B. more better than C. more good than D. very better than
20. …………….. the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents support the family.
A. Be B. Is C. To be D. Being
21. They …………….. for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.
A. had been running B. have been running C. are running D. will be running
22. No matter what happens next I …………….. help you.
A. am B. have C. will D. would
23. I …………….. come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
A. will B. had C. do D. have
24. I assumed you …………….. paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
A. have been B. was been C. are being D. had been
25. …………….. get tired of answering the same questions every day?
A. Have you ever B. Had you ever C. Do you ever D. Are you ever
26. She …………….. working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
A.will be B. has been C. had been D. is
27. I …………….. there once a long time ago and …………….. back since.
A. went/ have not been B. go