Test/ 12th grade

                  I. Կարդալ տեքստը և պատասխանել հարցերին` ընտրելով ճիշտ      տարբերակը:
Read the text and answer the questions choosing the right answer.
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       1.William Hogarth, whose name is one of the most brilliant in the history of
        2.British painting was born in 1697 in London. At an early age, he showed a talent
        3.for drawing. But painting  was  only  for the rich in those days.
       4.When William was a young boy he started working for a man from whom he
       5.learnt  the art of engraving. William engraved visiting cards for him. But he also
     6.Worked at illustrations of books.
      7.Later he began to study at the Art Academy of Sir James Thornhill and helped
     8.Him to paint some of his pictures. Soon he fell in love with Thornhill’s daughter, but
     9.the father did not allow her to marry him. So the two lovers decided to run away.
      10. At the age of 30, Hogarth painted his first pictures in oil paint. He became quite
     11.Successful as a portrait painter. But his real success came when he turned to subjects
     12.that ordinary people understood and liked.
     13. In his pictures, Hogarth was “getting at” the rich of his day who were living off
     14.tha backs of the people. He hoped that by his pictures he was helping to change
     15. people for the better and make them less cruel. Politicians were afraid of him
      16. because he sometimes put them into his pictures.

  1.According to the Paragraph 1. Line 1-3, William Hogarth

a)     was  very rich
b)    was interested in history
c)     took up painting at an early age
d)    was the most talented painter in 1697

  2.Hogarth learnt the art of engraving  from

a)Sir James Thornhill
b) Thorhill’s daughter
c)  a man who worked for him
d) the man he worked for

  3.According to the text,

a)     Hogarth painted portraits of ordinary people
b)    Oordinary people appreciated Hogarth’s paintings
c)     Aat the age of 30 Hogarth painted his first pictures
d)    Sir James Thornhill helped Hogarth to paint some of his pictures

4.     The word brilliant in line 1 is closest in meaning to
a)     bright
b)    talented
c)     intelligent
d)    extraordinary

5.     According to Paragraph 5, lines 13-16, Hogarth

a)     changed the rich for the better
b)    criticized  the rich of his day
c)     appreciated the rich of his day
d)    got money from politicians

II.Ընտրել ճիշտ բայաձևը:
Choose the right verb form.

Mrs. Williams (6)_________flowers and has a small but beautiful  garden. In summer her roses (7)________the best  in the  street. One day  her  bell  rang  and  when   she  (8)________to the  front  door,   she   saw  a  small  boy.  He (9)_________a  big   bunch  of   beautiful   roses   in  his   hand. I (10)________roses.” He said. Do  you  want  any? They   (11)________ much.”
               
  6.   a)  love        b)loves    c) have   loved     d) is  loving
                 7. a ) are    b) have  been        c) is       d)  were
  8. a) go  b) went   c) was  going   d)  goes
   9.   a) holds   b) is holding    c)  would   held    d) was  holding
                  10.   a) am  selling      b) sold   c) have sold   d)  has  sold
                   11. a)  didn’t  cost   b)  cost   c)  do   not   cost   d)  doesn’t   cost 

It was  in  the  morning. Outside  it  (12)_______  still  dark, and  inside  the  big   house   the  guests  (13)______. Ralph    went   into   the  garden   as  he (14)_______to  be   far   away   from   all those   people.  He (15)______lonely   in  this   world.

12  .a) were         b) was      c) is    d)  are
13  .a) was  still  dancing  b) are  still  dancing   c) still  dance    d)were still dancing
14  . a) was  wanting  b) had  wanted     c) is  wanting  d) wanted
                  15. a) was  b)  had  been   c)  will  d) has   been

III. Ընտրել ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Choose the  appropriate  option.

16.“ Mary translates  the  article  very  well, and______.”
“Yes. They  know the  language  very  well.”

a) so  does  Ann
b) does Ann so
c)  nor does  Ann
d) nether Ann does
  
17.  “Where  do they want  to  go  tomorrow?”
“They  want  to  go  to_____________.”

a) Trafalgar  Square
b)  the  Trafalgar  Square
c) Trafalgar’s  Square
d)  a  Trafalgar  Square

18. “Have  you  heard  from  Sarah?”
“As  far  as  I  know  she  took  the  exams  yesterday  and  passed______ with   excellent  marks.”

a) it
b)  him
c)  they
d)  them

19. “Have they  left  for  Paris?”
“No, they are  _____ in  Yerevan.”

a)     still
b)    yet
c)     already
d)    until

20. “Do you  know  that  Ann  doesn’t like  horror  films.”
“Yes,  I  know  and  I  don’t   like  them______.”

a)     neither
b)    too
c)     either
d)    also

21. “Have you  bought  a  new  car?”
“Yes, it  uses_________ petrol  than  the  old  one  did.”
a) less
b)  little
c)  few
d)  many

22. “ Did  you  enjoy______ dinner  with  Mr. Thomson?”
“ It  was  boring.”

a)     my
b)    his
c)     your
d)    its

23. “Why  don’t you  want  to  buy a  car.”
“I can’t  drive and_______ my   father.”

a) either can
b) either  can’t
c)  neither   can’t
d)  neither   can


24.  “Jack is good at  languages.”
“Yes, but his  brother  has  never  been  able  to  master______ language.”

a)  no
 b)  any
c) some
 d)  not
25. “How much  does  the  chewing  gum   cost?
________________________________.

a)     One dollar  and  fifty  cents
b)    One dollars  and  fifty   cent
c)     One  of   dollar  and  fifty   cents
d)    One  dollar  and  fifty   of  cent

IV. Ընտրել ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Fill  in the  blanks   with  the  best  choice.

I  arrived  (26)_______London  at  last. The railway  station   was  big, black  and   dark.  I  did  not know  the way  to my  hotel,  so  I  asked  a  porter.  I  not  only  spoke (27)____  English  very  carefully,  but  very  clearly  as  well.  The  porter,  however,  (28)_______  understand   me.  I  repeated   my  question   several   times   and  at   last   he   understood. He  answered  (29)________me,  but  he  spoke  neither  slowly  nor   clearly.
  “I’m  a   foreigner,”  I  said. Then  he  spoke  slowly,  but  I (30)______understand  him. My teacher never  spoke  English  like  that! The porter  and  I  looked  at  each  other  and  smiled.  Then  he  said  something  and  I  understood  it.  “You’ll  soon  learn  English!” he  said.  I  wonder.  In  England,  each  man  speaks  a  different  language. (31)___________English  understand  each  other,  but  I  don’t  understand   them! Do  they  speak  English?

            26.    a) at    b) to    c)in   d) on
            27.   a)-     b) the   c) an d) a
            28.  a) couldn’t     b) unable to   c) shouldn’t  d) hadn’t to
               29.  a) for     b) to   c) in   d) -
            30. a) couldn’t    b) needn’t   c) mustn’t   d) mightn’t
            31. a) the  b) -     c)a      d)an

V. Ընտրել համատեքստին համապատասխանող խոսքիմաստային ձևը:
Fill in the blanks with the word form that best fits each space.

There are a lot of problems and conflicts that (32)_________between teenagers and their parents because they don’t understand each other. Generation gap will always (33)_____not only because teenagers and their parents enjoy listening to different kinds of (34)________. A lot of things are (35)_________: tastes, manners and behavior. Some parents didn’t want to understand modern views, ideas and system of (36)________so teens are afraid to tell them about their private life.

 32.  a) appearing                                    36. a) valuably
        b) appearance                                 b) values
        c) appear                                         c) valuable
        d) disappear                                    d) valueless
33.   a)exist
         b)existence
       c) existing
       d)existent

34.  a) musically
       b) musical
       c) music
       d)unmusical

35.  a) different
        b) differ
        c) differently
       d) difference

VI. Ընտրել ուղղակի/անուղղակի խոսքի փոխակերպման ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Choose the best option for direct/indirect speech.


37) “Don’t touch the gates, lady,” said the lift operator.

     a)  The lift operator warned the lady not to touch the gates.
      b) The lift operator warned him not to touch the gates.
      c) The lift operator said the lady not to touch the gates.
      d)  The lift operator warned the lady did not touch the gates.

38)  “ I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready,” she said.


    a) She said she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
    b) She  told she would come with me as soon as she was ready
    c) She said she would come with me as soon as he is ready.
    d) She said she will come with me as soon as she is ready.

39) “Do you want to buy any second-hand books?” said Bill.

      a)Bill asked did I want to buy any second-hand books.
      b) Bill asked if I wanted to buy any second-hand books.
      c) Bill asked if I want to buy any second-hand books.
      d) Bill said if I wanted to buy any second-hand books.

40) “Where does Maria park her new car these days?” said Ronald.

a)     Ronald asked where Maria parked her new car these days.
b)    Ronald wanted to know where Maria parked her new car those days.
c)     Ronald asked if Maria did park her new car these days where.
d)    Ronald asked where does Maria park her new car those days.

41) He advised us to make good use of our time as we wouldn’t get such an opportunity again.

a)     “Make good use of your time.You won’t get such an opportunity again,” he said to us.
b)    “ To make good use of your time.You won’t get such an opportunity again,” he said to us.
c)     “Make good use of your time.You wouldn’t get such an opportunity again,” he said us.
d)    “Make good use of your time.You won’t get such an opportunity again,” he told to us.


42) Miss Nune asked Nelly:” Do children have too much freedom these days?”
a)     Miss Nune asked Nelly if children had too much freedom those days.
b)     Miss Nune asked to Nelly children have too much freedom these days.
c)     Miss Nune asked Nelly did children have too much freedom these days.
d)    Miss Nune asked to Nelly children have too much freedom those days.
43)The head said to me: “You will have to solve your problemyourself.”
a)     The head told me that I would have to solve my problem myself.
b)     The head said to me you will have to solve your problem yourself.
c)     The head told to me that you will have to solve your problem myself.
d)    The head said to me I would have to solve your problem yourself.

VII. Ընտրել հարցի ճիշտ տարբերակը:
Choose the right option.

44) Which is the best question for the underlined part of the sentence?
   David and Merlin sent an invitation card to their parents for the wedding.

a)     What did David and Merlin send to their parents?
b)    How did David and Merlin send an invitation card to their parents?
c)     What kind of invitation card did David and Merlin send to their parents?
d)    Why did David and Merlin send an invitation card to their parents?


45) Which is the best question for the following sentence?
   “No, I am sorry but I won’t be able to join you tonight.”

a)     When will you be able to join us?
b)    How aren’t you able to join us tonight?
c)     You won’t be able to join us tonight, will you?
d)    Will you be able to join us tonight?

46) Which is the best question for the following sentence?
He was searching for a new apartment.

a)     Why couldn’t Mark come with us?
b)    Did Mark buy a new apartment?
c)     Why was Mark searching for a new apartment?
d)    Was he searching for a new apartment?

47) Which of the following questions is correctly formulated?

a)     Does anybody know who is the author of this poem?
b)    Does somebody know who the author of this poem is?
c)     Does anybody know who the author of this poem is?
d)    Does anybody know who the author is of this poem?

48) Which is the best ending for the following question?
      Nobody was late,________?

a)     were they
b)    was it
c)     weren’t they
d)     wasn’t it

49) Which is the best ending for the following questions?
She could hardly understand her child’s words,_______?
a)     did she
b)    could she
c)     couldn’t she
d)    didn’t she
                                                                                                                 
50) Which of the following questions is correctly formulated?
a)     Do you know why Mr. Brown refused their invitation?
b)    Do you know why refused Mr. Brown their invitation?
c)     Do you know why did Mr. Brown refuse their invitation?
d)    Do you know why Mr. Brown did refuse their invitation?