Name:……………………………. Class12……… English written test no 1 Time 45 minutes I. Phonetics(1) A: choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1. a. picture b. action c. question d. future 2. a. swallow b. below c. slowly d. allow B: choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 1. a. corridor b. enormous c. mystery d. separate 2. a. territory b. Australia c. geography d. society II. Grammar and vocabulary(3) A. Give the correct form of the verbs 1. Don’t forget (tell)………… me if he makes anything wrong 2. I remember (send)……………. you a gift on your 18 th birthday last year 3. We had to go on holiday because our house ( decorate)…………… 4 .He would get to work on time if he (get)…………. up early… B. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets 1. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with(extinct)…………………. 2. Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than (nature )… rates found in the fossil record. 3. It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species' declines and habitat (destroy)……… and degradation are the leading threats. 4. More and more (explore)…… are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible. C. Choose the best answer 1. Clearing forests for timber has resulted _______ the loss of biodiversity. a. with b. at c. in d. for 2. Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture. a. destruction b. contamination c. fertilizer d. variety 3. _______ is the protection of environment and natural resources. a. Survival b. Commerce c. Conservation d. Extinction 4. Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction to wildlife. a. organization b. contamination c. protection d. damage III. Writing(2.5.) A. Circle the mistake in each sentence. 1. If forests had not been destroyed, there will have been no floods. A B C D 2. Had you told me about your troubles, I would have help you. A B C D 3. Will you see any film directed by Stephen yet? A B C D 4. You have to study harder unless you will fail the exam. A B C D B. Rewrite the following sentences as directions 1. Did your father repair your bicycle yesterday?(passive voice) ……………………………………………………………………… 2. It is really quite easy to learn English . Learning ………………………. 3.I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon. I’m looking …………………… IV . Listen and complete the blank with a suitable word(1.) For a long time the image most people had of a gorilla was a dangerous-looking animal with big, (1)………But researchers studying gorillas show a very different picture of (2)………. gorillas. The animals are peaceful, gentle, sociable, and mainly plant-eating creatures. Gorillas live in family groups. A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male gorilla. He is called a (3)……… because the hair on a male's back turns from black to silvery grey as he grows up. A silverback's group usually includes one or two (4)………………… males and a few females and their young. V Reading (2.5) A. Choose the best answer to complete the blank The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non governmental organization for the (1) _____, research, and restoration of the environment. The organization was formed as a charitable trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more (2) ___ 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with (3) __ 9% of its funding coming from voluntary donations by private individuals and businesses. The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse the (4) _____ of our environment". Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned (5) _____ endangered species, pollution, and climate change. The organization runs more than 20 field projects worldwide. In the last few years, the organization set up offices and operations around the world. 1. a. challenge b. keeping c. conservation d. awareness 2. a. as b. than c. to d. as to 3. a. generally b. individually c. commercially d. approximately 4. a. destroy b. destructive c. destruction d. destroyed 5. a. on b. by c. with d. upon B. Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you do very little reading, or if you read only material that offers no challenge to your comprehension, your reading will be of very little use. Once we reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us become so restricted in our choice of .reading that we rarely read any new type of reading experience. We tend to read only books in our professional or business field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers every morning, or only one magazine for which we have developed a preference. And the trouble starts here. You should neither read only for entertainment nor only for information but you should also read for intellectual growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of knowledge, for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding. What kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth, to gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is simple one: Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that will open for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience, books that will make the world and people more understandable to you. Sadly, more and more people today are giving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and informed by watching TV, a popular entertainment ,device present at almost homes. More and more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a babysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day are now a part of children development, generating physiological and mental problems that are of growing concern among experts. 1. Reading ________. a. completely stops when we finish our schooling c. is of little use b. is an endless process d. should be done a little 2. According to the text, ________. a. new type of reading experience often interests most of us . b. we should only read for entertainment c. reading for intellectual growth is necessary d. we should not read for mental stimulation 3. What kind of books is recommended? a. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with b. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience c. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning d. All are correct 4. We can learn from the text that today ________. a. people spend more time watching TV than reading books b. more and more people enjoy reading c. most babysitters prefer watching TV d. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV 5. The writer ________. a. does not approve of reading process c. prefers watching TV to reading b. advises us to read as little as possible d. appreciates reading Name:……………………………. Class12……… English written test no 2 Time 45 minutes I. Phonetics(1) A: choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1. a. reading b. easy c. pleasure d. please 2. a. killed b. enjoyed c. described d. digested B: choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 1. a. disappearance b. vulnerable c. conservation d. generation 2. a. current b. global c. crisis d. mankind II. Grammar and vocabulary(3) A. Give the correct form of the verbs 1. Luckily, by the time we got there, the painting ( not sell) ……………… 2. We suggest (paint) ……….the windows. They are too dirty. 3. You are not allowed (drive)………… under the influence of alcohol. 4. If we (have)………… more time, I could tell you more about it. B. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets 1. To become a novelist, you need to be (imagine)………………. 2. Mary enjoys reading (romantic)…………., adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow. 3. The novel has had a tremendous impact on (entertain)………… and publishing markets. 4. Several (science)…………. advanced countries have had plans to make desert more hospitable. C. Choose the best answer 1. Although we are aware _______ the importance of environment, we still overexploit it. a. from b. on c. for d. of 2. They have built a particular reserve' which is suitable _______ pandas. a. at b. upon c. in d. for 3. Everyone knows what is happening to _______ earth but we just do not know how to stop it. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 4. Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them. a. destroy b. drain c. endanger d. discover III. Reading (2.5) A. Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story". Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters. Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words. Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better. Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them. 1. Books have great influence on ________.a. TV b. friendship c. brain d. muscles 2. When you are reading a book, ________. a. you have to read small pieces of information b. you use your brain in concentration and focus c. you have to read during a very long time d. you lose your memory 3. A challenging book ________. a. helps you to improve your vocabulary b. is only for primary pupils c. can translate all new words d. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary 4. Books ________.a. are compulsory in every course b. are not needed in most of course c. contain less information than class discussions d. make a sick patient feel better 5. Books cannot give you ________.a. knowledge b. information c. self-esteem d. muscles B. Choose the best answer to complete the blank Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near future because they have been (1) _____ to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of Hawaii's plants are found nowhere else in the world but they are threatened by alien invasive species such as feral goats, pigs, rodents and non- native plants. The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (2) _____ the extinction of the 182 rare Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the (3) _____. Since 1990, (4) _____ a result of their 'Plant Extinction Prevention Program', sixteen species have been brought into cultivation and three species have been reintroduced. Invasive weeds have been removed in key areas and fencing put up in order to (5) _ plants in the wild. In the future the Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Program aims at collecting genetic material from the remaining plants in the wild for storage as a safety net for the future. They also aim to manage wild populations and where possible reintroduce species into reserves 1. a. disappeared b. reduced c. increased d. developed 2. a. prevent b. encourage c. stimulate d. influence 3. a. wild b. atmosphere c. hole d. sky 4. a. so b. due c. as d. but 5. a. derive b. vary c. remain d. protect IV. Writing(2.5.) A. Circle the mistake in each sentence. 1. Although most smokers know that smoking is bad for their health, but only few of them want to A B C D stop smoking. 2. It was such a bad weather that we had to cancel the picnic. A B C D 3. The sea is not enough warm for me to swim in. A B C D 4. You needn’t be in a hurry. We have time enough to finish our task in time. A B C D B Rewrite the following sentences 1. You mustn’t use this machine after 5:30 p.m ( Passive voice) ………………………………………………… 2. They were doing their homework when I came. .( Passive voice) ………………………………………………. 3. I remember someone telling me the news. I remember being……………………… V. Listen and complete the blank with a suitable word(1.) Mountain gorillas spend much of their time eating. Their food includes a variety of plants, along with a few kinds of (1)…… and worms. At night the animals make a (2)………. to sleep in. Many lightweight gorillas nest in trees. The heavier ones may nest in grasses on the ground. Babies sleep with their mothers at night. Life for mountain gorillas· is not always peaceful. They are endangered and threatened by (3)………. in the smaller parts of Africa. Hunters kill them for food Their forests are cut down for farmland, fuel, and housing. But many scientists, forest rangers and other concerned people are working hard to protect mountain gorillas and their (4). . Name:……………………………. Class12……… English written test no 1 Time 45 minutes I. Phonetics (1) A: choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1. a. picture b. action c international non governmental organization for the (1) _____, research, and restoration of the environment. The organization was formed as a charitable trust on September 11 , 19 61, in Morges,. Name:……………………………. Class12……… English written test no 2 Time 45 minutes I. Phonetics (1) A: choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1. a. reading b. easy c. pleasure