Name: Class: 12/ FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST 125 Choose the best answer: 1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. desert B. stretch C. crest D. remain 2. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand _______ the wind. A. with B. from C. off D. about 3. I thought I had gone the right direction. ________ , I now realise that I have got lost. A. Therefore B. So that C. However D. But 4. __________ he had prepared for the interview very carefully, he felt nervous. A. Though B. Despite C. In spite of D. Therefore 5. She is no longer my dear friend. I don’t, _________, invite her to my informal party tonight. A. moreover B. nevertheless C. therefore D. however 6. _________ is the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives. A. Habit B. Habitat C. Biodiversity D. Habitats 7. Governments have _________ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting. A. enacted B. pass C. given D. enforced 8. National parks help to protect __________ species. A. dangerous B. danger C. endanger D. endangered 9. Elephants are __________ hunted for their ivory . A. illegally B. legal C. legally D. illegal 10. All deserts have an extremely dry __________. A. weather B. climate C. temperature D. degree 11. George had a big dinner, _________ he still feels hungry now. A. however B. so C. but D. therefore 12. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. endanger B. identity C. construction D. classify 13. Would you like __________ a cup of coffee? A. to have B. having C. have D. had 14. The doctor advised me ____________. A. to not smoke B. not to smoke C. not smoking D. smoke not 15. Everyone __________ with me about my plans. A. agree B. agreeing C. agrees D. disagree 16. Forty-five minutes __________ the maximum length of time allowed for the exam. A. be B. are C. were D. is 17. I turned on the fan _________ the room was hot. A. because B. due to C. despite D. even though 18. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. animal B. diversity C. vulnerable D. industry 19. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. great B. part C. trade D. save 20. She enjoys learning English, ___________ she finds it very difficult. A. but B. however C. so D. therefore ANSWERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name: Class: 12/ FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST 372 Choose the best answer: 1. I turned on the fan _________ the room was hot. A. due to B. because C. despite D. even though 2. _________ is the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives. A. Habit B. Habitats C. Biodiversity D. Habitat 3. Everyone __________ with me about my plans. A. agrees B. agreeing C. agree D. disagree 4. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand _______ the wind. A. with B. off C. from D. about 5. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. diversity B. animal C. vulnerable D. industry 6. Governments have _________ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting. A. enforced B. pass C. given D. enacted 7. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. desert B. remain C. crest D. stretch 8. Would you like __________ a cup of coffee? A. to have B. having C. have D. had 9. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. part B. great C. trade D. save 10. She is no longer my dear friend. I don’t, _________, invite her to my informal party tonight. A. moreover B. nevertheless C. therefore D. however 11. Forty-five minutes __________ the maximum length of time allowed for the exam. A. be B. are C. is D. were 12. She enjoys learning English, ___________ she finds it very difficult. A. therefore B. however C. so D. but 13. __________ he had prepared for the interview very carefully, he felt nervous. A. Despite B. Though C. In spite of D. Therefore 14. National parks help to protect __________ species. A. dangerous B. danger C. endanger D. endangered 15. Elephants are __________ hunted for their ivory . A. illegal B. legal C. legally D. illegally 16. The doctor advised me ____________. A. to not smoke B. not smoking C. not to smoke D. smoke not 17. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. classify B. identity C. construction D. endanger 18. I thought I had gone the right direction. ________ , I now realise that I have got lost. A. Therefore B. However C. So that D. But 19. George had a big dinner, _________ he still feels hungry now. A. however B. so C. therefore D. but 20. All deserts have an extremely dry __________. A. climate B. weather C. temperature D. degree ANSWERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name: Class: 12/ FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST 581 Choose the best answer: 1. She enjoys learning English, ___________ she finds it very difficult. A.so B. however C. but D. therefore 2. The doctor advised me ____________. A. not to smoke B. to not smoke C. not smoking D. smoke not 3. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. animal B. vulnerable C. diversity D. industry 4. Elephants are __________ hunted for their ivory . A. legal B. illegally C. legally D. illegal 5. Would you like __________ a cup of coffee? A. have B. having C. to have D. had 6. George had a big dinner, _________ he still feels hungry now. A. but B. so C. however D. therefore 7. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand _______ the wind. A. with B. about C. off D. from 8. All deserts have an extremely dry __________. A. weather B. temperature C. climate D. degree 9. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. remain B. stretch C. crest D. desert 10. _________ is the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives. A. Habitat B. Habit C. Biodiversity D. Habitats 11. I thought I had gone the right direction. ________ , I now realise that I have got lost. A. Therefore B. However C. So that D. But 12. Governments have _________ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting. A. given B. pass C. enacted D. enforced 13. Everyone __________ with me about my plans. A. agree B. agreeing C. disagree D. agrees 14. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. endanger B. classify C. construction D. identity 15. I turned on the fan _________ the room was hot. A. due to B. because C. despite D. even though 16. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. great B. save C. trade D. part 17. She is no longer my dear friend. I don’t, _________, invite her to my informal party tonight. A. therefore B. nevertheless C. moreover D. however 18. __________ he had prepared for the interview very carefully, he felt nervous. A. In spite of B. Despite C. Though D. Therefore 19. National parks help to protect __________ species. A. dangerous B. endangered C. endanger D. danger 20. Forty-five minutes __________ the maximum length of time allowed for the exam. A. be B. is C. were D. are ANSWERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name: Class: 12/ FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST 729 Choose the best answer: 1. _________ is the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives. A. Habit B. Biodiversity C. Habitat D. Habitats 2. __________ he had prepared for the interview very carefully, he felt nervous. A. Therefore B. Despite C. In spite of D. Though 3. I turned on the fan _________ the room was hot. A. due to B. because C. despite D. even though 4. All deserts have an extremely dry __________. A. weather B. temperature C. climate D. degree 5. She enjoys learning English, ___________ she finds it very difficult. A. so B. however C. but D. therefore 6. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. desert B. remain C. crest D. stretch 7. National parks help to protect __________ species. A. endangered B. danger C. endanger D. dangerous 8. I thought I had gone the right direction. ________ , I now realise that I have got lost. A. Therefore B. So that C. But D. However 9. She is no longer my dear friend. I don’t, _________, invite her to my informal party tonight. A. moreover B. therefore C. nevertheless D. however 10. Everyone __________ with me about my plans. A. agree B. agrees C. agreeing D. disagree 11. The doctor advised me ____________. A. to not smoke B. not smoking C. not to smoke D. smoke not 12. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand _______ the wind. A. from B. with C. off D. about 13. Forty-five minutes __________ the maximum length of time allowed for the exam. A. is B. are C. were D. be 14. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. diversity B. animal C. vulnerable D. industry 15. Governments have _________ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting. A. pass B. enacted C. given D. enforced 16. Elephants are __________ hunted for their ivory . A. legally B. legal C. illegally D. illegal 17. Which word has the different stress from the others? A. endanger B. identity C. construction D. classify 18. Would you like __________ a cup of coffee? A. had B. having C. have D. to have 19. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? A. great B. trade C. part D. save 20. George had a big dinner, _________ he still feels hungry now. A. however B. so C. therefore D.but ANSWERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 . Name: Class: 12/ FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST 125 Choose the best answer: 1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name: Class: 12/ FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST 372 Choose the best answer: 1. I turned on the fan _________ the room was. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name: Class: 12/ FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST 581 Choose the best answer: 1. She enjoys learning English, ___________