TEST (Grade 12) A. Make the correct choice: 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. waste b. face c. swamp d.rotate 2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. mature b. nature c. future d. adventure 3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. prevented b. stopped c. needed d. protected 4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. environment b. conservation c. education d. preservation 5.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. enjoy b. provide c. allow d. threaten 6. Reclaiming land consists _______ irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea. a. with b. about c. of d. in 7. Farmers can help enrich the soil ______fertilizers. a. to add b. by adding c. of adding d. in spite of adding 8. He wishes he ______ Jane to his party yesterday. a. invited b. would invite c. has invited d. had invited 9. You won’t have any difficulty ________ a ticket for the concert. a. getting b. to get c. got d. get 10. Not until darkness fell _______ he hadn’t done half of his work. a. that he realized b. did he realize c. that he didn’t realize d. didn’t he realize 11. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening. a. such b. so c. too d. very 12. Police are searching _____ the man who escaped from prison. a.with b.about c.for d.through 13.Conservation is also concerned _____ the reclaiming of land. a.with b.in c.about d.at 14. I will see him when he _______ here tomorrow. a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come 15. Preserving natural resources is of great ________. a. important b. more important c. importantly d. importance 16. Mexico’s _______ of oil is higher this year than last year. a. product b. production c. producer d. productive 17. An important part of conservation is the ______ of waste. a. erosion b. preservation c. protection d. prevention 18. The police provide _____ for the people in a country. a. protection b. protecting c. protectively d. protective 19. The newspaper report contained _____ important information. a. many b. another c. an d. a lot of 20. More and more pollution ________ by that factory. a. produced b. produces c. is being produced d. is producing 21. Thank you for advising me _____. a. not smoking b. not smoke c. no smoking d. not to smoke 22. The lesson was so ______ that most of them fell asleep in the middle. a. uninteresting b. interesting c. bored d. exciting 23. The children are busy ______ shells on the beach. a. collected b. to collect c. collecting d. collect 24. It’s no use your ______ him _____ you any money. a. asking / lending b. asking / to lend c. ask / to lend d. asking / lend 25. Would you ______keeping quiet for a moment ? a. like b. please c. be d. mind B. Identify an underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 26. There’s nothing like to walk as a means of keeping fit. a b c d 27. I won’t help you unless you don’t promise to work harder. a b c d 28. To prepare for the TOFEL, studying thirty minutes every day for several months. a b c d 29. Do you feel like going to a film or would you rather to stay at home ? a b c d 30.Wildlife preserves are the areas where animals are protecting within their natural environment. a b c d C. Read the passage and make the correct choice: Conservation is the protection and wise management of the environment. People practise conservation (31) ______ the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things. (32) ______ conservation, all the resources necessary for life – air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil and water- (33) ______ be damaged, wasted, or destroyed. Conservation also (34) ______ a concern for the quality of the environment so that people can (35) ______ living in it. It means keeping it comfortable and safe to live in. A healthy (36) ______ includes clean streets and highways (37) ______ open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. Ideal surroundings mean landscapes (38) ______of junk and litter. They include regions of wilderness (39) ______animals and plants can be protected (40) ______ the destructive influence of human beings. 31.a. because b. so that c. if d. although 32.a. If b. If not c. Unless d. Without 33.a. will b. would c. can d. ought to 34.a. involves b. is c. makes d. keeps 35.a. want b. manage c. enjoy d. wish 36.a. body b. work c. wildlife d. environment 37.a. of b. with c. to d. for 38.a. full b. fond c. free d. empty 39.a. which b. where c. whose d. that 40.a. by b. with c. on d. from D. Read the passage and choose the best answer: There are many sources of pollution in our modern world. At present, the most serious sources are acid rain, car exhaust fumes and oil spills. Factory chimneys give out smoke that combines sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases combine with the moisture in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid. When it rains, acids dissolve in the rain and make it acidic. Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all. It has harmed aquatic life by turning many lakes into lifeless bodies of water. In these areas, there is no limestone in the rocks to neutralize the acid rain naturally. One remedy is to pump limestone into the acidic lakes. However, it is not possible to do this on a large scale to save all the lakes. Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are highly poisonous. In big cities the exhaust fumes build up and pose a health hazard to human beings. Pollution of the sea by oil threatens marine life. Much of the oil comes from ships that clean their fuel tanks while at sea. Offshore oil wells also discharge vast amounts of oil into the sea. Pollution of the sea can also be caused by oil spills. An oil spill may occur as a result of accidents involving oil tankers. 41. Which of the following is not one of the most serious sources of pollution ? a. acid rain b. car exhaust fumes c. moisture d. oil spill 42. Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all because ______. a. it gives out smoke b. it combines sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide c. it dissolves in the rain d. it turns many lakes into lifeless bodies of water 43. What mainly causes air pollution in big cities? a. car exhaust fume b. oil spill c. acid rain d. forest fire 44. Marine life is threatened by _______. a. ships b. acid rain c. factory chimneys d. oil spill 45. Which of the following does not cause pollution of the sea? a. offshore oil wells b. oil tankers c. fuel tanks d. moisture E. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 46. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. a. It’s better to avoid to travel during the rush hour. b. It’s better to avoid travelling during the rush hour. c. It’s better to avoid a good idea. d. It’s better to travel during the rush hour. 47. Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived. a. The classroom was being cleaned when we arrived. b. The classroom was cleaned when we arrived. c. The classroom was cleaning when we arrived. d. The classroom cleaned when we arrived. 48. I remember someone telling me the news. a. I remember telling the news. b. I remember to be told the news. c. I remember being told the news. d. I remember to tell the news. 49. She is very pretty! a. What a pretty she is! b. How pretty is she! c. How is she pretty! d. What a pretty girl! 50. She’s used to staying up late. a. She used to stay up late b. She usually stays up late c. Seldom does she stay up late d. She’s bored with staying up late . TEST (Grade 12) A. Make the correct choice: 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced. placed differently from the others: a. enjoy b. provide c. allow d. threaten 6. Reclaiming land consists _______ irrigating deserts, draining swamps and