ENGLISH 12 - UNIT 10: PRACTICE TEST

I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three.
1. A. indigestion B. publication C. inability D. establishment
2. A. horizontal B. defensible C. confidential D. beneficial
3. A. overtime B. reinforce C. overheat D. expertise
4. A. prior B. mirror C. diving D. outstretched
5. A. opponent B. engagement C. penalize D. extension
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the 5.
1. A. rhino B. exhaust C. heir D. inherit
2. A. moisten B. fasten C. lobster D. listen
3. A. eliminate B. elaborate C. tenuous D. retain
4. A. hummock B. pulse C. struggle D. cactus
5. A. extinct B. example C. exhaust D. existent
III. COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE - Choose the best answer.
1. ‘What a lovely hat you have!’ ‘Thanks. .’
A. Not at all B. I don’t care
C. I’m glad you like it D. Certainly
2. ‘What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!’ ‘ ’
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for the compliment D. I don’t like your sayings
3. ‘Good luck in exams!’ ‘ !’
A. I hope so B. You mention it C. Never mind D. You too
4. ‘Excuse me!’ ‘ ?’
A. What B. Yes C. No D. Pardon
5. ‘You have a good voice.’ ‘ .’
A. I appreciate it B. You’ve done a good job
C. Well done D. Yes, of course
IV. VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Choose the one option that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. Travelling by train is a good way to see the vast of the country’s territory.
A. space B. expanse C. number D. width
2. The cold killed the sick infant whose parents could not afford a heater for their home.
A. heavy B. serious C. extreme D. fatal
3. With a little more practice and infinite patience, you can the team, or make it to the top in
your field.
A. cooperate B. make C. support D. play
4. They smash rhino horns into used in traditional medicines.
A. flour B. yeast C. wheat D. powder
5. Many countries are under the of desertification due to years of deforestation.
A. danger B. risk C. stake D. threat
6. No matter how many measures have been taken, the rhino still faces extinction.
A. preventive B. precautionary C. cautionary D. defensive
7. ______ is one of the causes of the extinction of the rhino.
A. Losing a habitat B. Habitat losing C. Loss of habitation D. Habitat loss
8. Given that the rhino population is falling as a result of poaching, rhinos are kept under armed .
A. safeguard B. duty C. guard D. watch

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9. Despite enormous efforts at species preservation, some wild animals are still on the of
extinction.
A. verge B. vicinity C. closeness D. proximity
10. Those who argued in favor of bringing wild animals back to their natural habitat met fierce
opposition from of their return.
A. advocates B. opponents C. exponents D. proponents
11. The ivory will succeed only if enforcement agencies are too weak or corrupt to stop it.
A. deal B. commerce C. trade D. enterprise
12. More ivory is from elephants in Africa than from elephants in Asia.
A. attained B. achieved C. collected D. obtained
13. Habitat loss will more continuous problems for endangered species.
A. face B. confront C. rasie D. pose
14. The company the expansion of its business to more advertising.
A. owes B. shows C. encourages D. undergoes
15. Due to a radical in rhino populations, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species (CITES) placed the rhino on its list of protected animals.
A. boom B. expansion C. spread D. decline
V. Fill each of the blanks with correct form of the word given.
1. The houses were unfit for human habitation . (inhabit)
2. Do you know the vulnerability of newborn babies to disease? (vulnerable)
3. His collection o f plants contains many rarities . (rare)
4. Exporting is necessary for our economic survival . (survive)
5. The campaign is intended to heighten public awareness of the importance of eating a
healthy diet. (aware)
6. Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar. (fertile)
7. Do you know what species are in danger of extinction ? (extinct)
8. The benefits of conservation are both financial and aesthetic. (conserve)
9. He is in his twenties and he is quite vigorous . (vigor)
10. It takes us time to legalize this type of medicine. (legal)
VI. PREPOSITIONS – Put in a corrrect preposition.
1. They are on the verge of signing a new contract.
2. They are unlikely to extract much benefit from the trip.
3. He was the sort of person you could depend on .
4. Negotiations between the two countries are on the verge of collapse.
5. We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.
6. Some people predict the extinction of family life as we know it today.
7. If he carries on like this he's in danger of losing his job.
8. The book discusses the impact _____ Christian thinking
of on western society.
9. Banks normally give priority to large businesses when deciding on loans.
10. Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the
city to avoid.
VII. GRAMMAR
Choose the one option that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. His cell-phone and car keys are still here. He have left.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t
2. You be Yolanda’s mother. It is nice to meet you.
A. can B. will C. may D. must
3. You not leave soiled handkerchiefs everywhere.
A. might B. need C. ought D. should
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4. I uniform to school when I was young.
A. needn't have worn B. shouldn't have worn
C. couldn't have worn D. didn't need to wear
5. The chairman the date of the meeting. He has a very good memory.
A. can't have forgotten B. should not forget
C. must have forgotten D. might forget
6. Not any of you open this folder. It is confidential.
A. must B. has to C. can D. may
7. I more careful when I talked to the boss.
A. must have been B. can have been
C. should have been D. need have been
8. Everybody leave the building right now. It is urgent.
A. ought B. must C. might D. has
9. The train come at 6. It is always punctual.
A. can B. could C. may D. should
10. Take some rest! You very tired after such a long journey.
A. must be B. have to
C. may have been D. should have been
11. “Why didn’t you attend the concert?” “I would have gone if I ______ time”.
A. have had B. have C. would have D. had had
12. They were too late. The plane ______ off ten minutes earlier.
A. took B. has taken C. had taken D. was taking
13. He suggested ______ to a holiday camp.
A. Mary that she should go B. to Mary that she should go
C. to Mary to go D. for Mary that she should go
14. I did not see you last night. I wish I ______ you last night.
A. met B. could meet C. had met D. have met
15. It is no use ______ to school if you ______ to work hard.
A. going / do not ready B. to go / do not ready
C. going / are not ready D. go / are not ready
16. Fred was a really silly boy when we were in high school. I still remember very stupid
questions.
A. his asking B. asking him C. him to ask D. his being asked
17. When you return to your country, don’t forget to keep ______ touch.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
18. - “Would you like some entertainment?” - “I wouldn’t mind having ______.”
A. little B. a few C. a little D. few
19. “That will be too late because we ______ by that hour”.
A. have gone B. will have gone C. will go D. went
20. A minor earthquake occurred 2.07 a.m. January 3th.
A. at / in B. in / on C. at / on D. from / in
VIII. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect.
1. The guide has recommended that we be as attentively as possible when we visit the old castle.
A B C D
2. There have been many a strong argument for banning tobacco advertising on TV.
A B C D
3. When he left, Peter forgot that he put his passport and wallet in his other jacket.
A B C D

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4. Generally speaking, tax return must be filed annually, but in few cases they must be submitted
A B C
every six months.
D
5. The elephant, which is the best-known symbol of African wildlife, continues facing two serious
A B C
threats about its existence – ivory trade and habitat loss.
D
IX. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
1. Unless you keep the receipts, you will pay more tax.
a. You keep the receipts, and you will have to pay more tax.
b. Keeping the receipts means paying more tax.
c. If you do not keep the receipts, you will have to pay more tax.
d. Without the receipts, you do not have to pay more tax.
2. Make sure that the fish is fresh by looking at its eyes.
a. Looking at the eyes of the fish, it is sure to be fresh.
b. Only by looking at its eyes can you be sure that the fish is fresh.
c. The fish is surely fresh if you look at its eyes.
d. The eyes of the fish are surely fresh-looking.
3. It is pointless going on any further tonight.
a. There is no point in going on any further tonight.
b. Going on any further tonight is not the point.
c. It is no use to go on any further tonight.
d. Pointlessly, we should go on any further tonight.
4. Jean did not apologize to her boss at all.
a. Jean did not offer no apology to her boss.
b. No apology is sent to Jean's boss.
c. Jean gives her boss not an apology.
d. Not once did Jean offer her boss an apology.
5. Mary used to be better paid than she is these days.
a. Mary is now not as well-paid as she used to be.
b. Mary's salary used to be not very good.
c. Mary used to pay better than she is these days.
d. Mary's salary is now much than it was before.
6. Because of your selfishness, we lost the contract.
a. We lost the contract and you were selfish.
b. You were selfish, that led to our loss of the contract.
c. Our loss of the contract resulted in your selfishness.
d. As you were selfish, we lost the contract.
7. He managed to make some extra money by writing poems.
a. He wrote poems because he had some extra money.
b. He wrote poems in order to get some extra money.
c. Making some extra money meant writing poems.
d. He succeeded in making extra money though he wrote poems.
8. It was fortunate for him that he wasn't injured in the accident.
a. He was lucky enough not to be injured in the accident.
b. Fortunately he needn't have been injured in the accident.
c. Fortunately, he didn't injure in the accident.
d. He was not injured in the accident, that was fortunate.