45 MINUTE TEST Full name:……………………………………. Class: 12……. I-Phonetics: Choose the one word which has the underlined part pronounced differently.[1 m ] 1. A. parrot B. bamboo C. camel D. acacia 2.A. habitat B. hummock C. rhinoceros D. hunting 3 A. desert B. expedition C. crest D. destruction 4.A. enacts B covers C. kills D. manages II- Grammar and vocabulary : Choose the best answer [ 2 ms ] 5. Mary searched all over the house………….she could not find the key. A. but B. although C. however D. because 6. ………… is the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives. A. Habitant B. Habitat C. Extinction D. Biodiversity 7. If it rained heavily, the fields……………flooded now. A. will be B. had been C. would be D. can be 8. Almost everyone…………….for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 9. People living in the deserts often use……… for transporting their goods. A. monkeys B. elephants C. camels D. tigers 10. Bring your jacket with you. It……… get cold in the evening. A. can B. may C. must D. would 11. Pandas, tigers and many other wild animals are in danger………extinction. A. with B. for C. on D. of 12. He can play the piano now. He could play it when he was 5. A. He has been able to play the piano when he was 5 B. He has been able to play the piano since he was 5 C. He has been able to play the piano for 5 years. D. He was able to play the piano since he was 5. III- Circle one word or phrase that are wrong. [ 1m ] 13. My exam is coming. I know I have to work harder to get the best result. A B C D 14. Because lack of the money, they can not buy that house. A B C D 15. You may smoke in the public places. A B C D 16. Vietnam has got many beautiful sand beaches. A B C D IV- Reading: Read the passage then answer the questions that follow [ 2 ms ] The Pijantjara people have lived for thousands of years in the Western Desert of Australia. The land is crossed by sand dunes, the soil is bright red, spinifex and desert grasses grow every where and date palms flourish along the dunes. Some main animals exist here such as kangaroos, snakes, lizards and jackals. The tools carried by the desert people are lightweight and multi-purpose. Women carry large wooden dishes and a small smooth stone which is used with a large grinding stone for crushing seeds. Men carry spears, thrower, a club, and a small knife made of sharpened stone. 17. How long have the Pijantjara people lived in the Western Desert of Australia ? 18. Name the plants and animals mentioned in the passage. 19. What are the features of the tools carried by the desert people ? 20. What do desert women carry? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V- Writing : *. Write a new sentence with the same meaning using the given words. [ 2 ms ] 21. They lost the match, although they were a better team. Despite………………………………………………………………………………………… 22. They have built a swimming pool in my school. A swimming pool…………………………………………………………………… 23. Perhaps you will find you have made a mistake. You may…………………………………………………………………………………… 24. My sister didn’t leave the car key, so I couldn’t pick her up at the airport. If my sister……………………………………………………………………… *. Write a paragraph about the tiger using the following information : [ 2 ms ] - Habitat : Forest, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southern India. - Population : Only about 6,000 - Height : 1.4 to 2.8 m - Weight : 65 to 300 kg - Food : Deer, buffalo, etc… - Life span : About 15 to 17 years - Reason for decline : Habitat destruction and illegal trading 45 MINUTE TEST Full name:……………………………………. Class: 12……. I. Write a paragraph about the tiger using the following information : [ 2 ms ] - Habitat : Forest, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southern India. - Population : Only about 6,000 - Height : 1.4 to 2.8 m - Weight : 65 to 300 kg - Food : Deer, buffalo, etc… - Life span : About 15 to 17 years - Reason for decline : Habitat destruction and illegal trading II-Phonetics: Choose the one word which has the underlined part pronounced differently.[1 m ] 1. A. parrot B. bamboo C. camel D. acacia 2.A. habitat B. hummock C. rhinoceros D. hunting 3 A. desert B. expedition C. crest D. destruction 4.A. enacts B covers C. kills D. manages III. Write a new sentence with the same meaning using the given words. [ 2 ms ] 1. Perhaps you will find you have made a mistake. You may…………………………………………………………………………………… 2. They have built a swimming pool in my school. A swimming pool…………………………………………………………………… 3. My brother didn’t leave the car key, so I couldn’t pick him up at the airport. If my brother……………………………………………………………………… 4. They lost the match, although they were a better team. Despite………………………………………………………………………………………… IV- Circle one word or phrase that are wrong. [ 1m ] 1. My exam is coming. I know I have to work harder to get the best result. A B C D 2. You may smoke in the public places. A B C D 3. Vietnam has got many beautiful sand beaches. A B C D 4. Because lack of the money, they can not buy that house. A B C D V- Reading: Read the passage then answer the questions that follow [ 2 ms ] The Pijantjara people have lived for thousands of years in the Western Desert of Australia. The land is crossed by sand dunes, the soil is bright red, spinifex and desert grasses grow every where and date palms flourish along the dunes. Some main animals exist here such as kangaroos, snakes, lizards and jackals. The tools carried by the desert people are lightweight and multi-purpose. Women carry large wooden dishes and a small smooth stone which is used with a large grinding stone for crushing seeds. Men carry spears, thrower, a club, and a small knife made of sharpened stone. 1. How long have the Pijantjara people lived in the Western Desert of Australia? 2. What are the features of the tools carried by the desert people? 3. What do desert women carry? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Name the plants and animals mentioned in the passage. VI- Grammar and vocabulary: Choose the best answer [ 2 ms ] 1. Mary searched all over the house………….she could not find the key. A. but B. although C. however D. because 2. ………… is the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives. A. Habitant B. Habitat C. Extinction D. Biodiversity 3. Pandas, tigers and many other wild animals are in danger………extinction. A. with B. for C. on D. of 4. He can play the piano now. He could play it when he was 5. A. He has been able to play the piano when he was 5 B. He has been able to play the piano since he was 5 C. He has been able to play the piano for 5 years. D. He was able to play the piano since he was 5. 5. If it rained heavily, the fields……………flooded now. A. will be B. had been C. would be D. can be 6. Almost everyone…………….for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 7. People living in the deserts often use……… for transporting their goods. A. monkeys B. elephants C. camels D. tigers 8. Bring your jacket with you. It……… get cold in the evening. A. can B. may C. must D. would . 45 MINUTE TEST Full name:……………………………………. Class: 12……. I-Phonetics: Choose the one word. bamboo C. camel D. acacia 2.A. habitat B. hummock C. rhinoceros D. hunting 3 A. desert B. expedition C. crest D. destruction 4.A. enacts B covers C. kills