XM High School ENGLISH TEST 4- Grade 12 ( 2010-2011) Foreign Language Group Time allowed: 45 minutes 1. People living in deserts often use __________ for transporting their goods. A. monkeys B. elephants C. camels D. crocodiles 2. Read the book_________ and you can find the information you need. A. care B. careful C. carefulness D. carefully 3. When/ I/ be/ school/ I/ wear/ uniform. a. When I was at school, I must wear an uniform. b. When I was at school, I must wear a uniform. c. When I was at school, I had to wear an uniform. d. When I was at school, I had to wear a uniform. 4. I work hard everyday. _________, I never work at weekends. a. As a result b. Therefore c. However d. For example 5. They had no ________ of selling the house they inherited from their father. a. intend b. intentional c. intended d. intention 6. Choose the word with different stress patterns: a. extinction b. endangered c. industry d. commercial 7. Choose the word with different pronunciation: a. habitat b. household c. hummock d. rhinoceros 8. Sometimes it is __________to find suitable books for our children. a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties 9. _______________books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures. a. Comic b. Thriller c. Romantic d. Science 10. Francis Bacon lived____________ about the same time as Shakespeare. a. at b. for c. in d. over 11. I have read Soul on ice____________ I have read The Invisible Man. a. and b. therefore c. so d. but 12. Columbus was one of ____________first people to cross___________ Atlantic. a. the/ X b. X/ the c. the/ the d. X/ X 13. John can lend you this book. a. You can lend this book by John. b. This book can be lent for you by John. c. You can be lent to this book by John. d. This book can be lent to you by John. 14. It’s possible that we won’t go camping this weekend. a. We should not go camping this weekend. b. We will not go camping this weekend. c. We may not go camping this weekend. d. We must not go camping this weekend. 15. _________the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. a. Although b. So c. Because d. Therefore 16. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page. a. up b. on c. away d. in 17. A: “Please don’t smoke here” B: “________________” a. No, thanks b. Yes c. Not at all d. Sorry, I didn’t see the sign 18. Tom: “ ____________.?“ - Peter: “He’s generous and kind.” a. What does John look like b. Who does John look like c. How is John doing d. What is John like 19. Choose the word with different pronunciation: a. however b. explorer c. alternative d. border 20. Tan: “Could you tell me where the post office is?”-Pat:"____________." a. Go down this street. Turn second right. b. Yes, thank you for your help. c. Well, the post office is open almost all day. d. No, I won’t go to the post office. 21. No - one / watch TV/ I / switch a. No-one were watching TV that I switched it. b. No-one was watching TV, so I switched off it. c. No -one was watching TV, so I switched it off. d. No-one were watching TV; Therefore, I switched it off. 22. I don’t have to forget my key, or I won’t get in. a. don’t have to b. or c. won’t d. get in. 23. Unless he_________ , we_________ to the cinema. a. doesn’t come/ won’t go b. doesn’t come/ won’t come c. comes/ won’t go d. won’t come/ don’t go 24. She was looking at him while he _____________ a newspaper. a. was reading b. read c. has read d. reading Paper code: 713 25. As we had plenty of food , we mustn’t go to the supermarket. a. As b. plenty of c. food d. mustn’t 26. Although James is inexperienced, he is offered the job. a. James is not offered the job, but he is inexperienced. b. James is inexperienced, so he is offered the job. c. James is inexperienced. However, he is offered the job. d. James is inexperienced; Therefore, he is offered the job. 27. The flowers should keep in a warm sunny place by you. a. should keep b. in c. warm sunny d. by 28. More and more ________ are very excited to discover many interesting things in the deserts. a. exploratory b. explores c. exploration d. explorers 29. It was cold and wet. But , Paul put on his swimming suit and went to the beach. a. was b. But c. on d. went 30. Every student is required to write an essay on the topic. a. Every student might write an essay on the topic. b. Every student must write an essay on the topic. c. Every student can write an essay on the topic. d. Every student should write an essay on the topic. READING Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank: ( 31 → 35) Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (31) ______ out of things to talk about with your best friend, wife or husband? This can be uncomfortable. It (32) ______ even make married couples wonder if their marriage is in trouble. (33) ______, if you read a lot of books, you will always have something to talk about. You can discuss various plots in the novels you read, you can discuss the things you are learning in the business books you are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are endless. Books are inexpensive (34) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many readers relax by reading. Compared with the person who gets home from work and immediately (35) ______ on the TV news, you are going from work stress to crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud commercials and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something you want, turn off the TV or computer and pick up a book. 31. a. put b. had c. walked d. run 32.a. should b. might c. need d. must 33.a. So b. Therefore c. However d. Although 34.a. entertainment b. tension c. machinery d. media 35.a. gets b. turns c. takes d. makes Read the following passage and choose one correct answer for each question: ( 36→ 40) Most people are afraid of sharks but they usually do not know very much about them. For example, there are 350 kinds of sharks and all of them are meat eaters. Some sharks are very big. The whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long. But some sharks are very small. The dwarf shark is only 6 inches long. Sharks are 100 million years old. In fact, they lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Today, sharks live in every ocean in the world, but most sharks live in warm water. They keep the oceans clean because they eat sick fish and animals. Sharks do not have ears. However, they ‘hear’ sounds and movements in the water. Any sound of movement makes the water vibrate. Sharks can feel these vibrations, which help the sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food. Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food at dawn, in the evening, or in the middle of night several reasons. For example, cancer is common in many animals, including people. However, it is rare in sharks. Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer, too. 36. Most people are afraid of sharks because ______. a. there are many kinds of sharks b. they are meat eaters c. some sharks are small but some sharks are big d. sharks live in every ocean of the world 37. Sharks are important and useful because ___________. a. they help fishermen catch small fish b. they can hear the vibrations in the ocean c. they don’t get cancer as other animals d. they contribute to the cleaning of the ocean 38. Sharks hunt for food at night _________ a. so as to sleep the next morning b. because they can see well in the poorly-lit ocean c. so that they can rest during the day d. to find their favorite food in the dark 39. Information about sharks may ___________. a. make people more frightened to see sharks b. show how they can live in the ocean c. help scientists find out how to prevent people from cancer d. helps us know how to avoid them 40. The main idea of this passage is ____________. a. introducing something about sharks: their habitat, their size, how useful they are to scientists b. sharks can help people prevent cancer c. a dangerous animal living in the sea d. sharks and other kinds of sea animals the end . XM High School ENGLISH TEST 4- Grade 12 ( 2010-2011) Foreign Language Group Time allowed: 45 minutes 1. People living. blank: ( 31 → 35) Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (3 1) ______ out of things to talk about with your best friend, wife or husband? This can be uncomfortable. It (3 2). endless. Books are inexpensive (3 4) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many readers relax by reading. Compared with the person who gets home from work and immediately (3 5) ______ on the TV news,