Exercises 12 th form rnt1367570925.doc PRACTICE I. Choose the best answer for each question. Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have their friends in the car, their driving becomes worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car. 1. Who have an effect on the driver? A. Journalists B. Children C. Passengers D. Policemen 2. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident? A. Young and old drivers. B. Young and inexperienced drivers. C. Old and inexperienced drivers. D. Young and experienced drivers. 3. When young male drivers have their wife or girlfriend in the car, they drive A. better B. more slowly C. faster D. worse 4. The word "opposite" in the second last sentence is closest in meaning to _____. A. contrary B. similar C. important D. different 5. Young men often choose A. expensive cars. B. slow cars with big engines. C. fast cars with big engines. D. fast cars with small engines. II. Find out the mistake in the following sentences. 6. (A) The most you (B) learn, (C) the more knowledge (D) you get. 7. You are reminded (A) once again (B) of the author's love (C) of (D) a sea. 8. They (A) can speak English and (B) use a computer (C) so as to they (D) can easily get a good job. 9. (A) It is no use (B) to tell him about (C) our problem because he is never (D) willing to help us. 10. (A) The last time (B) my father (C) played tennis (D) were in 1990. 11. We'd like (A) to have taken a vacation, (B) but we (C) didn't have (D) too much money. 12. (A) Would you prefer (B) to have dinner now (C) and (D) later? 13. He (A) said with his mother (B) that he had just got a job and (C) he would start (D) the next day. 14. (A) Carbon dioxide (B) rushes into the atmosphere (C) and affect (D) climatic conditions. 15. (A) Neither the apples not the plums (B) was (C) ripe enough for us (D) to eat. III. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 16. A. bet B. kettle C. pretty D. rest 17. A. means B. meat C. clean D. great 18. A. sometimes B. close C. stove D. moment 19. A. hereby B. exhaust C. home D. horrible 20. A. collection B. invention C. pollution D. question 21. A. committed B. destroyed C. deceived D. raised 22. A. design B. history C. site D. lost 23. A. snatch B. charge C. cheek D. scheme 24. A. north B. support C. torch D. forget 25. A. ply B. manly C. empty D. party IV. Grammar: Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 26. That man needs help. He doesn't know _____ to stop the machine. A. whose B. how C. what D. which 27. She walked home by herself, _____ she knew that it was dangerous. A. because of B. although C. because D. despite 28. _____ is very simple. A. What do I want B. I want what C. I do want what D. What I want 29. _____ I get, _____ I am. A. The older/ the more happy B. The more old/ the happier C. The older/ the happier D. The more old/ the more happy 30. Susan's doctor insists _____ for a few days. A. her resting B. that she rest C. her to rest D. that she is resting 31. Hurry up! It's time we _____ for next week's examination. A. have studied B. had studied C. will study D. studied 32. The bus always _____ here to pick up more passengers. A. stops B. is stopping C. will stop D. has stopped nguyenlanhuong Page 1 6/24/2013 Exercises 12 th form rnt1367570925.doc 33. Since your room-mate is visiting her family this weekend, _____ you like to have dinner with us tonight? A. shall B. do C. will D. would 34. Since they aren't answering their telephone, they _____ the house. A. can have left B. need have left C. should have left D. must have left 35. When dining with friends in a restaurant, you may be _____ to pay for your own meals. A. expect B. expecting C. expectancy D. expected 36. In restaurants and hotels you should give _____ waiter or bellboy who has served you a tip. A. a B. the C. an D. its 37. If you wish to learn a language, you _____ classes regularly. A. have attended B. have had C. must have attended D. must attend 38. Let's go to the office now, _____? A. shall we B. let we C. will we D. do we 39. The Robinsons arrived in Vietnam when their _____ Liz was in grade 9. A. old daughter B. oldest daughter C. elderly person D. eldest daughter 40. This old custom _____ hundreds of years in Poland. A. will date back B. dates back C. was dating back D. is dating back 41. They are going to build a school for _____ in this area. A. the blinding B. blinder C. the blinder D. the blind 42. There are different kinds of material _____ from various sources. A. to be collected B. will be collected C. collecting D. being collecting 43. The size and shape of a nail depend on the function _____ intended. A. which it is for B. for which it is C. which it is D. for which is 44. She has looked for her notebook, but she couldn't find it _____. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere 45. My computer, _____ mouse doesn't work, cannot be used now. A. while B. because C. whose D. which V. Grammar: Choose the best option to fill in the gaps. How are things . (46) you? Since I last . (47) you, I have been ill . (48) the time I arrived home after . (49) you on Monday. I felt . (50) awful headache. I thought that perhaps my eyes were . (51) as I had been working so hard, so I . (52) some aspirins and went to . (53) bed. However, when I woke up the next morning, my headache was . (54) than ever and my throat was sore. I tried . (55) up but my arms and legs lay stiff. 46. A. to B. on C. about D. with 47. A. was seeing B. have seen C. saw D. see 48. A. during B. on C. at D. by 49. A. see B. seeing C. to see D. have seen 50. A. the B. any C. a D. an 51. A. tire B. tired C. tiring D. tiredly 52. A. take B. have taken C. had taken D. took 53. A. the B. any C. D. a 54. A. hard B. painful C. worse D. more 55. A. to get B. getting C. got D. get VI. Vocabulary: Choose the best option to fill in the gaps. My husband and I had a problem . (56) our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday . (57) . I was tired and needed to relax. I love lying in the . (58) , drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert . (59) busy, cultural holidays. He likes . (60) museums and art galleries. He . (61) sunbathing because he always goes red, not brown. The travel agency . (62) to help us and suggested Greece. I said I would live to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he would like to stay . (63) Athens. It was easy to decide . (64) to do. We flew to Athens together, Robert stayed . (65) and I travelled to the island of Kos! 56. A. to B. about C. with D. on 57. A. although B. because C. and D. but 58. A. moon B. waterfall C. lake D. sun 59. A. likes B. takes C. has D. dislikes 60. A. seeking B. collecting C. travelling D. visiting 61. A. has B. likes C. takes D. hates 62. A. wanted B. had C. took D. asked 63. A. in B. from C. at D. on nguyenlanhuong Page 2 6/24/2013 Exercises 12 th form rnt1367570925.doc 64. A. what B. when C. where D. how 65. A. there B. abroad C. ashore D. broad VII. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 66. It's hark work teaching a class of _____ children. A. living B. live C. lively D. alive 67. _____ is a long period of time during which no rain falls. A. Storm B. Drought C. Rainy season D. Summer 68. Tracy and I like spending time together because we share many _____. A. disapprovals B. disagreements C. interests D. arguments 69. Mr Brown like his job because it is _____-paid. A. high B. well C. good D. great 70. The parents of those disabled children _____ believe that their children couldn't learn anything. Now they have realized that they were wrong. A. used to B. never C. once D. did not 71. He stood on one leg, _____ against the wall, while he took off his shoe. A. staying B. supporting C. stopping D. leaning 72. Computers can help you _____ with people around the world. A. community B. interact C. connect D. collect 73. _____ young like playing computer games. A. The B. A C. An D. Some 74. Carl was working hard all day. He was exhausted when he went to bed. A. very tired B. very confused C. very amazed D. very sleepy 75. What do I think of your shoes? Well, they're certainly _____. A. differently B. differ C. difference D. different 76. The _____ camera is changing the way that people take pictures. A. number B. picture C. digital D. symbol 77. Meeting you here is _____ good chance. A. an B. no article C. the D. a 78. Pollution is _____ to living things. A. harmful B. harm C. harmed D. harmless 79. She _____ me if it would rain that night. A. said B. reported C. told D. asked 80. The first factory in this city was put into _____ in 1950. 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