Grade 12 The General Certificate Of Secondary Education Exam I- Make the correct choice: 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. suitable b. biscuit c. building d. guilty 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. dead b. bean c. meat d. seat 3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. wool b. wood c. blood d. foot 4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. accomplishment b. government c. practice d. vapour 5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. languages b. demanding c. develop d. tradition 6. I think it’s very _____ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. a. reasonably b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. unreasonably 7. I’m bad _____ mathematics. a. with b. about c. at d. in 8. The dog belongs _____ our neighbours. a. to b. of c. with d. about 9. I would rather ________ unemployed than ________ in that factory. a. to be / to work b. be / work c. being / work d. being / working 10. Working in a bank isn’t the most exciting job in the world but _____ least it pays the rent. a. on b. at c. of d. in 11. I’m very fond _____ Chinese food. a. off b. with c. for d. of 12. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening. a. such b. so c. too d. very 13. We went _____ church to spay for our good luck. a. into the b. into c. in d. in the 14. No one knows exactly how many planets _____ into being. a. come b. came c. have come d. had come 15. She used _____ here but she doesn’t work here now. a. worked b. to working c. to work d. working 16. Can you drive a bit more _____, please. a. slower b. slow c. slowly d. slowness 17. He made _____ mistakes in his writing. a. too many b. too much c. a great deal of d. so little 18. Any bright light at _____ is an attraction to mosquitoes. a. times b. night c. least d. all 19. My father had a worker ________ a fence round our garden. a. make b. making c. to make d. made 20. I read an article about _____ among school-leavers. a. employment b. employees c. employers d. unemployed 21. I think she is accustomed to ________ English at a private school. a. taught b. teach c. teaching d. be taught 22. Two weeks _______ too long for me to wait. a. is b. are c. were d. have 23. Let’s go for a walk, _______ ? a. do you b. shall we c. do we d. don’t you Page 1 Grade 12 The General Certificate Of Secondary Education Exam 24. ______ does Basil keep looking at his watch ? a. What b. Who c. Why d. Which 25. So far, many beautiful buildings _______ in Bangkok. a. were built b. have been built c. are building d. have built II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 26. They intended to go there next week; but now they are finding they do not have enough money. 27. When he grew old, he often thinks of all the things he had done when he was young. 28. When we went to see them tomorrow, they were playing cards; they said they had been playing since six o’clock. 29. This is the second time you broke a cup and you broke one yesterday. 30. I always tell you to comb your hair, but you never do what I said. III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: It was Pasteur who (31) ______ the process of immunization. When he was experimenting (32) ______ causes of chicken cholera, he (33) ______ to inoculate healthy chickens with weak cholera bacteria. After inoculation, the chickens (34) ______ only slightly ill. And later, when he inoculated the chickens with normal cholera bacteria, the chickens did not get the (35) ______. Thus Pasteur discovered that the body builds (36) ______ substances called antibodies in the blood. These antibodies, (37) ______ attack harmful bacteria, can be formed by injections of small amounts of the (38) ______ themselves. For thousands of years, men had known that certain diseases (39) ______ people only once. Now Pasteur had shown what this process of immunization was and (40) ______ it could be used to control diseases. 31. a. invented b. discovered c. thought d. controlled 32. a. for b. in c. with d. of 33. a. began b. avoided c. practised d. finished 34. a. came b. overcame c. gained d. became 35. a. disease b. ill c. ease d. sick 36. a. productive b. protective c. preservative d. active 37. a. that b. who c. whose d. which 38. a. bacteria b. medicine c. drugs d. water 39. a. attach b. attain c. attack d. attend 40. a. what b. how c. that d. who III- Read the following passage and make the correct choice: onservation is the protection and wise management of the environment. People practise conservation so that the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things. Without conservation, all the resources necessary for life – air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil and water- would be damaged, wasted, or destroyed. C onservation also involves a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people can enjoy living in it. It means keeping it comfortable and safe to live in. A healthy environment includes clean streets and highways with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. Ideal surroundings mean landscapes free of junk and litter. They include regions of wilderness where animals and plants can be protected from the destructive influence of human beings. C 41. If people didn’t pratise conservation, ______. a. they would lose all the resources necessary for life b. they would maintain the resources necessary for life c. they would feel better about themselves d. All the resources necessary for life would exist Page 2 Grade 12 The General Certificate Of Secondary Education Exam 42. People can practise conservation by _____. a. talking about the quality of the environment b. keeping the environment comfortable and safe to live in c. looking for an interesting place to live in d. opening new roads 43. Ideal surroundings mean _____. a. junk and litter b. dirty landscapes c. clean landscapes d. landscapes with junk and litter 44. Conservation helps animals and plants ______. a. disappear from the earth b. become extinctive c. destroy the environment d. exist and develop IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 45. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English. a. She worked so hard that she could become a good teacher of English. b. She worked hard so that she could become a good teacher of English. c. She worked hard so as become a good teacher of English. d. She worked so hard as to become a good teacher of English. 46. Mr. Miller wouldn’t have lost his job if he hadn’t been late every day. a. Mr. Miller lost his job although he was late every day. b. Mr. Miller didn’t lose his job because he was early every day. c. Mr. Miller lost his job because he was late every day. d. Mr. Miller lost his job despite his everyday lateness. 47. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan. a. After they had travelled across India, then flew to Japan. b. After they had travelled across India, they flew to Japan. c. After they had flown to Japan, then they travelled across India. d. After they had flown to Japan, they travelled across India. 48. Your house is bigger than mine. a. My house isn’t as big as yours house. b. My house isn’t as big as your. c. My house isn’t so big as you. d. My house isn’t so big as yours. 49. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month. a. They asked him about the countries which he visited last month. b. They asked him about the countries which he visited them last month. c. They asked him about the countries where he visited last month. d. They asked him about the countries where he visited them last month. 50. The question was so difficult that we couldn’t answer it. a. The question was too difficult for us to answer it. b. The question was too difficult so that we couldn’t answer it. c. The question was too difficult for us to answer. d. The question was difficult enough for us to answer. ---------THE END--------- Page 3 . b. demanding c. develop d. tradition 6. I think it’s very _____ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. a. reasonably b. reasonable c c. of d. in 11. I’m very fond _____ Chinese food. a. off b. with c. for d. of 12. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening.