diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_base.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_base.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import contextlib
+import unittest
+import numpy as np
+
+import paddle.fluid as fluid
+from paddle.fluid import core
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def new_program_scope():
+    prog = fluid.Program()
+    startup_prog = fluid.Program()
+    scope = fluid.core.Scope()
+    with fluid.scope_guard(scope):
+        with fluid.program_guard(prog, startup_prog):
+            yield
diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_mnist.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_optimizer.py
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rename from python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_mnist.py
rename to python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_optimizer.py