LESSON 12 Full name:…………………………..

Date 19/7/2021
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LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear a man, talking on the radio about a number of local sporting events, happening
over the next week. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following questions.
1. The cycling event on Saturday is ________.
A. open for anyone to join in on the day. B. only for teams of cyclists. C. over two distances.
2. The athletics competition being held this weekend will ________.
A. take place at a new stadium.
B. be shown on national television.
C. be a chance to see some world-class runners.
3. What is interesting about the diving competition on Sunday?
A. It is a new competition. B. A local teenager is in it. C. A world record might be broken.
4. What does the speaker say about the tennis tournament?
A. There are no more tickets left.
B. Ticket prices are more expensive this year.
C. Listeners can enter a competition to win tickets.
5. The speaker advises that people going to see the surfing competition ________.
A. should wear warm clothes.
B. should go to the beach on the bus.
C. should take a picnic lunch with them.
Part 2. You will hear a teacher, talking about some visitors, coming to speak at the school. Fill in each
blank with no more than two words or numbers.
Visiting Speakers
Series of talks by visiting speakers:
- monthly on first Tuesday
- at 4.45 p.m.
+ The first talk - Ellie Brown
- Date: 2nd November
* Ellies job: travel (6) ……………………………
* Ellie will:
- talk about her education and studies
- talk about her visit to (7) ……………………………
- play a video and show photographs
+ The second talk - Harry Fowler
- Date: (8) ……………………………
* Harry's job: camera operator
* Topic o f talk: making (9) ……………………………films.
* Harry's book: Behind the Lens
* Book costs: (10) £……………………………at the talk.
Part 3. Look at the six sentences for this part. You will hear a conversation between a girl, Jill, and a
boy, Guss, about an adventure park they have both visited. Decide if each sentence is correct or
incorrect.
11. Jill’s parents asked her to save up her money for the adventure park. ………………………
12. Guss's uncle wanted to go on the rides with Guss and Todd. ………………………
13. Jill and Guss agree that Thunder Mountain is the best ride in the park. ………………………
14. Jill believes the park will be busy whatever the weather is like. ………………………
15. Guss wants to revisit one particular part of the adventure park. ………………………
USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each row.
16. A. plough B. naughty C. laughter D. caught
17. A. boot B. foot C. tooth D. smooth
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each row.
18. A. government B. interview C. reference D. understand
19. A. invisible B. enthusiast C. television D. congratulate
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following exchanges.
20. – “We’ll have to hurry if we want to finish this project on time.” -“____________.”
A. I’ll say we will! B. OK. But I’ll call you later.
C. I’m tired. I’ll go home early. D. What a wonderful idea!
21. - “Excuse me. I’m trying to find the library.” -“_____________.”
A. Where’re your eyes? It’s in front of you. B. Look no further!
C. Find it yourself. I’m busy. D. Oh, nice to meet you.
22. – “Make yourself at home!” - “___________.”
A. Yes, I can help you. B. Thanks. The same to you.
C. Why not? I will make it to the best of my ability. D. That’s kind of you. Thank you.
23. - “Oh, I have to leave. Bye.” - “_____________.”
A. Bye. Nice to meet you too. B. Good day!
C. Good job! See you later. D. Please, don’t move!
Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.
24. A magician is an entertainer who performs a series of deceptive tricks based on the principles of physics,
optics, and psychology.
A. skilful B. incomprehensible C. misleading D. obvious
25. The adhesive qualities of this new substance far surpass those of all others of its type.
A. disintegrating B. dissolving C. damaging D. sticky
Choose the word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.
26. An employer must be very careful in dealing with subordinates and documenting their files in order to
avoid complaints.
A. bosses B. coordinators C. outside help D. employees
27. It’s incomprehensible to a non-addict that an illicit drug can control the life of a young abuser.
A. readable B. favourable C. imperative D. understandable
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
28. These volunteer programmes aim to provide education for children in ________ regions.
A. far-reaching B. far-flung C. far-fetched D. far-sighted
29. Steve ______ his chances of passing by spending too much time on the first question.
A. threw out B. threw off C. threw away D. threw in
30. He was especially interested in such ________ work, and had recently helped to organize the first
Brazilian school for deaf-mutes at Rio de Janeiro.
A. human B. humanistic C. humanity D. humanitarian
31. He had already learned the news. I ______ the trouble to phone him about it.
A. needn’t have taken B. could have taken C. should have taken D. mustn’t have taken
32. We should make the best of every _______ to learn.
A. chance B. availability C. benefit D. opportunity
33. The announcement about job losses has _______ consequences for the firm.
A. hard-hitting B. far-reaching C. never-ending D. wide-ranging
34. They want to have a new roof put on before the rainy season _______.
A. falls out B. comes into C. sets in D. turns up
35. We hire out bicycle_________.
A. by the hour B. by an hour C. by hours D. for hours.
36. It was decided that the cost of the project would be ____ and so it was abandoned.
A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive
37. It’s true, I tell you! I got it from the ____. My sister works at the Town Hall. She is the one who made
the decision.
A. nag’s head B. cat’s whiskers C. horse’s mouth D. lion’s den
38. _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Thanks to the difficult homework B. Despite the homework was difficult
C. As though the homework was difficult D. Difficult as the homework was
39. Employees are not allowed to discriminate against an applicant because of their social or financial _____.
A. past B. history C. precedent D. background
40. In front of us ________ with a beard and blue eyes.
A. is a big man standing B. stand a big man C. is standing a big man D. a big man is standing
41. It was very ________ of him to leave his little son alone at home.
A. irresponsible B. unresponsible C. responsible D. responsibility
42. Tuition fees in public schools are often ________ those in state schools.
A. twice as higher as B. twice as high as C. higher twice than B. as high as twice
43. ________ improperly, the device doesn’t work.
A. Being installed B. Having installed C. Installed D. Installing
44. I was just walking across the street when I ________ someone I hadn’t seen for years.
A. came across B. came off C. came by D. came over
45. ___ for running a red light, Jane decided it was not in her best interest to argue since she was not wearing
her seat belt.
A. The police stopped her B. When stopping by the police
C. Being stopped by the police D. Having been stopped by the police
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.
46. How do you know he is that ……………….…………? (influence)
47. We are interested in strict ………………..…..………in this field. (special)
48. The ………………..…..………between the two girls is striking. (resemble)
49. It would be ………………..…..………for her to change her mind. (conceive)
50. They have ………………..…..………the kitchen by building over part of the garden. (large)
51. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen ………………..…..………. (expect)
52. Vietnamese leaders needs to make more attempts to ………………..…..…its country. (industry)
53. The organization's aim is to ……………………the cultural ties between Britain and (strong)
Germany.
54. There are at least twenty …………..…..………dialects of the language just on the south (distinguish)
island.
55. We have faced the novel coronavirus situation for about two weeks now. People are (understand)
………………..…..……… anxious and fearful.
There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, write the line number and correct
them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces below.
Line Passage
1 Our obsession with recording every details of our happiest moments could be
2 damaging our able to remember them, according to new research. Dr Linda Henkel, from Fairfield
3 University, Connecticut, described this like the ‘photo-taking impairment effect’. She said, ‘People
4 often whip out their cameras most mindlessly to capture a moment, to the point that they are
5 missing which is happening right in front of them. When people rely on technology to remember
6 for them, counting in the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully
7 themselves - it can have a negative impact on how good they remember their experiences. In Dr
8 Henkel’s experiment, a group of university student were led on a tour of a museum and asked to
9 either photograph and try to remember objects on display. The next day each student’s memory
10 was tested. The results showed that people were less accurate in recognising the objects they had
11 photographed comparing with those they had only looked at.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each sentence.
61. I was sick last week and as a result I have fallen ……………….………in my work.
62. You have to face up ……………….………your problems rather than avoid them.
63. She always gets away ……………..………not doing any housework! It’s just not fair.
64. When I went to the bank to ask for a loan, I had to fill ………..…..………hundreds of forms.
65. It was decided to break ……………….………diplomatic relations with that country.
66. She decided to go to art school, then dropped …………..………after the first term.
67. She turned ………………..………the music to drown out the noise of the children outside.
68. Tom surfed the Internet for hours and logged ………………..………at three in the morning!
69. The burglars broke ………………..….……the house around midnight.
70. Can you disconnect the laptop …………the Internet when you finished checking your e-mail?
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank in the following passage.
THEATRE IN BRITAIN
The theatre has always been very strong in Britain. Its centre is, of course, London, where successful
plays can (71) ______ without a break for many years. London has several dozens of theatres, most of them
not (72) _____ from Trafalgar Square. (73) _____ London even some quite big towns have no public theatre
at all, but every town has its private theatres. British theatre is much admired. There you can get the best of
everything – an excellent orchestra, famous conductors, celebrated actors and a well-dressed (74) _____.
Choose a good play, and you’ll enjoy yourself throughout from the moment the curtain (75) _____ to
the end of the last act. Get your seats beforehand, either at the box-office or at the theatre itself. You’ll probably
want to sit as near to the (76) _____ as possible.
71. A. show B. perform C. run D. produce
72. A. far B. remote C. distant D. close
73. A. Inside B. Outside C. In D. Out
74. A. audience B. auditorium C. authority D. publicity
75. A. puts up B. sets up C. makes up D. goes up
76. A. scene B. stage C. scenery D. performance
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank space.
TRIATHLETES
Stuart Hayes had launched him self on a promising career as a swimmer when something odd
happened (77) ………………………..him at the local pool. Flogging up and down for the umpteenth time, he
suddenly realised (78) ………………………..bored he had become with the monotony. Wasn’t there a more
interesting way of being sporty, for heaven’s sake? There was and there is: the colour, sweat and sheer emotion
of triathlons. Stuart became a world-class triathlete and won the London Triathlon, the biggest
(79) ………………………..of its kind in the world.
Triathlons are anything but boring. Combining swimming, cycling and running in one physical
onslaught, they offer huge variety within a single racing framework. In Britain, the sport is growing by 10
percent a year. ‘People are moving away (80) ………………………..just running, and are looking for new
challenges,’ says Nick Rusling, event director for the London Triathlon. Triathlons are a (81) ………………………..
deal more interesting to train for and you can vary training to fit busy lifestyles, swimming in your lunch break
and (82) ……………………….. on.
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
The Fukushima I nuclear accidents are a series of ongoing equipment failures and releases of radioactive
materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake and
tsunami on 11 March 2011. The plant comprises six separate boiling water reactors maintained by the Tokyo
Electric Power Company (TEPCO). This accident is the largest of the 2011 Japanese nuclear accidents arising
from the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and experts consider it to be the second largest nuclear accident
after the Chernobyl disaster, but more complex as all reactors are involved.
At the time of the quake, reactor 4 had been de-fuelled while 5 and 6 were in cold shutdown for planned
maintenance. The remaining reactors shut down automatically after the earthquake, with emergency
generators starting up to run the control electronics and water pumps needed to cool reactors. The plant was
protected by a seawall designed to withstand a 5.7 metres (19 ft) tsunami but not the 14-metre (46 ft)
maximum wave which arrived 41–60 minutes after the earthquake. The entire plant was flooded, including
low-lying generators and electrical switchgear in reactor basements and external pumps for supplying cooling
seawater. The connection to the electrical grid was broken. All power for cooling was lost and reactors started
to overheat, due to natural decay of the fission products created before shutdown. The flooding and earthquake
damage hindered external assistance.
Evidence soon arose of partial core meltdown in reactors 1, 2, and 3; hydrogen explosions destroyed the
upper cladding of the buildings housing reactors 1, 3, and 4; an explosion damaged the containment inside
reactor 2; multiple fires broke out at reactor 4. Despite being initially shutdown, reactors 5 and 6 began to
overheat. Fuel rods stored in pools in each reactor building began to overheat as water levels in the pools
dropped. Fears of radiation leaks led to a 20-kilometre (12 mi) radius evacuation around the plant while
workers suffered radiation exposure and were temporarily evacuated at various times. One generator at unit 6
was restarted on 17 March allowing some cooling at units 5 and 6 which were least damaged. Grid power was
restored to parts of the plant on 20 March, but machinery for reactors 1 through 4, damaged by floods, fires
and explosions, remained inoperable. Flooding with radioactive water through the basements of units 1–4
continues to prevent access to carry out repairs.
Measurements taken by the Japanese science ministry and education ministry in areas of northern Japan
30–50 km from the plant showed radioactive caesium levels high enough to cause concern. Food grown in the
area was banned from sale. It was suggested that worldwide measurements of iodine-131 and caesium-137
indicate that the releases from Fukushima are of the same order of magnitude as the releases of those isotopes
from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986; Tokyo officials temporarily recommended that tap water should not be
used to prepare food for infants. Plutonium contamination has been detected in the soil at two sites in the plant.
Two workers hospitalized as a precaution on 25 March had been exposed to between 2000 and 6000 mSv of
radiation at their ankles when standing in water in unit 3.
83. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Japanese natural disaster – the nuclear power accident.
B. Fukushima I nuclear accident – the largest nuclear power of all time.
C. The nuclear power accident – Japanese catastrophe.
D. The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
84. It can be inferred from the passage that:
A. The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant is the world’s largest nuclear accident.
B. The accident happened in the early part of the year 2011.
C. Chernobyl is the world’s largest and most complex nuclear accident.
D. Reactor doesn’t involve in the accident.
85. The word “withstand” in the second paragraph is could be best replaced by:
A. stand B. stand together C. wrestle D. strike
86. All of the following are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT:
A. The cause of the accident is the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
B. The earthquake causes a great damage to Japan and the neighbouring country.
C. The tsunami struck the country after the earthquake had occurred approximately an hour.
D. The reactor was barred from external assistance because of the flooding and earthquake damage
87. According to the passage, which of the followings is NOT true?
A. The plant suffered a 14-metre seawall.
B. The highest wave was 46 ft. in height.
C. The reactor 5 and 6 started overheating though they were in cold shutdown for maintenance.
D. The flood with water containing radioactivity made it impossible for the machinery to be repaired.
88. According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred?
A. The Chernobyl disaster happened in the late 19th century.
B. Food was banned from sale for fear that the country would run out of food.
C. The people in Tokyo were advised not to use tap water to cook for children.
D. Two workers were sent to hospital as they were exposed to radiation when standing in water in unit 3.
89. The word “inoperable” in the passage could be best replaced by:
A. incompatible B. impracticable C. irrepressible D. mysterious
90. Why does the author mention “plutonium contamination” in the last paragraph?
A. to show that the Japanese discovered plutonium mine after the nuclear accident.
B. to show that plutonium was contaminated after the nuclear accident.
C. to show that the soil was polluted by plutonium.
D. to give an example of soil containing natural resource.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first sentence.
91. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.  He hates ………………………………………………………..
92. When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
 The higher ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
93. “You're always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher to his students.
 The teacher complained ....................................................................................................................................................................................
94. When he was asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
 On ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
95. It’s your duty to finish your homework before you go to school.  That .................................................................
96. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
 Such .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.
 On no account ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
98. I would prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.
 I’d ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99. He would never agree to sell his business, even if he received a very tempting offer.
 However .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100. I only recognized him when he came into the light.  Not until ..................................................................................
101. Why did nobody tell me that the match had been cancelled? (informed)
 Why ………………………..………………………..………………………..the cancellation of the match?
102. I’ve just noticed that the car has almost run out of petrol. (hardly)
 I’ve just noticed that ………………………..………………………..………………………..left in the car.
103. I didn’t know that cars were so expensive in this country. (idea)
 I ………………………..………………………..………………………..so much in this country.
104. Don’t get depressed because of such a small problem. (let)
 It’s such a small problem that you shouldn’t ………………………..…………………………………………..down.
105. It is reported that he is now recovering in hospital. (recovery)
 He is reported ………………………..………………………..………………………..in hospital now.
106. Laura’s teacher says that she doesn’t have a serious enough attitude to her work. (seriously)
 Laura doesn’t ………………………..………………………..………………………..to her teacher.
107. What’s confusing you so much? (lot)  What is it that’s ………………………..…..………………………..confusion?
108. She’ll probably win the first prize. (chance)  She …………………………..……………………..winning first prize.
109. The teacher didn’t mention my mistake at all. (reference)
 The teacher ………………………..………………………..………………………..my mistake at all.
110. I was about to leave home when my aunt came. (point)
 I was ………………………..………………………..………………………..home when my aunt came.
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