School year: 2009-2010 Grade 12 TEST 28 Pronunciation A interfered B allowed C visited D played A water B swimming C between D rowing A lie B goalie C achieve D belief A punch B synchronized C March D touching A caps B meters C swimmers D lines Stressed syllable A education B difficulty C champion D institute A ambitious B intelligent C brilliant D mature A regret B memory C forget D continue A pasteurization B information C institution D education 10 A receive B president C discover D determined Mistake correction 11 Thompson controlled the ball the best, kicked the ball the farthest, and ran the faster of all the players (C) 12 This new nice flat looks perfect for a young couple (A) 13 Stand up straight, breathe deeply, hold your head up, and no look down! (D) 14 We work with many people who are different from us because every persons are unique (D) 15 The journalist has not finished the article on the negotiation already (D) Multiple choice 16 Good friendship should be based on …………… understanding A constant B mutual C personal D private 17 Despite many changes in his life, he remains …………… his working principles A loyal to B believe in C go after D incapable of 18 Everyone has …………… acquaintances, but no one has many friends A a number of B the number of C a lots of D countless 19 There is no need for ………… between friends A ceremony B informality C introduction D seriousness 20 To tell the truth, the guests last night got on my …………… A head B brain C feelings D nerves 21 Tom Blankenship was his …………… boyhood friend A near B nearby C shut D intimate 22 You can believe him I not think he is capable …………… telling lies A to B of C at D from 23 Don’t …………… your eyes on me A gave B took C fastened D threw 24 He tried …………… to catch the last bus A in vain B in public C in particular D in general 25 The day seems perfect …………… a picnic A at B about C for D to 26 At night we also see advertising as we walk along the street Choose the homonym of the word A nine B knife C knight D ninth 27 My father bought me a …………… A round wooden brown chair B round brown wooden chair C wooden round black chair C black round Chinese chair 28 The cheetah runs 70 miles …………… hour It’s the fastest animal in the world A a B per C one A and B are correct 29 If too many species …………… out, if will upset the ecosystem A disappear B die C go D extinct 30 “……………” - He’s tall and dark, and a bit shy A How’s Ron? B What’s Ron like? C How does he look? D What does he look like? 31 He/ be/ famous/ dishonesty/ business matters A He is famous as dishonesty in business matters B He is famous for his dishonesty in business matters C He is famous for dishonesty with business matters D He is famous with his dishonesty in business matters 32 I/ decide/ go/ party/ spur/ moment A I decided to go to the party with the spur of moment B I decided to go to party on the spur of the moment C I decided to go to the party on spur of moment D I decided to go to the party on the spur of the moment 33 I / not keep / touch / before / because / lost / phone number A I couldn’t keep in touch with him before because I had lost his phone number B I don’t keep in touch with him before because I has lost his phone number C I couldn’t keep in touch to him before because I lost his phone number D I haven’t kept in touch with him before because I lost his phone number 34 blow / nose / at / table / considered / bad manner A To be blowing the nose at your table is considered bad manner B Blowing your nose at the table is considered bad manner C That your nose has to blow at the table is considered bad manner D It is considered bad manner for your nose to blow at the table 35 / considered / good manner / empty / dishes / last grain / rice A It is considered good manner to empty your dishes to the last grain of rice B To let your dishes empty to the last grain of rice is considered good manner C The last grain of rice is considered good manner while your dishes are empty D Your dishes being empty to the last grain of rice is considered good manner 36 talk / about / toilet / disappetizing / topics / during / before / meal / not appreciated / by / most people A Most people that talk about toilet by disappetizing topics during and before a meal are not appreciated B Most people are not appreciated by their talk about disappetizing topics during and before a meal C Before or during disappetizing a meal , most people are not appreciated by their talk topics D Talking about toilet and disappetizing topics during or before a meal is not appreciated by most people 37 Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, ……………… A the members applauded him B a speech had to be given by him C he gave a short acceptance speech D the members congratulated him 38 Warning………………or operate heavy equipment while taking this medicine A please don’t drive B would you please no driving C please no drive D have you please not driven 39 At 3,810 meters above sea level in Bolivia stands Lake Titicara, ………………in the world A the high largest lake B highest large lake C high largest lake D the highest large lake 40 ………………, Sir Isaac Newton described the laws of gravitation A Was a seventeenth –century scientist B who was a seventeenth-century scientist C When was a seventeenth-century scientist D A seventeenth-century scientist 41 ………………, James Fedimore Cooper wrote about Indians and pioneers in the forest and sailors on the high seas A The first American novelist to achieve world-wide fame B The first American novelist to achieve world-wide fame who is C Although he was the first American novelist to achieve world wide fame D He was the first American novelist to achieve world-wide fame 42 Mrs Smith is no longer beautiful because of her hard life A Mrs Smith is beautiful although her life is hard B Mrs Smith lives a long life because she is beautiful C No longer is Mrs Smith beautiful because of her hard life D Although Mrs Smith is not beautiful, her life is happy 43 My purpose in calling this meeting is to present the latest sales figures A I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sales figures B I aimed to call this meeting because I wanted to know the latest sales figures C I have called this meeting in order that I would present the latest sales figures D Both A and C are correct 44 William decided that an actor’s life was not for him A William didn’t like to be an actor B William said that an actor’s life was boring C William decided that he wasn’t cut out for being an actor D According to William, he was born to be an actor 45 The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him A The film star wanted to be recognized by wearing dark glasses B The glasses were so dark that the film star couldn’t see anyone C Everyone could recognize the film star because he wore dark glasses D The film star wore dark glasses in order not to be recognized 46 She asked me how I earned my living A She asked how much money I was paid B She wanted to know whether I enjoyed my life or not C She asked what my job was D She asked me whether he could afford to live well 47 The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect A The way he spoke the local dialect was unique B We were sent to prison because he spoke only one dialect C We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect D But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison 48 It is open to question as to whether Jane will get the job A The question is whether Jane will get the job or not B It is not certain that Jane will get the job C Jane is being interviewed for the job D If Jane could answer the question, she would get the job 49 You’d better put some first aid cream on that cut before it gets infected A The infection is better B You should put cream on that infected cut C You need to treat that cut in order to prevent infection D Be careful not to cut yourself 50 There isn’t much call for cars with large engines any more A Not many people want to buy cars with large engines any more B No longer are cars bought by telephoning C More and more people want to buy cars with large engines D People don’t buy cars by calling any longer 51 John was supposed to be here at o’clock, but he’s late A John arrived at 9:00 B John arrived at 8:00 C John arrived too late to see his friend D John should have arrived at 8:00, but he didn’t Lexical reading Some students at the Open University left school 20 years old Others are younger but _52 _ must be at least 21 years old This is one example of how the Open University is _53 _ from all other universities Its students must either work full-time _54 _ be at home all day, For instance mothers of families They not _55 _ to pass any examinations before they are accepted as students This is why the university is called ‘open’ The university was started in _56 _ to help a group of people who missed having a university education when they were young The first name for the Open University was ‘The University of the _57 _’ The idea was to teach ‘on the air’, in other words on radio and television Most of the teaching is done like this Radio and television _58 _ brought the classroom into people’s families But this, on its own, is not _59 _ for a university education The Open University student also receives advice at one of 283 study centers in the country 36 weeks of the year he has to send _60 _ work to a ‘tutor’, the person who guides his studies He must also spend weeks every summer _61 _ a full-time student The tutors and students meet and study together, as in other universities At the end, of the Open University’s first year, the results were good out of every students passed their examinations If they this every year, they will finish their studies in or years 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 A all A away A and A have A way A Air A are A good A writing A on B others B different B the B want B order B Radio B is B bad B written B for C the others C run C neither C fail C reason C Television C have C much C lost C as D another D developed D or D go D time D Open D has D enough D missing D to Reading comprehension A public house which was recently bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sale Mr Thompson is going to sell it because it is hunted He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved Though Mr Thompson had turned the light off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr Thompson shook his head The villagers have told him that they will not accept the inn even if he gives it away 62 Mr Thompson wants to sell his inn because ………… A he heard a strange noise from the bar B He found the doors had been blocked by chairs C he found five empty whisky bottles D he thinks it’s visited by a ghost 63 Mr Thompson ……… A believes in ghost B thinks the villagers are playing a trick C wants to give it away D thinks the villagers drank the whisky 64 Mr Thompson is selling his inn This means his inn is ……… A sold B to let C for selling D for sale 65 The word “they” in line refers to which of the following? A the ghosts B the lights C the bottles D the doors 66 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage? A Mr Thompson doesn’t want to live in that bar B There was something unusual happened in his inn C Mr Thompson saw five ghosts drinking whisky D The writer thought that some people entered his house and drank whisky It takes a long time to raise a family of owlets, so the great horned owl begins early in the year In January and February, or as late as March in the North, the male calls to the female with a resonant hoot The female is larger than the male She sometimes reaches a body length of twenty-two to twenty-four inches, with a wingspread up to fifty inches To impress her, the male does a strange courtship dance He bobs He bows He ruffles his feathers and hops around with an important air He flutters from limb to limb and makes flying sorties into the air Sometimes he returns with an offering of food They share the repast, after which she joins the dance, hopping and bobbing about as though keeping time to the beat of an inner drum Owls are poor home builders They prefer to nest in a large hollow in a tree or even to occupy the deserted nest of a hawk or crow These structures are large and rough, built of sticks and bark and lined with leaves and feathers Sometimes owls nest on a rocky ledge, or even on the bare ground even to occupy the deserted nest of a hawk or crow These structures are large and rough, built of sticks and bark and lined with leaves and feathers Sometimes owls nest on a rocky ledge, or even on the bare ground The mother lays two or three round, dull white eggs Then she stoically settles herself on the nest and spreads her feather skirts about her to protect her precious charges from snow and cold It is five weeks before the first downy white owlet pecks its way out of the shell As the young birds feather out, they look like wise old men with their wide eyes and quizzical expressions They clamor for food and keep the parents busy supplying mice, squirrels, rabbits, crayfish, and beetles Later in the season baby rows are taken Migrating songsters, waterfowl, and game birds all fall prey to the hungry family It is nearly ten weeks before fledglings leave the nest to search for their own food The parent birds weary of family life by November and drive the young owls away to establish hunting ranges of their own 67 What is the topic of this passage? A Raising a family of great horned owls B Mating rituals of great horned owls C Nest building of great horned owls D Habits of young great horned owls 68 In line 3-4, the phrase "a resonant hoot" is closest in meaning to A an instrument B a sound C a movement D an offering of food 69 It can be inferred from the passage that the courtship of great horned owls A takes place on the ground B is an active process C happens in the fall D involves the male alone 70 According to the passage, great horned owls A are discriminate nest builders B need big nests for their numerous eggs C may inhabit a previously used nest D build nests on tree limbs 71 According to the passage, which of the following is the mother owl's job? A To initiate the courtship ritual B To feed the young C To sit on the nest D To build the nest 72 The phrase "precious charges" in lines 23 refers to A the eggs B the nest C the hawks and crows D other nesting owls 73 According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT A other small birds B insects C small mammals D nuts and seeds 74 In line 27, the word "they" refers to A the wise old men B the adult birds C the young birds D the prey 75 What can be inferred from the passage about the adult parents of the young great horned owls? A They are sorry to see their young leave home B They are lazy and careless about feeding the small owlets C They probably don't see their young after November D They don't eat while they are feeding their young 76 The phrase "weary of" in line 32 is closest in meaning to A tire of B become sad about C support D are attracted to THE END ... 43 My purpose in calling this meeting is to present the latest sales figures A I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sales figures B I aimed to call this meeting because I wanted... empty whisky bottles D he thinks it’s visited by a ghost 63 Mr Thompson ……… A believes in ghost B thinks the villagers are playing a trick C wants to give it away D thinks the villagers drank... radio and television Most of the teaching is done like this Radio and television _58 _ brought the classroom into people’s families But this, on its own, is not _59 _ for a university education