PRACTICE TEST 8 – Grade 12(07-08) I. Choose the best answer. 1. Five years ago we started to preserve the ________ houses and landscape. a. traditionally b. tradition c. traditional d. traditions 2. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car. a. The man is believed to escape in a stolen car b. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. c. The man believed to escaped in a stolen car c. They believed that the man stole the car. 3. Our classroom needs _______ up a. tidying b. tidy c. to tidy d. tidied 4. Everybody in the wedding party ________ happy a. look b. looks c. are looking d. looked 5. The child kept the present that she ________ . a. has been given b. had given c. had been given d. has given 6. Where is the house ________ ? a. where they are living in b. which they are living c. where they are living there d. where they are living 7. I think the teacher as well as his students ________ good. a. to be b. are c. be d. is 8. The students are used to ______ in the school library. a. to work b. working c. work d. worked 9. I would rather be a doctor a manager. a. than b. more than c. better d.better than 10. Fruit and wine are important of this region a. products b. produces c. productions d. productive 11: She failed the test, ___________she studied hard. A. despite B. as though C. although D. as 12: You will have to work hard if you want to ___________. A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully 13. If I had time, I ____________ to the beach with you this weekend. A. will go B. would go C. would have gone D. will have gone 14. I knew they were talking about me ________ they stopped when I entered the room. A. therefore B. so that C. despite D. because 15. I asked her ___________ she understood the lesson. A. if not B. if C. if only D. even if 16. London is ___________ of England. A. a capital B. capital C. one capital D. the capital 17. Whether we go out will depend________ the weather. A. in B. about C. on D. with 18. The children ___________ to the zoo. A. were enjoyed taking B. were enjoyed taken C. enjoyed taking D. enjoyed being taken 19. When I came to visit her last night, she _____ a bath. A. was having B. is having C. had D. has 20. The man ________we met yesterday was the manager of a bicycle factory. A. when B. whose C. who D. which 21. Their ___________ has lasted for more than 20 years. A. friends B. friendship C. friendly D. friend 22. ____________ he comes in half an hour, we shall go alone. A. Because B. If C. Unless D. When 23. Mr Pike invited some……………………to his house for dinner. a. hostesses b. hosts c. guests d. cookers 24. Before you light ……………a cigarette, remember to ask for permission. a. up b. out c. on d. in 25. Most students ………………learning English and Computer Science to get a good job. a. make a point of b. make use of c. make it possible d. make fun of 26. She’d rather watch television, _____? A. didn’t she B. hadn’t she C. doesn’t she D. wouldn’t she 27. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he _____ seven different schools because his parents moved frequently. A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. had been attending 28. Don’t make noise. My mother _______ with her friends. A. is talking B. was talking C. talks D. talked 29. I was born in Scotland but I_____ in Northern Ireland. A. grew up B. grow up C. am growing up D. would grow up 30. His parents never allowed him _____. A. smoked B. to smoking C. smoking D. to smoke 31. I’ve lived near the airport for so long that I’ve got _____ to the noise of the planes. A. familiar B. known C. used D. custom 32. In Vietnam, children start _____ school at the age of six. A. kindergarten B. secondary C. nursery D. primary 33. Let your name _____ in the sheet of paper. A. to be written B. be written C. write D. being written 34. Please call the doctor if the victim is _____ hurt. A. bad B. serious C. badly D. accidentally 35.Be he rich or poor, she ‘ll marry him. a. She doesn’t want to marry him as he is poor. c. She wants to marry him if he is rich. b.She ‘ll marry him whether he is rich or poor. d. She ‘ll marry him however poor he may be. 36. Without transportation, our modern society couldn’t exist. a. Our modern society couldn’t exist if there is no transportation. b.Our modern society won’t exist without having traffic. c.If there were no transportation, our society wouldn’t exist. d.If transportation no longer exists, our society won’t either. 37.I’m studying not only mathematics but also chemistry. a.Math and chemistry are my favourite subjects c.I like both math and chemistry. b.I’m studying both math and chemistry. d.Im not studying math but I’m studying chemistry. 38.”Don’t talk in class if you want to understand this lesson.” The teacher said. a.The teacher told us not to talk in class if we wanted to understand that lesson. b.The teacher told us not to talked in class if we want to understand that lesson. c.He asked not to talk in class if we want to understand that lesson. d. all incorrect. 39.This is the first time I have lived in a city with a high crime rate. a.I’m not used to living in a city with a high crime rate. c. Living in a city with a high crime rate is danderous . b.I’m very afraid of living in a citywith a high crime rate. d. I don’t like to live in such a high crime rate . 40. A. chair B. child C. cheap D. chemist 41. A. business B. shut C. summer D. sunrise 42. A. women B. movie C. lose D. prove 43. A. sign B. lift C. light D. might 44. A. table B. lady C. captain D. labour 45. A. apply B. hobby C. reply D. supply 46. A. failed B. absorbed C. solved D. reached 47. She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole. 48. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam. 49. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant ? 50. At first I found it strangely to drive on the left side of the road. VIII. Rewrite eachof the following sentences Although the streets are narrow, many people in the city drive cars. -> Despite…………… My brother didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station. -> If my brother …………. We didn’t go because it rained. -> If it The child will die if nobody send for a doctor.-> Unless The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.-> If the sea……………………… Unless he phones immediately he won’t get any information.-> If You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.-> Unless . John missed the ferry because his car broke down.-> If . What a pity you failed your driving test.-> I wish . she understood the lesson. A. if not B. if C. if only D. even if 16. London is ___________ of England. A. a capital B. capital C. one capital D. the capital. were no transportation, our society wouldn’t exist. d.If transportation no longer exists, our society won’t either. 37.I’m studying not only mathematics but